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 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:44:27 -0500 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:44:27 -0500 http://www.collectspace.com/images/collectspace_logo_source-sm.jpg http://www.collectspace.com/ 144 32 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 https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0724260745 collectible popcorn bucket: NASA. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the TWA tours that gave it its start with a popcorn bucket in the shape of one of its current buses. The $29.99 souvenir is available at the complex and online.]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:45:44 -0500 CC748BBC-F1FD-40E2-95B9-79A1ECF3DF9D https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0721262005 Astronauts For America will soon deploy to colleges and town halls to promote their "Vote For Freedom" campaign.]]> Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:05:30 -0500 4A3A5424-4837-4294-B37C-A70A2F82A3C0 https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0716261435 Mission to the Moon 1969 watch can only be purchased if chosen by a jury. To qualify, applicants need to correctly complete an Electronic Swatch Timepiece Application (ESTA) in the same time as the first moonwalk.]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:35:01 -0500 7B192ACA-63BD-4BD7-86C5-5BEB6D845CDA https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0715261545 saved the mission for $867,000. Though not a record-setting amount, the two pieces are well-known for the role they placed in the first lunar landing. The Space Exploration sale brought in a total of $2.86 million from 130 lots, including flown artifacts and Aldrin's personal watches.]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:45:43 -0500 D5C3C3A2-2504-4C2D-B0D7-2EC39DF7092E https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0714261000 lifted off on Roscosmos' Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft on Tuesday (July 14), on a mission to signal to their crew that they had reached orbit. The "zero-g indicator in three parts," as the crew described it, flew with Russian cosmonauts Pytor Dubrov and Anna Kikina and astronaut Anil Menon of NASA. The trio will serve as members of the Expedition 74/75 crews on the International Space Station.]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:00:24 -0500 A6B854B0-1C59-467B-A4FE-208B08BBB0C3 https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0711261745 spacesuited doll chosen for the stamp is one of the same displayed by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, even though it is one of the more futuristic and pink-forward designs. For 60 years, Barbie has donned outfits influenced by NASA and styled after real astronauts.]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:45:26 -0500 6E3757A9-5B3B-440B-B02A-3B83620C7CEE https://www.collectspace.com/index.html#0711261255 Aleksandrov died on Friday (July 10) at the age of 74. He spent almost 10 days in orbit after launching on the Soviet Soyuz TM-5 mission. Onboard Mir, Aleksandrov conducted more than 50 science experiments.]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:55:38 -0500 8D6BCB28-A644-4738-B6DC-7FB67B6BB07E