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Topic: ASF Space Rendezvous, Nov 2018 (Houston)
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capoetc
Member Posts: 2169
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 10-12-2018 08:31 PM
   
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Originally posted by taylor.vans:
Any other ideas out there?
You might consider having Duke sign in black ink on the grey surface area to the right. There is plenty of room there for a quote as well if you want one.I think that would balance the piece better than having Duke sign in silver to the left of Young's autograph. |
Grounded!
Member Posts: 367
From: Bennington, Vermont, USA
Registered: Feb 2011
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posted 10-12-2018 11:53 PM
Is that John Young in the picture? If so, it might detract from the piece to add another signature. It looks just great as is. Just my opinion. |
BMacKinnon
Member Posts: 230
From: Waterford, MI. USA
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted 10-13-2018 01:32 PM
It seems like every day there are new astronauts being added to this event! I am so looking forward to this year's Rendezvous! |
astro-nut
Member Posts: 946
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 10-18-2018 11:59 AM
Great to see new astronauts at this year's event. New astronauts added make it more fun and exciting for those of us who like to attend these events. Keep the new ones coming ASF!! Thank you. |
Daugherty54
Member Posts: 591
From: Cabot, Arkansas, USA
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 10-18-2018 08:46 PM
Awesome news! Walt Cunningham is signing at ASF and they have added Franklin Chang Diaz! |
pokey
Member Posts: 361
From: Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 10-20-2018 07:57 PM
How do you pay for the signatures? Credit card only? Cash? Buy ASF "money" at the door? If anyone remembers their experience from past shows please pass it along. Thanks in advance. Update: Thanks for the info.  |
MCroft04
Member Posts: 1634
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 10-20-2018 09:22 PM
Cash or credit card usually works. You might want to warn your credit card company if you plan to get multiple signatures, otherwise they may cancel your card at just the wrong time. |
GenXApollo
Member Posts: 19
From: DFW, Texas
Registered: May 2014
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posted 10-23-2018 02:33 PM
I just got the info from ASF via email that Fred Haise will be joining the gala.But I am not sure if he will do the autograph show as well. |
Rocketman!
Member Posts: 121
From: Redmond, Washington, USA
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 10-30-2018 02:39 PM
I will be exhibiting and selling my space art at the ASF Space Rendezvous. This will be my first time attending the event. Other artists planning to attend include Chris Calle, Michelle Rouch, and Ron Woods. There are two opportunities to see and purchase artwork. An art show will be held on Thursday, November 1st, 7pm-9pm, at the Hilton NASA Clearlake hotel. The artists will also be exhibiting their artwork on Saturday, November 3rd, 9am-3pm, at the Lonestar Flight Museum during the autograph show. A portion of the sales support the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. If you are at the Rendezvous, come by and say hello. — Dave Ginsberg |
rlobinske
Member Posts: 148
From: Crawfordville, FL
Registered: Oct 2014
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posted 11-01-2018 01:47 PM
Have fun to all those attending. |
schnappsicle
Member Posts: 396
From: Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted 11-03-2018 06:41 PM
I had more fun than the law allows at the show today. First of all, I stopped at Jerry Ross's table. He showed me a STS-62A crew photo signed by the entire crew. When I realized what it was, I bought it from him as fast as I could.About an hour later I made the mistake of walking past Rusty Schweickart's table. He had three copies of Alan Bean's "Reaching for the Stars" at a really low price. I never thought I could afford one, but I could afford the one he was selling. We talked for a few minutes after I bought the poster. He told me this was his last show ever. He wasn't doing any more shows or signings. I wanted to get some Apollo 9 photos signed by him, but all they had for sale at the show was his WSS photo. I have plenty of photos signed by him already, but I wanted more. Unfortunately I have to settle for the ones I already have. I'm more than grateful for the opportunity to finally talk to him and shake his hand. He was so great to me today. I will always treasure the moments he shared with me today. |
Daugherty54
Member Posts: 591
From: Cabot, Arkansas, USA
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 11-04-2018 12:12 AM
Has anyone been to the shows at KSC to compare to this one? This was my first ASF event. I was a little surprised as I was expecting much larger crowds. With that said, I absolutely had a ball! The astronauts were so accommodating! The guy with the lunar rover actually removed the rope and let me and my daughter's boyfriend sit in the cockpit. Mike Mullane and my daughter's boyfriend shared their experiences climbing Kilimanjaro. Surprises? Carl Meade did not enjoy weightlessness. Schweikart seems to be retiring from these signings. And someone actually stole the sheets Neil Armstrong slept on from the contamination trailer! |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-04-2018 12:17 AM
I unfortunately missed the first day and much of the second due to being in Dallas for the Armstrong Family Collection auction, but upon arriving back in Houston, I was very happy to serve as the moderator for Friday evening's panel on the 20th anniversary of the International Space Station. Panel members Jim Wetherbee, Nicole Stott, Bill McArthur, Soichi Noguchi and Franklin Chang Diaz shared some great stories from their respective flights and experience, which spanned the past two decades. McArthur described the space station as it was before the first resident crew moved in (contrasting it with his own experience living aboard the space station several years later). Wetherbee spoke about the customs and traditions that began with Expedition 1 commander Bill Shepherd and his own challenge as part of that to come up with rhyming verse to write in the ship's log. Chang Diaz spoke about the 20 years that led up to the space station and how "cold" it was during the first meetings between the United States and Russia (he wasn't referring to the temperature). Stott recounted how capturing and berthing the first Japanese HTV cargo craft took an international effort as reflected by the make up of her crew (the first to include six members). Noguchi, who is now training to return to the space station 10 years after his first long duration stay, confirmed that he will be the first international crew member to fly aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon (joining Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover and a still to be named Russian cosmonaut). The five then took questions from the audience, including from several other astronauts. We started late and ran long, but I think the consensus was that we could have easily gone on even longer without any complaints. On Saturday, I spent the morning at the Lone Star Flight Museum at Ellington Airport helping out some friends who couldn't make it to Houston by having their photos autographed. The favor afforded me the opportunity to chat with many of the astronauts, as well as catch up with many cS'ers while waiting in line or in transit between booths. Then in the afternoon, I was thrilled to join one of my co-authors, Gary Kitmacher, for the first book signing of "Space Stations: The Art, Science, and Reality of Working in Space." Thank you to all who came by and purchased a book! The experience was made even better by being seated across from Nicole Stott, who penned the foreword. The day (and event) ended at Space Center Houston with a terrific reception, dinner and panel discussion in celebration of the 50th anniversaries of Apollo 7 and Apollo 8. It was a great opportunity to chat and catch up with friends and I was very happy to be seated with Dave Ginsberg (who designed the cS logo), as well as Chris Calle, Michelle Rouch, Mark Usciak and Jim Wetherbee. Mark Larson did a fine job (as always) emceeing the dinner portion of the evening and the panel with Walt Cunningham, Gerry Griffin, Fred Haise and Vance Brand offered a few "goose bump" moments, including Haise describing the view of the moon from lunar orbit (on Apollo 13). Thanks to the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, including Tammy and Justine, for all their help and for once again producing a very memorable Rendezvous! |
MCroft04
Member Posts: 1634
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 11-04-2018 03:31 PM
Another fabulous event! I give it an A+! |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3120
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 11-04-2018 04:41 PM
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Originally posted by schnappsicle:
...He told me this was his last show ever. He wasn't doing any more shows or signings.
I think Rusty Schweickart has retired more times than Sinatra. He is certainly scheduled to attend at least one event marking the 50th anniversary of Apollo 9, but after that who could blame him for calling it a day? Such a pleasant, friendly and eloquent gentleman. |
David C
Member Posts: 1015
From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 11-04-2018 05:22 PM
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Originally posted by Daugherty54:
Has anyone been to the shows at KSC to compare to this one?
It seemed one of the quieter ones to me. That said, I really enjoyed it. |
davidcwagner
Member Posts: 799
From: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 11-05-2018 04:33 PM
Great show with many astronauts.Fred Haise was a last minute addition. Got some great autographs and had a blast. |
Daugherty54
Member Posts: 591
From: Cabot, Arkansas, USA
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 11-05-2018 08:19 PM
What was the deal with all the signed Code 3 Apollo bases on Fred Haise's table? I meant to ask but got sidetracked. I assume we might see them for sale on the ASF stores website? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-05-2018 10:00 PM
They were also signed by Walt Cunningham and served as the centerpieces at the Saturday night gala. Attendees were able to purchase them there. |
astro-nut
Member Posts: 946
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 11-10-2018 11:22 AM
Had a great time at the ASF show last week. Looking forward to future shows by the ASF. I think the ASF did a very good job in getting newer shuttle astronauts to attend. Newer astronauts is what draws me and other certain members to attend the shows. I was surprised by the smaller crowd in attendance? I thought there would of been more people at the autograph show? Hopefully with newer astronauts each year they can draw the crowds in? It was great to see fellow collectSPACE members at the event. Always great to meet Robert and chat for a few minute and yes I am enjoying your book. A very good job! Great show and had a wonderful time. Looking forward to next years autograph events. Thanks. |
Rocketman!
Member Posts: 121
From: Redmond, Washington, USA
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 11-12-2018 12:41 PM
My first mission to the ASF Space Rendezvous was a very successful one. I exhibited my space art in two separate shows and sold three prints. I then turned the profit toward a 1969 vintage 12-inch lunar globe that one of the autograph show vendors was selling. I gained a ton of experience in doing shows like these and received invaluable advice from two world class space artists (Michelle Rouch and Chris Calle) as well as from Kelsey Poor, of Novaspace/Spacefest, all of whom I had a great time hanging out with. Thanks to any cSers who may have been among those who purchased prints of my art.In contrast to Spacefest, which has been my only other experience of this type, the ASF event seemed much smaller and more intimate. This afforded several chance one-on-one encounters that provided good opportunities to chat without feeling crowded or rushed. I met about a dozen new astronauts, astro-family members, flight controllers, and other space workers. And, I reconnected with several whom I had met before. I had some very fun conversations with some of the attendees and people associated with the ASF. The Friday talks were equally as cozy. The small rooms meant you could never be more than five or six rows back from the stage. I attended the talk about Skylab with Rusty Schweickart, Vance Brand, and Jack Lousma. It was moderated by Herb Baker who is the son of the woman who sewed the solar shade umbrella for saving Skylab. I particularly enjoyed the Mission Evaluation Room (MER) panel. Does anyone who was there know the name of the crazy guy in the center? He was hilarious! I thought I was at a Carrot Top performance with all the props he kept pulling out. It was indeed a pleasant surprise to be seated next to Robert at the banquet. Thanks for the shout out upthread. And, I want to echo his thanks to the ASF organizers, staff, and volunteers for creating such a wonderful and fun experience. |
MCroft04
Member Posts: 1634
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 11-12-2018 07:15 PM
I believe you are referring to Jerry Woodfill. I met him in the lobby prior to the panel discussion and yes he is a fun guy. He still works for NASA after 53 years! |
Daugherty54
Member Posts: 591
From: Cabot, Arkansas, USA
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 01-05-2019 12:15 AM
Any word yet on where next years event will be? |
Buel
Member Posts: 649
From: UK
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 01-05-2019 09:08 AM
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Originally posted by MCroft04:
I met him in the lobby prior to the panel discussion and yes he is a fun guy.
I am so pleased that you and Dave enjoyed Jerry. I have been in communications with him for over two years now and think that he is one of the interesting and fun people I have ever known. He does his very best to bring (long overdue) attention to the Apollo Mission Evaluation Room and helped me bring the "Men of the Mission Evaluation Room" panel come to pass. A wonderful man! |
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