KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – More than thirty legendary astronauts and space icons will be available to greet guests, sign memorabilia, and pose for photos at the Astronaut Autograph and Memorabilia Show at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC), Nov. 7-8, 2009.
Never before has this many astronauts gathered in one place for an autograph show. Hosted by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, the weekend offers special astronaut-hosted lunches and dinners, astronaut lectures, space-simulator rides with astronauts, photo opportunities, autograph sessions, and more.
"Guests will be immersed in ultimate space experience from the minute they arrive at Kennedy Space Center," says Linn LeBlanc, Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Executive Director. "Even if you don't collect autographs, the experience of meeting these American heroes and hearing their incredible stories is a lesson you never received in the classroom."
Participating astronauts range from some of the very first American astronauts that traveled to space to today's Space Shuttle astronauts, including:
- A member of America's first Mercury astronaut group (one of only two still living): Scott Carpenter
- Moonwalkers (six of the nine living): Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Gene Cernan, Charlie Duke, Edgar Mitchell and Dave Scott
- Apollo Astronauts: Vance Brand, Walt Cunningham, Fred Haise, Jim Lovell (also flew Gemini), Rusty Schweickart and Al Worden
- Space Shuttle Astronauts: Dan Brandenstein, Robert "Hoot" Gibson, Fred Gregory, Hank Hartsfield, Tom Jones, Mike McCulley, Mike Mullane, Rick Searfoss, Rhea Seddon, Winston Scott and Bob Springer
- Space Icons: NASA Mercury Astronaut nurse Dee O’Hara and Apollo Pad Leader Guenter Wendt
For more information visit www.astronautscholarship.org.
