Dr George D. Nelson Shuttle Astronaut

[caappy]

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.


Dr George Nelson
1543 Toledo Ct.
Bellingham, WA 98229

[admin]

Hi caappy

Thank you for your feedback

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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[Hartster]

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.'

[caappy]

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