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ASCAN1984
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posted 02-23-2004 08:35 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for ASCAN1984   Click Here to Email ASCAN1984     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A little while ago I saw that the 2000 NASA Astronaut Class does not sign often. I was wondering is this still the case?

Shuttlefan
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posted 02-23-2004 10:49 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Shuttlefan   Click Here to Email Shuttlefan     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I also suspect that they do not sign well or that they have been given rules not to do so. During the last months I got replies from Eileen Collins, Wendy Lawrence, Andy Thomas, Soichi Noguchi, Ed Lu (this was an autopen!), but I had sent out requests to the 2000 class way before without any success, but for the exception of Nicole Stott.

I was lucky to meet Barry Wilmore at the 54th IAF Congress in Bremen and he was very polite and willing to sign.

I would really like to know if after the Columbia accident NASA gave out restrictions to the candidates in regard of mail replying. Of course we would understand if NASA tries to cut off any speculation with a new disaster and potential value of signatures. Otherwise it is hard to understand because these candidates surely do not have uniformed personal attitudes and should vary in their signing behaviour as much as the whole astronaut corps.

But perhaps I just had bad luck and some of you have completely different experiences. Please tell me.

eurospace
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posted 02-24-2004 04:43 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for eurospace   Click Here to Email eurospace     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I was at the Bremen Congress as well (so we must have met without knowing...) and Barry Wilmore, when presented with the three photos I was able to produce in the short time between learning about his participation and the actual event, immediately mumbled something of "here are the professionals." He signed all three of them, though.

My letter to him sending him snapshots of his visit as a gift, by mail, did not receive any reply, though.

Maybe NASA adapts to the Russian supersticion: no autographs before the first flight.

ASCAN1984
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posted 03-13-2004 04:38 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for ASCAN1984   Click Here to Email ASCAN1984     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I got the biggest surprise of my collecting to date today. I saw on my doorstep a yellow large envelope from JSC. I thought, "Wow, that was quick," as I had sent two requests just three weeks ago.

When I opened the envelope I got a huge surprise. It was from Nicole Stott. I sent the letter it must have been June 2002 and I gave up for dead. Wow, I think that is incredible. I am really shocked as after reading this post I had long given up hope of any of my letters being replied to for the 2000 class.

Stevie
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posted 03-13-2004 05:54 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Stevie     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
During the past six months I received hand signed lithos from Eric Boe, Andy Feustel, Kevin Ford, Ron Garan and Nicole Stott through the mail. At least five out of 17...

Shuttlefan
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posted 03-13-2004 05:32 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Shuttlefan   Click Here to Email Shuttlefan     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Can share your experience. Stevie, the ones you've got are also in my collection, though not all personally inscribed, so it seems that these are the ones who sign more freely and regularly.

I had the same experience with Nicole Stott. Like Ascan1984, I sent a request to her a year ago and got it in February.

RichieB16
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posted 03-13-2004 10:21 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for RichieB16   Click Here to Email RichieB16     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I got a response from Kevin Ford a while back, it even had a really nice inscription too!

Stevie
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posted 03-14-2004 04:56 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Stevie     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yeah, he seems to tend to unusual inscriptions — mine had one, too. Maybe it isn't such a boring task for him to sign a pile of lithos in case he changes the inscriptions all the time.

Hart Sastrowardoyo
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posted 09-14-2015 05:41 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Hart Sastrowardoyo   Click Here to Email Hart Sastrowardoyo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Wilmore did not sign via one venue as "he did not feel comfortable doing so," although he did sign at another location. Haven't a reply either through-the-mail, although he did sign in-person.

dogcrew5369
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posted 12-22-2016 08:52 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for dogcrew5369   Click Here to Email dogcrew5369     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'm looking to write to Butch Wilmore. Can anyone give me information on his signing experience?

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Neil DC
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posted 12-22-2016 09:50 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Neil DC   Click Here to Email Neil DC     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A couple of years ago after his ISS long duration mission, he appeared at a workshop in the DC area. He was in great spirits and gave an excellent presentation to a smallish audience. Afterwards he was more than willing to sign autographs very nicely for everyone who asked. He even wrote "Butch" between his names.

However despite writing to him several times, I never got a reply through the mail. Unfortunately I think that some of these guys have given up on mail requests for the forseeable future.

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