RR Auction: Space Exploration

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