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Topic: Astronauts refusing to sign SpaceShots cards
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JasonB
Member Posts: 1091
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Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 01-20-2004 03:31 PM
   
Did SpaceShots screw over some astronauts or do something bad? I don't know much about the history of the company that made them or why they went out of business, but it seems strange that Eugene Cernan and Michael Collins would put stipulations that specifically prohibit signing them. Just wondering, as a "disturbed" Space Shots collector. |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2055
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 01-20-2004 04:39 PM
Without going into specifics, the only son of a highly respected astronaut who lost his life before the moon landings was involved in the production of these cards, and the monies raised allegedly did not go where they were intended to go. I believe the term persona non grata has been applied. |
JasonB
Member Posts: 1091
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Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 01-20-2004 04:52 PM
Thanks for the info. I had seen that money was supposed to be donated, and thought it might have something to do with that, but didn't want to say anything since I knew nothing about it. That's too bad. |
Dennis Beatty
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Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 01-20-2004 06:22 PM
I'm not sure why everyone is speaking in such vague terms. Myself, being one of the customers who was ripped off, am not afraid to say that it was Ed White III, who took a good idea and ran it into the ground. |
John K. Rochester
Member Posts: 1292
From: Rochester, NY, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 01-20-2004 06:51 PM
Why then would James Lovell lend his autographs to be used as inserts with specific packages of the cards... did all this come to light after the fact? Inquiring minds want to know the whole story. |
Spacefest
Member Posts: 1168
From: Tucson, AZ
Registered: Jan 2009
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posted 03-15-2010 07:51 PM
Lovell also loaned him a LOT of money. I believe other astronauts did also, but "Eddie" never made an effort to repay. He has used his father's reputation and goodwill to coax other astronauts into helping him in his schemes. Ed's best friend, Jim McDivitt just rolls his eyes at the mention of his name. |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 3059
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 03-15-2010 09:02 PM
As one of Eddie's first distributors when he started the space card series as Space Ventures, Inc., in Texas, 1989, it was a great idea-concept, when first presented to me by Eddie in my home during meetings in 1988-89 that included a space trivia contest, limited edition signed cards, and autographed promo sheets. Three series of cards were produced by White in 1990-92 with the fourth, and last of the uncompleted 5-series, in two different issues of special 3-D space cards in 1993. At first, many astronaut pioneers got onboard with the new project, including three moonwalkers, Lovell and his son, along with several Russian cosmonauts. But everything fell apart after '93. |
cfreeze79
Member Posts: 458
From: Herndon, VA, USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 09-16-2015 01:03 AM
Saw this posted on Wikipedia.Interesting reading... Anyone have anything to add/correct? |
MarylandSpace
Member Posts: 1364
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Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 09-16-2015 10:10 AM
Thank you for linking us to "The Rest of the Story" as one late Chicagoan might say. |
p51
Member Posts: 1674
From: Olympia, WA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 09-16-2015 02:16 PM
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Originally posted by Spacefest:
Lovell also loaned him a LOT of money. I believe other astronauts did also, but "Eddie" never made an effort to repay. He has used his father's reputation and goodwill to coax other astronauts into helping him in his schemes.
Man, that's messed up. |
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