Space & Aviation

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RR's latest Space & Aviation sale boasts well over 500 extraordinary items—from Apollo artifacts to astronaut autographs, these lots offer a wide range of appeal. The highlight of the auction is Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 EVA-3 cuff checklist, with his handwritten notes for the last speech given on the lunar surface. Also offered are the original Cece Bibby-painted heat shield shingles from the MA-7 Aurora 7 and MA-8 Sigma 7 capsules, two iconic and immediately recognizable pieces of space history. Other items of interest include several meteorites, flown flags and relics, Apollo hardware, and a slew of signed prints and photographs. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts, and is known as a space market leader.
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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Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 Flown Lunar Surface-Used EVA-3 Cuff Checklist4001 - Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 Flown Lunar Surface-Used EVA-3 Cuff Checklist
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On December 14, 1972, Apollo 17 Commander Gene Cernan—the last Apollo moonwalker—delivered his parting words from the lunar surface.
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Estimate : 750,000.00 - 1,000,000.00
 
 
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Mercury-Atlas 8 Sigma 7 Flown Shingle Painted by Cece Bibby4002 - Mercury-Atlas 8 Sigma 7 Flown Shingle Painted by Cece Bibby
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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
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Estimate : 60,000.00 - 80,000.00
 
 
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Mercury-Atlas 7 Aurora 7 Flown Shingle Painted by Cece Bibby4003 - Mercury-Atlas 7 Aurora 7 Flown Shingle Painted by Cece Bibby
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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
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Estimate : 60,000.00 - 80,000.00
 
 
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Mercury-Atlas 8 Sigma 7 Presumably Flown Shingle4004 - Mercury-Atlas 8 Sigma 7 Presumably Flown Shingle
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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
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Gemini Capsule Shingle4005 - Gemini Capsule Shingle
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Rare shingle for a Gemini spacecraft, possibly associated with the Gemini 7 capsule. The shingle measures 18˝ x 20.5˝, and is stamped
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Gemini Capsule Shingle4006 - Gemini Capsule Shingle
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Rare shingle for a Gemini spacecraft, measuring 18˝ x 22˝, with attached metal tag imprinted with "52-35030-537, Vendor-Part." T...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Explorer 1 Mockup Nose Cone / Payload Carrier4007 - Explorer 1 Mockup Nose Cone / Payload Carrier
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Impressive historic mockup of the nose cone/payload carrier for the Explorer 1 satellite fabricated and used by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 70,000.00
 
 
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Mercury Capsule 18 Draft Schematic Attested to by Farthest Reaches as Scott Carpenter Owned4008 - Mercury Capsule 18 Draft Schematic Attested to by Farthest Reaches as Scott Carpenter Owned
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Early original draft schematic for Mercury ‘Capsule 18’ (otherwise known as the Aurora 7 spacecraft) attested to as deriving from th
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter's Mercury-Atlas 7 Preliminary Flight Plan4009 - Scott Carpenter's Mercury-Atlas 7 Preliminary Flight Plan
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter's T-33A Flight Manual with Mercury Astronauts Initials4010 - Scott Carpenter's T-33A Flight Manual with Mercury Astronauts Initials
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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
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Freedom 7 Flown Parachute Fragments [Attested to as Flown]4011 - Freedom 7 Flown Parachute Fragments [Attested to as Flown]
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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
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Glenn Autograph Letter Signed4012 - John Glenn Autograph Letter Signed
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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...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Mercury Program Flown Artifact Display [Attested to as Flown by Florian Noller]4013 - Mercury Program Flown Artifact Display [Attested to as Flown by Florian Noller]
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Limited edition acrylic display featuring small flown fragments [attested to as flown by Florian Noller] of material from each of the manned Mercury m
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Mercury Seven Signed Display4014 - Mercury Seven Signed Display
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Exceptional display featuring the autographs of the Mercury 7 astronauts on two items: a personal check signed by Gus Grissom, "Virgil I. Griss...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Mercury-Atlas 4 Flown Heat Shield Fragment4016 - Mercury-Atlas 4 Flown Heat Shield Fragment
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Flown fragment of ablative heat shield from the unmanned MA-4 spacecraft, which was launched on September 13, 1961 with a Crewman Simulator instrument
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter and Cece Bibby Signed Photograph4018 - Scott Carpenter and Cece Bibby Signed Photograph
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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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra Signed Photograph4019 - Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra Signed Photograph
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph4020 - Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph
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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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph4021 - Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph
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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,...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph4022 - Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph
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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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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