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 11 Rope (AP11ROPE) Lunar Landing Simulation and Edit Output2082 - Apollo 11 Rope (AP11ROPE) Lunar Landing Simulation and Edit Output
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Thick original printout of lunar landing simulation and edit output data using AP11ROPE (essentially identical to LUMINARY 1A, Revision 99) designed f
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Delco Electronics Book Used by George Silver2083 - Apollo 12 Delco Electronics Book Used by George Silver
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Apollo 12 "Guidance and Navigation Summary" manual by Delco Electronics, used by MIT engineer George Silver, 5.5 x 8.5, annotated on the t...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 LUMINARY 116 Lunar Landing Simulation and Edit Output2084 - Apollo 12 LUMINARY 116 Lunar Landing Simulation and Edit Output
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Thick original printout of lunar landing simulation and edit output data using LUMINARY 1B (Revision 116) designed for the Apollo 12 mission, 838 page
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Rope LUMINARY Revision 116 Assembly Listing2085 - Apollo 12 Rope LUMINARY Revision 116 Assembly Listing
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Thick original printout of the assembly listing for LUMINARY 1B (Revision 116) containing the LM computer source code for the Apollo 12 mission, 1734
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Delco Electronics Book Used by George Silver2086 - Apollo 13 Delco Electronics Book Used by George Silver
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Apollo 13 "Guidance and Navigation Summary" manual by Delco Electronics, used by MIT engineer George Silver, 5.5 x 8.5, annotated on the t...
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Apollo 14 Delco Electronics Book Used by George Silver2087 - Apollo 14 Delco Electronics Book Used by George Silver
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Apollo 14 "Guidance and Navigation Summary" manual by Delco Electronics, used by MIT engineer George Silver, 5.5 x 8.5, annotated on the s...
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Apollo 14 Dutycycle Flight Data2088 - Apollo 14 Dutycycle Flight Data
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Historically significant chart of Apollo 14 dutycycle flight data, 155 x 11, representing the in-flight reprogramming of the guidance computer's...
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Apollo 14 Dutycycle Simulation Data2089 - Apollo 14 Dutycycle Simulation Data
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Chart of Apollo 14 dutycycle simulation data from Grumman, 71 x 11, plotting "Duty Cycle Percent" against "SERVDURN, Second x 102.&qu...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 14 Guidance, Navigation & Control User's Guide2090 - Apollo 14 Guidance, Navigation & Control User's Guide
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Important manual from MIT Charles Stark Draper Laboratory entitled "E-2448, Users' Guide to Apollo GN&CS Major Modes and Routines (Rev....
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo 14 LM Orbit Monitor Charts2091 - Apollo 14 LM Orbit Monitor Charts
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Set of Apollo 14 Lunar Module Orbit Monitor Charts (Sheets 1, 2, 3, and 4) for the Fra Mauro landing site, measuring approximately 43.5 x 16, dated No
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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