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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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Walter Cunningham’s Collection of ISS Medallions6638 - Walter Cunningham’s Collection of ISS Medallions
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Extraordinary collection of 41 unflown sterling silver International Space Station Robbins medals from the collection of Apollo astronaut Walter Cunni
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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STS-1 Mission Control-Used Cue Cards6639 - STS-1 Mission Control-Used Cue Cards
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Collection of four cue cards used at Mission Control during the STS-1 launch and for prior simulations, measuring between 3.25 x 4.25 to 7 x 10, creat
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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STS-3: Jack Lousma’s Flown Checklist6640 - STS-3: Jack Lousma’s Flown Checklist
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Complete flown checklist entitled “Entry Pocket C/L” carried on Space Shuttle Columbia for the STS-3 mission, approximately 140 pages (70 double-sided
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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STS-3: Jack Lousma’s Flown Mission Patch6641 - STS-3: Jack Lousma’s Flown Mission Patch
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Jack Lousma’s flown embroidered STS–3 mission patch, measuring 4? in diameter, affixed to a light blue 10 x 8 presentation sheet signed and flight -ce
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,500.00
 
 
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STS-6: Paul Weitz’s Flown Post Insertion Checklist6642 - STS-6: Paul Weitz’s Flown Post Insertion Checklist
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Complete flown checklist entitled “Post Insertion” carried on Space Shuttle Challenger for the STS-6 mission, eighteen double-sided pages, 10 x 8.5, s
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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STS–6: Paul Weitz’s Flown  Photo Target Map and Key6643 - STS–6: Paul Weitz’s Flown Photo Target Map and Key
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Flown fold-out map of Earth carried on the STS-6 mission, 52 x 10.25, signed and flight-certified in the right margin in blue ballpoint, “Flown on STS
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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STS-6: Paul Weitz’s Flown Patch6644 - STS-6: Paul Weitz’s Flown Patch
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Flown embroidered STS-6 mission patch, 4.5? in diameter, affixed at the top of a matted 11 x 14 display with two images of the shuttle, signed at the
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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STS–6: Paul Weitz Flown Checklist Page6645 - STS–6: Paul Weitz Flown Checklist Page
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Double-sided checklist page flown aboard the STS-6 Challenger, 10 x 8.5, dated November 9, 1982, signed and flight-certified on one side in blue ballp
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS–6: Paul Weitz’s Pair of Flown Teleprinter Pages6646 - STS–6: Paul Weitz’s Pair of Flown Teleprinter Pages
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Fascinating pair of flown teleprinter pages directed to commander Paul Weitz while he was aboard the STS–6 Challenger, both signed and flight-certifie
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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STS-55: Jerry Ross’s Flown Polo Shirt6648 - STS-55: Jerry Ross’s Flown Polo Shirt
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Astronaut Jerry Ross’s mission-worn white Land’s End polo shirt, size large, embroidered on the chest, “Columbia, STS-55.” In fine condition. Accompan
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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STS-60: Ken Reightler’s Flown Rugby Shirt6649 - STS-60: Ken Reightler’s Flown Rugby Shirt
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Ken Reightler’s green-and-blue Land’s End long-sleeve rugby shirt worn and flown during the STS–60 mission, size large, embroidered on the left breast
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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STS–68: Tom Jones’s Flown Shirt6650 - STS–68: Tom Jones’s Flown Shirt
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Tom Jones’s blue Land’s End polo shirt worn and flown during the STS–68 mission, size medium, embroidered on the left breast in white thread, “Endeavo
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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STS–73: Kathy Thornton’s Training Shirt6651 - STS–73: Kathy Thornton’s Training Shirt
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Kathy Thornton’s gray Land’s End polo shirt worn during training for STS–73, women’s regular size small, embroidered on the left breast with black thr
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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STS-109 Flown Snoopy Tie Tack6652 - STS-109 Flown Snoopy Tie Tack
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Flown sterling ‘Silver Snoopy’ pin carried on the Space Shuttle Columbia during the STS-109 mission from March 1–12, 2002. Pin measures approximately
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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STS–104 Flown Patch and Oversized Signed Presentation6653 - STS–104 Flown Patch and Oversized Signed Presentation
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Flown STS–104 mission insignia patch, 4.25 x 4, affixed to the upper left corner of a color glossy 20 x 16 photo collage of the mission crew, the inte
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS-128 Flown Flag6655 - STS-128 Flown Flag
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American flag flown aboard the STS-128 spacecraft Discovery for 5,755,275 miles and a mission duration of nearly 14 days. The flag measures 6.25 x 4 a
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Collection of Five Flown Space Shuttle Stowage Cards6656 - Collection of Five Flown Space Shuttle Stowage Cards
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Set of five flown stowage cards from Space Shuttle missions STS–114 (2), STS–126, STS–128, and STS–133. Each card measures 5.25 x 4 and lists cargo de
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Flown Artifacts6657 - Space Shuttle Flown Artifacts
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Laminated color 8.25 x 10.25 display sheet containing flown swatches from all five orbiting Space Shuttles. Each measuring approximately .5 x .5, the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Spacelab Crystal Growth Experiment6658 - Spacelab Crystal Growth Experiment
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Equipment for conducting the Spacelab microgravity crystal growth experiments, including the primary experiment unit, eyepieces, and a video display.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Spacelab Ground Testing Board6659 - Spacelab Ground Testing Board
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Spacelab ground testing board with components manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and AEG, measuring approximately 26.5 x 18 x 8, with the reverse of th
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Radiator Panel Latch Actuator6661 - Space Shuttle Radiator Panel Latch Actuator
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Space Shuttle Radiator Panel Actuator Assembly, measuring approximately 9.5 x 5.5 x 3, bearing a parts tag reading, “Actuator Radiator Panel, Latch…Co
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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STS-41 PGSC6662 - STS-41 PGSC
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A Payload and General Support Computer (PGSC) manufactured by GRiD Systems, measuring approximately 11.5 x 9 x 15 when open, stenciled with part numbe
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle GSE Booster Tie-Down Bolt6663 - Space Shuttle GSE Booster Tie-Down Bolt
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Extremely heavy unexpended Space Shuttle GSE booster tie-down bolt, 31.5 x 3.5 x 3.5, with external grooves at each end. One end features a 1? smooth
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Parachute Line Cutter6664 - Space Shuttle Parachute Line Cutter
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Flown deployed parachute line cutter from the Space Shuttle solid rocket booster assembly, 8.5 x 2, labeled on one side, “Space Ordnance Systems, MMC
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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NASA Mission Control Headset6665 - NASA Mission Control Headset
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Black headset manufactured by Pacific Plantronics used in NASA Mission Control by Flight Director Neil Hutchinson during a multitude of historic missi
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Thermal Micrometeorite Garment Glove6666 - Space Shuttle Thermal Micrometeorite Garment Glove
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Space Shuttle–era white Thermal Micrometeorite Garment (TMG) glove, measuring approximately 14.5 x 7, featuring silicon fingertips and a Velcro-close
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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STS-77 Thermal Blanket6667 - STS-77 Thermal Blanket
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Available to US bidders only. TCS (Thermal Control System) blanket carried on board the Shuttle Endeavour on Mission STS-77 in May 1996 and logged app
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Columbia Multi-Layer Insulation6668 - Space Shuttle Columbia Multi-Layer Insulation
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Available to US bidders only. Panel of Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI), 23.25 x 15.75 x .5, bearing an affixed scrap tag identifying it as part number “V
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS-27/28 Shuttle Tire Orbiter Segments6669 - STS-27/28 Shuttle Tire Orbiter Segments
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Flown segment of the BF Goodrich Space Shuttle Orbiter nose gear tire used on shuttles Atlantis and Columbia during the STS–27 and STS–28 missions of
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Mock-Up COAS Mount6670 - Space Shuttle Mock-Up COAS Mount
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Space Shuttle Mock-Up Crewman Optical Alignment Sight (COAS) Mount, measuring approximately 8 x 8 x 5, constructed of wood and metal. The entire unit
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Multi-Layer Insulation6671 - Space Shuttle Multi-Layer Insulation
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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
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STS-1 Signed Magazine6672 - STS-1 Signed Magazine
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Time magazine front cover from April 27, 1981, 8 x 10.75, with an image of the Columbia orbiter, signed in black ballpoint by its two-man crew, John Y
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS–7 Signed Photograph6673 - STS–7 Signed Photograph
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the crew of STS–7 posing in their blue flight suits against a patriotic orbiter background, signed in black f
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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STS-8 Oversized Signed Photograph6674 - STS-8 Oversized Signed Photograph
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Color semi–glossy 14 x 11 photo of the launch of the STS–8 Challenger on August 30, 1983, affixed to its original mount, signed on the mount in black
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS-41D Oversized Signed Photograph6675 - STS-41D Oversized Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 7.25 x 9.5 photo of an extended OAST-1 solar panel from the Discovery spacecraft, affixed to its original 11 x 14 mount, signed verticall
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Crew Signed Photographs6676 - Space Shuttle Crew Signed Photographs
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Set of five official color 10 x 8 NASA lithographs, each signed in black ink or felt tip by the Space Shuttle crews pictured. Crews include: STS-60 (i
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Crew Signed Photographs6677 - Space Shuttle Crew Signed Photographs
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Set of five official color 10 x 8 NASA photos of Space Shuttle crews, fully signed in black felt tip by each crew, including: STS–48, STS–59, STS–61 (
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Crew Signed Photographs6678 - Space Shuttle Crew Signed Photographs
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Set of five official color 10 x 8 NASA photos of Space Shuttle crews, fully signed in ink or felt tip by each crew, including: STS–66, STS–67, STS–73,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Crew Signed Photographs6679 - Space Shuttle Crew Signed Photographs
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Set of five official color 10 x 8 NASA photos of Space Shuttle crews, fully signed in black ink or felt tip by each crew, including: STS–76, STS–77, S
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Crew Signed Photographs6680 - Space Shuttle Crew Signed Photographs
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Set of five official color 10 x 8 NASA photos of Space Shuttle crews, fully signed in black ink or felt tip by each crew, including: STS–90, STS–91, S
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Crew Signed Photographs6681 - Space Shuttle Crew Signed Photographs
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Set of four official color 10 x 8 NASA photos of Space Shuttle crews, fully signed in ink or felt tip by each crew, including: STS–98, STS–100, STS–10
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Crew Signed Photographs6682 - Space Shuttle Crew Signed Photographs
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Set of seven color photos of Space Shuttle crews, four of which are official NASA photos, ranging in size from 8 x 10 to 11 x 8.5, fully signed in bla
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Astronauts Signed Photographs6683 - Space Shuttle Astronauts Signed Photographs
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Set of six color photos of various Space Shuttle EVAs, ranging in size from 10 x 8 to 10.75 x 14, each signed in ink or felt tip by various mission as
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS–41-B: Bruce McCandless Oversized Signed Photograph6684 - STS–41-B: Bruce McCandless Oversized Signed Photograph
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Awesome color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of McCandless floating untethered in space during his STS–41-B mission, signed in silver ink, “One could neve
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Female Astronauts Signed Photograph6685 - Female Astronauts Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 9.75 photo of the Space Shuttle on Launch Pad 39, signed in black felt tip by Sally Ride, in blue felt tip by Valentina Tereshk
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS-68: Tom Jones Signed Patch6686 - STS-68: Tom Jones Signed Patch
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Uncommon 14 x 4.25 embroidered McDonnell Douglas logo patch, signed on the reverse in black felt tip, “Tom Jones, STS–59–68–80–98.” In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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STS–48 Flight Manual6687 - STS–48 Flight Manual
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Ring-bound STS–48 flight plan, 68 pages, 8 x 11, August 20, 1991. The manual consists of four sections: STS–48 overview, summary timeline, detailed ti
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Christa McAuliffe Typed Letter Signed6689 - Christa McAuliffe Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, NASA, Teacher in Space Project letterhead, November 19, 1985. Letter to the seventh grade class at Jenks Junior High School o
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Challenger: Rogers Commission Signed Photograph6690 - Challenger: Rogers Commission Signed Photograph
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Uncommon color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Space Shuttle Challenger, signed in various ink types by seven members of the Rogers Commission, includ
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Columbia STS-107 Signed Bulletin6691 - Columbia STS-107 Signed Bulletin
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Color 11 x 8.5 Boeing Space Flight Awareness employee bulletin for a meet-and-greet with the STS-107 crew at the Palmdale AIT Facility on February 16,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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