RR Auction: Space Exploration

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RR Auction's annual spring Space sale features an extraordinary assortment of nearly 700 lots, including a slice of the important NWA 5000 lunar meteorite, dozens of significant Apollo and Space Shuttle hardware pieces, a multitude of flown items and astronaut autographs, and the collection of lunar photography pioneer Bruce Elle. A section honoring the 40th anniversary of Apollo 13 includes flown checklist pages, a rare flown lunar Bible, and hardware associated with the memorable near-disastrous mission. 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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John Glenn Friendship 7 Launch EKG Readout8041 - John Glenn Friendship 7 Launch EKG Readout
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Extraordinary original EKG-style readout that monitored Pilot John Glenn's heartbeat, respiration, and spacecraft forces at Cape Canaveral durin...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7 Flown Fragment8042 - Liberty Bell 7 Flown Fragment
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Impressive flown component from Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. The sizable fragmen...
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Estimate : 1,750.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Mercury 78043 - Mercury 7
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Fantastic set of seven 4-cent Project Mercury stamp blocks, individually signed in ink by the Mercury 7 astronauts: "Virgil I. Grissom," &...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Deke Slayton's Honorary Sheriff's Badge8044 - Deke Slayton's Honorary Sheriff's Badge
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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’
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mercury Capsule Horizon Scanner8045 - Mercury Capsule Horizon Scanner
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Extremely rare Mercury Capsule Horizon Scanner manufactured by Barnes Engineering Company, measuring approximately 5.75? tall and 5.5? in diameter, la
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Mercury 7 Signed Booklet8046 - Mercury 7 Signed Booklet
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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
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter8047 - Scott Carpenter
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter Signed Film8048 - Scott Carpenter Signed Film
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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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph8049 - Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph8050 - Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph
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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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn8051 - John Glenn
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Vintage color glossy 7 x 9 photo of the dramatic launch of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "Best regards t...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn and Wally Schirra Signed Photographs8052 - John Glenn and Wally Schirra Signed Photographs
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Two photos signed by Mercury astronauts: a color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of John Glenn posing in his silver space suit, signed neatly in black felt t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn Signed Photograph8053 - 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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Kranz's Signed Mercury Postlaunch Report8054 - Gene Kranz's Signed Mercury Postlaunch Report
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Official NASA manual belonging to Flight Director Gene Kranz entitled "Postlaunch Memorandum Report for Mercury-Atlas No. 7 (MA-7), Part I–Miss...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Mercury and Apollo Mission Patches8055 - Mercury and Apollo Mission Patches
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Appealing collection of 17 embroidered NASA patches honoring the Mercury and Apollo programs, which includes the following missions: Mercury-Redstone
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts Signed Photograph8056 - Mercury Astronauts Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 13.75 x 11 photo of the original seven Mercury astronauts posing in front of a US Air Force jet, signed in blue felt tip by John Gle
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mercury Flown Artifacts Cover8057 - Mercury Flown Artifacts Cover
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Interesting Mercury-Atlas 6 launch day cover with a cachet honoring the Mercury 7, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on February 20, 1962, bearing tiny aff
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mercury Mission Rules Manuals8058 - Mercury Mission Rules Manuals
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Scarce collection of eight “Mission Rules” manuals from the personal collection of a flight controller at the Manned Spacecraft Center, comprised of r
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard Signed Photograph8059 - Alan Shepard Signed Photograph
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Limited edition color glossy 9.25 x 7.25 cardstock photo of Alan Shepard receiving the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from President Kennedy on May
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell Signed Photograph8060 - Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell Signed Photograph
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Attractive color semi-glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Gemini 12 crew-mates Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell posing in a capsule, signed on the mat in blue ink,
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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