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Robert Pearlman

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Editor and Founder at collectSPACE

Editor at collectSPACE

Contributor at SPACE.com

editor of @collectSPACE, on the trail of space shuttle artifacts, missing moon rocks and where space exploration intersects with pop culture

Articles

  • 7 hours ago | space.com | Robert Pearlman

    Now the most well-recognized and scientifically productive astronomical observatory in history, the Hubble Space Telescope first reached Earth orbit 35 years ago on April 24, 1990. A day later, as this photo shows, the STS-31 crew aboard space shuttle Discovery released Hubble, beginning a three-a-half-decade legacy. What is it?

  • 1 day ago | yahoo.com | Robert Pearlman

    When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Michael Thelen, NASA's flight system manager for the SPHEREx observatory, rings the closing bell for the New York Stock Exchange on April 22, 2025, as other members of the mission's team applaud around him.

  • 1 day ago | space.com | Robert Pearlman

    Members of NASA's SPHEREx mission team celebrated Earth Day and the recent launch of the astrophysics observatory by ringing the closing bell for the New York Stock Exchange on April 22, 2025. What is it? This photo captures the moment that Michael Thelen, NASA's flight system manager for the SPHEREx observatory, rang the closing bell for the New York Stock Exchange on Earth Day, April 22, 2025.

  • 2 days ago | yahoo.com | Robert Pearlman

    When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Orion Crew Module, also known as the Orion Environmental Test Article (ETA), underwent a jettison test of its forward bay cover at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio.

  • 2 days ago | msn.com | Robert Pearlman

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RobertPearlman
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11 Apr 25

Two Texas senators have introduced legislation that would strip the Smithsonian of the retired space shuttle Discovery and send it to Houston for display...

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Texas Senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston: https://t.co/VdfMgLAbsC https://t.co/SxmLo46bmr

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4 Apr 25

A colorful pair of patchwork Lunar Quilts, brought together by astronaut Karen Nyberg and now on display at the @kencen, depict astronauts, rockets, capsules and bootprints, as well as — perhaps surprisingly — a few cats...

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Lunar Quilts capture crafters, astronaut's take on return to the moon: https://t.co/q3K2Ju1Vkt https://t.co/xuSCPtPVZx

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3 Apr 25

The next astronauts to fly to the moon now have a mission patch to represent their history-making journey. Congrats @astro_reid, @AstroVicGlover, @Astro_Christina and @Astro_Jeremy on the great design! #ArtemisII

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NASA's Artemis II astronauts reveal moon mission patch to honor 'AII': https://t.co/mwe8BXYYVC https://t.co/PIqS20Lytl