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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas letterhead, stamp dated July 2, 1963.

Distinguished limited edition color glossy 9.25 x 7.25 photo of Shepard receiving a medal from President John F. Kennedy, #1384/2500, signed in black

Alan Shepard’s hardcover Battalion Pass Book, 6 x 9.25, signed a total of 38 times, “A. B. Shepard, Jr.,” while a midshipman at the Naval Academy. Boo

Very rare Mercury badge, 2.25? diameter, with “NASA-lod Mercury,” around the outer edge, with an image of the Roman god in flight with a rocket under

Original pinback “MAC” button, 2.5? in diameter. Pin features a space capsule in orbit, with “MAC” along the bottom edge, most likely standing for McD

Color vintage 8 x 10 NASA head-and-shoulders photo of Grissom in a jacket and tie, with a Mercury 7 pin on his lapel, signed in blue ballpoint. A bit

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Grissom in his Gemini flight suit, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint “Best of luck to Matthew, Gus Grissom.” In ve

Book: Space Medicine in Project Mercury. Washington, D. C.: NASA, 1965. Softcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 198 pages. In very good condition, with Wite-Out
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Signed book: Project Mercury. NY: Time Inc., 1964. Softcover, 10.5 x 13.5. Signed and inscribed in black felt tip on the half-title page, “All best wi

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Task Group booklet, July 21, 1961, 7.75 x 10.25, featuring pages of images and a recap of the day

Ten items: two hardcover books: The Art of Composition, featuring Shepard’s name on the first free-end page, printed in blue ballpoint, “A. B. Shepard

Three piece wooden model of the single-seated Mercury capsule that carried astronaut Alan Shepard on a sub-orbital flight in 1961 as the first America

A large assortment of clothing and personal gear issued to Shepard while at the Naval Academy. Most of the gear issued bears either Shepard’s name ste

Collection of approximately 52 letters and a telegram sent to Shepard, all sent to Shepard while at the United States Naval Academy, almost all from f

Original, and most likely one-of-a-kind museum or contractor’s 1/4 scale precision model vintage 1961 Mercury-Redstone Space Capsule. Capsule measure

Cooper’s B-26-B,-C Pilot’s Amplified Check List, 4.5 x 7.5, bound by two staples at the top and dated “(Revised 22 July 1953).” A nine card check list

Terrific postal cover, postmarked February 20, 1962, Patrick Air Force Base in Florida, the date of Glenn’s launch, signed in ink by Alan Shepard, Gus

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the second man orbit shot of a missile fired from Cape Canaveral, signed vertically in blue and black ink,

Soft cover notebook entitled ‘Cruise Notes, Shepard, AB 1/c, 19th Div.,” 7 x 8.5, bearing a printed black felt tip signature to the bottom right corne

Series 1957 silver certificate one dollar bill, signed on the portrait side in blue ink by Alan B. Shepard, Donald K. Slayton, John H. Glenn, John ‘Sh

A limited edition presentation containing a 1.5? long segment of film from Liberty Bell 7’s pilot observation camera, recovered from the Atlantic Ocea

A cube of flown heat shield from Scott Carpenter’s Aurora 7 spacecraft. Cube measures approximately 1 x 1 x 1 and is affixed to a 4 x 4 wooden base wi

Flown screw from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. Corroded bolt measures approximately .5? in length

A 1.5 x 1 piece of flown skin from Gordon Cooper’s Faith 7 capsule. Skin is encased in a slightly larger Lucite block which is attached to a 3.25 x 3.

Two items: a pair of Cooper’s personally owned Mercury cuff-links. Gold-plated cuff-links each bear a small Mercury capsule; and a Faith 7 commemorati

Two items: North American Aviation, Inc., Space and Information Systems Division Final Report on the Paraglider Development Program Phase 1, previousl

Flown storage bag, carried on board Gordon Cooper’s Faith 7 mission in 1963. Empty bag measures 15 x 4, with a 3 x 1 tab at the top, and is stamped “N

A unique and certainly one of a kind Army-Navy football game rally banner. Done on an 81 x 38 piece of heavy canvas, stenciled on the reverse “A. B. S

Large collection of items spanning Glenn’s political and space career. Included is a TLS, signed “John Glenn,” one page, 8.5 x 11, August 28, 1969. Gl

Bound Project Mercury Familiarization Manual, 9 x 11, produced by McDonnell, for the “Manned Satellite Spacecraft, One Day Mission.” Large multi-tabbe

Shepard’s hand-corrected U. S. Navy Landing Force Manual, hardcover, composed of approximately 14 individual chapters bound together. Cover is filled

Shepard’s Radio Laboratory Manual for Electrical Engineering, housed in a hardcover two-ring binder. Front cover is stenciled “Shep,” with the names o

Friendship 7 ‘Launch Crew’ lapel pin. This pin is the rarest of the pins issued only to those that worked on the ‘pad’ for the launch of John Glenn&...

Shepard’s personally owned commemorative Zippo lighter in honor of his historic space flight. Lighter is engraved on the top, “Col. Alan B. Shepard, 5

Very nice 1/23 wooden model of a Mercury Redstone rocket. Rocket measures 42” total height and comes with a sturdy wooden display stand. In fine condi

Shepard’s personally-owned and worn Navy hat. ‘Dixie cup’ style white canvas hat, size 7 1/8, bears a blue rim, a Lion Bros. Company manufacturer’s la

Alan Shepard’s personally-owned and worn Navy jacket. Long sleeve beige cloth jacket is a size 40 and bears an “Anderson Service Garments” label. Jack

Original 1959 NASA newsletter cover detailing progress on the Mercury program, 8 x 10.5, vertically signed in ink or ballpoint on the cover by all sev

Two items from Shepard’s classes at the United States Naval Academy. A hardcover two-ring binder 14 x 9.5, signed on the inside front cover, “Mid’n A.

Artist who was formally a NASA suit technician supporting the early shuttle missions. During the Apollo program Woods worked for ILC as a suit technic

Original vintage unsigned matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Pinkerton Academy Class of 1940. Photo is signed in the lower border in an unknown hand and

Original Welcome Back to Earth pin and ribbon. Pin measures 1.75? in diameter, features an image of Cooper in his helmet, with “Welcome Astronaut Gord

Color 22 x 34 poster honoring the 30th anniversary of manned space flight, signed in black felt tip by their images by Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, Sc

Three crisp photos: color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Schirra in his silver spacesuit being helped into the capsule by Scott Carpenter, signed and in

Two different satin-finish 10 x 8 photos, each featuring the Pad Leader with the primate, ‘Ham,’ each signed in black felt tip, “‘Ham,’ America’s Firs

Color 8 x 10 NASA head-and-shoulders photo of Carpenter in a jacket and tie, with a Mercury 7 pin on his lapel, signed and inscribed in black felt tip

Vintage ink and ballpoint signatures, “Leroy S. Cooper, Jr.,” “Virgil I. Grissom,” “Donald K. Slayton,” “M. Scott Carpenter,” “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,”

Nostalgic color limited edition 35 x 25 print, numbered #505/1500, featuring an artist’s rendition of the Mercury 7 launch, with portraits of each ast

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Glenn posing in his orange spacesuit, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some trivial soiling towards the to

Color vintage 8 x 10 NASA head-and-shoulders photo, signed in black ink, “Best regards—J. H. Glenn, Jr.” In fine condition, with a single tack hole to

Six original vintage pencil signatures of the Mercury astronauts drawn by NASA employee Ruth Johnston, all taken from the astronaut’s original NASA po

Color 13.25 x 10 semi-glossy photo featuring an image of rocket with “Directorate of Mercury (SSVM) Launch Vehicles,” affixed to a 19.5 x 15.5 mount,

TLS signed “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas letterhead, October 1, 1963. Glenn writes to Lillian

TLS signed “Alan,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas letterhead, October 31, 1962. Shepard writes to Claude McCammon,

A cut section of umbilical cord from the launch pad. Section measures 3? long and 2.25? wide, with a thick rubber coating to the outside and many tigh

A cut cross section of the last umbilical cable to be released from the Atlas rocket used to launch John Glenn into orbit. The section measures approx

Deke Slayton’s personal International Association of Turtles membership card, 3.25 x 2.25, issued on October 16, 1961. The notorious Turtles Club was

Air Force pilot (born 1930) selected as part of the third group of astronauts. Freeman was killed on October 31, 1964, when a goose smashed through th

Signed book: On the Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project Gemini. Washington, D.C.: NASA’s Scientific and Information Division, 1977. Softcover, 6

Signed book: Earth Photographs from Gemini VI Through XII. Washington, D. C.: NASA’s Scientific and Information Division, 1968. Hardcover, 9.25 x 11.5

Flown printed fabric New Zealand national flag, 6 x 4, flown aboard Gemini 10, signed in silver ink “Flown GT–10, John W. Young.” In fine condition.

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Gemini two-man spacecraft, signed in blue and black ballpoint by all nine astronauts: Neil Armstrong, E

Flown Gemini 4 Flightline medal, carried aboard the Gemini 4 mission by astronaut Edward White II. Sterling silver medallion measures one-inch in diam

Flown sterling silver Fliteline medallion, approximately one inch in diameter, flown aboard the Gemini IV mission. One side bears a raised insignia of

A flown flotation ball for Gemini 2. Aluminum sphere measures approximately 1.25? in diameter and is encased in an acrylic cube, which is in turn affi

Flown heat shield remnant removed from the Gemini 6 capsule after its return to Earth. Fragment is encased in an acrylic triangular cylinder and is mo

Flown heat shield from the Gemini VIII space capsule. Shield fragment measures 1 x 1.75 x 1.25, with the upper portion charred and melted from the int

Flown parachute cloth and suspension line used during the re-entry and splashdown of Gemini X, directly from the personal collection of John Young. Wh

A large heatshield sample of Gemini B. Cylindrical section measures three inches in diameter and is encased in a 4 x 4 x 2 clear block affixed to a 9

Thirteen items: Hardcover book entitled Earth Photographs from Gemini III, IV, and V, 9.5 x 11.75, presented by the Scientific and Technical Informati

Flown Gemini 5 log book, 5 x 8 book of over 100 pages between two heavy cardstock covers, with two strips of Velcro on the back, and bound by two bind

Stylish key ring, approximately 4-inches in length, designed as an Agena rocket and a Gemini capsule that can be ‘docked’ and ‘undocked.’ The item ori

During his years as a test pilot and before becoming an astronaut, Jim McDivitt used this ‘knee pad' during his flights. The pad measures 6 x 9....

Apollo 16 Launch Day cover, 6.5 x 3, with a cachet on the reverse honoring the April 16, 1972, launch, signed vertically on the front in blue and blac

Flown one dollar bill, Series 1963, #F13240270A, flown aboard the Gemini 3 space capsule ‘Molly Brown,’ signed on the portrait side in red felt tip, “

Official NASA Gemini Summary Conference Slides manual used at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas in February of 1967, 8 x 10.5, featuring

Gemini 5 crew patch measuring four inches in diameter and showing the infamous motto "8 Days or Bust" embroidered on the side of the wagon...

Three spectacular color 10 x 8 photos of the Gemini 8 mission showing the in-orbit rendezvous and docking, all three matted together to an overall siz

Air Force pilot (born 1930) selected as part of the third group of astronauts. Freeman was killed on October 31, 1964, when a goose smashed through th

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Gordon and Conrad in their white spacesuits and sunglasses after the recovery, signed in black felt tip, “Richard G

Selected to be the two-man crew of Gemini 9, Bassett and See were killed on February 28, 1966, when their T-38 trainer jet crashed into McDonnell Airc

Stellar color vintage glossy 14 x 11 photo of White’s first space walk, affixed to a cardstock mount of the same size, signed and inscribed in black f

Flawless color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell in their white spacesuits descending from a trailer, signed in blue felt tip by

Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of the prime and backup crews of Gemini VIII, signed in blue felt tip by Neil Armstrong, in black felt tip by Dave Scott and i

Vintage glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Gemini 9 crew members Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan, and back-up pilot Buzz Aldrin working out, signed later in bla

Color vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Gemini 9 crew members clowning around in the White Room before their postponed mission, with Buzz Aldrin standing

Textured matte-finish 9.25 x 13.25 photo on a mount trimmed in size to approximately 10.5 x 15, depicting a rocket launch, evidently that of Gemini 4,

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Gordon preparing for his Gemini 9 flight, signed in blue felt tip, “Richard Gordon Gemini XI.” In very fine condition.

Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of McDivitt posing alongside his Gemini IV crewmate Ed White, signed in green ink, “Jim McDivitt.” In fine condition.

TLS signed “James A. McDivitt” and “Edward H. White II,” one page, 8 x 10.25, NASA letterhead, June 30, 1965. Letter of thanks to an admirer. In full:

Apollo Command Module Control Panel, stamped on the reverse, “Engineering Test,” along with serial numbers, and numbered on the front “23.” Panel meas

NASA Apollo-era SCAPE suit Toxic Fuel Handler's coveralls. (SCAPE) stands for Self Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensemble and is an original ...

A 9 x 7.25 Beta cloth, hemmed for use, featuring a large NASA ‘meatball/vector’ emblem. In fine condition, with some scattered light soiling.

A 7.75 x 5.25 swatch of Beta cloth with a 4.75-wide printed American flag in the center, signed in the borders in black felt tip, “Alan Bean Apollo 12

Used Apollo ascent stage set fitting. Manufactured by Grumman, this fitting consists of two 6 x 4 metal mounts with a nut and bolt assembly, each numb

A very interesting and possibly unique bib used by Irwin during the LTA 8 testing. Heavy Beta cloth bib measures 15 x 27, with a Velcro closure around

Two items: booklet entitled “Apollo 15 DOD Support,” 4.5 x 7.75, 80 pages. The publication was issued by the Department of Defense, which supplied rec

Signed book: The Real Stuff: A History of NASA’s Astronaut Recruitment Program. NY: Praeger, 1985. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 227 pages. Signed in the pres

Mission-used Apollo Command Safety Module lock originally from the personal collection of Guenter Wendt. This heavy metal screw type lock and key, mea

Signed book: America’s Journey into Space: The Astronauts of the United States. This is a rare Printer’s Proof sent to author Anthony Cipriano before