About me
From a very early age I was fascinated by the US Space Program. Growing up when everyone else was reading comic books I was reading books about the early days of the US Space Program. For as long as I can remember, I wanted to learn everything about the early days. Yes, the Space Shuttle was the marvel of my day, but just before my time was that great space race. The best and the bravest test pilots out there were signing up for this program called Project Mercury. I don't know what it was for me, but the early days of the program were the most exciting, probably because of all of the unknowns and the sense of adventure. I just had to know more....
Back in elementary school, my Science teacher in the 5th grade decided to start a program at our school called the "Young Astronauts Club." This was a chapter of the Young Astronauts Council that was started by the White House in 1984. This is where my interest peaked even more. Building and flying model rockets after school and learning even more about the space program, I was in heaven...and a "space geek." As I grew up, the rocket building stopped but the fascination with the program was always there. Some 30 years later my wife and I started watching a TV Show called the "Astronaut Wives Club." It was while watching this series that my interest grew once again. I have always been a fan of collecting autographs, mostly celebrities from my favorite TV Shows and Movies. I had a rather large collection I must say. It wasn't until the tv show "Astronaut Wives Club" that I decided that I needed to shift my collecting from movie and tv memorabilia to something more historical and with more meaning. I had a rather small collection of signed astronaut photos from over the years, but now it was about to grow. I created this site to not only have a place to display my collection but to share my passion with the space program with everyone who may share the same passion that I have. Please feel free to browse my pages of signed photos and other memorabilia. Feel free to leave any messages or comments. Thanks for visiting.
Back in elementary school, my Science teacher in the 5th grade decided to start a program at our school called the "Young Astronauts Club." This was a chapter of the Young Astronauts Council that was started by the White House in 1984. This is where my interest peaked even more. Building and flying model rockets after school and learning even more about the space program, I was in heaven...and a "space geek." As I grew up, the rocket building stopped but the fascination with the program was always there. Some 30 years later my wife and I started watching a TV Show called the "Astronaut Wives Club." It was while watching this series that my interest grew once again. I have always been a fan of collecting autographs, mostly celebrities from my favorite TV Shows and Movies. I had a rather large collection I must say. It wasn't until the tv show "Astronaut Wives Club" that I decided that I needed to shift my collecting from movie and tv memorabilia to something more historical and with more meaning. I had a rather small collection of signed astronaut photos from over the years, but now it was about to grow. I created this site to not only have a place to display my collection but to share my passion with the space program with everyone who may share the same passion that I have. Please feel free to browse my pages of signed photos and other memorabilia. Feel free to leave any messages or comments. Thanks for visiting.
I want to take a moment to give a shout out and a special thanks to Gerry Montague of Astronaut Archives. Gerry has been helping me immensely with my collection. There are a tremendous amount of "fakes" and forged signed items out there but Gerry is the most trusted seller that I know. It is always a pleasure doing business with Gerry. He offers the best selection of signed photos available anywhere. Extremely knowledgeable when it comes to authenticating. Great prices and excellent service. If you are passionate about collecting, check out Gerry's site if you haven't already.