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Topic: 7/20/2009: collectSPACE's Tenth Anniversary
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42986
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-01-2009 12:37 AM
   
New year, new logo...To launch the countdown to collectSPACE's 10th anniversary on July 20, 2009, a special edition of our logo debuted today that will be used throughout the coming year. The design draws inspiration from the historical reference to "light this candle" with 10 rocket engines firing, one for each year we've been "The Source for Space History and Artifacts". 
The tenth anniversary logo was designed by graphic artist Joel Katzowitz, who has been a member of collectSPACE since 1999. Ten years earlier in 1989, Joel designed the displays for the original incarnation of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in Florida. The project involved working with the surviving Mercury astronauts as well as researching all aspects of the early space program. Since then, he has designed over a dozen commemorative postal cancels that have been used at the Kennedy Space Center post office, including: the Apollo 11 25th anniversary "boot print"; John Glenn's "return to space" in 1998; and most recently, the 50th anniversary of the Explorer 1 launch. He says his favorite project though, was designing the unofficial "Dog Crew" patches for the STS-69 and STS-88 astronauts. We have some fun projects (and products!) in mind for the logo, with details to follow soon, and there is more to come leading up to and through our 10th anniversary date. |
heng44
Member Posts: 3386
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 01-01-2009 04:22 AM
Neat logo! Congratulations on the start of the anniversary year...Ed |
rjb1elec
Member Posts: 212
From: Merseyside, England
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted 01-01-2009 05:51 AM
Congratulations on the tenth anniversary Robert. I wonder what the next ten will bring.Cant wait. Best wishes and a Happy new year everyone. Regards Richard |
ShuttleDiscovery
Member Posts: 152
From:
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 01-01-2009 05:53 AM
Wow, I never knew this place was 10 years old. Nice logo! |
ejectr
Member Posts: 1751
From: Killingly, CT
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 01-01-2009 06:30 AM
Great logo Robert. Here's to your anniversary year being your best ever! |
James Brown
Member Posts: 1287
From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 01-01-2009 06:56 AM
Joel's the man! Nice work as always.James |
Lunar rock nut
Member Posts: 911
From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A.
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 01-01-2009 06:58 AM
Happy New Year/Anniversary! And here is a toast for another 10-20-100. Cool logo. Terry |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2896
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 01-01-2009 07:28 AM
Congratulations on your first decade and kicking off your celebration with a powerful logo.If these are F-1 engines by my estimate your has about 15 million pounds of thrust. To the Moon Robert! Tim |
Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 01-01-2009 08:40 AM
Robert, congratulations for being Mr. cS and doing it so well for these 10 years. I visit the site at least once (almost) every day and never fail to learn something. Whether it's technical, historical, newsy, funny, or ethical, you deserve the credit for driving it. You do a great job of being the voice of reason for many of the "heated" threads by giving the 30,000 foot overview and not being judgemental.Thank you for allowing me to be a part of the 10 year anniversary celebration. Happy New Year to all,
-Joel |
clifford
Member Posts: 233
From: Maplewood, nj, 07040
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 01-01-2009 08:48 AM
Congrats Robert, so glad I have been around for almost all of it. Rarely does a day go by without "checking in" Keep up the good work for at least another ten....Clifford. |
dom
Member Posts: 855
From:
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 01-01-2009 08:55 AM
Keep up the excellent work Robert! |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2913
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 01-01-2009 08:56 AM
Robert (and Joel) --Happy 10th anniversary and Happy 2009 and let me echo what James said, "Joel's the man!" Great and unique anniversary logo, Joel, as with all the other artwork designs -- both commercially and privately -- you've done throughout the last 15 years or so. As always keep up the good work. You're the best, Joel, as this is coming from one of your biggest fans and supporters. |
eurospace
Member Posts: 2610
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 01-01-2009 08:59 AM
Congratulations to your 10th anniversary, Robert.When designing logos, just keep in mind that multiple engine clusters are difficult to control. I think the Russian N-1 moon rocket failed when its 32 engines could not be synchronised properly. ;-) Way to go! Jürgen ------------------
Jürgen P Esders
Berlin, Germany International Director (Europe), Space Unit
Vice President, Weltraum Philatelie e. V.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Astroaddies |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 01-01-2009 09:11 AM
Robert...Congratulations on your 10 year anniversary!Truly a fantastic site. |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 01-01-2009 10:21 AM
Very nice! Congrats, Robert, on THE site for space memorabilia collectors! I'm proud to have been around for all of the 10 years.Randy |
East-Frisian
Member Posts: 586
From: Germany
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 01-01-2009 10:29 AM
Yes, I must say, I like this logo, too. And congrats from Germany for 10 years. |
Rob Sumowski
Member Posts: 466
From: Macon, Georgia
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 01-01-2009 10:57 AM
I met Robert- along with Joel Katzowitz, Al Hallonquist, and several others- at Russ Still's house in Atlanta maybe a couple of months after the birth of cS in 1999. Robert was a 20-something kid who was telling everyone about his new site. I began watching the site that night and officially became a member a few months later. It's been a joy to be here since the beginning.Robert, your work here has been outstanding. You have provided us with this virtual common ground and meeting place that has had a remarkably tangible and lasting effect on the hobby. I don't know anyone who would dispute Collectspace's roll as Information Central for anyone in the world who collects anything related to spaceflight. Thank you, Robert. Rob |
uk spacefan
Member Posts: 168
From: London
Registered: Jan 2007
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posted 01-01-2009 10:59 AM
Congratulations from all UK cSers. Well done!Pat |
rjurek349
Member Posts: 1190
From: Northwest Indiana
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 01-01-2009 11:14 AM
Robert, Congratulations! A wonderful milestone. Here's to many, many more years to come! Rich |
MarylandSpace
Member Posts: 1336
From:
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 01-01-2009 11:33 AM
Congratulations my friend.Our first meeting was at an Alan Bean/Andrew Chaikin lecture at the University of Delaware which was posted on some cS website. Pete Sarmiento introduced me to cS... and cS has introduced me to many, many space friends. I would not have been able to make those friends and meet many astronauts without cS. Your friend, Garry |
Harald Kraenzel
Member Posts: 304
From: Dinslaken,Germany
Registered: Nov 2005
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posted 01-01-2009 11:36 AM
Great news and informations and this year the 10th anniversary... plus a great captain with you, Robert.Thanks for having this forum. All the best for the next 10 years... Harald |
4allmankind
Member Posts: 1043
From: Dallas
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 01-01-2009 11:37 AM
Happy New Year's everyone. Robert, thanks for the great website you have provided for all of us collectors. Jay |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42986
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-01-2009 12:05 PM
Thank you everyone for your very kind comments. The greatest reward of the past 10 years has been to make so many great friends from around the world. Your participation has made collectSPACE was it is today. And a very special thank you to Joel. You exceeded my own expectations with the logo you designed. It was the perfect way to start off a new year! - Robert |
astro-nut
Member Posts: 946
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 01-01-2009 12:13 PM
Congratulations to Robert and CollectSpace! Best wishes for the next 10 years!! Glad to be a CollectSpace member! Thank you. |
dwmzmm
Member Posts: 82
From: Katy, TX USA
Registered: Dec 2006
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posted 01-01-2009 12:19 PM
Congratulations on your 10 years, Robert! Glad to be a part of this forum, and looking forward to many more years here.------------------
Dave, NAR # 21853 SR.
Challenger 498 Section
NAR Advisor |
OPOS
Member Posts: 200
From: Inverness, FL
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 01-01-2009 12:37 PM
Thank you Robert, hard to believe it has been 10 years, and I have been here for much of it. I have met some great folks that I would never have met had this site not existed. Great workHere's to the next 10! Tom Edmonds |
Steven Kaplan
Member Posts: 140
From: New Jersey
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 01-01-2009 12:55 PM
Congratulations, and thanks for 10 years of collectSPACE. Your service and the sense of community you've brought to our hobby are much appreciated.
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space1
Member Posts: 853
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 01-01-2009 05:13 PM
"All engines running...." Looking forward to the liftoff anniversary. Very clever use of the candles. Congratulations, and many more to come!------------------
John Fongheiser
President
Historic Space Systems, http://www.space1.com |
Lou Chinal
Member Posts: 1306
From: Staten Island, NY
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 01-01-2009 05:15 PM
Great Logo!Very appropriate to refernce "Light this Candle". All I can say is "O.K. Jose' your on your way" -Lou |
NASAgoob
Member Posts: 96
From: Dallas, Texas, USA
Registered: Oct 2008
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posted 01-01-2009 05:39 PM
Congratulations and thank you for a great website. |
NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 655
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
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posted 01-01-2009 06:33 PM
Congratulations on 10 great years!!! And here's to 10 more!!! |
bruce
Member Posts: 916
From: Fort Mill, SC, USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 01-01-2009 08:09 PM
Congratulations Robert, for all that you do. cS has cleared the tower!Bruce Moody |
Rob Joyner
Member Posts: 1308
From: GA, USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 01-01-2009 09:36 PM
Robert,Happy anniversary on your first decade of cS! Looking forward to the next! Thanks!
Rob |
Rizz
Member Posts: 1208
From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 01-01-2009 09:50 PM
Fantastic guys!Robert, congrats on a dream realized. Killer logo too. Rizz |
lewarren
Member Posts: 269
From: Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 01-01-2009 10:01 PM
Congratulations, and thank you! |
mensax
Member Posts: 861
From: Virginia
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 01-02-2009 06:50 AM
Ten years!... I believe that would be equal to 70 dog years... or a 100 editor years.  Congratulations Robert. Noah |
cddfspace
Member Posts: 609
From: Morris County, NJ, USA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 01-02-2009 08:01 AM
Robert, Love the logo. Here's to a great 2009 for all of the cS family!Happy New Year to All! Dennis
CDDFSPACE |
lm5eagle
Member Posts: 429
From:
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted 01-02-2009 08:33 AM
Robert,A very happy anniversary and the greatest gratitude for the service you provide.
I hope to celebrate many more birthdays with you in the future (In fact, until I depart our planet - spaceship or otherwise  ) Andy |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 01-02-2009 12:23 PM
Happy 10th anniversary to collectSpace.comTen years already, it seems like yesterday when You could discuss in the cS forum without registering... aah the old days ;-) |
Mike Z
Member Posts: 451
From: Ellicott City, Maryland
Registered: Dec 2005
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posted 01-02-2009 12:54 PM
Hi Robert,I too want to congratulate you on 10 great years of a great website that is so well done! I wonder how many hours you must have put into the site and how many hours doing research on everyone's questions. Your week must be a 24/7 week and 365 day years!! Again Robert CONGRATULATIONS on this great Milestone!! Thank you for all of your time and kindness through these 10 years. A lot has happened to spaceflight and the world! Sincerely,
Mike Z |
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