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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
Lot 1 – 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
Lot 2 – 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
Lot 3 – 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
Lot 4 – 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
Lot 5 – 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
Lot 6 – 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
Lot 7 – 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
Lot 8 – 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
Lot 9 – 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
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
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
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
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
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
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