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Topic: Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's Autograph and Memorabilia Show 2008
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-14-2008 10:34 AM
   
quote:
Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
The ASF was a bit premature in their announcement. The launch date has not changed yet...
...nor will it change (at least not as expected). NASA managers decided today to keep STS-125 on Oct. 8, thus STS-126 remains scheduled (as of now) for Nov. 10. |
november25
Member Posts: 646
From: Douglas, Isle of Man, UK
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 08-14-2008 11:48 AM
Ted and myself are off to Florida for this event, bought 2 dinner tickets only from Jennifer at the ASF, as we still have annual passes to KSC with going twice a year.
Renting a beach condo next to Jetty Park in the cape. Hope to meet up with collectSPACE members - from the UK and USA - plus so many friends from past visits to KSC.Have not posted in a long while owing to family problems, and health reasons, things have sorted themselves out finally. regards from
Brenda- on the IOM |
Rob Joyner
Member Posts: 1308
From: GA, USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 08-14-2008 03:12 PM
Robert,Per your "(as of now)", is there still a chance the launch of STS-126 may be moved up? Rob |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 08-14-2008 04:16 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Rob Joyner:
Per your "(as of now)", is there still a chance the launch of STS-126 may be moved up?
I suspect Robert's "as of now" was referring the more likely possibility that the launch schedule could slip to a later date instead of being moved up. Also, the factor that would seem to prevent STS-126 from being moved up is the fact that STS-125 is not being moved up...keeping in mind the time it takes to prepare the pad for the next launch. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-14-2008 04:39 PM
quote:
Originally posted by mjanovec:
I suspect Robert's "as of now" was referring the more likely possibility that the launch schedule could slip to a later date instead of being moved up.
Indeed it was, Mark. In addition, managers specifically ruled out moving STS-126 to an earlier date in consideration for the crew. To quote Spaceflight Now: The problem for Endeavour's flight was crew training. A tropical storm recently forced NASA to shut down the Johnson Space Center and Endeavour's crew lost valuable training time that could not be made up without violating work load guidelines. And so, the shuttle program decided to stick with the original Oct. 8 and Nov. 10 launch dates. |
contra
Member Posts: 318
From: Kiel, Germany
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 08-17-2008 03:39 AM
I just saw that Dave Scott has been added to the list of Astronauts.Stefan |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 08-17-2008 07:48 AM
What a great lineup. |
stsmithva
Member Posts: 1933
From: Fairfax, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 08-17-2008 08:54 PM
Excellent! There is now at least one crew member from each of the eleven flown Apollo missions. Steve |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3120
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 08-18-2008 05:58 PM
quote:
Originally posted by stsmithva:
Excellent! There is now at least one crew member from each of the eleven flown Apollo missions.
In fact, the advertised list includes at least one crew-member from every mission to fly the Apollo spacecraft: from Apollo 7 through Skylab and ASTP. This happened last year at the KSC show in June, 2007, culminating in the amazing dinner under the Saturn V. I thought it could never happen again. I won't be able to go in November, but I hope everything works out. There are several key individuals whose absence (let's say through illness) breaks the chain. If you weren't there last year, move mountains to go this year. You might not get the chance again. |
MarkRP
Member Posts: 174
From: Michigan, USA
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted 08-26-2008 07:31 AM
They added the base fee to some of the Astronauts below their pictures. So far the prices shown are about normal and not increased because of the charity factor.Mark |
Wings4Flight
Member Posts: 89
From: Auburn, AL, USA
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 08-28-2008 01:23 AM
Hey everyone, it's been a little while since I posted much of anything so I thought that it was time to get something going. I'm curious about what some of you are thinking about bringing to the show to have signed. Personally I'm hoping to get several pieces in my collection signed:- "In the Beginning" by Alan Bean
- Gene Cernan
- "Reaching for the Stars" by Alan Bean
- Gene Cernan
- Joseph Kerwin
- Vance Brand
I've also got a couple of other misc. pieces that I'm going to bring but those are the two I'll be focusing on. I look forward to hearing from all of you.
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Aaron M. Lyon
www.wings4flight.com |
MCroft04
Member Posts: 1634
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 08-28-2008 07:31 PM
With the exception of completing my Skylab photo (well except for Pete) I may spend my dollars on the auction. |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 08-30-2008 08:25 AM
I have a question I hope some of you can help me with. I will be attending the ASF show and in my free time, my hobby is painting. I am considering doing a series of small paintings on artist board to take to the show which I would like to have signed. These would strictly be for my own collection and will never be re-sold on ebay or anywhere else. Can anyone tell me if any of the astronauts are opposed to signing original paintings? I would hate to take them all the way there only to have them say they will not sign.In particular the astronauts I would be interested in is Gene Cernan, Charlie Duke, Ed Mitchell and Dave Scott. Any help is appreciated. |
Aztecdoug
Member Posts: 1405
From: Huntington Beach
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 08-30-2008 11:11 AM
quote:
Originally posted by alanh_7:
Can anyone tell me if any of the astronauts are opposed to signing original paintings?
I dabbled as an artist a few years back before I got married and had children. I had Alan Bean sign a pencil I drawing I did of him holding his soil sample, at the Hollywood show back in 2000.A few years later I had Dave Scott sign an oil painting I did of him on the Moon via Novaspace. In both cases I did not hear of, or experience, any problems from those two. ------------------
Kind Regards Douglas Henry Enjoy yourself and have fun.... it is only a hobby!
http://home.earthlink.net/~aztecdoug/ |
rjurek349
Member Posts: 1190
From: Northwest Indiana
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 08-30-2008 02:09 PM
Ed Hengeveld did a series of Apollo 14 paintings on the back of A14 cache launch, landing, and splashdown covers for me. The paintings are out of this world. I took them to KSC, and Edgar Mitchell was more than happy to sign them for me. He even took pictures of them, holding them. You should have no problem. They all seem to enjoy seeing this kind of original work. I showed one to Alan Bean who remarked very favorably on the realistic effect of Ed's work. |
stsmithva
Member Posts: 1933
From: Fairfax, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 08-30-2008 03:29 PM
EDIT: This was a pathetic post in which I tried to come up with a solution to the fact that the Radisson did not have rooms for Saturday and Sunday. But today I made what I thought would be the first of several futile weekly phone calls to see if a room had opened up, and it had. Never mind!Steve |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 08-30-2008 04:20 PM
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Originally posted by rjurek349:
I took them to KSC, and Edgar Mitchell was more than happy to sign them for me.
I am a big fan of Ed's work. Thanks for the advise. Hopefully, between juggling work and family, I will have the time to complete at least two of them. thanks again
Alan |
Rob Joyner
Member Posts: 1308
From: GA, USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 09-04-2008 09:27 AM
More base prices have been added:Haise - $100
Jones - $20
Gibson - $25 |
machbusterman
Member Posts: 1778
From: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Registered: May 2004
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posted 09-04-2008 02:37 PM
WOW!! Captain Haise's fee is much more than I thought it would be. |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-05-2008 04:21 AM
Yeah - wasn't it $75/80 at the Spacesource signing?Paul |
jamato99
Member Posts: 147
From: Leesburg, VA USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 09-05-2008 06:45 AM
It seems all the prices are significantly higher than they were at the 2007 show and other recent signings. Does anyone know what percentage of these fees is actually going to the ASF? |
capoetc
Member Posts: 2169
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 09-05-2008 08:54 AM
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Originally posted by jamato99:
Does anyone know what percentage of these fees is actually going to the ASF?
It would surprise me if it is not ALL going to ASF...------------------
John Capobianco
Camden DE |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-05-2008 11:10 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
...thus STS-126 remains scheduled (as of now) for Nov. 10.
NASA today adjusted the launch dates for STS-125 and STS-126. Endeavour's STS-126 supply mission to the International Space Station has moved to Nov. 12. The mission's targeted launch time is 8:43 p.m. EST, Nov. 12. Landing will occur at approximately 2:45 p.m., Nov. 27. The formal launch dates for space shuttle flights are determined during the Flight Readiness Review, which is conducted about two weeks before launch. The review for STS-126 is scheduled for Oct. 30. |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 09-05-2008 05:40 PM
It is a good thing we did not plan our holiday around the shuttle flight. I had hopes they would launch Nov 7. But we did not hold much hope when they changed dates so we booked a cruise out of Port Canaveral instead leaving Nov 9 after the show. |
spaceman48263
Member Posts: 75
From: Michigan
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted 09-05-2008 05:43 PM
I was hoping the last launch of the year would get moved up to November 6th. The day I turn 50, along with the 50th anniversary of the space age. It would have made it a great way to celebrate. But I guess it was not to be. |
Rob Joyner
Member Posts: 1308
From: GA, USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 09-05-2008 05:45 PM
Pretty much ruins the 'autograph show/shuttle launch combo', but 10/10 is my birthday! Woo Hoo! |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 09-05-2008 05:48 PM
quote:
Originally posted by machbusterman:
Captain Haise's fee is much more than I thought it would.
What I did notice was that Fred Haise does not seem to be charging fees for inscriptions or crew completions, at least according to the chart. |
Rob Joyner
Member Posts: 1308
From: GA, USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 09-05-2008 06:25 PM
I see that Carr is no longer in the lineup. |
music_space
Member Posts: 1179
From: Canada
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 09-05-2008 11:41 PM
I'll stick around until the 14th, so wish me luck...------------------
François Guay
Collector of litterature, notebooks, equipment and memories! |
contra
Member Posts: 318
From: Kiel, Germany
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 09-06-2008 03:11 AM
Would be interesting to know what the "none" by Dave Scott stands for.No extra charge for inscription?
No extra charge for a crew completion? I do not think so. But would be nice. Regards, Stefan |
capoetc
Member Posts: 2169
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 09-06-2008 09:48 AM
quote:
Originally posted by capoetc:
It would surprise me if it is not ALL going to ASF...
I have been informed (not confirmed by ASF) that only a percentage of signing fees is going to ASF unless each astronaut elects to donate a larger percentage. ------------------
John Capobianco
Camden DE |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 09-06-2008 10:15 AM
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Originally posted by contra:
Would be interesting to know what the "none" by Dave Scott stands for.
Scott didn't charge extra for completions at his last Novaspace signing, so it stands to reason he isn't charging more here either for completions. The only thing he charged a lot more for were the Moonwalkers prints ($400).At Spacefest and other recent in-signings, he has refrained from doing inscriptions...other than short personalizations. So the "none" there might mean no inscriptions. |
Paul23
Member Posts: 836
From: South East, UK
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 09-06-2008 12:20 PM
I don't know if this helps but at Autographica last year his 'default', if you like, was a signature and Apollo 15 Cdr (I presume pictures from other missions were given the appropriate inscriptions). That was all within the price. He was doing longer inscriptions for no extra charge (albeit not overly willingly) but I can remember the bloke in front of me pushing his luck with it and asking for long inscriptions on several items, the guy was told several times that he wasn't keen to do loads of inscriptions, but he kept insisting which clearly annoyed Scott. |
stsmithva
Member Posts: 1933
From: Fairfax, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 09-09-2008 05:31 AM
Could we schedule a time and place for collectSPACE members to meet and perhaps show some items in their collections to people who will appreciate them? I'm sure that members who already know each other will be running into each other at the events, but it would be great if there was a little cS convention for an hour or so- probably at the Radisson hotel.I was thinking Saturday the 8th at 5 p.m. That's between the end of the KSC Space and Air Show at 4 p.m. and the Tropical Evening with the Astronauts Reception at the Radisson at 7 p.m. Or maybe Sunday the 9th after the events are over at 3 p.m., since most people will probably still be there for another day. Please post any suggestions. If anyone knows the layout of the Radisson, perhaps he or she could suggest a place. Steve |
november25
Member Posts: 646
From: Douglas, Isle of Man, UK
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 09-09-2008 12:20 PM
I have several brochures, plus some maps of the Radisson, which after a lady at the reception kindly invited hubby and myself to take a look around, and also I have photos as well.All the suites\rooms are built around the outside of the hotel - in the gardens, in blocks - 21 resort rooms - 72 suites, with a convention centre, meeting rooms, tennis courts, and the pool area. When you walk out of the main building - reception-lobby - there is a very large open area, by the pool - which has chairs, the tiki bar, otherwise the car park is spacious in the front of the building. Plenty of room. My suggestion would be by the pool so lovely, or the gardens, tropical plants etc.
E-mail me I can send a map or brochure. Have not put my pics of the hotel on my computer yet. Will see you there - maybe Sunday would be better for everyone. from Brenda. |
MCroft04
Member Posts: 1634
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 09-09-2008 04:59 PM
Personally I'd prefer Sat simply because it will allow me to meet and make new friends before the show is over. Great idea btw! |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 09-09-2008 06:15 PM
I would lean towards meeting up at the KSC Visitors Center instead of the Radisson, since not everyone coming to the event will be staying at the Radisson...and the Radisson is a good distance from the Autograph Show and KSC in general. Perhaps an ideal time to meet would be Friday afternoon, as the autograph show winds down. I would suggest Sunday works as well, but a lot of people might depart once the air show and dinner concludes on Saturday (having already gotten their signatures on Friday).One idea is to meet in the rocket garden outside the Debus Center around 4pm on Friday. Most people should have their signatures collected by then...and that time still gives 90 minutes to meet before the center closes for the day. The rocket garden also gives an opportunity for a neat group photo. |
TRS
Member Posts: 721
From: Wellington, New Zealand
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 09-10-2008 03:56 AM
CollectSpace is an exhibitor - perhaps we could mob the desk at a pre-determined hour to avoid accidentally collecting innocent tourists elsewhere... |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-10-2008 05:51 AM
quote:
Originally posted by mjanovec:
One idea is to meet in the rocket garden outside the Debus Center around 4pm on Friday. Most people should have their signatures collected by then...and that time still gives 90 minutes to meet before the center closes for the day. The rocket garden also gives an opportunity for a neat group photo.
A meeting without beer?
We could do KSC and the "adjourn" to the Radisson for some amber nectar. Paul |
bigcrash3
Member Posts: 36
From: Summerfield, NC, USA
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 09-10-2008 09:46 AM
Meeting sounds fun. Do we need a secret handshake?  |
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