2007 ASF Astronaut Experiences and Memorabilia Auction
The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's 5th Annual Auction of Astronaut Experiences and Memorabilia closed on June 9, 2007. The auction raised more than $100,000 to fund scholarships for exceptional science and engineering students nationwide through Astronaut Scholarship Foundation awards. The winning bids are posted below.
More than 50 astronauts donated artifacts, autographs, and memorabilia to this auction. Some even volunteered themselves, offering tours, sporting events and vacations with winning bidders.
For more information, please email ASF@AstronautScholarship.org or phone 321-455-7014.
Astronaut Experiences
Lot 01: Host a Catered Dinner Party for Moonwalker Charlie Duke
Winning Bid: $10000
Lot 02: Scuba Dive with Buzz Aldrin in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Winning Bid: $6700
Lot 03: Be a member of Hoot Gibson's pit crew at the Reno Air Races!
Winning Bid: $10000
Lot 04: Explore Meteor Crater with Dick Gordon!
Winning Bid: $5000
Lot 05: Join host Walt Cunningham and the Astronauts for the 2008 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction
Winning Bid: $3900
Lot 06: Attend a Space Shuttle Launch Attempt with STS-1 Pilot Bob Crippen
Winning Bid: $2800
Lot 07: Cruise Around Annapolis on Astronaut Fred Gregory's Private Boat
Winning Bid: $1200
Lot 08: Underwater Adventure with Scott Carpenter and Bonus Astronaut Al Worden!
Winning Bid: $3700
Lot 09: Cessna Flight for Two to Breakfast and Golf with Shuttle Astronaut John Blaha as Your Pilot!
Winning Bid: $500
Lot 10: Tour Air & Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center with Tom Jones
Winning Bid: $700
Lot 11: 50-yard line seats at a Denver Broncos Game with Al Worden
Winning Bid: $7100
Lot 12: Houston Astros Baseball Game with James Lovell
Winning Bid: $4200
Lot 13: Walt Disney World VIP Family Adventure with Astronaut Winston Scott
Winning Bid: $2750
Astronaut Memorabilia
Lot 14: STS-41D Multi-Signed Official NASA Lithograph
Winning Bid: $725
Lot 15: STS-8 Crew and Support Team Prank Photo
Winning Bid: $400
Lot 16: Apollo 11 Official NASA Litho Signed by Michael Collins
Winning Bid: $1000
Lot 17: FLOWN Apollo 13 Launch Abort Cue Card, Signed by Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise
Winning Bid: $4000
Lot 18: FLOWN to the moon American Flag
Winning Bid: $4000
Lot 19: FLOWN to the Moon on Apollo 15 — Air Force Flag
Winning Bid: $3300
Lot 20: Apollo 16 Insurance Cover Signed by John Young, Ken Mattingly, and Charlie Duke
Winning Bid: $1150
Lot 21: FLOWN Skylab 4 Robbins Medallion, COA Signed by Col. Bill Pogue
Winning Bid: $3100
Lot 22: Skylab II Crew Signed Beta Patch
Winning Bid: $500
Lot 23: Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan, Signed by Paul Weitz and Buzz Aldrin
Winning Bid: $2200
Lot 24: "Earthrise" Personalized by Bill Anders
Winning Bid: $3200
Lot 25: Liberty Bell 7 Umbilical Head Cords and 1:12 Scale Capsule Model
Winning Bid: $700
Lot 26: STS-1 Crippen and Young NASA Signed Lithographs
Winning Bid: $485
Lot 27: Apollo 13 Beta Cloth Patch FLOWN to the Moon by James Lovell
Winning Bid: $6400
Lot 28: FLOWN Thermal Shuttle Blanket
Winning Bid: $1950
Lot 29: Gene Cernan's "Full Earth" Signed Print
Winning Bid: $700
Lot 30: Multi-Astronaut Signed Earth Canvas Print
Winning Bid: $3000
Live Auction Lots
Lot 31: Multi-Astronaut Signed Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Street Sign
Winning Bid: $1400
Lot 32: Multi-Astronaut Signed Moon Map
Winning Bid: $2500
Lot 33: Multi-Astronaut Signed Shuttle Discovery Painting
Winning Bid: $2000