Friday, June 8, 2007

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Event

This was our first year attending the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation fund raiser. The event consisted of three days of speeches and presentations by a host of former astronauts. It was capped off by the launch of STS-117. We also had the opportunity to attend two dinner banquets with the astronauts in attendance. Needless to say the event was spectacular. I was also fortunate to be able not just to meet and hang out with the astronauts but also to have them sign several books that I have collected. The ASF staff did a fantastic job planning everything and by the end of the event they had raised enough money to fund the scholarship program for an entire year.
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The Space Shuttle Atlantis on the launch pad the day before the launch.
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The Vehicle Assembly Building.
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STS-36 Mission Specialist, Mike Mullane.
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Apollo 16 Lunar Module Pilot, Charlie Duke.
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STS-41G Pilot, Jon McBride.
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Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot, Al Worden.
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Apollo 10 Commander, Lt. Gen. Thomas Stafford.
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Apollo 7 Lunar Module Pilot, Walt Cunningham.
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Apollo 12 Command Module Pilot, Richard Gordon.
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Apollo 13 Mission Control Director, Gene Kranz.
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Apollo Launch Pad Leader, Guenter Wendt.
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STS-117, "We have lift off".
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STS-117, Another successful launch and the end to a great event.

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