RR Auction: Space Exploration

This year marks the 13th anniversary since the discovery of Northwest Africa 5000 (NWA 5000). At the time of its discovery in 2007, NWA 5000 was the d

Impressive grouping of six items signed by one or more aviators involved with the historic first aerial circumnavigation of the world in 1924—a copy o

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

American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer (1944–2007) who was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in

American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer (1944–2007) who was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in

New York City hotel owner (1870–1939) who offered the Orteig Prize for the first non-stop transatlantic flight between New York City and Paris. Rare A

Uncommon Lucite display containing a .5? x .75? vial of engine oil from the Rutan Model 76 Voyager, the first aircraft to fly around the world without

Union Trust Co. bank check, 8 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, "Orville Wright," payable to Lottie Jones for $6.25, D...

Vintage 1:40 scale model of an Apollo spacecraft by W.J. Hyatt, Inc., used by NASA as part of an outreach program during the late 1960s and early 1970

Vintage contractor’s model of the Apollo Command/Service Module with Lunar Module Shroud base, manufactured by North American Rockwell in Downey, Cali

Rare 1:8 scale NASA education model of the Applications Technology Satellite (ATS-1), measuring 14? in length and suspended atop a base to a height of

Impressive 1:8 scale model of the Boeing X-37A, also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), built by Retro Rocket and used to develop a new process

Vintage Apollo lunar module contractor’s model, made of injection-molded plastic and measuring approximately 6.5" tall and 10" across. The...

Vintage Grumman/NASA Lunar Module LEM replica model presented to Congressman Lester L. Wolff, set upon a circular base with an engraved plaque on the

Impressive model of the Interkosmos-1 solar satellite, standing approximately 25.5? in height with a set of eight solar arrays extending to a length o

Stunning cutaway model of the N1 moon rocket, a super heavy-lift launch vehicle that served as the Soviet rival to NASA’s Saturn V and was intended to

Outstanding vintage 1:150 scale wooden prototype model of a post-Saturn heavy-lift launch vehicle with vehicle assembly building storage case, made at

Rare 1:15 scale tooling master model of the Orbital Sciences X-34 unmanned technology demonstrator built by Retro Rocket, from which production molds

Impressive model of a Space Shuttle Orbiter, approximately measuring 27? x 11.25? x 19?, displayed atop a plastic base to a height of 18?. The Orbiter

Wonderful 1:4 scale model of the important Soviet Sputnik-1 satellite on a handsome curved aluminum stand, measuring approximately 19.5? tall, with a

Exquisite full-scale contractor model of the deep-space Voyager spacecraft nuclear battery made for JPL, set upon a wood-framed base, measuring an ove

Remarkable 1:10 scale Rocketdyne contractor's model of the F-1 liquid fuel rocket engine from circa 1968, measuring 25? in height, construc...

Pair of copper channel wall test pieces from a COBRA booster engine developed for NASA by Pratt & Whitney–Aerojet Propulsion Associates in 2002,...

Spiral-bound General Electric “Simulation Study” report for the “Development of a Realistic Analog Model of the J-2 Rocket Engine,” written and compil

Uncommon spiral-bound NASA report entitled “J-2 Engine Project Development Plan,” 53 pages, 8.25 x 10.5, dated December 1, 1963, prepared by the Engin

Two covers signed by a notable space pioneer: an FDC with a cachet honoring Robert Goddard, postmarked at Roswell, New Mexico on October 5, 1964, sign

Small rocket engine thrust injector likely used as a prototype or developmental piece, measuring approximately 4.5? x 4? x 3?, marked in black felt ti

Protective cover assembly for a 1966 Rocketdyne F-1 engine high pressure oxidizer duct, measuring 14.25? x 3? x 5?, with left housing marked “Install

Protective cover assembly from a 1966 Rocketdyne F-1 engine high pressure oxidizer duct no. 2, measuring 14.25? x 8.75? x 5.5?, with affixed Rocketdyn

Protective cover assembly for the torsional ring on a 1968 Rocketdyne J-2 engine oxidizer duct, measuring 14.25? x 9? x 5?, with cover bearing a stenc

Bracket-bound Rocketdyne/North American Rockwell J-2 report entitled "Model Specification, 200,000–LB–Thrust Oxygen/Hydrogen, Liquid–Propellant...

Bracket-bound Rocketdyne J-2 report entitled "J-2 Engine Qualification II, Engine J2072, Rocket Engine Inspection After Test, Final Report,” da...

Bracket-bound Rocketdyne J-2S report entitled "Engine Model Specification Oxygen/Hydrogen Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine Rocketdyne Model J-2S...

Galileo robotic probe retro propulsion module check/test assembly, measuring approximately 19? x 26? x 18.5?, marked on the faceplate: "Galileo...

Incredibly rare Rocketdyne RS-2101 Liquid Rocket Engine designed for application on the Mars Viking Orbiter, which transported the first spacecraft to

Scarce ferrofluid viscous damper developed by the Avco Space Systems Division for application on NASA’s Radio Astronomy Explorer (RAE) satellite. The

Air Force pilot (1930–1964) selected as part of the third group of astronauts. He was killed on October 31, 1964, when a goose smashed through the coc

Collection of items associated with the 1961 dramatic aviation film X-15, starring David McLean, Charles Bronson, Mary Tyler Moore, Kenneth Tobey, and

Extremely rare infrared horizon scanner for a North American X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft, measuring 6.75? x 8.75? x 6.75? and weighing app

Limited edition flown original piece of film from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 Mercury spacecraft, issued in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of

Extraordinary original EKG-style readout that monitored Pilot John Glenn's heartbeat, respiration, and spacecraft forces at Cape Canaveral durin...

Impressive flown component from Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. The sizable fragmen...

Fantastic set of seven 4-cent Project Mercury stamp blocks, individually signed in ink by the Mercury 7 astronauts: "Virgil I. Grissom," &...

Honorary sheriff’s badge presented to Deke Slayton by the Galveston Police Department of Galveston, Texas, 2? x 1.75?, featuring the Texas ‘Lone Star’

Extremely rare Mercury Capsule Horizon Scanner manufactured by Barnes Engineering Company, measuring approximately 5.75? tall and 5.5? in diameter, la

Very desirable vintage ‘Project Mercury’ information booklet printed by NASA in April 1959, four total pages, 8 x 10.5, signed vertically on the first

Official color 8 x 10 lightweight NASA photo of Scott Carpenter posing in front of a large map, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a fe

Columbia Pictures 8mm home movie film reel for "Scott Carpenter, Rescue at Sea," 5.25 x 5.25, signed on the top in blue felt tip by the Au...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 half-length photo of Cooper, with helmet in hand, posing in his Mercury space suit against a yellow background, signed in bl

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cooper smiling from inside his Mercury space suit during a training exercise, signed in black felt tip, "Gor...