RR Auction: The NASA Collection of Leon Ford

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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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Jack Lousma’s Pair of STS-3 Flown Ascent Cue Cards5113 - Jack Lousma’s Pair of STS-3 Flown Ascent Cue Cards
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Flown pair of cue cards carried on the Space Shuttle Columbia during the STS-3 mission: a double-sided card headed “OMS 1 Targets” and “OMS 2 Targets,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Paul Weitz’s First Challenger Presentation Key5114 - Paul Weitz’s First Challenger Presentation Key
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Symbolic Space Shuttle Orbiter key presented by the Rockwell Space Team to STS-6 mission commander Paul Weitz, dated June 30, 1982, Palmdale, Californ
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Paul Weitz’s STS-6 Flown Flag5115 - Paul Weitz’s STS-6 Flown Flag
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Flown American flag carried on the STS–6 mission, 5.75 x 4, affixed to an 11 x 14 presentation mount bearing two photos of the Space Shuttle Challenge
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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STS-95 Flown Gimbal Bolt5116 - STS-95 Flown Gimbal Bolt
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Flown main engine gimbal bolt from Space Shuttle Discovery Engine #2, measuring 4.75? long with the diameter of the head measuring 1.25?. This was one
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Spacehab Signed Locker Assembly5117 - Spacehab Signed Locker Assembly
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Storage locker designed for use in the Spacehab module, 18.5 x 24 x 11, signed on the top in black felt tip by Jack Lousma, Paul Weitz, Vance Brand, E
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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