Category Archives: Space Collecting

Space Arts, Space Collecting

Searching for a big rocket relic

A Project Designer at Quezada Architecture is looking for a large non-working rocket component. She is

working on a commercial interiors project in Redwood City, California. We are designing the corporate lobby of Rocketfuel‘€™s main building, and are looking for a piece of a rocket (or something along those lines) to act as a centerpiece for the lobby entrance. The lobby is a 2 story volume and so it could probably reach 12[ft]€™ high and 6-8[ft]™ diameter at max. Budget for this project is negotiable but this is the centerpiece of the company’s headquarters so we are serious about getting something that works for us. We were thinking something along the lines of a sounding rocket, but are open to anything along the lines of a rocket shell/engine/nose that you would be able to find.

(Via Aleta Jackson of XCOR.) If you have such a part or know where one might be available, let me know here and I will pass the info along.

History, Space Collecting

Richard Garriott auctioning space memorabilia

Richard Garriott is auctioning off a lot of personal items including many space related ones : Richard Garriott, second-generation space traveler, auctions historic rocket model – collectSPACE.

This includes a Model Of 1903 Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Space Rocket

903 Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Space Rocket model

See the full list at Auction House – Liveauctioneers

Near Space, Space Collecting, Space participation

Photos to Space: “Astro Corps – Join the Adventure!”

Photos To Space, a HobbySpace sponsor, introduces their new Astro Corps team:

Astro Corps – Join The Adventure!
Send Your Photo To Space With Our Astro Corps Team.

flight prep_1080_4Countdown To Liftoff!
On September 22, 2013, Photos To Space will launch the first Astro Corps flight to the edge of space. You can be a part of this historic adventure. Just upload your photo using the form below and follow along as we countdown to our first Astro Corps flight.

 

 

 

Who’s Flying On Such A Mission?Group_01_150
Three brave souls have been selected to fly on this historic mission: Gene, the plucky American; Yuri, the hot shot Ukrainian and Riley, a smart scientist from Australia. Each of our explorers has been dreaming of the day when they can go to space. But who are they? They come from different backgrounds but all bring a passion for space. Read More about them on the Astro Corps Bios page.

 

Learn More About The Flight.Space - The Future
What does it take to get to the edge of space? The team is flying on the ‘Away Mission’ vehicle. Flown by JP Aerospace, this craft is a well know and trusted design having flown numerous times before.

The vehicle should fly to almost 20 miles before the systems return it safely back home. Your photo will be kept safe with our Astro Corps crew during the entire flight.

 

Sign Up Today!

To get started on your adventure just pick a photo and fill out the flight form. You will receive an email welcoming you to the team.

Certificate of Flight
When the mission is over, we will look through the data and create certificates of participation including all of the details of your Astro Corps mission. We’ll include information such as how high the vehicle went, how fast it traveled and what the cameras saw during the flight.

Sign up today and experience the adventure!
Hurry. This flight closes on September 15th at 11:59pm Eastern Time.

A SpacerGuild Activity
In addition to sending your photo, this flight earns you SpacerGuild points. More info about this wonderful program will be coming soon!

Continue to the flight form…

Asteroids & Comets, History, Space Collecting

Meteorite jewelry popular in ancient Egypt

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Meteorite collecting appears to have a long, long tradition: Confirmed: Ancient Egyptian Jewelry Was Made From Meteorites – Popular Science

Barraging ancient beads with tests tells archaeologists that jewelry came from space-rocks–and that iron-working was an older job than we thought.

History, Space Collecting, Space films and videos

Space memorabilia inspires Disney’s Tomorrowland film

Robert Pearlman writes an interesting story that connects a “dusty old box” found in the Walt Disney archives with the Tomorrowland movie coming out in 2014 with George Clooney in a leading role: Disney’s ‘Tomorrowland’ movie inspired by space memorabilia – collectSPACE

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