posted 08-06-2009 09:51 AM               

ASF's Semi-Annual Auction of Astronaut Memorabilia

The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's Semi-Annual Auction Preview and Registration are now open! Register now for the chance to win some extraordinary astronaut artifacts, all while supporting a great cause!

Bidding opens on September 4, 2009 and closes during the Autographica show in Birmingham, England on September 12, 2009, where the items will be on display. In-person bidders will have the opportunity to compete with on-line bidders here. See rules and regulations for a full copy of the auction guidelines.

Climb aboard -- we don't want to launch without you!

All proceeds go directly to support college scholarships for outstanding science and engineering students through the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's program.

posted 09-04-2009 11:44 AM               

Space Auction Opens with a "Big Bang"

More than three hundred space fans have already secured a virtual paddle number in order to bid today in an online charity space auction.

While no remnants of the Big Bang (that we know of!) are available, astronauts John Glenn, Jim Lovell, Buzz Aldrin and 30 more legends have their space artifacts and signature on the auction block for this event which benefits the nonprofit Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.

Bids are already rolling in on the 30 lots of space artifacts and memorabilia. Up for grabs are such rare items as a couch segment from the famous Apollo 13 Command Module, an American flag carried to the moon onboard Apollo 14, a Skylab astronaut jacket worn in space and a John Glenn autographed issue of LIFE magazine.

"The auction is a great way for the astronauts to show our support for such a worthy cause," said Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise. "The proceeds from the artifacts we donate help pave the way for the future innovators of science and technology in America by the college scholarships the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation provides."

The auction promises a bang for anyone who has ever gazed up at the sky. The launch window for bidding closes on September 12, 2009 at 5 PM EDT.

All auction proceeds go directly to support the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's mission of offering scholarships to top science and technology college students. To date the Foundation has dispersed more than $2.8 million to students nationwide.