Robert Pearlman is a space historian, journalist and the founder and editor of collectSPACE.com, an online publication and community devoted to space history with a particular focus on how and where space exploration intersects with pop culture. Pearlman is also a contributing writer for Space.com and co-author of 'Space Stations: The Art, Science, and Reality of Working in Space” published by Smithsonian Books in 2018. He previously developed online content for the National Space Society and Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin, helped establish the space tourism company Space Adventures and currently serves on the History Committee of the American Astronautical Society, the advisory committee for The Mars Generation and leadership board of For All Moonkind. In 2009, he was inducted into the U.S. Space Camp Hall of Fame in Huntsville, Alabama. In 2021, he was honored by the American Astronautical Society with the Ordway Award for Sustained Excellence in Spaceflight History.
Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all agesIntuitive Machines' first Nova-C lunar lander stands complete in the company's Lunar Production and Operations Center in Houston on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.The first lunar lander to be built in Houston is ready to leave Space City for the moon.
"So 'Nova' is bright star in the sky, a bright new emerging star and [this is] a brand new lander flying to the moon," said Altemus, explaining the spacecraft's name."'C' is the Roman numeral for 100. What we initially said was, 'let's build a lander that can carry 100 kilograms of payload to the surface.' So C is the 100 kilogram class."
The access panel covering the Nova-C lander's cryogenic tank is thermally shielded using Columbia Sportswear's Omni-Heat Infinity technology, the same material used to insulate their jackets and other apparel.
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