Farmyard Piano make top 5 best ipad apps for kids

Farmyard Piano the iPad app designed by Moonpans Apps has made the top 5 best iPad apps for kids by TheStreet.com

Farmyard Piano is fun musical app for kids where you can play a musical keyboard made up entirely from farmyard animals sounds

Apollo 11 and Jim Lovell Autographs

Hi All

Happy New Year

Here is the first newsletter of 2013 from Moonpans.com

 

Apollo 11 Crew Signed WSS portraits

This impressive piece contains the un-personalized signatures of all 3 Apollo 11 Crew, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins on their White Space Suit Portraits. Framed along with NASA and Apollo 11 3" patches and brass plaque. Armstrong comes with Steve Zarelli COA

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Apollo 13 Signed Photos by Jim Lovell and Fred Haise

These 20x16 inch photos showing the Damaged Service Module have been signed by Jim Lovell who has added "Houston We've Had A Problem" and "Apollo 13 CDR". We have also added a hand full of photos that have been signed by both Jim Lovell and Apollo 13 LMP Fred Haise. Also available from last year are Fred Haise only signed photos

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Apollo 17 Flown To Lunar Surface Checklist Pages

This is a consecutive set of 4 pages from the Apollo 17 Flown to Lunar Surface G&N Dictionary Checklist the first page of which has been signed and inscribed by Gene Cernan as 'Flown To The Lunar Surface - Gene Cernan"

The 4 Pages (8 sides) come stored in archival sleeves inside a bespoke Apollo 17 embossed ring binder

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Mike Collins signed 20x16s

After being sold out we have just re-stocked a hand full of Mike Collins signed 16x20inch of the LM returning from the Lunar Surface just as Earth Rises over the horizon

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Mercury 7, Buzz Aldrin and Dick Gordon Autographs

Mercury 7 Signed Photo

One of the holy grails of Space Collecting, a 10x8 inch photo signed by ALL SEVEN of the Mercury Astronauts, Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, Gordon Cooper and Deke Slayton

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Buzz Aldrin Signed Photos

After being sold out for months, we have finally got some new Buzz Aldrin signed 16x20 inch and Panoramic photos. The 16x20 shows the classic visor shot in very high quality and also with a straightened horizon. The panorama is a 40x8 inch showing the landing site with Buzz and LM Eagle in the distance.

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Dick Gordon Signed Photos

These 20x16 inch photos show a stunning shot of Copernicus Crater taken from the Apollo 12 Command Module, Yankee Clipper. There are 2 choices, one with a standard signature and mission, and one with 'Copernicus From Yankee Clipper' added

Astronauts Should Ski The Moon

Astronauts heading to the Moon should learn the art of cross-country skiing, a scientist who flew on the last lunar Apollo mission claims.

Harrison Schmitt, part of the 1972 Apollo 17 crew, said it would allow them to explore faster and more easily. Addressing scientists in San Francisco, he said his knowledge of Nordic skiing had allowed him to glide effortlessly across the dusty lunar surface.

The US space agency (Nasa) will send manned missions to the moon by 2020. "When you're cross-country skiing, once you get a rhythm going, you propel yourself with a toe push as you slide along the snow," explained Dr Schmitt. "On the Moon, in the main you don't slide, you glide above the surface. But again, you use the same kind of rhythm, with a toe push."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6373383.stm

New Apollo Autographs

We have added some new Apollo Autographs to Moonpans.com recently from Fred Haise on 20x16 inch photos showing the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module. Plus new Moonwalker Autographs from Charlie Duke and Alan Bean where each has labled features in the panoramic print

Apollo 11 Signed - Mecury 7 Signed

Apollo 11 Crew Signed Presentation

This framed presentation features an authentic Neil Armstrong cut signature beneath a stunning 16x20 inch photo signed by Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins. Framed using archival materials and UV protective plexiglass. Also included are two 3 inch patches from AB Emblem. Comes with Moonpans COA and the Armstrong also comes with Scott Cornish COA

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Mercury 7 Signed photo

Vintage sepia toned matte-finish 9.25 x 7.5 group photo, featuring the Mercury 7 astronauts admiring a large model of the Mercury rocket, signed in the wide bottom border in blue ballpoint, by ALL 7 Mercury Astronauts. An inscription in another hand across the top reads, “To Bob & Lois Stubbs, With Best Wishes and Many Thanks For the Good Weekend. The Mercury Astronauts.” Matted to an overall size of 14 x 12.

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Re-stocked items

We have just added some more Charlie Duke Guided Tour prints which have been sold out for some time, there are 2 different prints, one where Charlie has Signed and Inscribed features around the Apollo 16 landing site, and the other where Charlie has signed and labelled features around Plum and Flag Craters.

We have also just re-stocked our 20x16 signed photos of Apollo 14 Moonwalker, Edgar Mitchell standing next to the US Flag at Fra Mauro

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Mars Panoramas

After the successful landing of the Curiosity Rover, remember that we also have a sister site MarsPans.com where you can buy large Mars Panoramic prints from the Spirit and Opportunity rovers. You can also browse QTVR 360 degree movies of the Martian Surface which really give you the impression of being there

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Apollo 16 Flown Charms

These are beautiful little Apollo 16 Emblem charms that were flown to lunar orbit in the Apollo 16 Command Module, Casper. Each is 18mm in diameter and came from the original collection of Commander John Young. We are selling these in 2 ways. 1. As a standalone Charm which can be put on a necklace or bracelet chain, so you can actually wear a Flown to the Moon item as jewellery 2. As a framed presentation with mini Moonpan, 2 patches and brass plaque. There were only 15 of these, and each comes with a numbered COA

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 Apollo 11 Crew signed Mat Plus John Glenn and President Carter

Not only does this piece contain the authentic autographs of the Apollo 11 crew, but also the first American to orbit the Earth, John Glenn, and Presidnet Carter. The signatures are on the mat surrounding a photograph that commemorates the 10th Anniversary of Apollo 11, when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins attended a ceremony at the White House hosted by President Carter. In the photo the Astronauts can be seen meeting President Carter with John Glenn also in the background.

Moonpans Apps - iPad Apps for Babies

When we are not selling great pieces of Space memorabilia, we at Moonpans also develop iPad apps for babies. 

Starting off with the FarmYard Piano, a fun musical app which turns farmyard animals into a musical instrument. Just choose an animal at the top of the screen, then play that animal's sound across 7 musical notes at the bottom. Not only will you hear the sound but also see the animal animate as you touch it. A great fun iPad app for Babies, Toddlers and Kids of all ages

Available now in the App Store $0.99