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Astronaut Addresses

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In previous years, you could send both active and retired astronauts autograph requests care of NASA. Today due to the thousands of requests received annually (and the preferences of some of the retired astronauts), the space agency will only respond to requests for the active corps.

Autograph requests for astronauts assigned to upcoming flights or currently in training can be mailed to:

Name of Astronaut
NASA-JSC
Astronaut Office Mail Code CB
2101 NASA Road 1
Houston, Texas 77058-3696

It is not necessary to include return postage or envelope.

NASA maintains a complete list of its active astronauts.

Some of the early astronauts still will reply to autograph requests through the mail. This guide identifies who will, their preferred mailing address and whether they charge.

Unless specifically stated, you must include your own item to be autographed and sufficient postage (usually a self-addressed stamped envelope) for its return to you.

The following astronauts are now deceased:

Charles Bassett
Roger Chaffee
Charles Conrad
Gordon Cooper
Donn Eisele
Ronald Evans
Theodore Freeman
Virgil Grissom
James Irwin

Stuart Roosa
Walter Schirra
Elliot See
Alan Shepard
Deke Slayton
John Swigert
Edward White
Clifton Williams

The following astronauts no longer accept requests:

William Anders
Neil Armstrong
Vance Brand
Frank Borman*
Scott Carpenter*
Michael Collins*
Owen Garriott*
Fred Haise*
Joseph Kerwin*

James Lovell*
Thomas Mattingly
James McDivitt*
Harrison Schmitt*
Russell Schweickart*
David Scott*
Thomas Stafford
Alfred Worden*
John Young*

* These astronauts may take part in periodic commercial signings.

The following astronauts accept mailed requests:

John Glenn (MA-6, STS-95)

c\o The John Glenn Institute
The Ohio State University
304 Page Hall
1810 College Road
Columbus, OH 43210
notes: signs for free; items are returned via the U.S. Postal Service, uninsured and unregistered; for alternate method of return, you must include the appropriate pre-paid, addressed forms; for his memoirs, include return packaging and postage; Senator Glenn's opportunities to autograph items are limited and therefore a delay (at times significant) in their return can be expected.

Eugene Cernan (GT-9, AS-10,17)

P.O. Box 19809
Houston, TX 77224-4809

notes: use this address for only his book, limited to one per person;

Richard Gordon (GT-11, AS-12)

notes: see instructions at DickGordon.com

Buzz Aldrin (GT-12, AS-11)

c/o Assante
10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Ste. 1300
Los Angeles, CA 90024
notes: $250.00 for his autograph and "Apollo XI" designation on previously unsigned items; $500.00 for items already autographed by others; $20 per word for additional inscriptions; does not sign philatelic items or baseballs; payable to: "Buzz Aldrin"

Walter Cunningham (AS-7)

1707 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 263
Houston, TX 77056
notes: $35 per autograph; add $5 per ten word inscription; provides a photograph for an additional $10; cancelled checks are available for $30; payable to "Walter Cunningham". Foreign collectors need to provide adequate U.S. postage for return shipping. See www.waltercunningham.com

Alan Bean (AS-12, SL-3)

9173 Briar Forest
Houston, TX 77024
notes: $45.00 per photograph or thin flat item not exceeding 8x10; $55.00 per photograph or thin flat item exceeding 8x10; $15.00 per photograph supplied by Bean; $75.00 per book, baseball, moon globe or any other 3 dimentional object; $80.00 per postal cover or trading card; $140.00 per betacloth patch or name tag; outside the USA: add $25 to total; payable to: "Alan Bean"

Edgar Mitchell (AS-14)

P.O. Box 540037
Lake Worth, FL 33454-0037
notes: $40.00 per autograph; inscription (other than your name) add $5.00 per ten words; payable to "Edgar Mitchell"

Charles Duke (AS-16)

P.O. Box 310345
New Braunfels, TX 78131
notes: $75.00 per autograph; payable to: "Charles Duke"

Paul Weitz (SL-2, STS-6)

3086 N. Tam O'Shanter Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
notes: $30 per autograph; payable to: "Paul Weitz"

Jack Lousma (SL-3, STS-3)

2722 Roseland Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-2137
notes: $25 per autograph up to 3 items; 4 for $75; 5 for $90; $15 per autograph for 6 items or more; payable to "Jack Lousma"

Gerald Carr (SL-4)

49 Maple Street, #123
Manchester Center, VT 05255-4477
notes: $20.00 per autograph; payable to "Gerald Carr"

William Pogue (SL-4)

4 Cromer Drive
Bella Vista, AR 72715-5318
notes: $20.00 per autograph; payable to "William Pogue"

Edward Gibson (SL-4)

34022 N 85th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85262
notes: $30.00 per autograph; payable to "Edward Gibson"

More resources...

Jürgen Esders' Astronaut and Cosmonaut Address List provides more than 400 addresses that are researched, tested and updated every six weeks based on the personal experiences of collectors worldwide. Included with the list are notations as to if the astronaut signs photos or covers (or both) and if he/she responds to through-the-mail requests.

For details, see AstroAddies.