Science, Technology, Space Exploration & Meteorites

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RR's inaugural Science & Technology auction chronicles innovation across the ages: from the Wright Brothers' first flight to Neil Armstrong's first step on the moon; the development of the telegraph to the communications revolution enabled by computers and the internet; military cipher machines that have puzzled and captivated since the days of World War II; and the geniuses that made it all possible. Highlights include a remarkable assortment of meteorites, a postcard by Alan Turing, a Stephen Hawking signed book, numerous artifacts flown on the Apollo missions, and letters by luminaries like Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, and Charles Darwin. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in July 2020.
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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Hubble Telescope Flown Insulation2324 - Hubble Telescope Flown Insulation
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Limited edition flown swatch of multilayer insulation blanket removed from the exterior of the Hubble Space Telescope, numbered 48/75. The swatch meas
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Rockets and Missiles Original Vintage NASA and Press Photograph Archive2325 - Rockets and Missiles Original Vintage NASA and Press Photograph Archive
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Powerful collection of 32 vintage official glossy NASA photographs, each approximately 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, documenting the evolution of rocketry during
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper Group of (5) Signed Items2326 - Gordon Cooper Group of (5) Signed Items
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Group of five items signed by Gordon Cooper, including: a 1962 World's Fair cover postmarked at the Space Needle on April 21, 1962, signed in bl...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph2327 - Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Cooper in a formal head-and-shoulder pose, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Johnny, Gordon ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn Typed Letter Signed2328 - John Glenn Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “John H. Glenn, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, May 18, 1961. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Browne in Ar
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts Signed Photograph2329 - Mercury Astronauts Signed Photograph
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Limited edition color satin-finish 10 x 8 composite photo of events celebrating the Mercury program, numbered S-75/90, signed in silver ink by John Gl
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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X-15 Pilots Signed Cover2330 - X-15 Pilots Signed Cover
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Flown limited edition commemorative cover, 9.25 x 4, with a cachet honoring the X-15 pilots, 202/1500, flown over Edwards Air Force Base by Joe Engle,
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Michael Collins Signed Photograph2331 - Michael Collins Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the Agena Target Vehicle floating high above Earth as viewed from the Gemini 10 spacecraft, signed in silver ink,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Gemini 5 Crew-Signed Recovery Ship Cover2332 - Gemini 5 Crew-Signed Recovery Ship Cover
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Gemini 5 recovery cover with a stamped cachet honoring the US Navy Recovery Force in the Atlantic, postmarked on the USS Lake Champlain on the recover
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Gemini 5 Crew-Signed Tracking Station Cover2333 - Gemini 5 Crew-Signed Tracking Station Cover
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Tracking station cover with a stamped "Project Gemini #5" cachet and NASA "Space Tracking and Data Acquisition Station," East Gr...
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Gemini 7 Signed Cover2334 - Gemini 7 Signed Cover
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Smithsonian Institution commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the 10th anniversary of the first manned space rendezvous between the Gemini 6 and
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Project Gemini Set of (10) Flown Heatshield Covers2335 - Project Gemini Set of (10) Flown Heatshield Covers
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Fantastic collection of ten Project Gemini launch day covers representing each manned mission, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on the date of the launch,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Elliot See Signature2336 - Elliot See Signature
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Unusual ballpoint signature, "Elliot See,” on an off-white 3.5 x 6.5 envelope bearing autopen signatures of his fellow 'New Nine'...
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Elliot See Typed Letter Signed and Signed Photograph2337 - Elliot See Typed Letter Signed and Signed Photograph
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Two items: a TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, April 23, 1963, addressed to Ken Browne, in full: "The enclosed is sent in answer to you...
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Apollo A7LB Space Suit Helmet Disconnect Ring2338 - Apollo A7LB Space Suit Helmet Disconnect Ring
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Apollo A7LB space suit helmet disconnect ring, measuring approximately 11˝ in diameter, marked in white text, "Use with red helmet ring on...
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Apollo Command Module Block 1 and Block 2 Mock-Up Components2339 - Apollo Command Module Block 1 and Block 2 Mock-Up Components
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Collection of 29 mock-up components associated with the Apollo Command Module Block 1 and Block 2, comprised primarily of various mounting brackets an
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Apollo CM Hatch Assist Compressed Nitrogen Bottle2340 - Apollo CM Hatch Assist Compressed Nitrogen Bottle
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Apollo Command Module compressed nitrogen bottle used to help lift the spacecraft hatches, measuring 9˝ long and 1˝ in diameter, marke
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Lunar Receiving Lab Wire Cable2341 - Lunar Receiving Lab Wire Cable
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Large wound length of wire from the Lunar Receiving Laboratory, approximately measuring 5.25˝ in diameter, sealed within its original
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo Launch and Recovery Covers2342 - Apollo Launch and Recovery Covers
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Group lot of 10 commemorative covers with stamped or affixed cachets honoring the successful recovery and launch operations of Apollo missions 6 throu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo Patch (12) Group Lot2343 - Apollo Patch (12) Group Lot
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Interesting collection of 12 embroidered patches for Apollo missions 1, 9–17, and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (2), each 3˝ or 4
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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