RR Auction: Space and Aviation Auction

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As the Space market leader, RR Auction is excited to share our largest, most comprehensive Space & Aviation catalog in years. Included in this auction are training-used pieces from NASA engineer Dan Schaiewitz, items from respected expert Ken Havekotte, and impressive flown artifacts from Apollo 15 Commander Dave Scott, Apollo 12 LMP Alan Bean, and Apollo 10 Commander General Tom Stafford. Proceeds from the collection of General Stafford will go toward a museum legacy building fund.

We have many standout features, especially in the early rocketry section, including an incredibly significant archive from Wernher von Braun, featuring his sketches and diagrams for pivotal articles in early 1950s Collier’s Magazines and prescient discussions long before man began to explore space. We have devoted a special 50-page dedicated catalog for this historic 26-item collection.

Also offered is a robust selection of vintage models and several complete, lengthy Apollo mission-used checklists with copious astronaut notations. Building upon the success of our inaugural October 2017 offering, this April auction will include RR’s best yet selection of meteorites from Geoffrey Notkin, CEO of Aerolite Meteorites and star of Meteorite Men.
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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Apollo Command Service Module Tank Assembly6257 - Apollo Command Service Module Tank Assembly
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An original large Bell Aerosystems Apollo Applications Program (AAP) propellant tank made for the Apollo Command/Service Module, measuring approximate
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Food Preparation Water Unit6258 - Apollo Food Preparation Water Unit
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Apollo food preparation water unit, measuring approximately 8.5 x 12 x 12.5, with an Airesearch parts tag affixed to the reverse, reading: "Res...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo EMU Maintenance Kit6259 - Apollo EMU Maintenance Kit
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Apollo Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Maintenance kit. The Beta cloth kit measures 6 x 5 x 1 and features a label to upper flap: "EMU Maint...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Interval Timer6260 - Apollo Interval Timer
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A stainless steel Apollo Interval Timer (also known as a two-speed timer) as used on Apollo 10–17, measuring 2.75? in diameter and 2? tall, engraved o
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Apollo Lunar Module Meter6261 - Apollo Lunar Module Meter
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Apollo Lunar Module control panel indicator, measuring 4.75 x 4 x 1.75, bearing a Honeywell label on the reverse, reading: "Indicator-Servometr...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Saturn 1B Signed Rocket Panel6262 - Apollo Saturn 1B Signed Rocket Panel
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Large beige-colored 'spider beam' unit from a Saturn IB rocket. The curved and corrugated panel approximately measures 99 x 27, and is signe...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Buddy Secondary Life Support System Training Stowage Bag6263 - Buddy Secondary Life Support System Training Stowage Bag
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Beta cloth Buddy Secondary Life Support System (BSLSS) stowage bag personally used by Commander Alan Shepard during training for the Apollo 14 mission
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Collection of Thermal Protection System Components6264 - Collection of Thermal Protection System Components
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Rare collection of eight thermal protection system components in various geometric shapes, with five consisting of honeycomb patterns redolent of unab
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Meteorological Sounding Rocket Section Fired in 19686265 - Meteorological Sounding Rocket Section Fired in 1968
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Upper section of a meteorological sounding rocket launched from the Cape's Launch Complex 43 on January 5, 1968, measuring an overall 49? long a...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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LM Document Crew Training Transfer Bag6266 - LM Document Crew Training Transfer Bag
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Beta cloth lunar module transfer bag, measuring 10 x 11.5, used during Apollo lunar module crew training to hold cue cards and maps pertaining to luna
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Display and Keyboard Assembly (DSKY) Screen6267 - Display and Keyboard Assembly (DSKY) Screen
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Rare electroluminescent display screen from an Apollo Display and Keyboard Assembly (DSKY), measuring 3.25 x 4.5 x 1, marked on the reverse: "I...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Lunar Module Descent Engine Combustion Chamber Cut Section6268 - Lunar Module Descent Engine Combustion Chamber Cut Section
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Impressive cut section of the Lunar Module Descent Engine's quartz combustion chamber, approximately measuring 6 x 4 x 1.75, and attached to a w...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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PLSS Abrasion Protection Straps6269 - PLSS Abrasion Protection Straps
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Appealing pair of Abrasion Protection Straps used during EVA crew training at the Kennedy Space Center. Both straps are constructed of durable off-whi
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Saturn V Exploding Bridge Wire Firing Unit6270 - Saturn V Exploding Bridge Wire Firing Unit
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Saturn V Launch Vehicle Exploding Bridge Wire (EBW) Firing Unit, with the main box measuring 6.5? x 3.5? x 3?, and an attached white 23? length of cab
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Saturn V Instrument Unit6271 - Saturn V Instrument Unit
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Saturn V Instrument Unit directional CCS/PCM Antenna array, measuring 24 x 4.75 x 8.75, with the basic structure fabricated by Metal Research and the
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Saturn V S-II Recirculation Valve Assembly6272 - Saturn V S-II Recirculation Valve Assembly
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A complete Saturn V S-II recirculation valve assembly, measuring 10 x 9 x 5, bearing a North American Aviation metal data plate, identifying it as “Re
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Spacesuit and PLSS Development Photograph Archive6273 - Spacesuit and PLSS Development Photograph Archive
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Fascinating photographic archive documenting the development of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) and the Portable Life Support System (PLSS), co
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Umbilical Connector Panel and Apollo/Saturn-Era UHF RF Assembly6274 - Umbilical Connector Panel and Apollo/Saturn-Era UHF RF Assembly
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Two interesting pieces of equipment, including: an umbilical connector panel with an unknown program affiliation, measuring 15 x 15, with an attached
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Urine Collection and Transfer Assembly6275 - Urine Collection and Transfer Assembly
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Apollo-era Urine Collection Transfer Assembly (UCTA) and Waste Fluid Collector Assembly (WFCA). The UCTA, measuring 28 x 12.5 unfolded, collects and p
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 1 Signed Photograph6276 - Apollo 1 Signed Photograph
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Immensely desirable official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 1 crew posing in their blue flight suits, signed in black felt tip, "Ed...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 1 Fliteline Medallion6278 - Apollo 1 Fliteline Medallion
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Unflown Apollo 1 Fliteline silver-colored medal, 1.25” diameter, commemorating the Apollo 1 mission. The front features a raised design of the mission
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 1 Autopen Postal Cover6279 - Apollo 1 Autopen Postal Cover
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Extremely rare postal cover featuring autopen signatures of Apollo 1 crewmen Gus Grissom, Roger Chaffee, and Ed White, bearing a later postmark added
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Deke Slayton's Apollo 1 Patch6280 - Deke Slayton's Apollo 1 Patch
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Highly desirable embroidered Apollo 1 mission patch deriving from the personal collection of original Mercury astronaut Deke Slayton. The patch measur
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Apollo 1 Tragedy Newspaper6281 - Apollo 1 Tragedy Newspaper
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Rare issue of Today: Florida's Space Age Newspaper from January 28, 1967, section A, measures 15.25 x 23 unfolded, pages 1–8, with the front pag...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gus Grissom 1963 Typed Letter Signed6282 - Gus Grissom 1963 Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, November 19, 1963. Letter to J. Duane Upton, in part: "The effects and imp...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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James Lovell Signed Photograph6283 - James Lovell Signed Photograph
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Official glossy 10 x 8 black-numbered NASA photo of Lovell having his suit adjusted during training for the Gemini 7 mission, signed in black felt tip
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edward H. White II 1963 Signed Astronaut Training Memorandum6284 - Edward H. White II 1963 Signed Astronaut Training Memorandum
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Typed memo, signed "Edward H. White II," three pages, 8 x 10.5, February 26, 1963. A memorandum issued to Major Deke Slayton, headed "...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Edward H. White II 1963 Typed Letter Signed6285 - Edward H. White II 1963 Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Edward H. White II,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, October 29, 1963. Letter to J. Duane Upton, in part: "There is much that ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 7 Flown Fabric Star6286 - Apollo 7 Flown Fabric Star
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Small silver fabric star, measuring .5 x .5, flown aboard the Block II spacecraft during the historic Apollo 7 mission. The star is marked in black fe
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Apollo 7 Flown Flag Signed by Cunningham and Schirra6287 - Apollo 7 Flown Flag Signed by Cunningham and Schirra
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American flag flown aboard the Apollo 7 mission, 6 x 4, flight certified below in black ballpoint by former NASA technician Walt Salyer, “Flown on Apo
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 7 Flown Fragment6288 - Apollo 7 Flown Fragment
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Rare flown 1.75 x .25 swatch of Kapton foil from the outer reflective skin of the Apollo 7 command module, encased in a rectangular 2 x 1.25 x 1 acryl
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 7 Signed Photographs6289 - Apollo 7 Signed Photographs
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Two items: a glossy 10.25 x 8 photo of the Apollo 7 crew posing in their white space suits and looking inside the command module, signed in black felt
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 7 Signed Stamp6290 - Apollo 7 Signed Stamp
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Uncommon color Yemeni stamp honoring the crew of the Apollo 7 mission, 4 x 3.75, signed in blue felt tip, "Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7," in ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Walt Cunningham Signed Apollo 7 Launch Countdown Chart6291 - Walt Cunningham Signed Apollo 7 Launch Countdown Chart
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Official manual page headed "Launch Countdown SC 101," providing the countdown chart for the Apollo 7 spacecraft, 11 x 17, signed at the t...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dave Scott Training-Used Apollo 7 Flight Plan6292 - Dave Scott Training-Used Apollo 7 Flight Plan
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Dave Scott’s training-used staple-bound Apollo 7 Final Flight Plan manual, dated September 16, 1968, measuring 8 x 10.5, signed on the front cover in
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Bill Anders Signed Photograph6293 - Bill Anders Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Anders holding a model rocket, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, "To Curtis Kent, With Best Regards, B...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Bill Anders Signed Photograph6294 - Bill Anders Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 8.5 x 11 paperstock photo of the Apollo 8 view of Earth, signed in black ballpoint by Anders. In fine condition, with slight rippling to
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Frank Borman Signed Photograph6296 - Frank Borman Signed Photograph
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Fantastic official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the famous 'Earthrise' image, signed in black felt tip by Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frank Borman Signed Photograph6297 - Frank Borman Signed Photograph
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Interesting color satin-finish 24 x 20 composite photo showing various aspects of the Apollo 8 mission, signed in silver ink, "Frank Borman, Ap...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jack Swigert and Walt Cunningham Signed Photograph6298 - Jack Swigert and Walt Cunningham Signed Photograph
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Uncommon 5 x 9 paperstock photo of the crew of Apollo 8 as they were pictured on the front cover of Time Magazine, signed in the lower border in thin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frank Borman Signed Photograph6299 - Frank Borman Signed Photograph
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Highly desirable official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of the iconic Apollo 8 'Earthrise,' signed and inscribed in black felt...
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Apollo 9 Crew-Signed Photograph6300 - Apollo 9 Crew-Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the crew posing outdoors in their white space suits, with their spacecraft pictured in the background on the launch
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 9 Crew Signed Cover6301 - Apollo 9 Crew Signed Cover
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Apollo 9 launch day cover with a cachet honoring the mission and its astronauts, signed in black ink by the full crew: Rusty Schweickart, Dave Scott,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 9 Flown Command Module Checklist6302 - Apollo 9 Flown Command Module Checklist
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Extraordinary complete ring-bound CMP checklist carried and used on the Apollo 9 mission, 5.75 x 8, 81 double-sided pages, signed and flight-certified
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 9 Flown DAC Camera Utility Bracket6303 - Apollo 9 Flown DAC Camera Utility Bracket
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Flown Data Acquisition Camera (DAC) mounting bracket used aboard the Apollo 9 spacecraft during its mission from March 3–13, 1969. The bracket measure
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 9 Signed Photograph6305 - Apollo 9 Signed Photograph
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Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of a mass of storm clouds hovering above Earth, signed in black felt tip by Jim McDivitt, Dave Sc
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 9 Signed Photograph6306 - Apollo 9 Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the helicopter recovery of the Apollo 9 crew on March 13, 1969, signed in black felt tip by Dave Scott and Rusty Sch
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jim McDivitt's Apollo 9 Flown Cue Card6307 - Jim McDivitt's Apollo 9 Flown Cue Card
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Jim McDivitt’s flown 5 x 1.25 cue card carried aboard the Apollo 9 spacecraft during its mission from March 3–13, 1969. The front of the cue card feat
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 9 Flown Robbins Medal6308 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 9 Flown Robbins Medal
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Dave Scott's flown sterling silver Apollo 9 Robbins medal with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face, approximately 1? in diameter...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Rusty Schweickart Signed Photograph6309 - Rusty Schweickart Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of LMP Schweickart performing an EVA during the Apollo 9 mission, signed in silver ink. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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