RR Auction: Space Exploration and Aviation

Ring laser gyroscope system for a satellite associated with the NASA Goddard Space Weather Research Center, measuring 15è x 10.75

Portion of the launch shroud of OAO-3 'Copernicus' recovered from the Atlantic Ocean after its launch on August 21, 1972, affixed to a metal...

Satellite Attitude Control Converter, measuring 7.75è x 6è x 6.5è, with a TRW Systems label on the

Staple-bound softcover United States Air Force "Project Blue Book" report, 8.5 x 11, 10 pages, February 1, 1966. Report includes an introd...

Eight "information print" blueprints and one original drawing pertaining to the Voyager's motor from the Aerojet-General Corporation d...

Two subsystem chassis for the Viking Orbiter, both measuring about 16.5è x 16.5è x 5è: one is marke

Original embroidered patch for the CASSIOPE Mission, a Canadian Space Agency multi-mission satellite launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket on Sept

Original embroidered patch for the SES-8 Satellite, a geostationary communications satellite launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket on December 3,

Color glossy 5 x 7 close-up photo of Yang Liwei opening the visor of his space suit helmet, signed in gold ink. In very fine condition.

Desirable original sketch of an eagle in flight, an early design of the Apollo 11 mission insignia accomplished in pencil by artist Al Stevens on an o

Limited edition FDC, 7.5 x 4, numbered 11/11, signed in pencil by artist Paul Calle, who has added a wonderful graphite and colored pencil sketch of N

Gorgeous original painting of the lunar surface by space artist Don Davis entitled ‰ÛÏThe Lunar South Pole,‰

Flown original painting of the French doctor and astronaut Claudie Haignere, accomplished in oil on 8.25 x 11.75 canvas by Slovak artist Jan Fekete, c

Flown original painting of Japanese journalist-cosmonaut Toyohiro Akiyama, accomplished in oil on 11.75 x 8.25 canvas by Slovak artist Jan Fekete, car

Unsigned blue test print 26.25 x 20 lithograph proof entitled 'Steeds of Apollo,' originating from the estate of artist Lumen Winter. Winter...

Limited edition color glossy 14 x 11 print of Cece Bibby's original painting of the Friendship 7, Aurora 7, and Sigma 7 mission emblems, numbere...

Original sketch by Robert McCall of two Apollo astronauts driving the lunar rover on the moon, with the Earth and Sun visible in the background, accom

Vintage Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/1:3.5 camera lens from Kogaku, Japan, serial no. 190267, hand-engraved on the focus ring with a NASA/JSC part number, &q...

Vintage Nikkor-H 28mm f/1:3.5 camera lens from Kogaku, Japan, associated with the Johnson Space Center, serial no. 642643, hand-engraved on the body w

Vintage W-Nikkor 35mm f/1:2.5 camera lens from Japan, associated with the JSC Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, serial no. 292285, hand-engraved on the bod

Vintage matte-finish 7 x 9 photo showing an upward angle of Amelia Earhart posing on one of her airplanes, signed in fountain pen. Reverse bears a Key

Colorful original poster for the Aerodrome de Vichy Air Meet, 43 x 30.5, held in July of 1909, which shows a woman sitting on a wall watching Wright-A

Display containing small flown fragments from six historic ‰Û÷First in Flight‰Ûª moments, which incl

Exceptional vintage glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of Charles Lindbergh standing next to the Spirit of St. Louis, signed in fountain pen, "C. ...

Unusual 'First to Fly' postcard, 7 x 5, with text and stamps honoring the 25th anniversary of the historic flight of the Wright Flyer near K...

Color 32 x 25 print entitled 'Skyhawk Tribute,' featuring artwork by Roy Grinnell, signed in the lower border in pencil by 23 naval and mari...

Pilot Directional Indicator (PDI) from the instrument panel of a B-24 Liberator, measuring approximately 3è x 3è x 3

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Baumgartner at the start of his famous jump, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a couple of small su

Six color glossy 5 x 7 photos of the members of the Canadian Arrow X Prize team, individually signed in black felt tip by D. J. Ballinger, Jason Paul

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cochran leaving her plane's cockpit after the 1938 Bendix Race, in which she was the only female participan...

Vintage fountain pen signature, "G. H. Curtiss,‰Û on an off-white 4.5 x 3 card. In very fine condition.

Vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 8.5 half-length profile photo of Hugo Eckener, signed in fountain pen, "Dr. Eckener." In fine condition, with ...

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Hawks wearing his aviator goggles and a fur coat, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Bruno & Blyth...

Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Ingalls seated in the cockpit of her Lockheed Model 9 Orion, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Kenneth B...

Booklet, in French, entitled, "L'Aviation et les Aviateurs," 6.25 x 9.5, full of photos of various airplanes and their pilots, includi...

Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 promotional photo of Post posing with his Winnie Mae aircraft, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "F. E. Miller,...

Four items signed by noted Project Manhigh and Excelsior participants Joseph Kittinger and David G. Simons, including: a matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Rickenbacker seated in his military uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "With best wishes to &#...

Vintage glossy 8.5 x 11 photo of Igor Sikorsky posing below the rotor assembly of one of his helicopters, signed in fountain pen, "I. Sikorsky,...

Late Cold War‰ÛÒera thermal flash protection window designed for use in the cockpit of the Rockwell B-1B Lancer, measuring ap

Original 6.5 x 5 photo of Wilbur Wright smiling as his portrait is taken at Le Mans in 1908, stamped on the reverse by photographer M. Rol of Paris. B

Early German color 18.5 x 12.25 print entitled 'Ein Flug Wilbur Wright in der AbenddÌ_mmerung,' based on an original drawing by S. Macc...

Original French publication entitled "L'Aviation Illustree," 11 x 15, eight pages, dated March 27, 1909. Front page features a large i...

Original December 1909 issue of Encyclopedie de l'Aviation, 8.5 x 10.5, published in Paris and containing an alphabetical listing of 782 previou...

Small triangular .25è x .25è swatch of beige muslin fabric from the 1903 Wright Flyer that made the first heavier-th

World War II-era variable-density goggles as used by gunners in the bomber planes to follow tracer bullets at night, or targets across the face of the

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Yeager posing with his 'Glamorous Glennis' rocket plane on the day he broke the sound barrier, boldly signed an...

Uncommonly early vintage glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Chuck Yeager standing next to a Bell X-1A rocket plane, signed and inscribed in black ink,

Glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of the famed aviator posing next to the cockpit of an F-104 Starfighter, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, &q...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, illustrated Yeager, Inc. letterhead, September 2, 1997. Letter to "the Science Students of Mr. McKie," in full: &...