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Topic: Items Carried By Astronauts
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Cougar20
Member Posts: 93
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Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 04-18-2004 11:08 PM
   
I didn't know where to put this, so I thought I'd put it in free space for now.Has anyone had success sending an astronaut something to carry into space with them, like a mini flag or a small pin? |
eurospace
Member Posts: 2610
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 04-19-2004 04:57 AM
Yes and no. Alexander Viktorenko took a cover of me with him in his spacesuit for the German mission Soyuz TM14. A friend of mine living in Moscow and being a friend of him organized this.Having said this: the only way to succeed with such an endeavour is
a) be closely acquainted with a cosmonaut or have a friend who is;
b) to pass through one of the commercial agents who organize this and pay for the pleasure. Just sending something to some astronaut or cosmonaut chosen by the alphabet definitely won't work. ------------------
Jürgen P Esders
Berlin, Germany
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Astroaddies |
spaceman1953
Member Posts: 953
From: South Bend, IN
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 06-17-2004 08:47 PM
I took a little plastic Mercury Capsule pencil sharpener.....ripped out the cutting blade part, shoved a small American Flag into it along with a stamp or two (if I recall correctly) and sent it to Alan Shepard with my sincere and humble 17 year old American's request that he fly it on his Apollo 14 flight to the Moon for me. He sent it back with regrets. Gene Bella
South Bend |
machbusterman
Member Posts: 1778
From: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Registered: May 2004
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posted 06-18-2004 10:32 AM
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Originally posted by Cougar20:
I didn't know where to put this, so I thought I'd put it in free space for now.Has anyone had success sending an astronaut something to carry into space with them, like a mini flag or a small pin?
I have a friend from Spokane who's sent some of his Fire Department pins to Eileen Collins and others who carried them on their respective missions. He did not ask for the pins to be returned> They were left for the astronauts to do with as they saw fit. - Derel |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 06-18-2004 01:43 PM
Well I have waited a bit to reply on this topic but some cS forum members were able to send up a golden ring up to MIR ( TM-12 Helen SHARMAN ) and up to ISS ( dealer's card via Yuri GIDZENKO ) ... |
FFrench
Member Posts: 3161
From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 06-18-2004 10:34 PM
The gold ring that Sharman took up is shown on P. 206 of the May 2002 issue of "Spaceflight" magazine.FF |
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