RR Auction: Space & Aviation

Collection of nine items: ink and ballpoint signatures of Rick Husband, Willie McCool, Michael Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, and Laurel Clark

The only flight ready unit on Earth (Smithsonian’s S/N103 is incomplete and not flight ready—S/N105 and 106 are on Mars). Dimensions are: 34?H x 11?W

A 2.75 x 2.5 swatch of beige Vectran material taken from a roll used to make the landing bags for the Mars rover Sojourner, presented in a clear plast

Limited edition color 16 x 20 chromogenic print that captures a breathtaking view of the Martian surface with the Sojourner rover on the prowl. Image

Very nice set of three visually striking color 49.5 x 41 charts titled “Mars Planning Charts,” all three showing areas of the Martian surface. One esp

NASA book: The Martian Landscape. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1978. Hardcover, 11.25 x 14.25, 160 pages. In fine condition, with li

Flown Solar Array Bistem Brace, SN 1005, prepared for use on the Hubble Space Telescope. The brace is constructed of aluminum and stainless steel comp

Very scarce metal-finish second generation Hubble Space Telescope contractor’s model. Model measures approximately 13? high, 11? wide with arrays, and

Flown limited edition Hubble Space Telescope polymide film, 4/17, retrieved during a 1999 shuttle mission. Film measures 2.75 x 1.25 and is encased in

Flown limited edition Hubble Space Telescope polymide film,numbered 66/75, retrieved during a 1999 shuttle mission. Film measures .75 x 1 and is encas

Available to US bidders only. An early fired TRW bi-propellant thrust chamber assembly. Chamber weighs 7.8 pounds, stands 17.5? tall, with the nozzle

Monopropellant Hydrazine Engine mockup of an early MR-104 type reaction control thruster. Assembly measures 15.75? tall with a nozzle diameter of 5.?

Synchronous Model 40 in-flight panel camera. Housing measures 6 x 9 x 6 with a single Burke and James lens on the front. A Flight Research, Inc. metal

United States Air Force countdown clock measuring 19 x 18.5 x 7.25. This digital countdown clock is a stack of two separate readouts, the first of whi

Unusual model of a four-man interplanetary space vehicle. Designed by NASA, this circular craft with four spokes emerging from the edges measures appr

Unused Kepco Model JQE 55-2 (M) power supply, serial No. H72276. Designed for 0-55 volts and 0-2 amps, this compact power supply unit measures 4.25 x

Circular Safecase Master Test gauge, serial no. Z81747, 6.25? in diameter, made by the Marsh Instrument Company. Gauge is calibrated from 0 to 6000, h

Circular Acco Helicoid gauge, serial no. Z71190, 5.75? in diameter, made by the Acco Helicoid Gauge Company. Gauge is calibrated from 0 to 6000, has a

Pressure transducer for an unidentified application. Component measures approximately 6.5 x 5.5 and bears a Pace Engineering Company label which reads

Tektronic Type 106 Square-Wave Generator used for ground support. The generator measures 9 x 6 x 14, with a “Lockheed NAS 10-10900,” label affixed to

Unused phenolic rocket engine ablative nozzle liner. Nozzle stands 7? tall with a diameter of 3.5? at the top and 5.5? at the bottom. Metal band attac

Event Indicator Panel for a ground support console. Panel measures 9.5 x 3.5 x 9.5, with 72 individual light-up panels, and is complete with all its w

Type G-200 gyroscope most likely used in military aircraft. Unit measures approximately 4 x 4.5 and retains its wiring and circuit board. Two Litton S

Alinco Igniter Circuit Tester model 101-5BFG used at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Tester measures 4.25 x 7.5 x 4, has a small knob and counter to

Three samples of spacecraft structure and thermal protection system materials. A 2.5 x 3 sample of crushable footpad; a 2.5 x 3 wedge of ablative mate

Collection of 28 parts comprised of predominately early North American Aviation components associated with ground support equipment and conventional a

Mini-500 Ohmmeter, 5 x 6 x 4.5, made by JFC Electronics Inc. of Marlboro, New Jersey. Meter has connections for Line, Guard, and Ground, hand crank, a

Limited edition flown commemorative air mail cover, 9.5 x 4, numbered 163/1000, signed in ink and felt tip by crew members Maxie Anderson, Ben Abruzzo

Limited edition flown postal cover, 9 x 4.5, numbered 1787, carried on board an RCM-40 ballistic missile launched from the 325/3 Russian atomic submar

Flown commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Project Da Vinci, signed in red felt tip by pilots Jimmie Craig and Vera Simons. Notation on the reve

Collection of approximately 1000 unsigned space covers, most with printed or stamped cachets honoring the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, as wel

Archive of 40 manuals, publications, and books on space travel, Project Apollo, the Space Shuttle, and other topics. Titles include: Moon Shot; Tomorr

Collection of 27 NASA publications spanning from Project Mercury to the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. Included in the collection are an Apollo-Soyuz pres

Collection of 13 volumes from various Lunar and Science Planetary Conferences. Included are: Lunar Conference No. 3; No. 20 (Parts 1-3); No. 21 (Parts

United States Air Force Project Blue Book report, 8.5 x 11, 10 pages, dated February 1, 1966. Report includes an introduction, how the program is cond

Collection of 17 hardcover and softcover books from the NASA History Series. Titles are: Adventures in Research; On the Frontier: Flight Research at D

Collection of 20 space-related books. Titles are: Frontiers of Space (2); Manned Spacecraft in Color; Express to the Stars; Space Almanac; America on

Collection of 25 space-related books and manuals. Titles include: Viking Lander Atlas of Mars; Viking Orbiter Views of Mars; a brad-bound script for a

Book: Mission to Earth: Landsat Views the World. Washington, DC: NASA, 1976. Hardcover, 10.5 x 14, 459 pages. In fine condition, with scattered wear t

Huge book titled Space: The Ultimate Frontier. First edition, first printing. United Kingdom: TAJ Books, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 17 x 24, 16

Collection of six color 5.75 x 4 postcards for the 7th Planetary Congress of the Association of Space Explorers held in Berlin, Germany in 1991, signe

Set of seven color lithographs, 11 x 17 and 17 x 11, depicting projects completed by McDonnell for the US government, including the Gemini Spacecraft

Collection of 25 glossy photos, both 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, many taken from the transmissions of Surveyor III after it landed on the lunar surface, includ

Uncommon collection of unissued NASA achievement medals, lapel pins, and ribbons, consisting of 41 various pins and medals (some duplicates), as well

Cassette film magazine, 5.5 x 4 x 3.5, for a Type LA-135A aerial camera. Empty magazine has a metal Chicago Aerial Industries, Inc. label affixed to o

Original canister of film entitled “‘High Flight’ Travelling Space Museum Van.” Canister measures 5.25? in diameter and contains one reel of color sou

Original canister of film of a production entitled ‘Your Two Cents Worth.’ Canister measures 7.25? in diameter and contains one roll of color sound fi

Original canister of film from the Manned Space Flight Center. Canister measures 10.75? in diameter, and contains one reel of 16mm color film. Label a

Collection of two items. An original canister of film, 7.25? in diameter, labeled on the cover, “Mariner Venus/Mercury Trajectory Film 1971; and a col

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