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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STS-61B548 - STS-61B
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Flown embroidered Shuttle STS-61B mission patch, 4? in diameter, carried on board the Atlantis during its November-December 1985 mission. Patch is aff
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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STS-71549 - STS-71
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Flown embroidered Shuttle STS-71 mission patch, 5? in diameter, carried on board the Atlantis during its June-July 1995 mission. Patch is affixed to a
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STS-87550 - STS-87
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Flown embroidered Shuttle STS-87 mission patch, 4.5? in diameter, carried on board the Columbia during its November–December 1997 mission. Patch is af
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS-90551 - STS-90
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Flown embroidered Shuttle STS-90 mission patch, 4.25? in diameter, carried on board the Columbia during its April-May 1998 mission. Patch is affixed t
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Sonny Carter552 - Sonny Carter
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NASA astronaut (1947-1991) who flew on STS-33. He was scheduled to fly on STS-42, but perished in a plane crash. Color glossy 16 x 20 composite photo
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John Glenn553 - John Glenn
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Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Glenn in his space shuttle space suit, signed in black felt tip, with a pre-printed inscription at the top. Double-matted a
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STS-135554 - STS-135
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Color satin-finish 8.5 x 11 photo of the STS-135 mission insignia, signed in blue felt tip by Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Sandra Magnus, and Rex Walh
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Stephen D. Thorne555 - Stephen D. Thorne
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Thorne in his blue flight suit next to a space shuttle model, signed in black felt tip “Steve Thorne.” In fin
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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STS-26556 - STS-26
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, NASA letterhead, October 17, 1988. Letter to students of the Allenby Public School. In part: “Our own preparation for this fl
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Space Shuttle Manufacturing Plan557 - Space Shuttle Manufacturing Plan
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Large manual entitled “Manufacturing Plan for Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Project,” 8.5 x 11, approximately 400 unbound pages, with many illustra
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STS-121: Lisa Nowak558 - STS-121: Lisa Nowak
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Astronaut who flew on STS-121, and later gained international attention after being arrested for attempted kidnapping of an Air Force captain. She was
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Space Shuttle Technical Conference559 - Space Shuttle Technical Conference
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Original Space Shuttle Technical Conference manuals, Volumes I and II, prepared for a NASA conference held on June 28-30, 1983, 1094 total pages. Conf
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Story Musgrave560 - Story Musgrave
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Black suit tag with silver lettering and velcro backing, 4 x 2, reading, “F. Musgrave.” In fine condition.
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ALT: Deke Slayton561 - ALT: Deke Slayton
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Slayton’s Edwards Approach Charts booklet, used during the Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests at Edward’s Air Force Base in the late 1970s. Book measu
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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STS-1563 - STS-1
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the first shuttle crew posing with a model of their Columbia orbiter, signed in black felt tip by John Young
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Bob Crippen564 - Bob Crippen
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Color glossy 20 x 16 photo of Crippen and John Young prepping for lift-off, with Young reaching for his helmet, signed in black felt tip, “Gee, I’m so
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STS-1565 - STS-1
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Flown printed fabric American flag carried on board Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-1, 6 x 4, mounted on an 8.5 x 11 certificate commemorating the m
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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STS-1566 - STS-1
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Official NASA flown heat shield fragment from STS-1, housed in a 3.75 x 2.75 Lucite block along with a NASA presentation to Richard C. Proffitt. In fi
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STS-1: Gene Kranz567 - STS-1: Gene Kranz
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Printed fabric American flag, 11.5 x 8, signed in black felt tip, “MOCR Splashdown/Landing flag, Gene Kranz FOD.” Flag is attached to its 24? stick. R
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STS-2569 - STS-2
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Color 11 x 14 photo of the Columbia lifting off, affixed to a 16 x 20 mount, inscribed on the photo in print, “Nancy, The successful STS-2 mission cou
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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