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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,

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

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,

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,

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],

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,

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

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,

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

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,

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,

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,

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:

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,

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,

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

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,

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

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,

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

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

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,

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,

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

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,

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

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

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,

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,

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,

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],

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,

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],

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,

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

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.

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

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.

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,"

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

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,

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

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,

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

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,

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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