Looks like there is going to be an interesting new movie out this month about a farmer who builds and launches himself on a home built Mercury/Atlas rocket......
We published an article yesterday on the replica Mercury hardware used in the film: http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-013107a.html -- Robert Pearlman,...
Today I uploaded two fast shots I got of the bird yesterday while having
major car troubles on the spaceport. last two shots on my roll of film, so
sometime...
In a message dated 2/1/2007 5:26:05 A.M. Central Standard Time, dwkente rprise@... writes: Hi all, Wasn't there a TV movie about a father building a...
Oh, cool. Make sure you have your pin on and we'll all stop by your table to say hi (and buy something!) . Make sure to make yourself known at the SMG seminar...
The movie regarding the Redstone/Mercury with booster strap-ons was called "Rocket's Red Glare" I believe. I remember seeing that movie in my vast VHS...
Yes, The Astronaut Farmer is an pretty good movie. Just saw it a couple days ago. Lots of comedy and drama, and just cool stuff about the dream of spaceflight....
I just wanted to make sure to let everyone know that our first 20 CEV & LSAM kits are just about ready and we're collecting orders from customers now. If you...
Hi, gang! Last night on the local affiliate of FoxNews [actually done by the NBC affiliate, the local station canned their own news team], my wife saw this on...
gary gilmore
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Feb 2, 2007 12:30 am
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Don't believe everything you see on television. You should know that by now. See this link: http://collectspace.com/ubb/Forum29/HTML/000617.html The Washington...
Hi again! I do have a modeling question - in the missions that flew with the SIM bay, when was the outer panel jettisoned? It seems to me that should have ...
gary gilmore
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Feb 2, 2007 12:38 am
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Hey Guys, Anyone here know of a source for multi-view photos, or drawings of this unmanned spacecraft. The internet has been of little value....
Apogee books published a Surveyor Mission Reports book that's only available on their web site: http://www.apogeespacebooks.com/Books/Surveyor.html I have it...
Here are some actual METs (Mission Elapsed Times) for Apollo 16 SIM Door Jettison 74:28:27 LOI Ignition 75:08:00 DOI Ignition 78:33:44 CSM/LM Undocking...
I would just like to announce that I no longer believe in the terminology, "finished space model…" The only remedy I can find for this phenomenon is...
Models, like movies, are NEVER finished; they are abandoned. with apologies to George Lucas . . . ;-)...
gary gilmore
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Feb 2, 2007 2:48 pm
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I am truly sorry, I thought NASA footage was public domain. Sorry again J Mark Gray <mwgray@...> wrote: You mean pirated stuff off of our DVD sets? ...
It is, but when you see your own graphics on material that you invested in new transfers of (and altered, which makes it proprietary) you should be aware that...
With an exception being that most of our personal models are truly abandoned or given an obscure resting place amongst the other lonely models, while many...
