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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Spacecraft Heater Redundancy Test Unit Patch Panel4552 - Spacecraft Heater Redundancy Test Unit Patch Panel
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Spacecraft Heater Redundancy Test Unit Patch Panel, measuring 17˝ x 17˝, with a plate reading "Heater Redundancy Test Unit" at t...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Weather Satellite Sensor Cold Reference4553 - Weather Satellite Sensor Cold Reference
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Weather Satellite Sensor Cold Reference, measuring 22˝ x 12˝ x 20˝, featuring silver insulation on the exterior. The rear pane
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John C. Giraudo's Air Force Jacket and Scarf4554 - John C. Giraudo's Air Force Jacket and Scarf
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Remarkable archive from the career of Major General John C. Giraudo (1923–1996), an Air Force pilot who served in World War II, the Korean Wa
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh Signed Cover4555 - Charles Lindbergh Signed Cover
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Airmail cover commemorating Lindbergh's inaugural flight from Tampico, Mexico to Brownsville, Texas, postmarked at Tampico on March 9, 1929, sig...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh Signed Photograph4556 - Charles Lindbergh Signed Photograph
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Superlative vintage sepia pearl-finish 10 x 8 photo of Lindbergh clad in a suit and tie and posing with the Spirit of St. Louis in a hangar at the Mex
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh Signed Photograph4557 - Charles Lindbergh Signed Photograph
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Crystal-clear vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the young aviator in a suit and tie, boldly signed in fountain pen, "Charles A. Lindbergh.&q...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh Typed Letter Signed4558 - Charles Lindbergh Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “C. A. Lindbergh,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Embassy of the United States of America letterhead, December 16, 1927. Letter to A
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Curtiss NC-4 Flown Fabric Swatch4559 - Curtiss NC-4 Flown Fabric Swatch
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Flown fabric presentation created by the Smithsonian Institution, featuring an affixed dark brown 2 x 2 swatch of wing fabric removed from the Curtiss
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Joe Kittinger Signed Photograph4560 - Joe Kittinger Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Kittinger performing his then record-breaking skydive, signed in black felt tip, “Joe W. Kittinger." In fine...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Test Pilots Signed Covers4561 - Test Pilots Signed Covers
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Two covers signed by one or more notable test pilots or engineers: an FDC with a cachet honoring the 70th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' fi...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Aircraft Avionics Mounting Frame with Raymond Flight Recorder4562 - Aircraft Avionics Mounting Frame with Raymond Flight Recorder
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Two items: a black metal 12˝ x 9˝ x 7˝ aircraft avionics mounting frame, with an "Aux Wideband Recorder Control" switch, &q...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Aircraft Flight Controller Data Recorder4563 - Aircraft Flight Controller Data Recorder
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Aircraft flight controller data recorder, measuring 6˝ x 11˝ x 6˝, with a plate on the side reading: "RO-311/AKQ-1, Ser. No. 0
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Digital Tape Flight Recorder With Spare Tape4564 - Digital Tape Flight Recorder With Spare Tape
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Digital flight tape recorder manufactured by the Data Science Corporation of San Diego, housed in a heavy-duty 9˝ x 6˝ x 9˝ gr
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Rugged Airborne Video Recorder4565 - Rugged Airborne Video Recorder
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Rugged Echo Science Airborne Video Recorder used in an aircraft application, measuring 18˝ x 6˝ x 10.5˝, with a tag on the ext
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Dhofar 287 Lunar Meteorite Flown on the International Space Station4566 - Dhofar 287 Lunar Meteorite Flown on the International Space Station
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Extraordinary Dhofar 287 lunar meteorite slice, measuring 16 mm x 7 mm, carried on the International Space Station by cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov duri
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Fukang Pallasite Meteorite Slice4567 - Fukang Pallasite Meteorite Slice
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Beautiful Fukang pallasite meteorite partial slice, characterized by extraordinarily large and colorful olivine crystals (also known as extraterrestri
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Northwest Africa (NWA) 5000 Lunar Meteorite Part Slice “The Eclipse”4568 - Northwest Africa (NWA) 5000 Lunar Meteorite Part Slice “The Eclipse”
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Lunar meteorite, lunar highlands monomict gabbroic breccia, Northwest Africa, found 2007. Part slice, “The Eclipse," weighing 36.80 grams...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Northwest Africa (NWA) 5000 Lunar Meteorite Part Slice “The Monolith”4569 - Northwest Africa (NWA) 5000 Lunar Meteorite Part Slice “The Monolith”
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Lunar meteorite, lunar highlands monomict gabbroic breccia, Northwest Africa, found 2007. Parallel cut and highly polished partial slice, "The ...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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NWA 5406 Lunar Meteorite Slice4570 - NWA 5406 Lunar Meteorite Slice
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Northwest Africa (NWA) 5406 lunar meteorite (feldspathic impact melt breccia) slice, featuring a dark matrix peppered with clasts and inclusions (some
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Sericho Meteorite4571 - Sericho Meteorite
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Pallasite, Kenya, found 2016. Superb half individual with etched and polished face and abundant gemstones. Weighing 7.5 kg (16.5 lbs) and measuring 28
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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