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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Apollo Astronauts Signed Photograph2512 - Apollo Astronauts Signed Photograph
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Appealing color semi-glossy 14 x 11 photo of planet Earth hanging brightly above the desolate lunar surface, signed in silver ink by six Apollo astron
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Astronauts Signed Photograph2513 - Astronauts Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 group photo of several astronauts posing together, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip by Buzz Aldrin, Walt Cunningham, who adds
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Edgar Mitchell and Charlie Duke Signed Photograph2514 - Edgar Mitchell and Charlie Duke Signed Photograph
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Striking color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Earth rising over the lunar horizon, signed in gold ink, "Charlie Duke, Apollo 16" and &qu...
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Moonwalkers: Duke, Cernan, and Scott Signed Photograph2515 - Moonwalkers: Duke, Cernan, and Scott Signed Photograph
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA photo of an artistic depiction of two astronauts driving the Lunar Rover Vehicle on the Moon, signed in black felt tip by t
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Gene Kranz2516 - Gene Kranz
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Mission Control in Houston during Apollo 11, boldly signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "'Capcom—we are go...
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Gene Kranz and Gerry Griffin Signed Photograph2517 - Gene Kranz and Gerry Griffin Signed Photograph
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Matte-finish 20 x 16 photo of Mission Control celebrating the successful Apollo 13 splashdown, signed in blue felt tip, "Eugene F. Kranz, '...
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Gene Kranz and Sy Liebergot Signed Photograph2518 - Gene Kranz and Sy Liebergot Signed Photograph
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Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the damaged Apollo 13 service module floating in space, signed in gold ink, "Eugene F. Kranz, 'Flight'&quo...
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Gene Kranz Signed Photographs2519 - Gene Kranz Signed Photographs
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Identical pair of semi-glossy 10 x 8 photos of the crippled Apollo 13 CSM floating in space, both signed in gold ink, "Gene F. Kranz, Flight Di...
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Gene Kranz's Apollo 7 Console Material2520 - Gene Kranz's Apollo 7 Console Material
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Gene Kranz's mission control console material for the Apollo 7 mission, contained in a bracket-bound folder labeled "Apollo 7, Techniques D...
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Gene Kranz's Skylab Console Material2521 - Gene Kranz's Skylab Console Material
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Gene Kranz's three-ring binder containing comprehensive Skylab console material, marked on the spine, "SL Support Data, Kranz/Frank," ...
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