RR Auction: Space & Aviation Auction

Original 16mm print of the film ‘Take Command’ starring Wally Schirra, produced by the Dartnell Company in 1970 as part of a sales training package fo

Exceptional matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Mercury 7 astronauts admiring a model rocket, signed and inscribed in ink, “Best wishes to Guenter Wendt

Extremely rare flown silver certificate dollar bill carried on the Friendship 7 capsule during the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, series 1957A, serial numbe

Incredibly rare umbilical head used on the ‘Liberty Bell 7’ from the collection of Guenter Wendt, measuring 3.5 x 6.5 x 6.5, hand-engraved on the side

Rare flown heat shield strap fragment recovered from the sunken Liberty Bell 7 capsule and presented to Wendt, measuring approximately 2.5 x 1 x 1, su

Two relics from the 1999 recovery of the Liberty Bell 7 capsule from the ocean floor, including: a 1.75? long segment of fiber optic cable and a 3? lo

Guenter Wendt’s personally-owned and -used gray headset manufactured by Roanwell, attached to a 10 x 3.5 wooden mount bearing affixed text, “On this v

Two fuses used in verifying the firing circuits in Mercury and Gemini spacecraft from the collection of Guenter Wendt, measuring 1.25? long, wrapped i

ALS signed “Gus,” one page, 8 x 10.5, no date but likely circa January 1963. Letter to Guenter Wendt. In full: “Sorry to be so long about getting this

TLS signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, January 16, 1963. Letter of recommendation for Guenter Wendt. In part: “The succe

TLS signed “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, no date but circa 1963. Letter of recommendation for Guenter Wendt. In part: “These opinions we

TLS signed “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1963. Letter of recommendation for Guenter Wendt. In part: “During the period in

Three items: a TLS signed “M. Scott Carpenter,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, no date but circa 1963, in part: “This letter is to express the e

TLS signed “Walter M. Schirra, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, November 27, 1962. Letter of recommendation for Guenter Wendt. In part: “I h

Three items: a TLS signed “Gordon Cooper,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, September 5, 1963. Letter of recommendation for Guenter Wendt, in part

TLS signed “D. K. Slayton,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, July 25, 1966. Letter of recommendation for Guenter Wendt. In part: “Mr. Gunther

Official color glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the Mercury-Atlas 9 launch, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To my friend Guenter, with many thanks! May

Superb official color glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of the Gemini 4 launch, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Guenter—Thank you for th

Rare color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of White during his historic spacewalk, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Guenter—It was a beaut

Rare set of four vintage unsigned official color glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photos of Gemini 4 pilot Ed White’s historic 20-minute spacewalk from