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ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Skylab II Film578 - Skylab II Film
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Original canister of 16mm film from the Skylab 3 (II) mission. Canister measures 10.75? in diameter, and contains one reel of silent color film. NASA
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Skylab II Film579 - Skylab II Film
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Original canister of 16mm film from the Skylab 3 (II) mission. Canister measures 12.5? in diameter, and contains one reel of color sound film. NASA la
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Skylab II Film580 - Skylab II Film
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Original canister of 16mm film from the Skylab 3 (II) mission. Canister measures 12.5? in diameter, and contains one reel of silent color film. NASA l
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Skylab III Film581 - Skylab III Film
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Original canister of 16mm film from the Skylab 4 (III) mission. Canister measures 12.5? in diameter, and contains one reel of silent color film. NASA
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Skylab582 - Skylab
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Book: Living and Working in Space: A History of Skylab. Washington, DC: NASA, 1983. Softcover, 6.75 x 9.75, 449 pages. In fine condition, with light h
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Skylab583 - Skylab
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Collection of 16 assorted publications regarding the Skylab project, including: two identical copies of Skylab Explores the Earth, one signed on the t
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Flown Palapa B2 Apogee Rocket Motor Assembly587 - Flown Palapa B2 Apogee Rocket Motor Assembly
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Flown commercial satellite Apogee Rocket Motor Assembly from the Palapa B2 satellite retrieved from space by the shuttle Discovery during the STS-51-A
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Vertical Shuttle Meter588 - Vertical Shuttle Meter
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Test unit of a control panel meter for the Space Shuttle. Meter measures 1.75 x 4 x 5.25 and has two readouts calibrated from 0-115%. Metal Rockwell l
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Space Station Beam Interconnect Prototype589 - Space Station Beam Interconnect Prototype
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Space Station beam interconnect prototype for connecting structural trusses for possible designs. The two-piece prototype consists of two 7.5? long al
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Shuttle Crew Module Protective Cover590 - Shuttle Crew Module Protective Cover
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Protective Cover Crew Module-Interior Flight Deck, 20.5 x 33.5, used to protect the interior of the Shuttle from UV damage while on the ground, bearin
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Space Shuttle Thruster Cover591 - Space Shuttle Thruster Cover
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Engine Ground Cover for securing a Space Shuttle attitude control thruster after a mission. Measuring approximately 9 x 14, the cover consists of a br
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Space Shuttle Trainer Gauge592 - Space Shuttle Trainer Gauge
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A rare tape gauge removed from a Space Shuttle trainer when the fleet was converted to the newer ‘glass cockpit.’ Gauge measures 1.75 x 4 x 8.5 and ha
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Space Shuttle Artifacts593 - Space Shuttle Artifacts
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Set of two laminated color display sheets, 8.25 x 10.25, containing flown swatches from all six orbiting Space Shuttles, all identified below. Flown f
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Space Shuttle / Spacehab594 - Space Shuttle / Spacehab
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Spacehab module bulkhead attachment bolt flown on the STS-86 mission aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis, measuring 2.5? long, presented in a custom-fit pre
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STS-82595 - STS-82
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Collection of three flown relics: an 8.5 x 6 swatch of shuttle payload bay liner carried on board the shuttle Discovery during STS-82; a 1 x .5 swatch
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STS-7596 - STS-7
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A cross-cut section of flown brake disc segment, 4 x 3.25, carried into space on board the shuttle Challenger during the STS-7 mission. Segment is aff
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STS-27/28597 - STS-27/28
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Flown nose gear tire segment used on the Atlantis during mission STS-27 and again on Columbia during mission STS-28, approximately .75 x .75. Encased
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STS-51D598 - STS-51D
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Flown Thermal Protection System (TPS) tile segment flown aboard the shuttle Discovery’s STS-51D mission, approximately .5 x .5. Encased in a cylindric
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STS-27/28 Shuttle Tire Orbiter Segments599 - STS-27/28 Shuttle Tire Orbiter Segments
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Two flown sections of the BF Goodrich Space Shuttle Orbiter nose gear tire flown on Atlantis mission STS-27 in December 1988 and on Columbia mission S
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Space Shuttle Hi-Temp Insulation600 - Space Shuttle Hi-Temp Insulation
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Available to US bidders only. An unusually shaped flown insulation assembly used in the wings of the Space Shuttle to protect the aluminum structure f
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STS-82601 - STS-82
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One-piece NASA flight suit for shuttle Discovery mission STS-82. Dark-blue one-piece suit retains its Life Industries label inside the collar which re
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Shuttle Orbiter Insulation602 - Shuttle Orbiter Insulation
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Available to US bidders only. A section of shuttle wing insulation from one of the orbiters. Section measures approximately 15 x 12 x 5.5, and is atta
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Space Shuttle Insulation603 - Space Shuttle Insulation
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A section of Space Shuttle High Pressure insulation. Cylindrical piece measures 9? in diameter and 9? tall. The outside is covered in a layer of metal
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Space Shuttle Insulation604 - Space Shuttle Insulation
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Available to US bidders only. Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) Blanket with Beta cloth on one side and gold foil on the other, 14.5 x 11 x 1.5, part numbe
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STS-8 Thermal Blanket605 - STS-8 Thermal Blanket
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Available to US bidders only. Flown Shuttle insulation blanket carried on board the Shuttle Challenger on Mission STS-8 in August–September of 1983, l
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International Space Station Model606 - International Space Station Model
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NASA International Space Station concept model used to display the station concept during budget appropriation committee meetings in Washington DC. Ve
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International Space Station607 - International Space Station
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A vacuum-packed packet of macaroni and cheese made for use on the International Space Station. Packet measures 5.25 x 6.25 with a small nozzle at the
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STS-6608 - STS-6
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Comical official color glossy 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the ‘F-Troop’ crew, signed in black felt tip by Don Peterson, Story Musgrave, Paul W
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STS-3: Jack Lousma609 - STS-3: Jack Lousma
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Flown embroidered STS-3 mission patch, 4? in diameter, worn during the mission by Commander Jack Lousma. Patch is affixed to a presentation certificat
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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STS 51-B: Bob Overmyer610 - STS 51-B: Bob Overmyer
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Collection of flown weather reports and maps used on board the Challenger by Overmyer during Shuttle mission 51-B. First, a three-page “L-O Latest Obs
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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STS-98–STS-103611 - STS-98–STS-103
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Collection of five official NASA 10 x 8 crew photos, each signed in black felt tip by the complete shuttle crew pictured. Missions are: STS-98, 100, 1
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STS-104, STS-106, STS-109, STS-110 and STS-113612 - STS-104, STS-106, STS-109, STS-110 and STS-113
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Collection of five official NASA crew photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in black felt tip by the complete shuttle crew pictured. Missions are: ST
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STS-114, STS-117, STS-119, and STS-124613 - STS-114, STS-117, STS-119, and STS-124
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Collection of four color glossy crew photos, all approximately 10 x 8, each signed in black felt tip by the complete shuttle crew pictured. Missions a
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STS-125–STS-128614 - STS-125–STS-128
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Four official color 10 x 8 NASA lithographs of different Space Shuttle crews from the late 2000s, each fully signed in black felt tip or ballpoint by
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Space Shuttle Crews615 - Space Shuttle Crews
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Collection of nine official color 10 x 8 NASA lithographs of different shuttle crews, each signed in felt tip or ink by the crew pictured. Missions ar
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Space Shuttle616 - Space Shuttle
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Collection of 75 photos, almost all 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, most in color, primarily of early Space Shuttle activities and STS-1. Included are photos of th
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Group 8 Astronauts617 - Group 8 Astronauts
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Exceptional felt tip signatures of the full 35-astronaut Group 8 roster on an 8.5 x 10.5 custom-made cardstock sheet, including: Ellison Onizuka, Judi
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Space Shuttle Crews618 - Space Shuttle Crews
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Collection of seven commemorative covers, each with a color cachet of a different mission emblem, and each signed by that mission’s complete crew. Mis
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Space Shuttle Crews619 - Space Shuttle Crews
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Collection of seven pieces of US currency, six $1 and one $2, each signed in ink or felt tip by a different Shuttle crew. Missions are: STS-35 (2), 33
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STS-2 Landing Charts620 - STS-2 Landing Charts
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Unbound manual of STS-2 Shuttle landing site charts, prepared by the Defense Mapping Agency and printed in July 1981, containing detailed area and run
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Space Shuttle621 - Space Shuttle
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Brad-bound book titled “Space Shuttle World Map Book,” first edition, dated January 1981. Book measures 11 x 17 and contains 47 pages of 1:1,000,000 s
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Space Shuttle Patches622 - Space Shuttle Patches
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Fine collection of 17 embroidered Lion Brothers Space Shuttle patches, representing the following: STS-1, STS-2, STS-3, STS-4, STS-5, STS-6, STS-7, ST
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Space Shuttle623 - Space Shuttle
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Original canister of film from a space shuttle test. Canister measures 7.25? in diameter, with the reel inside containing 400 feet of film. Technical
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Challenger627 - Challenger
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Unflown sterling silver Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51L Robbins medal, approximately 1.5? diameter, with a raised design on the face of the mission i
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Challenger628 - Challenger
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Color glossy 5.75 x 4 laser print photo of a shuttle launch affixed to a 7 x 5 mount, signed on the edges of the mount in felt tip and ballpoint by cr
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Christa McAuliffe629 - Christa McAuliffe
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of McAuliffe in her blue flight suit and holding a model of the space shuttle, signed in black felt tip, “S. Chr
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Challenger631 - Challenger
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Complete copy of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident: Volumes I–V, issued on June 6, 1986. Also included is a photoco
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Columbia STS-107632 - Columbia STS-107
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Flight crew briefing for Space Shuttle Columbia (STS 107), 11 x 8.5, 28 pages, headed “OV-102 L-1 Day.” Introduction states the briefing includes “STS
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Columbia STS-107633 - Columbia STS-107
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Color glossy 11 x 8.5 ink jet photo of the Columbia crew posing together at an office birthday party, signed in black felt tip by five crew members: R
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Columbia STS-107634 - Columbia STS-107
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Color glossy 11 x 8.5 ink jet photo of the Columbia crew posing with several office workers, signed in black felt tip by all seven crew members: Rick
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