RR Auction: Space & Aviation Auction

Official FDC of NASA’s Johnson Space Center stamp club, 6.5 x 3.5, postmarked May 21, 1981, signed in ink and felt tip by seven Space Shuttle astronau

Set of seven launch day covers honoring various Space Shuttle missions, each 6.5 x 3.5, signed in various ink types by STS crew members, including: Jo

Collection of 26 postal covers carried in some capacity during various NASA activities, each identified in type and signed by various NASA personnel a

Two rare flown items: a commemorative letter carried on the International Space Station and signed by the crews of Expeditions 6 and 7 while in orbit,

Enormous reference manual entitled “National Space Transportation System Reference,” 1988, comprised of two volumes totaling over 1,100 pages held tog

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the crew of STS-51-L posing in their blue flight suits, each signing in black felt tip and ink, “El Onizuka,”

Extraordinary closeout checklist used in preparation for the tragic launch of Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, nine double-sided 6 x 8 pa

Historic group of material related to Christa McAuliffe and the NASA Teacher in Space Project from the collection of her close family friends Arthur a

Challenger STS-51-L launch day postal cover with a stamped cachet honoring the tragic mission, signed in blue ballpoint, “S. Christa McAuliffe.” In fi

Ballpoint and felt tip signatures of six crew members from the Space Shuttle Challenger mission, each signed on individual envelopes, including: “Dr.

ALS, one page, 5.75 x 7.75, February 14, 1978. Letter to Mr. Fortson, in full: “Thank you for your note of congratulations on my selection as an astro

Four items: a sticker and embroidered patch of the STS-51L mission insignia, both measuring 4.5 x 4, presented to Space Shuttle astronaut Bob Overmyer

Rocket Research Corporation (subsequently produced by Aerojet) MR-50 reaction engine assembly (REA) thruster, measuring approximately 6.5 x 5 x 3, han

Gorgeous limited edition proof set of sterling silver Franklin Mint NASA Manned Space Flight Emblem medals representing the first twenty-five manned f

Impressive collection of 30 photographs personally-owned by Guenter Wendt from throughout his career in NASA Mission Control, ranging from Project Mer

Striking color 26.25 x 17.5 print of Paul Hudson’s 1985 work entitled ‘Astronauts with Jetpacks,’ showing two astronauts soaring over a desolate alien

Diverse collection of items belonging to former Apollo program Chief of Mission Support Harold Collins, including: two commemorative covers, individua

Appealing color 16 x 20 print for the SR-71 Blackbird Symposium held at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona on February 21–22, 2009, sign

Awesome limited edition 45 x 25 print entitled ‘Voyager: The Skies Yield,’ showing the lightweight Voyager aircraft pulling away from typhoon Marge on

Flown Rockwell International USAF postal cover with a ‘Guardian of the Peace’ cachet carried on the first flight of Rockwell’s B-1 bomber prototype, 6

Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 cardstock photo of SpaceShipOne pilots Brian Binnie and Mike Melvill posing in front of their record-breaking spaceplane, sig

Collection of 15 glossy photos, 8.5 x 11 and 11 x 8.5, issued by the Collins Radio Company, a firm which provided complete communications systems for

Two slide rules: an Aristo-MultiTrig slide rule, model number 0929, measuring 13.25 x 2, including its sheath; and a Keuffel & Esser beginner’s ...

Collection of 23 photos pertaining to Project Ranger and satellites, including: nine original glossy NASA press photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, with eight