Filmmaker on a mission wants to put astronaut Sally Ride statue in Central Florida
Monday, 26 February 2024 11:41
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is home to one. Space Center Houston is another.
Lifelike bronze statues honoring some of the most famous astronauts in history have been finding homes in the space hubs and museums of America in recent years, and documentary filmmaker Steven Barber has had a major hand in each of their placements.
Now he wants to bring a statue commemorating Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, to Central Florida.
His top target is Orlando International Airport, which acknowledged the spirit behind the push, but noted any sort of approval would have to go through a process.
"While we appreciate Mr. Barber's passion in locating a monument at Orlando International to honor beloved astronaut Sally Ride, the preliminary discussions last year were just that—preliminary," according to a statement from the airport's public relations team. "Commissioned and major art pieces at Orlando International undergo a rigorous, pre-established selection process and must fall within our art program policies."
Barber was at Orlando's SpaceCom last month on his mission to drum up interest in the statue efforts but took time to revisit his first project, the Apollo 11 statue of astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins that was installed at KSC's Apollo/Saturn V Center Moon Tree Garden in 2019.
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Washington (AFP) Feb 24, 2024
The first American spaceship to the Moon since the Apollo era is probably lying sideways following its dramatic landing, the company that built it said Friday, even as ground controllers work to download data and surface photos from the uncrewed robot.
The Odysseus spacecraft landed near the lunar south pole Thursday at 6:23 pm Eastern Time (2323 GMT), after a nail-biting final descent when
The first American spaceship to the Moon since the Apollo era is probably lying sideways following its dramatic landing, the company that built it said Friday, even as ground controllers work to download data and surface photos from the uncrewed robot.
The Odysseus spacecraft landed near the lunar south pole Thursday at 6:23 pm Eastern Time (2323 GMT), after a nail-biting final descent when America returns spaceship to the Moon, a private sector first
Friday, 23 February 2024 19:54
Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2024
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Odysseus, built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, touched down near the lunar south pole Thursday at 2323 GMT, after a nail-biting final descent where flight controllers
For the first time since the Apollo era, an American spaceship has landed on the Moon: an uncrewed commercial robot, funded by NASA to pave the way for US astronauts to return to Earth's cosmic neighbor later this decade.
Odysseus, built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, touched down near the lunar south pole Thursday at 2323 GMT, after a nail-biting final descent where flight controllers 'Live and Let Fly': Rocket Lab's inaugural NRO launch from Wallops, Virginia
Friday, 23 February 2024 19:54
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 22, 2024
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Friday, 23 February 2024 19:54
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 22, 2024
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Friday, 23 February 2024 19:54
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 21, 2024
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Friday, 23 February 2024 19:54
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 21, 2024
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Boston MA (SPX) Feb 22, 2024
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Workers are increasingly using 3D files to do things like assess construction projects, understand damage from natural disasters, map out crime scenes, and more. But as the importance of 3D files has grown, the problems associated with sharing, analyzing, and even viewing them have become more apparent.
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Friday, 23 February 2024 19:54
London, UK (SPX) Feb 21, 2024
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This announcement is a sig
The UK Space Agency has announced the opening of two new funding calls, targeting science experiments and technology demonstrators, as part of the groundwork for a possible collaboration with Axiom Space. This initiative could see a team of four British astronauts embarking on a commercially-sponsored mission, potentially to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Friday, 23 February 2024 19:54
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 21, 2024
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Friday, 23 February 2024 19:54
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 22, 2024
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