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Robert Pearlman
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posted 08-03-2007 10:28 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I think most readers are aware of Jim Gerard's excellent reference to the current location of historic space vehicles, A Field Guide to American Spacecraft.

Jim has been working recently to update the guide and has asked if collectSPACE readers would report (to him, or post here) if you notice any out of date information or missing entries, especially in regards to unmanned boilerplates, mock-ups, etc.

MarylandSpace
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posted 08-04-2007 11:11 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for MarylandSpace   Click Here to Email MarylandSpace     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It is an excellent resource.

I've used it as a "vacation planner" to see aviation (X-15) and space capsules/artifacts. You all need to bookmark this site.

What about listing American spacecraft parts that are on the moon and will someday be revisited?

Choose2Go
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posted 08-22-2007 07:02 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Choose2Go     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Not a bad idea! I was working on placing the Lunar Rovers int he Misc. section, and I really should include those left on the moon!

As mentioned in the original post, I always welcome messages of additions or correction. Thanks, all!

SpaceAholic
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posted 06-15-2022 07:44 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for SpaceAholic   Click Here to Email SpaceAholic     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
His website appears to be offline.

DavidH
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posted 01-18-2023 08:47 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for DavidH   Click Here to Email DavidH     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Does anyone know anything about the status? This is a valuable resource to be lost.

thisismills
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posted 01-18-2023 12:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for thisismills   Click Here to Email thisismills     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
While certainly not perfect, the Wayback Machine from Archive.org does maintain historical copies of the site. Be patient as these archives sometimes load slowly while navigating, but for me its better than not having it at all.

Archive: A Field Guide to American Spacecraft

The link above is the version I have bookmarked and still use, it dates from Feb 2020. It has all the spacecraft lists/locations intact that are so valuable for my research and trip planning.

If you are so inclined, some further navigating to other copies of the site using the Wayback Machine menu at the top could result in better or more complete versions.

Hope this helps!

Peter
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posted 01-18-2023 11:36 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Peter   Click Here to Email Peter     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Found this via rocketryforum.com — american-spacecraft.org:
American Spacecraft is based on the hard work Jim Gerard did with the original site. Sadly, that site is now gone. I have created this site in the spirit of that work.

Jurg Bolli
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posted 01-19-2023 09:38 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jurg Bolli   Click Here to Email Jurg Bolli     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Excellent, thanks for the link.

Zoo Keeper
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posted 01-19-2023 09:42 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Zoo Keeper   Click Here to Email Zoo Keeper     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Some background info posted by Steve Kristal to the Facebook Group Space Hipsters in December:
Years ago there was a wonderful website called A Field Guide to American Spacecraft (AFGAS). The website was a comprehensive list of all flown U.S. spacecraft, both manned and test articles. The website indicated what happened to all those spacecraft and where you could go see the ones which still exist. It was an absolutely wonderful resource run by a NASA educator named Jim Gerard, completely free to the public. Unfortunately, life changes made it impossible for Jim to continue the site and it went away a few years ago.

But now another space fan named Chris Griffith has stepped up to recreate a version of the site at american-spacecraft.org. The new site is absolutely wonderful and even better, I managed to connect the two and Jim has volunteered all his data to help with the new site.

If, like me, you love space museums and love seeing the flown spacecraft, this is just a fantastic resource to have returned. I hope many of you get as much joy as me in using the site.

mode1charlie
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posted 01-19-2023 12:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mode1charlie   Click Here to Email mode1charlie     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'm glad someone was able to re-boot AFGAS (in content if not in name anyway). I'm on Space Hipsters but somehow in the holiday madness I'd missed this announcement, so thanks for bringing it to our attention.

dtemple
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posted 09-05-2024 04:25 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for dtemple   Click Here to Email dtemple     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A Field Guide to American Spacecraft is back up. I thought it was permanently gone.

mercsim
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posted 09-06-2024 08:21 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for mercsim   Click Here to Email mercsim     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This is fantastic! Its a great resource.

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