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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Gemini 6/7 Original Photograph4055 - Gemini 6/7 Original Photograph
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gemini 7 Original 'Type 1' Photograph4056 - Gemini 7 Original 'Type 1' Photograph
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Gemini 7 Original Photograph4057 - Gemini 7 Original Photograph
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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
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Gemini 8 Original 'Type 1' Photograph4058 - Gemini 8 Original 'Type 1' Photograph
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Gemini 9 Original 'Type 1' Photograph4059 - Gemini 9 Original 'Type 1' Photograph
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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
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Gemini 9 Original 'Type 1' Photograph4060 - Gemini 9 Original 'Type 1' Photograph
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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
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Gemini 9 Signed Photograph Display4061 - Gemini 9 Signed Photograph Display
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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
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Gemini Program Patch Display4062 - Gemini Program Patch Display
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Handsome display featuring embroidered patches of the insignia from the Gemini Program, including Gemini 3 (Girssom/Young), Gemini 4 (McDivitt/White),
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Gemini USS Wasp Recovery Ship Group Lot4063 - Gemini USS Wasp Recovery Ship Group Lot
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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
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NASA Roundup Group of (4) Newspapers4064 - NASA Roundup Group of (4) Newspapers
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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
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National Conference on Space Maintenance & Extra-Vehicular Activities Report4065 - 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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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Project Gemini Material4066 - 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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Elliot See Signature4067 - Elliot See Signature
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Unusual ballpoint signature, "Elliot See,” on an off-white 3.5 x 6.5 envelope bearing autopen signatures of his fellow 'New Nine'...
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Elliot See Signed Photograph4068 - Elliot See Signed Photograph
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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 ...
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Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra Signed Photograph4069 - Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra Signed Photograph
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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...
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John Young Signed Photograph4070 - John Young Signed Photograph
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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, "...
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Apollo 14 Flown Heat Shield Plugs4071 - Apollo 14 Flown Heat Shield Plugs
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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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 7 Flown Heat Shield Fragment4072 - Apollo 7 Flown Heat Shield Fragment
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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
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo CM Sextant Alignment Bar4073 - Apollo CM Sextant Alignment Bar
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Apollo CM sextant alignment bar, measuring 22.5˝ x .75˝ x .25˝, marked in white text, "Sextant Alignment Bar," with alignme...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo Command Module LiOH Filter Assembly4074 - Apollo Command Module LiOH Filter Assembly
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Apollo Command Module LiOH Filter Assembly, 7″ x 7.25″ x 5.25″, bearing an affixed Airesearch label on the side, reading:
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Command Module SE-8 Rocket Engine4075 - Apollo Command Module SE-8 Rocket Engine
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Test-fired Rocketdyne SE-8 rocket engine for an Apollo Command Module Reaction Control System (RCS) bi-propellant thrust chamber assembly manufactured
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Command Module Tool Kit4076 - Apollo Command Module Tool Kit
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Seventeen-set Beta cloth tool kit for the Apollo Command Module, measuring 12.25˝ x 25˝ unrolled, containing an assortment of 11 Velcr
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Engineering Team Multi-Signed Control Panel4077 - Apollo Engineering Team Multi-Signed Control Panel
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Fantastic Block I Command Module main display panel #16 with switch banks for the "Abort System," "Reaction Control Sys," and &q...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Ground Tracking Deep Space Network Correlation Filter and (3) JPL DSN Amplifiers4078 - Apollo Ground Tracking Deep Space Network Correlation Filter and (3) JPL DSN Amplifiers
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Group of four pieces of Deep Space Network ground support hardware, including: an Apollo Ground Tracking Deep Space Network (DSN) Correlation Filter,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo Interval Timer4079 - Apollo Interval Timer
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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
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Launch Escape Tower Canard Actuator4080 - Apollo Launch Escape Tower Canard Actuator
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Apollo Launch Escape Tower Canard Actuator, measuring 23˝ x 8˝ x 6.5˝, with worn part numbers on the sides and bottom; the cen
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo Lunar Module Antenna Pitch Angle Meter4081 - Apollo Lunar Module Antenna Pitch Angle Meter
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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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo Signal Conditioner Chassis4082 - Apollo Signal Conditioner Chassis
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Apollo Command Module Block I Signal Conditioner Chassis, measuring 24.75˝ x 8.75˝ x 5˝, with an Autonetics tag on the front,
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Hasselblad 500 Camera Mockup with Telephoto Lens4083 - Hasselblad 500 Camera Mockup with Telephoto Lens
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Rusty Schweickart's Apollo 9 Flown Flashlight and Batteries4084 - Rusty Schweickart's Apollo 9 Flown Flashlight and Batteries
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Rusty Schweickart’s incredible flown brass two-celled flashlight and pair of AA batteries carried aboard both the Command Module Gumdrop and
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Apollo-Era Marquardt R-4D Rocket Engine4085 - Apollo-Era Marquardt R-4D Rocket Engine
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Apollo-era Marquardt R-4D rocket engine designed for application as a Attitude Control, Reaction Control System (RCS) and primary propulsion thruster,
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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Airesearch Apollo CM Environmental Control System Component4086 - Airesearch Apollo CM Environmental Control System Component
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Apollo Command Module Environmental Control System (ECS) Component, measuring 14˝ long and 5˝ in diameter, marked on the side, "828097
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Apollo Block II Overcurrent Sensor and Relay4087 - Apollo Block II Overcurrent Sensor and Relay
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Early Apollo Block II Overcurrent Sensor, measuring 3.75˝ x 3.25˝ x 3.5˝, with a Kinetics tag on on side, reading: "Overcurren
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Apollo Block II Overcurrent Sensor and Transfer Switch4088 - Apollo Block II Overcurrent Sensor and Transfer Switch
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Apollo Block II Overcurrent Sensor and Transfer Switch. The early Apollo Block II Overcurrent Sensor measures 3.75˝ x 3.25˝ x 3.5
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Airesearch Apollo CM Environmental Control System Component4089 - Airesearch Apollo CM Environmental Control System Component
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Apollo Command Module Environmental Control System (ECS) Component, measuring 12˝ long and 4˝ in diameter, marked on the side, "DWO 24
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Apollo CM Block II Sextant Seal Gasket4090 - Apollo CM Block II Sextant Seal Gasket
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Red rubber Apollo Command Module Block II Sextant Seal Gasket, measuring approximately 22˝ x 14.5˝ x 1˝, marked on the outer e
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo CM Electrical Junction Box4091 - Apollo CM Electrical Junction Box
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo CM Pressure Relief Valve4092 - Apollo CM Pressure Relief Valve
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Apollo Command Module GSE (Ground Systems Equipment) pressure relief valve, measuring 4˝ x 2˝ x 1.75˝, marked on the body: "Va
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Apollo CM Storage Pouch Camera Equipment/APK4093 - Apollo CM Storage Pouch Camera Equipment/APK
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Large beta cloth storage pouch utilized to stow photographic equipment in the Astronaut Preference Kit (APK), measuring approximately 19 x 23, labeled
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo Command Module Block II Up-Data Link4094 - Apollo Command Module Block II Up-Data Link
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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
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Apollo Command Module (Block II) ECS Glycol Evaporator Control Modules4095 - Apollo Command Module (Block II) ECS Glycol Evaporator Control Modules
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Two glycol evaporator control electronics modules for the Apollo Command Module Environmental Control System (ECS), mounted together in a 16.5
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo Command Module (Block II) Glycol Heater4096 - Apollo Command Module (Block II) Glycol Heater
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Apollo Command Module Glycol Heater, measuring 7.5˝ x 5˝ x 4˝, with an LTV Aerospace Missiles and Space Division tag on the si
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Purported Apollo Coupling Data Unit Test Adapter4097 - Purported Apollo Coupling Data Unit Test Adapter
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Coupling Data Unit Test Adapter, likely Apollo program affiliated, used as ground equipment, measuring 3.25˝ x 4˝ x 2.5˝, mark
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Apollo CSM Cryogenic Hydrogen Ground Coupling4098 - Apollo CSM Cryogenic Hydrogen Ground Coupling
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Cryogenic hydrogen ground coupling used to fill the Apollo CSM's hydrogen tanks pre-launch, measuring 10˝ long with a diameter of 3˝,
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Apollo CSM Nitrogen Tetroxide Valve Assembly4099 - Apollo CSM Nitrogen Tetroxide Valve Assembly
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Apollo Command and Service Module nitrogen tetroxide valve assembly made by Simmons Precision Products of Yorktown, New York, measuring approximately
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Apollo CSM Propellant Electrical Control Unit4100 - Apollo CSM Propellant Electrical Control Unit
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Apollo CSM Propellant Electrical Control Unit used to regulate the flow of oxidizer and fuel in the spacecraft's propellant tanks, manufactured ...
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Apollo Command Module (Block II) Data Modulator4101 - Apollo Command Module (Block II) Data Modulator
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Apollo Command Module (Block II) Data Modulator, measuring 4.25˝ x 4.5˝ x 8.25˝, with a Motorola label on the side, reading: "
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo Flight Vehicle Fiberglass Bracket4102 - Apollo Flight Vehicle Fiberglass Bracket
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Dark brown fiberglass bracket designed for an Apollo Flight Vehicle (potentially to be used on the deck plate), measuring 18.5˝ x 2.25
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AS-201 Flown Aft Heat Shield Pen Holder4104 - AS-201 Flown Aft Heat Shield Pen Holder
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Saturn V UHF Transmitter4106 - Saturn V UHF Transmitter
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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
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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