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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Apollo 15 Trial Cancellation2252 - Apollo 15 Trial Cancellation
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Scarce NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club commemorative cover with a color cachet honoring ten years of US manned spaceflight, featuring a first
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15 Flown LM Utility Towel Assembly Bag2253 - Apollo 15 Flown LM Utility Towel Assembly Bag
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Flown LM Utility Towel Assembly Bag carried to the lunar surface on board the Apollo 15 mission, originally from the collection of Apollo 15 CDR Dave
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 16 Kepler Coin Display [Attested to as Flown by Jack Swigert's Neice]2254 - Apollo 16 Kepler Coin Display [Attested to as Flown by Jack Swigert's Neice]
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Entirely rare 1971 Johannes Kepler 400th Anniversary pendant coin, 1.5˝ in diameter, attested to as flown by the niece of Jack Swigert, and ca
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 16 Lunar Dust-Covered Beta Fragment [Attested to as Flown by Florian Noller]2255 - Apollo 16 Lunar Dust-Covered Beta Fragment [Attested to as Flown by Florian Noller]
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Tiny fragment of Beta cloth netting, attested to as flown to the lunar surface on Apollo 16 by Florian Noller, measuring approximately .5 x .5, affixe
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 16 Signed Cover2256 - Apollo 16 Signed Cover
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Postal cover, 6 x 5, with an affixed Apollo 16 emblem sticker, postmarked on the mission launch date of April 16, 1972, signed in black ballpoint by J
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke Autograph Letter Signed2257 - Charlie Duke Autograph Letter Signed
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Fascinating ALS signed “Charlie Duke, Apollo Astronaut,” seven pages, 8.5 x 11, January 16, 1984. Lengthy letter that features Duke
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke Signed Apollo 16 Training Orbital Chart2258 - Charlie Duke Signed Apollo 16 Training Orbital Chart
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First edition Lunar Module Orbit Monitor Chart used in training for the Apollo 16 mission, comprising 24 lunar map plates (each 8 x 10.5) taped end-to
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke's Apollo 16 Lunar Surface Flown Core Tube Cap2259 - Charlie Duke's Apollo 16 Lunar Surface Flown Core Tube Cap
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Charlie Duke’s flown ‘Core Tube Cap’ carried to the lunar surface during the Apollo 16 mission. The clear plastic cap, 2[x=
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke's USAF Flight Training Logbook2260 - Charlie Duke's USAF Flight Training Logbook
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Charlie Duke's first United States Air Force pilot logbook, 7.25 x 4.25, signed on the first page in blue ballpoint, "This is my very first...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Flown Film2261 - Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Flown Film
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Flown .75 x .75 swatch of film carried to the lunar surface aboard the Lunar Module Challenger during the Apollo 17 mission. The swatch is affixed to
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Ed Gibson's Apollo 17 Flown Robbins Medal2262 - Ed Gibson's Apollo 17 Flown Robbins Medal
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Ed Gibson's rare and historic flown sterling silver Apollo 17 Robbins medal, approximately 1.25″ in diameter, featuring a raised design of...
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts Signed Two-Dollar Bill2263 - Apollo Astronauts Signed Two-Dollar Bill
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Series 1963 two dollar bill, signed on the portrait side in ballpoint and felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Donn Eisele, Rusty Schweickart,
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Manned Orbiting Laboratory Group 3 Signed Photograph2264 - Manned Orbiting Laboratory Group 3 Signed Photograph
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Choice official glossy 10 x 8 US Air Force photo of the third group of astronauts for the Manned Orbiting Laboratory project, signed in black felt tip
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Naval Aviation in Space Signed Artist's Proof Lithograph2265 - Naval Aviation in Space Signed Artist's Proof Lithograph
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Sought-after limited edition color artist's proof lithograph of a painting entitled ‘Naval Aviation in Space,’ 25 x 30.25, numbered
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Apollo Original Vintage NASA Photography Collection2266 - Apollo Original Vintage NASA Photography Collection
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Exceptional archive of over 200 original NASA photos documenting the revolutionary Apollo moon-landing program, unsigned, glossy and semi-glossy, appr
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Lot of NASA Publications2267 - Apollo 11 Lot of NASA Publications
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Group lot of seven official NASA publications related to the historic Apollo 11 mission, including: an unbound manual entitled “Project: Apol
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Model Signed by Fred Haise2268 - Apollo 13 Model Signed by Fred Haise
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Desirable desk model of the docked Apollo 13 Command/Service and Lunar Modules rounding the moon for its return to Earth, standing 2˝ in heigh
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Signed Lithograph2269 - Apollo 13 Signed Lithograph
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Beautiful color limited edition 21.25 x 29.5 lithograph honoring Apollo 13 by Lumen Winter entitled 'From the Moon, Knowledge,' numbered 69/...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Mission Control Signed Photograph2272 - Mission Control Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 20 x 16 photo of NASA's Mission Control Center, signed in silver ink by 22 personnel members, including: Arnie Aldrich, Milt H...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Wernher von Braun Typed Letter Signed2273 - Wernher von Braun Typed Letter Signed
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TLS in German, one page, 8 x 10.5, Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama letterhead, April 28, 1959. Letter to Jesco von Puttkamer,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad's Skylab I Flown Patch2274 - Charles Conrad's Skylab I Flown Patch
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Beautiful flown embroidered Skylab I mission patch, 4˝ in diameter, affixed to a letter of provenance signed in blue felt tip by Commander Cha
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Ed Gibson Signed Skylab 3/SL-4 Flown Cue Card2275 - Ed Gibson Signed Skylab 3/SL-4 Flown Cue Card
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Single-sided cue card flown on the Skylab 3 (SL-4) mission, 6.5 x 8, signed and flight-certified along the edge in black felt tip by Science Pilot Ed
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Rusty Schweickart Skylab Trouser Assembly2276 - Rusty Schweickart Skylab Trouser Assembly
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Impressive pair of gold-colored trousers made for astronaut Rusty Schweickart during training exercises for the Skylab 2 mission at the Lyndon B. John
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Skylab 4 Original 'Type 1' NASA Photograph2277 - Skylab 4 Original 'Type 1' NASA Photograph
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Official 'Type 1' first generation color semi-glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of the launch of the Skylab 4 mission from Pad B, Launch...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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ASTP Demo Chicken and Rice Spoon-Bowl2278 - ASTP Demo Chicken and Rice Spoon-Bowl
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Apollo-Soyuz–era 'spoon-bowl' spacefood package containing freeze-dried chicken and rice, 5˝ x 6.25˝ x 1˝, labeled at
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Andrey Borissenko ISS/STS-134 Flown Autograph Letter Signed2279 - Andrey Borissenko ISS/STS-134 Flown Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in Russian, written by cosmonaut Andrei Borisenko while on the International Space Station as part of ISS Expedition 28, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, M
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Cosmonauts Set of (6) Signed KNIGA Covers2280 - Cosmonauts Set of (6) Signed KNIGA Covers
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Desirable set of six KNIGA covers, all with cachets commemorating the Soviet space achievements of the Vostok program, issued and canceled to mark the
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Alexei Leonov Original Watercolor Painting2281 - Alexei Leonov Original Watercolor Painting
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Magnificent original painting by renowned cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, accomplished in watercolor on an 11 x 7.5 sheet of artist's paper, signed on ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Sergei Zalyotin's Soyuz TM-30 Flown Sokol Gloves2282 - Sergei Zalyotin's Soyuz TM-30 Flown Sokol Gloves
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Sergei Zalyotin’s pair of flown Sokol KV-2 space suit gloves worn aboard the Soyuz TM-30 spacecraft as part of Mir EO-28, the final manned sp
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Soyuz 4/5 Flown Tsiolkovsky Brochure Signed by Vladimir Shatalov2283 - Soyuz 4/5 Flown Tsiolkovsky Brochure Signed by Vladimir Shatalov
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First edition of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky's paperback pamphlet entitled "The Purpose of Starflying," published in Kaluga in 1929, 5 x 7,...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Anton Shkaplerov ISS/CRS-6 Flown Autograph Letter Signed2284 - Anton Shkaplerov ISS/CRS-6 Flown Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Anton,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, March 21, 2015. Letter to fellow cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, written while on board the Int
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Soyuz MS-10 Flown Cover Signed by 12 ISS Astronauts2285 - Soyuz MS-10 Flown Cover Signed by 12 ISS Astronauts
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Flown cover carried on Soyuz MS-10 and Soyuz MS-12, signed in ink by Oleg Kononenko, David Saint-Jacques, Anne McClain, Aleksey Ovchinin, Nick Hague,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Soyuz TMA-17 Flown Cover Signed by 28 ISS Astronauts2286 - Soyuz TMA-17 Flown Cover Signed by 28 ISS Astronauts
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Flown cover carried to the International Space Station on Soyuz TMA-17, signed on the ISS in ballpoint by 28 astronauts, including the crews of TMA-17
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Russian ZSH-6 LP High Altitude Helmet2287 - Russian ZSH-6 LP High Altitude Helmet
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Circa 1980s Soviet ZSH-6 LP high-altitude pilot and cosmonaut helmet, as worn by Mig-25/Mig-31 pilots at altitudes over 70,000 feet and by cosmonauts
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Approach and Landing Tests Training Used Checklist Signed by Fred Haise2288 - Approach and Landing Tests Training Used Checklist Signed by Fred Haise
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Ring-bound NASA checklist entitled "System Reference Book," used in training for the Approach and Landing Tests of the the prototype Space...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jeff Hoffman's Flown Toiletries2289 - Jeff Hoffman's Flown Toiletries
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Jeff Hoffman's collection of flown toiletries carried on his various Space Shuttle flights, including STS-46 and the STS-61 Hubble rescue missio...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jeff Hoffman's STS-35 Crew-signed Training-used Cargo Systems Manual2290 - Jeff Hoffman's STS-35 Crew-signed Training-used Cargo Systems Manual
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Jeff Hoffman's "Cargo Systems Manual: ASTRO-1" manual used in training for STS-35, 8.5 x 11, published by NASA's Mission Operation...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jeff Hoffman's STS-61 Flown Comfort Gloves2291 - Jeff Hoffman's STS-61 Flown Comfort Gloves
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Jeff Hoffman's flown EVA comfort gloves carried on STS-61 and worn during three spacewalks for the repair of the Hubble Space Telescope, sealed ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Jeff Hoffman's STS-75 Flown Ascent Checklist2292 - Jeff Hoffman's STS-75 Flown Ascent Checklist
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Jeff Hoffman's flown ring-bound "Ascent Checklist" carried on the Space Shuttle Columbia for STS-75, 6 x 8, featuring translucent plas...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Jeff Hoffman's STS-75 Flown Tether2293 - Jeff Hoffman's STS-75 Flown Tether
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Jeff Hoffman's long segment of flown electrically conductive tether carried on STS-46 and STS-75 as part of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS) ...
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Estimate : 6,500.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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NASA Group 8 Signed Covers2294 - NASA Group 8 Signed Covers
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Uncommon pair of postal covers, both 7.5 x 3.75, both postmarked at the Kennedy Space Center on April 12, 1981, the launch date of the STS-1 mission,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Shuttle Crew Signed Flown ISS Covers2295 - Shuttle Crew Signed Flown ISS Covers
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Three covers flown on the International Space Station, postmarked on board the ISS on the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's first manned spacef...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Curry Sauce with Veggies2296 - Space Shuttle Curry Sauce with Veggies
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Space Shuttle spacefood pack labeled "Curry Sauce w/Vegetables, FT55-14 16034," 4.5˝ x 8˝ x .5˝, with a small circular piec...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Lot of (5) Body Bath Pouch Assemblies2297 - Space Shuttle Lot of (5) Body Bath Pouch Assemblies
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Group of five Space Shuttle-era "No Rinse Body Bath Pouch" assemblies, 9.5˝ x 4˝, with sealed nozzles to top, small Velcro swatc...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Main Landing Gear Uplock Actuator Engineering Prototype2298 - Space Shuttle Main Landing Gear Uplock Actuator Engineering Prototype
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Engineering prototype of the Space Shuttle Landing Gear Uplock Actuator, measuring approximately 16 x 10 x 11, bearing a Bertea Corporation tag on the
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Tofu with Hoisin Sauce2299 - Space Shuttle Tofu with Hoisin Sauce
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Space Shuttle spacefood pack labeled "Tofu w/ Hoisin Sauce, 1311 BLY418," 4.5˝ x 8˝ x .5˝, with a small circular piece of V...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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STS-135 Flown Cover Signed by 7 Astronauts2300 - STS-135 Flown Cover Signed by 7 Astronauts
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Flown cover carried on the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the last mission of the Shuttle program, STS-135, signed on board the International Space Sta
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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STS-115 Flown Broccoli Au Gratin2301 - STS-115 Flown Broccoli Au Gratin
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Space Shuttle spacefood pack labeled "Broccoli Au Gratin, 3oz hot water * 5-10min, 5219 BOS903," 4.5˝ x 5.75˝ x 1˝, presume...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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STS-60: Ken Reightler's Flown Shirt2302 - STS-60: Ken Reightler's Flown Shirt
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Ken Reightler’s green-and-blue Land’s End long-sleeve rugby shirt worn and flown during the STS–60 mission, size large, emb
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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STS-29 Flown Heuer Stopwatch2303 - STS-29 Flown Heuer Stopwatch
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Flown Heuer stopwatch carried on STS-29 by Mission Specialist Robert C. Springer, featuring dark blue hands on a white face with black Arabic numerals
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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