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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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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Columbia STS-107635 - Columbia STS-107
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Collection of nine items: ink and ballpoint signatures of Rick Husband, Willie McCool, Michael Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, and Laurel Clark
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Viking Program Biological Instrument S/N 104636 - Viking Program Biological Instrument S/N 104
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The only flight ready unit on Earth (Smithsonian’s S/N103 is incomplete and not flight ready—S/N105 and 106 are on Mars). Dimensions are: 34?H x 11?W
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Mars Pathfinder637 - Mars Pathfinder
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A 2.75 x 2.5 swatch of beige Vectran material taken from a roll used to make the landing bags for the Mars rover Sojourner, presented in a clear plast
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Mars Pathfinder638 - Mars Pathfinder
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Limited edition color 16 x 20 chromogenic print that captures a breathtaking view of the Martian surface with the Sojourner rover on the prowl. Image
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Mars Planning Charts639 - Mars Planning Charts
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Very nice set of three visually striking color 49.5 x 41 charts titled “Mars Planning Charts,” all three showing areas of the Martian surface. One esp
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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The Martian Landscape640 - The Martian Landscape
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NASA book: The Martian Landscape. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1978. Hardcover, 11.25 x 14.25, 160 pages. In fine condition, with li
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Hubble Space Telescope Solar Array Bistem Brace644 - Hubble Space Telescope Solar Array Bistem Brace
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Flown Solar Array Bistem Brace, SN 1005, prepared for use on the Hubble Space Telescope. The brace is constructed of aluminum and stainless steel comp
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Hubble Space Telescope Model645 - Hubble Space Telescope Model
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Very scarce metal-finish second generation Hubble Space Telescope contractor’s model. Model measures approximately 13? high, 11? wide with arrays, and
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Hubble Space Telescope646 - Hubble Space Telescope
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Flown limited edition Hubble Space Telescope polymide film, 4/17, retrieved during a 1999 shuttle mission. Film measures 2.75 x 1.25 and is encased in
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Hubble Space Telescope647 - Hubble Space Telescope
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Flown limited edition Hubble Space Telescope polymide film,numbered 66/75, retrieved during a 1999 shuttle mission. Film measures .75 x 1 and is encas
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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