Topic: Astronaut-signed dollar bill found in circulation
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 56878 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-17-2025 12:08 PM
Rob Buffaloe, the proprietor of BurgerRobs in Titusville, Florida, recently discovered that someone paid for their meal using a dollar bill signed by four of the five members of the STS-27 crew (Hoot Gibson, Mike Mullane Jerry Ross and Bill Shepherd). WESH2 News reports:
"We were counting out our banks for the evening, and as I'm sitting there doing my thing, it caught my eye," Buffaloe said. "I knew it wasn't the ordinary bill."
Buffaloe contacted the American Space Museum, where Mark Marquette helped him identify the signatures and mission. He is also helping the restaurant contact Guy Gardner to have him sign the bill and complete and crew.
I wonder if this has happened before, where someone took an autographed bill and entered it back into circulation...
Jacques van Oene Member
Posts: 923 From: Houten, The Netherlands Registered: Oct 2001
posted 07-31-2026 07:26 PM
Guy Gardner walked into BurgerRob's on Thursday evening (July 30), welcomed by owners Rob and Shelby Buffaloe. Gardner provided the missing piece of the puzzle, but even as he added his signature to the bill already signed by his astronaut crewmates, Gardner had no explanation for how this special souvenir came to be.
Gardner had no idea this signed bill existed or had been the center of attention. He told FLORIDA TODAY it wasn't until a friend of his mentioned the story appearing on a news broadcast last year that he noticed someone was seeking his signature — and a possible explanation.
Gardner said he was puzzled when he saw the signatures of his four crewmates with only his signature missing. While astronauts do signing events, he cannot imagine where and when those signatures were placed.
"I have no idea," said Gardner. "Typically, we would be as a crew together signing things."
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 56878 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-17-2025 12:08 PM
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