Signed-Autographed 3x5 Index Card of NASA Astronaut John Blaha, Atlantis

Description: Signed-Autographed 3x5 Index Card of NASA Astronaut John Blaha, Atlantis Click images to enlarge Description You are bidding on an original Signed-Autographed 3x5 Index Card of NASA Astronaut John Blaha. Notes: John Elmer Blaha (born August 26, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas) is a retired United States Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five space missions aboard the Space Shuttle and Mir. Selected as an astronaut in May 1980, Blaha has logged 161 days in space on five space missions. He served as pilot on STS-33 and STS-29 Discovery, was spacecraft Commander on STS-58 Columbia and STS-43 Atlantis, served on Mir 22 as Board Engineer 2, and was a Mission Specialist on STS-79 and STS-81 Atlantis. In addition to flying five space missions, Blaha has served as the Chairman, NASA Space Flight Safety Panel; Weather Manager, Mission Management Team; lead spacecraft communicator; member, NASA Space Shuttle Improvement Panel. Blaha also led the design, development, and integration of the Orbiter Head Up Display system. Additionally, he led the development of contingency abort procedures which significantly improve crew survivability in the event of multiple main engine failures during ascent. He has logged more than 7,000 hours of flying time in 34 different aircraft, and has written numerous technical articles on spacecraft performance and control. John Blaha retired from NASA in September 1997 to return to his hometown of San Antonio, Texas, where he joined the executive management team of the United Services Automobile Association. (from Wikipedia). This card was part of a Autographed Space Collection owned by Ronald E. Ulrich of Illinois. Ronald collected these autographs over a 40 year period. He died in 2015 and his collection was auctioned by Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas, Texas in May 2018. I was fortunate enough to win some of these autographs and I am now offering them for sale over the next few months. Index Card Cond: EX-EX/MT, Autograph Cond: NM, Please see scans for actual condition. This Autographed Index Card would make a great addition to your collection or as a Gift (nice for Framing with a 8x10 photo). Please checkout my 1870's Baseball Tintypes in my Ebay Store Please checkout my NASA Items in my Ebay Store Visit My eBay Store To see all my Postcards To see all my Movie Items To see all my Disney Items To see all my Baseball Items To see all my Boy Scout Cards To see all my Stereoview Cards Add me to your Favorite Sellers and Sign up for my Newsletter This Item will be shipped securely. I will combine lots to save on the shipping costs and I use USPS 1st class shipping (it gives both of us tracking of the package). Please look at my other Auctions for more Collectibles of the 1800's-1900's. Get images that make Supersized seem small.Showcase your items with Auctiva's Listing Templates! THE simple solution for eBay sellers. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

Price: 29.95 USD

Location: Warsaw, Indiana

End Time: 2024-03-19T20:27:17.000Z

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