Collecting American Spacecraft with Chris Griffith

About this episode

The episode features Chris Griffith discussing his passion for collecting American spacecraft and the resources available on his website.

Some people collect autographs associated with spaceflight. Others, the hardware that made the missions happen. In between, people collect all kinds of things -- from documentation to salt shakers. On this episode, Jason and Rich explore the collecting passion of Chris Griffith, the purveyor of the American Spacecraft website. The site, a descendant of the Field Guide to American Spacecraft, catalogs all of the visitable US spacecraft at museums and institutions around the country. It's a collection like no other. So if you are planning some summer trips to indulge your space collecting passion, Chris' website is a treasure trove of information for your planning.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rich Jurek, Jason Rubin

Guest: Chris Griffith

Topics covered

• space collecting
• American spacecraft
• museum visits
• spaceflight memorabilia
• collecting passion

Keywords

• spacecraft
• collecting
• autographs
• documentation
• museums
• spaceflight
• Chris Griffith

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Spacecraft, Field Guide to American Spacecraft

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