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It seems to be human nature that we strive to answer the unanswerable about the universe. For thousands of years, people have been looking up to the sky, begging for connection — to higher powers,...

45 years ago, the Viking landers made their way toward Mars, and 44 years ago this week, the Viking 2 landed on the surface of Mars! The findings from the Viking mission are responsible for...

In February 2021, alongside our flight partner, we will be launching a payload up to the International Space Station, where it will orbit outside of the ISS for six months and will be exposed to...

It might sound strange that an ethical movement on Earth could transcend the boundaries of our planet, but it is true. At some point in the (hopefully) not so distant future, humans will travel to...

As you have probably already seen, throughout our website we talk about and even sell "space flown memorabilia", but what is it? Well, keep reading and find out, you may be pleasantly surprised!

Laika the space dog was launched aboard the Soviet Union's Sputnik 2 on Nov. 3, 1957, an immoral act from a time when animal rights did not exist. But why did they do it?

SpaceX have achieved much in the past few years, but so have we! The first of our two payloads which we sent to the International Space Station returned to Earth early this year, but we're not here...

Another incredible year filled with space goodness has gone by and we have analysed your top 10 space gifts of 2019! Fair warning though, if you wear space socks, be prepared to have them blasted off!

Here goes; Did you know that NASA, Roscosmos and ESA all manufacture their own space food? It goes without saying that a European Astronaut’s palate wouldn’t quite suit a Russian Cosmonaut, and...

Space food has come a long way since the pioneers of spaceflight first ascended to the stars over half a century ago, and space food has naturally evolved over time.

All of us probably were left a little numb after 2016. With so much upheaval in the world of politics, combined with a seemingly endless stream of celebrities passing away, including Ed Mitchell and...

These NASA 60th Anniversary Pins & Patches will be launched into space on the SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS-14 Flight which is destined for the International Space Station. The flight is is scheduled to...

This last week China announced their plans to place a robotic rover on the Martian surface by 2020.

Apologies in advance for not posting much earlier this year, we've been rocked here at the Space Collective not only by a personal loss in a family pet, but also, and probably more significant to so...

Anyone who grew up in the shadow of the Apollo era will doubtless be almost apoplectic with excitement of what is hopefully to come over the next decade. Whilst the USA is in a major transition phase...

Last week gave us a sad footnote to what has been a very topsy turvy year all told in many respects. The passing at the grand age of 95 of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and a true...

Here at The Space Collective, we have a healthy respect for all aspects of human and robotic space missions. Over the past few months our blogs have focused on many elements of this, both current and...

The outgoing Obama administration in the United States recently held a ceremony to honour some of the most remarkable people that the "Land of the Free" have ever produced.