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Robert A. Heinlein – 25 Years
May 8, 2013 marks 25 years since the passing of Robert A. Heinlein. Rather than a cause of sadness, this milestone reminds us of the strength and lasting impact of Heinlein, his wisdom, and his works, and how they are, … Read More
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2013 Space Commercialization Award to Big Science
The Robert A. and Virginia Heinlein Prize® Trust has awarded a $15,000 prize as part of the Rice Business Plan Competition. The business whose plan was chosen to receive the Heinlein Prize Trust Space Commercialization Award is Big Science from … Read More
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Heinlein Publishing History is Made!
Heinlein publishing history was made on March 26, 2013 when the Kickstarter project to fund a graphic novel version of Robert A. Heinlein’s Citizen of the Galaxy achieved its funding goal! With several days yet before the funding date of … Read More
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Citizen of the Galaxy Graphic Novel
Citizen of the Galaxy will be the first graphic novel adapted from Robert Heinlein’s Virginia Edition, which is the complete and definitive 46 volume collector’s set of all of Heinlein’s works. This project is approved by the copyright owner, the … Read More
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Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr. Appointed to Heinlein Chair at USNA
Capt. Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr., USN (Ret), former NASA astronaut, was appointed to the Robert A. Heinlein Chair of Aerospace Engineering at the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in August 2012. The Heinlein Chair, endowed by the late Virginia … Read More
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Heinlein Pay-It-Forward Scholarship Fund
In 2006 The Heinlein Prize Trust started a modest, experimental scholarship/loan program with the International Space University in Strasbourg, France. The International Space University is an institution of higher learning offering Masters degrees in Space Studies, Space Management, and Business … Read More
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One Last Landing
Out ride the sons of Terra, Far drives the thundering jet, Up leaps the race of Earthmen, Out, far, and onward yet– We pray for one last landing On the globe that gave us birth; Let us rest our eyes … Read More
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The 10th Anniversary of Ginny Heinlein’s Passing
Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own… Heinlein’s definition of love. It was true for both of them, with respect to one another. Without Ginny, Robert could not have created the … Read More
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Have Space Suit — Will Travel to Strasbourg, France
International Space University Professor, Dr. Chris Welch held a session with one hundred 11th grade students at the English section of the International High‐School of Pontonniers in Strasbourg (France) on November 22, 2012. Accompanying Dr. Welch was the Have Space … Read More
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Flying Into the Future Winners
The final results of the Third Flying Into the Future-Space Exploration Innovation Contest in Asia were announced in the ancient city of Xi’an on July 18, 2012. The contest was jointly organized by Chinese Society of Astronautics (CSA) and the … Read More
FUTURE HISTORY IS MADE TODAY !
11-11-12: It’s Lazarus Long’s 100th Birthday ! Happy 100th Birthday Woodrow Wilson Smith, aka Lazarus Long; Ernest Gibbons; Captain Aaron Sheffield; “Happy” Daze; His Serenity Seraphin the Younger, Supreme High Priest of the One God in All His Aspects and … Read More
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World Space Week
The Heinlein Prize Trust joins in World Space Week at the International Astronautical Congress in Naples, Italy. If you are attending IAC, visit the Heinlein Prize Trust stand to get World Space Week information, posters, and teacher guides. Every year … Read More
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Honoring Neil Armstrong, 1930-2012
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, has died. He was 82. “Neil Armstrong was also a reluctant American hero who always believed he was just doing his job,” said a … Read More
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Virginia Edition Complete
The Robert A. and Virginia Heinlein Prize Trust is proud to announce the completion of the Virginia Edition, the complete works of Robert A. Heinlein. Robert Heinlein was one of the preeminent writers of the last century. His work was … Read More
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Curiosity Touchdown!
Congratulations to NASA and JPL on the successful touchdown of Curiosity! “Share water,” friends! In Heinlein Prize Trust news… Heinlein Prize Trust trustee Arthur M. Dula. Recently, Mr. Dula was honored with the NSS Space Pioneer Award at the International … Read More
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Heinlein’s 105th
On July 7th we always pause to note the anniversary of the birth of Robert A. Heinlein™. Though he passed away in 1988, Robert Heinlein continues to be an enduring and influential American writer of speculative fiction. Most of his … Read More
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Heinlein Prize Trust Movie News
A number of exciting productions based on Heinlein’s works have been announced in recent months. On May 23, 2012 Sony Pictures announced it had picked up the Spierig Brother’s science fiction action-thriller, Predestination. The film, which will star Ethan Hawke, … Read More
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$15,000 Space Commercialization Award to SolidEnergy, MIT for “Shipstone”
The Robert A. and Virginia Heinlein Prize® Trust, has awarded a $15,000 prize as part of the Rice Business Plan Competition. The business whose plan was chose to receive the Heinlein Prize Trust Space Commercialization Award is SolidEnergy, MIT. SolidEnergy … Read More
Have Space Suit — Will Travel 2011 Program
Besides being a lot of fun, the Have Space Suit — Will Travel experience exposes the students to new technologies that are used in both space suits and spacecrafts, and provides them with an opportunity to look into the future and envision the space travel that may be possible within their lifetimes. Read More
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