RR Auction: Space & Aviation Auction

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction’s nearly four decades of business continue to grow, achieving record prices for clients around the world.
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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Space Shuttle Wing Insulation528 - Space Shuttle Wing Insulation
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Available to US bidders only. A large flown section of shuttle wing insulation from one of the orbiters. Section measures approximately 34.5 x 6 x 11,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Astrovan Head Cover529 - Space Shuttle Astrovan Head Cover
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Triangular-shaped blue cloth headrest cover, measuring approximately 11.5 x 13.5, used on NASA’s Airstream astrovan while transporting shuttle crew me
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Illuminating Panel530 - Space Shuttle Illuminating Panel
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Space shuttle illuminating panel, measuring 10 x 6, with five rectangular openings for 19 circuit breaker push-pull knobs. This panel would be located
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle FIB531 - Space Shuttle FIB
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Flexible Insulation Blanket, 23.5 x 3, made of low-density fibrous silica batting material, taken from the exterior of an unknown Orbiter. White side
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Parachute Line Cutter532 - Space Shuttle Parachute Line Cutter
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Flown deployed parachute cord cutter assembly, 8.5 x 2, labeled on one side, “Space Ordnance Systems…SOS Pn 115460-202; SN 1065…7 Sec Delay Cutter.” P
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle SRB BSM Heat Shield Cover533 - Space Shuttle SRB BSM Heat Shield Cover
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SRB Booster Separation Motor (BSM) heat shield cover. This ‘toilet seat cover’ heat shield measures approximately 20? long when opened, with cover hav
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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STS-27/28534 - STS-27/28
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Two flown sections of the nose gear tire, flown on Atlantis mission STS-27 in 1988, and on Columbia mission STS-28 in August of 1989. One segment of t
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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ISS Tray535 - ISS Tray
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Large International Space Station metal tray, 17.5 x 5.5 x 34, with white cloth straps at both ends. White tag affixed inside is dated March 2, 2001,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Jackscrew Assembly536 - Space Shuttle Jackscrew Assembly
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Space shuttle ground support jackscrew assembly, measuring approximately 12.5 x 13.5 x 8, with identification and serial numbers stencilled to the dif
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Talk Back Indicators and Early Manuals537 - Space Shuttle Talk Back Indicators and Early Manuals
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Two different control panel ‘talk back’ indicators, with black and white diagonal stripes in the viewing area, possibly from a shuttle simulator or ai
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Fit Check Tile538 - Space Shuttle Fit Check Tile
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Available to US bidders only. Green angled shuttle fit check tile, 4.5 x 6 x 2, marked “V070391034-468,” with other notations on the same side, includ
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Tile539 - Space Shuttle Tile
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Available to US bidders only. Rare Challenger-flown white LRSI (Low-temperature Reusable Surface Insulation) tile, 8 x 8.25, with NASA identification
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Tile540 - Space Shuttle Tile
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Available to US bidders only. Black thermal protection tile, 6 x 6, with NASA identification numbers using a dot matrix part marking printed on one si
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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STS 61-B: Woody Spring541 - STS 61-B: Woody Spring
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Flown medical checklist carried on board Shuttle Atlantis mission 61B in 1985. Checklist measures 5.5 x 8, is bound with its three original metal ring
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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STS-41B542 - STS-41B
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Two flown flags, a 5.5 x 4 printed fabric American flag, and an identical size flag of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, carried
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS-27543 - STS-27
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Flown printed fabric Virginia state flag, 5.5 x 3.75, and a flown 4? diameter STS-27 crew patch, both carried on the STS-27 mission. Includes a 5.75 x
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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STS-32544 - STS-32
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Flown embroidered Shuttle STS-32 mission patch, 4? in diameter, carried on board the Columbia during its January 1990 mission. Patch is affixed to a 2
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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STS-34545 - STS-34
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Flown embroidered Shuttle STS-34 mission patch, 3.5 x 4.5, carried on board the Atlantis during its October 1989 mission. Patch is affixed to a 16 x 2
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS-57546 - STS-57
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Flown embroidered Shuttle STS-57 mission patch, 4? in diameter, carried on board the Endeavour during its June-July 1993 mission. Patch is affixed to
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS-59547 - STS-59
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Flown embroidered Shuttle STS-59 mission patch, 4? in diameter, carried on board the Endeavour during its April 1994 mission. Patch is affixed to a 16
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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