RR Auction: Space Exploration

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RR Auction's Spring Space and Aviation sale closes on April 21st! This significant auction features over 700 items, ranging from the dawn of aviation to the commercial spaceflight of today. A large quantity of flown items feature in the sale, including a Space Shuttle computer flown for twenty missions on four Orbiters, Charles Conrad's LM checklist clip flaked with lunar dust, American flags carried by Tom Stafford and Dave Scott, a schematic of the Space Suit EMU flown on Apollo 13, and several other significant pieces. Important autographs include a fully signed Apollo 11 photo of the US flag raising in the Sea of Tranquility, autographs of the Mercury 7 astronauts, and a wealth of other signed photographs. 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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STS-1 Signed FDC9573 - STS-1 Signed FDC
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FDC with a stamped cachet honoring the first flight of Space Shuttle Columbia on STS-1, signed in black ballpoint by John Young and Bob Crippen. Inter
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STS-1 Flown Thermal Tile Segment9574 - STS-1 Flown Thermal Tile Segment
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Limited edition flown thermal tile segment from the Space Shuttle Orbiter 'Columbia' (STS-1), which was presented to NASA Test Director and ...
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STS-1: John Young and Bob Crippen Signed Program9575 - STS-1: John Young and Bob Crippen Signed Program
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Official Manned Flight Awareness program celebrating the 10th anniversary of STS-1 in 1991, 8 x 8, 28 pages, signed and inscribed in the rear cover in
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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STS-101 Flown Swatch of 'Mach 25' Tape9576 - STS-101 Flown Swatch of 'Mach 25' Tape
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Flown 1.5" x .75" triangular swatch of 'Mach 25' tape that was carried aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-101 missio...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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STS-26 (7) Technical Reports and Documents9577 - STS-26 (7) Technical Reports and Documents
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Group of seven technical reports and documents associated with STS-26, the Space Shuttle's 'Return to Flight' after the Challenger disas...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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STS-32 Flown Patch Display9578 - STS-32 Flown Patch Display
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Color glossy 20 x 16 composite photo of the STS-32 crew and various images from their nearly 11-day mission, featuring a flown embroidered mission pat
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STS-51-L Vehicle Permit9579 - STS-51-L Vehicle Permit
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Original NASA 11 x 8.5 vehicle permit for the launch of the ill-fated STS-51-L mission at Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B on January 28, 1986,
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STS-6 Signed Photograph9580 - STS-6 Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 9.5 x 7.5 photo of an STS-6 astronaut performing a test in the orbiter's payload bay as part of the shuttle program's firs...
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STS-9 Flown Kentucky State Flag and Insignia Patch9581 - STS-9 Flown Kentucky State Flag and Insignia Patch
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Official NASA presentation featuring a flown 5.5 x 4 Kentucky state flag and a flown 4 x 4.5 mission patch carried aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia o
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STS-9 Signed 'Landing Date' Cover9582 - STS-9 Signed 'Landing Date' Cover
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Commemorative cover with a color cachet of the STS-9 or Spacelab 1 mission insignia, postmarked at Edwards Air Force Base on the mission landing date
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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