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Topic: Signature "Variations"
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4allmankind
Member Posts: 651
From: NJ
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted March 30, 2008 09:12 PM
   
I have been going through my ol' autograph binders because I am thinning out my collection of signatures in favor of other space items. This exercise got me wondering which astronauts have had the most different "types" of ways they have signed their name over the years? I was thinking #1 would be Anders because I have seen so many different signatures of his that looked nothing like what I thought was a "typical" Anders autograph. Also, Schmitt came to mind. Is their another Astronaut that I might not be thinking about? Jay
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Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 1599
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted March 31, 2008 05:35 AM
Jay -- Just to name a few; Cernan for one, and now with his recent "flown certification" versions, has had a few different variations since the start of his astronaut career. Another may be Capt. Gordon as he signed "Dick" for many years and now signes "Richard." Collins is another; early in his NASA career would be "Michael," later was "M Collins," now appears to be "Mike" with sometimes "Michael" in a different pattern than his earlier version. Shepard is known for many varieties as well with "Ed" and "Edgar" for Mitchell, his crewmate lunar explorer. Schmitt, as you pointed out, includes many combinations such as, "Jack, Harrison, Harrison H.," and even "H. H. Schmitt." And don't forget Amercia's first astronaut to orbit the earth. Glenn, when first chosen for the Mercury astronaut team, signed his full name, "John H. Glenn, Jr." as did all the original seven. Other later versions would become, "J. H. Glenn, Jr., John Glenn," and just plain John in some personal instances. | |
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