posted 05-20-2005 07:35 AM               

If you would be interested in helping me with this then please contact me.

Thanks for your time and your considerations.

posted 05-20-2005 12:41 PM               

Does anyone know how much it would cost to attend the Wings of Heros Gala?

posted 05-20-2005 01:19 PM               

I have signed books by Sy, Kraft, and Kranz; and signed photos from Lunney, Hodge, Griffin, and Bales. They were all terrific and their place in my modest collection is treasured. I'd love to have something signed by John Aaron. If anyone can help please contact me off-list. Thanks.

posted 05-20-2005 05:25 PM               

Look forward to seeing you again.... I'll be working it and quite busy before/during/after. Should be pretty darn cool. The Museum of Flight received the Apollo 13 consoles from JSC that you helped them with and your tapes are hanging on the director's office wall.

posted 05-20-2005 07:55 PM               

With so many Mission Control people at this event I was hoping to add many more signatures to this book. I enjoy reading about Mission Control as much as I do the actual flights.

As it has already been posted, I checked with the museum and the individual tickets are sold out. Bummer. I actually have a three day weekend that weekend and it was one event that I might have been able to attend.

I understand the museums policy on not wanting their guests to be bothered with autograph seekers. It would have been nice to add them to my book. This book has become one of my most treasured items in my collection.

posted 05-25-2005 04:11 PM               

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On Sunday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., visitors can meet Astronauts and Mission Flight Controllers during a special book signing.

Expected book signing participants: include Nancy Conrad, the wife of the third man to walk on the moon the late Charles "Pete" Conrad; Apollo 7 Lunar Module Pilot Walter Cunningham (available from 10 a.m. to 12 noon); Apollo 13 Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise Jr.; Apollo 13 Flight Director Gene Kranz who coined the term "failure is not an option"; Apollo 13 Command & Service Module EECOM Flight Controller Sy Liebergot; and authors Andy Chaikin, Catherine Bly Cox, Jeff Kluger and Charles Murray.

Out of respect to our special guests, the signing is limited to books being sold in connection with the event in the Museum Store. Other books and memorabilia will not be permitted in the signing.

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posted 05-27-2005 12:11 PM               

Astronaut & Mission Controller
Book Signing, Sunday June 12th, 2005
From 10 am to 2 pm in the Museum’s Side Gallery

Museum of Flight, Guidelines for Participants:

This is exclusively a book signing event.

The Museum is encouraging and supporting
Author’s, mission controllers and astronauts to sign book’s relevant to their contributions to the space program.

No photos, stamp items, log books, objects, magazines or other ephemera
will be allowed for autographs.

Expected book signing participants:
Nancy Conrad wife of Charles “Pete” Conrad, author “Rocketman”
Astronaut Walter Cunningham (available 10 am – 12 noon)
Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise, Jr.
Apollo 13 Flight Director Gene Kranz
Apollo 13 EECOM Manager Sy Liebergot
Authors Catherine Bly Cox, Charles Murray, Sy Liebergot & Jeff Kluger

posted 05-27-2005 12:59 PM               

Sy Liebergot
"Apollo EECOM: Journey Of A Lifetime" www.apolloeecom.com

posted 05-27-2005 02:37 PM               

...if someone has a book, the authors/participants may be willing to sign “one memorabilia item per person”

posted 06-13-2005 02:12 PM               

This was an amazing couple of days. The event Saturday night was hilighted by the main program - sound & video - of a simulated launch of the Saturn V and the introductions of the several dozen people who participated in this mission. Neil Armstrong was the first on stage - and he was greeted by a rousing standing ovation. Neil read a brief intro which paved the way for the introductions of the for flight teams (black, white, maroon, and gold) who brought the astronauts home. As each of these teams were introduced, the room (of about 1400 folks) roared in appreciation. Jim lovell, Fred Haise and TK were introduced last. Jim told a very nice story about the epic journey. He mentioned the 30th anniv (five years ago) and left an open question as to a 40th reunion five years from now! The flight controllers were VERY appreciative to be such an integral part of this event for their part in the Apollo 13 mission.

A few of the small number of live aution items went for extraordinary prices. A beta cloth Apollo 13 fabric flown on the mission and signed by Jim went for $85,000. An Earthrise print, which Bill Anders agreed to inscribe right on the spot to the winner went for - hold on to your hats... $21,000! One more piece was a photo of the entire group of VIPs, taken earlier that night with a mat signed by ALL of the VIP's which went for $35,000! There was money in the room. The whole event raised 1.9 million dollars for education programs at the Museum of Flight.

On Sunday, folks waited in very reasonable lines to meet Fred Haise, Jack Lousma, Walt Cunningham, Sy Liebergot, Nancy Conrad, and a number of other wonderful book authors. I was fortunate to escort and transport a good number of these folks around for the weekend. Such an opportunity is not taken lightly and I am VERY gratefull to share in thier company.... Good stuff........!

posted 06-13-2005 09:45 PM            

I knew it would be a good one.

posted 06-24-2005 05:17 PM               

(Click here to enlarge.)

Front Row:
Pat Garza, Walter Cunningham, William Anders, Neil Armstrong, Richard Gordon, Fred Haise, James Lovell, T. K. Mattingly, Charles Duke, Jack Lousma, John Fabian, J.O. Creighton, John O’Neill, Maureen Bowen

Row 2:
Joe Spano, Bonnie Dunbar, Sy Liebergot, Charles Lewis, Larry Keyser, Milt Windler, Gene Kranz, Gerry Griffin, Glynn Lunney, Charlie Harlan, John Aaron, Vladimir Titov

Row 3:
Chris Ellis, Gary Scott, Bill Boone, John Llewellyn, Bill Stoval, Gary Renick, Frank Van Rennselaer, Arnie Aldrich, Merlin Merritt, John Wegener, Goody Gress, Andy Milder

Row 4:
Christian Clemenson, Michael Bostick, Jerry Bostick, Chuck Deiterich, Gran Paules, Buck Willoughby, Rod Loe, Hal Loden, Chuck Filley, Larry Sheaks, John Hoover, Bob Legler, Cady Coleman

Top Row:
Ed Fendell, Ed Smylie, Doug Ward, H. David Reed, Jim Fucci, Spencer Gardner, Jack Kamman, Dr. Chuck Berry, George W. S. Abbey, Jim Joki

posted 06-24-2005 07:02 PM               

Cool photo, those stars weren't there when I was watching them take the photo.

Thanks for sharing that Sy!

posted 06-24-2005 08:40 PM               

Hire 'em all back and let's do it again!!!

posted 06-25-2005 10:53 AM               

(Rizz, please e-mail me at home)