History
Novaspace Art began in 1978, as the mail-order source for a few prints by Kim Poor. Moving out of the house in 1989 to a small rented shop, we began to add other artists, most of whom attended space art workshops held by the IAAA (International Assoc. of Astronomical artists), a loose affiliation of like-minded men and women, who had made Kim their first President. Workshops were held in Hawaii, Death Valley, N.Arizona-Utah, Moscow, Houston (NASA-JSC) and Iceland. We moved out of our shop in 1991, into a shop-gallery not far away, expanding into a gallery near NASA in Houston not long after. The Houston operation was very expensive and hard to administer from Tucson, our home base. It never made a cent. We closed it down in 1993. Around summer of 1994, we heard buzzings about the internet, specifically the new World Wide Web. We set up our own website in early 1995, when there were only about 40,000 sites up. It was a perfect fit, and cheap, (then.) We gained a world wide audience.
Specialties
We specialize in astronaut autographs, space memorabilia and collectibles, and space art limited edition prints, posters and greeting cards. We stock autographed photos of 7 of the men who walked on the Moon and four of the Apollo astronauts who helped them get there. We also carry unique, hard-to-find, and one-of-a-kind artifacts from the US Space Program, including items flown to the Moon and the Moon's surface. We have personal relationships with many of the Apollo astronauts and from time to time sponsor custom signings by these astronauts. Novaspace sponsors Spacefest, an event that brings astronauts, scientists, authors, and enthusiasts all together under one roof for 4 days in Tucson, Arizona. We also carry art--original paintings and limited edition prints from the world's top space artists, including Moonwalker Alan Bean and the original space artist, Chesley Bonestell.