RR Auction: Space Exploration and Aviation

World War II-dated ALS signed “Virgil,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.25, September 7, 1944. Addressed from Sheppard Field in Texas

Scott Carpenter’s bracket-bound United States Air Force flight manual for the T-33A aircraft, dated July 15, 1961, 9 x 11.5, with the front p

Excellent glossy 9.5 x 7.25 photo of the seven original Mercury astronauts during U.S. Air Force survival training exercises at Nevada's Stead A...

Color 8.5 x 11 lithograph of a Project Mercury launch, signed in black felt tip by John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Gordon Cooper. In f

Original program for an event “Honoring Major Leroy Gordon Cooper, Mercury Astronaut, for his successful 22 orbit flight in Faith 7,

Project Mercury Flight Controller Handbook personally-owned and –used by longtime NASA flight director Gene Kranz for the launch of Mercury-A

Spectacular charm bracelet from the collection of Jo Schirra, the wife of famed NASA astronaut Wally Schirra, which features an assemblage of nine cha

Official flight manual issued for America's first manned space mission, identical to the one used by Alan Shepard: NASA Project Mercury Capsule ...

Vivid color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the fiery liftoff of the Mercury-Atlas 6, signed in black felt tip, "'Godspeed John Glenn,' Sco...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Mercury-Atlas 7 liftoff from Cape Canaveral, signed in blue felt tip, "Scott Carpenter, Aurora 7." ...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Carpenter in his silver Mercury suit, signed in black felt tip, "Scott Carpenter, Aurora 7." Nicely dou...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Scott Carpenter relaxing in his silver space suit prior to his Mercury mission, signed in thin blue felt tip. In ve

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mercury artist Cece Bibby talking to Scott Carpenter as she paints his Aurora 7 spacecraft, signed in blue felt tip, &q...

Attractive color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy hosting six of the Mercury Seven astronauts

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the fiery Mercury-Atlas 9 liftoff, signed in black felt tip, "Faith 7 launch for 22 orbit flight, 15-16 May ...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cooper in his Mercury space suit, signed in black felt tip, "Gordon Cooper, Faith 7, May 1963." In very...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cooper posing in his silver Mercury suit beside a spacecraft model and the American flag, signed in black felt tip,

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cooper wearing his silver space suit during the Mercury program, signed in blue felt tip, "Gordon Cooper, Fa...

Official 'Type 1' glossy 10 x 8 black-numbered NASA photo (S-61-4396), showing Enos the chimpanzee being fitted into his pressure couch prio...

Limited edition acrylic display containing a small piece of the heat shield from John Glenn’s Mercury-Atlas 6 spacecraft, attested to as bein

Two color satin-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photos: one of John Glenn in his silver Project Mercury suit, signed in blue felt tip, "John Glenn"; and ...

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of John Glenn posing in his Mercury space suit, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Glenn in his silver Project Mercury suit, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip. Double-matted with an embroi

Two official 'Type 1' glossy 8 x 10 black-numbered NASA photos (S-61-1878 and S-62-223), one showing John Glenn in his Mercury suit after an...

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Grissom in formal attire posing with a model of a Titan rocket, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, &qu...

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Liberty Bell 7 capsule at the bottom of the ocean, signed in black felt tip, "Off to space 7/21/61, Guen...

Three official glossy 'Type 1' photos from the Mercury and Gemini programs, including a black-numbered photo of the original Mercury 7 astro...

Signed book: This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1966. Softcover, 6.75 x 9.75, 681 pages. Sig

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the original Mercury astronauts posing in front of a Convair F106-B aircraft at Langley Air Force Base on January 20, 196

Four signed photos: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Scott Carpenter in a formal pose, signed in black felt tip; a satin-finish 8 x 10 phot

Color satin-finish 11 x 13 photo of the original seven Mercury astronauts in their silver suits, signed in blue and black felt tip by Alan Shepard, Jo

Color semi-glossy 11 x 14 photo of the original seven astronauts of the Mercury Program posing together in their silver space suits, signed in black f

Three books: a first edition of We Seven, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on a free end page in blue felt tip, "Wally Schirra, Sigma 7,"...

Interesting Mercury-Atlas 6 launch day FDC with a cachet honoring the Mercury 7, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on February 20, 1962, bearing tiny affix

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the launch of Mercury-Atlas 8, NASA's fifth manned space mission, signed in black felt tip, "Launch of M...

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Wally Schirra in a formal pose with a Mercury rocket model in the background, signed in blue ballpoint. In ve

Two glossy 10 x 8 photos signed in black felt tip by Wally Schirra, with one depicting him next to anchorman Walter Cronkite, and the other showing hi

Two glossy 8 x 10 photos, both signed in black felt tip by Wally Schirra, which includes a photo of the launch of Mercury-Atlas 8, and a color photo o

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, April 28, 2001. Lengthy letter describing his experience in the space program, in part: "I was as...

Original traced outline of Schirra's hand accomplished in black felt tip on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of graph paper, signed at the bottom, "Wally ...

Original color glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of the Mercury 7 monument at Cape Canaveral, signed in black felt tip, "Wally Schirra,&quo...

Wally Schirra’s personal off-white Victor coffee mug, 3.5˝ x 4.5˝, which bears gold designs to the front and back; the front

Scarce circa mid-1940s hand-drawn technical diagram by Alan Shepard on an off-white 12 x 9 sheet, signed in the upper right corner in pencil, "...

Souvenir typescript signed “D. K. Slayton,” eight pages, 8.5 x 11, consisting of an excerpt from “A Standing Start,

TLS signed “DK Slayton,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, June 26, 1972. Letter forwarding an autographed cover and the "most re

Early hand-drawn technical diagram by Deke Slayton on an off-white 17.25 x 12 fabric sheet, titled and signed along the bottom in ink, "Tool Po...

Early hand-drawn technical diagram by Deke Slayton on an off-white 17 x 11 sheet, titled and signed along the bottom in graphite, "Dimensioning...

Display featuring the complete 55-card set of 1963 Topps Astronauts Trading Cards, which offers a wonderful and historical look at Project Mercury and

Rare official color glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo from the personal collection of NASA technician Richard Underwood, who worked in the Johnson Space Center

Buzz Aldrin’s flown Gemini 12 Fliteline gold-plated sterling silver medallion, 1˝ diameter, with the front featuring a raised design

Signed book: Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions (NASA SP-4214). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office,

Uncommon limited edition philatelic souvenir presentation certificate, numbered 124/154, signed in pencil by Jim McDivitt and Neil Armstrong. The cert

Vintage cocktail napkin signed in ink and ballpoint by 13 of NASA’s earliest astronauts, which includes the majority of Group 3 (sans Dave Sc

Alan Bean's NASA MSC–MCC Houston badge issued for Gemini 12, 2.25 x 3.75, issued to "Bean, Alan L. LCDR." In fine condition. Fro...

Charles Conrad’s flown Gemini 11 Fliteline silver medallion, .75˝ x 1˝, with the front featuring a raised design of the missi

Charles Conrad's flown sterling silver Gemini 5 Fliteline medallion, approximately 1˝ diameter, with a raised design of the "8 Days or...

Large flown embroidered Gemini 5 mission patch, 4˝ in diameter, affixed to a letter of provenance signed in blue felt tip by Pilot Charles Con

Walt Cunningham's official color 18.5 x 14.5 NASA photograph of the first two groups of astronauts selected by NASA, with the front row depictin...

Extraordinary oversized color vintage glossy 11 x 14 photo of the GT-4 liftoff, signed in black felt tip, "What a ride! Gemini IV, 3 June '...

Color semi-glossy 11 x 14 photo of the Titan II rocket lifting off from Launch Complex 19 to begin the Gemini 5 mission, signed in black felt tip, &...

Color semi-glossy 13.75 x 10.75 photo of the Gemini VI and Gemini VII making the first rendezvous in orbit between two crewed spacecraft, affixed to t

A substantial segment of flown heat shield from the Gemini 8 spacecraft, measuring approximately 1.75˝ x 1˝ x .75˝ and encased

Limited edition display featuring a flown gold-plated Fliteline medallion carried during the Gemini 8 mission and deriving from the personal collectio

Flown silver-tone Gemini 8 Fliteline medallion originally from the collection of Dave Scott, approximately 1˝ in diameter, featuring a raised

Outstanding color 11.5 x 21.5 print of the GT-5 capsule, the McDonnell-built spacecraft used for NASA's fifth Gemini mission, signed in black fe...

Loose-leaf official press reference book entitled "Gemini Spacecraft Number Four" prepared by the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation for NASA,...

Large color glossy 19.75 x 15.75 photo of planet Earth, signed in black felt tip Buzz Aldrin, Frank Borman, Scott Carpenter, Charles Conrad, Gordon Co

Jack Lousma’s flown Gemini 10 Fliteline medallion, 1˝ in diameter, with the front featuring a raised design of the mission insignia w

James Lovell’s flown Gemini 12 Fliteline gold-plated medallion, 1˝ diameter, with the front featuring a raised design of the mission

James Lovell’s flown Gemini 7 Fliteline silver-colored medallion, 1˝ in diameter, with the front featuring a raised design of the mis

Jim McDivitt's flown sterling silver Gemini 4 Fliteline medallion, approximately 1˝ in diameter, with a raised design of the mission insign...

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the "Team of 14 Astronauts for 3rd Stage Apollo-Gemini Project," postmarked on October 18, 1963...

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of NASA Astronaut Group 4, signed in black felt tip, "Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo 17 LMP," "F. Curtis...

Wally Schirra's flown silver-tone Gemini 6 Fliteline medallion, approximately 1˝ diameter, with a raised design of the 'Castor and Poll...

Tom Stafford's flown Gemini 9 gold-plated sterling silver Fliteline medallion, 1˝ x 3/4˝, with a raised design of the mission insignia

John Young’s flown Gemini 10 Fliteline medallion, 1˝ in diameter, with the front featuring a raised design of the mission insignia wi

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph showing two images from the historic rendezvous of the Gemini 6 and 7 spacecraft, signed in black ink, "M...

Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the final Gemini crew posing in their capsule hatches with cameras in hand, signed in black felt tip, "Buzz Aldrin...

Limited edition color 22.75 x 26.75 lithograph entitled 'The Million Dollar View,' numbered 5/1500, showing Pilot Ed White performing the fi...

Launch day cover with an attractive cachet honoring the liftoff of the Gemini 5 mission, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on August 21, 1965, signed in bl

Unbound official NASA press kit for “Project: Gemini 5,” Release No. 65-262, dated August 12, 1965, 92 pages, 8 x 10.5, signed on th

Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of the GT-5 liftoff on August 21, 1965, signed in black felt tip, "GT5, Gordon Cooper, Cdr.," and in blue...

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Gemini 7 spacecraft as viewed from the Gemini 6 during their historic rendezvous, signed in gold ink by T

Color semi-glossy 14 x 11 photo of the Gemini 7 capsule floating mere feet away from the Gemini 6 capsule during their historic rendezvous, signed in

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Gemini 6A mission, bearing a launch day cancellation date of December 15, 1965, signed in black ink by

Group lot of five SpaceShots trading cards and five mementos from the 1993 “Gemini Celebration” event at the Astronaut Hall of Fame,

Three sets of silver coins, each measuring 32 mm in diameter, from The International Mint of Attleboro, MA, honoring the history of the American space

Original color glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of Schirra training for the Gemini 6A mission, signed in black felt tip, "Wally Schirra, G...

Official color glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA (S-65-29635) photo from the personal collection of NASA technician Richard Underwood, who worked in the

Official color glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo from the personal collection of NASA technician Richard Underwood, who worked in the Johnson Space Center

Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA (S-65-45554) photo from the personal collection of NASA technician Richard Underwood, who worked in the

Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA (S-65-63816) photo from the personal collection of NASA technician Richard Underwood, who worked in the

Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA (S-66-37971) photo from the personal collection of NASA technician Richard Underwood, who worked in the

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of John Young posing in his silver Gemini space suit next to a model of a Titan rocket, signed and inscribed in

Rare flown piece of heat shield from the CSM-017, the spacecraft for the Apollo 4 mission, which launched from Cape Kennedy LC-39A on November 9, 1967

Apollo Command Module Block II fluorescent overhead floodlight designed to be positioned above the crew couches, measuring 6˝ x 4.75˝

Apollo Command Module Block II Service Propulsion System (SPS) Propellant Quantity and Utilization display gauge used as a ground test unit, marked on

Apollo Command Module Block I Rotational Hand Controller (RHC) in its gray housing, measuring an overall 5.75˝ x 9˝ x 2.75˝, w

Apollo CSM Fuel Cell Serial Number 3, one of the triad used in the Ground Testing Simulator to test all of the electrical systems in development for A

Very early right-handed A6L intravehicular glove assembly made by ILC Industries, Inc., with a wrist opening diameter of 3.25˝ and standing ap