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astronauts we've met

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Ok a discussion in another forum got me thinking. I'm just curious who here has met what astronauts over the years. Here is my list.
Early Years
Alan Bean met him at space camp
Dick Gordon met him twice at work.

Shuttle era all met at work
Norm Thaggard
Kathryn Thornton
Charlie Walker
Frederick Greggory
Charlie Camarda
Sid Gutierez
Guy Gardner
Tom Jones
astronauts i've met who are still waiting to fly
Alvin Drew (recently got his first crew assignment)
4 of the astronaut class of 2004 whos names arent comng to me including 1 of the teacher mission specialist
I will also get to meet Bernard Harris a vetran astronaut in February and one4 more yet to ne named in April.

I have also met Chis Kraft the first NASA flight director.

Of the Von Braun rocket team i have met
Dr. Vontiesenhausen
Konrad Dandenberg
Jason original callsign Loverboy
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WOW< you' are very lucky then. I wish i could meet some astronaut. It would be soo cool, since that's what i want to be someday. I saw, but didn't actually meet, Story Muskrave.
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Rick Searfoss - Shuttle - Star Trek convention
Jack Schmitt - Apollo - gave a lecture at a college a few hours from here
Marsha Ivins - Shuttle - winter festival
Story Musgrave - Shuttle - presentation at an earth science museum I visited while on vacation in North Carolina
Mike Fincke - Shuttle/ISS - presentation at the museum where I volunteer
Ellen Baker - Shuttle - winter festival
I also met a guy from NASA headquarters who came to speak at the museum, but I'd have to do some serious digging to find his name - I can't think of it.

At the UACC astronaut autograph convention in New Jersey in '05:
Brian Binnie - SpaceShipOne
Mike Melvill - SpaceShipOne
Ed Mitchell - Apollo
Buzz Aldrin - Apollo
Dave Scott - Apollo
Dick Gordon - Apollo
Rusty Schweickart - Apollo
Walt Cunningham - Apollo
Alan Bean - Apollo (I sat at his table at the banquet; he gave me the advice that you get what you want in life in many cases simply by persisting long enough - Interesting).
Scott Carpenter - Mercury
Wally Schirra - Mercury
Guenter Wendt - pad leader
Jack Lousma - Skylab
Ed Gibson - Skylab
Jim Lewis - command pilot for Liberty Bell 7's recovery
Curt Newport - Liberty Bell 7 recovery
Valentina Tereshkova - Vostok
Alexei Leonov - ASTP & earlier
Valery Kubasov - ASTP & earlier
Cece Bibby - Mercury artist
Dee O'Hara - Astronauts' nurse
Sy Liebergot - Apollo EECOM, mission control

Not all of these do I have autographs from; I also have a few autographs from astronauts I haven't met. Five out of the first six above I met by checking the following diligently (you can search by date or a specific area):

http://www.collectspace.com/sightings/home.html

As you can tell, the UACC show is not to be missed, though you definitely have to save up some $$$ (this year's was in Houston and next year's is at the Cape. I would love to commit to it, but don't know if I can get vacation yet). Grrr! Check out http://www.autographshows.net . There's also a convention in Arizona next year being put together by Novaspace Galleries, and it too sounds awesome.

Hope you all can make it to one sometime, and good luck meeting astronauts!
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Wow i thought i had met alot. Besides the ones i've met i do have autographs from several others as well. including
Owen Garriott
John Glenn
Scott Carpenter
Fred haise and a couple of crew photos signed by the entire crew i know one was STS-51I the other was the crew that launched the magellan probe dont remember specific names got both of those on ebay

one day i hope i can go to one of the big shows but havent gotten to so far.
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all I got to meet was bob springer. he gave a cool talk a space camp. I got his autograph in my logbook.
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Wow... I have only met one astronaut, Julie Payette. I saw Roberta Bondar once but from very far away.

I have autographs from Julie Payette and Daffyd Williams I believe, might be Chris Hadfield... can't remember... I never actually went to get the autograph, a friend of mine sent it to me ages ago. Someone also sent me a signed crew photo from Roberta Bondar's flight. I should really find all those and get them framed and hung on the wall someplace.
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I have an autographed photo of Chris Hadfield, its sitting framed on my shelf right now.
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Oh the 4 astronauts from the class of 2004 i met were
Acaba, Joseph M.
Cassidy, Christopher J.
Hernández, José M.
Furukawa, Satoshi
Jason original callsign Loverboy
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Post by Sandrat »

Okay, I'll play this game, too. If I can't remember all of them, I'm sure Spanky will tell me...


Starting by Apollo missions:

7 - Schirra, Cunningham
8 - Lovell
11 - Aldrin*
12 - Bean*, Gordon
13 - Lovell, Haise
14 - Mitchell*
16 - Duke*

* - Moonwalkers

Skylab:

2: Weitz
3: Bean, Garriott

Shuttle Era:

Joe Allen
Sally Ride
Story Musgrave
Ed Lu
Jerry Ross
Bob Cabana
Rick Sturckow
Don Pettit
Mark Lee
Scott Altman
Bob Springer
Jan Voss
Jan Davis
Norm Thagard
Susan Still
Jeff Ashby
Rick Heib
Steve Hawley
Mike Mullane
James Newman
Carlos Noriega
Terrence Wilcutt
Stephen Lindsey
Charles Hobaugh
Michael Gernhardt
Janet Kavandi
James Reilly

Astronauts and Candidates Not Yet Flown:
The Entire Astronaut Class of 2000
Barbara Morgan

Mission Control:
Gene Kranz

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John Glenn :D
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I'll top you Rat......

MISS BAKER!!!!


Truth be told....Rat only saw the bios of those astronauts and thinks he met them.
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Whatever amigo. You are still the man because you've given Dick Gordon a ride!
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Post by stargazer0105 »

Can't tell you who all I've met, but I've had several occasions this semester where I'll be in line in the cafeteria or walking down the hall at work and have an astronaut in a flight suit right behind me who is in town for a meeting. I did get to talk to the STS 115 crew when they were at MSFC earlier this fall.
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Post by Hotdog »

Wow you guys have some good lists.

The few Astronauts i've met were all at the Space & Rocket Center:

Miss Baker, 1987 (yes, me too Spanky!)
Alan Shepherd, 1989
Mike Mullane, 1992
Jim Lovell, 1994
Hoot Gibson, 2007
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Well as of last night i can add another Moon Walker to my list. I got to meet Harrison "Jack" Schmitt the LM pilot of Apollo 17. Nice guy did a good talk unfortunately he would only sign copies of his books which noone said anything about before the event and i didnt havre one but look for my picture with him to come soon.
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Add Bernard Harris of STS-55 and 63 to my list
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Well i thought i'd update my list of astronauts. With the exception of Bernard Harriss and Jack Schmidt all of the new additions were met this summer here at camp. All new ones have astericks next to them.

Early Years
Alan Bean met him at space camp
Dick Gordon met him twice at work.
Jack Schmidt*
Walt Cunningham*
Owen Garriott*

Shuttle era all met at work
Norm Thaggard
Kathryn Thornton
Charlie Walker
Frederick Greggory
Charlie Camarda
Sid Gutierez
Guy Gardner
Tom Jones
Bernard Harris*
Robert Hoot Gibson*
Jim Halsal*
Jan Davis*
Bob Springer *
Story Musgrave*

astronauts i've met who are still waiting to fly
Alvin Drew will fly as MS on 118
Acaba, Joseph M.
Cassidy, Christopher J.
Hernández, José M.
Furukawa, Satoshi
Dotty Mettcalf-Linnenberger*
Jason original callsign Loverboy
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Now I've met bob springer, hoot gibson, and story musgrave (or as my friend misheard me, Stormy Muscrat )
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Lets seeeee, I've met:
Bob Spinger
Hoot Gibson
Richard Gordon
Walt Cunningham
Owen Garriott
Jim Halsell
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Mach III - 03 Thunder/Pyro - Pukin Dogs(Woody)
Mach III - 04 Swoop/Pipes - Pukin' Dogs(Woody/Toto)
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Story Musgrave
Hoot Gibson
Jan Davis
Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger (hasn't flown yet)
and Captain Kirk
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Story Musgrave
Hoot Gibson

And that's it. Met them both at the June Alumni Camp.
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