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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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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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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