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January 5, 2009 / 7:11 p.m. CT (0111 GMT Jan 6)
This is Apollo: Combining author Andrew Chaikin's prose with astronaut Alan Bean's paintings, "Mission Control, This is Apollo" recounts 40 years of space history from the Mercury missions to Apollo 17 and beyond. Written for age 10 through 12, Viking Children's Books is scheduled to release the 128-page, full color hardcover in late May. "This is Apollo" devotes a chapter to each flight and features more than 30 of Bean's Apollo-theme works.
January 4, 2009 / 7:58 p.m. CT (0158 GMT Jan 5)
The view from Saturn: Prior to Feb. 2005, motorists driving along Saturn Lane while approaching the main entrance to Johnson Space Center in Houston were treated to a panoramic view of one of the three existing Saturn V rockets. The open air display, while impressive, was not kind to the skyscraper-size artifact and a building was erected to protect it from further decay. Three years after having only a long white barn to hint at the Saturn V inside, drivers on Saturn Lane are once again able to see the 363-foot booster, albeit in two dimensions. A full scale mural of the rocket now stretches the length of the facility.
January 1, 2009 / 12:42 a.m. CT (0642 GMT)
New year, new logo: 2009 has arrived and with it comes an upcoming anniversary this July 20: 10 years of collectSPACE (oh, and the first humans walked on the Moon a few decades earlier). We will mark the Apollo 11 40th anniversary later this year, but for now, we're kicking off our own decadal celebration with the debut of our 10th anniversary logo. The special edition emblem was created by graphic artist Joel Katzowitz, who previously designed displays for the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, postmarkers for Kennedy Space Center's post office, and the unofficial "Dog Crew" patches for the STS-69 and STS-88 missions.
December 31, 2008 / 9:03 a.m. CT (1503 GMT)
The rose more travelled: One of the roses that will be aboard Bayer Advanced's Rose Parade float on New Year's Day has already spent considerable time floating. The dried, two-toned pink rose flew for 13 days aboard space shuttle Atlantis last February. Carried by astronaut Rex Walheim to orbit, the flown flower was provided by his brother Lance, author of "Roses for Dummies" and Bayer Advanced garden expert. The space rose will be cared for by Glinda, the Good Witch of the North on the Bayer float, which theme honors "The Wizard of Oz" 70th anniversary.
December 30, 2008 / 12:28 p.m. CT (1828 GMT)
Columbia crew survival report: NASA on Tuesday issued the first in-depth study into the crew survival of a space flight accident. The 400-page paper details the findings and recommendations of the investigation team commissioned by NASA after the 2003 loss of the crew of STS-107 and the space shuttle Columbia. The final report includes 30 recommendations to improve crew safety and spacecraft design, including insights into crew training and seat restraints. The agency has implemented some of the report's recommendations under its Constellation program.
December 30, 2008 / 12:02 a.m. CT (0602 GMT)
Annual Astronautics: The Space History Committee of the American Astronautical Society has again compiled a bibliography listing the space exploration-related books published during the past year. Among the more than 70 titles, were books written by collectSPACE members and contributors including: Colin Burgess, Chris Gainor, Rex Hall, Ed Hengeveld, David Hitt, Alan Lawrie, Robert Poole, David Woods, et al. Which have you read?
December 29, 2008 / 5:12 p.m. CT (2312 GMT)
Patch preview | Soyuz TMA-14: Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos held a ceremony at their Mission Control Monday, celebrating the winners of an international contest to design an insignia for the Soyuz TMA-14 crew. Anna Chibiskova's painting showing Earth being supported by two hands was chosen by cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and astronaut Michael Barratt as their patch's central element. The 12-year-old girl from Moscow along with second and third place winners from New York and Uglegorsk won a trip to see TMA-14 launch in March.
December 26, 2008 / 1:06 a.m. CT (0706 GMT)
Life-size leap: To commemorate the 40th anniversary of man's first steps on another world, FirstMoonStep.com is offering a life size print of a lunar bootprint as recreated by Paul Calle. Limited to 250 artist-signed Giclées, the 17 by 22 inch prints are offered for pre-order priced at $125 each. One of the first members of NASA's Art Program, Calle was with the Apollo 11 astronauts as they suited for their launch, and later commemorated their flight, designing the "First Man on the Moon" U.S. stamp.
December 24, 2008 / 6:03 p.m. CT (0003 GMT Dec 25)
Floating frostings: As the holidays pass aboard the International Space Station, the Expedition 18 crew will celebrate with gifts from their families and Christmas cookies, courtesy the recent delivery by a Progress unmanned supply spacecraft. The cinnamon, shortbread, and butter cookies will be particularly festive, thanks to a request by flight engineer Sandy Magnus. She asked that red, green, yellow, blue, and white icing be included with her care package so that she could decorate the cookies.
December 23, 2008 / 7:04 p.m. CT (0104 GMT Dec 24)
Station suppliers: NASA has awarded two contracts for commercial resupply services for the International Space Station. SpaceX and Orbital Sciences will separately launch 20 metric tons each to the ISS before 2017 over the course of 20 flights. Eight of the deliveries will be made by Orbital's Cygnus spacecraft, launched atop their Taurus booster. SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft will carry the dozen other flights lofted by their Falcon 9 launch vehicle.
December 23, 2008 / 12:45 a.m. CT (0645 GMT)
Looking back, looking forward: Andrew Chaikin, author of "A Man on the Moon" and "A Passion for Mars" looks back at the first lunar Earthrise viewed by humans 40 years ago this week and contrasts it with the view of Earth rising over Mars as relayed by robotic eyes in his guest essay about the legacy of Apollo 8: "Leaving Home"
December 22, 2008 / 9:01 p.m. CT (0301 GMT Dec 23)
Patch previews | ISS 21 and ISS 22: Two six member crews, who will fly as the 21st and 22nd long duration expeditions aboard the International Space Station in late 2009 through mid-2010, have decided on the art that will represent their missions. The insignias, linked by the two astronaut's and cosmonaut's names that they and their expeditions share, differ noticeably in style. ISS 21's crew designed a patch rich with imagery symbolizing their spacecraft, their spirit of cooperation and the future goals behind their work. Expedition 22's emblem depicts a solar array reflecting the Sun above the Earth, Moon, and stars.
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