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From Inspiration4 to inspiration for patients: St Jude displays cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux's flown spacesuit

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Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · 1d

Hayley Arceneaux helped dedicate her own spacesuit on Tuesday (Oct. 7), as it went on display at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis...

Hayley Arceneaux gave her patients a sneak peak at the new addition to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, prior to its unveiling. During a ceremony at the medical center, Arceneaux helped dedicate...

Astronaut Chris Hadfield weaves real-life events into alt-history thriller 'Final Orbit'

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Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · 1d

What if something went wrong during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project and the Americans and Soviets were not the only countries with space programs that could respond.

That is just the beginning of the alternate space history that Chris Hadfield weaves into "Final Orbit," out on Tuesday (Oct. 7).

Astronaut Chris Hadfield is having a really good time rewriting space history. In his latest novel,

Vast picks IWC Schaffhausen as 'official timekeeper' for Haven space stations

Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · 6d

Future government and private astronauts will keep track of their two weeks on board Vast's Haven space stations by using IWC Schaffhausen timepieces.

A U.S. company developing what it plans to be the world's first commercial space station has chosen a Swiss luxury watchmaker to be its official timekeeper. Vast has partnered with IWC Schaffhausen to...

Astronaut-Senator to appropriators: Leave space shuttle Discovery in Smithsonian

Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · 9d

As an astronaut, he commanded space shuttle Discovery. Now, as a senator, Mark Kelly is leading a call for his former ride into orbit to stay on display in the Smithsonian.

A former NASA astronaut-turned-U.S. Senator has joined with other lawmakers to insist that his twice ride to space remain grounded and on display in the Smithsonian. Mark Kelly has joined with three s...

Renovations complete, Cosmosphere offers bright look at space race

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Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · 12d

After five years of work, the Hall of Space at the Cosmosphere in Kansas has a unified look...

The space race of the past never looked so bright. The Cosmosphere has renovated its Hall of Space, a series of galleries that tours visitors through the nearly 70 years of space exploration using the...

Introducing Integrity: Artemis II astronauts name their Orion ride to moon

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Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · 14d

The Orion spacecraft that will fly NASA's Artemis II astronauts to the moon now has a name: "Integrity."

The first astronauts set to fly to the moon in more than 50 years will do so in Integrity. NASA's Artemis II crew revealed

NASA names 24th astronaut class to train for future Artemis missions

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Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · 16d

NASA has chosen its 24th class of astronaut candidates since the Mercury 7 were selected in 1959. The 10 women and men, who will report for two years of training, were named at a ceremony held at Johnson Space Center in Houston on Monday (Sept. 22).

NASA has named its new class of astronaut candidates. The space agency introduced the four men and six women who comprise its 2025 trainee group during a ceremony held at Johnson Space Center in Houst...

Science Museum, London opens 'Space' gallery featuring Apollo capsule, UK tech

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Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · 16d

The Science Museum in London has opened "Space," its new gallery devoted to the Space Age and the future of space exploration...

The only spacecraft to carry astronauts to the moon and today be on display outside of the U.S. is back on exhibit. The Science Museum in London has returned to view NASA's Apollo 10 command module as...

Try 'SCE to Aux' and say ahh: Signature Edition patches celebrate NASA legends

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Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · 18d

The first two non-astronaut "NASA legends" to join Space Hipsters' Signature Edition patch series kept the spacecraft and space explorers healthy...

Two celebrated NASA veterans who in their own ways were responsible for overseeing the health of the early U.S. space program, nurse Dee O'Hara and flight controller John Aaron, have now had their sig...

Timex offers NASA Artemis-inspired and astronaut Snoopy watches

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Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · 22d

Timex on Tuesday (Sept. 16) launched two new space exploration-themed collections...

The first beagle on the moon and the space program launching the next astronauts there are on the face of new watches from Timex. The American company has launched the Timex X Peanuts Space and NASA-I...

Barbie honors astronaut Ellen Ochoa, first Hispanic woman in space, with new doll

Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · 23d

Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space, is now the fifth astronaut with her own Barbie doll. Mattel has introduced Ochoa as the latest addition to the Inspiring Women series that "pays tribute to incredible heroines of their time."

As the first Hispanic woman to fly into space, Ellen Ochoa has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Now, she has joined an even more elite ...

New Columbia Learning Center to expand NASA employee access to shuttle tragedy artifacts

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Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · 23d

More than two decades after establishing the Columbia Research and Preservation Office up on the 16th floor of the Vehicle Assembly Building, Kennedy Space Center is preparing to move some of the fallen space shuttle's recovered parts to a new, more accessible location.

NASA is changing the way its employees come in contact with and remember one of its worst tragedies. The agency has quietly begun work to establish a new facility.

Space-flown US Mint gold coins soar past shuttle record at auction

Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · 26d

All seven space-flown 22-karat gold Sacagawea dollars that were auctioned on Friday (Sept. 12) surpassed the highest amount paid for an object flown on the space shuttle, with two tying for a new record.

Two 22-karat gold coins that spent almost five days in Earth orbit have set a new record for the most-ever paid for an artifact or memento flown aboard a space shuttle. The well-traveled currency sold...

NASA wants to fly your name to the moon with Artemis II astronauts

Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · 29d

Your name may not appear on the mission patch, but here is the next best thing: you can add yourself to the roster launching with Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen to the moon.

You can now add yourself to the next crew to launch to the moon. As part of the preparations leading up to the Artemis II mission next year, NASA is inviting the public to join the flight's four astro...

'Gemini and Mercury Remastered' brings new clarity to NASA's early spaceflights

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Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · Sep 2

After his first book revealed a new way to look at the Apollo moon missions (including a "journey with Tom Hanks"), Andy Saunders has taken the same approach with the spaceflights that preceded "The Moonwalkers."

As astronomers attest, the deeper you look out into space, the farther back in time you see. As Andy Saunders illustrates, the same can said for astronaut photography. After his first book focusing on...

US Mint to auction off gold coins launched aboard NASA space shuttle

Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · Aug 29

The U.S. Mint on Sep. 12 is set to auction off seven 22-karat gold Sacagawea dollars that were flown on space shuttle Columbia in 1999.

Some of the first-ever coins to be flown into space on behalf of the United States government are about to exit Fort Knox for the auction block. The U.S. Mint announced that seven Sacagawea dollars la...

New 'Great Leaps in Space' enamel pins celebrate astronaut missions

Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · Aug 26

A new set of five 2-inch enamel pins celebrates what the public chose as being the "most important missions in human spaceflight history."

As it turns out,

Roadside astronaut: Towering 'Space City' statue stands on Route 66

Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · Aug 24

Drivers can now take Route 66 to reach Space City, or at least "a" Space City, as they cross Oklahoma.

Move over Houston ... another U.S. town has declared itself

Moleskine brings space to the page with NASA-inspired notebooks

Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · Aug 19

"Even the boldest missions begin with a single idea scribbled down on a page."

Whether you are an astronaut looking to sketch out your next trajectory to the moon or a parent preparing to launch your child back to school, Moleskine now has a limited collection ready for your mis...

Northrop Grumman names first Cygnus XL for fallen space shuttle Columbia pilot

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Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · Aug 19

The 23rd Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft (and first XL) to deliver cargo to the International Space Station will launch with the name of the fallen pilot of the space shuttle Columbia, the company announced on Monday (Aug. 18).

The first

Moon menagerie: NASA contest picks 25 finalists for Artemis II zero-g indicator

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Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · Aug 15

One of the chosen submissions will be selected by NASA to fly as the "zero-gravity indicator" on the first mission to launch astronauts to the moon in more than 50 years.

The first NASA crew to launch to the moon in more than 50 years will be joined by a polar bear or maybe a zebra, an octopus or perhaps even a

White House extends review of Smithsonian exhibits to include Air and Space

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Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · Aug 13

The White House on Tuesday (Aug. 12) ordered a comprehensive review of the Smithsonian, starting with eight museums, including the Air and Space.

The National Air and Space Museum has fallen under the scrutiny of the White House following President Donald Trump's directive to restore what he has called

Astronaut James Lovell, famed Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97

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Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · Aug 8

Jim Lovell flew on the first mission to rendezvous with another crewed spacecraft; was on the first mission to fly humans to the moon; was the first astronaut to fly four times into space and first to fly twice to the moon. But how most people will likely remember him is as Tom Hanks...

James Lovell, a member of humanity's first trip to the moon and commander of NASA's ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, has died at the age of 97. A four-time Gemini and Apollo astronaut, Lovell was famously...

Texas lawmakers: Investigate Smithsonian over space shuttle move protest

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Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · Aug 8

Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Randy Weber wrote a letter to Chancellor John Roberts insisting on the comprehensive review, citing their concerns over possible violations of the Anti-Lobbying Act as it relates to the One Big Beautiful Bill.

Texas lawmakers, seemingly not content with having gotten NASA's endorsement to move a retired space shuttle to Houston, are now calling for an investigation into how the Smithsonian allegedly objecte...