2006 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Silent Auction at Autographica
ASF raised more than $10,000 at its annual auction at the Autographica show in London. Astronauts in attendance included ASF Directors Scott Carpenter and Charlie Duke, Rusty Schweickart, Chairman Al Worden and Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov.
For more information on the Silent Auction, contact Linn LeBlanc at Linn@AstronautScholarship.org or 321-455-7011.
Lot 01: Apollo 14 signed program
From a March 17, 1971 ceremony where the Governor of Nevada declared
the day as "Apollo XIV Astronaut Day". A few of these programs,
such as this one, were hand-signed by the crew, Alan Shepard,
Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, and presented to VIP dignitaries
present. ex. The Edgar Mitchell Collection.
Lot 02: Apollo Commemorative Matchbook Series
RCA created a limited series of these matchbooks for each
Apollo mission. Limited in production, this set is numbered
22,961. ex. Paul Weitz Collection
Lot 03: Collection of Fisher Space Pens
Included are three sample space pens made and sold by Fisher Pens to
benefit the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. The Apollo 11 pen,
the Alan Shepard Golf Pen, and the Telescoping Pen. The Fisher
Space Pen was selected by NASA for its unique capabilities and was
used by Astronauts on all manned space flights. It writes in any
position without stopping.
Lot 04: Collection of U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction signed prints
This lot includes authentically autographed posters from the space
shuttle inductions in 2001, 2004, 2005, and 2006. These prints
were given to VIPs and were not available for sale.
Lot 05: STS-1 Badges, Permits, and Autograph
An assortment of original STS-1 badges, used but in excellent
condition, which permitted personnel onto NASA's Kennedy Space
Center property for the first mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia
in April 1981. This year marks the flight's 25th anniversary.
Included are: News Media, Firing Room 4, Support, Contractors,
Media Technician and car placards for Press Site and Support. Also:
an autographed photo by STS-1 pilot Bob Crippen.
Lot 06: Pilot flight log and collection of Skylab Food Tins
The Skylab food system was developed to provide a balanced diet and
meet necessary nutritional requirements. Seventy foods were available
from which the crew could select their in-flight diets. These 4 food
cans were constructed with membranes or other designed devices which
restrained the food within the container when in zero-gravity and
allowed the crew to eat with conventional tableware. Water, when
needed, was added from the outlets located on the pedestal. Also:
A food log used during training for the Skylab 1 mission. ex. The
Paul Weitz Collection.
Lot 07: Collection of Signed Prints
Mercury and Space Shuttle Astronaut John Glenn signed this Atlas
print while celebrating the 40th anniversary of his Mercury flight
at Kennedy Space Center in 2002. The second print portraits him
as senator and signed while he was in office.
Lot 08: Signed Moon Print
Apollo 15's Command Module Pilot Al Worden has adapted photography
he took during his mission into striking pieces of artwork including
this piece, titled "Moon". Lunar surface pockmarks, craters, and
rilles are vividly seen in this shot of the Moon. The mounted print
is 6 of 100 and measures 16" x 20".
Lot 09: Apollo 13 Signed Cover
Jim Lovell and Fred Haise signed this Apollo 13 cover postmarked
April 14, 1970 from Kennedy Space Center. April 14 was the date
the crew was scheduled to land on the moon.
Lot 10: FLOWN Apollo 11 Thermal Protection Insulation
Flew to the Moon as part of Apollo 11's Command Module
"Columbia" which carried the crew of the first manned lunar
landing mission from July 16-24, 1969. This pressure-sensitive
Kapton polymide tape was part of the spacecraft's thermal
protection subsystem and removed from the heat shield after
splashdown.
Lot 11: Signed Print
This signed print depicts Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon. Aldrin and his crew mate Neil Armstrong were the first men to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission. Matted and framed with archival methods.
Lot 12: FLOWN Apollo 17 Kapton
This swatch of pressure-sensitive Kapton polyimide tape was cut from
Apollo 17's Command Module thermal protection subsystem. Applied
under the external ablator surface of the Module, the tape was
used to shield the spacecraft from the extreme temperatures of
space. Mission commander Eugene Cernan's corporation had these
acrylics produced.
Lot 13: Apollo 16 Robbins Medallion
This medallion is one of 300 that the Apollo 16 crew commissioned the
Robbins Company of Attleboro, MA to mint. Still in its original
case, the medallion depicts the crews' insignia on one side and
the dates of launch, moon landing and return on the other. ex. The
Charles Duke Collection.
Lot 14: Multi-signed Earth and Moon Canvas Print
During its flight, the Galileo spacecraft returned separate
images of the Earth and Moon which were combined to generate this
view. Galileo took the images in 1992 on its way to explore the
Jupiter system in 1995-97. Twenty-three astronauts have signed a
24" x 26" canvas print of this powerful image including: Charlie
Bolden, Vance Brand, Dan Brandenstein, Scott Carpenter, Jerry Carr,
Robert Crippen, Walt Cunningham, Charlie Duke, Gordon Fullerton,
Ed Gibson, Owen Garriott, Robert Gibson, Dick Gordon, Fred Haise,
Rick Hauck, Jack Lousma, Jim Lovell, Ken Mattingly, Bruce Melnick,
Edgar Mitchell, Brewster Shaw, Loren Shriver, and Al Worden.
Lot 15: Apollo 15 Signed Insurance Cover
Signed by Jim Irwin, Dave Scott, and Al Worden shortly before their
Apollo 15 launch. This was one of a small quantity of covers that
were left behind as a form of "insurance" in the event they failed
to return from the Moon. ex. The Al Worden Collection