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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Gordon Cooper's Faith 7 Booklet2169 - Gordon Cooper's Faith 7 Booklet
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Booklet from the personal collection of astronaut Gordon Cooper: The Triumph of Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., and the Faith 7. First edition, first
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn2170 - John Glenn
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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
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John Glenn Signed Baseball2171 - John Glenn Signed Baseball
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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.&...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn Signed Photograph2172 - John Glenn Signed Photograph
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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.
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Liberty Bell 7 Flown Film Fragment2173 - Liberty Bell 7 Flown Film Fragment
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Limited edition flown original piece of film from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 Mercury spacecraft, issued in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gemini 4 Flown Flag and Cover Signed by Jim McDivitt2174 - Gemini 4 Flown Flag and Cover Signed by Jim McDivitt
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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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell Signed Recovery Covers2175 - Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell Signed Recovery Covers
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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,...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon Signed Photograph2176 - Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon Signed Photograph
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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...
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Charles Conrad's Gemini 5 Flown Aeronautical Chart2177 - Charles Conrad's Gemini 5 Flown Aeronautical Chart
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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
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper Handwritten Gemini Training Notes2178 - Gordon Cooper Handwritten Gemini Training Notes
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Handwritten training notes by astronaut Gordon Cooper for his forthcoming Gemini 5 mission, unsigned, no date, but circa summer 1965. Penned in pink b
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper Signed Gemini 5 FAI Certificate2179 - Gordon Cooper Signed Gemini 5 FAI Certificate
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Partly-printed DS in French, one page, 14 x 10.5, 1965. Federation Aeronautique Internationale certificate recognizing the world record for distance s
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper Signed Gemini 5 NAA Certificate2180 - Gordon Cooper Signed Gemini 5 NAA Certificate
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 12 x 15, circa 1965. National Aeronautic Association certificate of record issued to "L. Gordon Cooper and Charles...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper's Gemini 5 World Tour Itinerary2181 - Gordon Cooper's Gemini 5 World Tour Itinerary
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Gordon Cooper's three-ring binder containing the itinerary for the "Overseas Visit of Astronauts Cooper and Conrad" following their su...
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Gordon Cooper's Training-Used Star Chart2182 - Gordon Cooper's Training-Used Star Chart
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Gemini Celestial Display Device (GCDD) used by astronaut Gordon Cooper during training for the Gemini 5 mission. The star chart consists of six taped
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Gemini 11 Recovery Program2183 - Gemini 11 Recovery Program
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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
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Gemini 7 Press Kit2184 - Gemini 7 Press Kit
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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
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Gemini Attitude and Rotational Hand Controller2185 - Gemini Attitude and Rotational Hand Controller
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Extremely rare Gemini spacecraft attitude and translational hand controller in its gray metal housing, measuring an overall 13.5? x 12? x 5?, featurin
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Estimate : 60,000.00 - 80,000.00
 
 
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Gemini 7: Borman and Lovell Signed Photograph2186 - Gemini 7: Borman and Lovell Signed Photograph
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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...
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Gemini 7: Borman and Lovell Signed Photograph2187 - Gemini 7: Borman and Lovell Signed Photograph
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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
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Gemini 7: Borman and Lovell Signed Photograph2188 - Gemini 7: Borman and Lovell Signed Photograph
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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" ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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