RR Auction: Space Exploration Featuring Apollo 11 50th Anniversary

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Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 LM 'Eagle' touched down on the surface of the moon. Astronaut Neil Armstrong descended the spacecraft's ladder and spoke his immortal words: 'That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.' Buzz Aldrin soon followed behind him, and the two became the first earthly beings to set foot upon another celestial body. This catalog honors the Apollo 11 astronauts, their predecessors and those who made the historic mission possible, and their enduring legacy in manned spaceflight. With over 500 lots highlighted by autographs, hardware, spacesuit parts, and flown artifacts, this auction brings to life the history of the space program. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts, and is known as a space market leader.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
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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Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 Crew-signed Type-3 Insurance Cover8183Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 Crew-signed Type-3 Insurance Cover
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Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 'Type 3' insurance cover with a color cachet of the mission insignia and a July 16, 1969, Kennedy Space Center l...
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 Lunar Surface-Flown Checklist Page8184Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 Lunar Surface-Flown Checklist Page
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Scarce and desirable flown double-sided checklist page carried on board Apollo 11, headed "AGS State Vector Update," 5.5 x 8, signed and f...
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
Buzz Aldrin's Flown Apollo 11 American Flag8185Buzz Aldrin's Flown Apollo 11 American Flag
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Buzz Aldrin's flown American flag carried on the Apollo 11 mission, 5.5 x 4, affixed to its original 9.75 x 11.75 certificate, which features th...
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Buzz Aldrin's Swatch of Kapton Foil8186Buzz Aldrin's Swatch of Kapton Foil
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Impressive 5 x 2.5 swatch of flown Kapton foil from the Apollo 11 mission and deriving from the personal collection of Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin.
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Apollo 11 70mm Photographic Catalog8188Apollo 11 70mm Photographic Catalog
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Scarce staple-bound official NASA manual entitled "Apollo 11, 70-mm Photographic Catalog," (NSSDC 70–07), dated April 1970, 8 x 10.5, cont...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Apollo 11 ALSEP 2 Manual8189Apollo 11 ALSEP 2 Manual
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Staple-bound NASA manual entitled "Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Payload Systems Handbook, EASEP (ALSEP 2)," prepared by the Flight ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Apollo 11 and Wright Flyer Artifact Display8190Apollo 11 and Wright Flyer Artifact Display
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Limited edition display entitled 'One Giant Leap,' containing a small flown swatch of material from the Wright Brothers' 1903 Flyer 1 an...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Apollo 11 and Wright Flyer Artifact Display8191Apollo 11 and Wright Flyer Artifact Display
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Limited edition display entitled 'From Kitty Hawk to Tranquility Base,' containing a small flown swatch of material from the Wright Brothers...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Apollo 11 Commemorative Beer Steins8192Apollo 11 Commemorative Beer Steins
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Pair of two vintage commemorative beer steins honoring Apollo 11: one for the USS Hornet, depicting the rendezvous of the LM and CSM, with golden text
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Apollo 11 Crew Beta Cloth Name Tags8193Apollo 11 Crew Beta Cloth Name Tags
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Three white Beta cloth strips, each measuring 4.75 x 1.5, stenciled with the last names of each crew member in capital letters: "Armstrong,&quo...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Apollo 11 Countdown Manuals8194Apollo 11 Countdown Manuals
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Three-ring binder containing volumes I and II for the NASA manual “Launch Vehicle Operations for Support of Space Vehicle Countdown Demonstration Test
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Apollo 11 Crew-signed FDC with Richard Gordon Letter8195Apollo 11 Crew-signed FDC with Richard Gordon Letter
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Richard Gordon's Apollo 11 FDC with color cachet showing lunar artwork by Milton Caniff and text to top and bottom, "NASA Manned Spacecraft...
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Apollo 11 Crew-signed Wright Brothers Memorial Dinner Program8196Apollo 11 Crew-signed Wright Brothers Memorial Dinner Program
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Very rare program for the Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on December 5, 1969, in hono
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Apollo 11 Earth Orbit Chart8197Apollo 11 Earth Orbit Chart
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Sought-after color first edition of the Apollo 11 Earth Orbit Chart sheet 1 of 3, containing revolution 1, 41.5 x 13.5, dated June 19, 1969, displayin
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Apollo 11 Final Flight Plan8198Apollo 11 Final Flight Plan
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Uncommon NASA manual entitled “Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan, AS-506/CSM-107/LM-5," 294 pages, 8 x 10.5, dated July 1, 1969. The manual is compri...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Apollo 11 Final Flight Plan, Revision B8199Apollo 11 Final Flight Plan, Revision B
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Uncommon ring-bound NASA manual entitled “Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan, AS-506/CSM-107/LM-5," 294 pages, 8 x 10.5, dated July 1, 1969. The manua...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Apollo 11 Flight Mission Rules Manual8200Apollo 11 Flight Mission Rules Manual
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Uncommon NASA manual entitled "Final Flight Mission Rules, Apollo 11 (AS–506/LM-5)," 306 pages, 8 x 10.5, dated May 16, 1969, marked on th...
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Apollo 11 Flown Burn Chart Signed by Aldrin and Collins8201Apollo 11 Flown Burn Chart Signed by Aldrin and Collins
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Amazing flown 10.5 x 8 page from the Apollo 11 Flight Plan carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module Columbia during the first lunar landing
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
Apollo 11 Flown Coldplate Fragment8202Apollo 11 Flown Coldplate Fragment
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Limited edition flown 1.5? piece of coldplate metal used to shield the Command Module Columbia as it carried the Apollo 11 crew to and from the moon.
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Apollo 11 Flown Flag8203Apollo 11 Flown Flag
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Extremely rare flown 6 x 4 fabric American flag carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 11 mission, signed and flight-certified in black ballpoint
Estimate : 60,000.00 - 80,000.00