http://www.collectspace.com/ This feed provides the latest entries from collectSPACE.com's Today in Space History weblog. Feeder 4.8.4(6362) Mac App Store Version; Mac OS X Version 26.5.2 (Build 25F84) https://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Copyright 2015 collectSPACE contact@collectspace.com contact@collectspace.com Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:14:20 -0500 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:14:20 -0500 http://www.collectspace.com/images/collectspace_logo_source-sm.jpg http://www.collectspace.com/ 144 32 https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0831260715 revealed the commemorative plate to be placed "on the surface" by the next astronauts to step foot there. If so, then Donald Trump will become the second president to display his signature on a plaque on the moon.]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:15:02 -0500 C44F671F-E6A2-403D-8F0A-39C02E24E1DD https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0830260725 launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Sunday (Aug. 30), beginning its three-month trip to orbit Lagrange Point 2. The Roman will be used to study dark matter and dark energy, as well as to discover and identify exoplanets.]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:25:18 -0500 2F473AF5-B5A5-46DC-9241-4722B1CA0DCB https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0828261740 Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the United States' highest distinction for astronauts. President Donald Trump honored commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday (Aug. 28), raising the recipient count total to 34.]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:40:13 -0500 B58D7D19-56AA-4461-BCC7-3BB3BB19AD3B https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0826262200 uniquely painted T-38 astronaut training jet among its active fleet of 14. The two-seater "Talon," tail number N924NA, has done away with the blue stripe scheme that became iconic on NASA's aircraft for a design featuring the Artemis program logo and a view of the moon. Designed by NASA pilot Sean Brady, the livery is meant to better convey to the public the connection between air and space flight.]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:00:31 -0500 4A120890-FAA2-46A3-84C0-1875613A5198 https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0818262215 under an ESA trademark license. The next step for Space Snacks is to win approval to be assessed in space.]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:15:04 -0500 BBCBC27C-C7B9-43F8-8C1F-69ABD13EBF5C https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0814261800 flying over Kennedy Space Center. On Nov. 7-8, his next flight will be as part of Max Power, a two-day exposition of aerospace technology and air show at NASA's Florida spaceport. Max Power will also feature static displays, Apollo and Artemis astronauts and an aerobatic demonstration by the Air Force Thunderbirds.]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:00:08 -0500 CD693A4A-66B1-49CA-A5AC-D4F445EE282E https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0812261530 Horizon, Explorer, Ascend or Apeiron. The ship will be christened (and new livery revealed) before test flights get underway.]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:30:51 -0500 841181AE-6EDB-45F7-87EF-219218CFE3EF https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0808261645 on its way to the Stafford Air and Space Museum in Weatherford, Oklahoma. Set to debut this fall, the 67-foot-long exhibit is comprised of an Apollo command and service module used for tests and a Soyuz made up of spare components, as well as the backup docking module.]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:45:29 -0500 C37DF703-65E6-485D-8377-AE0362C0326E https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0804261440 teamed with The Pokémon Company for this year's World Space Week. Aimed at "sparking the imagination," the collaboration began with the release of new artwork of Pikachu dressed in an ESA-style astronaut flight suit, complete with her own patches. How Pokémon will fit into the commemoration of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, will be announced soon.]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:40:20 -0500 33ED269A-6E99-4C6B-ACE6-135DDDF65DB9 https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0802262110 Hubble desktop display is scaled to the included astronaut minifigure, giving a sense of the real observatory's dimensions. Removable panels provide a look at the interior mechanisms and instruments, including mirrors, fine guidance sensors and gyroscopes.]]> Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:10:14 -0500 D4723B1A-DF15-4182-96BA-4A7BCB799BC5 https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0729261205 estate-consigned lots commanded over $1 million with the hammer selling for $812,500 alone.]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:05:52 -0500 970468C3-B446-4EDA-8158-AADA074D7D60 https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0727261245 La Poste's "Ariane 6" sheetlet was issued by its regional office in French Guiana, from where the boosters are launched. Each stamp reproduces a photo from the initial missions of the Ariane 6 since it entered service in 2024. A set of eight stamps costs 15€ ($17 US) and can be bought from the La Poste site for sending overseas mail to France.]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:45:41 -0500 3E8733C8-5041-4D37-9ED3-7447516E62D2