RR Auction: Space Exploration

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ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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STS-8 Flown Silver Robbins Medal329 - STS-8 Flown Silver Robbins Medal
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Flown STS-8 Robbins medal, approximately 1.5? in diameter, with a raised design on the face of the mission insignia encircled by the astronauts’ names
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Group 8 Astronaut Signatures330 - Group 8 Astronaut Signatures
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Exceptional felt tip signatures of the full 35-astronaut Group 8 roster on an 8.5 x 10.5 custom-made cardstock sheet, including: Ellison Onizuka, Judi
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Flown Palapa B2 Apogee Rocket Motor Assembly331 - Flown Palapa B2 Apogee Rocket Motor Assembly
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Flown commercial satellite Apogee Rocket Motor Assembly from the Palapa B2 satellite, retrieved from space by the shuttle Discovery during the STS-51-
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Input/Output Processor332 - Space Shuttle Input/Output Processor
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Shuttle Input/Output Processor measures 10 x 7.5 x 19.5 and is stenciled on the side in red paint, “Ground Use Only.” Front of the processor has six l
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle MSK/CSL Unit333 - Space Shuttle MSK/CSL Unit
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Shuttle MSK/CSL (Manual Selection Keyboard/Console) Unit. This NASA/JSC Mission Control Center (MCC) ground support hardware component measuring 10.75
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Shuttle Crew Module Protective Cover334 - Shuttle Crew Module Protective Cover
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Protective Cover Crew Module-Interior Flight Deck, 20.5 x 33.5, used to protect the interior of the Shuttle from UV damage while on the ground, and be
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Flight Operations Control Panel335 - Flight Operations Control Panel
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NASA/JSC SMEK (Summary Message Enabled Keyboard) module, 9.5 x 7 x 9, with 40 individual buttons, of which 25 are labeled. A Ford Aerospace & Co...
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Collection of Three Space Shuttle Flown Hasselblad Parts336 - Collection of Three Space Shuttle Flown Hasselblad Parts
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Collection of three Class I flight-designated camera parts: a Hasselblad film magazine, 4.25 x 3.75 x 3.25, bearing an affixed Johnson Space Center la
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Class I LAN Cartridge337 - Space Shuttle Class I LAN Cartridge
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A RangeLAN 2 wireless LAN adapter PC card with small wired antenna, 3.5 x 2.25, bearing an affixed label reading: “SEZ39129739-303, S/N 6001.” Include
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STS-28R Flown Pin338 - STS-28R Flown Pin
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Flown 6555th ASTG Spacecraft Division pin measuring approximately .75? in diameter, affixed to its original 6 x 8 presentation plaque, reading, in par
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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STS-71 Flown Tiffany Silver Money Clip339 - STS-71 Flown Tiffany Silver Money Clip
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Flown Tiffany & Co. sterling silver money clip carried on Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-71 mission, measuring 2.25? long, engraved on th...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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STS-51D Flown TPS Tile Segment340 - STS-51D Flown TPS Tile Segment
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Flown Space Shuttle Thermal Protection System (TPS) tile segment flown on the first four flights of Space Shuttle Discovery, approximately .75 x .25,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Columbia STS-107 Robbins Medal341 - Columbia STS-107 Robbins Medal
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Unflown Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 Robbins medal, approximately 1.5 x 2, with a raised design on the face of the mission insignia bordered by the
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Class I TV Remote342 - Space Shuttle Class I TV Remote
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A black video camera or VCR remote control, 2.25 x 5.75, bearing an affixed label on the bottom reading: “Wireless Controller Assy, SED33103880-303, S
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Pants343 - Space Shuttle Pants
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NASA Space Shuttle crew blue pants with several strips of Velcro around the legs, with a tag sewn into the fly: “Item: Shuttle Trousers, Contract No.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Sleep Shorts344 - Space Shuttle Sleep Shorts
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NASA Space Shuttle crew blue sleep shorts with several strips of Velcro around the thighs, size medium, with a tag sewn into the waistband: “Item: Sle
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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ISS Flown Apollo 14 Patch345 - ISS Flown Apollo 14 Patch
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Flown embroidered Apollo 14 mission patch carried on ISS Expedition 10, 4? in diameter, signed and flight-certified on the reverse in black felt tip,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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ISS Expedition 9 Flown Letter346 - ISS Expedition 9 Flown Letter
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ALS signed “Gennady Padalka,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, July 20, 2004. Letter to a gentleman in Wisconsin, penned by the cosmonaut while in orbit on the
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Bruce McCandless Oversized Signed Photograph347 - Bruce McCandless Oversized Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of an untethered McCandless floating in space, signed in blue felt tip, “The first untethered spacewalk! Bruce McCand
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Kevin Ford Collection of Three Signed Items348 - Kevin Ford Collection of Three Signed Items
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Astronaut (born 1960) who was Pilot of STS-128 and Flight Engineer 2 of Soyuz TMA-06M. Three items: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Ford,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Charles Haymes Artwork: ‘Lunarscape’350 - Charles Haymes Artwork: ‘Lunarscape’
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Original gouache painting of an astronaut exploring the lunar surface, with the Earth in the background, entitled ‘Lunarscape,’ 6.25 x 4.75, signed in
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Charles Haymes Artwork: ‘Comet Crater’351 - Charles Haymes Artwork: ‘Comet Crater’
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Awesome original gouache painting of a crater-strewn landscape, entitled ‘Comet Crater,’ 6.75 x 4.75, signed in paint in the lower left, “C. H. Haymes
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Charles Haymes Artwork: ‘Blue Planet’352 - Charles Haymes Artwork: ‘Blue Planet’
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Gorgeous original gouache painting of submerged mountainous terrain, entitled ‘Blue Planet,’ 5 x 7, signed in paint in the lower right, “C. H. Haymes.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Charles Haymes Artwork: ‘Stardust’353 - Charles Haymes Artwork: ‘Stardust’
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Dazzling original gouache painting of an otherworldly plane of existence, entitled ‘Stardust,’ 5 x 7, signed in paint, “C. H. Haymes.” Double-matted a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Charles Haymes Artwork: ‘Starmap’354 - Charles Haymes Artwork: ‘Starmap’
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Original gouache painting of a celestial scene, entitled ‘Starmap,’ 5 x 7, signed in black paint, “C. H. Haymes.” Double-matted and framed to an overa
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert McCall Artwork: Apollo Astronaut with American Flag355 - Robert McCall Artwork: Apollo Astronaut with American Flag
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Inspiring original ink and pastel drawing by artist Robert McCall, 11.75 x 8.75, depicting an astronaut holding a flag on the lunar surface, signed in
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Robert McCall Artwork: Astronaut Rising356 - Robert McCall Artwork: Astronaut Rising
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Vivid original ink and pastel drawing by artist Robert McCall, 8.5 x 11.5, depicting an astronaut ascending into space, signed in black ink, “Robert T
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Robert McCall Artwork: Spaceship and Doves Rising357 - Robert McCall Artwork: Spaceship and Doves Rising
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Gorgeously colored original ink and pastel drawing by artist Robert McCall, 11.5 x 8.75, featuring a spacecraft rising into the sky with three soaring
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Robert McCall Artwork: Shuttle Launch358 - Robert McCall Artwork: Shuttle Launch
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Visionary original ink and pastel drawing by artist Robert McCall, 9 x 11.75, featuring a rocket ship rising into the ‘eye’ of space, signed in black
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert McCall Artwork: UFO359 - Robert McCall Artwork: UFO
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Imaginative original ink and pastel drawing by artist Robert McCall, 11.5 x 8.25, showing an alien spacecraft shooting a teleport beam onto an expecta
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ed Hengeveld Artwork: Bruce McCandless Space Walk360 - Ed Hengeveld Artwork: Bruce McCandless Space Walk
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Original painting by Ed Hengeveld entitled ‘A Heck of a Big Leap,’ mixed media on paper, 15.25 x 11.25, showing Bruce McCandless’s untethered spacewal
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harry Borgman NASA Related Commercial Ad Painting361 - Harry Borgman NASA Related Commercial Ad Painting
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Striking and boldly rendered original painting by Harry Borgman, used as conceptual art for a NASA contractor related commercial advertisement, mixed
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Paul Calle Signed Lithograph362 - Paul Calle Signed Lithograph
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Limited edition color 13 x 10 lithograph entitled ‘The Conquest of Space,’ numbered 2,203/15,000, signed and dated in the lower border in pencil by th
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Lumen Winter Signed Lithograph: ‘Steeds of Apollo’363 - Lumen Winter Signed Lithograph: ‘Steeds of Apollo’
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Color limited edition 20 x 13.75 lithograph entitled Steeds of Apollo, numbered 58/275. Signed in pencil by the artist, Lumen Winter, who adds, “Apoll
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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