RR Auction: Space & Aviation Auction

Enormous Lovell & Aldrin Bank of Pad 19 gag check, 26 x 12, filled out in type and signed by James Lovell and Buzz Aldrin, “James A. Lovell, Jr....

Gemini 9 green cardstock launch badge, 4 x 2.5, portraying the spacecraft on the front with text on the reverse, “This permit may be kept as a souven

Five items: two official glossy NASA photos of Wendt with the Gemini spacecraft, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed on the front and back by Wendt and sta

Extremely rare Gemini 11 embroidered crew patch featuring the mission insignia, measuring 3 x 4.25, originating from the collection of Guenter Wendt.

Rare Apollo 9 Texas Art Embroidery patch, measuring 4? in diameter, distinguished by the lack of red fill in the "D" of McDivitt. This exa...

Apollo 11 Manned Flight Awareness medal, 1.25? diameter, featuring a depiction of Buzz Aldrin looking at the American flag on the lunar surface. The r

Scarce Apollo 11 embroidered patch manufactured by Universal Commemorative, measuring 4? in diameter, presented to padleader Guenter Wendt by the Apol

Desirable Apollo 16 embroidered AB patch, measuring 4? in diameter, presented to padleader Guenter Wendt by Lunar Module Pilot Charlie Duke prior to t

Desirable Apollo 17 embroidered patch, measuring 4? in diameter, presented to padleader Guenter Wendt by the crew prior to launch. Also includes a col

Skylab 2 embroidered patch manufactured by Lion Brothers, measuring 4? in diameter, presented to padleader Guenter Wendt by the crew prior to the flig

Skylab 3 embroidered patch, measuring 4? in diameter, presented to padleader Guenter Wendt by the crew during 1973. Also includes an official color 10

Two items from the personal collection of Guenter Wendt: a rare Space Shuttle Enterprise Test Team embroidered patch, measuring 4 x 4, presented to We

Scarce STS-1 embroidered crew patch, measuring 4.5 x 4.75, presented to Wendt by the crew prior to launch. Also includes an official glossy 8 x 10 NAS

Two items: a Launch Complex 5 metal fragment cut from Gantry No. 5, affixed to an 8.5 x 11 certificate of authenticity signed by Ernest Malnassy, dire

Two relics: a fragment of the linoleum from the floor of the White Room at Launch Complex 19 affixed to an 8.5 x 11 certificate; and a fragment of flo

Group of items from the personal collection of Guenter Wendt, with signed items including: a JFK Space Center facts book; a JFK Space Center ASTP laun

Wendt’s unbound Pad 39B White Room checklist manual used during the Apollo-Soyuz mission, approximately thirty double-sided sheets, 8.5 x 11, signed o

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Test crews, signed and inscribed in black ink, “Gunter —Thanks fo

Collection of four items from the collection of Guenter Wendt, including: an ALS signed “Bill Pogue, Skylab 4,” one page, February 10, 1989, concernin

Collection of six items, each signed and inscribed by a Shuttle astronaut to Guenter Wendt, including: Story Musgrave (SP); Steve Nagel (SP); Henry Ha

Bright cardstock official vehicle access permit for STS-3, 11 x 8.5, signed at the bottom in black ballpoint by Wendt. In fine condition. The Guenter

Two official glossy NASA press release photos of Wendt with Wally Schirra during preparations for the Gemini 6 flight, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed

Set of six official glossy 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 NASA photos from various stages of the Mercury program, all of which originate from the collection of lon

Set of six 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 photos from various stages of the Gemini program, all of which originate from the collection of longtime NASA pad leader

Set of seven official glossy 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 NASA photos from various stages of the Apollo 11 mission, all of which originate from the collection of

Set of six color 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 photos from various Space Shuttle missions, all of which originate from the collection of longtime NASA pad leader

Set of seven color 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 photos from various Space Shuttle missions, three of which are official NASA photos, and all originating from the

Set of twelve official glossy 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 NASA photos from various NASA programs such as Apollo, Soyuz, and Skylab, all of which originate from

Two items: first, a TLS signed “John,” one page, 8.5 x 11, United States Senator letterhead, January 27, 1989. Letter to Guenter Wendt, in part: “I wa

TLS signed “Bill,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Textron letterhead, January 27, 1989. Letter to Guenter Wendt. In part: “Your well earned retirement ends an im

TLS signed “Jim,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Rockwell International letterhead, March 27, 1989. Letter to Guenter Wendt about his retirement. In part: “I

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, January 23, 1989. Letter to Guenter Wendt. In part: “Well. You are finally retiring from industry, gover

TLS signed “John W. Young,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, July 18, 1975. Letter of recommendation for Guenter Wendt, in part: “For 13 years it

TLS signed “John,” one page, 8.5 x 11, NASA letterhead, January 17, 1989. Letter to Guenter Wendt. In part: “On behalf of all the Astronauts who ever

TLS signed “Neil,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, January 24, 1989. Letter to Guenter Wendt related to his retirement. In part: “You’ve been

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Grumman letterhead, January 23, 1989. Letter to Guenter Wendt related to his retirement. In part: “It does not seem possible

ALS signed “Jim Irwin, Apollo 15,” one page, 8.5 x 11, High Flight Foundation letterhead, January 23, 1989. Letter to Guenter Wendt related to his ret

ALS signed “Charlie Duke, Apollo 16,” one page, 7 x 8.5, January 20, 1989. Letter to Guenter Wendt. In full: “Congratulations on your retirement. I am

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 11, no date. Letter to a family member of Guenter Wendt. In full: “Thanks for thinking of me for Guenter retirement party. Unfor

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 24, 1989. Letter to Guenter Wendt concerning his retirement. In part: “Few people have had th

Uncommon ALS signed “Jack Schmitt,” one page, 7 x 9.75, personal letterhead, February 6, 1989. Letter to Guenter Wendt. In part: “The best of all wish

Four items, each signed and inscribed by a NASA figure to Guenter Wendt, including: medical doctor William K. Douglas (SP); Kennedy Space Center direc

Humorous ink and colored pencil sketch of NASA pad leader Guenter Wendt lying in a hospital bed, with a crazed doctor, a voluptuous nurse, and a skipp

Exceptional collection of seven vintage Gemini–era color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of Apollo astronauts in formal attire, each signed and inscribed in i

Unbound Gemini 4 final flight plan prepared by the Flight Crew Support Division Spacecraft Operations Branch, 98 pages, 8.5 x 11, May 19, 1965. Printe

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the recovery of the Gemini 4 spacecraft by the USS Wasp on June 7, 1965, postmarked with the recovery date,

Uninscribed official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of White posing in his silver spacesuit, signed in black felt tip, “Ed White.” In very fine conditio

Wonderful limited edition 19 x 13 print of a sketch by artist Paul Calle, depicting Gemini 4 command pilot Jim McDivitt suited up and entering the spa

Flown printed fabric Connecticut flag carried on board Gemini 4, 6 x 4, signed and flight-certified in silver ink, “Flown on Gemini IV, Jim McDivitt.”

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Gemini 5 crew posing outside in their white spacesuits, signed in blue felt tip, “Charles Conrad, Gemini V” and