International Spaceflight Museum

You're the top!
You're Spaceflight Museum.
You're the top!
You're Spaceport Alpha.
You're the Sputnik tops and the Soyuz tops by (Jimbo) Perhaps
But if, baby, I'm the booster, you're the top!

My apologies to Cole Porter, but you too would sing about the five Soviet rocket tops on auction this month -- two Sputnik tops and three Soyuz tops. Although these exhibits are smaller, these tops *lead* the flight into space.

So hop on over to eBay and place your bid. Auctions end on April 23, 2008.

Five brothers standing side by side in a row, among the first rockets that greet you when you enter the rocket ring from the circle of flags. All the same size, similar in appearance, quietly standing there, stoically guarding the rocket ring.

Have you taken a really good look at them lately? While you're taking a good look, pop on over to eBay.com. Which brother would you put your money on?

Vanguard TV-2
Item # 120234682833

Please tell us what you think about the Exhibit Sponsorship Program. Just eight multiple-choice questions -- easier than a third-grade pop quiz. :)

Even if you've never sponsored before, we would like your opinion.

Click here to take survey

Many thanks!

Oh, alright.... What I meant was "two rockets named after a goddess." But I got your attention, didn't I? ;)

We have four exhibits on the block this month: Both Athena 1 and 2, the Voyager spacecraft on the Neptune platform, and the Indian PSLV.

Unlike previous auctions, these auctions are for 7 days only. So hurry on to e-Bay and put your bids down. (Instructions below.)

That's because the auctions end today at 4pm SLT! And that's the only way you can get an ISM Valentine teddy bear this year.

We're only giving away five of these sweet pink bears, one for the sponsor of each of the five rockets currently on eBay.

This year's Valentine bear already has the following features:
* pink fur with cream paws and tummy
* flexi heart-patterned bow (I still haven't decided on this)
* amethyst eyes
* famous love quotes

How high is your love?... How high is your love?... I really need to learn...

My apologies to the Bee Gees, but it's a nice intro to let you know about our five new auctions this month -- two of which are the tallest objects in Spaceport Alpha!

And what better way to express the height of your love for your sweetheart this Valentine? So surprise your darling with their name on one of the tallest rocket exhibits at the International Spaceflight Museum.

Here are the auctions on eBay:

Five auctions on eBay and five auctions inworld are now live.

On eBay, we have sponsorships for two Japanese rockets (the H-IIA and the N-1), the ISS, the Space Shuttle Endeavour, and the Hubble Telescope. The Japanese rockets are located in the northwest side of the rocket ring in Spaceport Alpha. The ISS, the Endeavour and the Hubble are at the Low Earth Orbit platform.

Congratulations and enormous thanks to Firesabre Consulting, winner of both exhibit sponsorships recently auctioned on eBay. Those sponsorships will begin on November 1st, and last for 3 months.

This initial foray into extra-SL fund raising was such a success, that we've decided to make it a regular feature of our fund raising activities.

Auctions for sponsorships of Lora Chadborne's Apollo Lunar Module and Helori Pascal's Lunniy Korabl are now active on eBay! Search for them using the categories:

• Collectibles > Historical Memorabilia > Space Programs > Apollo Program
• Collectibles > Historical Memorabilia > Space Programs > Russian, Soviet Programs

or item numbers 120169029748 and 120169026523

The links on the homepage to "Donate" and "Make a Donation" used to point to a page that didn't work. Now it's been repaired, so if you would like to help support the museum with a cash donation via PayPal, please try it again.

If you want to donate Linden $Ls instead of RL currency, you may use the "Pay" function in SecondLife to transfer funds from your avatar to our landowning alt account, AyeEss Emms. Find the avatar's profile by using the Search>People menu, and click the "Pay" button. Please keep in mind the L$:US$ conversion factor; US$1 equals about L$270.