RR Auction: Space Exploration

Scarce copy of Mechanix Illustrated magazine from September 1945, 6.5 x 9.5, 162 pages, with the front cover featuring a brilliant color depiction of

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, September 11, 1952. Letter to Donald D. Jackson, editor of the University of Illinois Press, in full

ALS in pencil, signed “Wernher,” three pages on two lined sheets, 8 x 10.5, March 6, 1958. Letter to fellow rocket scientist Ernst Stuhlinger, in part

Handwritten note in pencil by von Braun, unsigned, one page, 4 x 5.5, Army Ballistic Missile Agency letterhead, June 23, [1958]. Von Braun responds to

World War II–era aluminum and red enamel worker's access badge for the Peenemunde Army Research Center, measuring approximately 1.5 x 1.75, mark...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, April 19, 1962. Letter to Kenneth Heuer, the senior Science editor at the Macmillan Company, in full: &quo...

Two items: an ALS, one page, lightly lined, 7.75 x 10.5, February 10 [no year], addressed to "Dennis," in part: "The XS–1 program, be...

Gordon Cooper's personally owned Project Mercury brochure published at the NASA Langley Research Center in April 1959, four pages, 8 x 10.5, ver...

Remarkable vintage glossy 9 x 7 black and white photo of the Mercury 7 posing with rocket and capsule models during their introductory press conferenc

Two early items: a TLS signed "M. Scott Carpenter," one page, 7.5 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, October 5, 1961, to Miss Marquita Park...

Two items: a TLS signed "M. S. Carpenter," one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, October 30, 1962, in part: "Please accept my thanks, ...

TLS signed “M. Scott Carpenter,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, February 2, 1962. Letter to Clara Biondi, an eighth grade student in Connecticut

Two early items: a TLS signed "Leroy G. Cooper, Jr.," one page, 7.75 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, October 2, 1961, to Miss Marquita P...

Official color satin-finish 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of Cooper posing with a model in his silver Mercury space suit, signed in red felt tip. Rev

TLS signed “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” one page, 7.75 x 10.5, personal NASA/Friendship 7 letterhead, April 17, 1962. Letter to Harry T. McMullan, in full: &...

TLS signed “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” one page, 7.75 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, stamp-dated November 5, 1962. Letter to Joan Rosenfeld, in full: "Thank ...

TLS signed “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 9, NASA letterhead, June 25, 1963. Letter to John Dominick, in full: "I was very glad to have had ...

TLS signed “John H. Glenn, Jr.,” one page, 7.75 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, October 31, 1961. Letter to Marquita Park, in full: "Thank yo...

Three items: a TLS signed "J. H. Glenn, Jr., one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, June 1963, a letter addressed to Forrest E. Cook, in part: &q...

Very early TLS signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, August 4, 1961. Letter to Thomas H. Scullion, in full: "Thank y...

TLS signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, April 12, 1962. Letter to William V. Leavy, in full: "Thank you for your c...

Two early items: a TLS signed "Walter M. Schirra, Jr.," one page, 7.75 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, October 16, 1961, to Miss Marquit...

TLS signed “Walter M. Schirra, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, December 7, 1962. Letter to Marshall E. Bean, in part: "I was glad to...

TLS signed “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, May 31, 1961. Letter to Reverend W. Frederick Addison, in full: "Thank ...

TLS signed “Al Shepard,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, June 11, 1963. Letter to B. G. MacNabb, the director of AMR Operations at General Dynami

ALS signed “Donald K. Slayton, Capt. USAF,” two pages, 8 x 10.5, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Space Task Group letterhead, no date b

Two early items: a TLS signed "Donald K. Slayton," one page, 7.75 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, October 2, 1961, to Miss Marquita Park...

Group of six Mercury-related books, including two uncommon official NASA softcover books: This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury, 6.75 x 9.75, 6

Collection of more than 20 items signed by notable NASA personnel involved in Project Mercury, plus two X-15 pilots, sent to Marquita Park in the earl

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, October 29, 1963. Letter to J. Duane Upton, in part: "You inquire as to the space effort impact on th...

Two memos issued to Major Deke Slayton, including a hand-signed memo by Frank Borman and a mimeographed copy of a memo from Jim Lovell, both on the su

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, October 29, 1963. Letter to J. Duane Upton, in part: "I believe America's Space Program is a vita...

Unsigned typed memorandum by McDivitt, two pages, 8 x 10.5, February 28, 1963. A memorandum issued to Major Deke Slayton, headed "Critique of A...

Typed memo, signed "Thomas P. Stafford," three pages, 8 x 10.5, February 19, 1963. A memorandum issued to Major Deke Slayton, headed "...

Typed memo, signed "John Young," three pages, 8 x 10.5, February 20, 1963. A memorandum issued to Major Deke Slayton, offering "const...

Wonderful ALS signed “Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., Major USAF, NASA Astronaut,” two pages, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, February 3, 1964. Letter to J. Duane Up

TLS signed “William A. Anders,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, January 30, 1964. Letter to J. Duane Upton, in part: "The benefits to be d...

ALS signed “Alan L. Bean,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, February 13, 1964. Letter to J. Duane Upton, in full: "Thank you very much for ...

ALS signed “Eug. A. Cernan,” one page, 8.5 x 11, February 4, 1964. Letter to J. Duane Upton, in full: "This letter is in response to your reque...

Desirable ALS, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, May 21, 1964. Letter to J. Duane Upton, in part: "The ultimate value of our lunar landing p...

ALS signed “George E. Mueller,” one page, 7 x 8, NASA letterhead, November 2, 1964. Condolence letter to the widow of Theodore C. Freeman, in full: ...

TLS signed “Scott,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, November 23, 1964. Letter to the recently widowed Mrs. Theodore C. Freeman, in part: "...

Remarkable pairing of items signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to the widow of astronaut Theodore Freeman, including a condolence letter and signed

Early ALS signed “David R. Scott, David R. Scott, Captain USAF, NASA Astronaut,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, May 18, 1964. Letter to J. Duane

Typed memo, signed "James E. Webb," two pages, 8 x 10.5, August 14, 1965. A memorandum issued to Major Deke Slayton, which concerns "...

ALS signed “Charles M. Duke, Jr.,” two pages, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, November 7, 1966. Letter to J. Duane Upton, in full: "I am most happy ...

TLS signed “D. K. Slayton,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, February 3, 1964. Letter to J. Duane Upton, in part: "Each of us has personal ...

Two uncommon softcover books: On the Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project Gemini, 6.75 x 9.75, 625 pages, published by NASA in 1977; and Project

Scarce vintage official glossy 7.75 x 10 black and white black-numbered NASA publicity photo of See in a suit and tie, signed in black ink, "El...

Official glossy 10 x 8 black and white black-numbered NASA photo of Mission Control during the Gemini era, signed in black ballpoint, "Eugene F...