collectSPACE
Type of site | space history reference |
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Available in | English |
Owner | Robert Pearlman |
Created by | Robert Pearlman |
URL | www |
Commercial | supported by advertisements |
Registration | required only on forums |
Launched | July 20, 1999 |
Current status | online |
collectSPACE is an
collectSPACE, founded and edited by
History
The website's intended name was spacememorabilia.com, for which a logo had been designed; however, the
collectSpace originally contained a photo gallery, drawing on Pearlman's personal collection; "Sightings," a calendar of astronaut appearances; and a short article about Apollo 11 anniversary toys. "Sightings" was chosen to show up in Internet searches for Sightings, a TV series about UFOs. The site's original tagline was "memorabilia from the conquest of the final frontier," which became "The Source for Space History & Artifacts."[citation needed]
collectSPACE earned national media attention later in 1999 for its role in halting a controversial eBay auction for Space Shuttle Challenger debris. In September 1999, it first covered a space memorabilia auction—Christie's East—followed by Superior Galleries of Beverly Hills, California the following month. collectSPACE was the first to webcast space memorabilia auctions, providing live audio (and one year, video) from Superior Gallery's auction floor, as well as live hammer results (auction houses subsequently added their own webcast capabilities or partnered with eBay for live online bidding).[citation needed]
The site's message board went online in November 1999. Among those posting and replying to messages have been former Apollo (
collectSPACE was nominated for
In 2006, collectSPACE was the first to reveal the name of NASA's next planned crewed spacecraft,
Charitable auctions
In the wake of the
Between 2003 and 2006, collectSPACE hosted annual silent auctions benefiting the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. The astronaut experiences and artifacts auctions have raised more than $180,000 for exceptional college students seeking degrees in science and engineering.[5]
References
- ^ "Chron to imitate Houston Press "Best Of" issue (badly)". blogHouston.net. 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
- ^ "The Orion Era?". MSNBC. Archived from the original on 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
- ^ Potter, Ned (2007-12-13). "'Tranquility Base Here, the Altair has Landed'". ABC News. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
- ^ Boyle, Alan. “Space Heroes Join Charity Auction.” MSNBC. 5 Oct. 2001.
- ^ "ASF Auctions". Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Archived from the original on 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2009-12-06.