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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NWA 4502 Stone Meteorite Slice2128 - NWA 4502 Stone Meteorite Slice
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Northwest Africa (NWA) 4502 stone meteorite (carbonaceous chondrite CV3) slice, exhibiting numerous small, colorful, glassy spheres known as chondrule
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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NWA 6963 Martian Meteorite End Cut2129 - NWA 6963 Martian Meteorite End Cut
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Northwest Africa (NWA) 6963 Martian meteorite end cut (shergottite) with laboratory-prepared face, weighing 52.1 grams and measuring approximately 50
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Estimate : 18,000.00 - 21,000.00
 
 
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NWA 7397 Martian Meteorite Fragment2130 - NWA 7397 Martian Meteorite Fragment
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Northwest Africa (NWA) 7397 Martian meteorite fragment (shergottite) with fusion crust, weighing 1.9 grams and measuring approximately 15 mm x 10 mm x
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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NWA 869 Stone Meteorite Matched Pair2131 - NWA 869 Stone Meteorite Matched Pair
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Northwest Africa (NWA) 869 stone chondrite (L3–6) meteorite, nicely cut into two matching halves with lapidary-finished faces. As a whole, the matched
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,100.00
 
 
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NWA XXX Sahara Stone Meteorite End Cut2132 - NWA XXX Sahara Stone Meteorite End Cut
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Northwest Africa (NWA) XXX unclassified stone meteorite with an exceptional laboratory-prepared face, weighing 1.582 kilograms and measuring approxima
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,250.00
 
 
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NWA XXX Sahara Stone Meteorite Half Stone2133 - NWA XXX Sahara Stone Meteorite Half Stone
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Northwest Africa (NWA) XXX unclassified stone meteorite with laboratory-prepared face, weighing 556.3 grams and measuring approximately 95 mm x 79 mm
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Saint-Aubin Iron Meteorite Slice2134 - Saint-Aubin Iron Meteorite Slice
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Santa Rosa Iron Meteorite Partial Slice2135 - Santa Rosa Iron Meteorite Partial Slice
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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
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Sericho Pallasite Meteorite End Cut2136 - Sericho Pallasite Meteorite End Cut
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Seymchan Pallasite Meteorite Column2137 - Seymchan Pallasite Meteorite Column
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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
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Seymchan Pallasite Meteorite Partial Slice2138 - Seymchan Pallasite Meteorite Partial Slice
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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
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
 
 
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Seymchan Pallasite Meteorite Polished Sphere2139 - Seymchan Pallasite Meteorite Polished Sphere
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Extraordinary Seymchan stony-iron pallasite meteorite sphere—known to some as 'The Extraterrestrial Crystal Ball'—weighs 429.3 grams and mea...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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Sikhote-Alin Iron Meteorite Shrapnel Fragment2140 - Sikhote-Alin Iron Meteorite Shrapnel Fragment
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Sikhore-Alin iron meteorite shrapnel fragment from the largest recorded meteorite fall in history, on February 12, 1947, over the Sikhote-Alin Mountai
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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NWA 5000 Lunar Meteorite Part Slice ('Impactor')2141 - NWA 5000 Lunar Meteorite Part Slice ('Impactor')
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Northwest Africa 5000 (NWA5000) lunar meteorite specimen known as the, “Impactor.” This partial slice has been diamond lap polished on five edges, lea
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Estimate : 16,000.00 - 22,000.00
 
 
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NWA 5000 Lunar Meteorite Part Slice ('Mini Monolith')2142 - NWA 5000 Lunar Meteorite Part Slice ('Mini Monolith')
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Northwest Africa 5000 (NWA5000) lunar meteorite specimen known as the, “'Mini Monolith.” This extraordinary example features abundant lithologie...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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NWA 5000 Lunar Meteorite Part Slice ('Starburst Tile')2143 - NWA 5000 Lunar Meteorite Part Slice ('Starburst Tile')
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Northwest Africa 5000 (NWA5000) lunar meteorite specimen known as the, “'Starburst Tile.” This professionally prepared tile shaped, partial slic...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Aviation Pin Collection of (15)2144 - Aviation Pin Collection of (15)
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Collection of fifteen vintage aviation-related pins, including twelve honoring Charles Lindbergh (with variants of "Plucky Lindy," "L...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Firsts in Flight Lithograph Suite2145 - Firsts in Flight Lithograph Suite
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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
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Steve Fossett Signed Flown Cover2146 - Steve Fossett Signed Flown Cover
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Flown limited edition cover, 9.5 x 4.25, carried aboard the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, which made the first solo, nonstop unrefueled circumnavigatio
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Steve Fossett Signed Photograph2147 - Steve Fossett Signed Photograph
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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