Robert Zane Pearlman (born January 14, 1976) is an American space historian and the founder and editor of collectSPACE, a website devoted to news and information concerning space exploration and space-related artifacts and memorabilia, especially in popular culture. He is also a contributing writer to Space.com.
Robert Zane Pearlman | |
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 Robert Pearlman (on right) | |
| Born | January 14, 1976 Livingston, New Jersey |
| Occupation | American space historian |
| Nationality | American |
Biography
editPearlman was born in Livingston, New Jersey but considers West Orange, New Jersey his hometown. He attended the University of Maryland, College Park from 1994 to 1997 studying astronomy, physics and English.[1]
In 1996, he developed the website promoting Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin's first novel.[2] From 1997 to 2003, Pearlman served as first the director of communications and later marketing director for Space Adventures, the first company to book privately financed spaceflight participants on flights to the International Space Station.[3] He was communities producer for Space.com from 2000 to 2001. From 1998 to 2003, he was the on-air host for National Space Day webcasts from the National Air and Space Museum. In 1999, he founded collectSPACE, an online community and resource for space history enthusiasts.[4]
Pearlman is a member of the US Space Walk of Fame Foundation Board of Directors, serves on the History Committee of the American Astronautical Society and on the nominating induction committee for the US Astronaut Hall of Fame.[5] He is a director emeritus of the National Space Society, and former national chair of the Students for the Exploration and Development and Space.[6] Pearlman is also a member of the Leadership Board of For All Moonkind, Inc.
In 2001, his work on collectSPACE earned Pearlman the Collector of the Year Award from the Universal Autograph Collectors Club.[7] In 2009, he was inducted into the United States Space Camp Hall of Fame, in part for his work on collectSPACE.[8] Pearlman lives in the Nassau Bay area of Houston, Texas.
See also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ "Q&A Spotlight: Robert Zane Pearlman", Explorer: Newsletter of the American Astronautical Society History Committee, Issue 10, March 2010, p. 16. Accessed February 24, 2011. "Hometown: West Orange, New Jersey"
- ^ "Google Groups". Groups.google.com. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ Chris Dubbs; Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom (2011). Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Spaceflight. U of Nebraska Press. p. 125. ISBN 9780803235274. Retrieved 2016-02-24 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Fenlon, Wesley (2014-01-15). "Artifacts of Apollo: Collecting Memorabilia from the Space Race and Beyond". Tested. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "When Biospheres Collide: a history oF nasa's planetary protection programs : News & Views" (PDF). Historynasa.gov. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "Past SEDS-USA Boards of Directors - SEDS Wiki". Wiki.seds.org. 2013-11-17. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "UACC". UACC. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "Hall Of Fame". Spacecamp.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
References
edit- "Q&A Spotlight: Robert Zane Pearlman" (PDF). Explorer. American Astronautical Society. March 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- "Robert Z. Pearlman". National Space Society. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- "Space Camp Hall of Fame". U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
Bibliography
edit- Dubbs, Chris; Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Spaceflight; Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spacecraft; U of Nebraska Press, 2011; ISBN 0803216106