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Topic: Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's Autograph and Memorabilia Show 2008
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4allmankind
Member Posts: 1043
From: Dallas
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 05-12-2008 12:57 PM
   
quote:
Originally posted by paul prendergast:
Has anyone had problems booking rooms for the hotel on their website?
Hi Paul,
I did have some trouble on the website a few weeks ago. I called their phone number and they were very helpful over the phone.
Best, Jay
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TRS
Member Posts: 721
From: Wellington, New Zealand
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 05-14-2008 05:52 AM
The problem might be if you are trying to book outside of the four night window the discount code applies for. When I tried they were only offering discount for 6-9th so the code didn;t work if the booking was outside of those dates. When I rang they were very helpful and offered another form of discount rate to do the booking for the days that weren't covered by the ASF show dicount, ensure I didn't pay extra and meant I didn't need to shift rooms over the period of my stay. Great service which bodes well for the stay.Cheers Craig |
Mark Zimmer
Member Posts: 289
From:
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted 05-15-2008 02:53 PM
The website wouldn't let me get the group rate for the King Suites, but I was able to do so over the phone. Very friendly and accommodating. |
paulushumungus
Member Posts: 466
From: Burton, Derbyshire, England
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted 05-30-2008 11:44 AM
Does anybody know if Jim Lovell and Fred Haise still sign philatelic covers? |
paul prendergast
Member Posts: 429
From: crawley west sussex UK
Registered: Apr 2004
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posted 05-31-2008 10:11 AM
Dear Paul, when they appeared in the UK last year they did sign covers, I got a couple signed for people who could not make it. |
paulushumungus
Member Posts: 466
From: Burton, Derbyshire, England
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted 05-31-2008 12:12 PM
Thank you Paul |
marshallspacerx
Member Posts: 15
From: Conway, AR
Registered: Oct 2006
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posted 06-04-2008 01:12 PM
Due to long term illness in our family we will not be attending the November show.I have two Platinum Tickets available at face value. If you want them I will have the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation change it to your name. The foundation did ask that they be notified soon to change the ticket. |
music_space
Member Posts: 1179
From: Canada
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 06-04-2008 04:30 PM
Sorry to hear that, marshallspacerx...You've got mail. ------------------
François Guay
Collector of litterature, notebooks, equipment and memories! |
marshallspacerx
Member Posts: 15
From: Conway, AR
Registered: Oct 2006
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posted 06-04-2008 04:41 PM
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Originally posted by music_space:
Sorry to hear that, marshallspacerx...
Astronaut selection has not been made. I don't want to split up the pair unless I can find two separate buyers.Thanks,
Marshall
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bruce
Member Posts: 916
From: Fort Mill, SC, USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 06-04-2008 09:18 PM
Marshall, You've got mail.Bruce Moody |
music_space
Member Posts: 1179
From: Canada
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 06-06-2008 01:11 AM
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Originally posted by mjanovec:
While it's not a Shuttle launch, there is a planned launch on November 5 of a Delta 4 rocket.
While this launch seems to have been postponed, there is this one on November 10th. |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 06-06-2008 09:06 AM
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Originally posted by music_space:
While this launch seems to have been postponed, there is this one on November 10th.
The schedule shows STS-126 launching at the same date and time. Surely there must be a typo with the launch times. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-06-2008 09:32 AM
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's launch schedule is well meaning but not very well maintained.Spaceflight Now maintains the most updated launch schedule. As of today, there are three November launches: - Nov. 10 - Shuttle Endeavour - ISS ULF2
- Nov. 13 - Delta 2 - STSS Demo
- Nov. 24 - Atlas 5 - LRO
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marshallspacerx
Member Posts: 15
From: Conway, AR
Registered: Oct 2006
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posted 06-07-2008 08:03 AM
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Originally posted by marshallspacerx:
I have two Platinum Tickets available at face value.
I still have 1 Platinum ticket available and you can pick your own astronaut.
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stsmithva
Member Posts: 1933
From: Fairfax, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 06-07-2008 05:36 PM
Hello Marshall, I'm sorry about your circumstances. I have sent you an e-mail about purchasing the remaining Platinum ticket. Steve |
BobbyA
Member Posts: 147
From: Northern Virginia
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 06-08-2008 08:27 PM
It looks like Hank Hartsfield has been added. That makes 22 astronauts so far! |
Wings4Flight
Member Posts: 89
From: Auburn, AL, USA
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 06-09-2008 03:23 PM
Hey everyone. i am desperately trying to find two platinum tickets for my father and I. If anyone has info on how I can get two tickets I would be eternally grateful. ------------------
Aaron M. Lyon
www.wings4flight.com |
marshallspacerx
Member Posts: 15
From: Conway, AR
Registered: Oct 2006
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posted 06-09-2008 10:05 PM
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Originally posted by stsmithva:
I have sent you an e-mail about purchasing the remaining Platinum ticket.
Steve, have you received my emails?Mike Marshall |
stsmithva
Member Posts: 1933
From: Fairfax, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 06-10-2008 05:45 AM
Hello Marshall, thanks for writing. I haven't received your e-mails! Strange. I will write to you directly again now and include an alternate e-mail to use. Please let me know (by posting here again- sorry everybody!) if you don't get another e-mail early Tuesday morning.Steve |
stsmithva
Member Posts: 1933
From: Fairfax, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 06-17-2008 08:47 PM
Hello, I’ve purchased a platinum ticket for this event. The woman at ASF I spoke with (Edna) was exceedingly helpful with my first few questions, but I had a few more I thought I’d post here instead of calling her back to inundate her again. I’ll post them in order of importance to me, and I’ll appreciate any responses:1. This will be the first trip my wife and I will be taking with the baby we’re expecting in August. My parents are coming too. The four of them will probably be going to just the autograph show, which means that for three days they’ll want to do relaxing resort things. Is anyone familiar with the official hotel for this event, the Radisson Resort at the Port? Is it indeed the kind of place where someone would be happy hanging out for much of a day? The pool looks great, but are there other things to do there? And what is nearby, besides Disney World and Universal Studios? 2. Would we be able to give the four KSC annual passes to someone after the weekend? We won't be able to come back in the next year. I’d hate for them to go to waste for 361 days. 3. I noticed that "Cost of the ticket packages, over fair market value, is considered a charitable donation." Could anyone tell me what the fair market value is? Will they be saying that later? I love the idea that much of the admission is going towards scholarships, and I’ll also love getting that tax deduction. 4. To what deities should I pray to if it will increase the chance that the launch date for shuttle Endeavour will remain November 10? I mean, I’ve taught Sunday school, but if it’s some obscure Shinto god, I’m there.  5. And finally, I’m just curious: I read “Apollo 13 crew Fred Haise and Jim Lovell will be signing together.” Does anyone know what that means? Surely not that you can only get something signed by both of them. Thanks,
Steve |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 06-19-2008 06:53 PM
Hi Steve. I was just out there on the Space coast a few weeks ago for the first time in years. The KSC was my main attraction of course along with the Astronaut Hall of Fame, but there is not much else really besides the beach. Dont get me wrong, the Space coast is my favourite part of Florida for obvious reasons, but aside from a few small water parks and such there is not much around there. My wife liked shopping on International Drive outside Orlando and my daughter loved the parks, in particuler the the new water park Aquatica which is part of Seaworld. But I was there for the shuttle launch and they were their for the parks. There is a great little place in Cocoa Beach, Captain J's. It does not look like much when you walk in the but the food and service is great and NASA tv is always running.
But obviously KSC is the main attraction. We are heading there for the show with our four year old. |
capoetc
Member Posts: 2169
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 06-20-2008 07:23 AM
You could go fishing, boating, swimming ... or just sit on the beach drinking a mai tai with a little umbrella in it and listen to the waves crash on the beach. Not a bad way to pass an afternoon ...------------------
John Capobianco
Camden DE |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 06-20-2008 07:52 AM
I could not agree with you more John.
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alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 06-23-2008 01:15 PM
Could anyone tell me approximately what signing fees are charged by Fred Haise and Jim Lovell if they sign together.best regards
alan |
capoetc
Member Posts: 2169
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 06-23-2008 02:41 PM
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Originally posted by alanh_7:
Could anyone tell me approximately what signing fees are charged by Fred Haise and Jim Lovell if they sign together.
I'm not sure how predictable this will be in advance. Sometimes ASF charges above the "going rate" for autographs ... and most people don't mind paying extra because the money goes to a great cause.My point is, past autograph shows may not be a reliable yardstick for how much autographs at this particular show will cost -- this is all speculation on my part, though, as I have no inside information. ------------------
John Capobianco
Camden DE |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 06-23-2008 03:45 PM
Thanks John.
I am just looking for approximate prices so I know what to budget for. I can guess but that is all it would be. |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 06-23-2008 04:10 PM
According to the ASF web site, "a price list will be published at least 30-days prior to the show." So, in that regard, we will have some prior notice on what we can expect to pay.If one wants to go on their recent past history, Lovell and Haise will probably charge in the ballpark of $150 and $75, respectively. Actual prices might be different, of course...depending on the preferences of the astronaut and the show organizers. |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 06-23-2008 04:36 PM
Thanks again. Thats great. It gives me a ball park figure. If those numbers are close they are better than I thought they might be and it is a good cause. Thanks again. |
jamato99
Member Posts: 147
From: Leesburg, VA USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 06-24-2008 11:36 AM
$75 sounds a bit high for Haise. Is that about what he charged at Autographica? It really makes you appreciate guys like Bean, Mitchell and Duke who walked on the moon but still charge reasonable rates. |
machbusterman
Member Posts: 1778
From: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Registered: May 2004
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posted 06-24-2008 01:50 PM
At Autographica the price for Fred Haise autograph was £45 or $90. Jim Lovell was £95 base fee (or $190). Haise's fee included inscriptions and to be honest I thought it was a good price. Charlie Duke and Alan Bean were both $75 per at Spacefest as I recall. You should also factor in that Charlie Duke, Alan Bean and Ed Mitchell have done countless numbers of shows.... Fred Haise has done 1. Considering the chances one might have to meet Fred Haise in the future versus the price that MIGHT be charged I would advise those wanting to meet him and get a signature to not miss the opportunity. |
jamato99
Member Posts: 147
From: Leesburg, VA USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 06-24-2008 02:16 PM
That's a good point... Bean, Duke and Mitchell have done a lot of shows over the years. I seem to remember them charging in the $40-$50 range at the UACC shows I've attended. I guess I just think their signatures will always be more desired than those of someone who never walked on the moon, save for maybe Lovell or the Mercury astronauts. Depending on my cash flow situation (and any possible additions to the lineup) in the fall, I may go for Haise. Jamie |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 06-24-2008 06:34 PM
Of course I would love to have the budget for a good many of them, but for now Lovell Haise are the priority and likely a moon walker (Charlie Duke) and or Dick Gordon (I hope he is doing well). I also would like to get Guenther Wendt to sign his book. |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 06-24-2008 10:49 PM
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Originally posted by jamato99:
I guess I just think their signatures will always be more desired than those of someone who never walked on the moon, save for maybe Lovell or the Mercury astronauts.
Think of it this way...none of their signatures are particularly rare. These guys have been signing stuff for the better part of 40-45 years now. My advice is to collect signatures from the guys you admire the most (and whose signatures YOU desire the most)...and, of course, that your budget will allow for. |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 06-25-2008 07:28 AM
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Originally posted by mjanovec:
My advice is to collect signatures from the guys you admire the most (and whose signatures YOU desire the most)...and, of course, that your budget will allow for.
Good advise. Particularly for a new collector like myself. |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 06-25-2008 08:11 AM
Do these fees apply if you just want to get your picture taken with them? |
capoetc
Member Posts: 2169
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 06-25-2008 08:33 AM
From past experience, the guys are very accommodating with people who simply wish to shake their hand, get a picture with them, or ask a question.My advice, though, is to be respectful enough to wait until there is no line of people waiting to pay for an autograph. ------------------
John Capobianco
Camden DE |
jamato99
Member Posts: 147
From: Leesburg, VA USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 06-25-2008 09:22 AM
Good call, mjanovec. The problem is I admire ALL the astronauts from that era! Any advice on that??? :-)Jamie
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machbusterman
Member Posts: 1778
From: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Registered: May 2004
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posted 06-25-2008 03:03 PM
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Originally posted by jamato99:
Good call, mjanovec. The problem is I admire ALL the astronauts from that era! Any advice on that???
Save, SAVE, SAVE and save HARD!!  . |
Ryan Walters
Member Posts: 78
From: Hattiesburg, MS, USA
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 06-27-2008 05:51 PM
I am planning on attending the Autograph show in November. I have a nice 16 x 20 photo of Skylab that I would like to get autographed by the remaining Skylab astronauts. I believe four are planning to attend the show and the rest may have to be done via mail except for Owen Garriott, who I understand doesn't like to sign. Would any of these guys have a problem signing a large photo like that? Do they have extra fees for multiple autographs or completions? Thanks! |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 06-27-2008 06:33 PM
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Originally posted by Ryan Walters:
Would any of these guys have a problem signing a large photo like that? Do they have extra fees for multiple autographs or completions? Thanks!
I believe Alan Bean still charges extra for signing photos greater than 8x10 through the mail. Otherwise, I don't think any of the other Skylab astronauts charge extra, but you might wish to write ahead of time to ask for current fees and policies. As for the in-person signing at the ASF, I doubt there will be extra fees for large format photos. And completions shouldn't be an issue either for the Skylab astros. (However, this is just my best guess...actual experience may vary.) |
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