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ALAN SHEPARD AND THE MERCURY SEVEN BOOK SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY SHEPARD THE DAY HE BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE.. Sold for US$16,562.50 inc. premium

APOLLO 11 CREW-SIGNED PHOTO INSCRIBED BY NEIL ARMSTRONG TO APOLLO 11 MSC FLIGHT DIRECTOR. Photograph Signed on mount ("Neil Armstrong," "Michael Collins" & "Buzz Aldrin") and inscribed, 7 x 9 1/4 inches, [1969],. Sold for US$12,750 inc. premium

APOLLO 9: FLOWN FLAG FLOWN ABOARD GUMDROP. Flown United States Flag, silk, 4 x 6 inches.. Sold for US$9,562.50 inc. premium

SPUTNIK-1 ROCKET: 8K71-PS THE ROCKET THAT CARRIED THE FIRST SATELLITE INTO ORBIT. Model of the Sputnik Rocket with the Sputnik-1 satellite at the top, resin and metal with black painted wood base,. Sold for US$5,100 inc. premium

EARLY SPACE SHUTTLE MODEL SPACE SHUTTLE RUNNER-UP. Space Shuttle Concept Model, approximately 35 x 22 inches, [circa 1971], mixed materials on wooden base, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center label with "Space Shuttle.". Sold for US$4,462.50 inc. premium

SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS A PIECE OF THE TRANSATLANTIC FLYER. Valve Spring Washer from Spirit of St. Louis Wright J-5 Whirlwind Radial Engine, 1927,. Sold for US$4,080 inc. premium

SKYLAB-3 OWEN GARRIOTT'S PROTOTYPE INFLIGHT JACKET. Prototype Brown Coverall Jacket, Welson & Co., 1970, with zippered front,. Sold for US$3,825 inc. premium

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SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS
A PIECE OF THE TRANSATLANTIC FLYER.
Valve Spring Washer from Spirit of St. Louis Wright J-5 Whirlwind Radial Engine, 1927,

Sold for US$4,080 inc. premium

SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT: WIND TUNNEL MODEL B-70 SUPERSONIC BOMBER. Aluminum wind tunnel model, approximately 13 1/2 x 9 inches, [North American Aviation, 1950s],

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SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT: WIND TUNNEL MODEL
B-70 SUPERSONIC BOMBER.
Aluminum wind tunnel model, approximately 13 1/2 x 9 inches, [North American Aviation, 1950s],

Sold for US$2,040 inc. premium

HIGH ALTITUDE FLIGHT GEAR High Altitude Flight Suit Cover Assembly, CSK-9A/P22S-6, September, 1972 & High Altitude Helmet, HGK-19/P22S-4, September, 1971,

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HIGH ALTITUDE FLIGHT GEAR
High Altitude Flight Suit Cover Assembly, CSK-9A/P22S-6, September, 1972 & High Altitude Helmet, HGK-19/P22S-4, September, 1971,

US$8,000 - US$12,000

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SPUTNIK-1 ROCKET: 8K71-PS
THE ROCKET THAT CARRIED THE FIRST SATELLITE INTO ORBIT.
Model of the Sputnik Rocket with the Sputnik-1 satellite at the top, resin and metal with black painted wood base,

Sold for US$5,100 inc. premium

EXPLORER I FULL-SIZED WORKING MOCKUP. Nosecone/Payload Carrier Working Mockup, approximately 37 1/4-inches tall, 6-inch diameter, [Pasadena & Huntsville: Jet Propulsion Laboratory & Army Ballistic Missile Agency, c.1957],

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EXPLORER I
FULL-SIZED WORKING MOCKUP.
Nosecone/Payload Carrier Working Mockup, approximately 37 1/4-inches tall, 6-inch diameter, [Pasadena & Huntsville: Jet Propulsion Laboratory & Army Ballistic Missile Agency, c.1957],

US$40,000 - US$60,000

PROJECT MERCURY - NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH THE MERCURY SEVEN. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1961, with red NASA indentification number in margin: S-61-1250,

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PROJECT MERCURY - NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
THE MERCURY SEVEN.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1961, with red NASA indentification number in margin: S-61-1250,

Sold for US$637.50 inc. premium

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ALAN SHEPARD AND THE MERCURY SEVEN
BOOK SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY SHEPARD THE DAY HE BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE.

Sold for US$16,562.50 inc. premium

FREEDOM 7 MISSION: U.S.S. LAKE CHAMPLAIN RECOVERY OF THE FIRST U.S. MAN IN SPACE. Album containing photographs taken aboard U.S.S. Lake Champlain, May 5, 1961,

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FREEDOM 7 MISSION: U.S.S. LAKE CHAMPLAIN
RECOVERY OF THE FIRST U.S. MAN IN SPACE.
Album containing photographs taken aboard U.S.S. Lake Champlain, May 5, 1961,

Sold for US$2,040 inc. premium

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GEMINI IV: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
GEMINI IV LAUNCH.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1965, with red NASA indentification number in margin:

Sold for US$816 inc. premium

GEMINI IV: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH THE FIRST SPACEWALK. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1965, with red NASA indentification number in margin: S-65-30431,

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GEMINI IV: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
THE FIRST SPACEWALK.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1965, with red NASA indentification number in margin: S-65-30431,

Sold for US$3,570 inc. premium

GEMINI V: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPHS EARTH VIEWS. Group of 9 color photographs, 8 x 10 inches, 1965, each with NASA identification number in red in margin,

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GEMINI V: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPHS
EARTH VIEWS.
Group of 9 color photographs, 8 x 10 inches, 1965, each with NASA identification number in red in margin,

Sold for US$816 inc. premium

GEMINI 6A/7 RENDEZVOUS LARGE VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY BORMAN & SCHIRRA. Large format color photograph, 15 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches, approximately 24 x 20 inches overall,

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GEMINI 6A/7 RENDEZVOUS
LARGE VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY BORMAN & SCHIRRA.
Large format color photograph, 15 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches, approximately 24 x 20 inches overall,

Sold for US$1,912.50 inc. premium

GEMINI 6A/7 NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH GEMINI 6A/7 RENDEZVOUS. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1965, with red NASA indentification number in margin:

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GEMINI 6A/7 NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
GEMINI 6A/7 RENDEZVOUS.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1965, with red NASA indentification number in margin:

Sold for US$701.25 inc. premium

PROJECT GEMINI: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPHS. RENDEZVOUS & DOCKING. Group of 3 Color Photographs, 1965 & 1966, each 8 x 10 inches, each with NASA "red number" identification in margin,

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PROJECT GEMINI: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPHS.
RENDEZVOUS & DOCKING.
Group of 3 Color Photographs, 1965 & 1966, each 8 x 10 inches, each with NASA "red number" identification in margin,

Sold for US$1,211.25 inc. premium

GEMINI XI: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH "RIDE 'EM COWBOY!" Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1966, with red NASA indentification number in margin: S-66-54455,

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GEMINI XI: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
"RIDE 'EM COWBOY!"
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1966, with red NASA indentification number in margin: S-66-54455,

Sold for US$1,147.50 inc. premium

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GEMINI XII: THE FIRST SPACE SELFIE

Sold for US$828.75 inc. premium

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APOLLO 7 SILVER ROBBINS MEDALLIONS
2 Apollo 7 Robbins medallions, sterling silver, obverse with mission emblem, verso with mission dates, 1968,

Sold for US$612 inc. premium

APOLLO 8 FLIGHT PLAN SIGNED BY FRANK BORMAN & JAMES LOVELL. Final Flight Plan Apollo 8, AS503/CSM-103, Houston, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, November 22, 1968,

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APOLLO 8 FLIGHT PLAN
SIGNED BY FRANK BORMAN & JAMES LOVELL.
Final Flight Plan Apollo 8, AS503/CSM-103, Houston, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, November 22, 1968,

Sold for US$7,650 inc. premium

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APOLLO 8 LAUNCH
CREW SIGNED NASA ISSUED LITHOGRAPH.
"Apollo 8 Launch from Kennedy Space Center," official NASA color lithograph, 8 x 10 inches,

Sold for US$3,570 inc. premium

APOLLO 8 PLOTTING CHART MAN ORBITS THE MOON. "Apollo Translunar/Transearth plotting chart (ATT) Apollo 8 Mission," approximately 20 x 24 inches, NASA December 11, 1968,

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APOLLO 8 PLOTTING CHART
MAN ORBITS THE MOON.
"Apollo Translunar/Transearth plotting chart (ATT) Apollo 8 Mission," approximately 20 x 24 inches, NASA December 11, 1968,

Sold for US$2,295 inc. premium

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APOLLO 8 EARTHRISE
SIGNED WITH CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM FRANK BORMAN.
Large format color photograph, 23 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches,

US$1,000 - US$2,000

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APOLLO 8: EARTHRISE
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, being AS8-14-238, but unmarked,

Sold for US$1,020 inc. premium

APOLLO 8: LUNAR VIEW FIRST HUMANS TO ORBIT THE MOON. Color photograph, approximately 20 x 20 inches, on Kodak Endura paper with watermarks on verso,

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APOLLO 8: LUNAR VIEW
FIRST HUMANS TO ORBIT THE MOON.
Color photograph, approximately 20 x 20 inches, on Kodak Endura paper with watermarks on verso,

Sold for US$2,167.50 inc. premium

APOLLO 8: EARTH VIEW RARE 3/4 VIEW CONTRACTOR-ISSUED PHOTOGRAPH. Color photograph, 8 1/2 x 11 inches, December 22, 1968, information printed in red in margin,

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APOLLO 8: EARTH VIEW
RARE 3/4 VIEW CONTRACTOR-ISSUED PHOTOGRAPH.
Color photograph, 8 1/2 x 11 inches, December 22, 1968, information printed in red in margin,

Sold for US$701.25 inc. premium

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APOLLO 8 - EARTH RISE
BORMAN QUOTES FROM GENESIS.
Color photograph, approximately 20 x 20 inches, on Kodak Endura paper with watermarks on verso,

Sold for US$1,912.50 inc. premium

APOLLO 8: CREW SIGNED HEADLINE PARCHMENT EDITION OF NEW YORK TIMES CHRISTMAS DAY PAGE. New York Times December 25, 1968 [front page], 9 1/2 x 5 inches, on imitation parchment paper,

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APOLLO 8: CREW SIGNED HEADLINE
PARCHMENT EDITION OF NEW YORK TIMES CHRISTMAS DAY PAGE.
New York Times December 25, 1968 [front page], 9 1/2 x 5 inches, on imitation parchment paper,

Sold for US$1,530 inc. premium

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APOLLO 8 MISSION REPORT
SIGNED BY FRANK BORMAN & JAMES LOVELL.
Apollo 8 Mission Report, Houston, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, February 1969,

Sold for US$3,825 inc. premium

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APOLLO 9: FLOWN FLAG
FLOWN ABOARD GUMDROP.
Flown United States Flag, silk, 4 x 6 inches.

Sold for US$9,562.50 inc. premium

APOLLO 10: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH THE WHOLE EARTH. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, with red NASA indentification number in margin: AS10-34-5014,

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APOLLO 10: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
THE WHOLE EARTH.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, with red NASA indentification number in margin: AS10-34-5014,

Sold for US$1,083.75 inc. premium

APOLLO 10 POSTAL COVER SIGNED BY THE CREW. Apollo 10 cover, with Apollo 10 scene on left side with portrait of each crew member, Apollo 8 6 cent stamp, Kennedy Space Center, May 18, 1969 cancel,

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APOLLO 10 POSTAL COVER
SIGNED BY THE CREW.
Apollo 10 cover, with Apollo 10 scene on left side with portrait of each crew member, Apollo 8 6 cent stamp, Kennedy Space Center, May 18, 1969 cancel,

Sold for US$1,275 inc. premium

APOLLO 10: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH "A DRESS REHEARSAL" FOR THE MOON. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, with red NASA indentification number in margin: AS10-34-5108,

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APOLLO 10: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
"A DRESS REHEARSAL" FOR THE MOON.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, with red NASA indentification number in margin: AS10-34-5108,

Sold for US$765 inc. premium

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APOLLO 11 CREW-SIGNED PHOTO
INSCRIBED BY NEIL ARMSTRONG TO APOLLO 11 MSC FLIGHT DIRECTOR.
Photograph Signed on mount ("Neil Armstrong," "Michael Collins" & "Buzz Aldrin") and inscribed, 7 x 9 1/4 inches, [1969],

Sold for US$12,750 inc. premium

APOLLO 11 - PLOTTING CHART SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN. "Apollo Translunar/Transearth Trajectory Plotting Chart (ATT) Apollo Mission 11," approximately 20 x 24 inches, NASA, June 23, 1969,

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APOLLO 11 - PLOTTING CHART
SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN.
"Apollo Translunar/Transearth Trajectory Plotting Chart (ATT) Apollo Mission 11," approximately 20 x 24 inches, NASA, June 23, 1969,

Sold for US$2,422.50 inc. premium

APOLLO 11 FINAL FLIGHT PLAN SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN. Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan, AS-506/CSM-107/LM-5, Houston, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, July 1, 1969 [but later],

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APOLLO 11 FINAL FLIGHT PLAN
SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN.
Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan, AS-506/CSM-107/LM-5, Houston, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, July 1, 1969 [but later],

Sold for US$1,657.50 inc. premium

APOLLO 11 FINAL FLIGHT PLAN SIGNED BY MICHAEL COLLINS. Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan, AS-506/CSM-107/LM-5, Houston, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, July 1, 1969,

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APOLLO 11 FINAL FLIGHT PLAN
SIGNED BY MICHAEL COLLINS. Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan, AS-506/CSM-107/LM-5, Houston, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, July 1, 1969,

Sold for US$1,785 inc. premium

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APOLLO 11 - CREW-SIGNED PHOTO
APOLLO 11 LAUNCH.
photographs, gelatin silver print, 8 x 10 inches, [July 16, 1969],

Sold for US$11,475 inc. premium

APOLLO 11 EARTH RISE SIGNED BY MICHAEL COLLINS. Large format color photograph, approximately 16 x 20 inches, on Kodak Professional Endura paper, taken by Michael Collins aboard the Command Mudule Columbia during Apollo 11 in 1969.

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APOLLO 11 EARTH RISE
SIGNED BY MICHAEL COLLINS.
Large format color photograph, approximately 16 x 20 inches, on Kodak Professional Endura paper, taken by Michael Collins aboard the Command Mudule Columbia during Apollo 11 in 1969.

Sold for US$3,825 inc. premium

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APOLLO 11: EARTH RISE
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, being NASA image AS11-44-6549, but unmarked,

Sold for US$956.25 inc. premium

APOLLO 11 COMMAND MODULE COLUMBIA ABOVE LUNAR SURFACE SIGNED BY MICHAEL COLLINS. Large format color photograph, approximately 16 x 20 inches, on Kodak Professional Endura paper, taken from the Lunar Module Eagle during Apollo 11 in 1969.

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APOLLO 11 COMMAND MODULE COLUMBIA ABOVE LUNAR SURFACE
SIGNED BY MICHAEL COLLINS.
Large format color photograph, approximately 16 x 20 inches, on Kodak Professional Endura paper, taken from the Lunar Module Eagle during Apollo 11 in 1969.

Sold for US$3,187.50 inc. premium

APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH BUZZ ALDRIN DESCENDS THE LM LADDER. Color photograh, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, with red NASA identification number in upper margin: "AS11-40-5868,"

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APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
BUZZ ALDRIN DESCENDS THE LM LADDER.
Color photograh, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, with red NASA identification number in upper margin: "AS11-40-5868,"

Sold for US$1,275 inc. premium

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APOLLO 11: PHOTOGRAPH
BUZZ ALDRIN SALUTES OLD GLORY.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, being NASA image AS11-40-5874, but unmarked,

US$800 - US$1,200

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APOLLO 11: PHOTOGRAPH
NEIL ARMSTRONG'S "VISOR" IMAGE OF BUZZ ALRIN.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, being NASA image AS-40-5903, but unmarked,

Sold for US$816 inc. premium

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APOLLO 11
ALDRIN WITH THE STARS AND STRIPES ON THE LUNAR SURFACE.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, on Kodak Professional Endura paper.

US$600 - US$800

APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH EARTH LIMB — LOOKING BACK TO EARTH. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, red identification number in margin: AS11-36-5325,

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APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
EARTH LIMB — LOOKING BACK TO EARTH.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, red identification number in margin: AS11-36-5325,

Sold for US$637.50 inc. premium

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APOLLO 11: BUZZ ALDRIN AT TRANQUILITY BASE
ICONIC ARMSTRONG PHOTOGRAPH.
Large format color photograph, approximately 30 x 20 inches,

US$1,500 - US$2,500

APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH MICHAEL COLLINS PHOTOGRAPHS THE EARTH. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, with red NASA indentification number in margin: AS11-36-5355,

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APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
MICHAEL COLLINS PHOTOGRAPHS THE EARTH.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, with red NASA indentification number in margin: AS11-36-5355,

Sold for US$1,657.50 inc. premium

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APOLLO 11: NEIL ARMSTRONG'S LUNAR PHOTOGRAPH

Sold for US$1,020 inc. premium

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APOLLO 11: EARTH RISE WITH LM
THE LUNAR MODULE'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, AS11-44-6642, but without printed number,

Sold for US$2,422.50 inc. premium

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1 — SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS A PIECE OF THE TRANSATLANTIC FLYER. Valve Spring Washer from Spirit of St. Louis Wright J-5 Whirlwind Radial Engine, 1927,

2 — SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT: WIND TUNNEL MODEL B-70 SUPERSONIC BOMBER. Aluminum wind tunnel model, approximately 13 1/2 x 9 inches, [North American Aviation, 1950s],

3 — HIGH ALTITUDE FLIGHT GEAR High Altitude Flight Suit Cover Assembly, CSK-9A/P22S-6, September, 1972 & High Altitude Helmet, HGK-19/P22S-4, September, 1971,

4 — SPUTNIK-1 ROCKET: 8K71-PS THE ROCKET THAT CARRIED THE FIRST SATELLITE INTO ORBIT. Model of the Sputnik Rocket with the Sputnik-1 satellite at the top, resin and metal with black painted wood base,

5 — EXPLORER I FULL-SIZED WORKING MOCKUP. Nosecone/Payload Carrier Working Mockup, approximately 37 1/4-inches tall, 6-inch diameter, [Pasadena & Huntsville: Jet Propulsion Laboratory & Army Ballistic Missile Agency, c.1957],

6 — PROJECT MERCURY - NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH THE MERCURY SEVEN. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1961, with red NASA indentification number in margin: S-61-1250,

7 — ALAN SHEPARD AND THE MERCURY SEVEN BOOK SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY SHEPARD THE DAY HE BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE.

8 — FREEDOM 7 MISSION: U.S.S. LAKE CHAMPLAIN RECOVERY OF THE FIRST U.S. MAN IN SPACE. Album containing photographs taken aboard U.S.S. Lake Champlain, May 5, 1961,

9 — GEMINI IV: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH GEMINI IV LAUNCH. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1965, with red NASA indentification number in margin:

10 — GEMINI IV: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH THE FIRST SPACEWALK. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1965, with red NASA indentification number in margin: S-65-30431,

11 — GEMINI V: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPHS EARTH VIEWS. Group of 9 color photographs, 8 x 10 inches, 1965, each with NASA identification number in red in margin,

12 — GEMINI 6A/7 RENDEZVOUS LARGE VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY BORMAN & SCHIRRA. Large format color photograph, 15 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches, approximately 24 x 20 inches overall,

13 — GEMINI 6A/7 NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH GEMINI 6A/7 RENDEZVOUS. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1965, with red NASA indentification number in margin:

14 — PROJECT GEMINI: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPHS. RENDEZVOUS & DOCKING. Group of 3 Color Photographs, 1965 & 1966, each 8 x 10 inches, each with NASA "red number" identification in margin,

15 — GEMINI XI: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH "RIDE 'EM COWBOY!" Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1966, with red NASA indentification number in margin: S-66-54455,

16 — GEMINI XII: THE FIRST SPACE SELFIE

17 — APOLLO 7 SILVER ROBBINS MEDALLIONS 2 Apollo 7 Robbins medallions, sterling silver, obverse with mission emblem, verso with mission dates, 1968,

18 — APOLLO 8 FLIGHT PLAN SIGNED BY FRANK BORMAN & JAMES LOVELL. Final Flight Plan Apollo 8, AS503/CSM-103, Houston, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, November 22, 1968,

19 — APOLLO 8 LAUNCH CREW SIGNED NASA ISSUED LITHOGRAPH. "Apollo 8 Launch from Kennedy Space Center," official NASA color lithograph, 8 x 10 inches,

20 — APOLLO 8 PLOTTING CHART MAN ORBITS THE MOON. "Apollo Translunar/Transearth plotting chart (ATT) Apollo 8 Mission," approximately 20 x 24 inches, NASA December 11, 1968,

21 — APOLLO 8 EARTHRISE SIGNED WITH CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM FRANK BORMAN. Large format color photograph, 23 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches,

22 — APOLLO 8: EARTHRISE Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, being AS8-14-238, but unmarked,

23 — APOLLO 8: LUNAR VIEW FIRST HUMANS TO ORBIT THE MOON. Color photograph, approximately 20 x 20 inches, on Kodak Endura paper with watermarks on verso,

24 — APOLLO 8: EARTH VIEW RARE 3/4 VIEW CONTRACTOR-ISSUED PHOTOGRAPH. Color photograph, 8 1/2 x 11 inches, December 22, 1968, information printed in red in margin,

25 — APOLLO 8 - EARTH RISE BORMAN QUOTES FROM GENESIS. Color photograph, approximately 20 x 20 inches, on Kodak Endura paper with watermarks on verso,

26 — APOLLO 8: CREW SIGNED HEADLINE PARCHMENT EDITION OF NEW YORK TIMES CHRISTMAS DAY PAGE. New York Times December 25, 1968 [front page], 9 1/2 x 5 inches, on imitation parchment paper,

27 — APOLLO 8 MISSION REPORT SIGNED BY FRANK BORMAN & JAMES LOVELL. Apollo 8 Mission Report, Houston, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, February 1969,

28 — APOLLO 9: FLOWN FLAG FLOWN ABOARD GUMDROP. Flown United States Flag, silk, 4 x 6 inches.

29 — APOLLO 10: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH THE WHOLE EARTH. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, with red NASA indentification number in margin: AS10-34-5014,

30 — APOLLO 10 POSTAL COVER SIGNED BY THE CREW. Apollo 10 cover, with Apollo 10 scene on left side with portrait of each crew member, Apollo 8 6 cent stamp, Kennedy Space Center, May 18, 1969 cancel,

31 — APOLLO 10: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH "A DRESS REHEARSAL" FOR THE MOON. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, with red NASA indentification number in margin: AS10-34-5108,

32 — APOLLO 11 CREW-SIGNED PHOTO INSCRIBED BY NEIL ARMSTRONG TO APOLLO 11 MSC FLIGHT DIRECTOR. Photograph Signed on mount ("Neil Armstrong," "Michael Collins" & "Buzz Aldrin") and inscribed, 7 x 9 1/4 inches, [1969],

33 — APOLLO 11 - PLOTTING CHART SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN. "Apollo Translunar/Transearth Trajectory Plotting Chart (ATT) Apollo Mission 11," approximately 20 x 24 inches, NASA, June 23, 1969,

34 — APOLLO 11 FINAL FLIGHT PLAN SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN. Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan, AS-506/CSM-107/LM-5, Houston, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, July 1, 1969 [but later],

35 — APOLLO 11 FINAL FLIGHT PLAN SIGNED BY MICHAEL COLLINS. Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan, AS-506/CSM-107/LM-5, Houston, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, July 1, 1969,

36 — APOLLO 11 - CREW-SIGNED PHOTO APOLLO 11 LAUNCH. photographs, gelatin silver print, 8 x 10 inches, [July 16, 1969],

37 — APOLLO 11 EARTH RISE SIGNED BY MICHAEL COLLINS. Large format color photograph, approximately 16 x 20 inches, on Kodak Professional Endura paper, taken by Michael Collins aboard the Command Mudule Columbia during Apollo 11 in 1969.

38 — APOLLO 11: EARTH RISE Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, being NASA image AS11-44-6549, but unmarked,

39 — APOLLO 11 COMMAND MODULE COLUMBIA ABOVE LUNAR SURFACE SIGNED BY MICHAEL COLLINS. Large format color photograph, approximately 16 x 20 inches, on Kodak Professional Endura paper, taken from the Lunar Module Eagle during Apollo 11 in 1969.

40 — APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH BUZZ ALDRIN DESCENDS THE LM LADDER. Color photograh, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, with red NASA identification number in upper margin: "AS11-40-5868,"

41 — APOLLO 11: PHOTOGRAPH BUZZ ALDRIN SALUTES OLD GLORY. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, being NASA image AS11-40-5874, but unmarked,

42 — APOLLO 11: PHOTOGRAPH NEIL ARMSTRONG'S "VISOR" IMAGE OF BUZZ ALRIN. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, being NASA image AS-40-5903, but unmarked,

43 — APOLLO 11 ALDRIN WITH THE STARS AND STRIPES ON THE LUNAR SURFACE. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, on Kodak Professional Endura paper.

44 — APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH EARTH LIMB — LOOKING BACK TO EARTH. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, red identification number in margin: AS11-36-5325,

45 — APOLLO 11: BUZZ ALDRIN AT TRANQUILITY BASE ICONIC ARMSTRONG PHOTOGRAPH. Large format color photograph, approximately 30 x 20 inches,

46 — APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH MICHAEL COLLINS PHOTOGRAPHS THE EARTH. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, with red NASA indentification number in margin: AS11-36-5355,

47 — APOLLO 11: NEIL ARMSTRONG'S LUNAR PHOTOGRAPH

48 — APOLLO 11: EARTH RISE WITH LM THE LUNAR MODULE'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN. Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, AS11-44-6642, but without printed number,

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SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS
A PIECE OF THE TRANSATLANTIC FLYER.
Valve Spring Washer from Spirit of St. Louis Wright J-5 Whirlwind Radial Engine, 1927,

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SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT: WIND TUNNEL MODEL
B-70 SUPERSONIC BOMBER.
Aluminum wind tunnel model, approximately 13 1/2 x 9 inches, [North American Aviation, 1950s],

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HIGH ALTITUDE FLIGHT GEAR
High Altitude Flight Suit Cover Assembly, CSK-9A/P22S-6, September, 1972 & High Altitude Helmet, HGK-19/P22S-4, September, 1971,

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SPUTNIK-1 ROCKET: 8K71-PS
THE ROCKET THAT CARRIED THE FIRST SATELLITE INTO ORBIT.
Model of the Sputnik Rocket with the Sputnik-1 satellite at the top, resin and metal with black painted wood base,

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EXPLORER I
FULL-SIZED WORKING MOCKUP.
Nosecone/Payload Carrier Working Mockup, approximately 37 1/4-inches tall, 6-inch diameter, [Pasadena & Huntsville: Jet Propulsion Laboratory & Army Ballistic Missile Agency, c.1957],

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PROJECT MERCURY - NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
THE MERCURY SEVEN.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1961, with red NASA indentification number in margin: S-61-1250,

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ALAN SHEPARD AND THE MERCURY SEVEN
BOOK SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY SHEPARD THE DAY HE BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE.

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FREEDOM 7 MISSION: U.S.S. LAKE CHAMPLAIN
RECOVERY OF THE FIRST U.S. MAN IN SPACE.
Album containing photographs taken aboard U.S.S. Lake Champlain, May 5, 1961,

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GEMINI IV: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
GEMINI IV LAUNCH.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1965, with red NASA indentification number in margin:

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GEMINI IV: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
THE FIRST SPACEWALK.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1965, with red NASA indentification number in margin: S-65-30431,

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GEMINI V: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPHS
EARTH VIEWS.
Group of 9 color photographs, 8 x 10 inches, 1965, each with NASA identification number in red in margin,

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GEMINI 6A/7 RENDEZVOUS
LARGE VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY BORMAN & SCHIRRA.
Large format color photograph, 15 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches, approximately 24 x 20 inches overall,

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GEMINI 6A/7 NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
GEMINI 6A/7 RENDEZVOUS.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1965, with red NASA indentification number in margin:

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PROJECT GEMINI: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPHS.
RENDEZVOUS & DOCKING.
Group of 3 Color Photographs, 1965 & 1966, each 8 x 10 inches, each with NASA "red number" identification in margin,

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GEMINI XI: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
"RIDE 'EM COWBOY!"
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1966, with red NASA indentification number in margin: S-66-54455,

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GEMINI XII: THE FIRST SPACE SELFIE

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APOLLO 7 SILVER ROBBINS MEDALLIONS
2 Apollo 7 Robbins medallions, sterling silver, obverse with mission emblem, verso with mission dates, 1968,

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APOLLO 8 FLIGHT PLAN
SIGNED BY FRANK BORMAN & JAMES LOVELL.
Final Flight Plan Apollo 8, AS503/CSM-103, Houston, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, November 22, 1968,

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APOLLO 8 LAUNCH
CREW SIGNED NASA ISSUED LITHOGRAPH.
"Apollo 8 Launch from Kennedy Space Center," official NASA color lithograph, 8 x 10 inches,

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APOLLO 8 PLOTTING CHART
MAN ORBITS THE MOON.
"Apollo Translunar/Transearth plotting chart (ATT) Apollo 8 Mission," approximately 20 x 24 inches, NASA December 11, 1968,

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APOLLO 8 EARTHRISE
SIGNED WITH CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM FRANK BORMAN.
Large format color photograph, 23 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches,

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APOLLO 8: EARTHRISE
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, being AS8-14-238, but unmarked,

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APOLLO 8: LUNAR VIEW
FIRST HUMANS TO ORBIT THE MOON.
Color photograph, approximately 20 x 20 inches, on Kodak Endura paper with watermarks on verso,

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APOLLO 8: EARTH VIEW
RARE 3/4 VIEW CONTRACTOR-ISSUED PHOTOGRAPH.
Color photograph, 8 1/2 x 11 inches, December 22, 1968, information printed in red in margin,

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APOLLO 8 - EARTH RISE
BORMAN QUOTES FROM GENESIS.
Color photograph, approximately 20 x 20 inches, on Kodak Endura paper with watermarks on verso,

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APOLLO 8: CREW SIGNED HEADLINE
PARCHMENT EDITION OF NEW YORK TIMES CHRISTMAS DAY PAGE.
New York Times December 25, 1968 [front page], 9 1/2 x 5 inches, on imitation parchment paper,

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APOLLO 8 MISSION REPORT
SIGNED BY FRANK BORMAN & JAMES LOVELL.
Apollo 8 Mission Report, Houston, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, February 1969,

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APOLLO 9: FLOWN FLAG
FLOWN ABOARD GUMDROP.
Flown United States Flag, silk, 4 x 6 inches.

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APOLLO 10: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
THE WHOLE EARTH.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, with red NASA indentification number in margin: AS10-34-5014,

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APOLLO 10 POSTAL COVER
SIGNED BY THE CREW.
Apollo 10 cover, with Apollo 10 scene on left side with portrait of each crew member, Apollo 8 6 cent stamp, Kennedy Space Center, May 18, 1969 cancel,

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APOLLO 10: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
"A DRESS REHEARSAL" FOR THE MOON.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, with red NASA indentification number in margin: AS10-34-5108,

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APOLLO 11 CREW-SIGNED PHOTO
INSCRIBED BY NEIL ARMSTRONG TO APOLLO 11 MSC FLIGHT DIRECTOR.
Photograph Signed on mount ("Neil Armstrong," "Michael Collins" & "Buzz Aldrin") and inscribed, 7 x 9 1/4 inches, [1969],

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APOLLO 11 - PLOTTING CHART
SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN.
"Apollo Translunar/Transearth Trajectory Plotting Chart (ATT) Apollo Mission 11," approximately 20 x 24 inches, NASA, June 23, 1969,

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APOLLO 11 FINAL FLIGHT PLAN
SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN.
Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan, AS-506/CSM-107/LM-5, Houston, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, July 1, 1969 [but later],

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APOLLO 11 FINAL FLIGHT PLAN
SIGNED BY MICHAEL COLLINS. Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan, AS-506/CSM-107/LM-5, Houston, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, July 1, 1969,

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APOLLO 11 - CREW-SIGNED PHOTO
APOLLO 11 LAUNCH.
photographs, gelatin silver print, 8 x 10 inches, [July 16, 1969],

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APOLLO 11 EARTH RISE
SIGNED BY MICHAEL COLLINS.
Large format color photograph, approximately 16 x 20 inches, on Kodak Professional Endura paper, taken by Michael Collins aboard the Command Mudule Columbia during Apollo 11 in 1969.

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APOLLO 11: EARTH RISE
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, being NASA image AS11-44-6549, but unmarked,

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APOLLO 11 COMMAND MODULE COLUMBIA ABOVE LUNAR SURFACE
SIGNED BY MICHAEL COLLINS.
Large format color photograph, approximately 16 x 20 inches, on Kodak Professional Endura paper, taken from the Lunar Module Eagle during Apollo 11 in 1969.

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APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
BUZZ ALDRIN DESCENDS THE LM LADDER.
Color photograh, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, with red NASA identification number in upper margin: "AS11-40-5868,"

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APOLLO 11: PHOTOGRAPH
BUZZ ALDRIN SALUTES OLD GLORY.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, being NASA image AS11-40-5874, but unmarked,

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APOLLO 11: PHOTOGRAPH
NEIL ARMSTRONG'S "VISOR" IMAGE OF BUZZ ALRIN.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, being NASA image AS-40-5903, but unmarked,

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APOLLO 11
ALDRIN WITH THE STARS AND STRIPES ON THE LUNAR SURFACE.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, on Kodak Professional Endura paper.

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APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
EARTH LIMB — LOOKING BACK TO EARTH.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, red identification number in margin: AS11-36-5325,

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APOLLO 11: BUZZ ALDRIN AT TRANQUILITY BASE
ICONIC ARMSTRONG PHOTOGRAPH.
Large format color photograph, approximately 30 x 20 inches,

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APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
MICHAEL COLLINS PHOTOGRAPHS THE EARTH.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, with red NASA indentification number in margin: AS11-36-5355,

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APOLLO 11: NEIL ARMSTRONG'S LUNAR PHOTOGRAPH

48 —
APOLLO 11: EARTH RISE WITH LM
THE LUNAR MODULE'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN.
Color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, 1969, AS11-44-6642, but without printed number,