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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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