Tickets Going Fast to Dine with Moonwalkers, Astronauts and High Flyers

May 10, 2004 Titusville, FL - Three Apollo Moonwalkers, 4 veteran Astronauts and a Russian Cosmonaut are among space and aviation celebrities attending the Inaugural Air and Space Show hosted by the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Foundation (SWOF) Museum in Titusvilles Searstown Mall. This May 22 and 23 Autograph Show is presented by Al Hallonquist, Steve Zarelli and Rex Hall.

(PRWEB) May 13, 2004 --The Moonwalkers are Ed Mitchell (Ap 14), Dave Scott (Ap 15), Charlie Duke (Ap 16). Joining them will be veteran Astronauts Tom Stafford (who flew aboard Gemini VI, Gemini IX, Apollo 10 and Apollo-Soyuz), Al Worden (Ap 15), Jack Lousma (Skylab 3 and STS 3), Paul Weitz (Skylab 2 and STS 4), and Cosmonaut Yuri Usachev (MIR 21, STS 101 and Expedition 2). Duane Doc" Graveline, NASA Group 4 scientist astronaut and Guenter Wendt, author and Apollo Pad Leader will also attend.

Other air and space notables will be 4 (of 13) Mercury era Women Astronaut candidates and Pioneer Test Pilots from the X-1 flight days. Comedian (and 8th Mercury Astronaut") Bill Dana will host a benefit dinner on Saturday evening.

Two days prior to this event (May 20 and 21), Aurora Galleries International will offer free appraisals of space memorabilia brought to the museum. If appraisals are judged of sufficient quality, Aurora will offer owners the opportunity to have their items placed in Auroras Annual Fall Auction. Partial proceeds from these items will benefit the SWOF Museum.

Although entry to the SWOF Museum is free, there is a $10.00 daily admission fee for the Air and Space Autograph Show. Additional fees will be charged for each astronaut or celebrity autograph requested.

Free Space Memorabilia Appraisals will be given by Ken Havekotte of The Space Coast Cover Service during museum hours on Saturday and Sunday.

A Saturday afternoon benefit reception has been sold out but evening benefit dinner tickets are still available. Seats are limited and will be sold on a first come first served basis. Dinner with an astronaut of your choice tickets are $75.00 per person. $50.00 per person will seat you with another celebrity.

For further information call 321.264.0434.

Background Information

The U.S. Space Walk of Fame is a non-profit 501C3 organization dedicated to preserving the history of the men and women who worked to make U.S. Space Exploration a reality and the Astronauts who flew the missions. The organization was founded by and is run by a volunteer staff.

Monuments to workers and astronauts of the Mercury 7 and Gemini flight programs stand in Titusvilles Space View Park on the Indian River directly across from NASAs VAB and manned mission launch Pads 39A and 39B. Fund Raising and bronze panel sculpting and casting are in progress for a proposed Apollo Monument to be added in Space View Park.

The 10,000 square foot U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum is in Titusvilles Searstown Mall on U.S. Highway 1. The museum houses the only set of bronzed Apollo Astronaut handprints in the world, a unique multi-media map depicting the History of the Canaveral Air Force Station and Kennedy Space Center (KSC); flown-in-space items; to scale models of rockets and KSC facilities and a souvenir/gift shop.

The museum is open 7 days a week from 11 Am -- 7 PM (Wed 11 Am -- 5 PM., Sun Noon -- 5 PM)
Multi-media map shows are 3 times weekly on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 12:30 PM.