Topic: 1/29: Apollo 14 40th Anniversary Celebration
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42986 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 12-04-2010 10:58 AM
The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation will host a "high-end, intimate dinner" celebrating the 40th anniversary of Apollo 14 on January 29, 2011 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
Tickets will go on sale this week for limited seating.
In addition to Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell and Shepard and Roosa family members, the following astronauts are planning to attend (with more to come):
Jim Lovell (Apollo 8, Apollo 13)
Rusty Schweickart (Apollo 9)
David Scott (Apollo 9, Apollo 15)
Gene Cernan (Apollo 10, Apollo 17)
Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11)
Alan Bean (Apollo 12)
Al Worden (Apollo 15)
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42986 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 12-17-2010 01:36 PM
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation announcement
Apollo 14 40th Anniversary Soirée
Relive the triumph of Apollo 14's lunar landing by becoming one of an elite few to participate in an exclusive celebration of the mission's 40th Anniversary, on January 29, 2011, where it all began -- Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida.
This once-in-a-lifetime event is limited to only 50 tickets which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Presented by the non-profit Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, Apollo 14 Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell alongside fellow Apollo astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Gene Cernan (Apollo 14 Backup Commander), Walt Cunningham, James Lovell, Rusty Schweickart, Dave Scott, Tom Stafford, Al Worden and more will headline this extravagant affair.
As one of only 50 ticketholders, you'll rub elbows with these legends during a champagne social at the hotel, before raising your glass to the man of the night and remembering his crewmates, the late Alan Shepard and Stuart Roosa. Next, you'll be cleared to board KSC private transport for direct, round-trip travel from the hotel to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's award-winning Apollo Saturn V Center (ASVC) for an after-hours soirée.
Your small group will be greeted by one of only three mammoth Saturn V rockets which remain in the world, suspended overhead as you make your way through the ASVC. Among many Apollo treasures in the museum is the actual Apollo 14 Command Module Kitty Hawk, which carried the crew to the Moon and back. This spacecraft will become the backdrop for a rare photo-opportunity with you and Mitchell.
Throughout the evening, you'll be surrounded by relics of the Apollo program as you're wined and dined during an elegant reception followed by a sumptuous four-course meal, presented at intimate tables where you'll be seated with an Apollo astronaut. Dinner concludes with a lavish dessert spread, full of tempting sweets and specialty coffees mingled between the museum exhibits. The icing on the cake will be when you and the Apollo astronauts gather around Kitty Hawk to reminisce about the mission in a candid discussion.
This incredible occasion may only be for one night, but you'll hold onto your memories forever with an 8" x 10" print of your photo op, signed by Mitchell, a photo CD of the evening and a DVD of the Apollo astronaut discussion program.
KSCartist Member
Posts: 2896 From: Titusville, FL USA Registered: Feb 2005
posted 12-17-2010 03:58 PM
Would LOVE to go but $ticket$ are way above my pay grade. Sounds like a wonderful evening. I hope those who attend have a great time.
machbusterman Member
Posts: 1778 From: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Registered: May 2004
posted 12-17-2010 03:58 PM
WOW... $1,000 per ticket!!
Fezman92 Member
Posts: 1031 From: New Jersey, USA Registered: Mar 2010
posted 12-17-2010 04:05 PM
quote:Originally posted by KSCartist: Would LOVE to go but $ticket$ are way above my pay grade.
Same here. Whoever goes, takes lots of photos.
ASF1984 Member
Posts: 167 From: Titusville, Florida USA Registered: Sep 2009
posted 12-20-2010 09:40 AM
You heard it here first: ASF is thrilled to announce a great new addition to the Apollo 14 Soiree -- Apollo 13 Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise is now on board!
Rizz Member
Posts: 1208 From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii Registered: Mar 2002
posted 12-27-2010 07:00 PM
I just got an e-mail that said Neil Armstrong will be attending also.
capoetc Member
Posts: 2169 From: McKinney TX (USA) Registered: Aug 2005
posted 12-28-2010 07:48 AM
quote:Originally posted by Rizz: I just got an e-mail that said Neil Armstrong will be attending also.
Was the author of the e-mail an authoritative source?
David Carey Member
Posts: 782 From: Registered: Mar 2009
posted 12-28-2010 09:05 AM
Not sure if it's a matter of semantics but my email pointed me to here.
Good enough for me...
spaced out Member
Posts: 3110 From: Paris, France Registered: Aug 2003
posted 12-28-2010 09:42 AM
quote:Astronaut Scholarship Foundation announcement: Throughout the evening, you'll be surrounded by relics of the Apollo program...
I know the Apollo astronauts are not quite as young as they once were but that's the first time I've heard them described like this!
capoetc Member
Posts: 2169 From: McKinney TX (USA) Registered: Aug 2005
posted 12-28-2010 10:13 AM
quote:Originally posted by David Carey: Good enough for me...
Good enough for me to ... great news!
BA002 Member
Posts: 175 From: Utrecht,NL Registered: Feb 2007
posted 12-28-2010 10:22 AM
quote:Originally posted by spaced out: ...first time I've heard them described like this!
Not sure if you're joking? Anyway, in 2007 the UACC show ended with a dinner just like this one, seated below the Saturn V (the relic) and in between the astronauts and I can tell you it was the event of a lifetime! Wish I could be there this time again...
MarylandSpace Member
Posts: 1336 From: Registered: Aug 2002
posted 12-28-2010 12:48 PM
Any collectSPACE members attending?
hlbjr Member
Posts: 475 From: Delray Beach Florida USA Registered: Mar 2006
posted 12-28-2010 04:41 PM
I signed up and am glad I did. Events like this are once in a lifetime.
Blackarrow Member
Posts: 3120 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
posted 12-28-2010 05:56 PM
You may be right, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are three more....
hlbjr Member
Posts: 475 From: Delray Beach Florida USA Registered: Mar 2006
posted 12-28-2010 06:11 PM
Cute but there's no guarantee each of these astronauts will be available for each of the next three. I'm pretty sure Alan Shepard's family will not be at the other three, or Stu Roosa's. Also having only 50 attendees creates a unique intimate environment as opposed to having 200 or 400 people attend.
Finally, the CM Kitty Hawk will be on site. That is a unique event and I'm not going to blow it off hoping I'll get another crack in the future.
MikeSpace unregistered
posted 12-28-2010 06:35 PM
I'm going, a Christmas present from my family. I will take many pictures and post.
Edgaar Mitchell was great at the ASF AAMS. We talked for a bit, and he really does come off as one of the most 'human' and 'philosophical' of the Moonwalkers, and I mean those as 100% compliments.
To go from no previous spaceflight to Prime crew LMP, and Al's amazing story, well this entire mission was as unusual and individual as each of the others.
MikeSpace unregistered
posted 12-28-2010 06:37 PM
Wow, I just read about Armstrong's attendance on the ASF site.
I don't want his autograph, it's available, right? But a photo with him, just to stand with him, would be one of the most insane things I could imagine. I can only hope...
I had no idea.
David Carey Member
Posts: 782 From: Registered: Mar 2009
posted 12-28-2010 06:55 PM
quote:Originally posted by MarylandSpace: Any collectSPACE members attending?
Yes, I'm in. Should be a memorable evening and looking forward to it. When I said 'good enough for me' I quite meant it. My tipping point message from ASF yesterday said only 10 slots left, but it seems there are still some tix available as of today.
Rizz Member
Posts: 1208 From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii Registered: Mar 2002
posted 12-28-2010 07:57 PM
Thanks David, for clarifying my previous post, I was in a hurry.
This will absolutely be a magical event for those attending.
astrobar1 Member
Posts: 112 From: Mishawaka, IN, USA Registered: Apr 2005
posted 12-29-2010 07:38 AM
I am going as well, and looking forward to the more intimate size of the gathering. ASF always puts on a top rate affair and I'm sure this will be true again. Also looking forward to seeing the cS'ers and catching up on what's happened since we last met two months ago.
capoetc Member
Posts: 2169 From: McKinney TX (USA) Registered: Aug 2005
posted 12-29-2010 08:08 AM
I will be there.
As of yesterday afternoon there were only 4 tickets remaining. Planning to arrive on Friday -- might do the new museum outside the CCAFS gate, and I have not yet made it to the Space Walk of Fame Museum, so I may try to make it there as well.
By the way, Harvey's point earlier regarding this being a special event was well made. The Apollo 13 40th anniversary event was attended by around 400 people -- 50 for this event will make it a much more intimate affair. It is unknown at this point how many will be attending the 40th anniversaries for 15, 16, and 17.
Blackarrow Member
Posts: 3120 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
posted 12-29-2010 09:08 AM
quote:Originally posted by hlbjr: That is a unique event and I'm not going to blow it off hoping I'll get another crack in the future.
You make a good case. Yes, the event will clearly have a uniquely Apollo 14 setting. Enjoy! And then tell us about it!
hlbjr Member
Posts: 475 From: Delray Beach Florida USA Registered: Mar 2006
posted 12-29-2010 10:37 AM
Too bad everyone can't make it because I've yet to meet a cS'er who I didn't like.
arjuna unregistered
posted 12-29-2010 10:39 PM
Hawaii will be represented...
MikeSpace unregistered
posted 12-30-2010 01:54 AM
From ASF website: The 40th Anniversary Soirée is sold out. To be placed on a waiting list for tickets, please contact...
Frederic Janik Member
Posts: 320 From: Helsinki, Finland Registered: Jul 2000
posted 12-30-2010 10:36 AM
I'll be there also
capoetc Member
Posts: 2169 From: McKinney TX (USA) Registered: Aug 2005
posted 01-04-2011 04:44 PM
I wonder if there is any chance that Joe Engle, as the LMP on the backup crew, might also be in attendance? I know he is not (as of yet) on the attendee list.
Would be nice if Bruce McCandless could make it as well, since he was the EVA-1 and Launch CapCom. Gordon Fullerton (Good-Night and Wake-Up CapCom) would be another nice addition too, but I fear that his health may preclude him from attending.
Fortunately, Fred Haise (Landing and EVA-2 CapCom) will be there.
ASF1984 Member
Posts: 167 From: Titusville, Florida USA Registered: Sep 2009
posted 01-10-2011 01:31 PM
Good news--Bruce McCandless will be in attendance at the Apollo 14 40th Anniversary Soiree!
Frederic Janik Member
Posts: 320 From: Helsinki, Finland Registered: Jul 2000
posted 01-12-2011 12:03 PM
I see that Buzz Aldrin has been taken off the list. Scott Carpenter will be attending.
MikeSpace unregistered
posted 01-30-2011 07:09 AM
Photos from the event are up and more to be added.
Lunar rock nut Member
Posts: 911 From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A. Registered: Feb 2007
posted 01-30-2011 07:56 AM
Great slide show! Wish I could have been there.
Delta7 Member
Posts: 1505 From: Bluffton IN USA Registered: Oct 2007
posted 01-30-2011 08:09 AM
Great picture of Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott together, aka Gemini VIII reunion.
hlbjr Member
Posts: 475 From: Delray Beach Florida USA Registered: Mar 2006
posted 01-30-2011 02:32 PM
Neil and Dave stood apart awhile just enjoying talking to each other - it was pretty cool. With only 50 attendees, everyone was pretty laid back and didn't crowd Neil or the others. I followed behind Neil at the dessert buffet and he approved of the lemon squares (and they were great). I sat next to Rusty Schweickart at our dinner table and he graciously spoke at length to us about the Near Earth Object project he's been working on for the past 9 years. It was absolutely fascinating and we kept asking for more. He seemed to enjoy talking about it. I had a great time with all of the guys and it was well worth it.
MikeSpace unregistered
posted 01-31-2011 01:32 PM
Many more photos added to the slideshow.
arjuna unregistered
posted 02-03-2011 11:13 PM
It really was a fantastic event - one for the books. The relative intimacy of the evening made all the difference. Thanks to Nicole and all at ASF who put it together.
Also, to the two gentlemen my wife and I rode next to on the bus and had various conversations with: I lost your contact info, so shoot me an email, let's keep in touch. Aloha.
David Carey Member
Posts: 782 From: Registered: Mar 2009
posted 02-04-2011 04:04 PM
+1 on the quality of the event, the hat-tip to ASF, and a special thank you to the Guests of Honor who took time to participate in this wonderful evening.
Good conversations, great memories, and nice to meet some other cSers as well. I shared Harvey's table and likewise found Rusty Schweickert's NEO / B612 Foundation discussion to be quite intriguing. It'll make you keep a wary eye to the sky
MikeSpace unregistered
posted 02-05-2011 05:47 PM
Part of of ASF package for the evening included this pin:
Seeing the [sadly few] Apollo 14 news articles on the internet, I realize how lucky we all are that any of this happened.
MikeSpace unregistered
posted 02-28-2011 05:54 PM
In todays mail from the ASF:
8x10 of Edgar Mitchell and me in front of Kittyhawk, signed. Each who attended got the photo op.
CD of photos of the event by Karl Ronstrom. As a semi-pro photog myself I will say Karl is one amazing photographer.
DVD of the Apollo 14 program.
I know it's said again and again but the ASF really does an amazing job.
posted 12-04-2010 10:58 AM
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