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Topic: A Field Guide to American Spacecraft
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53049
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-03-2007 10:28 PM
   
I think most readers are aware of Jim Gerard's excellent reference to the current location of historic space vehicles, A Field Guide to American Spacecraft. Jim has been working recently to update the guide and has asked if collectSPACE readers would report (to him, or post here) if you notice any out of date information or missing entries, especially in regards to unmanned boilerplates, mock-ups, etc. |
MarylandSpace
Member Posts: 1437
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Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 08-04-2007 11:11 AM
It is an excellent resource.I've used it as a "vacation planner" to see aviation (X-15) and space capsules/artifacts. You all need to bookmark this site. What about listing American spacecraft parts that are on the moon and will someday be revisited? |
Choose2Go
Member Posts: 73
From: Merritt Island, FL, USA
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 08-22-2007 07:02 AM
Not a bad idea! I was working on placing the Lunar Rovers int he Misc. section, and I really should include those left on the moon!As mentioned in the original post, I always welcome messages of additions or correction. Thanks, all! |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 5391
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-15-2022 07:44 AM
His website appears to be offline. |
DavidH
Member Posts: 1277
From: Huntsville, AL, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 01-18-2023 08:47 AM
Does anyone know anything about the status? This is a valuable resource to be lost. |
thisismills
Member Posts: 566
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 01-18-2023 12:56 PM
While certainly not perfect, the Wayback Machine from Archive.org does maintain historical copies of the site. Be patient as these archives sometimes load slowly while navigating, but for me its better than not having it at all.Archive: A Field Guide to American Spacecraft The link above is the version I have bookmarked and still use, it dates from Feb 2020. It has all the spacecraft lists/locations intact that are so valuable for my research and trip planning. If you are so inclined, some further navigating to other copies of the site using the Wayback Machine menu at the top could result in better or more complete versions. Hope this helps! |
Peter
Member Posts: 16
From: Milwaukee,WI
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 01-18-2023 11:36 PM
Found this via rocketryforum.com — american-spacecraft.org: American Spacecraft is based on the hard work Jim Gerard did with the original site. Sadly, that site is now gone. I have created this site in the spirit of that work. |
Jurg Bolli
Member Posts: 1237
From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 01-19-2023 09:38 AM
Excellent, thanks for the link. |
Zoo Keeper
Member Posts: 58
From: Akron, OH
Registered: Feb 2021
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posted 01-19-2023 09:42 AM
Some background info posted by Steve Kristal to the Facebook Group Space Hipsters in December: Years ago there was a wonderful website called A Field Guide to American Spacecraft (AFGAS). The website was a comprehensive list of all flown U.S. spacecraft, both manned and test articles. The website indicated what happened to all those spacecraft and where you could go see the ones which still exist. It was an absolutely wonderful resource run by a NASA educator named Jim Gerard, completely free to the public. Unfortunately, life changes made it impossible for Jim to continue the site and it went away a few years ago.But now another space fan named Chris Griffith has stepped up to recreate a version of the site at american-spacecraft.org. The new site is absolutely wonderful and even better, I managed to connect the two and Jim has volunteered all his data to help with the new site. If, like me, you love space museums and love seeing the flown spacecraft, this is just a fantastic resource to have returned. I hope many of you get as much joy as me in using the site. |
mode1charlie
Member Posts: 1476
From: Honolulu, HI
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 01-19-2023 12:56 PM
I'm glad someone was able to re-boot AFGAS (in content if not in name anyway). I'm on Space Hipsters but somehow in the holiday madness I'd missed this announcement, so thanks for bringing it to our attention. |
dtemple
Member Posts: 784
From: Longview, Texas, USA
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 09-05-2024 04:25 PM
A Field Guide to American Spacecraft is back up. I thought it was permanently gone. |
mercsim
Member Posts: 257
From: Phoenix, AZ
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 09-06-2024 08:21 AM
This is fantastic! Its a great resource. |
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