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My Moment with Julie Payette during the STS-95 Mission
When I was down in Cape Canaveral to see the STS-95 launch in 1998, I ran into Canadian astronaut Julie Payette. It was really cool to...


Proach Models Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11
In 2009, we were honoured to stage an exhibit at Vancouver BC’s HR MacMillan Space Center commemorating the 40th anniversary of the...


History of the ISS - A Brief Timeline
The first two modules of the International Space Station were launched into space in November-December 1998 and put together while in...


SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Drop Test
Here’s a great video showing a high altitude drop test for the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft back in August 2010. An Erickson S-64 Air-Crane...


The Time I Touched the Moon Thanks to Apollo Astronaut Alan Bean
Although I’ve never been an astronaut or traveled to space myself, I can say that I have touched the moon. And it was all thanks to...


Astronauts Devote 1000 Hours of EVA Time on ISS Construction
ISS construction took thirteen years and 1000 hours of EVA activity to complete. The astronauts in these pictures are busy at work...


A Double Order of Hubble Space Telescope Models
I love little coincidences like this… In 2010 we received separate orders to build 1/24 scale Hubble Space Telescope models, one for...


Building the ISS - Sure Beats Working for a Living
Ha! Just kidding… The astronauts who worked together to build the International Space Station while in orbit around the planet had one of...


Proach Models Celebrates 50 Years of Manned Spaceflight in 2011
To celebrate 50 years of manned space flight, in 2011 we joined with Vancouver BC’s HR MacMillan Space Center to stage an expansive...


The International Space Station in Orbit
This is an older picture of the International Space Station in orbit over the Earth. As you can see, the ISS doesn’t have all of its...
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