RR Auction: Space Exploration

Rare Project Mercury 'Type M' testing/training left-handed space suit glove built for Mercury-Redstone 3 pilot Alan Shepard, constructed fro...

Large color satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of the iconic group shot of the original seven Mercury astronauts posing together in their silver space suits,

Crystal-clear color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the original Mercury astronauts posing in front of a Convair F106-B aircraft at Langley Air Force Ba

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

FDC featuring the four-cent 'U.S. Man in Space, Project Mercury' postage stamp, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on its day of issue, February 2...

Collection of six artifacts attested to as flown by Florian Noller and deriving from each of the Mercury Program's manned space flights, all of ...

Atlas Rocket Regulator Assembly designed to pressurize the Mercury Atlas launch vehicle's highly refined liquid kerosene fuel tank with helium g...

Group of five original NASA documents and manuals associated with Schirra's Sigma 7 flight, all signed later in black felt tip by Wally Schirra,...

Remarkably early prototype G2-C-1 space suit specifically designed and fitted for Gemini 3 Command Pilot Gus Grissom, with this particular pressure su

Limited edition color glossy 14.25 x 11 print of Cece Bibby's original painting of the Friendship 7, Aurora 7, and Sigma 7 mission emblems, numb...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Carpenter posing in his silver Project Mercury suit, signed in blue felt tip, "Scott Carpenter, Aurora 7.&qu...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Friendship 7 launch, signed in black felt tip, "'God Speed John Glenn,' Friendship 7, 20 Februar...

Semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of Carpenter on the phone with JFK after recovery from his MA-7 mission, signed in blue felt tip, "Talking with Pres. ...

Signed book: For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut. First edition. Orlando, FL: Harcourt, Inc., 2002. Hardcover with dust ja

Three photos: an official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of an astronaut walking towards an MA-6 personnel carrier, signed in blue felt tip, "M. Scot...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the launch of the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission, signed in black felt tip, "Scott Carpenter, Aurora 7, 24 May 1962...

Original color glossy 8.5 x 11 photo of Scott Carpenter in his silver Project Mercury suit during training, boldly signed across the top in black felt

Attractive color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy hosting six of the Mercury Seven astronauts

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Gordon Cooper posing in his Mercury space suit against a yellow backdrop, signed in black felt tip, &q...

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Cooper wearing his Mercury space suit next to a capsule model and surrounded by mist, signed in black felt tip, &q...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the launch of the sixth manned American space flight, signed in black felt tip, "Mercury Atlas 9 Lift off! G...

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Titan II rocket ready for launch, signed in black felt tip, "Gemini 5 spacecraft at Pad 19 before our rec...

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the launch of the third crewed Gemini flight, signed in black felt tip, "Launch of Gemini 5 for our 8 day wo...

Three official glossy NASA photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in blue felt tip by the pictured astronaut, Gordon Cooper, who adds "Faith 7,...

Official glossy 8 x 10 numbered NASA photo (S-63-6125) of MA-9 Pilot Gordon Cooper being helped into his Faith 7 spacecraft during a preflight simulat

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Gordon Cooper entering the Mercury capsule, neatly signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

Commemorative cover with a green cachet honoring Project Mercury, stamped "Cooper" below, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on May 15, 1963, th...

Rare early postal cover postmarked at Pensacola, Florida, on April 6, 1967, signed in black felt tip, "Edw. G. Givens, Jr." and "Ken ...

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of John Glenn posing in his Mercury space suit, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a small ding to the u

Postal Commemorative Society FDC with a patriotic color cachet of the Statue of Liberty, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on February 20, 1962, the launch

Official softcover report published by NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center, entitled "Results of the First United States Manned Orbital Space F...

Signed book: John Glenn: A Memoir. First edition. NY: Bantam Books, 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 422 pages. Signed on the half-title p

Two items: a postal cover with a purple "Salutes Cdr. Schirra" cachet, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on October 3, 1962, the launch day of ...

Small printed facsimile of the front page of The New York Times from February 20, 1962, 3.75 x 7.5, featuring a headline and imagery dedicated to John

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the powerful and beautiful launch of the Friendship 7, signed in black felt tip by Mercury-Atlas 6 pilot John Glenn.

Satin-finish 8.5 x 12 photo of Glenn during his days as a 'Project Bullet' test pilot, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Alan...

FDC with a cachet honoring the recovery of Mercury-Atlas 6 pilot John Glenn by the USS Noa, postmarked on the Noa on February 20, 1962, signed in blac

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the iconic group shot of the original seven Mercury astronauts posing together in their silver space suits, signed i

Signed book: Gemini! by Virgil 'Gus' Grissom. First edition, third printing. NY: The Macmillan Company, 1968. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5....

Signed book: Starfall by Betty Grissom and Henry Still. First edition. NY: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 2

Sought-after signed book: The Astronauts by Don Myrus. First edition. NY: Rutledge Books / Grosset & Dunlap, 1961. Hardcover, 8.5 x 11.25, 92 pa...

Limited edition color semi-glossy 10 x 8 composite photo of events celebrating the Mercury program, numbered S 76/90, signed in silver ink by John Gle

Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of Wally Schirra posing in his silver Mercury space suit next to a spacecraft model, signed in black felt tip, with Sch

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo containing four images of astronaut Wally Schirra during his Mercury-Atlas 8 mission, signed in the lower border in bl

Color glossy 5.75 x 8.25 photo with images of 12 "Astro-Nuts," a group of chimpanzees dressed in various costumes, affixed to the original...

Unissued membership card for Gerry Martin's Interstellar Association of Turtles Club (Outershell Division), 3.75 x 2.25, signed inside in ballpo...

Unissued membership card for the Interstellar Association of Turtles: Real Space Cowboys Division, measures 4.25 x 4 open, signed inside in black ink

Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the original Mercury 7 astronauts posing with a model rocket, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To Joe C...

Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Shepard being helped from the original 'Mercury 7 Gondola' of the Johnsville Centrifuge, signed and inscribed...

Superb glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Mercury pilot Alan Shepard being lifted aboard the Sikorsky H-34 helicopter following the successful splashd

TLS signed "Alan B. Shepard, Jr.," one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, May 31, 1961. Letter to Reverend W. Frederick Addison, in full: &q...

Color satin-finish 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Slayton in a NASA jacket, signed in black felt tip, "Deke Slayton." Framed to an overall size of 1...

Flown silver-tone Gemini 10 Fliteline medallion, 1" in diameter, with the front featuring a raised design of the mission insignia with astronau...

Neat ink signatures of Gemini 3 astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young on an off-white 6.5 x 3.75 sheet bearing collector's notations. The sheet ...

Beautiful color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 preparing to make history's first rendezvous in orbit between two crewed...

Gus Grissom's flown Gemini 3 gold-plated sterling silver Fliteline medallion, 1" in diameter, with the front depicting the GT-3 capsule (&q...

From the personal collection of Gus Grissom—original embroidered Gemini 3 mission patch, measuring 3.5" in diameter, which

Attested to originate from the personal collection of Gemini 12 Commander James Lovell by Heritage Auction—a staple-bound

Uncommon flown fabric Dominican Republic flag, 6 x 4, carried into space aboard the Gemini 4 capsule for a period lasting from June 3-7, 1965, signed

Fantastic large flown embroidered Gemini 9 mission patch, measuring 4" x 3.5", affixed to a letter of provenance signed in blue ballpoint ...

From the personal collection of astronaut John Young—a flown embroidered 'Texas Art Embroidery' Gemini 10 mission insignia

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Gemini 10 mission, postmarked at the Patrick Air Force Base on July 18, 1966, launch day of the Gemini

Official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the Gemini 10 capsule and Agena vehicle docked in orbit, matted to an overall size of 11 x 14, signed on the moun

Original vintage color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (S-66-50759) of Gemini 11 Pilot Richard Gordon being hoisted from his floating capsule by

Limited edition color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Gemini 12 capsule floating high above the Earth's atmosphere, numbered 86/100, signed nice...

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the U.S. Navy Recovery Force for Project Gemini, postmarked aboard the USS John Paul Jones on March 23, 196

Small .25" x .25" ablative heatshield fragment removed from the Gemini 3 capsule, affixed to a color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the mission...

Limited edition color 23 x 27 lithograph entitled 'The Million Dollar View,' numbered 141/1500, showing Pilot Ed White performing the first ...

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Gemini 7 capsule as viewed by the Gemini 6 spacecraft during their historic first crewed rendezvous, a maneuver

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the launch of the Gemini 6 mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 19 on December 15, 1965, signed in blue felt tip, "...

Recovery cover with a stamped cachet honoring the Gemini 9 recovery in the Atlantic Ocean, postmarked on the USS William C. Lawe on June 6, 1966, sign

Official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the Gemini 6 crew carrying their portable ventilation units prior to their mission, signed in blue felt tip by To

Original vintage color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (S-65-63166) of the Gemini 7 capsule as viewed by the Gemini 6 spacecraft during their hi

Original vintage color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (S-65-63163) of the Gemini 7 capsule as viewed by the Gemini 6 spacecraft during their hi

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph showing two images of the historic Gemini 6 and 7 rendezvous, with the upper image signed in black felt tip by W

Original vintage color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (S-66-25777) of the Agena Target Docking vehicle as viewed from the Gemini 8 spacecraft d

From the personal collection of moonwalker Gene Cernan-an uncommon large color 15.75 x 15.75 photographic print of the Gemini IX-A rendezvous with the

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA), or 'angry alligator,' as seen from the Gemini 9 spacecraft, signed...

Loose-leaf official press reference book entitled "Gemini Spacecraft Number Four" prepared by the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation for NASA,...

Four issues of Roundup, the official newspaper of the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, each dating to 1966, which includes the following dates and

Official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Gemini 6 Pilot Tom Stafford keeping it loose in his flight suit prior to launch, signed in blue felt tip, "...

From the family collection of astronaut Richard Gordon—a commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Gemini 3 mission o

Eyepiece for the Apollo Command Module (Block II) Optical Unit Assembly (OUA) sextant, measuring approximately 8.5˝ x 4.5Ë[x=

Flown Apollo Command Module Block I Earth Landing Sequence Controller (ELSC) flown on the Apollo 4 mission, measuring 7.25 x 4.5 x 3, bearing a large

Apollo Command Module (Block II) Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) Telemetry Assembly, measuring 14" x 7" x 13.5" and weighing approximatel...

Prototype of a Long Eye Relief Eyepiece for the Apollo Command Module's Optical Unit Assembly (OUA) scanning telescope, measuring approximately 5

Apollo Command Module (Block I) Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) Telemetry Equipment Unit #1, measuring 10.25" x 17" x 6.5", with Radiatio...

Apollo Command Module Cabin Precision Leak Calculator Assembly, measuring 19 x 19.25 x 10 and weighing approximately 30 pounds, with North American Av

Apollo Command Module (CM) Guidance and Navigation System (GNS) Coupling Data Unit (CDU), part of the GNS's inertial subsystem (ISS) that was co...

Apollo Command Module LiOH Filter Assembly, 7.25" x 7.25" x 5.25", bearing an affixed Airesearch label on the side, reading: "Ab...

Apollo Command Module Meter Module Assembly (GSE) utilized by ground crews to observe performance of the Apollo Command Service Module (CSM) Service P

Apollo Command Module Pyrotechnic Test Set made by the Key Instrument Co., measuring 15.5 x 10.5 x 10 and weighing approximately 17 pounds, with batte

Apollo Command/Service Module Oxygen System Fill and Vent Port, measuring approximately 5.5" x 2.25" x 2.25", marked at center with F...

Apollo Command/Service Module Oxygen System Purge Line Connection Port, measuring approximately 7" x 1.75" x 1.75", marked at center ...

Desirable Apollo-era early developmental example of an Emergency Detection System (EDS) Angle of Attack Sensor System, commonly called the Q-Ball, mea

Apollo Lunar Module Guidance & Navigation System Pulse Torque Assembly, measuring 11.25˝ x 12.75˝ x 3Ë

Apollo Lunar Module Descent Engine (LMDE) Flow Control Valve Splitter, measuring 8.75" x 7" x 2.5", marked at the base: "QR, 402...

Apollo Lunar Module Descent Engine (LMDE) Pintle Injector developed by TRW, measuring 9.5" long and 4.5" in diameter, labeled on the side:...

Apollo Lunar Module Descent Engine (LMDE) Pintle Injector Sleeve Assembly developed by TRW, measuring 8.75" long and 6.75" in diameter, la...

Apollo Lunar Module (LM) Guidance and Navigation System Power and Servo Assembly (PSA), measuring 23.25 x 9 x 7 and weighing approximately 28 pounds,