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Topic: Space collecting on Al Jazeera America Tonight
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-15-2015 07:57 AM
America Tonight on Al Jazeera America will air a segment tonight (July 15, 10/9c) on collecting space memorabilia, with a focus on Apollo artifacts. Correspondent Adam May spoke with space collectors, attended a recent RR Auction and visited with collectSPACE for the piece.For those not familiar, America Tonight is Al Jazeera America's flagship news show, hosted by former CNN International anchor and former CBS News correspondent Joie Chen. |
mach3valkyrie Member Posts: 719 From: Albany, Oregon Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 07-15-2015 09:30 AM
Good timing as this is the 40th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz mission, the last Apollo hardware ever to fly. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-15-2015 09:36 AM
Good point (though technically, some Apollo hardware flew again on space shuttle missions too, in support of experiments). |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-25-2015 01:11 PM
If you missed the broadcast, you can now watch the segment online: |
4allmankind Member Posts: 1043 From: Dallas Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 07-25-2015 06:31 PM
A great piece. You did a terrific job, Robert. I'm curious for your opinion on Anderson's story of the $10,000 deal for his spacesuit. Is that an offer you've heard from other recent space travelers as well? That was really something! |
cosmic_buffalo Member Posts: 58 From: Dayton, Ohio Registered: Jul 2014
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posted 07-25-2015 07:34 PM
Great piece, nice to see Robert and space collecting on tv. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-25-2015 09:19 PM
Thanks guys. quote: Originally posted by 4allmankind: Is that an offer you've heard from other recent space travelers as well?
Not so much from recent travelers, but I have heard similar accounts from others who have flown with the Russians in the past. The self-funded spaceflight participants are, for example, assessed an additional fee to retain their Sokol suits.The "interesting" thing about Clay's case, and others like it, is that NASA does pay for those suits to be fabricated (either in the form of actual payments or as part of a barter for services rendered), but the space agency has never been able to retain ownership of those suits post-flight. |
bruce Member Posts: 916 From: Fort Mill, SC, USA Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 07-25-2015 09:25 PM
Nice job, Robert! |
jtheoret Member Posts: 344 From: Albuquerque, NM USA Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 07-26-2015 01:10 AM
Good story. |
rjurek349 Member Posts: 1190 From: Northwest Indiana Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 07-26-2015 06:35 AM
Well done, Robert -- and a great clip! |
Ken Havekotte Member Posts: 2912 From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 07-26-2015 01:11 PM
Enjoyed the feature very much, Robert, and good to see some familiar space artifacts being depicted. Too bad Clayton and others cannot retain their own flown Sokol spacesuits after their Soyuz and ISS visits, however, was there not a contract of any sort signed by them and the Russian space agencies that provided for their post-flight suit ownerships once paid for? |
SkyMan1958 Member Posts: 867 From: CA. Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 07-26-2015 02:43 PM
Good going Robert! |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-26-2015 05:34 PM
quote: Originally posted by Ken Havekotte: ...was there not a contract of any sort signed by them and the Russian space agencies that provided for their post-flight suit ownerships once paid for?
The contract for astronauts' flights like Anderson's is between Roscosmos and NASA, not with the individual astronaut. For whatever reason, Russia retains ownership of the Sokol suits. |
james f. ruddy Member Posts: 59 From: Rancho Mirage, CA Registered: Nov 2008
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posted 07-26-2015 09:19 PM
Robert, thank you for the information on Al Jazeera, and for all the help you give to space collectors. |
mach3valkyrie Member Posts: 719 From: Albany, Oregon Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 07-27-2015 01:47 AM
Great job, Robert. Thanks for the link. |
Larry McGlynn Member Posts: 1255 From: Boston, MA Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 07-27-2015 09:06 AM
Robert, great job. That was actually a good video story on space collectibles. I was at the RR Auction for the Ford sale. While the majority of the bidding was done via internet and phone, the bidding was spirited. Pete Conrad's cuff checklist sold for $1.3M back in 2001 at the height of the market. It was bought by a gentleman from Seattle and, I believe, currently resides at the Museum of Flight. It was interesting to see a balanced article on space collecting. |
mode1charlie Member Posts: 1169 From: Honolulu, HI Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 07-27-2015 04:45 PM
That was a good piece: respectful and not snarky. Congrats, Robert - well done. Hey Larry, I saw you for about one second in the background in the RR Auction segment. |