The Eagle Transporter is a fictional spacecraft and the iconic image of the 1970's television series Space 1999. The Eagles serve as the primary spacecraft of Moonbase Alpha, which has a fleet of them. The...
Model Rockets have been around for nearly 50 years now. It all started out with the space age in the early 50's. Orville Carlisle and G Harry Stine were the two important individuals to get the hobby...
What exactly is a rocket mail cover? Would it surprise you that the first collectable Space Covers began well before the Space Age? Actually flown rocket mail started back in the 1930s. Private experimental...
Interesting facts about Aluminum Approximately 8% of the Earth's solid surface (by weight) is aluminum. Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust. It is also the third most abundant element in...
Sadly, one often overlooked aspect of comic book collecting is to collect not for profit, but for entertainment. Many (most?) collectors pick comics based on investment value and never actually read and enjoy...
SPACE COLLECTIBLES STARTED IN THE EARLY 30'S WITH RADIO SERIALS AND PULP MAGAZINES.THEN WITH MOVIES ABOUT SPACE TRAVEL TO DISTANT PLANETS WITH BUCK ROGERS,COMMANDER CODY,FORBIDDEN PLANET WITH ROBBIE THE...
Space Cigarette Cards (Collectibles) I've been collecting and selling early trading cards, cigarette cards and related collectibles for over twenty years. Before you read this guide please subscribe to my card...
Model rockets have been around for nearly 50 years now. Once, a little know hobby, it has expanded in to school's, youth groups, such as the boy scouts and 4-H and the general population. Started in the...
If you want to be a rocket scientist, you can learn a lot from this man In 1919, the Smithsonian Institute published an unusual and controversial little book titled "A Method of Reaching Extreme...
As you probably know, model rocketry is the space program in minature, just like NASA, there are many model rockets that image the real rockets. Model rockets come in many shapes and sizes, and are safely...