Space & Aviation

On December 14, 1972, Apollo 17 Commander Gene Cernan—the last Apollo moonwalker—delivered his parting words from the lunar surface.

Historic, one-of-a-kind flown shingle from the Mercury-Atlas 8 Sigma 7 spacecraft that carried astronaut Wally Schirra around the Earth six times on O

Historic, one-of-a-kind flown shingle from the Mercury-Atlas 7 Aurora 7 spacecraft that carried astronaut Scott Carpenter around the Earth three times

Shingle presumed to be flown on the Mercury-Atlas 8 Sigma 7 spacecraft that carried astronaut Wally Schirra around the Earth six times on October 3, 1

Rare shingle for a Gemini spacecraft, possibly associated with the Gemini 7 capsule. The shingle measures 18˝ x 20.5˝, and is stamped

Rare shingle for a Gemini spacecraft, measuring 18˝ x 22˝, with attached metal tag imprinted with "52-35030-537, Vendor-Part." T...

Impressive historic mockup of the nose cone/payload carrier for the Explorer 1 satellite fabricated and used by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the

Early original draft schematic for Mercury ‘Capsule 18’ (otherwise known as the Aurora 7 spacecraft) attested to as deriving from th

Scott Carpenter’s Mercury-Atlas 7 preliminary flight plan, nine pages, 10.5 x 8, dated March 29, 1962, marked on the front cover in pencil in

Scott Carpenter’s bracket-bound United States Air Force flight manual for the T-33A aircraft, dated July 15, 1961, 9 x 11.5, with the front p

Two small swatches of fabric attested to as being removed from the parachute of Alan Shepard’s Freedom 7 capsule after it was recovered by th

ALS, two pages, 8 x 10.5, May 26, 1959. Letter to Meet the Press producer Lawrence E. Spivak, in full: "Thank you for your letter of May 14 reg...

Limited edition acrylic display featuring small flown fragments [attested to as flown by Florian Noller] of material from each of the manned Mercury m

Exceptional display featuring the autographs of the Mercury 7 astronauts on two items: a personal check signed by Gus Grissom, "Virgil I. Griss...

Flown fragment of ablative heat shield from the unmanned MA-4 spacecraft, which was launched on September 13, 1961 with a Crewman Simulator instrument

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mercury artist Cece Bibby talking to Scott Carpenter as she paints his Aurora 7 spacecraft, signed in blue felt tip, &q...

Attractive color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy hosting six of the Mercury Seven astronauts

Vivid color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the fiery liftoff of the Mercury-Atlas 6, signed in black felt tip, "'Godspeed John Glenn,' Sco...

Uncommon official color glossy 8 x 10.75 red-numbered NASA portrait of the fourth American in space, signed in blue felt tip, "Scott Carpenter,...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Cooper in his Mercury space suit, signed in black felt tip, "Gordon Cooper, Faith 7, May 1963.&q...

Crystal-clear color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Mercury-Atlas 9 liftoff, signed in black felt tip, "Mercury Atlas 9 launch from Pad 14! Th...

Color satin-finish 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Cooper in his silver Mercury space suit, signed in black felt tip. Nicely double-matted and framed with a Merc

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of John Glenn posing in his Mercury space suit, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Glenn in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To D. Barrett, John Glenn.” In...

Two items: one glossy 8 x 10 photo of Glenn as senator, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, "To Kevin—John Glenn&...

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Liberty Bell 7 capsule at the bottom of the ocean, signed in black felt tip, "Off to space 7/21/61, Guen...

Color limited edition 33 x 23.5 print of a painting by artist George Bishop entitled ‘Mercury 7,’ showing the Mercury-Redstone rocke

Handsome display featuring embroidered patches of the insignia from the Mercury Program, including Mercury-Redstone 3 (Shepard), Mercury-Redstone 4 (G

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Schirra in his silver Mercury space suit, signed in blue felt tip, "Wally Schirra," with a sketch of th...

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 of photo of the Sigma 7 pilot laughing from the driver's seat of his Corvette, signed in black felt tip, "The nee...

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of four images of Schirra inside his Sigma 7 capsule during the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission, signed in the lower border in

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Gemini 6A spacecraft as viewed from the nearby Gemini 7, with Schirra's 'Beat Army' sign visible ...

Scarce circa mid-1940s hand-drawn technical diagram by Alan Shepard on an off-white 12 x 8.75 sheet, signed in the upper right corner in pencil, &qu...

Early postal cover, 6.5 x 3.5, postmarked in Hampton, Virginia, the location of the NASA Langley Research Center where the Mercury astronauts began th

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Slayton in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "Best wishes to Dale & Michael ...

TLS signed “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA, Space Task Group letterhead, August 2, 1961. Letter to Minnie Trott, in

TLS signed “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, March 15, 1961. Letter to K. H. Browne, in part: "I

Rare official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Bassett in a suit and tie, neatly signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Michael Chenault, W...

Extremely rare flown embroidered Gemini 9 crew patch carried on the historic earth-orbital mission, measuring 4 x 3.5, displayed in a 7 x 6.5 wooden p

Fantastic large flown embroidered Gemini 5 mission patch, 4˝ in diameter, affixed to a letter of provenance signed in blue ballpoint by Comman

Flown heat shield section from the Gemini 2 spacecraft, which made a suborbital flight on January 19, 1965. The segment is encased in a 2.75˝

Series 1963 one-dollar bill, serial number B53423250A, flown aboard the Gemini 3 space capsule Molly Brown, nicely signed in red felt tip, “G

Desirable official NASA contractor report (NASA CR-1106) entitled “Project Gemini: A Technical Summary,” 343 pages, 8 x 10.5, June 1

Rare official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Williams posing with a model rocket in a formal half-length pose, signed and inscribed in black felt tip

Gus Grissom's flown Gemini 3 sterling silver Fliteline medallion, 1˝ in diameter, with the front depicting the GT-3 capsule ("The Moll...

Impressive flown embroidered ‘Texas Art Embroidery’ Gemini 10 mission insignia patch carried on the Gemini 10 mission [attested to b

Uncommon early conceptual capsule model for manned space flight, approximately 6.75˝ tall and 15.25˝ in diameter, showing an open view

Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (S-65-30431), which shows astronaut Ed White performing his historic first American spacewalk dur

Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (S-65-30432), which shows astronaut Ed White floating in space performing his historic first Amer

Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (S-65-63188), which shows the Gemini-7 spacecraft as seen from the Gemini-6 spacecraft during the

Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (S-65-63194), which shows the Gemini 7 spacecraft as seen through the hatch window of the Gemini

Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (S-65-63872), which shows the full moon and clouds over the Western Pacific Ocean as seen from th

Official color glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo (S-65-61838), which shows liftoff of Gemini 7, carrying James Lovell and Frank Borman. Reverse be

Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (S-66-25781), which shows the Agena Target Docking vehicle seen from the Gemini-8 spacecraft duri

Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (S-66-37966), which shows the Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA) as seen from the Gemini-9 s

Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (S-66-37970), which shows the Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA) as seen from the Gemini-9 s

Display of four color photos commemorating Gemini IX astronauts Thomas Stafford and Gene Cernan, ranging in size from 7 x 6 to 7 x 9.25, including: an

Handsome display featuring embroidered patches of the insignia from the Gemini Program, including Gemini 3 (Girssom/Young), Gemini 4 (McDivitt/White),

Group of items associated with the USS Wasp (CV-18), which served as the recovery ship for five missions: Gemini 4, Gemini 6, Gemini 7, Gemini 9, and

Four issues of Roundup, the official newspaper of the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, each dating to 1966, which includes the following dates and

Uncommon spiral-bound booklet for the "National Conference on Space Maintenance & Extra-Vehicular Activities," held in Orlando, Florid...

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

Unusual ballpoint signature, "Elliot See,” on an off-white 3.5 x 6.5 envelope bearing autopen signatures of his fellow 'New Nine'...

Uncommon official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of See in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "With best regards to Michael ...

Color satin-finish 13.25 x 10.25 photo of the Gemini 6/7 rendezvous, signed in black felt tip "Photo by Tom Stafford" and "Wally Schi...

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Young in his silver Gemini space suit next to a rocket model, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "...

Two small flown heatshield plug fragments from the Apollo 14 spacecraft, encased in a capsule-shaped 2.75˝ x 2.25˝ x 1.75˝ Luc

Scarce flown piece of heat shield from the Apollo 7 CSM-101 spacecraft, which launched from Cape Kennedy LC-34 on October 11 and splashed down in the

Apollo CM sextant alignment bar, measuring 22.5˝ x .75˝ x .25˝, marked in white text, "Sextant Alignment Bar," with alignme...

Apollo Command Module LiOH Filter Assembly, 7″ x 7.25″ x 5.25″, bearing an affixed Airesearch label on the side, reading:

Test-fired Rocketdyne SE-8 rocket engine for an Apollo Command Module Reaction Control System (RCS) bi-propellant thrust chamber assembly manufactured

Seventeen-set Beta cloth tool kit for the Apollo Command Module, measuring 12.25˝ x 25˝ unrolled, containing an assortment of 11 Velcr

Fantastic Block I Command Module main display panel #16 with switch banks for the "Abort System," "Reaction Control Sys," and &q...

Group of four pieces of Deep Space Network ground support hardware, including: an Apollo Ground Tracking Deep Space Network (DSN) Correlation Filter,

A stainless steel Apollo Interval Timer (also known as a two-speed timer) as used on Apollo 10–17, measuring 2.75˝ in diameter and 2

Apollo Launch Escape Tower Canard Actuator, measuring 23˝ x 8˝ x 6.5˝, with worn part numbers on the sides and bottom; the cen

Apollo Lunar Module Antenna Pitch Angle Meter, measuring 2.25˝ x 2.25˝ x 3.5˝, with a Honeywall tag on the rear portion, readi

Apollo Command Module Block I Signal Conditioner Chassis, measuring 24.75˝ x 8.75˝ x 5˝, with an Autonetics tag on the front,

Wooden mockup of the Hasselblad 500 camera with a pistol grip and a detachable mockup of a long telephoto lens, painted black with silver accents, and

Rusty Schweickart’s incredible flown brass two-celled flashlight and pair of AA batteries carried aboard both the Command Module Gumdrop and

Apollo-era Marquardt R-4D rocket engine designed for application as a Attitude Control, Reaction Control System (RCS) and primary propulsion thruster,

Apollo Command Module Environmental Control System (ECS) Component, measuring 14˝ long and 5˝ in diameter, marked on the side, "828097

Early Apollo Block II Overcurrent Sensor, measuring 3.75˝ x 3.25˝ x 3.5˝, with a Kinetics tag on on side, reading: "Overcurren

Apollo Block II Overcurrent Sensor and Transfer Switch. The early Apollo Block II Overcurrent Sensor measures 3.75˝ x 3.25˝ x 3.5

Apollo Command Module Environmental Control System (ECS) Component, measuring 12˝ long and 4˝ in diameter, marked on the side, "DWO 24

Red rubber Apollo Command Module Block II Sextant Seal Gasket, measuring approximately 22˝ x 14.5˝ x 1˝, marked on the outer e

Apollo Command Module electrical junction box for connection of wiring between multiple onboard systems, measuring 7.5 x 7.5 x 1.75, stamped on one ed

Apollo Command Module GSE (Ground Systems Equipment) pressure relief valve, measuring 4˝ x 2˝ x 1.75˝, marked on the body: "Va

Large beta cloth storage pouch utilized to stow photographic equipment in the Astronaut Preference Kit (APK), measuring approximately 19 x 23, labeled

Apollo Command Module Block II Up-Data Link (UDL) equipment measuring approximately 9 x 17.75 x 5.5, labeled “C28-1A103.” The unit h

Two glycol evaporator control electronics modules for the Apollo Command Module Environmental Control System (ECS), mounted together in a 16.5

Apollo Command Module Glycol Heater, measuring 7.5˝ x 5˝ x 4˝, with an LTV Aerospace Missiles and Space Division tag on the si

Coupling Data Unit Test Adapter, likely Apollo program affiliated, used as ground equipment, measuring 3.25˝ x 4˝ x 2.5˝, mark

Cryogenic hydrogen ground coupling used to fill the Apollo CSM's hydrogen tanks pre-launch, measuring 10˝ long with a diameter of 3˝,

Apollo Command and Service Module nitrogen tetroxide valve assembly made by Simmons Precision Products of Yorktown, New York, measuring approximately

Apollo CSM Propellant Electrical Control Unit used to regulate the flow of oxidizer and fuel in the spacecraft's propellant tanks, manufactured ...

Apollo Command Module (Block II) Data Modulator, measuring 4.25˝ x 4.5˝ x 8.25˝, with a Motorola label on the side, reading: "

Dark brown fiberglass bracket designed for an Apollo Flight Vehicle (potentially to be used on the deck plate), measuring 18.5˝ x 2.25

Rare acrylic display containing a piece of aft heat shield from the AS-201 (CSM-009) spacecraft, which launched from Cape Kennedy LC-34 on February 26

Saturn V UHF transmitter, measuring 14˝ x 5.5˝ x 3.25˝, with NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center tags on two sides, in