Space History News space history and collectibles feature articles Messages discussion forums about space history and collecting Sightings calendar of worldwide astronaut appearances buySPACE marketplace for space artifacts, toys and memorabilia Resources collecting guides and selected space history documents Websites related space memorabilia and history websites - The Editor's Collection - Artifacts space flown equipment and ground support hardware Autographs who's who in space: the first 25 years of space exploration Books galleys, drafts, and advanced reading copies Medallions flown coins and those minted with flown metal Philatelics first day ceremony programs and flown stamps

October 1, 2008 NASA@50: Fifty years of space collectibles The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA as it is more commonly referred to today, began operations 50 years ago on Oct. 1, 1958, charged with leading the nation's civilian research into air and space exploration. September 26, 2008 Comet capture capsule to go on display A NASA capsule that collected the first samples from a comet is about to become part of a collection itself. NASA's Stardust sample return capsule will join the national collection at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. August 26, 2008 Mythbustin' the Moon Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, both special effects experts better known by the title of their popular Discovery Channel series, "MythBusters", were asked during a 2005 interview about the myth they would most like to test given an unlimited budget. August 14, 2008 John S. Bull, former NASA astronaut, dies John Bull, a former NASA astronaut who due to illness was forced to resign while supporting what would become the first crewed mission to the Moon, died August 11 at age 73. August 8, 2008 Astronauts help usher in Beijing Olympics Space explorers from at least three nations took part in carrying the torch to the Beijing National Stadium in China, while the son of a former US astronaut prepared to compete as one of the athletes in the 2008 Olympics. July 29, 2008 Astronaut's son draws insignia inspiration from father, mother and Leonardo da Vinci Like any soon-to-be astronaut, Richard Garriott needed a patch to sew onto his spacesuit and to represent his mission. Unlike those who have launched before him however, Garriott had a unique source for his insignia's inspiration: his father's patch. July 26, 2008 Moon museum: Race to save space relics The Moon is sprinkled with hardware hurled from Earth signifying the pioneering steps taken over decades in robotic and human exploration. Now there is a growing concern to safeguard lunar heritage sites, to protect them from future "Kilroy was here" abuses. July 18, 2008 Space Chimps Ham's roots in real history "How did you come up with the name of 'Ham' for a monkey?" asked a young girl of Rob Moreland after watching "Space Chimps", the animated movie that he and director Kirk De Micco co-wrote, and which opens in theaters on July 18. July 8, 2008 In the Shadow of the Moon... Machines The stars of David Sington's first Apollo inspired documentary, "In The Shadow of the Moon," were astronauts with famous names. Sington's production company has returned to the Moon, but this time, the spotlight is on those behind the scenes. June 24, 2008 Buzz Lightyear and Wall-E explore space Whether it was with Wall-E or with Buzz Lightyear, Disney-Pixar's chief creative officer John Lasseter said he was excited about the outcome of working with NASA. "Why I was so excited about this program was really this connection to kids." News Archive 06/20/08 - Shuttle statues to support scholarships 06/16/08 - Astronauts home after an "amazing" flight 06/06/08 - When we stayed at home to leave Earth 06/04/08 - Astronauts share space through souvenirs 05/29/08 - NASA to launch Buzz Lightyear to space 05/27/08 - Model Mars lander offers no lander model 05/20/08 - The Apollo emblems of artist Al Stevens 05/11/08 - Astronaut-astronomer Ronald Parise dies 05/09/08 - NASA rolls out space shuttle tires for loan 05/07/08 - Astronaut Hall of Fame opens shuttle wing 04/18/08 - Astronaut auctions pink polo for students 04/08/08 - For commander, space is all in the family 03/28/08 - Astronauts home after good work in space 03/24/08 - Astronauts see Clarke's, crews' influences 03/18/08 - Space shuttle to return pallet full of history 03/17/08 - Shuttle astronaut G. David Low, 52, dies 03/11/08 - Endeavour launches 'Hope', hands to ISS 03/07/08 - 'Jules Verne' ATV flies namesake's notes 02/27/08 - Columbia debris goes on display at NASA 02/22/08 - Columbus' crew home from the new world 02/11/08 - 'Columbus' compass' and crew mementos 02/07/08 - Columbus sets sail for space station 02/04/08 - Willie Nelson's accidental astronaut extra 01/31/08 - First U.S. satellite's souvenirs still orbiting 01/09/08 - Hall of Fame to induct four shuttle pilots 01/07/08 - How tennis shoes toppled the Saturn V 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 © 1999-2008 collectSPACE.com All rights reserved. Questions? E-mail contact@collectspace.com

cS News RSS For more news, see our daily update archive. Related News From The Web:   October 5, 2008 Alamogordo Daily News Space history museum turns 32 years old The New Mexico Museum of Space History, keeper of artifacts integral to the history of the Tularosa Basin's participation in the Space Race, celebrates its 32nd anniversary today.   October 4, 2008 Knoxville News-Sentinel Man gets hands on moon box he crafted in '68 at Y-12 A trip to the Atomic City Tuesday turned into a surprise stroll down memory lane for a retired machinist from the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant.   October 3, 2008 Associated Press Astronaut's diary goes on display in Jerusalem Pages from an Israeli astronaut's diary that survived the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia and a 37-mile fall to earth are going on display this weekend for the first time in Jerusalem.   October 3, 2008 Florida Today Exhibition celebrates Hubble Two former NASA astronauts and a key program manager will be at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex today for the grand opening of an exhibition of stunning images captured over the years by NASA's incomparable Hubble Space Telescope.   October 1, 2008 Orlando Sentinel Artist knows spacesuits -- inside and out Ron Woods draws -- literally -- from his decades of experience at NASA. He paints from them, too. His subjects are the spacesuits, gloves and helmets of astronauts past.   September 29, 2008 USA Today NASA hits 'crossroads' at 50 In a hangar here at the Johnson Space Center, engineer Lori Hanson shows off a model of the agency's pride and joy: the new spaceship NASA is designing to carry astronauts back to the moon.   September 29, 2008 Xinhua China to issue commemorative coins for maiden spacewalk success The People's Bank of China, the central bank, said on Monday that it would issue a set of gold and silver coins on Oct. 8 to commemorate the success of the country's maiden spacewalk.