Signed Photo 10+ Astronauts | Schirra Carpenter Schweickart Lenov Avdeev & More For Sale

This framed print was signed by 11 legendary astronauts and 1 renowned scientist at the 2006 Association of Space Explorers event, is the visual companion to “Gravitational tractor for towing asteroids”, which presented how a spacecraft might divert an asteroid on a collision course with planet Earth. The article was first published in Nature Vol. 438, November 10, 2005, andcited astronaut Rusty Schweickart’s asteroid-deflection research, An original Nature publication containing the excerpted article isincluded with your purchase.

Complete List of Autographs:(also labeled in the listing photo)

1. Alexei Leonov (d. 2019): Soviet cosmonaut and the first person to walk in space.
2. Scott Carpenter (d. 2013): NASA astronaut, Mercury Seven.
3. Wally Schirra (d. 2007): NASA astronaut, Mercury Seven.
4. Rusty Schweickart: NASA astronaut on Apollo 9mission.
5. Franklin Chang-Díaz: NASA astronaut on 7x space shuttle missions STS-34, STS-46, STS-60, STS-61C, STS-75, STS-91 & STS-111. CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company
6. Bonnie Dunbar: NASA astronaut on 5x missions: STS-32, STS-50, STS-61-A, STS-71 & STS-89.
7. Karol “Bo” Bobko (d. 2023): NASA pilot on the first Challenger space shuttle flight STS-6.
8. Thomas “Tom” Jones: NASA astronaut on 4x space shuttle missions:STS-59, STS-68, STS-80 & STS-98
9. Sergei Avdeev: Russian cosmonaut and engineer who held the world record for cumulative time in space, 747.59 days across three Mir missions, and was named Hero of the Russian Federation. Inscribed with his total days in space (748).
10. Dorin Prunariu: Romanian cosmonaut that flew on Soyuz 40 and the Salyut 6 space station missions.
11. Millie Hughes-Fulford (d. 2021): American medical investigator, molecular biologist, and payload specialist who flew aboard the NASA Space Shuttle Columbia in June 1991.
12. Dan Durda: Prominent planetary scientist, author, space artist, and Principal Scientist in the Department of Space Studies at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) Boulder branch. His research focuses on the collisional and dynamical evolution of asteroids, hypervelocity impact experiments, and planetary defense.

Details

• Frame size: 19" W x 14" H, black frame with white mat
• Framed by Frame-O-Rama (label on back)
• Includes original Naturepublication reprinting the article “Gravitational tractor for towing asteroids”, first published in Nature Vol. 438, November 10, 2005.