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Robert Pearlman
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posted 03-05-2009 10:51 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Space Center Houston is hosting a new hands-on traveling exhibit, "Treasure", that explores the "unique history of treasures and treasure hunting".

Though the exhibit does not focus on space exploration, there are NASA-themed displays as part of it, including one devoted to space debris (and soon, the oldest satellite still orbiting Earth, Vanguard). And then there is this:

The text introduces the hobby of collecting space memorabilia, and displays a few examples. Look a bit closer at the bottom of the poster and you find this:

(This was a complete but very pleasant surprise. Apologies for the photo quality, I only had my iPhone at the time.)

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