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Topic: Collecting v. the actual experience.
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derek
Member Posts: 297
From: N.Ireland.
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 08-09-2003 09:04 AM
   
Fresh from my 5 mins. of zero G and one minute at 84000ft,I'm wondering how many would trade their collections for such a trip.Most of my new friends weren't space buffs,to them it was just another challenge,I saw it as a logical extension of my hobby.Anyone else agree-come to think of it,are there any astronauts who collect???!!------------------
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micropooz
Member Posts: 1512
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 08-09-2003 11:59 AM
I know of one astronaut who collected space covers - the late Karl Henize (STS 51F). He was the invited speaker at the Space Unit (US space cover & stamp study group) national meeting in Houston in 1991. After the meeting ended we had a mini-auction and trade session. Karl stuck around, cracked open a beer, bought some 51F covers that he didn't already have in his collection, and traded some covers that he carried on the ASSESS test back in the late '70's (a Spacelab related test). The people that were there are still talking about that experience twelve years later! How often do you get to sit down and trade space items with an astronaut? |
Carrie
Member Posts: 225
From: Syracuse, New York, USA
Registered: May 2003
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posted 08-09-2003 03:43 PM
Considering I'm new to collecting and don't have many items yet, I would definitely trade my collection for your experience  Seriously, even if I had a large or valuable collection, I would probably still trade, though I might not say that if I had the collection in hand! Carrie |
Rizz
Member Posts: 1208
From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 08-09-2003 05:31 PM
I've got 2 personal 'holy grails' from A11 that one day I will sell to pay for my own journey into space via a MiG-25. I'm sooo jealous! Rizz |
derek
Member Posts: 297
From: N.Ireland.
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 08-09-2003 06:12 PM
Rizz,put a bit more money into it and do the zero G too-not back to back as I did,I exhausted myself-neither flight was better than the other,both were unique and magical.------------------
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Rizz
Member Posts: 1208
From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 08-09-2003 08:56 PM
Roger that Captain! |
tegwilym
Member Posts: 2331
From: Sturgeon Bay, WI
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 08-10-2003 05:07 AM
Oooh! I'm jealous. I've only done zero G in my Cessna at about 3,000 feet. I can onl maintain that for about 3 seconds though.Can you tell us more about the experience? Do you have any photos you can post? I'd like to hear the whole story! Tom |
derek
Member Posts: 297
From: N.Ireland.
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 08-10-2003 04:50 PM
My Space Adventures trip was under "It WILL happen this summer...N.Ireland's first space tourist!" in News and Events,early July.Bob kindly posted a group shot,as I only have cable tv internet.One comment was if zero G could be bottled,heroin dealers would be out of business tomorrow!------------------
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WAWalsh
Member Posts: 809
From: Cortlandt Manor, NY
Registered: May 2000
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posted 08-11-2003 12:11 PM
Honest moment. Would love to go into space on a shuttle mission, but the reality is that I would be a prime candidate for space sickness -- after they revived me. The sensation of falling has always left me ridged and I avoid rollercoasters like the plague. Zero gees for a week, or a year would be great, but the training, getting there and coming back would scare the bageebees out of me. Think I will hold on to the collection, dream and urge on my daughter. |
Gordon Reade
Member Posts: 334
From: USA
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted 08-13-2003 05:30 PM
My collection for a flight to 85,000 feet and 5 mins. of zreo G? Yes I'd trade my collection for a flight like that. But my collection isn't really very big.[This message has been edited by Gordon Reade (edited August 13, 2003).] |
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