RR Auction: Space Exploration

Wally Schirra‰Ûªs personally-owned and -worn 18k solid yellow gold Omega Speedmaster Professional BA 145.022 watch that was p

Scarce Apollo Block I Command Module Flight Director Attitude Indicator (FDAI) presented to Deke Slayton, in its 6.25è x 6.25

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

Flown spacecraft skin section from Gordon Cooper's Faith 7 capsule, which completed orbits of Earth during the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission on May 15

Incredible flown Series 1957 silver certificate one-dollar bill (A1248420B), one of five that were carried aboard the Liberty Bell 7 with astronaut Gu

Flown circuit card deriving from the Liberty Bell 7, the spacecraft astronaut Gus Grissom piloted during the Mercury-Redstone 4 mission and that was r

Flown 1939 Mercury dime, one of 52 ten-cent coins that were carried aboard the Liberty Bell 7 with astronaut Gus Grissom during the Mercury-Redstone 4

Spiral-bound Mead Five Star notebook personally-owned and -used by Curt Newport as his logbook for the search and recovery of the Liberty Bell 7 space

One-of-a-kind 1:40,000 scale dive planning chart hand-annotated by Curt Newport as team leader of the Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Expedition and featured

Flown stainless steel rotational switch deriving from the Liberty Bell 7, the spacecraft astronaut Gus Grissom piloted during the Mercury-Redstone 4 m

Flown micro switch from the Liberty Bell 7, the spacecraft astronaut Gus Grissom piloted during the Mercury-Redstone 4 mission and that was recovered

Original airbrushed painting by artist Michael Lee of the sunken Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, accomplished on 20.75 x

Fascinating hand-drawn plotting chart by Curt Newport, who created this navigational aid as team leader of the Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Expedition. Acc

Hand-drawn plotting chart by Curt Newport, who created this navigational aid as team leader of the Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Expedition. The chart is ac

One-of-a-kind laminated 1999 planning calendar hand-annotated by Curt Newport as team leader of the Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Expedition. Newport used t

Ring-bound laminated ‰ÛÏPost Recovery Procedures‰Û checklist that was used during the processing of

Early circa 1985 hand-drawn navigational chart for the recovery of the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, accomplished in graphite and black ink on an off-whi

Early circa 1987 hand-drawn navigational chart for the recovery of the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, accomplished in graphite on an off-white 17.5

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

Limited edition presentation of three lengths of lifting cables that aided in the decades-long search and recovery of the Liberty Bell 7, the spacecra

Very desirable Series 1957 A one-dollar bill, signed vertically on the left side in blue ballpoint, ‰ÛÏDK Slayton,‰

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...

Scarce, early set of three AFTO (Air Force Technical Order) forms individually signed in pencil by original Mercury astronauts Gordon Cooper, Wally Sc

Ultra-rare vintage color glossy 13.75 x 11 photo of the Mercury Seven astronauts in front of an F-106 Delta Dart, signed in ink by all seven: "...

Mercury-Atlas 7 launch day cover with a stamped cachet honoring the "2nd Man Orbit Shot," postmarked at Patrick Air Force Base on May 24, ...

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,...

Hawaiian-style shirt personally owned and worn by NASA astronaut Wally Schirra, size XL, 100% cotton, made by Reyn Spooner, featuring repeating design

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,

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Mercury-Atlas 7 launch from Cape Canaveral, signed in black felt tip, "MA-7 Liftoff, 24 May, 1962, Scott...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 half-length photo of the pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission smiling in his silver space suit, signed in black felt tip, ...

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...

Appealing block of four Paraguayan stamps showing the Faith 7 capsule over South America, neatly signed in black felt tip, "Scott Carpenter.&qu...

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Scott Carpenter being loaded into his Aurora 7 capsule for the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission, signed in silver ink. In ve

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the ‰ÛÏMercury Pickup‰Û recovery ship, the USS Intrepid,

Official color 7.5 x 9.5 NASA lithograph of Carpenter in a formal pose with a Mercury 7 pin on his lapel, signed and inscribed in black ink, "F...

Souvenir typescript of the chapter "Some Fabulous Tricks of the Trade" from the 1962 book We Seven, 14 pages, 8.5 x 11, signed on the last...

Vintage 11 x 14 poster for the 1983 film The Right Stuff, signed in blue ballpoint, "Wally Schirra," who adds his Sigma 7 logo, and in bla...

Glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of the pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission suited up and ready for liftoff, signed in blue felt tip, "Faith 7 ...

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 blue felt tip, &qu...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the historic launch of the final crewed space mission of the U.S. Mercury program, signed in black felt tip, &quo...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Gordon Cooper in a formal pose‰ÛÓhis lapel bearing an astronaut pin‰Û

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Cooper posing in his Mercury space suit against a yellow backdrop, signed in black felt tip, "Go...

Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet honoring the USS Kearsarge and the ‰ÛÏProject Mercury Recovery Team‰

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

Limited edition acrylic display featuring a small piece of insulation from John Glenn's Friendship 7 capsule [attested to as flown by Florian No...

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Glenn in an up-close formal pose wearing a striped bow tie and his lapel bearing a Mercury 7 pin, signed and

Attractive pair of two original vintage color glossy 5 x 7 photos: one featuring astronaut John Glenn in his silver Project Mercury space suit, and th

Attractive FDC with a color cachet honoring Project Mercury, John Glenn, and his Friendship 7 capsule, postmarked from Cape Canaveral on February 20,

Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet honoring Project Mercury, John Glenn, and his ‰ÛÏSuccessful Space Hop,‰[x=

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of John Glenn in his Project Mercury space suit, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a slight bend along

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

Hand-drawn plotting chart by Curt Newport, who created this navigational aid as team leader of the Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Expedition. The chart is ac

Original DCI press kit for the Discovery Channel movie ‰Û÷In Search of Liberty Bell 7,‰Ûª which firs

Kodak gray scale 12è x 14è galley copy of an airbrushed painting by artist Michael Lee of the sunken Liberty Bell 7

Fantastic group of three original vintage color glossy 11 x 8.5 photographs, all with ‰ÛÏA Kodak Paper‰Û

Never-opened 2002 Hasbro ‰Û÷Historical Edition‰Ûª G.I. Joe action figure of a Mercury Astronaut, sta

Group lot of eight photographs signed by a Mercury astronaut, ranging in size from 10 x 8 to 8 x 10.25, the majority of which are second-generation re

Color glossy 8.25 x 10.5 photo of an Atlas LV-3B rocket launching the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission on February 20, 1962, signed in black felt tip by John G

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Mercury capsule with escape tower attached, signed in blue and black felt tip, "Scott Carpenter, Aurora ...

Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of NASA's original seven astronauts in front of an F-106 Delta Dart, signed in blue and black felt tip, "T...

Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of the Mercury Seven in their silver space suits, signed in black felt tip, "Wally Schirra," "Gordon...

Official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft floating in the Atlantic Ocean after splashdown, its antenna raised high above the

Group of four official softcover reports published by NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center, chronicling the beginnings of Project Mercury‰

Rare handwritten statement in black ink by Wally Schirra, one page, 8.5 x 11, penned on his personal letterhead and signed at the conclusion. Schirra

Official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Schirra in a formal up-close pose, signed and inscribed in black ink, "Best wishes‰ÛÓAl,

Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet honoring the USS Kearsarge and the ‰ÛÏProject Mercury Recovery Team‰

Terrific original vintage glossy 9.5 x 14 silver gelatin publicity photo of astronaut Alan Shepard walking towards the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle

Oversized 10.75 x 13.75 print of Donald J. Mackey's 1965 portrait of Alan Shepard, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Jim‰&#...

Very appealing commemorative cover with an artistic Freedom 7 cachet and an ‰ÛÏAmerica‰Ûªs First Spa

TLS signed "Alan," one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, October 31, 1962. Letter to Claude McCammon, Jr. of the General Motors Styling Sta...

Flown gold-plated Gemini 12 Fliteline medal, 1è diameter, with the front featuring a raised design of the mission insignia and the re

Flown sterling silver Gemini 4 Fliteline medallion, approximately 1è in diameter, with a raised design of the mission insignia on the

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

Sought-after Gemini 8 launch day cover with a cachet honoring the historic mission which saw the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit, postmarked

James Lovell‰Ûªs flown Gemini 7 Fliteline silver-colored medallion, 1‰Û_ in diameter, with the front featuri

Beautiful acrylic display containing heatshield fragments from all manned Gemini flights attested to as flown by Florian Noller, measuring 12è

Wally Schirra's flown gold-plated Gemini 6 Fliteline medallion, approximately 1è diameter, with a raised design of the 'Castor an...

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

Exceedingly rare original Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) crew patch belonging to veteran Space Shuttle astronaut Karol J. Bobko, who was assigned as

Official matte-finish 11 x 14 Navy photograph of Charles ‰Û÷Pete‰Ûª Conrad smiling from inside a sil

Flown page from the 'Gemini V Experimental Procedure Book' that was carried into low Earth orbit during the third crewed Gemini flight, 5 x ...

Desirable ‰Û÷splashdown‰Ûª cover with a color cachet honoring the U.S. Navy Atlantic Recovery Force

Commemorative ‰Û÷launch day‰Ûª cover with a cachet honoring the Gemini 12 mission, postmarked at Cap

Rare original crew patch for the Gemini 12 mission, the 10th and final crewed Gemini flight. The patch measures 3è in diameter and fe

Commemorative ‰Û÷launch day‰Ûª cover postmarked on March 23, 1965, the date of the Gemini 3 mission,

Historic official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (S-65-30449), showing Ed White during his egress from the spacecraft to become the first

Historic official color glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo (S-65-30428), showing Ed White during his Gemini 4 EVA, during which he became the first

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

Recovery cover with an attractive cachet honoring the US Navy Recovery Force for the GT-5 mission, postmarked on the USS Leonard F. Mason on August 29

Dramatic color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of the launch of Gemini 5 from Pad 19 on August 21, 1965, signed in black felt tip, "GT5, Gordon Coop...

Playful color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Conrad and Cooper onboard the prime recovery vessel after their eight-day Gemini 5 flight, signed in blue f

Uncommon 'splashdown' cover, 7.5 x 3.5, with a color cachet honoring the U.S. Navy Atlantic Recovery Force that retrieved the crew of the Ge...

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Gemini 6 rendezvous, signed in black felt tip, "Wally Schirra, GT-6 Cdr., 15‰ÛÒ16 Dec.

Vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 7.75 photo of the Gemini 7 astronauts wearing their blue recovery suits aboard the USS Wasp, signed and inscribed in yello

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

Solenoid valve for a Rocketdyne SE-6 thruster, as used in the Gemini Reentry Control System (RCS), measuring approximately 3.25è x 2.

Rare commemorative cover with a color cachet honoring the Apollo 11 mission, postmarked July 20, 1969, the moon-landing date of Apollo 11, signed in b

Joe Kerwin's flown gold-plated sterling silver Gemini 5 Fliteline medallion, approximately 1è diameter, with a raised design of the &...