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Lot 27: Multi-Signed Skylab Story Memoir

Written by astronauts Joe Kerwin and Owen Garriott (along with NASA journalist David Hitt), this paperback volume of Homesteading Space bears the autographs of both Kerwin and Garriott, as well as all six of the other living Skylab flyers: Paul Weitz, Bill Pogue, Ed Gibson, Jerry Carr, Jack Lousma and Alan Bean.

In addition to his signature, each of the astronauts has noted his mission name and assignment; Garriott has also inscribed, "see pgs 61-63 for nomenclature," in reference to the abbreviations used by the astronauts.

The book is part of the "Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight" series published by the University of Nebraska Press. Subtitled "The Skylab Story," it includes among its 540 pages the full text of Skylab II Commander Alan Bean's in-flight diary.

Skylab was a space station launched and operated by NASA and was the U.S.'s first space station. Skylab orbited the Earth from 1973 to 1979, and included a workshop, a solar observatory, and other systems.

A Certificate of Authenticity signed by Linn LeBlanc, Executive Director of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, accompanies this lot.

ASF reserves the right to disqualify the high bidder, to reject the bid, and to accept a bid from a lower bidder, for any reason with their discretion, which shall be exercised in good faith.

Bid History

Bidding on this lot concluded on March 15, 2013 at 10:00 PM EDT.

Bidders: 10 Bids: 29 Winning Bid: $710

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