RR Auction: Space & Aviation Auction

Flown Russian light protective transporting canister, 8.25? high with a diameter of 5.5?, #KAP-350-N13, flown to and from the Mir space station for th

An extremely rare pneumatic safety package from the Global Rocket 1 (GR-1), measuring approximately 7.5 x 7 x 3, with multiple inputs and outputs, wit

Five flown film canisters, flown on board the Mir Space Station from February to July of 1990. Canisters measure 2.75? high, are each labeled separate

Three rare aluminum screw-top film canisters, each 3 inches tall and 1 inch in diameter, flown aboard the Soviet Soyuz 18 mission in 1975. All caniste

Rare wooden, hand-painted model of a Buran shuttle, 6.5? long, signed on the wings in blue felt tip by the crew members of Soyuz TM-12, cosmonauts Ser

Fantastic early stylized model of the Soyuz spacecraft, approximately 5 x 6.5 x 1.5, displayed on a metal base to an overall height of 13 inches. A fe

Three photos of various finishes, ranging in size from 3.5 x 5 to 4 x 7, each signed in blue or black ink by the cosmonaut pictured. Signers are: Yuri

Original watercolor artwork by Leonov entitled ‘The Construction of the Central Square,’ depicting the Baikonur Cosmodrome while being built, on an of

Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 photo of Gagarin speaking in front of a bank of microphones, signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint. Photo is a

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Leonov performing the first ever space walk, signed in silver ink in Russian, with Leonov also printing his name in

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Popovich in flight, signed in blue felt tip with mission information and dates. In very fine condition.

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Tereshkova in her spacesuit, signed in black felt tip, adding “First woman in space,” and “Vostok-6 16.06-19.06

Vintage 3.75 x 5.75 postcard photo of Gagarin wearing numerous medals, signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.

Glossy 8.5 x 5.5 photo of the Soyuz T-7 crew, signed in felt tip by crew members Leonid Popov, Svetlana Savitskaya, and Alexander Serebov, as well as

Two photos: one color satin-finish 7 x 4.75 photo of the Soyuz 39 crew, signed in red felt tip by Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Jugderdemidiyn Gurragcha; a

Three photos: one satin-finish 6 x 8 crew photo, signed in black ink by the TM-5 crew, Alexander Alexandrov, Viktor Savinykh, and Anatoly Solovyov; on

The Soviet Union’s Voskhod 1 (1964) was the first space flight to carry more than one crewman into outer space; Voskhod 2 (1965) featured the first pe

Very nice original artwork entitled ‘Space Race Opens Space Age,’ mixed media on a 22 x 13 illustration board, depicting the Russian Sputnik satellite

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring rocket technology, signed in various inks by 17 early cosmonauts, including Valery Bykovsky, Anatoly Filipc

Fourteen signed items, primarily consisting of covers, photos, and souvenir typescripts. Signers are: Gherman Titov, Pavel Popovich, Andriyan Nikolaye

Uncommon signed book in Russian: Cosmonautics of the USSR [Kosmonautika CCCP]. Moscow, 1986. Hardcover, 10.5 x 12.75, 496 pages. Calligraphically insc

Three flown parachute pieces from Valentina Tereshkova’s Vostok 6 mission in 1963. Pieces are affixed to a printed 8.5 x 11 certificate of authenticit

Impressive collection of approximately 290 Soviet space pins, primarily issued throughout the 1960s and 1970s, honoring a variety of programs and cosm

Booklet entitled “The X-15 Research Airplane,” produced by NASA, 7.75 x 10, 12 pages, signed on the first page in black felt tip, “Neil Armstrong X-15

Uncommon and uninscribed color satin-finish 10 x 8 NASA photo of an X-15 in flight over California, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Armstrong with his fellow X-15 pilots, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with slight irregular adhesion to the signat

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Cotton and White reviewing paperwork in front of an Air Force aircraft, signed in black felt tip by both. In very fine conditio

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Knight posing in front of his jet, signed in black felt tip, “Wm. J. Knight, X-15 A-2, 4520 mph, Oct. 3, 1967, Edwa

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Peterson walking away from his jet after landing, signed in black ballpoint, “Forrest S. Peterson, RAOM US Navy, X-15 Pilot.” I

NASA research pilot (1926–1993) selected as an astronaut for the United States Air Force X-20 Dyna-Soar program in April 1960. After the Dyna-Soar pro

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Thompson posing in front of his plane, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Mrs. Matt Henderson, Regards, Milt Thompson.”

Postal cover bearing a March 30, 1961, Edwards Air Force Base cancellation and stamped X-15 cachet with the text “Record of 169,600 ft.,” signed over

Specially bound hardcover book entitled X-15: A Compendium, Vol. II, 7 x 9.25, consisting of NASA X-15 research documents SP-60, TN D-1157, TN D-1158,

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of an X-15 outside, signed in black felt tip by Scott Crossfield, Robert M. White, Wm. J. Knight, Joe Engle, and Bill Dana. In ver

Three air mail commemorative covers, each with a stamped cachet honoring the X-15 program, each signed in ink or felt tip by a different pilot. Signer

Signed book: X-15: Man’s First Flight Into Space. Later printing. NY: Ridge Press, Inc., 1959. Paperback, 5.25 x 8, 64 pages. Signed on the front cove

Flown limited edition FDC, 9.5 x 4, 627/1000, with a cachet honoring the 50th anniversary of Yeager’s first supersonic flight, signed above the cachet

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the 25th anniversary of Yeager’s first supersonic flight, signed in black ballpoint, “Charles Yeager, B/Gen

Color limited edition 17 x 11 National Aviation Hall of Fame print of Yeager’s Bell X-1, numbered #156/1000, signed in pencil. Rolled and in fine cond

Color limited edition 17 x 11 National Aviation Hall of Fame print of Yeager’s Glamorous Glennis III, numbered #156/1000, signed in pencil. Rolled and

Glossy 9.5 x 7 NASA composite photo featuring portraits of the Mercury Seven, signed in blue and black felt tip by all seven original astronauts, most

Fantastic original vintage 1959 NASA newsletter detailing progress on the Mercury program, four pages, 8 x 10.5, vertically signed in ballpoint on the

Vintage ink and ballpoint signatures, “Leroy G. Cooper, Jr.,” “Virgil I. Grissom,” “Donald K. Slayton,” “M. Scott Carpenter,” “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,”

A limited edition presentation containing a 1.5? long segment of film from Liberty Bell 7’s pilot observation camera, recovered from the Atlantic Ocea

Flown screw from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. Screw bolt measures approximately .5? in length and

Flown metal ring component from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. Ring measures approximate

Three flown pieces of wire, each approximately .25? long, removed from the umbilical head of the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft after the Mercury-Redstone

Capsule Flight Operations Manual, SEDR 109, 6.25 x 7.5, bound by three rings inside a plastic cover. Title page reads, “Project Mercury NASA Capsule F

Project Mercury Launch Complex control box. Box measures 21.5 x 6.5 x 9.5, with four plugs on the left of the top, two having covers. Inside of box ha

Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet honoring the 10th anniversary of the flight of Freedom Seven, signed in black felt tip. In very fine conditi