RR Auction: Space Exploration

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RR Auction's Fall Space and Aviation sale closes on October 20th! This high-flying auction features over 800 items, ranging from the dawn of aviation to the commercial spaceflight of today. A large quantity of flown items are featured in the sale, including a pair of pages from Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 flight plan timeline, the electronic module worn inside Gene Cernan’s Snoopy Cap during Apollo 17, a Space Shuttle General Purpose Computer that flew on a combined twenty STS missions between 1981 and 1991, and an extremely rare 1-dollar bill recovered from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft. Our bidders can expect a terrific assemblage of astronaut and cosmonaut autographs, hard-to-find vintage space models, early NASA hardware and literature, and, the meilleur du meilleur, Wally Schirra’s 18k solid yellow gold Omega Speedmaster Professional watch, a one-of-a-kind timepiece presented exclusively to NASA’s earliest astronauts. 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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Vostok 5 and 6 Model7754 - Vostok 5 and 6 Model
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Vintage Russian-built scale model representing the Vostok 5 and 6 spacecraft in orbit over the Soviet Union, with each capsule measuring 3.5è
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
 
 
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Buran Orbiter Model7755 - Buran Orbiter Model
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Appealing wooden, hand-painted model of a Buran shuttle orbiter, the first spaceplane to be produced as part of the Soviet/Russian Buran program. The
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle (3) Models7756 - Space Shuttle (3) Models
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Three small models of the Space Shuttle: a 7" long die-cast toy model of the Space Shuttle Enterprise by Ertl, with cargo bay doors that open t...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Columbia Display Model7757 - Space Shuttle Columbia Display Model
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Uncommon NASA-owned 1:100 scale resin display model of the Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) orbiter, measuring 14è in length and 9
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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USAF (2) Rocket Models7758 - USAF (2) Rocket Models
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Two models of USAF rockets: a white plastic model, measuring 11.25" long, with two thrusters and two propellant tanks at the bottom, marked &qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Peenemunde: German V-2 Rocket Test Report7759 - Peenemunde: German V-2 Rocket Test Report
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Original copy of a German document, three pages on two sheets, 8.25 x 11.75, July 3, 1944. Launch report of a German V-2 (A4) rocket, stamped as top s
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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German Rocket Experts (19) Signed Covers7760 - German Rocket Experts (19) Signed Covers
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Collection of 19 commemorative covers signed by German rocket experts, several of whom were members of Wernher von Braun's pioneering V-2 rocket...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore von Karman Signed Photograph7761 - Theodore von Karman Signed Photograph
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Scarce vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of the influential scientist in front of his blackboard, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Mike Lubon i...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bullpup Missile Fin Can and Tail7762 - Bullpup Missile Fin Can and Tail
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Bullpup missile fin can and tail, marked on the side: "Naval Ordnance Station, Indian Head, Maryland, Date Loaded 10/61, Sustainer, Guided Miss...
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 35,000.00
 
 
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Litton Astrotracker SU-42/ASQ-119 Astrocompass7763 - Litton Astrotracker SU-42/ASQ-119 Astrocompass
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Large and impressive Litton SU-42/ASQ-119 'Astrotracker' astrocompass used for navigational purposes as part of the avionics suite mounted o...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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