Sat, Oct 11, 2008
Dine With John Glenn... Or Ski With Buzz Aldrin!
Imagine dining with legendary astronaut John Glenn, hitting the
slopes with moonwalker Buzz Aldrin, or viewing a Space Shuttle
launch with the very first space shuttle pilot Robert Crippen. The
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) is offering these
experiences and many more during its 6th Annual Online Auction of
Astronaut Experiences and Memorabilia.
The online catalog debuts Friday, and features astronauts such
as Scott Carpenter, Jim Lovell and John Young who have delved into
their personal collections to provide artifacts, autographed items,
and once-in-a-lifetime astronaut experiences.
Unique items from every era of the American space programs are
also up for grabs, from Lovell’s flown Gemini 12 medallion,
to an Apollo 13 flown food container belonging to Fred Haise, to a
rare NASA’s 50th anniversary print signed by over 20
astronauts.
Registration is now open and online bidding will begin
Wednesday, October 31, 2008, and continue through Saturday,
November 8, 2008, at 9:30 p.m. EST with online and in-person
bidding coinciding at the ASF’s Astronaut Autograph &
Memorabilia Show at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, FL
where astronauts will be signing for the public.
All the astronauts have donated their time and artifacts to the
auction as a way to raise funds for the Astronaut Scholarship
Foundation, a non-profit organization which provides scholarships
to college students who exhibit motivation, imagination, and
exceptional performance in the science or engineering field of
their major. The Foundation funds nineteen $10,000 scholarships
annually and has awarded more than $2.6 million to students
nationwide.
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