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Topic: Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's Autograph & Memorabilia Show 2011
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Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-29-2011 07:02 AM
   
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation release 2011 Astronaut Autograph & Memorabilia Show WeekendNovember 4-6, 2011, Kennedy Space Center, FL Where on Earth can you enjoy sun, surf and SPACE all at once? Discover all that and more when you rocket over to Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida at the world's largest Astronaut Autograph and Memorabilia Show! Get up close and personal with history's greatest astronauts during autograph sessions, photo opportunities, lunch and dinner events, discussions led by space legends and several other activities the whole family can enjoy. In addition to the sensational line-up of celebrities in attendance, ASF has teamed up with the industry's top exhibitors to offer fans the ultimate selection in space-related memorabilia and much, much more! Your Space Coast vacation awaits - check out the Schedule of Events for more details about this cosmic experience! Don't delay in securing your SPACE today! Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. All proceeds from ticket sales benefit the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, who aids the United States in retaining its world leadership in science and technology by providing scholarships to exceptional college students pursuing degrees in these fields. Cost of the ticket packages, over fair market value, should be considered a charitable donation. Initial astronaut/guest list (also now on Sightings): - Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11)
- Alan Bean (Apollo 12, Skylab 2)
- John Blaha (STS-29, STS-33, STS-43, STS-58, STS-79, Mir-22)
- Vance Brand (Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, STS-5, STS-41B, STS-35)
- Scott Carpenter (Mercury 7)
- Gerald Carr (Skylab 3)
- Eugene Cernan (Gemini 9, Apollo 10, Apollo 17)
Walter Cunningham (Apollo 7)
- Charles Duke (Apollo 16)
- Edward Gibson (Skylab 3)
- Robert "Hoot" Gibson (STS-41B, STS-61C, STS-27, STS-47, STS-71)
- Richard Gordon (Gemini 11, Apollo 12)
- Frederick Gregory (STS-51B, STS-33, STS-44)
- Gerald Griffin (Flight Director)
- Fred Haise (Apollo 13)
- Thomas Jones (STS-59, STS-68, STS-80, STS-98)
- Jack Lousma (Skylab 2, STS-3)
- James Lovell (Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13)
- Michael McCulley (STS-34)
- Edgar Mitchell (Apollo 14)
- Dee O'Hara (Astronaut Nurse)
- Russell Schweickart (Apollo 9)
- Richard Searfoss (STS-58, STS-76, STS-90)
- Rhea Seddon (STS-51D, STS-40, STS-58)
- Robert Springer (STS-29, STS-38)
- Kathryn Thornton (STS-33, STS-49, STS-61, STS-73)
- Paul Weitz (Skylab 1, STS-6)
- Alfred Worden (Apollo 15)
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capoetc
Member Posts: 2169
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 06-01-2011 06:30 AM
I'm a bit surprised that there have been no responses to this thread thus far. I guess Spacefest is garnering all the attention at the moment (and rightly so!).For what it's worth, I bought my ticket last week, and Nicole at the ASF told me there were fewer than 30 Platinum Plus tickets remaining at that point. Among other things, the 70 Platinum Plus folks will have a personalized tour of the Cape facilities (including Hangar S) and breakfast with the astronauts on Sunday morning. Should be a great time.  |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 06-01-2011 07:14 AM
I usually get my ticket early, but have to hold off this year because work cannot yet confirm the two days off I need. I have hopes of going but unlike previous years just cannot commit early this year. |
xlsteve
Member Posts: 391
From: Holbrook MA, USA
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 06-01-2011 09:22 AM
I got my ticket last week also, and am looking forward to it. I am particularly looking forward to the tour since it had to be canceled last year due to the Discovery launch. I'm hoping to meet some more folks from this forum as well.
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MCroft04
Member Posts: 1634
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 06-01-2011 08:12 PM
Also have my ticket. The cape tour promises to be a great event. Hopefully there won't be a shuttle on the pad this year to keep us away.  |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 06-02-2011 09:18 AM
Don't forget that unmanned launches from the Cape will also delay or cancel a tour as well. |
xlsteve
Member Posts: 391
From: Holbrook MA, USA
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 06-02-2011 10:33 AM
Not having a shuttle launch as an issue is bittersweet. There are a couple of launches at the Cape in the Sept - Oct time frame, which if they slip could conflict.
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hlbjr
Member Posts: 475
From: Delray Beach Florida USA
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 06-02-2011 11:34 AM
I'll be there again this year and am excited to visit Hangar S with Scott and Dick. I imagine ASF will figure out something to keep us entertained if there is a conflict with a rocket launch. |
jiffyq58
Member Posts: 218
From: Durham, NC, USA
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 06-16-2011 07:41 AM
I will not be able to go to this year's ASF show, but I'm already planning on making it happen next year. My question is, can anyone tell me what the value of a ticket "above fair market value" is? Are we free to estimate what this amount is, or is there an official answer? I'm just wondering how much of this is OK to declare as a charitable contribution on a tax form.Boring question, I know, but if anyone knows the answer, please post it. I went to my first Spacefest two weeks ago and I still haven't really come down from that high. Amazing event. It's what's got me already thinking about going to the ASF event in 2012. |
xlsteve
Member Posts: 391
From: Holbrook MA, USA
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 06-16-2011 08:30 AM
Last year the ASF provided me with a letter stating what the amount was minus fair market value of goods and services when I picked up my packet. That's the amount you can use as a deduction. If I remember correctly, the amount was about 20% less than the value of the ticket or so. |
jiffyq58
Member Posts: 218
From: Durham, NC, USA
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 06-16-2011 08:51 AM
OK. That helps. Thanks. |
Skyguy48
Member Posts: 142
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 06-21-2011 05:18 PM
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Originally posted by xlsteve:
I'm hoping to meet some more folks from this forum as well.
I hope to meet some folks too. Am coming over from Scotland just for the AAMS, I got the big ticket and really looking forward to EVERYTHING. Has anyone here been to an AAMS at KSCVC before and is it worth the wait and money? |
JasonB
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Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 06-21-2011 11:01 PM
As usual living in Springfield, IL I am nowhere near there and will be unable to go to this show. Anyone getting autographs for other people for a fee for this show? Or any chance their doing mail order? Just wondering if there are any options. |
capoetc
Member Posts: 2169
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 06-22-2011 12:26 AM
Jason - Sorry you can't attend, but I would be happy to help you out as long as your want list isn't TOO long. And I won't charge you a fee, just pay for the autographs and whatever it costs to ship everything back to you. I live in Atlanta, so I plan to drive down for the weekend -- should be no problem carrying extra stuff with me. Send me an e-mail and I'll hook you up. |
JasonB
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Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 06-22-2011 06:51 AM
Thanks for the offer! Let me see what my money situation is in a few months. With the high prices for autographs anymore it would be 2 at the most but I appreciate the offer and will get back to you when it gets closer and I know what I can do. Thanks |
HistorianMom
Member Posts: 105
From: Columbia, Missouri USA
Registered: Nov 2010
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posted 06-22-2011 10:42 AM
We won't be able to go this year, but can anyone tell me whether the autograph fees at this show are comparable to what the astronauts were charging at Spacefest III last month? Thanks in advance. |
jiffyq58
Member Posts: 218
From: Durham, NC, USA
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 06-22-2011 12:45 PM
The fees for last year's ASF show were similar to Spacefest, except a few of them had gone up a bit since then. I didn't go, but I looked at the list. But Tom Stafford actually dropped his fee by about $50 from last year. |
disglobes
Member Posts: 594
From: Orting, WA
Registered: May 2000
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posted 06-23-2011 07:06 PM
I spoke to a couple of astronauts that are on the list to attend the ASF show and they told me at Spacefest that they were not attending. So I would look for some of the astronauts to start dropping from the line-up. |
intrepid12
Member Posts: 16
From: decatur,il
Registered: Jun 2010
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posted 06-23-2011 08:38 PM
Which astronauts are on the list that have said they wouldn't attend? |
capoetc
Member Posts: 2169
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 07-01-2011 09:56 AM
Interesting to note that the Spacefest IV thread, scheduled late next Spring, is getting more traffic than the ASF show thread. I guess the ASF show is still too far in the future ... |
AJ
Member Posts: 511
From: Plattsburgh, NY, United States
Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 07-01-2011 03:45 PM
Funny thing is, though, it's less than six months away! I hope any cancellations by honored guests won't be too soul-crushing.  |
Skyguy48
Member Posts: 142
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 07-06-2011 09:05 PM
Is there anyone out there attending the 2011 Astronaut Autograph & Memorabilia Show at KSC in November ALONE? If so I would like to hook up with them to perhaps help each other out taking photos of each other with the Apollo guys... any takers?
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capoetc
Member Posts: 2169
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 07-06-2011 09:06 PM
Not sure if this is your first event, but I have never had an issue with being able to find someone to snap a photo for me... probably easier logistically than trying to coordinate all of your individual activities together with someone.Just a thought... |
bruce
Member Posts: 916
From: Fort Mill, SC, USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 07-06-2011 09:11 PM
It's practically an expected custom to have the guy in front of you in line turn and hand you his camera and then ask you to take a photo of him and an astronaut. No worries. |
steelhead fly fishing
Member Posts: 29
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 07-07-2011 11:42 AM
Most people in line will gladly take your photo with the astronaut. It gets them involved with the astronaut sooner than waiting on a show worker to take the photo (Often times the worker must come around the table) Everyone is excited to spend a brief moment with these astronauts who have shaped history. Helping a fellow enthusiast can be the start of your own astronaut interaction. |
Skyguy48
Member Posts: 142
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 07-13-2011 05:34 PM
Thanks guys for the advice on the photo taking... was not sure how things worked out with that as this is my first AAMS and am coming over from Scotland specially, so would like everything run good. As for the dinner reception, what is the usual dress code? |
ilbasso
Member Posts: 1522
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 07-13-2011 07:42 PM
Dress for the Saturday dinner is usually jacket and tie, or at least jacket and collared shirt. At the ASF in 2009, most of the astronauts except Dick Gordon were wearing ties; all were wearing sports coats or suits. |
Nigel Mc
Member Posts: 182
From: Sheffield, UK
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 07-19-2011 03:29 AM
Can anyone remember how much Alan Bean, Gene Cernan and Jim Lovell were at ASF last year - I am flying over and really need to plan the funds... |
ilbasso
Member Posts: 1522
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 07-19-2011 03:05 PM
At the recent Spacefest III, Bean was $145 (he had raised it since the last ASF I attended), and Cernan and Lovell were both $175. |
jiffyq58
Member Posts: 218
From: Durham, NC, USA
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 07-19-2011 09:36 PM
Bean was actually $150 at Spacefest III, even though the pre-show advertised price was $145. |
Nigel Mc
Member Posts: 182
From: Sheffield, UK
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 07-20-2011 04:41 AM
Thanks guys, Sounds like I'm looking at around 300 pounds — starting saving now. |
MikeSpace
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posted 07-20-2011 07:00 AM
From the ASF AAMS program. Signing fees for the 2010 [last year's] show: Base fee
- Aldrin: $400
- Bean: $135
- Carpenter: $75
- Cernan: $175
- Cunningham: $70
- Duke: $100
- Garriot: $95
- Gordon: $80
- Haise: $125
- Lousma: $95
- Lovell: $175
- Mitchell: $100
- Scott: $195
- Worden: $80
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Skyguy48
Member Posts: 142
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 07-20-2011 05:38 PM
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Nigel Mc:
Thanks guys, Sounds like I'm looking at around 300 pounds — starting saving now.[/QUOTE |
Skyguy48
Member Posts: 142
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 08-01-2011 04:51 PM
T-minus 3 months... and it's going to fly in quicker than a re-entry. Can I get some feedback on what you all think of these "completion fees"? Suppose it will be a case of we either pay or we don't. Would there not be cases were one would be expect to pay twice for a completion? For example would Lovell and Haise BOTH charge? |
Spacefest
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From: Tucson, AZ
Registered: Jan 2009
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posted 08-01-2011 05:04 PM
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Originally posted by Skyguy48:
For example would Lovell and Haise BOTH charge?
Unless your item is already signed by Jack Swigert, Lovell and Haise would be at regular price, assuming an Apollo 13 item. |
MikeSpace
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posted 08-01-2011 10:32 PM
I see the ASF website countdown clock is under 100 days.Having missed Spacefest, this will be the big one for me this year, and seeing it three months away has me excited and wondering how the heck I'm going to raise money for more autographs. |
ilbasso
Member Posts: 1522
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 08-02-2011 11:21 AM
Mike, do you have any internal organs you could do without? (What a great story it would be to say, "I sold my left kidney for a Gemini XII completion and an inscribed Aldrin WSS"!) |
Skyguy48
Member Posts: 142
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 08-03-2011 06:55 PM
quote:
Originally posted by ilbasso:
Mike, do you have any internal organs you could do without?
Hey Mike, am selling the wife and my two kids, I've just been offered $200... That's me half way to an Aldrin signature. |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 08-07-2011 01:06 PM
Anyone travelling from the UK who could help me with a couple of Lovell and Haise items (book and poster)? Please e-mail me. |
Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-08-2011 10:36 AM
The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation announced today that space shuttle commander Eileen Collins (STS-63, STS-84, STS-93, STS-114) has been added to the show's lineup of guests. |
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