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2007 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Silent Auction at Autographica, Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow, England
Bidding for these items ended at the Autographica Dinner on Saturday, March 3, 2007, at 9 pm. The winning bids are noted next to the items.
For more information on the Silent Auction, contact Linn LeBlanc at Linn@AstronautScholarship.org or 321-455-7011.
For more info on the show, visit http://autographica.co.uk/.
Lot 01: Buzz Aldrin Signed Print — $240
Lot 1 – Buzz Aldrin Signed Print — This signed
print was donated by Aldrin and depicts him 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 Apollo 11.
Lot 02: Alan Bean Signed Print and Leather-bound Book — $400
Lot 2 – Alan Bean Signed Print and Leather-bound Book
— This lot includes a limited edition Easton Press Alan
Bean Apollo: An Eyewitness Account
leather-bound autographed book. Also included, a signed framed
print of Bean on the moon.
Lot 03: John Glenn Signed Print & Action Figure — $150
Lot 3 – John Glenn Signed Print & Action Figures
— 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. Also included,
a Glenn Hot Wheels collectible action figures set.
Lot 04: Moonshot Book & Alan Shepard Autograph — $220
Lot 4 – Moonshot Book & Alan Shepard Autograph
— Shepard and the late Deke Slayton, two of the original
Mercury astronauts, teamed up with two veteran space reporters Jay
Barbree and Howard Benedict to produce a book on the space program's
early days. Lot also includes a non-affixed book label signed by
Shepard, Barbree, Benedict and Deke's widow, Bobbie Slayton.
Lot 05: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Flown Kapton Foil & Signed Photo — $300
Lot 5 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Flown Kapton Foil &
Signed Photo — This swatch of pressure-sensitive Kapton
polyimide tape was removed from the Command Module that flew on the
first international space mission, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project,
in 1975. Applied over the surface of the CM, Kapton tape was used
to protect the spacecraft from the extreme temperatures of space.
Also included, an ASTP signed photo.
Lot 06: Buzz Aldrin Canceled Check — $120
Lot 6 – Buzz Aldrin Canceled Check — standard
2 3/4" x 6" bank draft signed by Gemini and Apollo astronaut Buzz
Aldrin of Apollo 11 fame. The check is dated 12-18-81 and made
out to Hertz Systems Inc. in the amount of $44.20 and signed "Edwin
E. Aldrin, Jr."
Lot 07: Deke Slayton Canceled Check — $140
Lot 7 – Deke Slayton Canceled Check — standard
2 3/4" x 6" bank draft signed by Mercury astronaut Deke Slayton,
veteran of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission. It's dated
Feb. 28, 1984 and signed "Donald K. Slayton."
Lot 08: Jim Irwin Canceled Check — $400
Lot 8 – Jim Irwin Canceled Check — standard 2 3/4"
x 6" bank draft signed by Apollo astronaut Jim Irwin. The check
is made out to Col. Jim Irwin's local church in Colorado Springs in
the amount of $350, dated May 22, 1985 and signed "James B. Irwin."
Lot 09: Apollo 13 Original Crew Signed Cover — $450
Lot 9 – Apollo 13 Original Crew Signed Cover —
This cover was signed by the original crew of Apollo 13, Commander
James Lovell, Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise and Command Module
Pilot Ken Mattingly. These covers were signed by the crew at
Kennedy Space Center in April 1970 before Apollo 13's launch.
Lot 10: Apollo 15 Signed Insurance Cover — $1200
Lot 10 – Apollo 15 Signed Insurance Cover —
From the collection of Command Module Pilot, Col. Al Worden, this
cover was signed by Jim Irwin, Dave Scott and 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.
Lot 11: Apollo 16 Signed Insurance Cover — $700
Lot 11 – Apollo 16 Signed Insurance Cover — From
the collection of Lunar Module Pilot Charlie Duke, this cover was
signed by John Young, Ken Mattingly and Duke shortly before their
launch, as a form of "insurance" in the event they failed to return
from the Moon.
Lot 12: Skylab 2 Signed Beta Patch — $260
Lot 12 – Skylab 2 Signed Beta Patch — This Skylab
2 Beta Cloth was donated and signed by crewmembers Alan Bean, Owen
Garriott and Jack Lousma. The patch is silk-screened onto the same
cloth as the crews wore as the outermost layer of their spacesuits.
Lot 13: Apollo 12 Flight Plan — $300
Lot 13 – Apollo 12 Flight Plan — From the
personal collection of NASA astronaut Paul Weitz, this Apollo 12
Flight Plan was issued by the Flight Planning Branch (a branch
within the Flight Crew Support Division which was within the
Flight Operations Directorate) who were tasked with developing
the Flight Plan. They'd publish periodic versions as required.
This Plan is marked "Final."
Lot 14: Apollo 8 – Apollo 17 First Day Covers — $900
Lot 14 – Apollo 8 – Apollo 17 First Day Covers
— From the personal collection of NASA astronaut Paul
Weitz, these first day covers were sent to Weitz while he was in
the astronaut corps. Each is postmarked and labeled to him on
significant dates of each mission and signed by Weitz "from my
personal collection." A total of 11 covers in all.
Lot 15: Al Worden signed Art — $280
Lot 15 – Al Worden signed Art — Apollo 15's
Command Module Pilot Al Worden has adapted photography taken during
his mission into striking pieces of artwork including this one of
crewmate Jim Irwin on the moon. The mounted print is signed by
Col. Worden, measures 16" x 20" and is accompanied by a signed COA.
Lot 16: Multi-signed moon/earth print — $2200
Lot 16 – Multi-signed moon/earth print — Before
Columbia and her crew were lost during reentry on February 1, 2003,
they captured this striking photograph of a quarter moon hanging
over the Earth's horizon. Twenty-seven astronauts have signed,
including: Joe Allen, Bill Anders, Vance Brand, Dan Brandenstein,
Scott Carpenter, Dick Covey, Bob Crippen, Walt Cunningham, Charles
Duke, Gordon Fullerton, Owen Garriott, Ed Gibson, Robert "Hoot"
Gibson, Richard Gordon, Fred Haise, Rick Hauck, Rick Heib, Jack
Lousma, James Lovell, Edgar Mitchell, Bill Pogue, Wally Schirra,
Dave Scott, Rhea Seddon, Rusty Schweickart, Al Worden and John Young.