RR Auction: Space & Aviation Auction

Limited edition color glossy 20 x 16 photo of Cernan standing on the surface of the moon between the American flag and the lunar rover, numbered 25/50

Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Cernan driving on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “Ready to explore….the treasures of Taurus Littrow

Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Cernan holding the American flag on the moon’s surface, signed in silver ink, “Setting up the final ‘Lunar Flag’ o

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Cernan on the moon, holding and saluting the American flag, signed in blue felt tip, “Gene Cernan, Last man on moon

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Cernan on the surface of the moon, standing between the American flag and the lunar rover, signed in blue felt tip,

Appealing color satin-finish 10 x 8 close-up photo of Schmitt in his white spacesuit, signed in black felt tip, “Harrison Schmitt (12th man to step on

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Schmitt posing in his white spacesuit, signed in black felt tip, “Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo 17, USS–NM.” In

Sought-after official color semi-glossy 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the moon, signed in black felt tip, “Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17.” Reverse

Two books: a first edition of The Last Man on the Moon, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page in black ink, “Gene Cernan,” and in black

Two items: an official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 17 crew posing in their lunar rover during rollout, signed in black felt tip by Cern

Gene Cernan’s staple-bound Apollo 17 final flight plan manual, 596 pages, 8 x 10.5, October 23, 1972, signed in black ink on the front cover, “Gene Ce

Commemorative cover with a cachet of the Apollo 14 mission insignia, signed in black felt tip, “Gene Cernan,” “Jack Schmitt,” and “Ron Evans.” The cov

Felt tip signature, “Personal Best Wishes from the Moon! Gene Cernan, Apollo XVII,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 card. Double-matted and framed with an A

Scarce 4.5? diameter Apollo 17 mission patch made by AB Emblem, featuring Gene Cernan’s ‘hidden’ initials, “EC,” embroidered in dark blue thread above

Collection of fifteen diverse items related to the Apollo 17 mission, including: an Apollo 17 “Pad A” visitor badge; fragments contained within a case

Official color satin-finish 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the Apollo-Soyuz crew, signed in black ink by Deke Slayton, Vance Brand, Tom Stafford,

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph showing three images of the ASTP flight activities, signed in black felt tip by all five members of the crew: To

Uncommon color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of astronaut Thomas Stafford and cosmonaut Alexei Leonov in the hatchway leading from the Apollo Docking Modu

Uncommon FDC with a cachet honoring the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project docking of American and Soviet spacecraft, signed in black ink by Deke Slayton, Vanc

Three items: an Apollo-Soyuz Test Project press kit, 8 x 10.5, 113 pages, providing detailed information on all aspects of the mission; a 4? diameter

Unflown sterling silver Apollo-Soyuz Robbins Medal, approximately 1.25? in diameter, with a raised design on the face of the mission insignia, and the

Pair of NASA service awards, 10 x 8 and 10.5 x 8, dated July 1971 and 1976, honoring “Donald K. Slayton” for 25 and 30 years of “faithful service to t

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the ‘floating heads’ Skylab crews, signed in blue and black ink by all nine astronauts: Charles Conrad, Joe K

Unflown sterling silver Skylab 1 Robbins medal, approximately 1.25? in diameter, with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face, and engrave

Skylab Saturn IB Flight Manual, 272 pages, 8.5 x 11, September 30, 1972, signed on the front cover in black felt tip, “Jack Lousma,” “Ed Gibson, Skyla

Flight plans for the first two manned Skylab missions: staple-bound manual entitled “SL-1/SL-2, Final Skylab Flight Plan,” 8 x 10.5, April 11, 1973; a

Uncommon Skylab 2 (SL–3) patch and decal featuring the alternative ‘wives’ mission emblem, substituting the Leonardo da Vinci-inspired central figure

Exceedingly rare lifting body wind tunnel model, measuring approximately 25? long and 8? tall, constructed of a high density material and wood. Linkag

Space Shuttle Input/Output Processor (IOP) manufactured by IBM Corp for Rockwell International, 10 x 7.5 x 19.5, with a parts tag affixed to the left

Shuttle Orbiter Payload Bay Door Latch, measuring approximately 6 x 9 x 4, labeled “Eng. Test” and stenciled on the bottom plate with part numbers: “V

Unflown scarce STS-2 10k gold Robbins Medal, approximately 1.5? in diameter, with a raised design on the face of the mission insignia, and the reverse

Two of Deke Slayton’s badges for the STS-2 Space Shuttle mission: his laminated badge for the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Mission Control Center-Ho

A cross-cut section of flown brake disc segment, 4 x 3.25, carried into space on board the shuttle Columbia during the STS-3 mission. Segment is affix

Symbolic Space Shuttle Orbiter key presented by the Rockwell Space Team to STS-6 mission commander Paul Weitz, dated June 30, 1982, Palmdale, Californ

Flown nose gear tire segment used on the Atlantis during mission STS-27 and again on Columbia during mission STS-28, approximately .75 x .75. Encased

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) fellow award presented to Chandler C. Ross, 15 x 11, with two affixed flags—an American flag

Flown American flag carried aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, 5.25 x 4, affixed to a 10.5 x 13 wooden plaque with a mission insignia sticker and ca

Flown Space Shuttle Thermal Protection System (TPS) tile segment flown on the first four flights of Space Shuttle Discovery, approximately .75 x .25,

Sizable flown dedication plate carried aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, 7.5 x 10.5, affixed to a 9 x 12 wooden plaque. The plate features the miss

Unflown STS-116 Robbins medal, approximately 1.25 x 2, with a raised design on the face featuring the mission insignia encircled by the names of the a

Flown American flag carried aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis, 6 x 4, affixed to an 11 x 8.5 presentation sheet bearing a felt tip signature of NASA a

Available to US bidders only. Flown large insulator piece last flown on Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-94, July 1–17, 1997, 16 x 15, lengthily sig

Available to US bidders only. Unflown Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) Blanket with gold foil on all sides, 14 x 26 x 2, part number “73 A 847011 2292, 57

Available to US bidders only. A large insulation assembly consisting of both the insulation and metal bracket, measuring approximately 19 x 11 x 5, wi

Available to US bidders only. Unopened gold multi-layer insulation (MLI) blanket, housed in its original white canvas pack, 3.25 x 5.5 x 2, part numbe

Color semi-glossy 5.75 x 9 photo of the crew of STS–41–B, affixed to its original 8 x 10.75 mount, signed vertically on the mount in black felt tip, “

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the crew of STS–51–C, signed in black felt tip, “Gary Payton,” “Loren Shriver,” “Ken Mattingly,” “James F. Bu

Superb color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of an untethered McCandless floating in space, signed in black felt tip, “The first untethered spacewalk—Bruce

Color glossy 8 x 10 cardstock photo of McCandless performing his historic EVA, humorously signed in black ink, “That may have been ‘one small step’ fo

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the first flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise minus its tail cone on October 12, 1977, signed in black ink

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