RR Auction: Space & Aviation Auction

Original one-of-a-kind 1/1 scale precision model of a Mercury-Redstone Space Capsule. The outside of the capsule has "United States" in wh...

Rare flown panel fragment from the Mercury-Atlas 1 space capsule. The ribbed exterior panel measures approximately 21.25 x 19.75. In expected conditio

Wally Schirra’s special edition black-bodied 501 CM series Hasselblad camera with an A12 back, a PME 45 prism finder, and a Carl Zeiss Planar 2.8/80 T

First motion switch used in the launch of Cooper’s Faith 7 capsule, mounted inside a 9.25 x 3.5 x 3.5 display, with a descriptive plaque on the side r

Wally Schirra’s personally-owned and -worn light blue NASA flight jacket manufactured by Avirex Ltd. of New York, size large, featuring an embroidered

Gordon Cooper’s silver-colored Mercury capsule tie tack, measuring .75 x .25, and attached to an embossed personal stationery card. In fine condition.

Gordon Cooper’s gold-colored lapel pin, measuring .25 x .5, designed after the ancient symbol for the planet Mercury. Attached to a Project Mercury in

Prototype replica of the Randall steel survival knife carried by Gus Grissom on his MR-4 Liberty Bell 7 mission. Crafted in 2006, the knife measures 9

Amazing yellow ‘Mercury Way’ metal street sign, measuring 22 x 13.75, used as a temporary replacement when signs on Lower Broadway were renamed on May

Limited edition heat shield segment removed from the outer perimeter section of a Mercury spacecraft, numbered 3/16, measuring approximately 1 x 1 x 1

A segment of umbilical cable from Mercury-Redstone 3, measuring .5? long and 2? in diameter, which connected to the Freedom 7 during launch procedures

Flown original piece of film from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 Mercury spacecraft, issued in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the flight. The

Flown original component from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 Mercury spacecraft, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. The piece measures

Gene Kranz’s personally-owned and -used Project Mercury manual entitled “Network Operations Directive 61-1,” 11 x 10, November 30, 1961, signed on the

Ideal commemorative cover with a cachet commemorating the launch of a Little Joe 7 booster rocket from Wallops Island on April 28, 1961, in support of

Rare ALS signed “Virgil,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, January 8, 1961. Letter to his brother and sister-in-law, “Lowell...

Sought-after postal cover bearing a USS Randolph, July 21, 1951 postmark, the recovery ship and date of the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, signed neatly i

Uncommon official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Grissom in a suit and tie, signed in black ballpoint, “Gus Grissom.” In fine condition, with a toned

TLS signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, August 21, 1961. Letter to Mr. Eddie Sousa. In part: “Thank you for your congratu

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the mission of Project Mercury, signed in black felt tip, “Wernher von Braun” and in black ink, “Alan B. Sh