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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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Skylab 2: Paul Weitz's Crew-Signed Oversized Photograph8415 - Skylab 2: Paul Weitz's Crew-Signed Oversized Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 9.25 x 7 photo of the first Skylab crew posing in their orange flight suits, affixed to its original 14 x 11 mount, signed in thin b
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Skylab 2: Paul Weitz's Crew-Signed Oversized Photograph8416 - Skylab 2: Paul Weitz's Crew-Signed Oversized Photograph
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Very nice color semi-glossy 7.75 x 9.75 photo of the Skylab space station floating high above Earth, affixed to its original 11 x 14 mount, signed on
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Skylab 4: Bill Pogue's Air Force Academy Archive8417 - Skylab 4: Bill Pogue's Air Force Academy Archive
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Massive academic binder used by Skylab 4 Pilot Bill Pogue during his employment as an assistant professor in the United States Air Force Academy’s mat
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Skylab Fire Extinguisher Nozzle8418 - Skylab Fire Extinguisher Nozzle
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Metal fire extinguisher nozzle used during Skylab crew training, 4.75 x 1.75, unflown, with small wire tether and sliding nut engraved with part numbe
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Skylab Pair of Flown Fragments in Lucite8419 - Skylab Pair of Flown Fragments in Lucite
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Two flown fragments from Skylab recovered in Western Australia after the space station’s fiery reentry in 1979: a 1.5 x 1.5 fragment encased in a pyra
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Jack King's Skylab Set of (7) Badges8420 - Jack King's Skylab Set of (7) Badges
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Kennedy Space Center Chief of Public Information during projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo (1931–2015) who provided public announcements and commenta
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo-Soyuz Oversized Photograph8424 - Apollo-Soyuz Oversized Photograph
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Desirable color semi–glossy 13.75 x 10.75 photo of artist Robert McCall’s stunning painting of the moment of docking between the Apollo and Soyuz spac
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo-Soyuz Oversized Signed Photograph8425 - Apollo-Soyuz Oversized Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 9.5 x 7 photo of the Apollo-Soyuz crew, affixed to its original 14 x 11 mount, signed in thin black felt tip by Deke Slayton, Vance
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Apollo-Soyuz Oversized Signed Photograph8426 - Apollo-Soyuz Oversized Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 14 x 10.5 photo of an artistic depiction of the moment of docking between the Apollo and Soyuz spacecrafts, affixed to the original
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Jack King's Apollo-Soyuz Pair of Medal Press Badges8427 - Jack King's Apollo-Soyuz Pair of Medal Press Badges
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Kennedy Space Center Chief of Public Information during projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo (1931–2015) who provided public announcements and commenta
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo-Soyuz and President Ford Signed Cover and Card8428 - Apollo-Soyuz and President Ford Signed Cover and Card
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Two items: an official Apollo-Soyuz commemorative cover, signed in ink by President Gerald R. Ford, Deke Slayton, Tom Stafford, and Vance Brand; and f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo-Soyuz Signed Lithograph8429 - Apollo-Soyuz Signed Lithograph
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Color limited edition 35 x 25 lithograph of George Bishop's painting entitled 'Apollo/Soyuz,' numbered 1430/1500, portraying the moment ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Russian Missile Thrust Chamber8432 - Russian Missile Thrust Chamber
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An unfired Isayev S2.720A bi-propellant regenerative thrust chamber developed for use in the second stage of the Soviet S-75M Surface to Air Missile (
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Russian Spacecraft Control Panel8434 - Russian Spacecraft Control Panel
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Russian Space Program control panel believed to be an auxiliary panel from MIR, measuring 10 x 14 x 6.75, featuring various indicator lights, buttons,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Russian Space Program Survival Beacon8435 - Russian Space Program Survival Beacon
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Russian Space Program cosmonaut survival beacon, consisting of an inflatable bright orange cone with radio beacon and yellow battery. All parts are la
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Mir Pair of Flown and Signed Color Film Strip Prints8436 - Mir Pair of Flown and Signed Color Film Strip Prints
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Pair of flown color film strip prints from a Soyuz/Russian Mir Space Station from 1993, 8.75 x 2.75, each signed in ballpoint by Vasily Tsibliyev of S
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Flown Shuttle-Mir Signed Cover8437 - Flown Shuttle-Mir Signed Cover
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Flown Russian MIR-Soyuz TM-21 postal cover from the combined US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, signed by STS-71 astronauts Norm Thagard, Robert L. Gibso
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Pair of Mir Flown and Signed Covers8438 - Pair of Mir Flown and Signed Covers
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Pair of two flown Russian Mir Space Station/ASE covers from 1992, 6.25 x 4.5, each signed by Vladimir Kovalyonok, Anatoly Solovyov, Sergei Avdeyev, an
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Mir Flown Silk Cloth and Signed Crew Photo8439 - Mir Flown Silk Cloth and Signed Crew Photo
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Flown white silk kerchief bearing official stamped seals carried on the Soviet Space Station Mir from September 6, 1989, to February 19, 1990, 7.5 x 6
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Soyuz/Mir Multi-signed Flown Cover8440 - Soyuz/Mir Multi-signed Flown Cover
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Rare cover flown on the Soyuz TM-15 mission in 1992, 9 x 6.5, signed on the front and back by more than 100 astronauts and cosmonauts, including: Scot
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Soyuz TM-2 and Mir TM-4 Flown Telegram Strip8441 - Soyuz TM-2 and Mir TM-4 Flown Telegram Strip
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Flown Cyrillic telegram strip from Soyuz TM-2/Mir/Soyuz TM-4, 3 x 12.5, signed at the bottom by cosmonaut Yury Romanenko. The telegram contains the sc
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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SALUT-6 Training Astronavigation Catalog8442 - SALUT-6 Training Astronavigation Catalog
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Astronavigational catalog used in training by cosmonaut Yury Romanenko, 8.25 x 11.5, signed and certified inside the front cover in Cyrillic (translat
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Cosmonauts Set of (7) Flown Film Canisters8443 - Cosmonauts Set of (7) Flown Film Canisters
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Seven flown film canisters: a flown Hasselblad film canister carried on the Salyut-4 spacecraft from December 26, 1974, to February 9, 1975, measuring
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Russian Soyuz and Mir Collection of (17) Crew Signed Photographs8444 - Russian Soyuz and Mir Collection of (17) Crew Signed Photographs
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Collection of 17 items signed by cosmonaut crews, consisting primarily of signed photos ranging in size from 7 x 5 to 9.5 x 7, including: Soyuz T-6 (I
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Soyuz and Mir Crew Set of (3) Signed Photographs8445 - Soyuz and Mir Crew Set of (3) Signed Photographs
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Three signed photos: a matte-finish 9.5 x 7 photo of the Soyuz TM-7 crew, signed in blue ink by Alexander Volkov, Sergei Krikalyov, and Valeri Polyako
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Soyuz and Mir Crew Signed Candid Photographs8446 - Soyuz and Mir Crew Signed Candid Photographs
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Collection of four candid color photos, ranging in size from 5.75 x 3.75 to 11 x 7.5, including: a color 5.75 x 3.75 photo signed by French cosmonauts
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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MIR Space Station Model8447 - MIR Space Station Model
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Attractive scale model of the MIR Space Station by Modellmix, measuring approximately 9.25? tall and 7? across, suspended atop a blue 5? diameter pede
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cosmos 502 Scientific Return Capsule8448 - Cosmos 502 Scientific Return Capsule
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Flown scientific return capsule carried on the Russian Cosmos 502 satellite, measuring approximately 12? in diameter and 3.5? thick, used for a scient
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Alan Bean's Collection of (24) ISS Robbins Medals8450 - Alan Bean's Collection of (24) ISS Robbins Medals
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Wonderful collection of 24 unflown sterling silver International Space Station Expedition Robbins medallions from the collection of Apollo astronaut A
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 14,000.00
 
 
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STS-1: Dave Scott's Robbins Medal8451 - STS-1: Dave Scott's Robbins Medal
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Unflown STS-1 Robbins medal, approximately 1.5? in diameter, with a raised design on the face featuring the mission insignia. The reverse is encircled
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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STS-98 Robbins Medal8452 - STS-98 Robbins Medal
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Unflown sterling silver STS-98 Robbins medal, 1.25 x 2, with a raised mission insignia on the face, and the reverse bearing the names of the astronaut
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS-100 Robbins Medal8453 - STS-100 Robbins Medal
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Unflown sterling silver STS-100 Robbins medal, 1.5 x 1.5, with a raised mission insignia on the face, and the reverse bearing the names of the astrona
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS-102 Robbins Medal8454 - STS-102 Robbins Medal
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Unflown sterling silver STS-102 Robbins medal, 1.5 x 1.75, with a raised mission insignia on the face, and the reverse bearing the names of the astron
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS-104 Robbins Medal8455 - STS-104 Robbins Medal
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Unflown sterling silver STS-104 Robbins medal, 1.75 x 1.75, with a raised mission insignia on the face, and the reverse bearing the names of the astro
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS-105 Robbins Medal8456 - STS-105 Robbins Medal
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Unflown sterling silver STS-105 Robbins medal, 1.75 x 1.5, with a raised mission insignia on the face, and the reverse bearing the names of the astron
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS-108 Robbins Medal8457 - STS-108 Robbins Medal
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Unflown sterling silver STS-108 Robbins medal, 1.75 x 1.75, with a raised mission insignia on the face, and the reverse bearing the names of the astro
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STS-109 Robbins Medal8458 - STS-109 Robbins Medal
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Unflown sterling silver STS-109 Robbins medal, 1.5 x 1.75, with a raised mission insignia on the face, and the reverse bearing the names of the astron
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STS-110 Robbins Medal8459 - STS-110 Robbins Medal
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Unflown sterling silver STS-110 Robbins medal, 1.5 x 1.75, with a raised mission insignia on the face, and the reverse bearing the names of the astron
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Expedition 1 Robbins Medal8460 - Expedition 1 Robbins Medal
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Unflown sterling silver Expedition 1 Robbins medal, 1.5 x 1.25, with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face and engraved on the reverse w
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Expedition 2 Robbins Medal8461 - Expedition 2 Robbins Medal
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Unflown sterling silver Expedition 2 Robbins medal, 1 x 1.75, with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face and engraved on the reverse wit
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Expedition 3 Robbins Medal8462 - Expedition 3 Robbins Medal
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Unflown sterling silver Expedition 3 Robbins medal, 1.75 x 1.5, with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face and engraved on the reverse w
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Space Shuttle Thermal Pillow8463 - Space Shuttle Thermal Pillow
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Seldom-encountered DHS pillow from the STS-84 mission, 8.5 x 11.75 x 1.75, with silver threading cover and a set of twelve loops to each side; reverse
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Set of (3) Multi-Layer Insulation Blankets8464 - Space Shuttle Set of (3) Multi-Layer Insulation Blankets
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Available to US bidders only. Three Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) Blankets with Beta cloth on one side and gold foil on the other. The first measures 8
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Arriflex 16mm Camera8465 - Space Shuttle Arriflex 16mm Camera
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Arriflex SR2 16mm movie camera modified by NASA for use on the Space Shuttle, with a NASA label on the body reading, "Camera, 16mm, Arriflex 16...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle COAS Mounting Bracket8466 - Space Shuttle COAS Mounting Bracket
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Mounting bracket for the Crewman Optical Alignment Sight (COAS), measuring 6 x 6 x 2, with part numbers reading, "03953 MFR 34758, V620-660721-...
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Space Shuttle DFI Power Distribution Control Box8467 - Space Shuttle DFI Power Distribution Control Box
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DFI (Development Flight Instrumentation) Power Distribution and Control box, 7 x 7.75 x 20, featuring a total of 120 fuse holders running in rows on e
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Atlantis Flown US Flag Segments8468 - Space Shuttle Atlantis Flown US Flag Segments
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Three segments cut from the flown American flag attached to the mid-fuselage area above the upper left wing of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, affixed to
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STS-27/28 Flown Tire Segment8469 - STS-27/28 Flown Tire Segment
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Flown nose gear tire segment used on the Atlantis during mission STS-27 and again on Columbia during mission STS-28, approximately .75 x .75. Encased
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Space Shuttle Set of (3) Lucite Flown Fragments8470 - Space Shuttle Set of (3) Lucite Flown Fragments
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Uncommon trio of flown Space Shuttle artifacts, including: a nose gear tire segment, approximately 5 x .75 x .75, flown on the Atlantis during mission
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Suit Glove Mitten8471 - Space Shuttle Suit Glove Mitten
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Circa early 1980s Space Shuttle suit right-hand glove mitten constructed of Kevlar, embroidered with the letter "R" and bearing an ILC tag...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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