RR Auction: Space Exploration

Sealed limited edition bottle of table wine commemorating the 40th anniversary of Apollo 13, numbered 4/13, signed in silver ink along the glass and l

Collection of seven flown main hatch shims from the Apollo 13 Command Module, each 2.5 x 2.5 with a one-inch diameter hole in the center and four smal

Flown swatch of fabric from the backing material of the astronauts’ couches inside the Apollo 13 Command Module, approximately 1 x .5. Encased in a li

Flown swatches of four different types of parachute material cut from one of the three ringsail main parachutes that slowed the Command Module Odyssey

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of mission control celebrating the safe return of the Apollo 13 crew, signed in black felt tip by Gerry Griffin, Gene Kranz,

Uncommon glossy second-generation 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 13 return celebration at Houston’s Manned Spacecraft Center, signed along the top in

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Lovell in his white space suit next to a globe model of the moon, signed in blue felt tip, “Houston we have a probl

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the damaged Apollo 13 service module floating in space, signed in silver ink, “’Houston, we’ve had a problem. A mai

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 13 liftoff, humorously signed in black felt tip, “The beginning of NASA’s most successful failure—

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 13 capsule, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “‘Solve the problem. Lets not make it any worse by guessin

Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Kranz with a concentrated look on his face, signed in blue felt tip, “Tough & Competent, Gene Kranz, Flight.” In ve...

Official color glossy 10 x 8 double-weight ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the Apollo 13 mission control room moments after the safe return of the crew,

Two Apollo 13 items: an official color NASA 8.25 x 11 lithograph of the Apollo 13 rollout at Kennedy Space Center, signed and inscribed in black ink,

Remarkable flown Primary Life Support System (PLSS) backpack strap used on the lunar surface by Edgar Mitchell during the Apollo 14 mission, measuring

Pair of flown heel restraints carried on the Apollo 14 mission, each consisting of a metal heel bracket with heavy duty brown Velcro stirrup straps. P

One of only 32 dual-certified Lunar Bible 50-Page ‘Text-Fragments’ presented in a modern Faberge Egg. The iconic ‘Lunar Bible’ represents the first Bi

Supremely desirable flown American flag, 6.25 x 3.75, signed and flight-certified in black ink by Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell, “Flown to the moo

Flown Louisiana state flag carried on the Apollo 14 mission, 6 x 4, signed and flight-certified in silver ink by Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell, “F

Flown embroidered Apollo 14 mission patch, 4? in diameter, signed and flight-certified in blue felt tip, “Flown, EDM, Edgar Mitchell.” In fine conditi

Flown 9 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 4? diameter mission insignia in the center, signed and flight-certified in black felt tip, “Flown to the mo

Very scarce Apollo 14 postal cover carried to the moon’s surface aboard the Lunar Module Antares, 6.5 x 3.5, numbered 20/55, signed to the right of th

Command Module docking ring flange machined from a solid sheet of high grade aluminum alloy, measuring 36 inches in diameter with two concentric sets

Flown sterling silver Apollo 14 Robbins medal, approximately 1.5? in diameter, with a raised design of the Apollo 14 mission insignia on the face and

An Apollo-era photographic spot meter for taking accurate light readings for camera settings, 5 x 3 x 2.25, stenciled on the top with NASA part number

Flown beta cloth swatch carried to the lunar surface aboard the Apollo 14 Command Module Kitty Hawk, approximately .75 x .75. Encased in a limited edi

Unbound Apollo 14 flight plan manual, “AS-509/CSM-110/LM-8,” 372 pages, 8 x 10.5, dated twice with the last being January 31, 1971. The manual provide

Flown one-inch long section of lunar surface safety line carried to the surface of the moon during Apollo 14, presented to a NASA employee following t

Set of three lunar photography index maps, each measuring 58 x 14 and folded to 8 x 14, bound into their original blue cardstock folder labeled: “Apol

Wonderful collection of five commemorative covers with cachets honoring Apollo 14, all featuring vibrant hand-painted space artwork by Ed Hengeveld, w

Two photos: an official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Shepard posing in his white space suit in front of the Apollo 14 mission insignia, signed in b

Wendt’s personally-worn beta cloth patch featuring the Apollo 14 insignia, 4.25 x 3.75, affixed to a letter of provenance signed by Wendt, in full: “T

Flown scissors carried aboard the Apollo 15 mission and used on the lunar surface by Commander David R. Scott, measuring 8.25? long, manufactured by W

Flown beta cloth pocket and scissors sheath carried on the Apollo 15 mission by Commander Dave Scott and present in the lunar module for 3 days, the p

Extraordinary lunar map used on the surface of the moon, labeled “Hadley Rille, EVA-II, 3 of 3,” one page, 10.5 x 8, signed and certified in black fel

Flown aluminum ‘lunar rover license’ plate, 1.3 x 0.8, marked with the registration number “LRV 001,” with “MOON” as the home state, the year 1971, an

Highly sought-after flown American flag carried on the Apollo 15 mission, 5.5 x 4, signed and flight-certified in blue ballpoint, “This flag was flown

Scarce flown Apollo 15 mission patch with the addition of an embroidered silver “XV” hallmark near the center, measuring almost 4? in diameter, signed

Jim Irwin’s flown Personal Preference Kit (PPK) beta cloth bag, 5.75 x 9, carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module Endeavor. The PPK has a p

Exceptionally rare Apollo 15 flown Sieger postal cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 15 mission insignia, signed at the top in black felt tip, “La

One-of-a-kind flown early airmail cover carried on the Apollo 15 mission, 6.5 x 3.5, with a stamped cachet commemorating the 25th anniversary of the W

Fantastic Apollo 15 flown 'Shamrock' cover with cachets of a green shamrock, a small Apollo 15 emblem, and a rendering of the Lunar Rover wi...

Flown ‘Phases of the Moon’ postal cover, carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 15 mission. Cover has an affixed color cachet which shows all 15 p

Uncommon Apollo 15 postal cover, 6.5 x 3.75, numbered 17 of 400, carried to the lunar surface aboard the Falcon, signed in the lower left corner by cr

Apollo 15 Robbins medal, approximately 1.5? in diameter, with a raised design of the Apollo 15 mission insignia on the face and engraved on the revers

Flown fabric flag of Barbados carried on board Apollo 15, 6 x 4.25, signed and flight-certified in black ink by Command Module Pilot Al Worden, “Flown

An A7L Space Suit Neck Dam Assembly, 10.75 x 9, labeled “Worden” on a gray patch. The component is comprised of a thin metal ring encircling black rub

Worden’s Apollo 15 training star chart, 7 x 9.25, signed in the border in black felt tip, “I used this chart in training, Al Worden Apollo 15.” The ch

Four of Gordon’s Apollo 15 Command Module training lunar orbit charts, designated as “A,” “B,” “C,” and “D,” each folded to 13 x 7.5, all signed in bl

Staple-bound Apollo 15 flight plan manual, “AS-510/CSM-112/LM-10,” 466 pages, 8 x 10.5, dated four times with the last being September 23, 1969, signe

Staple-bound Lunar Roving Vehicle Operations Handbook, 237 pages, 8.5 x 10, noting a basic date of December 4, 1970, and change date of July 7, 1971,

Impressive color satin-finish 40.25 x 8.5 panoramic photo of Apollo 15 Commander Dave Scott picking up the Apollo lunar surface drill with Mount Hadle

Flown sterling silver Apollo 16 Robbins medal, approximately 1.5? in diameter, with a raised design of the Apollo 16 mission insignia on the face and

Apollo 16 ‘Type 1’ insurance cover with a cachet of the mission insignia and two sets of astronaut wings, bearing an April 16, 1972, Kennedy Space Cen

Staple-bound Apollo 16 flight plan manual, entitled “Apollo 16, April 16 Launch, Final Flight Plan,” 453 pages, 8 x 10.5, March 6, 1972, signed on the

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Young saluting the American flag, with the lunar module and rover in the background, signed in silver ink, “John Yo

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Young posing in his white space suit, with the Apollo 16 mission emblem in the background, signed in th

Color satin-finish 20 x 16 panoramic photo of the Apollo 16 lunar module and rover on the moon’s surface, with the American flag to the far right, sig

Flown Pyro System schematic section from a data book flown to the moon’s surface aboard the Apollo 16 Lunar Module Orion, approximately 1.25 x 1.5. En

Fred Haise’s official laminated badge used during Apollo 16 training, 2.5 x 3.75, with “Apollo 16 Crew” prominently displayed in yellow, and his name

Two small meteorite fragments, one weighing 0.403 grams and the other 0.257 grams, from the very rare, recently classified Northwest Africa 6355 Lunar

Gene Cernan’s flown PPK beta cloth bag carried to the moon on Apollo 17, 5.75 x 8.75, signed and flight-certified in black felt tip, “Flown to Lunar S

Amazing CSM EVA/EXP checklist used during the Apollo 17 flight, 6 x 8, stamped with flight certification and signed on the front cover in black felt t

A large binder full of Apollo 17 console-used material utilized by Flight Director Gene Kranz while at his console in Mission Control for the launch p

Flown double-sided cue card carried to the lunar surface on board the Lunar Module Challenger during Apollo 17, 10.5 x 8, signed and flight-certified

Official NASA color 10 x 8 semi-glossy photo of the Apollo 17 crew in their white space suits, signed in felt tip, “Harrison H. Schmitt,” “Ron Evans,”

Staple-bound Apollo 17 flight plan manual, signed twice on the front cover in black felt tip, “From my personal collection, Gene Cernan” and “Gene Cer

Appealing set of four glossy photos, 9 x 6 and 6 x 9, showing Cernan flying the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle, all signed in black felt tip by Cernan

Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Cernan driving on the moon’s surface, signed in silver ink, “Driving the lunar rover in the Valley of Taurus–Littr

Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Cernan holding the American flag on the moon’s surface, signed in silver ink, “’Setting up the final ‘Lunar Flag’

Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Cernan posing on the moon’s surface between the American flag and the lunar rover, signed in black felt tip, “Aim

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Schmitt posing in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip, “To the future! Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo

Two small flown swatches from the silver-colored outer skin of the Apollo 17 Command Module America, encased in a cylindrical 2.5 x 3 piece of Lucite

An engineering mock-up of Skylab control panel #16, nearly identical to the flight version launched in the Skylab Workshop during May 1973. The panel

Flown cassette tape carried into orbit by Paul Weitz on the Skylab 2 (I) mission, signed and flight-certified on the ‘side one’ label, “Flown on Skyla

Flown metal-bodied mechanical pencil carried into space on the first manned Skylab mission, measuring 5? long, etched with the NASA part number “SEB 1

Flown beta cloth utility bag carried on the Skylab 2 (I) mission, 5.75 x 9, signed and flight-certified in black felt tip, “This Beta utility bag was

Signed book: Living Psalms and Proverbs. Later printing. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 1971. Softcover, 4.5 x 6.75, 745 pages. Signed and flight-certifi

Flown camera mount beta cloth bag carried on the Skylab 3 (II) mission, 6.75 x 8.25, signed and flight-certified in black felt tip, “Used and flown on

Flown Data Acquisition Camera (DAC) mount white cloth strap carried on the Skylab 3 (II) mission, 7.75 x 1, signed and flight-certified in black felt

Large flown Skylab 4 (III) accessories bag, approximately 15.5 x 15, signed in black felt tip by the crew, “Ed Gibson, SPT,” “Jerry Carr, CDR,” and “B

Flown blue Snoopy decal carried on the Skylab mission, measuring .5 x 1, affixed to an 8 x 10 certificate of authenticity describing the history of su

Flown sterling silver Skylab 4 (III) Robbins medal, approximately 1.5 in diameter, with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face and engrav

Unflown Skylab 4 (III) bronze Robbins medallion, approximately 1.5? in diameter, with a raised design on the face featuring the mission insignia. The

Manned Flight Awareness medallion, approximately 1.5? in diameter, depicting the Skylab space station on one side, with the other reading: “This medal

FDC with a cachet honoring the Skylab missions, signed in black felt tip and ballpoint by all Skylab astronauts, including: Alan Bean, Charles Conrad,

Collection of three official color 10 x 8 NASA lithographs of the three manned Skylab missions, each signed in black felt tip by the respective prime

Two identical books, one of which is signed: Skylab Explores the Earth. Washington, DC: NASA, 1977. Hardcover, 9.5 x 11.5, 517 pages. One is signed on

Flown fragment of a Skylab oxygen supply tank recovered in Western Australia after the space station’s fiery reentry in 1979, approximately 1.25 x 1,

Exceedingly rare flown Apollo-Soyuz Test Project 10K gold Robbins medal, approximately 1.25? in diameter, with a raised design of the ASTP mission ins

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the prime crew of the Apollo-Soyuz test project, signed in ink by Deke Slayton, Vance Brand, Tom Stafford, an

Unbound printed ASTP final flight plan prepared by the Johnson Space Center, 8 x 10.5, dated May 15, 1975, signed on the front cover in black felt tip

Signed book: The Partnership: A History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. Washington, DC: NASA, 1978. Softcover, 6.75 x 9.75, 560 pages. Signed on the

Brand’s Apollo-Soyuz 1975 “Joint Crew Activities Plan,” 10.5 x 8.5, signed inside the front cover in black felt tip, “Vance Brand, CMP Apollo/Soyuz.”

Official color glossy 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the STS-1 mission crew, signed in black felt tip by John Young and Bob Crippen. In fine cond

Uncommon official color satin-finish 8 x 10 NASA photo of the liftoff of Columbia on its first mission, signed in black felt tip by John Young and Bob

A large placard flown on the STS-3 mission, 11 x 6.25, with ornately designed black text on the front, reading: “Pick Nits.” A swatch of cue card–type

Complete full STS-6 Entry Checklist, flown into orbit on board Space Shuttle Challenger during the STS-6 mission. Checklist measures 5.5 x 8, is bound

Flown tabbed cue card with procedural instructions in the event of an Orbital Maneuvering System malfunction of the Space Shuttle Challenger, 6 x 8, s

Flown embroidered STS-6 mission patch, 4.5? in diameter, affixed at the top of a matted 11 x 14 display with two images of the shuttle, signed at the

Flown cassette tape and case carried into orbit by Paul Weitz on the STS-6 mission, signed and flight-certified on the ‘side A’ label in black felt ti