RR Auction: Space Exploration Auction

Oversized 10.75 x 13.75 print of Donald J. Mackey's 1965 portrait of Alan Shepard, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Jimâ...

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Gus Grissom entering the Liberty Bell 7 capsule, signed in silver ink by his brother, "Gus did not blow the bolts! Lowel...

Paperback first edition report entitled "Results of the Second U.S. Manned Suborbital Space Flight, July 21, 1961," 7.75 x 10.25, 58 pages...

Jack Lousma’s official softcover NASA “Mercury Project Summary” report (SP-45), including the result

Three steins and mugs from the personal collection of Deke Slayton, including: an English-made Sheffield pewter stein featuring an Edwards Air Force B

TLS signed “D. K. Slayton,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, August 22, 1972. Letter to Forrest E. Cook, in full:...

Official NASA-MSC softcover booklet entitled "Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, Aurora 7, May 24, 1962," 8 x 10.25, signed on the front cover ...

Presentation sheet, 8.5 x 11, with five affixed segments of Cape Canaveral launch complex relics, including: Launch Complex 5 (metal from Pad 5 Gantry

Deke Slayton's handwritten test papers and class notes from his time as a student pilot and engineer at the USAF Experimental Flight Test School...

Small .25˝ x .25˝ swatch of sealing tape attested to as being removed from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft af...

Two items related to the historic Mercury-Atlas 5 mission: A Western Union Press Message sheet, 8 x 10.5, featuring ‘real time...

Three items: a color glossy 8 x 10 of Glenn as a United States Senator from Ohio, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip, “Bes

Two items signed by Scott Carpenter: a TLS, one page, 8 x 9.5, March 15, 1963, in part: "Thank you for the letter…The message...

Two items signed by John Glenn: a TLS signed "J. H. Glenn, Jr.," one page, 8 x 10, NASA letterhead, January 28, 1963, in part: "I wou...

Two items signed by Wally Schirra: a TLS signed "Walter M. Schirra, Jr.," one page, 8 x 9.75, NASA letterhead, November 30, 1962, in part:...

Desirable Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle Hydraulic Servo-Valve, measuring approximately 3.5˝ x 1.75˝ x 2˝, with an uncommon and desi...

Appealing block of four Paraguayan stamps showing the Faith 7 capsule over South America, neatly signed in black felt tip, "Scott Carpenter.&qu...

Vintage felt tip signature, "Scott Carpenter,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition.

Signed book: Gemini! by Virgil 'Gus' Grissom. First edition, third printing. NY: The Macmillan Company, 1968. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5....

Signed book: Starfall by Betty Grissom and Henry Still. First edition. NY: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 2

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the iconic group shot of the original seven Mercury astronauts posing together in their silver space suits, signed i

Desirable circa 1970s–80s business card from Alan Shepard's post-NASA career, 3.5 x 2, identifying him as president of Windwa...

Original NASA news release/press kit for the second manned Mercury suborbital launch, Mercury-Redstone 4 or 'Liberty Bell,' 14 pages, 8 x 10...

Attractive luncheon menu for a presentation honoring the crew of Gemini 3 at the Waldorf-Astoria on March 29, 1965, 5 x 8, signed in black ballpoint b

Choice Gemini 4 launch day cover postmarked at Cape Canaveral on June 3, 1965, signed in ink by the prime crew, "Edward H. White II, Capt. USAF...

Beautiful color semi-glossy 20 x 16 photo of the Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 preparing to make history's first rendezvous in orbit between two crewed ...

From the personal collection of Apollo 15 moonwalker Dave Scott—a scarce official color glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Agena targ

Flown silver-tone Gemini 8 Fliteline medallion, approximately 1˝ in diameter, featuring a raised design of the mission insignia on the face, a...

Fantastic large flown embroidered Gemini 9 mission patch, measuring 4" x 3.5", affixed to a letter of provenance signed in blue ballpoint ...

Gene Cernan’s flown sterling silver Gemini 9 Fliteline medallion, 1˝ x .75˝, featuring a raised design of the mission...

Very rare official Gemini 9 crew souvenir patch [GT9UNK1], 3.75 x 3.25, fully embroidered with merrowed border and 'tail.’ In...

Charles Conrad’s flown gold-plated Gemini 11 Fliteline medallion, .75˝ x 1˝, with the front featuring a raised design...

Very rare official Gemini 11 crew patch, 3 x 4.25, partially embroidered on blue twill with a stitched border and cut edge. In fine condition. These r

TLS signed “D. K. Slayton,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, February 3, 1964. Letter to J. Duane Upton, written ...

Theodore Freeman’s personally-owned and -used training notebook, signed five times throughout in pencil, “Capt.

Limited edition color 23 x 27 lithograph entitled 'The Million Dollar View,' numbered 141/1500, showing Pilot Ed White performing the first ...

Signed book: Exploring Space with a Camera. First edition. Washington, DC: NASA, 1968. Hardcover, 9.5 x 11.75, 214 pages. Signed on the half-title pag

Color vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Gemini 4 launch, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Ben—Gemini IV Liftoff,...

Desirable Gemini 6 'splashdown' cover with a stamped cachet honoring the USS Wasp recovery ship, postmarked aboard the Wasp on December 16, ...

Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo taken during the Gemini 7 rendezvous, signed in silver ink, "Frank Borman, Gemini 7 CDR." In very fine co...

Attractive color semi-glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Gemini 12 crew-mates Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell posing in a capsule, signed on the mat in blue ink,

Rare commemorative cover with a color cachet honoring the Apollo 11 mission, postmarked July 20, 1969, the moon-landing date of Apollo 11, signed in b

Historic color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 preparing to make history's first rendezvous in orbit between two crewed spac...

Four covers signed by Gemini astronauts: a Gemini 5 launch day cover, signed in black felt tip by Charles Conrad and Gordon Cooper; and three Gemini 6

Limited edition acrylic display featuring a small triangular swatch of metal, attested to as flown on Gemini 4 and originating from Jim McDivitt'...

FDC with a color cachet honoring Project Gemini, signed in black ink by Gordon Cooper. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity

Commemorative 'launch date' cover with a cachet honoring the Gemini 5 mission, postmarked on August 21, 1965, signed in blue ink by Gordon C...

Postal cover with a stamped cachet honoring the Atlantic Manned Flight U.S. Navy Recovery Force, postmarked aboard the recovery ship the USS Lake Cham

Postal cover with a stamped cachet honoring the Atlantic Manned Flight U.S. Navy Recovery Force, postmarked aboard the recovery ship the USS Lake Cham

Two ‘launch date’ postal covers with stamped cachets honoring the Gemini 6 ‘Rendezvous Missi

Two covers with stamped cachets honoring the Gemini 6 mission, one postmarked at Cape Canaveral on the launch date of December 15, 1965, the other abo

Two ‘splashdown’ covers with stamped cachets honoring the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets of the U.S. Navy Recovery

Commemorative 'splashdown' cover with a cachet honoring the Atlantic U.S. Navy Recovery Force tasked with retrieving the Gemini 9 spacecraft...

Two ‘launch day’ covers with cachets honoring the Gemini 11 mission, both postmarked on the mission launch date

Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (S66-54455) of Gemini 11 pilot Richard Gordon returning to the hatch of the spacecraft following

Small .25" x .25" ablative heatshield fragment removed from the Gemini 12 capsule, affixed to a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Buzz Al...

Gorgeous set of three vintage original color 11 x 17 lithographs made by the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, each respectively entitled â€...

Vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 7.75 photo of the Gemini 7 astronauts wearing their blue recovery suits aboard the USS Wasp, signed and inscribed in yello

Recovery cover with an attractive cachet honoring the US Navy Recovery Force for the GT-5 mission, postmarked on the USS Leonard F. Mason on August 29

Scarce collection of 32 early original ‘working media’ glossy NASA photos that were used by Aviation Week magaz

Small blue thread, measuring .25˝ in length, attested to as being removed from a Guatemala flag that was flown on the Gemini 4 mission with as...

Cut 2˝ x 2.25˝ section of a checklist page attested to as being flown as part of the Gemini V onboard Reentry Flight Book. Affixed to a ...

Small 1.25˝ x .5˝ linoleum fragment attested to as being removed from the White Room floor on the spacecraft crew egress level at Cape C...

A 4˝ x 1.75˝ cut-section of protective canvas attested to Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 19’s erector structure, the l...

Very attractive presentation display entitled ‘Project Gemini—Bridge to the Moon,’ attestin

Amazing gold-plated Apollo 1 Fliteline medallion attested as being carried in the Personal Preference Kit of CDR Jim McDivitt during the Apollo 9 miss

Incredible original vintage color glossy 9.5 x 7.25 photo of the prime and backup crews of the Apollo 1 mission posing together in their blue flight s

Historic gold-plated ceremonial key to the Apollo 1 spacecraft, CSM-012, presented to Gus Grissom by the prime contractor, North American Aviation (NA

Gus Grissom's gold-plated Apollo 1 Fliteline medallion, measuring 1.25˝ diameter, commemorating the Apollo 1 mission. The front features a...

Official printings of the report entitled "Apollo Accident: Hearing before the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, United States Sena...

Scarce NASA-printed manual for the “Report of Apollo 204 Review Board to the Administrator National Aeronautics and Space Administr

Scarce original black-and-yellow 17 x 22 poster depicting Gus Grissom in his space suit helmet, with his facsimile signature below, and an important r

Sought-after ballpoint signature, "Roger B. Chaffee,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition. A clean and attractive a...

Scarce bracket-bound manual from the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory entitled "R-507 REV. 1, G&N System Operations Plan, Mission AS-204A/205...

Scarce official laminated Kennedy Space Center access badge issued to an advisor for the Apollo 1 Mission Failure Investigation Team (MFIT), 4 x 2.5,

Walt Cunningham’s flown sterling silver Apollo 7 Robbins medallion, measuring approximately 1.25˝ x 1˝, featuring a r...

Extremely rare Apollo 7 press kit produced by the Raytheon Company, highlighted by a never-before-offered "Apollo 7 Mission Analyzer,âS...

Flown 9 x 8.25 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 3.5˝ diameter Apollo 7 mission emblem in the center, signed and flight-certified at the bottom i...

Extremely rare Apollo 7 crew patch, 4˝ in diameter, partly embroidered on a circle of white cloth. The insignia features a blue 'knitted&#...

Rare Apollo 7 souvenir crew patch, 4.25˝ x 3.25˝, fully embroidered with a blue 'knitted' background, the "VII" in yel...

Original painting of the Apollo 7 mission logo done by Alan A. Stevens, closely cropped and affixed to an off-white 8.25 x 8 mount, signed in black fe

Scarce NASA Local Post FDC with stamps and postmarks honoring the launch of the Apollo 7 mission on October 11, 1968, signed in black ballpoint by Wal

FDC with a cachet honoring United States accomplishments in space, signed in ink by the Apollo 7 crew: Walt Cunningham, Donn Eisele, and Wally Schirra

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of LMP Cunningham working inside the Command Module, signed in blue felt tip, "Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7."...

Postal cover with a cachet honoring the Atlantic U.S. Navy Recovery Force tasked with retrieving the Apollo 7 spacecraft, postmarked aboard the USS Es

Commemorative ‘launch day’ cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 7 mission, postmarked at the Kennedy Space C

Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum cover with a color cachet honoring the 5th anniversary of the Apollo 7 mission, signed in black

Limited edition color satin-finish 16 x 20 close-up photo of LMP Cunningham staring out the window of the Apollo 7 command module, numbered AE 3/3, si

Limited edition color satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of the dramatic launch of the Apollo 7 mission, numbered AE 2/4, signed in blue felt tip, "Wal...

Limited edition color satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of Cunningham at work inside the command module, numbered AE 4/4, signed in blue felt tip, "Wa...

Color glossy 20 x 18 photo of the expended Saturn IVB stage as photographed from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during transposition and docking maneuvers, s

Two photos: a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Apollo 7 crew in their white space suits, signed in black felt tip, "Walt Cunningham, LMP&...

Group of Beta cloth swatches, all about 9 x 9, featuring the Apollo 7 mission insignia at center, showing the CSM orbiting Earth with the surnames of

Sy Liebergot's laminated Apollo badge for the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Mission Control Center-Houston, 2.5 x 3.75, signed on the front in ...

Membership card for the International Association of Turtles issued to Apollo 7 LMP Walt Cunningham, 3.75 x 2.25, signed in ballpoint by the issuer. T

Four-cent Project Mercury stamp portraying the spacecraft in orbit, signed in the blank margin in black felt tip, "Donn Eisele," and on th...

Signed book: Apollo 7: The NASA Mission Reports. Burlington, Ontario: Apogee Books, 2000. Softcover with CD-ROM, 7 x 10, 272 pages. Signed on the titl

Attractive 1:72 scale diecast model of the Apollo 7 Command/Service Module (CSM) by Dragon Models, measuring 5.5˝ in length, signed in blue fe...

Wally Schirra's flown sterling silver Apollo 8 Robbins medallion, measuring approximately 1.5˝ x 1.25˝, featuring a raised design of...

Desirable staple-bound official NASA manual entitled "Final Flight Plan, Apollo 8, AS-503/CSM-103," 233 pages, 8 x 10.5, dated November 22...