Sell or Auction Your Flown Gemini Checklist for up to Nearly $50,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions
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The Gemini Program followed the Mercury Program of the late 1950s and early 1960s and launched 12 two-person spacecrafts that orbited Earth between 1964 and 1966. The main objectives of the Gemini missions were to test the ability of spacecrafts to be maneuvered, understand the human effects from a prolonged time spent in space, improve the spacecraft’s re-entry and landing on Earth and orbit the Earth while docking with another spacecraft. Americans first walked in space during the Gemini missions and these missions helped pave way for the Apollo missions.
Below is a recent realized price for a flown Gemini checklist. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:
Flown Gemini Checklist Circa Mid-1960s. Sold for Nearly $50,000.
Below are some examples of space-flown memorabilia we have sold:
John Glenn’s In-Flight Instructions Used & Flown Aboard Mercury 6
One-of-kind piece of space history flown with John Glenn aboard the Mercury-Atlas 6 “Friendship 7” – the first manned orbit of the earth by an American astronaut. These in-flight photo instructions were used by Glenn aboard the 20 February 1962 mission and feature both a chronological flight plan with detailed astrological markers (“+7′ CASSIOPIA/COUNT STARTS” and “+23′ ORION & MOON/UV PHOTOS COUNT STARS”), as well as fixed geographical landmarks (“LAKE VICTORIA/KENYA NAIROBI” AND “CHRISTMAS ISLANDS”). All data on the instructions was personally used by Glenn to confirm the capsule’s flight path during its 4 hour and 55 minute mission, instructing Glenn at which point to take photos in flight. Instructions also include an in-flight check list that covers such tasks as “Chng Film-Color Filter Out” and “STOW & R. SEQ CHK CET”. The document was attached to a bobbin at each end, forming a scroll that Glenn was able to move back and forth with his thumb during the mission. The long and narrow document measures 4.75″ x 42.5″, its ends trimmed to fit into the bobbin slits. The in-flight instructions were given by Glenn to Frogman Richard “Dick” Dunham of UDT-21 (Underwater Demolition Team) as a thank you memento for his work with Mercury 6; a precursor to Navy Seals, the UDT both trained astronauts for egress from the space capsule into the ocean and retrieved the astronauts after splashdown. The flight plan was then given to U.S. Navy veteran Justin C. Pollard by Dunham, who became a mentor during Pollard’s time in the Navy Bud/S School, Class 240. The document’s historical significance was confirmed by the John Glenn Archives at Ohio State University Libraries. Light creasing and wear, otherwise near fine. Additional provenance includes: (1) LOA from Justin Pollard; (2) 1959 photo of Dunham and Glenn together (Dunham is the blond gentleman, 4th from left in back row) and (3) screen-capture photo of the Mercury 6 cockpit, scroll visible in center of photo, in front of John Glenn. Sold for $66,993.
Space-Flown Apollo 11 Robbins Medal — Serial Number 60, Given to the Consignor by Buzz Aldrin
Scarce Apollo 11 Robbins medal, with a low serial number of 60, owned by Buzz Aldrin. Front of coin has ”Apollo 11” engraved above the mission insignia of an eagle landing on the moon’s surface carrying an olive branch. Verso has three dates for the launch, ”July 16, 1969”, landing, ”July 20, 1969”, and return, ”July 24, 1969”. For the moon landing missions, three blank fields were included for the launch, lunar landing, and return dates and later engraved, as is the case here. Verso also has the ”60” serial number engraved with each astronaut’s last name. Coin measures 1.125”, made of sterling silver. In very good condition. This Robbins medal was given directly to the consignor by Buzz Aldrin in 1969. Sold for $34,375.
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