NEARSPACEJOURNAL.COM dates back to January 7, 2012; its registration is valid until January 7, 2024. This gives it about 14 years of history. Register4Less Inc. (IANA ID 1082) manages the name, which is past its expiry date at the moment. Unauthorised transfer are prevented by its status flags. The registrant country on record is United States. Its nameservers are ns1.r4l.com and ns2.r4l.com. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations. Registrars are the companies accredited to sell and manage domain names, and the sponsoring registrar is the one currently responsible for this name. Public WHOIS records can show the registrant organisation and country, while many owners now hide personal details behind privacy services. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes.
The record was updated in 5 fields between December 25, 2022 and February 22, 2023. It was renewed: the expiry date went from January 7, 2023 to January 7, 2024. Each change listed here can be checked against the original snapshots further down the page.
The Whois Data Center archive contains 10 historical WHOIS snapshots for NEARSPACEJOURNAL.COM. The earliest capture is from September 16, 2016 and the most recent from February 22, 2023. That is about 6 years of recorded history. These records help track changes in registration details, ownership signals and DNS over time. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. Each snapshot is a dated copy of the public WHOIS record as it looked when it was collected. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked.
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