RR Auction: Space Exploration

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RR Auction's annual autumn Space sale features an extraordinary assortment of nearly 700 lots, including the first-ever public auction of an Apollo Guidance Computer (plus other items from the collection of MIT software engineer Don Eyles), a Book of Mormon carried to the moon by John Young for NASA's astronaut photographer, Edgar Mitchell's lunar surface-worn PLSS backpack strap, Gemini and Apollo spacecraft hand controllers, a variety of space suit parts, and a multitude of rare meteorites—including actual pieces of the moon! Autographs also abound, with signed photos of the Apollo crews and moonwalkers like Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, Wernher von Braun's handwritten calculations for a Mars mission, and a huge variety of other interesting formats. 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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Alexei Leonov Signed Sketch2562 - Alexei Leonov Signed Sketch
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Scarce original felt tip sketch by Alexei Leonov, which depicts the historic docking of American and Soviet spacecraft during the Apollo–Soyuz Test Pr
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Russian Space Dog Coins2563 - Russian Space Dog Coins
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Three aluminum commemorative coins, all approximately 1.25? in diameter, issued between 2005 and 2007, each honoring a different unmanned Sputnik miss
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Soyuz TM-4 Signed Flown Cover with Anatoli Levchenko2564 - Soyuz TM-4 Signed Flown Cover with Anatoli Levchenko
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Flown Soviet cover, 6.5 x 4.5, carried to the Mir Space Station during the Soyuz-TM 4 mission, signed in blue ink by the launching crew: Vladimir Tito
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Soyuz TM-4 Signed Cover with Anatoli Levchenko2565 - Soyuz TM-4 Signed Cover with Anatoli Levchenko
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Soviet cover, 6.25 x 4.5, signed in ink and ballpoint by Aleksandr Aleksandrov, Yuri Romanenko, and Anatoli Levchenko, the latter two returning to Ear
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Soyuz TM-30 Flown Cover2566 - Soyuz TM-30 Flown Cover
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Flown FDC with a cachet honoring John Glenn's historic Mercury flight, carried to the Mir space station as part of the Soyuz TM-30 mission, sign...
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Valentina Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky Signed Covers2567 - Valentina Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky Signed Covers
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Two Soviet commemorative covers honoring the flights of Vostok 5 and 6, individually signed in ink by Valery Bykovsky and Valentina Tereshkova. Remova
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Valentina Tereshkova Signed Photograph2568 - Valentina Tereshkova Signed Photograph
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Color 4 x 5.75 postcard photo of Tereshkova with an affixed postage stamp to lower left, signed vertically in blue ballpoint. Removably corner-mounted
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Valentina Tereshkova Signed Photograph2569 - Valentina Tereshkova Signed Photograph
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Glossy 4.5 x 7 photo of Tereshkova in her space suit, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip in Russian. Removably corner-mounted
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Vance Brand's Flown STS-35 Polo Shirt2570 - Vance Brand's Flown STS-35 Polo Shirt
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Vance Brand’s light blue Land’s End short-sleeve polo shirt worn and flown during the STS–35 mission, men’s size large, embroidered on the left chest
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Jeff Hoffman's Flown Toiletries2571 - Jeff Hoffman's Flown Toiletries
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Jeff Hoffman's collection of flown toiletries carried on his various Space Shuttle flights, including STS-46 and the STS-61 Hubble rescue missio...
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Jeff Hoffman's STS-35 Crew-signed Training-used Cargo Systems Manual2572 - Jeff Hoffman's STS-35 Crew-signed Training-used Cargo Systems Manual
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Jeff Hoffman's "Cargo Systems Manual: ASTRO-1" manual used in training for STS-35, 8.5 x 11, published by NASA's Mission Operation...
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Jeff Hoffman's STS-61 Flown Eyeglasses and Case2573 - Jeff Hoffman's STS-61 Flown Eyeglasses and Case
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Jeff Hoffman's flown eyeglasses worn during his EVAs to service the Hubble Space Telescope during STS-61, designed by "Suspension Eyewear&q...
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Jeff Hoffman's STS-61 Flown Sky and Telescope Magazine Cover2574 - Jeff Hoffman's STS-61 Flown Sky and Telescope Magazine Cover
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Jeff Hoffman's flown cover from the November 1993 issue of Sky & Telescope magazine carried on STS-61, 8.25 x 10.75, signed in the lower lef...
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Jeff Hoffman's STS-75 Flown Knee Pad Assembly2575 - Jeff Hoffman's STS-75 Flown Knee Pad Assembly
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Jeff Hoffman's flown kneepad clipboard with built-in light, used during training and carried on STS-75, measuring 6? x 9.75? x 2.5, marked on th...
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Jeff Hoffman's STS-75 Flown Mezuzah2576 - Jeff Hoffman's STS-75 Flown Mezuzah
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Jeff Hoffman's flown sterling silver mezuzah case and scroll carried on Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-75 from February 22-March 9, 1996, mea...
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International Space Station (4) Mission Patches2577 - International Space Station (4) Mission Patches
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Rare group of four uncut Ortho-Fabric swatches featuring silk-screened insignias for missions to the International Space Station, ranging in size from
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Space Shuttle Communication Carrier Assembly 'Snoopy' Cap2578 - Space Shuttle Communication Carrier Assembly 'Snoopy' Cap
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Sought-after unused Communication Carrier Assembly cap, commonly known as the 'Snoopy' cap, manufactured by ILC in 1996 during the Space Shu...
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Space Shuttle EMU Restraint Gloves2579 - Space Shuttle EMU Restraint Gloves
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Sought-after pairing of Space Shuttle-era 4000 Series Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Restraint Glove Assemblies, with both left and right gloves m
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Space Shuttle Drink Bag Hardware2580 - Space Shuttle Drink Bag Hardware
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Space Shuttle-era stainless steel drink bag hardware made by Air Lock, measuring 3.5? in length, with mobile plastic valve fitting and part numbers to
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Space Shuttle Flown Spacehab Banner2581 - Space Shuttle Flown Spacehab Banner
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Impressive flown Beta cloth banner carried on STS-95 (which famously carried John Glenn back into space), 43.25 x 17.75, with "SpaceHab" e...
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