That is cool that you got to meet him... funny how he signed your photo with his name and not Pinky...

He's been signing as 'Pinky' for the longest time. When I met him in 1997 at an opening of a Target (!) he signed the slicks that way. When I later sent him a photo of him and me from that meeting, he did sign it as 'George D. Nelson.'

Hi caappy

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Would you have a scan of the envelope and picture you received please?
If so, you are in the run for the $10 gift certificate.

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George Driver "Pinky" Nelson (born July 13, 1950) is an American physicist, astronomer, science educator, and a former NASA astronaut. George was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in January 1978. He flew as a scientific equipment operator in the WB 57-F earth resources aircraft and served as the Astronaut Office representative in the Space Shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Unit (space suit) development effort. During STS-1 he was the photographer in the prime chase plane. He also served as support crewman and CAPCOM for the last two OFT flights, STS-3 and STS-4, and as head of the Astronaut Office Mission Development Group. A veteran of three space flights, Nelson served aboard STS-41-C in 1984, STS-61C in 1986 and STS-26 in 1988. He has logged a total of 411 hours in space, including 10 hours of EVA flight time.

Missions STS-41-C, STS-61-C, STS-26

Sent him 2 Photos on 15 May and got both back signed on 27 Jun.. He signed them Pinky Nelson.


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