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2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
- NASA
to launch NASCAR Daytona flags - collectSPACE - Nov.28.07
- The
untold story: how one small silicon disc delivered
a giant message to the Moon - collectSpace - Nov.18.07
- Gallery:
Rocket Junkyard Fuels Private Space Ventures, Lowriders
- Wired - Nov.7.07
- Meteorites
fail to make a splash at auction - New Scientist -
Nov.3.07
- Rockets
R Us: Salvaging Out-of-This-World Space Junk Since
1962 - Wired - Oct.22.07
- The
Astronaut Jeweler: More than 1,500 pieces designed
by Paul Dimitriu have flown on the space shuttle.
- Air & Space - Oct/Nov 07
- Collectors
get ready for auction - floridatoday.com - Oct.5.07
- Texas
Man Linked to Past and Future of Space Exploration
by Sputnik and Soyuz - New York Times - Oct.3.07
- Space
Auction: ISU Style - LiveScience.com - Sept.28.07
- Jamestown
coins, tag come home: They traveled nearly 6 million
miles in space - Virginia Gazette.com - Sept.27.07
- Need
Cash? Just Auction Off a Meteorite - New York Times
- Sept.14.07
- United
Nations to issue space age stamps - collectSPACE -
Sept.4.07
- "Out
of This World" Auction to be Held by Heritage!
- News-Antique.com - Sept.3.07
- Endeavour
'carries piece of NZ' to space - Stuff.co.nz
- Aug.15.07
- Astronaut
teacher flies surprise souvenirs - collectSPACE -
Aug.14.07
- US
Mint to show unseen gold space coins - collectSPACE
- July.14.07
- Simonyi
returns with gifts from space - Seattle Times - May.24.07
- Space
tourist Simonyi's station souvenirs - collectSpace
- May.1.07
- North
Hollywood junkyard: one giant heap for mankind - Los
Angeles Times - Mar.25.07
- In
California, the Sputnik (Maybe) Meets Beatnik Tour
- New York Times - Feb.18.07
- Fly
Me to the Moon, Where I Can Make A Buck, or Two: Astronaut's
Arrest Boosts - WSJ.com - Feb.10.07 (subscriber only)
- Nowak
photo rakes in profits on eBay - Houston Chronicle
- Feb.9.07
- NASA
to Fly Historic Jamestown Artifact, Mementos on Space
Shuttle - NASA - Jan.30.07
- The
Meteor Farmer: Using a souped-up metal detector, a
shovel, and a treasure map, Steve Arnold combs the
flat Kansas wheat fields for rocks from outer space.
- Wired - Jan.07 issue
2006
- Shuttle
and souvenirs at space station - collectSpace - Dec.11.06
- Space
memorabilia can fetch unworldly prices - Galveston
County Daily News - Oct.30.06
- Smashing
discovery: Not the biggest meteorite ever found, but
excitement can't be reigned in over latest find
- The Hutchinson News [KS] - Oct.17.06
- Unusual
meteorite found in Kansas - CNN.com - Oct.16.06
- Houston
meteorite hunters may join in record find - Houston
Chronicle - Oct.14.06
- The
Ultimate Craphound Score: Gemini Space Suit - Positive
Ape Index - Oct.1.06
- STS-115's
rock, knob and third solar array - collectSPACE -
Sept.11.06
- Astronauts
Offer Out-Of-This-World Adventures, Artifacts - collectSpace/PRNewswire
- Aug.7.06
- Beam
my bid up - Cosmic Log - July.12.06
- Profiles
In History's Upcoming July 28 Auction Will Feature
Buzz Aldrin's Flight Suit Worn During Training
for His Historic Gemini 12 and Apollo 11 Space Flights
- ProfilesInHistory.com/PRNewswire - July.10.06
Profiles
In History: Historical Autographs, Hollywood Memorabilia,
Auctions
- Meteorite
found near Haviland may be the new record-holder -
TheKansan.com/AP - July.5.06
- Space
souvenir business lifts off: Enthusiastic collectors
grab shuttle items - Florida Today - June.30.06
- Shuttle
lifts-off with 7 crew, 6000 mementos - collectSPACE
- July.4.06
- "Museum
'covers' Soviet space history" - collectSPACE
- June.28.06
- "Canada
issues coins for astronaut, arm" - collectSPACE
- Apr.29.06
- Look!
On the ground! It's $750,000 worth of rock! -
globeandmail.com - Apr.22.06
- Kansas
farmers harvest meteorites: Discovery last fall sparks
new frenzy of hunting - MSNBC.com - Apr.18.06
- Meteorite
Gets $93K at New York Auction - AP/Yahoo - Apr.11.06
- Meteorites
attract art collectors :Space sculptures go up for
sale at auction house - MSNBC.com/AP - Apr.7.06
- "Brazil
launches coin, stamps for astronaut" - collectSPACE
- Mar.31.06
- X-15
Commemorative Stamp - NASA - Mar.17.06 (lists
some previous space stamps also)
- Stamps
honor rocket pilots: A stamp to be released today
honors the first Americans to reach space - in the
days of experimental aircraft. - dailypress.com [Hampton
Roads VA] - Mar.17.06
- Stamps
showing X-15s to be unveiled in Hampton - The Virginian-Pilot
- [Hampton Roads] - Mar.11.06
- Get
A Space Souvenir For Cheap - SPACE.com - Mar.3.06
- UA
Scientist and Private Collector Form Center to Save
Meteorites - Univ. Arizona Sci/Tech - Feb.1.06
- Action
mouse: Space memorabilia - Telegraph - Jan.22.06
- Moon
rocks stolen from car: The lunar samples for classroom
use were not properly secured - Richmond Times Dispatch
[VA] - Jan.18.06
- Moon
rocks stolen - WVEC.com [Hampton Roads, Virginia]
- Jan.13.06
- Moon
rocks stolen from vehicle in Virginia Beach - Virginia
Pilot - Jan.13.06
2005
- Harvesting
meteorites can be a cash crop: Recent find in Kansas
could be worth $1 million - Houston Chronicle - Dec.17.05
- Mission
Control Director Gene Kranz's Memorabilia Sale Takes
Flight - SPACE.com - Dec.12.05
- Rocket-aerophilately
- Dick's Rocket Dungeon - Dec.5.05
- They
Came From Outer Space - Autograph Collector Magazine
- Nov.05
- Million-dollar
space rock unearthed: Meteorite-hunter hits jackpot
under 7 feet of Kansas soil - MSNBC.com - Nov.11.05
- Stamp
Reservation for Shenzhou-6 Launched - ChinaBroadcast.cn
- Oct.13.05
- Aurora's
]October 15-16th auction] catalog online - collectSPACE
- Oct.1.05
- Pettit's
didgeridoo returns from space - SilvertonAppeal [Oregon]
- Aug.17.05
- Discovery's
on-board souvenir stash: The STS-114 Official Flight
Kit Manifest - collectSpace - Aug.2.05
- Rocketboosters
to auction flown Star Wars dolls for Charity or "I
have you now, SpaceShipOne!" - Rocketboosters Auction
- August 8th, 2005.
- Shuttle
souvenirs are out there - Star-Gazette [NY] - July.31.05
- A
tale of woodchucks, rocket fuel and eBay: Shuttle
souvenirs mushroom on Internet auction site, but there's
the fuel that got away ... - Star-Gazette {NY} - July.31.05
- Third
Annual Silent Auction: July 29-Aug.13, 2005 -sponsored
by the Astronaut
Scholarship Foundation and collectSPACE
- For
sale: Spaceship. 1 owner, low mileage: Psst, buddy:
Looking for a used spaceship? - Clevland Plain Dealker
- July.24.05
- July 23, 2005 Space Memorabilia Show - NASA Glenn
Research Center - Cleveland, Ohio: FUN, FREE AND EDUCATIONAL!
The NASA Glenn Visitor Center in Cleveland, Ohio in
collaboration with collectSPACE.com
will host an all day space memorabilia show and swap
meet, on Saturday, July 23rd from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. View historic artifacts from space programs around
the world and talk to collectors of various types
of space memorabilia. As always, free photos for everyone
at the "Picture Yourself in Space" digital photo booth
and plenty of handouts! For more information and reservations,
call 216-433-9653 or visit visit grc.nasa.gov.
- "House
votes for Mint to make NASA coins" - collectSPACE
- July.16.05
- "Discovery's
on-board souvenir stash" - collectSPACE - July.13.05
- Astronaut
Bean retires badge he took to moon: Fort Worth: Astronaut
Bean took ID on Apollo 12 flight in 1969 - DallasNews.com
- June.26.05
- Former
Museum Director Indicted in Theft of Space Artifacts
- Space.com - Apr.7.05
- Psst
- Wanna Buy a Slightly Used Soviet Space Suit? - Wired
- April 2005 issue
- Astronaut
Young signs with Novaspace - collectSPACE - Mar.20.05
- Event
spotlights value of space-related bric-a-brac - Wichita
Eagle - Jan.21.05
- Museum
offers space memorabilia appraisal opportunity - Florida
Today - Jan.18.05
2004
2003
- For
$1.65 million, this space module is all yours - HoustonChronicle.com
- Dec.18.03
- Moon
rock desk set fails to sell - collectSPACE - Dec.5.03
- Moon
rock desk set resurfaces for sale - collectSPACE -
Dec.01.03
- For
Right Price, a Bit of the Moon, Perhaps - NY Times
- Nov.27.03
- Collecting
space mementos becoming popular hobby - LJWorld.com
- Nov.10.03
- Cosmosphere
discovers artifacts sold - collectSPACE - Nov.7.03
- Astronaut
Autograph Club announced - collectSPACE - Oct.28.03
- "A
conversation with Sy Liebergot" [Author of Apollo
EECOM: Journey of a Lifetime] - collectSPACE - Oct.28.03
- Moon
Watch Resurfaces In Court: Astronaut, Smithsonian,
Collector Claim Rights To Lost Timepiece - Washingtonpost.com
- Oct.17.03
- China
issues 10 million stamp sets to commemorate first
manned space flight - Spacedaily - Oct.16.03
- Meteorite
Falls, and Peace Goes Through the Roof - Washington
Post - Oct.12.03
- Euro
from Space - SpaceRef - Oct.8.03
- Millions
of pennies from heaven: Meteorite may bring out-of-world
payday - Times Picayune - Oct.2.03
- Honduran
Moon Rock Returned by NASA - NASA - Sept.22.03
- The
Most Expensive Meteorite Ever Sold on eBay - collectSpace
- Aug.14.03
- Costa
Rica honors astronaut with postage stamp - Florida
Today - Aug.8.03
- Moon
rocks' valuation gets attention: Free market may value
'priceless' items higher - Florida Today - Aug.7.03
- Space
jewel hunter [interview with a meteorite hunter] -
New Scientist - Aug.7.03
- Federal
court sets value of stolen moon rocks at $5 million
- Spacetoday.net - Aug.6.03
- Soyuz
model flying on board ISS - A.Panchenko Space Collectibles
- June.24.03
- Sputnik
bids go sky high, then crash - CNN.com - Jun.6.03
- Moon-rock
plotter guilty - OrlandoSentinel - June.5.03
- Missing
Sputnik may be for sale on eBay - CNN.com - June.4.03
- Silent
Auction - Over $58,000 raised! - CollectSpace - May.24.03
- "Space
collection available to researchers" - collectSPACE
- May.14.03
- Space
museum is one giant leap for Bonne Terre man -The
Daily Journal [Indiana] - May.12.03
- 15
Astronauts Offer Experiences & Artifacts for Auction
- Space Log - May.3.03
- Alex
Panchenko: Personal patch designed for Commander of
ISS-7 expedition Yuri Malenchenko - April.2003
- Russia
to offer space mail - BBC - Apr.25.03
- Spring
2003 Swann Galleries [auction review] - collectSPACE
- Apr.14.03
- 'Relics'
from the Space Age: Auction: Scores of artifacts from
the golden age of manned space flight will go on sale
tomorrow, with some expected to fetch prices that
are out of this world. - Baltimore Sun - Apr.11.03
- Honduran
Moon Rock Forfeited to the United States - NASA -
Mar.31.03
- Space
Memoribilia Auction at Swann Galleries - Space Log
- Mar.31.03
- U.S.
wins fight over moon rock - Honduran moon rock on
trial - collectSPACE - Mar.25.03
- "Swann
Galleries to host first space sale" - collectSPACE
- Mar.7.03
- "Sanford
& Son to sell Soviet spacecraft" - collectSPACE
- Mar.3.03
- "Spaceflori
offers moon-dusted velcro" - collectSPACE - Feb.22.03
- "Space
toys debut at Toy Fair" - collectSPACE - Feb.17.03
- Space
Shuttle Memorabilia In Demand: Souvenir Hunters, Enthusiasts
And Opportunists Deluge Stores - Washington Post -
Feb.5.03
- NASA:
No Debris Sales on EBay - Wired - Feb.2.03
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