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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Schirra and Cooper reviewing some data, signed in blue felt tip “The Sigma 7 Team, Wally Schirra Cdr.” and “Gordon

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Wally Schirra, Scott Carpenter, and John Glenn posing inside an Apollo mock-up capsule, signed in blue felt tip, “Checking out

Glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Schirra in his Mercury spacesuit, signed in blue felt tip, “Wally Schirra, Original Mercury 7 astronaut.” In very f

Glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of a joyful Schirra outside Mercury Control Center, signed in blue felt tip “Wally Schirra.” In fine condition, with some lig

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Schirra posing in his Mercury spacesuit, signed in blue felt tip, adding his Mercury flight symbol under his signat

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the launch of Schirra’s Mercury mission, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Schirra posing in his spacesuit during training for his Mercury mission, signed vertically in black ink, “Walter W. Schirra, Jr

Color 10 x 8 cardstock photo of the launch of Schirra’s Sigma 7 mission, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some scattered light crease

Color vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Shepard in a Mercury flight simulator, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To my favorite island golfer

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Shepard posing next to his Mercury capsule after his recovery, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Color 10 x 8 photo of President John F. Kennedy presenting the Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Alan Shepard, signed in black ink “Alan Shepar

Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Shepard on board the USS Champlain, his Freedom 7 capsule, secured on the deck behind him, signed in blue ballpoin

Early color vintage 8 x 10 NASA close-up photo, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint “Best wishes to Caroline Gessler, Donald K. Slayton.” Some scat

A single four-cent USPS Project Mercury postage stamp with “Issued on successful completion of 3 world orbits by Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr.” Stamp is

Souvenir typescript, signed “D. K. Slayton,” one page, 8.5 x 11, an excerpt from We Seven. In part: “It was not until I was well into high school that

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April 14, 1970. Glenn sends words of encouragement to a young admirer while recounting his historic f

TLS signed “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, February 15, 1963. Letter of thanks to an admirer. In part: “I would like to thank

TLS, signed with his full signature “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, October 4, 1961. A form letter of thanks to a member of

Fantastic TLS signed “Walter M. Schirra, Jr.,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, Project Mercury letterhead, October 16, 1961. Schirra offers some blunt advise to

Gordon Cooper’s flight-flown add-on pocket, carried aboard Cooper’s Faith 7 mission in 1963. Pouch is made from the same material used to make Cooper’

Guenter Wendt’s Mercury-Atlas Emergency Procedures For Pad Area Rescue manual, dated inside “4/15/63,” for “Mercury–Atlas Spacecraft 20,” which was Go

Flight-flown bolt from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. Corroded bolt measures approximately .5? in l

Mercury thruster plug used during recovery operations. Plug measures 7.25? long, with a metal loop at one end and a metal and rubber conical shaped pl

Original light blue NASA flight suit issued to and used by Slayton during the early days of America’s space exploration. The garment bears an official

Instrument pilot certificate card, 2.5 x 4, issued to Air Force 2nd Lt. Virgil I. Grissom on April 3, 1952. In part, “This is to certify that 'G...

Flight-flown storage bag, carried on board Gordon Cooper’s Faith 7 mission in 1963. Empty bag measures 15 x 4, with a 3 x 1 tab at the top, and is sta

Rare and monumental ALS, signed “Alan,” three pages, 6 x 8, January 29, 1959. Shepard writes to “Dear Mother and Daddy.” In full: “Thanks so much for

Shepard’s Gemini 3 training-used gloves custom-made to accompany his G2-C space suit that had already been fitted to him for the flight. The white lab

DS, signed “D. K. Slayton,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, January 20, 1966. Stellar field grade officer effectiveness report for astronaut Buzz Aldri

Gemini-era training boot from a Goodrich spacesuit. Boot measures 14” high and 12.5” long, and features a lace and zip up front, with two Velcro ankle

Superior Achievement Award, 13.5 x 11, November 23, 1966, presented to Kranz “in recognition of outstanding contribution to the manned space flight pr

Signed book: On the Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project Gemini. Washington, D.C.: US Government Printing Office, 1977. Hardcover, 7 x 10, 625 pa

DS, signed in black felt tip, “John W. Young” and “Michael Collins,” one page, 10.5 x 8. In full: “Be it known that Bob Workman on 8/21/66 sailed the

Collection of 12 NASA fact sheets on the Gemini project and various mission, all approximately 8 x 1, various lengths, dated from February 1965 up to

Commemorative cover, 12 x 9, with a cachet honoring Project Gemini, signed in ink by the crew of Gemini XII, Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin. Also signed b

Nine various reports from the Gemini program: Mission Reports from Gemini IX, IX-A, VI-A, and VIII; communications transcripts from Gemini 4 and 9, a

Commemorative airmail cover, 6.5 x 3.5, 1965, with a stamped cachet honoring the Gemini 7 mission, signed in various inks by James Lovell, Frank Borma

Gemini 10 splashdown commemorative cover, with a cachet honoring the recovery of the astronauts by the USS Guadalcanal, signed on the front in black f

Two postal covers, each typed at the upper left corner with the commemorative identifier, “Gemini Tital 4 Flight, First Walk in Space, Astronauts Jame

Printed invitation, 4 x 5, for a dinner dance in honor of the Gemini 3 astronauts, held at the Gold Room of the Ramada Inn on April 30, 1965, signed i

Gemini 11 crew-signed postal cover, signed in black ballpoint by Dick Gordon and Charles Conrad. Removably presented on a color 8.5 x 11 informational

Air Force pilot (born 1930) selected as part of the third group of astronauts. Freeman was killed on October 31, 1964, when a goose smashed through th

An amazing collection of five spiral-bound monthly calendar books, dated 1964–1968, and "Notebook #2", spiral-bound, and labeled on the fr...

Flight-flown Gemini 5 log book, 5 x 8 book of over 100 pages between two heavy cardstock covers, with two strips of Velcro on the back, and bound by t

Flight-flown gold-colored Fliteline medal, approximately one inch in diameter, flown aboard the Gemini VII mission. One side bears a raised insignia o

Flight-flown silver plated Fliteline medallion, approximately 1 x .75, flown aboard the Gemini IX mission. One side bears a raised insignia of the mis

Flight-flown Fliteline medal, gold over sterling, measuring approximately 1 x .75, originally belonging to astronaut Charlie Duke, who was a member of

Flight-flown sterling silver medallion, measuring approximately one inch in diameter, flown aboard Gemini IV. One side of medallion bears a relief of

Flight-flown gold-colored Fliteline medallion, approximately one inch in diameter, flown aboard the Gemini VI-A mission. One side bears a raised insig

Flight-flown Fliteline medal, gold colored, measuring one inch in diameter, originally belonging to astronaut Charlie Duke, who was a member of the Mi