RR Auction: Space Exploration

Amazing Block II prototype Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC), measuring 24? x 12.5? x 6.5?, with its black NASA/Raytheon Co. label on the back, reading:

Demonstration model of the Apollo Command Module and its Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) used by Dr. Charles Stark 'Doc' Draper to explain t...

Complete unused tablet of Apollo Guidance Computer coding forms, 14 x 10, consisting of 50 sheets headed: "Instrumentation Laboratory, Massachu...

Thick original printout of lunar landing simulation and edit output data using LUMINARY 1A (Revision 99) designed for the Apollo 11 mission, 946 pages

Five sections of MIT Charles Stark Draper Laboratory's "R-567 Guidance System Operations Plan for Manned LM Earth Orbital and Lunar Mission...

Aba Panu stone meteorite (L3 chondrite) slice from the witnessed fall over Oyo, Nigeria, on April 19, 2018, featuring abundant and densely packed chon

Aguas Zarcas carbonaceous chondrite meteorite (CM2) slice from one of the most scientifically important falls of the last century, witnessed over Cost

Clarendon (c) stone meteorite (L4 chondrite) slice and as-found fragment, both found by 'Meteorite Men' star Geoff Notkin. The full, laborat...

Campo del Cielo iron meteorite individual with a natural hole, weighing 657.7 grams and measuring approximately 82 mm x 78 mm x 33 mm. The superb scul

Campo del Cielo iron meteorite end cut with two laboratory-prepared etched faces, weighing 5.85 kilograms and measuring approximately 114 mm x 101 mm

Unique handmade jewelry by Sirocco Design, featuring progeny of the world's most famous crater. Arizona’s Meteor Crater is easily the most celeb...

A piece of Libyan Desert Glass impactite (sometimes referred to as Egypt or Egyptian Desert Glass). The excellent translucent individual with pseudo r

Mount Dooling iron meteorite (IC) slice, expertly prepared in the laboratory to reveal its Widmanstätten pattern. The complete slice weighs 859...

Northwest Africa (NWA) 11303 lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia) fragment in as-found condition. The fragment weighs 27 grams and measures approxima

World-class Northwest Africa (NWA) 11303 lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia) slice, with a giant inclusion, multiple clasts, and mottled black-and-w

Northwest Africa (NWA) 11303 lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia) slice, with overly large and multi-colored inclusions. The magnificent, laboratory-

Northwest Africa (NWA) 11303 lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia) slice, with abundant color and brecciated material. The exceptional full polished s

Northwest Africa (NWA) 11788 lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia) half stone, with a large expertly-polished face consisting of an alluring dark matr

Northwest Africa (NWA) 11788 lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia) slice, featuring a dark matrix peppered with small clasts and inclusions. Laborator

Northwest Africa (NWA) 1218 stone meteorite (H5 chondrite) main mass with polished face. The specimen weighs 143.8 grams and measures approximately 50

Northwest Africa (NWA) 4502 stone meteorite (carbonaceous chondrite CV3) slice, exhibiting numerous small, colorful, glassy spheres known as chondrule

Northwest Africa (NWA) 6963 Martian meteorite end cut (shergottite) with laboratory-prepared face, weighing 52.1 grams and measuring approximately 50

Northwest Africa (NWA) 7397 Martian meteorite fragment (shergottite) with fusion crust, weighing 1.9 grams and measuring approximately 15 mm x 10 mm x

Northwest Africa (NWA) 869 stone chondrite (L3–6) meteorite, nicely cut into two matching halves with lapidary-finished faces. As a whole, the matched

Northwest Africa (NWA) XXX unclassified stone meteorite with an exceptional laboratory-prepared face, weighing 1.582 kilograms and measuring approxima

Northwest Africa (NWA) XXX unclassified stone meteorite with laboratory-prepared face, weighing 556.3 grams and measuring approximately 95 mm x 79 mm

Saint-Aubin iron meteorite (IIIAB) slice with a massive inclusion, weighing 97.2 grams and measuring approximately 95 mm x 77 mm x 3 mm. Saint-Aubin i

Santa Rosa iron meteorite (IC) etched and polished partial slice, weighing 294.7 grams and measuring approximately 94 mm x 65 mm x 8 mm. While Santa R

Sericho stony-iron pallasite meteorite end cut with a laboratory prepared face, weighing 136.2 grams and measuring approximately 66 mm x 55 mm x 19 mm

Beautiful Seymchan stony-iron pallasite meteorite column, weighing 50 grams and measuring approximately 22 mm x 21 mm x 41 mm. This olivine-rich examp

Seymchan stony-iron pallasite meteorite slice, weighing 75.1 grams and measuring approximately 67 mm x 66 mm x 3 mm. This appealing partial slice of t

Extraordinary Seymchan stony-iron pallasite meteorite sphere—known to some as 'The Extraterrestrial Crystal Ball'—weighs 429.3 grams and mea...

Sikhore-Alin iron meteorite shrapnel fragment from the largest recorded meteorite fall in history, on February 12, 1947, over the Sikhote-Alin Mountai

Northwest Africa 5000 (NWA5000) lunar meteorite specimen known as the, “Impactor.” This partial slice has been diamond lap polished on five edges, lea

Northwest Africa 5000 (NWA5000) lunar meteorite specimen known as the, “'Mini Monolith.” This extraordinary example features abundant lithologie...

Northwest Africa 5000 (NWA5000) lunar meteorite specimen known as the, “'Starburst Tile.” This professionally prepared tile shaped, partial slic...

Collection of fifteen vintage aviation-related pins, including twelve honoring Charles Lindbergh (with variants of "Plucky Lindy," "L...

Limited edition suite of three color lithographs for the ‘Firsts in Flight: 22nd Gathering of Eagles,’ numbered 654/750, consisting of larger 18 x 26

Flown limited edition cover, 9.5 x 4.25, carried aboard the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, which made the first solo, nonstop unrefueled circumnavigatio

Color glossy 6 x 4 photo of the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, the aircraft flown by Pilot Steve Fossett when he made the first solo nonstop airplane fl

Two items: an airmail cover postmarked to commemorate the Hindenburg's early flights to America in May 1936, signed in fountain pen by Zeppelin ...

Two items: Flown commemorative cover from the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum with a cachet honoring the 25th Anniversary of Su

ANS in German, signed “Z,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Aachener & Munchner Fire Insurance Company letterhead, October 26, 1903. The letter to "Herr...

Card game created by Max Geisenheyner, a passenger on the Graf Zeppelin's circumnavigating flight, entitled, "Around the World with the ...

Group lot of eight pieces of Zeppelin memorabilia, including: a small glass bottle of Veedol lubricant drained from the Graf Zeppelin, inside a metal

Dark green pair of B. F. Goodrich Mark IV pressure suit left and right gloves as used by high-altitude pilots on the U2 and SR-71 spy planes. Both glo

Limited edition original painting of the Friendship 7, Aurora 7, and Sigma 7 mission emblems, accomplished in acrylic on a 17.25 x 13.25 artist’s canv

Scott Carpenter's spiral-bound appointments calendar for the year 1966, 10 x 9, with the majority of inner pages annotated in pencil and ink by ...

Very rare ring-bound NASA manual entitled “Capsule Flight Operations Manual, Capsule 13 (Atlas),” 122 pages, 6.25 x 7.5, dated December 1, 1961, issue

Extraordinary original EKG-style readout that monitored Pilot John Glenn's heartbeat, respiration, and spacecraft forces at Cape Canaveral durin...

Rusted bolt flown aboard Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7 during the Mercury-Redstone 4 mission, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999....

Group of six Project Mercury stamp blocks, individually signed in ink by six of the Mercury 7 astronauts: Alan Shepard (inscribed "To Edith&quo...

Extremely desirable cover, 6.5 x 3.5, with a cachet of a rocket launch reading "Missile Fired from...Cape Canaveral," postmarked at Patric...

Flown René 41 outer shell and insulation fragments from the Mercury-Atlas 1 space capsule, measuring approximately .75? x .5?, matted with imag...

Exceptional color glossy 13 x 18.75 photo of the moon looming over a stunning rocket launch and the faint images of Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard an

Official Rawlings Major League (Selig) baseball signed on the sweet spot in black ballpoint by Scott Carpenter. In fine condition.

Vivid color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the fiery liftoff of the Mercury-Atlas 6, signed in blue felt tip, "Launch of Friendship Seven—20 Feb., 1962...

Uncommon color satin-finish 8 x 10 half-length photo of Carpenter wearing his Mercury space suit, signed in black felt tip, "Scott Carpenter, A...

Fantastic color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Cooper wearing his Mercury space suit next to a capsule model and surrounded by mist, signed in thin blue

Satin-finish 8 x 10 close-up photo of Gordon Cooper wearing his Mercury space suit, signed in black felt tip, "Gordon Cooper, Faith 7." In...

Booklet from the personal collection of astronaut Gordon Cooper: The Triumph of Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., and the Faith 7. First edition, first

Fantastic semi-glossy 8.5 x 12 silver gelatin photo of Marine Corps Major John Glenn smiling next to his Vought F-8 Crusader after his record-breaking

Official Rawlings American League (Budig) baseball signed and inscribed on a side panel in black ink, "To the Holm family—John Glenn, 4–15–03.&...

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

Limited edition flown original piece of film from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 Mercury spacecraft, issued in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of

Attractive display containing a flown 5.75 x 4.25 flag of Guinea carried aboard the Gemini 4 spacecraft between June 3–7, 1965, signed and flight cert

Attractive pair of Captain's covers, 7 x 4, with color cachets honoring the recovery of the Gemini 12 crew by the USS Wasp on November 15, 1966,...

Official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the backup crew of the Gemini 8 mission during a training activity, signed in blue ballpoint, "Charles Con...

Flown two-sided color 10 x 8 aeronautical chart carried on board the Gemini 5 spacecraft from August 21–29, 1965, deriving from the personal collectio

Handwritten training notes by astronaut Gordon Cooper for his forthcoming Gemini 5 mission, unsigned, no date, but circa summer 1965. Penned in pink b

Partly-printed DS in French, one page, 14 x 10.5, 1965. Federation Aeronautique Internationale certificate recognizing the world record for distance s

Partly-printed DS, one page, 12 x 15, circa 1965. National Aeronautic Association certificate of record issued to "L. Gordon Cooper and Charles...

Gordon Cooper's three-ring binder containing the itinerary for the "Overseas Visit of Astronauts Cooper and Conrad" following their su...

Gemini Celestial Display Device (GCDD) used by astronaut Gordon Cooper during training for the Gemini 5 mission. The star chart consists of six taped

Uncommon bracket-bound 8 x 10.5 commemorative booklet for the oceanic recovery of the Gemini 11 mission on September 15, 1966, presented to the crew o

Original staple-bound NASA press kit for the Gemini 7 mission, Release No. 65–362, dated November 29, 1965, 81 pages, 8 x 10.5, with sections includin

Extremely rare Gemini spacecraft attitude and translational hand controller in its gray metal housing, measuring an overall 13.5? x 12? x 5?, featurin

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Gemini 7 spacecraft as viewed from Gemini 6 prior to rendezvous, signed in silver ink, "James Lovell, Ge...

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Gemini 6 spacecraft in orbit 160 miles above Earth, as viewed from Gemini 7 during rendezvous, signed in silver

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Gemini VI and VII spacecraft during rendezvous, signed in silver ink, "James Lovell, Gemini 7 PLT" ...

Uncommon launch-day cover with a color cachet honoring the successful exploits of the Gemini 10 mission, signed in black felt tip by John Young and in

Scarce official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of NASA Astronaut Group 4, signed in black felt tip, "F. Curtis Michel," "...

Gus Grissom's flown life vest carried on the Gemini 3 mission, featuring the red-orange inflatable right side, yellow inflatable left side, and ...

Amazing flown Gemini 12 checklist booklet from the personal collection of Command Pilot James Lovell, who signed and flight-certified the front cover

Flown Gemini 9 Fliteline sterling silver medallion deriving from the personal collection of original Mercury astronaut Deke Slayton. The front of the

John Young's flown heat shield fragment from the Gemini 10 spacecraft, encased in a cylindrical Lucite block measuring 3? in diameter and 2.5? t...

Vintage Apollo lunar module contractor’s model, made of injection-molded plastic and measuring approximately 6.5" tall and 10" across. The...

Impressive 1:100 scale custom model display of the crew launch vehicle Ares I and the cargo launch vehicle Ares V by Nick Proach Models, both of which

Uncommon contractor's model from AVCO Missile Systems Division displaying nine United States Air Force ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile)...

Impressive 1:8 scale model of the Boeing X-37A, also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), built by Retro Rocket and used to develop a new process

Uncommon 1:150 scale model of the Long March 2E, a Chinese orbital carrier rocket from the Long March 2 family, which is also known as the Chang Zheng

Attractive contractor's model for the Delta II expendable launch system designed and built by McDonnell Douglas, standing 26? in height and seat...

Uncommon model display of the Gemini 10 spacecraft and Agena target vehicle with their corresponding launch systems: a Titan II GLV rocket and an Atla

Desirable vintage 1:30 scale model of the Gemini command module made by Topping, Inc., circa 1962–63 under a contract from McDonnell Aircraft Corporat

Miniature model of the pioneering liquid-fueled rocket built by Robert H. Goddard, measuring 5? tall and set upon a black 2.5? x 2? base, with plaque

Scarce model of the ICO (Intermediate Circular Orbit) F1 communications satellite manufactured by Hughes and Boeing, measuring 20.5? in length and sus

Rare 1:15 scale tooling master model of the Orbital Sciences X-34 unmanned technology demonstrator built by Retro Rocket, from which production molds

Uncommon model of the Koreasat 1 communications satellite, measuring 17.5? in length and suspended atop a black base with engraved plate, “KoreaSat I,

Extremely rare and hyper-detailed model of the Rocketdyne J-2 liquid-fuel cryogenic rocket engine used on NASA's Saturn IB and Saturn V launch v...

Impressive model of a Space Shuttle Orbiter, approximately measuring 27? x 11.25? x 19?, displayed atop a plastic base to a height of 18?. The Orbiter