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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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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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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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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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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