Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly

12/09/2025

In Quest 32:3, read the story of Colombia's first satellite, Libertad-1.

11/09/2025

Quest 32:3 features an interview with veteran NASA Astronaut Michael Foale.

10/09/2025

One of the most unusual buildings at Cape Canaveral was the 'Timber Tower' built to test radar for Gemini-Agena missions. Joel Powell tells this story in Quest 32:3.

10/09/2025

SPACE 3.0 Mission Mail #58 -

Did you know that the United States Mint struck 12 unique 22-karat Sacagawea gold dollars and flew them on Space Shuttle Columbia in July 1999 -- the first one commanded by a woman, Col. Eileen Collins? I didn't. These were the first-ever coins to be flown in space on behalf of the US government (o...

09/09/2025

In 1967, Space World magazine featured a mysterious satellite on its cover. Dwayne Day unravels the mystery in Quest 32:3.

08/09/2025

Titan rockets sent astronauts into space and robots on explorations to the edge of the solar system, such as Voyager 2 (below). Anthony Young tells the story of Titan launch vehicles in Quest 32:3.

06/09/2025

Quest 32:3 contains Ed Hengeveld's account of Apollo spacecraft vacuum testing, an important step in preparing for Apollo's historic flights to the Moon.

31/08/2025

Quest Back Issue Super Sale

Due to storage constraints, the Space3.0 Foundation is offering a rare, once-in-a-decade super sale on back issues of original copies of "Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly."

50% will automatically be taken off orders of any of the following issues between now and September 25, 2025 (not including the international shipping fee). These are original issues:

Volume 14:4, 15:1, 15:3, 15:4, 16:1-4, 17:1-4, 18:1-4, 19:1-4, 20:2-4, 21:1-4, 22:1-4, 23:1-4, 24:1-4, 25:1-4, 26:1-4, 27:1-4, 28:1-4, 29:1-4, 30:1-4

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27/08/2025

SPACE 3.0 Mission Mail #57 -

Remember the story about how a Florida Chevy dealer used to lease Corvettes to the early astronauts for $1 a year? You can see the late Jim Lovell’s ride at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY!  Check out:  Apollo 13 Wasn't Commander Jim Lovell's Only Special Ride

12/08/2025

SPACE 3.0 Mission Mail #56 (Updated) -

Veteran astronaut Jim Lovell died August 7 at age 97.   Lovell and Frank Borman set a (then) record for spaceflight endurance of 14 days on Gemini 7 in December 1965.  He and "Buzz" Aldrin closed out the Gemini Program with a flawless mission on Gemini 12 in November 1966.  In December 1968 Love...

12/08/2025

SPACE 3.0 Mission Mail #56 -

Veteran astronaut Jim Lovell died August 7 at age 97.   Lovell and Frank Borman set a (then) record for spaceflight endurance of 14 days on Gemini 7 in December 1965.  He and "Buzz" Aldrin closed out the Gemini Program with a flawless mission on Gemini 12 in November 1966.  In December 1968 Love...

08/08/2025

Quest salutes Gemini and Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell on the occasion of his passing. Lovell flew four times in space on the historic missions of Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13. Here he is in 1966 departing for his Gemini 12 flight along with Buzz Aldrin.