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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