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Topic: Signing experience: NASA's active astronauts
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Hart Sastrowardoyo
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From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 12-13-2012 03:01 PM
   
Megan McArthur, sent July 28, received today (Dec. 13) - although the inscribed signed photo is, interestingly enough, dated Nov. 26. (The meter strip on the envelope is dated Dec. 10.) |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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From: Toms River, NJ
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posted 12-14-2012 06:06 PM
Scott Kelly was great about signing in-person tonight. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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posted 01-17-2013 12:48 PM
Jim Dutton was signing in-person at a Colorado Springs museum this weekend (along with Kevin Chilton and Jeff Ashby.) And yes, I know Dutton is with the Air Force Academy but NASA still lists him as a management astronaut. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 02-16-2013 07:15 PM
Ken Cockrell - received today photo I sent, inscribed with missions, about seven months. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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From: Toms River, NJ
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posted 02-23-2013 01:15 PM
Lee Archambault, inscribed signed photo, sent Sept. 1, received today (Feb. 22).  |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 03-04-2013 01:52 PM
Peggy Whitson, WSS, autopenned, received today. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 03-20-2013 10:37 AM
Paul Richards was nice about signing in person. And he used his own Sharpie!Vittori also signed in-person the same day as well.  |
MB
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From: Olmsted Falls, Ohio U.S.A.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 04-07-2013 06:40 PM
Received response from Scott Kelly (WSS autopen?) with ISS-26 sticker on April 6th (sent response in November 2012). |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 06-08-2013 05:39 PM
Steve Bowen was great about signing in-person today. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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From: Toms River, NJ
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posted 06-14-2013 10:28 AM
Mark Vande Hei, inscribed signed photo, about a year: sent out July 22, 2012, received today (postmarked June 11.)Although not a Shuttle-era astronaut, I asked for an autographed photo as Vande Hei attended high school in Metuchen, NJ, my home state. On the back he writes, "I haven't been back to New Jersey for a long time, too long. I started school there and stayed until my family moved to Minnesota when I was 15." Yes, I know there are some wiseacres who will say, "Good! Glad you got out of NJ with its high taxes and double-dipping politicians!"   |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 06-19-2013 10:46 AM
Drew Feustel signed this past Friday in Michigan, completing my STS-134 crew photo. |
cycleroadie
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From: Apalachin, NY USA
Registered: May 2011
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posted 06-19-2013 11:57 AM
Drew Feustel, via mail from JSC, about 6 months wait. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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From: Toms River, NJ
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posted 06-27-2013 05:03 PM
I got a bizarre "Return to Sender" today. Bizarre, because I used the address on NASA's site: NASA/Johnson Space Center, CB/Astronaut Office, Houston, TX 77058, and it came back "insufficient address." Even though I sent out two or three to the same address at about the same time, and the others have not come back.I resent the request to the same address, but added '2101 NASA Parkway' to it, as per their homepage. Let's see what happens. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 07-11-2013 04:59 PM
Inscribed signed photo from Joe Acaba, request sent Sept. 22, received today (July 11). |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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posted 07-19-2013 12:05 PM
Ricky Arnold, an inscribed WSS photo, sent July 27, 2012, received today, July 19. And yes, the litho is dated Nov. 16, 2012. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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posted 08-03-2013 06:54 PM
Mike Fossum - sent out 17 June, received inscribed signed WSS litho 3 August. |
COR482932
Member Posts: 230
From: Cork, Ireland
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 08-06-2013 08:43 AM
I too got a return from Mike Fossum today. It took well over 400 days but hey! I think it was worth it. He signed with mission info and ISP. |
englau
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From: tampa, florida, usa
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 08-11-2013 07:50 PM
I have gotten quite a few from active astronauts, but does anyone know if you can obtain the photos/autographs from the management astronauts or is that a bit more difficult? |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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posted 08-11-2013 09:07 PM
Management astronauts are still astronauts, just that they're not in the queue to fly. That said, I've received a number of responses from management astronauts: Sellers; Clay Anderson (since retired), Archambault; Casper; Foreman and Love. Sellers I sent a photo to get signed. Dutton, Jett, James Kelly and Wilcutt all sent out autopens. Keep in mind I'm working off my Sept. 2012 list, which is when I sent out a majority of requests. |
Shuttle Endeavour
Member Posts: 239
From: Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 08-11-2013 09:48 PM
How would I get Bob Cabana's autograph? |
COR482932
Member Posts: 230
From: Cork, Ireland
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 08-12-2013 03:04 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Shuttle Endeavour:
How would I get Bob Cabana's autograph?
I sent a request for Bob Cabana to the Kennedy Space Center, he is the Director there. It was returned around 3 months later with a Space Shuttle postmark on my SASE. |
Shuttle Endeavour
Member Posts: 239
From: Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 08-12-2013 10:55 AM
Thanks. Do I mail it to the Kennedy Space Center address listed on the website? |
Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-12-2013 11:03 AM
Mail can be sent care of the Kennedy Space Center: John F. Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899 |
Shuttle Endeavour
Member Posts: 239
From: Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 08-18-2013 09:31 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Hart Sastrowardoyo:
Scott Kelly was great about signingin-person tonight.
Is Scott Kelly good signing through the mail? |
eurospace
Member Posts: 2686
From: Berlin, Germany
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 08-25-2013 12:02 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Shuttle Endeavour:
Is Scott Kelly good signing through the mail?
Usually it is an autopen reply, even if you refer to having met him in person recently. |
cycleroadie
Member Posts: 454
From: Apalachin, NY USA
Registered: May 2011
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posted 08-29-2013 05:22 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Shuttle Endeavour:
Is Scott Kelly good signing through the mail?
I sent a request in a couple of weeks ago to Scott Kelly, got an autopen back already. Too bad, I'd rather have to wait 6 months and get a real signature. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3473
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 08-29-2013 06:53 PM
If he isn't on his way there, Scott may be in Star City training. |
astro-nut
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From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 09-07-2013 07:42 AM
Last couple of weeks I have received an autographed photo from Terry Virts and a auto pen autograph photo from Sunita Williams. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 09-25-2013 12:04 PM
Tom Marshburn, inscribed WSS, sent 13 May, received 25 September. (And they enclosed my envelope which I sent the request in, rather than cut off the address portion, to make sure it got back to me.) |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 10-25-2013 11:53 AM
Chris Cassidy, WSS, sent 7 Sept., received 25 Oct. Looks like the shutdown affected NASA - no cardboard stiffner, and what I presume is in his handwriting is his last name on the envelope and my name and address. He did mention on my letter that he would like to go back for another ISS rotation. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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posted 11-12-2013 12:56 PM
Michael Good, inscribed signed WSS, sent 26 August, received today (12 Nov.). |
cycleroadie
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From: Apalachin, NY USA
Registered: May 2011
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posted 12-12-2013 09:04 AM
Question, when writing to active management astronauts, will they send a signed picture, or do you need to send something for them to sign? I know the active astronauts have 8x10s as I have written them, but am unsure of the management ones. Thanks! |
Shuttle Endeavour
Member Posts: 239
From: Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 12-12-2013 02:25 PM
Don't worry about the photos. I know for sure that Bob Cabana, if you mail to him Kennedy, will provide photos and return postage. I am not sure about the other management astronauts. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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From: Toms River, NJ
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posted 01-09-2014 01:11 PM
First one of the year!Kevin Ford, launch/escape suit inscribed signed photo, sent out 14 Mar 2013, received today (9 Jan 2014.) Inscription reads, "Wishing you many excellent adventures!" and as a bonus, the envelope is handwritten by him — the Mail Code is CB/Ford. Maybe he's cleaning out his old desk?  |
cycleroadie
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From: Apalachin, NY USA
Registered: May 2011
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posted 01-14-2014 04:34 PM
Chris Cassidy, Shane Kimbrough, Steve Bowen, and Kevin Ford. Sent out just before Xmas '13, got all in the last week, all personalized so they were recently done. |
cycleroadie
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Registered: May 2011
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posted 01-22-2014 04:33 PM
Don Pettit, sent out late Dec. '13, received Jan. 21. |
cycleroadie
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posted 02-01-2014 06:01 PM
Mike Fossum, arrived today, about 6 weeks from when I sent it. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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posted 04-12-2014 07:36 PM
Doug Wheelock was great about signing in-person today (April 12.) |
cycleroadie
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posted 04-13-2014 07:08 AM
Tim Kopra, arrived Friday, took about 4 months. Unfortunately my lazy postal delivery person left it in the rain. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 04-24-2014 09:21 PM
Alvin Drew was great about signing today. (And he's a great speaker, too, the way he answered kids' questions.) |
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