Robert Zane Pearlman (born January 14, 1976) is an American space historian and the founder and editor of collectSPACE, a website devoted to news and information concerning space exploration and space-related artifacts and memorabilia, especially in popular culture.

He attended the University of Maryland, College Park from 1994 to 1997 studying astronomy, physics and English.

In 1999, he founded collectSPACE, an online community and resource for space history enthusiasts.

[4] Pearlman is a member of the US Space Walk of Fame Foundation Board of Directors, serves on the History Committee of the American Astronautical Society and on the nominating induction committee for the US Astronaut Hall of Fame.

[7] In 2009, he was inducted into the United States Space Camp Hall of Fame, in part for his work on collectSPACE.