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Apollo Astronauts Autograph & Photo Session at American Space Museum – Nov 16, 2023
November 16, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Two legends of the Apollo space program, astronauts Jack Lousma and Rusty Schweickart, will hold an autograph and photo session Thursday Nov. 16 from 11am to noon at the American Space Museum, Downtown Titusville, FL, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Skylab, America’s first space station. (Must be in line by 11:45am.) Map at Page Bottom.
Schweickart flew on the Apollo 9 earth-orbiting mission in March 1969, testing the moon ships with two other astronauts. In 1973 he was the backup commander for Skylab. Lousma spent 56 days on Skylab in 1973. Lousma also was commander of the third Space Shuttle flight, STS-3. Lousma and Schweickart are in their late 80s, and it is increasingly challenging to see them in person.
The 11am autograph event at our museum is to promote the documentary “Searching for Skylab: America’s Forgotten Triumph” and its 3 pm screening and panel discussion in the IMAX theater at the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex. SCREENING DETAILS Further Down Page.
Cost for 11am Autograph Event at Museum (NOT Film)
- Normal prices for museum admission charged at the door…
$10 Adults. $8 Seniors (65+). $5 Age 13-18.
FREE Children 12 and under.
FREE for Members.
FREE for Veterans/Active Military During November.
- $100 each for single astronaut autographs.
- Discount: $160 for both astronauts, same or separate items.
- $100 for each additional single astronaut autograph.
- $160 for each additional both astronauts.
- Museum Donation for autographs by the director, producer and key principles of the acclaimed documentary.
- (No charge for a short inscription with autograph.)
- Free: Photo WITH paid autograph.
- $25: Photo WITHOUT paid autograph.
- If you don’t have anything to bring for signatures, or you just want a memento, we have a number of items available at the event for reasonable prices…
- Photos, Posters, DVDs, and other items.
- Searching for Skylab DVDs are available. It’s a good chance to get one, with or without autographs.
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Museum Admission: At the door
- At the Event.
- Prepay online at https://www.skylab.space/asm_orders
- $10 Lithograph info at https://www.skylab.space/asm_orders
Autographs, Photos, Lithographs…
EVENT 2 at 3pm: Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion.
- Location: IMAX theater at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex.
- The panel includes the astronauts and documentary principles.
- KSC Event Info & Tickets: KSC Visitor Complex – Special Event
“Searching for Skylab: America’s Forgotten Triumph” is the first feature film ever made about Skylab. It was created by the award-winning author and first-time director Dwight Steven-Boniecki who will join both events (ASM and KSCVC) together with some members of the cast and crew…
- Technical Advisor: Emily Carney of Facebook “Space Hipsters” renown.
- Producer: Alexandra Steven-Boniecki. Publicist and member of the cast Herb Baker.
- Member of the cast: Jay Chladek – author of “Outposts on the Frontier”.
- Jessica Carr, daughter of the SL-4 Commander, astronaut Jerry Carr.
This documentary, featuring all nine of the Skylab astronauts and interviews with two members of each Skylab mission, has won 29 film awards worldwide.
More info on the film itself as well as an embedded video trailer at: https://searchingforskylab.com
11/15 UPDATE: Here is an interview with the Director and Producer on our YouTube channel.