RR Auction: Space Exploration

External rudder control actuator from a German V-2 (A4) rocket, circa 1942‰ÛÒ1945, measuring 8è x 5.5

Flown electrical bus component recovered from a German V-2 rocket, measuring approximately 2.5è x 2.5è x 1.25

A large, near-intact graphite steering vane from a German V-2 (A4) rocket, circa 1942‰ÛÒ1945, measuring 16.5è

Graphite vane from a German A5 rocket, circa 1938‰ÛÒ1942, measuring 8.5è x 5.5è x 2

Group of three small German V-2 rocket injection valves, each measuring approximately .75è x .5è, plus a fragment of

Scarce unsigned book: Rockets by Robert H. Goddard, Including 'A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes' and 'Liquid-Propellant Rocket Dev...

Three rare original vintage color glossy 11 x 8.5 photos showing testing scenes by NASA contractor Aerojet in the 1960s, with NASA clearly marked on t

Collection of 39 vintage oversized matte-finish photographs of various members of the Redstone launch vehicle family from the 1950s, all of which are

Grouping of four parts for a Rocketdyne F-1 rocket engine: An F-1 engine hot gas seal for the pressurization system, 4è in diameter,

Titan II SLV accelerometer assembly, measuring approximately 1.75è in diameter and 1è tall with short wiring cables

Group of seven multilayer insulation (MLI) 'blankets' made for the High Energy Astronomy Observatory C (the third HEAO spacecraft). They pro...

Collection of prototype and engineering model parts for Mariner 2, which became the first space probe of any country to complete a successful mission

Impressive pair of solar panels designed for the Mariner 9 Mars orbiter spacecraft. Both panels measure approximately 87" x 35.5" x 5"...

Flown Space Processing Applications Rocket (SPAR) IX Abbreviated Measurement Module (AMM) carried on SPAR IX on January 20, 1981, mounted along with a

An early Robotic Spacecraft Omni Directional Communications antenna, measuring 107" (8.9å«) in length, stamped "EOK7677R."

Large piece of carbon fiber from the Firefly Alpha, a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle launched by American aerospace company Firefly Aeros

Uncommon pair of identical 45.75 x 20.5 panoramic posters of the Earth as viewed from high above the lunar terrain, an image originally taken by the L

Original vintage glossy 20 x 22.25 silver gelatin photograph featuring imagery of the moon's cratered lunar terrain as taken by the Lunar Orbite...

Original vintage glossy 20 x 22.75 silver gelatin photograph featuring imagery of the moon's cratered lunar terrain as taken by the Lunar Orbite...

Original vintage glossy 20 x 22.25 silver gelatin photograph featuring imagery of the moon's cratered lunar terrain as taken by the Lunar Orbite...

Circa 1967 solar array for an orbital satellite (specific application unknown) on a lightweight, gently curved mount, measuring 32è x

Fascinating complete set of 14 NASA ‰Û÷Special Projects Divison‰Ûª blueprints for a 1:8 scale model

Early official staple-bound softcover NASA technical note entitled "Three-Dimensional Trajectory Analysis for Round-Trip Missions to Venus (NAS...

Rocketdyne RS-2101 Insertion Engine Valve/Injector Assembly designed for application on the Mars Viking Orbiter, measuring approximately 8.5è

Official softcover bracket-bound report from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory entitled "Preliminary Design Review, Mars Atmospheric Water Detector...

Flown cover carried on the SpaceX Crew-1 mission, the first operational crewed flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, signed in space by the SpaceX Crew-

Flown cover carried on the SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission, the first crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft, signed in space by the Space

Color glossy 4 x 6 close-up photo of Yang Liwei in his space suit, signed in gold ink. In fine condition, with some minor scuffing to the signature.

Colorful commemorative cover honoring sixty years of Chinese space achievements, signed in black felt tip by China's first taikonaut, Yang Liwei...

Beautiful original painting by noted space artist Russ Arasmith, accomplished in acrylic on 22.5 x 23.75 Crescent illustration board, which depicts th

Amazing suite of five original limited edition lithographs entitled 'The Apollo Story,' 22.5 x 30 and 30 x 22.5, created by Robert T. McCall...

Attractive original artwork by Chris Calle for a United States postage stamp triptych honoring U.S. and Russian space achievements, accomplished in mi

Large original sketch by Mort Kunstler, depicting a Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) test firing at NASA's Stennis Space Center, accomplished in...

Scarce glossy 20 x 24 photographic poster made by the Marshall Space Center's Mapping Science Laboratory, which depicts imagery of the moon'...

Two posters: a provisional second edition of the Lunar Farside Chart (LFC-1), 42 x 27, scale 1:5,000,000, October 1967, prepared for NASA by the Depar

Booklet, in French, entitled, "L'Aviation et les Aviateurs," 6.25 x 9.5, full of photos of various airplanes and their pilots, includi...

Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, "To Lewis E. Worley, Jr., Charles A. Lindbergh, October 7, 1956, Paris,‰Û on

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Igor Sikorsky on the tarmac with helicopters in the background, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, &...

Original 6.5 x 5 photo of Wilbur Wright smiling as his portrait is taken at Le Mans in 1908, stamped on the reverse by photographer M. Rol of Paris. B

Original December 1909 issue of Encyclopedie de l'Aviation, 8.5 x 10.5, published in Paris and containing an alphabetical listing of 782 previou...

Detailed composite 1:32 scale model of Yeager's Bell X-1 rocket research plane by the Danbury Mint, measuring 13‰Û_ long, signed on t

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Yeager posing in front of a Northrop F-20 Tigershark, nicely signed in black felt tip, "Chuck Yeager." In fine cond...

Desirable 5.5 x 3.5 postcard photo of Yeager posing with his 'Glamorous Glennis' rocket plane, signed in black felt tip, "Chuck Yeager&...

Limited edition color 25 x 37.5 print of a Scott Tucker painting depicting Chuck Yeager in his pilot uniform and three of his famous planes, numbered

Achrondite (ungrouped) Adrar, Algeria This uniquely beautiful meteorite, known as Erg Chech 002 (or EC 002) surfaced in the Sahara in 2020, and when

Mars Rock ‰ÛÒ SNC (shergottite) Ghadamis, Libya Infinitely more rare than diamonds or gold, meteorites from Mars are among t

1.8kg L5 Chondrite Whole stone, with small corner cut off for classification analysis Classified in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 105 Discovered on Apri

Tiny fragment of the Northwest Africa (NWA) 4483 lunar meteorite from the collection of Apollo 15 CMP Al Worden, weighing 8 mg and measuring approxima

Signed book: Cosmos. First edition. NY: Random House, 1980. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.25 x 10.25, 365 pages. Signed neatly on the title page in bl

Al Worden's United States Astronaut Hall of Fame plaque presented upon his induction on October 4, 1997, 5.5 x 7.5, featuring a golden "U.S...