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Topic: 5/16: Apollo 8's Anders at NASM
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astrobock
Member Posts: 138
From: WV, USA
Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 03-01-2007 06:56 PM
   
Bill Anders is scheduled to be at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. on May 16 at 8 p.m. The topic: From Apollo to Warbirds: The Flying Life of William Anders. Lockheed Martin IMAX® Theater National Mall Building. Free tickets - http://www.nasm.si.edu/events/lectures/ticketsform.cfm |
capoetc
Member Posts: 2169
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 03-03-2007 05:08 PM
I reserved my tickets ... I wonder if he'll be signing?  ------------------
John Capobianco
Camden DE |
micropooz
Member Posts: 1512
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 03-04-2007 07:42 AM
I reserved my tix too. I haven't heard anything about whether he will sign, however, I'll be prepared. One of the beauties of collecting covers is that they fit easily into a jacket pocket, ready to get signed on a moment's notice...  |
swedwards1960
Member Posts: 22
From: Canton, OH USA
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 05-07-2007 09:52 AM
Suprised there hasn't been more discussion of this upcoming event or member attendees.Based on knowledge of other appearances by Gen. Anders, his known signing habits of the past, and other events of this sort at NASM, how do people feel about the opportunity to have something signed? |
stsmithva
Member Posts: 1933
From: Fairfax, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 05-07-2007 05:05 PM
I'll be going with my fiance. A couple members of the DC-Area Autograph Collectors Club are also going, and we talked about meeting up to try to sit together or at least talk about it afterwards. Would anyone be interested in joining us? As for the possibility of him signing, I'm bringing a Moonshot photo and the piece of Kapton foil from Apollo 8 I described in the Hardware forum last month. Just... in... case. Steven T. Smith |
micropooz
Member Posts: 1512
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 05-07-2007 09:04 PM
Steve-I was one of the DC folks who said they'd be there, but am now obligated to a biz trip out of town that week. Have fun guys! Part of me hopes that he'd sign so everyone could get a sig, but the other part of me says I hope not, because I would be cussing my biz trip... The Other Dennis |
WAWalsh
Member Posts: 809
From: Cortlandt Manor, NY
Registered: May 2000
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posted 05-08-2007 07:43 AM
I face a similar problem of having work interfere with anticipated attendance. I have not checked if the tickets are all reserved. If someone wants to grab my reservations (3), let me know. |
thump
Member Posts: 575
From: washington dc usa
Registered: May 2004
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posted 05-08-2007 09:06 AM
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Originally posted by WAWalsh:
I face a similar problem of having work interfere with anticipated attendance. I have not checked if the tickets are all reserved. If someone wants to grab my reservations (3), let me know.
Yes, this event is listed as being in overflow seating...
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tncmaxq
Member Posts: 287
From: New Haven, CT USA
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 05-09-2007 01:22 PM
I reserved a space but might not be going. If there is a way to transfer my ticket (are there even real tickets involved?) to someone else I could do that.If I go I would bring my press kit cover that is signed by 10 of the Moon walkers, plus his Apollo 8 crewmates. I would love to have Anders's signature on this document but I would not expect him to sign. I don't see any notice on the NASM website about a signing session. I am told by other collectors that he is not good about giving autographs. |
MarylandSpace
Member Posts: 1336
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Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 05-16-2007 10:45 PM
Enjoyed lecture. Auditorium about 2/3 full. Saw many of my cS friends. No autographs. No photo ops. One of Lindbergh's grandsons was there as were grand nephews and nieces of A.M. Lindbergh. A special thank you to D.J. of Goddard.Garry |
BobbyA
Member Posts: 147
From: Northern Virginia
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 05-17-2007 07:17 AM
I really enjoyed the lecture too. He was very humerous and answered lots of questions. My question about how fame had affected his life led to a very funny response by General Anders. The slide show on the big screen ads a lot to the presentation. I wish Eileen Collins had had some visuals to go with her lecture last week. |
collocation
Member Posts: 383
From: McLean, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 05-17-2007 08:00 AM
Can anyone elaborate on Anders concerns about going to Mars due to radiation situation |
Glint
Member Posts: 1040
From: New Windsor, Maryland USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 05-17-2007 09:41 AM
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Originally posted by collocation:
Can anyone elaborate on Anders concerns about going to Mars due to radiation situation
I assume he was talking about the risk of long term radiation exposure outside of the region affected by Earth's magnetosphere. Found a couple of related links: Solar Radiation Danger May Delay Manned Mission To Mars and Space Radiation Could Be A Mars Mission-Killer It was an enjoyable lecture with lots of inside information. Gen. Anders has had a long and distinguished career in government, starting in the Nixon administration, and in private industry. (In his autobiography Countdown, Frank Boreman said that Nixon asked him to provide thumbnail sketches of NASA people. Nixon was looking for NASA types for posts in his administration. Boreman must have put in a good word for Anders.) The talk included plenty of political jabs at such pols as Spiro Agnew. Gen. Anders also referred to his astronaut medical examination, including interviews, where he carefully parsed his words but still gave honest answers "unlike Bill Clinton did." He referred to the firsts and new records set. From the first Saturn V and the fastest manned mission to date to his record setting sphincter control on the Apollo 8 lunar mission. Gen. Anders also told how his high proficiency with the "flying bedstead" lunar landing trainer led him to invite his family out to watch him fly it, which he did. Neil Armstrong took off in the same contraption later the same day. Happened to be the day that a mechanical failure caused Armstrong to eject and the thing crashed. I assume if his family was still present it would have been a sobering experience. General Anders drove home the point that the earth is small and fragile. He once gave Al Gore a copy of the famous Apollo 8 "earthrise" photo -- when the Vice President was still a Senator. Gen. Anders said that Gore later used the photo for the opening in his "An Inconvenient Truth" documentary. "And I think these days," said the General, "Al Gore's convinced that he took the picture himself." I submitted a couple of pics for the sightings board; maybe one'll show up in a couple of days. It was great to see the usual strong turnout of faithful Maryland-based CSers there at the lecture. Curt
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DOX32
Member Posts: 242
From: Lakewood Ranch FL USA
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted 05-17-2007 06:15 PM
Enjoyed seeing everyone there.My first chance to see Bill Anders, and he is an excellent public speaker. Never miss an opportunity to see these guys and gals while you can. Stafford Schirra and Cernan were really special last November 2006 at NASM. Enough said! Also, John Glenn introduced Eileen Collins last week. Woody |
stsmithva
Member Posts: 1933
From: Fairfax, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 06-19-2007 08:52 PM
This is of interest pretty much only to members in the DC area, but I think an important aspect of this event was how many empty seats there were. I e-mailed with a couple of members beforehand who had to get standby tickets after the regular tickets were all reserved, and weren't sure if they would try to make it. Well, if you ever find yourself in that situation, come on down- there were empty seats all around from no-shows, even in the first couple of rows. |
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