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Deke Slayton Memorial Space and Bike Museum
16 November 2009 6:15 PM | 2 CommentsYep. You read that right. Space & Bike Museum. Located in Sparta, Wisconsin (Deke's home town).
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Canada museum adds “space”!
The Canada Aviation Museum will be doing more than earth-bound aviation. It is adding space exploration exhibits. In fact, the museum will be changing its name to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. This is all part of an expansion—which will include adding a 300 seat theatre—and an agreement with the Canada Space Agency. The [...] -
LEARN about space, museums. Discuss! Share!
Museum visitors and space fans! Welcome to Museum of Space Travel, where you can: LEARN about museums, spacecraft and space history. DISCUSS individual museums and their exhibits with your comments and ratings. topics related to museums and space in our forums (coming soon). SHARE your experiences, stories and photos related to space and museum exhibits [...] -
Museums: connect with your audience…free.
We’re the guide to museums with exhibits about space exploration. If you are one of them, you need to be here. Actively. You can update and maintain your own page—providing timely and exciting information to your customers (and potential customers). It’s free and all you need to get started is email us. It’s easy to [...] -
Rocket at Grand Central Station
When the Soviets launched Sputnik and took hold of the “high frontier” in 1957…Americans were worried. We were unable to match that feat until more than a year later. And by then, the Russians had engaged in more amazing space accomplishments. To counter fears, the U.S. Army put a Redstone missile into Grand Central Station. [...] -
A deadly re-entry
As Boris Volnyov watched the flames lapping at the blunt nose of his Soyuz spacecraft, he felt certain that death was near. With his heat shield out of position, the 5,000 degree heat outside would soon consume him. He could already smell the burning of the rubber seals which held the spacecraft’s hatch in place. [...]
