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Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Galas

May 2–3, 2008 — 2008 Astronaut Hall of Fame Gala and Induction Ceremony

2007 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction

Inductees Coats, Hawley, and Hoffman at the Astronaut Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame Astronauts join together in the Rocket Garden at KSC

John and Annie Glenn

The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) held its annual U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Gala at the Apollo/Saturn V Center, Kennedy Space Center, the evening before the official ceremony on May 6, 2007. The event honored new inductees Michael Coats, Steven Hawley, and Jeffrey Hoffman and raised more than $160,000 for scholarships. Astronaut Scholar Alumni and thirty-five Astronauts joined in the celebration.

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2006 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction

U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Astronauts pose in the KSCVC Rocket Garden.

From left, Henry "Hank" Hartsfield Jr., Brewster H. Shaw Jr. and Charles F. Bolden Jr. are cheered by the standing-room-only crowd upon their induction into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame (credit: NASA).

Former NASA astronauts and members of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame are presented to the crowd at the 2006 induction ceremony (credit: NASA).

Forty astronauts gathered on the Space Coast to induct three new heroes, Charlie Bolden, Hank Hartsfield, and Brewster Shaw, into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 6, 2006. The Foundation held its annual Gala the Friday preceding the ceremony, raising enough funds to cover one whole year of scholarship giving!

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2005 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction

Gala guests were greeted by illuminated tables at the ASVC

Hall of Fame Astronauts in KSCVC's Rocket Garden

LeVar Burton hosts the induction ceremony

ASF's 2005 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Gala was the trendiest place to be on the Space Coast April 29th, 2005. The setting was perfect — a VIP reception at the Hall with lavish food, specialty "blue" drinks, and astronauts galore, followed by a remarkable dinner at the Apollo Saturn V Center. The Gala preceded the Induction Ceremony on Saturday and raised a record $90,000 for the scholarship program, as it honored three very deserving astronauts — Joe Allen, Gordon Fullerton, and Bruce McCandless.

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2004 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction

Capt. Jim Lovell with the 2004 inductees

Astronaut John Glenn congratulates Kathy Sullivan on her induction

Capt. Lovell bestows Norm Thagard with a Hall of Fame medallion

(May 2004) Honored at a gala dinner Friday night and enshrined into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in an impressive Saturday ceremony were Richard O. Covey, Frederick D. Gregory, Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, Kathryn D. Sullivan, and Norman E. Thagard.

2003 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction

Good Morning America at the Astronaut Hall of Fame

Astronauts with the cast and crew of Good Morning America

2003 Astronaut Inductees — Musgrave, Ride, Brandenstein, and Gibson

(June 2003) Over twenty Hall of Fame Astronauts participated in the ASF annual Induction Gala at the Apollo Saturn V Center, KSC, under an authentic Saturn V rocket. The following afternoon saw the induction of the second class of Space Shuttle astronauts—Story Musgrave, Sally Ride, Dan Brandenstein, and "Hoot" Gibson—into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.

2001 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction

Crip, Hauck, Truly, and Engle take their place among the Hall of Fame astronauts

Crip attempts to "land the shuttle" in the Hall of Fame simulator wing

Truly, Crip, Hauck, and Engle proudly display their Astronaut Hall of Fame medals

(November 2001) The event saw the induction of the first class of Space Shuttle astronauts—Bob Crippen, Joe Engle, Rick Hauck, and Dick Truly—into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. The celebration gala raised $10,000 for the Foundation.