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Space Exploration
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1. CHESLEY BONESTELL. "30 MILES ABOVE ARISTARCHUS," CA 1949

2. LUNAR ORBITER I. THE FIRST IMAGE OF THE EARTH FROM THE MOON

3. BEAN, ALAN. "TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED, I SALUTE YOU," COPYRIGHT DATE 2005

4. OVERSIZE VOSKHOD-2 ROCKET MODEL

5. SOKOL KR ("FALCON") SPACESUIT, MANUFACTURED BY NPP ZVEZDA, CA 1973

6. SOYUZ-TM TRANSLATIONAL HAND CONTROLLER, CA 1990

7. MAPC-3 ("MARS-3") SOVIET INTERPLANETARY PROBE MODEL, BY NPO LAVOCHKIN, CA 1987
![[SPACESUIT TESTING]. ARCHIVE OF PHOTOGRAPHS DOCUMENTING SPACESUIT TESTING, CA 1958-1975](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0fe55b3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F14%2Fa1%2F72cc7be74495b7ebbdda3a44bda6%2Fn10096-8-web.jpg)
8. [SPACESUIT TESTING]. ARCHIVE OF PHOTOGRAPHS DOCUMENTING SPACESUIT TESTING, CA 1958-1975

9. GEMINI G2-G PROTOTYPE SPACESUIT GLOVES WITH WORKING FINGER-TIP LIGHTS, MADE FOR ALAN SHEPARD, CA 1963

10. APOLLO PROTOTYPE SPD-117 SPACESUIT, INTERNATIONAL LATEX CORPORATION, CA 1962

11. APOLLO PROTOTYPE A6L SPACESUIT, INTERNATIONAL LATEX CORPORATION, 1967

12. MOCK-UP A7L SPACESUIT, COMPLETE WITH BUBBLE HELMET, BOOTS, AND GLOVES, CA 1969

13. APOLLO ADVANCED LUNAR EVA PROTOTYPE GLOVE, MADE FOR RUSSELL SCHWEICKART, CA 1966

14. APOLLO SPACE SUIT SCHEMATIC. DETAILED SCHEMATIC OF THE EXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNIT (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE SPACESUIT)

15. GRUMMAN APOLLO LUNAR LANDING PROJECT BLUEPRINTS

16. ALBUM OF VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS OF LANGLEY WIND TUNNEL TAKEN BY NASA SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER BILL TAUB

17. X-248 ALTAIR ANIMATED LIGHT-UP CONTRACTOR'S ADVERTISING MODEL, HERCULES POWDER CO., CA 1960

18. NIMBUS SATELLITE MODEL, LIKELY BY RCA AEROSPACE FOR NASA, CA 1964

19. NASA BIOSATELLITE-3 CONTRACTOR'S MODEL, MADE BY GENERAL ELECTRIC, CA 1969

20. LARGE SCALE APOLLO CAPSULE MODEL IN ORIGINAL BOX, MANUFACTURED FOR NASA, CA 1962

21. APOLLO SPACECRAFT CONTRACTORS MODELS. TWO MODELS (CSM AND LM), SIGNED BY 7 ASTRONAUTS

22. OFFICIAL CONTRACTOR LUNAR LANDER MODEL, ISSUED BY THE SPACECRAFT BUILDER GRUMMAN

23. APOLLO LUNAR MODULE MODEL, PRODUCED BY THE FRANKLIN MINT, SIGNED BY SIX MOON WALKERS

24. GRUMMAN APOLLO LUNAR LANDING PROJECT OVERSIZE BLUEPRINTS OF THE LUNAR EXCURSION MODULE (LEM) AND ASTRONAUTS
![[LUNAR MODULE]. ARCHIVE OF VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS DOCUMENTING THE APOLLO LUNAR MODULE, CA 1962-1969](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/42a7f0f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Ff4%2F2b%2Fd28b5db5405cabc91a71a86b827b%2Fn10096-25-web.jpg)
25. [LUNAR MODULE]. ARCHIVE OF VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS DOCUMENTING THE APOLLO LUNAR MODULE, CA 1962-1969

26. SATURN V ROCKET MODEL, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY VARIOUS ASTRONAUTS

27. 10 ORIGINAL HAND-DRAWN ENGINEERING PLANS RELATING TO THE SKYLAB - ORBITAL WORKSHOP, 1968

28. GEORGE C MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER ORIGINAL HAND-DRAWN ENGINEERING PLANS RELATING TO ROCKET ENGINE TEST STANDS

29. ARCHIVE OF ORIGINAL HAND-DRAWN ENGINEERING PLANS RELATING TO THE STORAGE AND TRANSFER OF LIQUID OXYGEN, 8 JULY 1968

30. ENGINEERING AND SITE DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE GEORGE C MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

31. LUNAR GLOBE. REPLOGLE LUNAR GLOBE. USA, CA 1972. SIGNED BY SIX MOONWALKERS, ONE FROM EACH MISSION

32. HAPKE THEORETICAL MODEL OF THE LUNAR SURFACE REFLECTION, PRODUCED BY BOEING FOR NASA, CA 1965

33. APOLLO SOYUZ TEST PROJECT (ASTP) EXTRA-LARGE CONTRACTOR'S MODEL, ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL, CA 1975

34. LARGE CUSTOM-BUILT SHUTTLE CENTAUR G PRIME ROCKET STAGE MODEL, LIKELY BY GENERAL DYNAMICS, CA 1980.

35. HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE MODEL, BY PENWAL INDUSTRIES FOR NASA, CA 1990

36. MARS GLOBE. VISUAL-RELIEF MARINER 9 MARS GLOBE. CHICAGO: DENOYER-GEPPERT CO., 1973

37. SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN COMPUTER. IBM AP101B GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTER, MANUFACTURED 11 NOVEMBER 1988

38. SPACE SHUTTLE SPACELAB COMPUTER. IBM APL101-SL, MANUFACTURED 12 DECEMBER 1989

39. FLOWN SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOAD AND GENERAL SUPPORT COMPUTER. MANUFACTURED BY GRID/SAI TECHNOLOGY, CA 1996

40. APOLLO CO2 ABSORBER FILTER ASSEMBLY, AIRESEARCH PART 813540-2-1
![[PROJECT MERCURY]. VINTAGE COLOR PHOTOGRAPH INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE MERCURY SEVEN TO BILL TAUB](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6214ca9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Ffa%2F07%2Ff9836def4b83afa62cf78bb3ecbb%2Fn10096-41-web.jpg)
41. [PROJECT MERCURY]. VINTAGE COLOR PHOTOGRAPH INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE MERCURY SEVEN TO BILL TAUB
![[PROJECT MERCURY]. VINTAGE BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE MERCURY SEVEN](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8a5ddcd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F64%2F5f%2Fa284bf654e46a1c644e5b1a0bd5c%2Fn10096-42-web.jpg)
42. [PROJECT MERCURY]. VINTAGE BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE MERCURY SEVEN
![[PROJECT MERCURY]. FRIENDSHIP 7 AND AURORA 7 PHOTO BOOKS, INSCRIBED TO BILL TAUB BY JOHN GLENN AND SCOTT CARPENTER](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ae7893d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F68%2F90%2F6431da77484e9332821609722edd%2Fn10096-43-web.jpg)
43. [PROJECT MERCURY]. FRIENDSHIP 7 AND AURORA 7 PHOTO BOOKS, INSCRIBED TO BILL TAUB BY JOHN GLENN AND SCOTT CARPENTER
![[PROJECT MERCURY]. MERCURY-REDSTONE 3 UMBILICAL CABLE SEGMENT, WITH VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH OF ALAN SHEPARD AND BILL TAUB](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/91b36c1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fcd%2Fbd%2Fa4f2c2ed4c2591cd015d92b9cf9c%2Fn10096-44-web.jpg)
44. [PROJECT MERCURY]. MERCURY-REDSTONE 3 UMBILICAL CABLE SEGMENT, WITH VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH OF ALAN SHEPARD AND BILL TAUB
![[PROJECT MERCURY]. A PAIR OF PHOTO LITHOGRAPHS SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY JOHN GLENN AND ALAN SHEPARD TO MYRA TAUB](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/01f48b6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F1b%2F77%2F4ef50cfe469eb52c0a376a82c813%2Fn10096-45-web.jpg)
45. [PROJECT MERCURY]. A PAIR OF PHOTO LITHOGRAPHS SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY JOHN GLENN AND ALAN SHEPARD TO MYRA TAUB
![[PROJECT MERCURY]. VINTAGE PHOTOLITHOGRAPH OF ROCKET LAUNCH, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY GUS GRISSOM TO BILL TAUB](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cd647e9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fdc%2Fd8%2Feb857847497e8b50610ddb93ac80%2Fn10096-46-web.jpg)
46. [PROJECT MERCURY]. VINTAGE PHOTOLITHOGRAPH OF ROCKET LAUNCH, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY GUS GRISSOM TO BILL TAUB
![[PROJECT MERCURY]. LIFE MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED BY THE MERCURY SEVEN CREW, INSCRIBED TO BILL TAUB](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/77baf07/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F19%2Fef%2Fd89fd049442ebdc87b5d844193d1%2Fn10096-47-web.jpg)
47. [PROJECT MERCURY]. LIFE MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED BY THE MERCURY SEVEN CREW, INSCRIBED TO BILL TAUB
![[PROJECT MERCURY]. ATLAS-MERCURY LAUNCH. VINTAGE COLOR LITHOGRAPH SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY JOHN GLENN TO NADINE TAUB](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c72f48f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F81%2Fff%2Fa70158844e418be378f1c14ceecf%2Fn10096-48-web.jpg)
48. [PROJECT MERCURY]. ATLAS-MERCURY LAUNCH. VINTAGE COLOR LITHOGRAPH SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY JOHN GLENN TO NADINE TAUB