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Topic: Signing history and experience: Dick Richards
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sixturners Member Posts: 147 From: E. Lansing, MI, USA Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 03-05-2005 10:31 AM
I have an STS-28 launch cover signed by everyone except Dick Richards, does anyone know his signing habits and if I could forward this cover and hope to get it returned signed?Any feedback would be appreciated. |
eurospace Member Posts: 2610 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 03-06-2005 09:22 AM
Richards is what I would call a "sporadic" signer. Sometimes he signs, sometimes he doesn't, and then he does not return the items. More often he does not sign. |
sixturners Member Posts: 147 From: E. Lansing, MI, USA Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 03-06-2005 02:26 PM
That's scary! I don't know if I want to risk it. His is the signature to complete my cover. I don't know if that would make him feel more or less obligated? Tough decision.Thanks for the feedback. |
thump Member Posts: 575 From: washington dc usa Registered: May 2004
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posted 03-07-2005 09:11 AM
in late January 2005, I received two lithos signed by him that I supplied, turnaround was 40 days. |
eurospace Member Posts: 2610 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 03-08-2005 04:28 AM
That's what I thought too. I have a couple of covers from his STS-41 flight too which only has his autopen, and I would love to see it completed, but I guess I'll wait for the rare opportunity of an in-person encounter to try to talk him into it. Personally, I wouldn't risk another item. |
thump Member Posts: 575 From: washington dc usa Registered: May 2004
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posted 03-08-2005 09:13 AM
To follow up on my earlier post, the items I received back in January are not autopens, also the litho was inscribed "To Jim, Best of luck to a Space Shuttle Bourne (I think that is the last word), Richard Richards, STS 28/41/50/64". |
RMH Member Posts: 577 From: Ohio Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 03-09-2005 03:42 PM
The inscription is "Best of Luck to a Space Shuttle BOOSTER." I always thought it was a nice play on words. |
thump Member Posts: 575 From: washington dc usa Registered: May 2004
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posted 03-09-2005 04:51 PM
Many thanks RMH, I really had no idea what the last word said, and I'm really not blind, the last four letters on mine are scrunched together and pretty unreadable. Glad to now know! |
Hart Sastrowardoyo Member Posts: 3445 From: Toms River, NJ Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 04-14-2014 12:57 PM
Sent out two photos on 7 April, received back today (14 April '14.) One of them Richards used a black Sharpie; the other one had a dark background (although a wide white border), and he elected to use his own gold Sharpie, signing against his shirt, and added his mission number and position. |