Science and Technology

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RR Auction's December Science & Technology sale chronicles the history of scientific advancement in the 20th century, boasting a broad array of important autographs, artifacts, hardware, objects, and ephemera. The auction opens with memorabilia from the career of Otto Berg, a pioneering space scientist who experimented with the V-2, conducted important research on cosmic dust, and had an experiment deployed on the moon during Apollo 17. Other highlights include an original Apple-1 Computer, a WWII-era Engima Machine, and autographs of Charles Darwin, Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, and Steve Jobs. A special section of toy robots from the collection of camera artist Andres Serrano is also featured.
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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Mercury Astronauts: Carpenter, Schirra, and Cooper Signed Photograph51 - Mercury Astronauts: Carpenter, Schirra, and Cooper Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of the Mercury Seven in their silver space suits, signed in black felt tip, "Wally Schirra," "Gordon...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts: Carpenter, Schirra, and Cooper Signed Photograph52 - Mercury Astronauts: Carpenter, Schirra, and Cooper Signed Photograph
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Classic color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of NASA's original seven astronauts in front of an F-106 Delta Dart, signed in blue and black felt tip,...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts (6) Signed Covers53 - Mercury Astronauts (6) Signed Covers
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Six covers signed by Mercury astronauts: three multi-signed Project Mercury FDCs, each signed in ballpoint by Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Gord
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper (9) Signed Covers54 - Gordon Cooper (9) Signed Covers
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Group of nine covers honoring Gordon Cooper's Mercury-Atlas 9 mission on the Faith 7 spacecraft, each signed in ink by Cooper. Includes three la...
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Gemini Astronauts (6) Signed Book55 - Gemini Astronauts (6) Signed Book
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Signed book: Exploring Space with a Camera. First edition. Washington, DC: NASA, 1968. Hardcover, 9.5 x 11.75, 214 pages. Signed on the half-title pag
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Gemini Astronauts (4) Signed Covers56 - Gemini Astronauts (4) Signed Covers
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Four covers signed by Gemini astronauts: a Gemini 5 launch day cover, signed in ink by Charles Conrad and Gordon Cooper; a first day cover honoring Un
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Project Gemini Material57 - Project Gemini Material
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Group lot of material relating to the Gemini Project, including: a pair of 11 x 8.5 animation cels, with one depicting three patriots similar to that
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Early Crew Capsule Concept Model58 - Early Crew Capsule Concept Model
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Uncommon early conceptual capsule model for manned space flight, approximately 6.75Àù tall and 15.25Àù in diameter, showing an o...
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National Conference on Space Maintenance & Extra-Vehicular Activities Report59 - National Conference on Space Maintenance & Extra-Vehicular Activities Report
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Uncommon spiral-bound booklet for the "National Conference on Space Maintenance & Extra-Vehicular Activities," held in Orlando, Florid...
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NASA-MSFC: Umbilical Release Mechanism Layout Blueprint by Douglas Aircraft60 - NASA-MSFC: Umbilical Release Mechanism Layout Blueprint by Douglas Aircraft
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Huge vintage blueprint for "Layout, Umbilical Release Mech." prepared for NASA-MSFC by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation, one page, 63.5 x ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George C. Marshall Space Flight Center: Azimuths Documents61 - George C. Marshall Space Flight Center: Azimuths Documents
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Packet of George C. Marshall Space Flight Center documents concerning azimuths at Cape Canaveral, 14 pages, 11 x 8.5, February–Mar...
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Saturn Rocket Memoranda62 - Saturn Rocket Memoranda
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Official NASA memoranda regarding the Saturn Rocket, 8.5 x 11, consisting of a one-page Launch Operations Center memo regarding analysis of the &quo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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NASA: Lunar Maps (4)63 - NASA: Lunar Maps (4)
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Four official printings of lunar maps: one entitled "LEM-1A, Lunar Earthside Hemisphere, 3rd Edition, July 1967," 22 x 17, published by th...
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Apollo Still Photo Coordination Documentation Logs for S/M 10564 - Apollo Still Photo Coordination Documentation Logs for S/M 105
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Original grouping of "Apollo Still Photo Coordination" documentation logs for the CSM-105, an unlaunched Block II Command Module used for ...
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Apollo 1 Gold Fliteline Medallion - From the Family Collection of Apollo Astronaut Ed White II65 - Apollo 1 Gold Fliteline Medallion - From the Family Collection of Apollo Astronaut Ed White II
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Appealing gold-plated Apollo 1 Fliteline medallion, measuring 1.25” diameter, with the front featuring a raised design of the miss...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Wally Schirra's Apollo 1 Silver Fliteline Medallion66 - Wally Schirra's Apollo 1 Silver Fliteline Medallion
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Wally Schirra's silver-colored Apollo 1 Fliteline medallion, measuring 1.25Àù diameter, commemorating the Apollo 1 mission. The front ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Frank Borman Signed Oversized Photograph67 - Frank Borman Signed Oversized Photograph
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Striking color glossy 20 x 16 photo of planet Earth as viewed from the moon, signed in silver ink, "Earthrise as seen from Apollo 8, 29 Decembe...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 9 Flown Robbins Medallion68 - Dave Scott's Apollo 9 Flown Robbins Medallion
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Flown sterling silver Apollo 9 Robbins medallion, approximately 1Àù in diameter, with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face&...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Joe Kerwin's Apollo 9 Flown Robbins Medallion69 - Joe Kerwin's Apollo 9 Flown Robbins Medallion
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Flown sterling silver Apollo 9 Robbins medallion, approximately 1Àù in diameter, with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face&...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Rusty Schweickart's Apollo 10 Flown Robbins Medallion70 - Rusty Schweickart's Apollo 10 Flown Robbins Medallion
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Rusty Schweickart's flown sterling silver Apollo 10 Robbins medallion, measuring approximately 1.25Àù x 1.25Àù, featuring a ...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 Flown Flight Plan Page71 - Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 Flown Flight Plan Page
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Sought-after flown 10.5 x 8 double-sided page from the final Apollo 11 Flight Plan carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module 'Columbia&...
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 Flown LM Lunar Surface Checklist Page72 - Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 Flown LM Lunar Surface Checklist Page
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Important flown double-sided page from the Apollo 11 LM Lunar Surface Checklist carried to the moon on the Lunar Module 'Eagle,' 5.5 x 8, si...
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Estimate : 35,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Earth Orbit Charts73 - Apollo 11 Earth Orbit Charts
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Set of three original first edition Apollo 11 Earth Orbit Charts, each 41.5 x 13.5, prepared for NASA under the direction of the Department of Defense
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin Signed Oversized Photograph74 - Buzz Aldrin Signed Oversized Photograph
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Beautiful color glossy 16 x 20 photo of Apollo 11 LMP Buzz Aldrin wearing his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in black felt tip, &...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Michael Collins Signed Oversized Photograph75 - Michael Collins Signed Oversized Photograph
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the Command Module Columbia soaring high above the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission, signed in black fel
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Rusty Schweickart's Apollo 12 Flown Robbins Medallion76 - Rusty Schweickart's Apollo 12 Flown Robbins Medallion
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Rusty Schweickart’s flown sterling silver Apollo 12 Robbins medallion, approximately 1.25˝ in diameter, with a raised d...
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad's Apollo 13 Flown Robbins Medallion77 - Charles Conrad's Apollo 13 Flown Robbins Medallion
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Charles Conrad’s flown sterling silver Apollo 13 Robbins medallion, approximately 1.25˝ in diameter, with a raised desi...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Fred Haise Signed Apollo 13 Earth Orbit Chart78 - Fred Haise Signed Apollo 13 Earth Orbit Chart
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First edition Apollo 13 Earth Orbit Chart, 41.5 x 13.5, prepared for NASA under the direction of the Department of Defense by the Aeronautical Chart a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fred Haise Signed Lunar Orbital Science Flight Chart79 - Fred Haise Signed Lunar Orbital Science Flight Chart
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First edition Apollo 13 Lunar Orbital Science Flight Chart, 43 x 23.5, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip, "Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP....
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Charlie Duke's Apollo 14 Flown Robbins Medallion80 - Charlie Duke's Apollo 14 Flown Robbins Medallion
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Charlie Duke’s flown Apollo 14 Robbins medal, 1.5˝ x 1˝, with a raised design of the Apollo 14 mission insig...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell Signed Photograph81 - Edgar Mitchell Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Mitchell posing beside the American flag on the lunar surface during an Apollo 14 EVA, signed in blue felt tip, ...
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Charlie Duke Signed Oversized Photograph82 - Charlie Duke Signed Oversized Photograph
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Color glossy 20 x 16 photo of LMP Buzz Aldrin carrying a laser reflector and seismometer during an Apollo 11 moonwalk, signed in gold ink, "Lun...
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Charlie Duke Signed Apollo 16 Lunar Orbit Chart83 - Charlie Duke Signed Apollo 16 Lunar Orbit Chart
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First edition Apollo Lunar Orbit Chart (ALO) for Apollo 16, 41 x 12, signed at center in blue felt tip, "Charles M. Duke, Jr., Apollo 16 LMP.&q...
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Harrison Schmitt Autograph Quote Signed84 - Harrison Schmitt Autograph Quote Signed
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AQS on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 card, signed in black felt tip, "Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo 17," who quotes history's first moonwalker:...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Tom Stafford Signed ASTP Mission Chart85 - Tom Stafford Signed ASTP Mission Chart
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Desirable color 'training edition' of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) Mission Chart, 55 x 22.25, dated December 1974, signed in black f...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Saturn V 2nd Stage S-2 Oxidizer Shutoff Valve86 - Saturn V 2nd Stage S-2 Oxidizer Shutoff Valve
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Large Saturn V second stage S-2 oxidizer shutoff valve used as engineering test hardware, measuring 21Àù x 12Àù x 18Àù...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo CM Block II Sextant Seal Gasket87 - Apollo CM Block II Sextant Seal Gasket
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Red rubber Apollo Command Module Block II Sextant Seal Gasket, measuring approximately 22Àù x 14.5Àù x 1Àù, marked on ...
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Space Shuttle: Auxiliary Power Unit Preliminary Design Report88 - Space Shuttle: Auxiliary Power Unit Preliminary Design Report
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NASA Contractor Report manual (CR-1928) entitled ‚ÄúPreliminary design of an Auxiliary Power Unit for the Space Shuttle‚Ä...
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Shuttle Performance: Lessons Learned Two-Volume Set89 - Shuttle Performance: Lessons Learned Two-Volume Set
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Scarce official NASA publication: Shuttle Performance: Lessons Learned, Parts 1 and 2 (NASA CP-2283). Washington, DC: 1983. Softcover, 8.5 x 11, total
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Space Shuttle Program Requirements Document by Rockwell90 - Space Shuttle Program Requirements Document by Rockwell
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Space Shuttle "Backup Flight System, GN&C, Flight Control Program Requirements Document" prepared by Rockwell International for releas...
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Space Shuttle Emergency Egress Procedure Booklet91 - Space Shuttle Emergency Egress Procedure Booklet
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Staple-bound Space Shuttle "Emergency Procedure" manual entitled "Operation & Maintenance Instruction, Orbiter Flight Crew, Emerg...
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STS-4 Earth Orbital Chart92 - STS-4 Earth Orbital Chart
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Color first edition of the STS-4 Earth orbital chart, measuring 52 x 11.75, marked in the lower right corner, "Space Shuttle Mission Chart STS-...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Hardware Lot of (10)93 - Space Shuttle Hardware Lot of (10)
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Collection of ten pieces of Space Shuttle hardware: Space Shuttle Cryogenic Relief Valve, measuring 17.5Àù x 8Àù x 6.5À...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Leak Tester94 - Space Shuttle Leak Tester
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Portable leak test assembly used for testing the integrity of pressurized propellant lines on the Space Shuttle, measuring 13Àù x 14À...
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Space Shuttle Cable Attenuator Strut95 - Space Shuttle Cable Attenuator Strut
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Space Shuttle Cable Attenuator Strut, measuring 18.25Àù long and 1Àù in diameter, marked on the side, "Cable Attenuator Typ...
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Venera 4 Model96 - Venera 4 Model
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Rare custom model of the Venera 4, a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus, which, in 1967, became the first successful prob
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Sputnik 1 Model97 - Sputnik 1 Model
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Wonderful 1:4 scale model of the important Soviet Sputnik-1 satellite on a handsome curved aluminum stand, measuring approximately 19.5Àù ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Mariner Project Guidance Package Test Assemblies98 - Mariner Project Guidance Package Test Assemblies
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Group of test assembly guidance boards affiliated with the Mariner program, including an accelerometer board by Bell Aerosystems Co. (labeled "...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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JPL Mars Viking Orbiter Solar Array Hinge and Latch99 - JPL Mars Viking Orbiter Solar Array Hinge and Latch
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Two components for the Mars Viking Orbiter's solar arrays: one trapezoidal outboard hinge with a wired port for a motion sensor switch, measurin...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Lunar Orbiter III Oversized Photograph100 - Lunar Orbiter III Oversized Photograph
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Original vintage glossy 20 x 22.25 silver gelatin photograph featuring imagery of the moon's cratered lunar terrain as taken by the Lunar Orbite...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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