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The Gemini Program followed the Mercury missions and launched 12 two-person spacecrafts to orbit 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 they helped pave way for the Apollo missions.
Below is a recent realized price for a Gemini spacecraft Agena contractor model. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:
Gemini Spacecraft Agena Contractor Model. Sold for Over $3,000.
Here are some items related to the Gemini missions that we have sold:
Gemini Astronaut-Signed 10” x 8” Photo Collage — Signed by Neil Armstrong & 10 More Astronauts
Gemini astronaut-signed NASA photo collage. Paving the way for the Apollo program, Gemini missions first launched on 8 April 1964 and ended on 15 November 1966. Astronauts boldly sign their names in black, green and blue ink: ”Neil Armstrong”, ”Mike Collins”, ”Buzz Aldrin”, ”Richard Gordon”, ”Gordon Cooper”, ”James Lovell”, ”James G. McDivitt”, ”Gene Cernan”, ”Wally Schirra”, ”Charles Conrad”, ”Tom Stafford” and ”Frank Borman”. Verso includes a summary of the Gemini Program and captions for each photograph. Very minor creasing to corners, otherwise near fine condition. All signatures clean and striking. Sold for $6,250.
Gus Grissom lot of personally owned items, comprising:
1) Grissom signed ”Confidential” NASA sheet, stapled to a Gemini Development Plan dated 14 July 1965, marked ”Confidential” and ”For Internal Use Only”. Signed by Grissom, ”Col. V.I. Grissom – C.B. Bldg 4”. Measures 8” x 10.5”. Very good condition.
2) Bank note signed in green ink, ”Capt Virgil I. Grissom” with Grissom also writing his address. With Grissom’s name also printed at top left. Measures 7.25” x 3.25”. Near fine.
3) Gus Grissom personally owned dime flown on Mercury-Redstone 4, the second U.S. human spaceflight, piloted by Grissom aboard the spacecraft Liberty Bell 7. Dime is held in a silver bezel with loop at top, accompanied by a sterling silver charm engraved ”Liberty Bell 7” on one side, and ”21 July 1961” on the other. Very good condition.
4) Gemini 3 space flown medallion. Sterling silver medallion features a relief of the Molly Brown spacecraft and the names of John Young and Gus Grissom. Opposite side features mission abbreviation ”GT-3” and is engraved, ”March 23, 1965”. Measures 1” across. Very good condition.
5) ”Fluid Mechanics” textbook, with an ownership inscription by Grissom on the front pastedown, along with his address. With notes and tabs, likely by Grissom. The class schedule is also taped to front pastedown, with notes. Book measures 6.25” x 9.25”. Some dampstaining and separation to backstrip, overall in good condition.
With Grissom family LOAs for the collection. Sold for $5,363.
Gemini 6 Flown Fliteline Gold Plated Sterling Silver Medallion
Gemini 6 Fliteline flown gold plated sterling silver medallion. 100 medallions were flown, 90 in silver and 10 gold-plated. As one of the 10 gold-plated medals, front of medallion is engraved ”GTA-6” with astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford’s last names printed. Verso is engraved ”GT-GT-6 / December 15-16, 1965”. Measures 1” in circumference with very minor tarnishing, else near fine condition. Coin is housed in original ”Fliteline” plastic case. With an LOA from Apollo 13 astronaut Jack Swigert’s sister. Sold for $4,375.
Gemini 3 space-flown two-dollar bill signed by Gus Grissom and John Young. The first pair of Americans ever in space sign the currency: ”Gus Grissom / GT-3” and ”John Young / 3-23-65” in red felt tip. Signed bill comes mounted to a certificate that reads in full: ”This is to certify that the currency with serial number A76270198A did as a matter of fact accompany ‘Gus’ Grissom & John Young on their three orbit flight, March 23, 1965, in the Gemini Space Craft ‘Molly Brown.’ Accomplishing the ‘Free World’s’ first two-manned space venture / [signed] Gus Grissom / John Young”. The signed bills were at the center of a prank, told in full in Russell Still’s book, ”Relics of the Space Race”; Grissom reportedly moved the bills from their hiding place behind the instrument panel and substituted play money so that when the launch supervisor in charge of the flown souvenirs went to retrieve them, he found the play money instead. The truth came out after a few weeks and the bills were given out to Cape Canaveral personnel. Series 1953C $2 bill is near fine and comes mounted to a 10” x 7.5” COA, also near fine, framed to an overall size of 11” x 8.5”. Sold for $3,750.
Lot of NASA items personally owned by Apollo 1 astronaut Gus Grissom. Lot includes: (1) Gemini 3 flown medallion measuring 1” in diameter; (2) Large 14” x 11” Mercury 7 photo signed by Gordon Cooper; (3) ”Confidential” NASA manual entitled ”Mercury Spacecraft Advanced Versions”, noted as ”Copy #8 V. Grissom”; (4) NASA report entitled ”Results of the First U.S. Manned Suborbital Flight”, dated 6 June 1961; (5) NASA manual entitled ”Mercury Project Summary Including Results of the Fourth Manned Orbital Flight”; (6) NASA manual entitled ”Gemini Mid-Program Conference / Part II Experiments”; (7) Martin Marietta Corp. manual entitled ”Gemini II Launch Vehicle Familiarization”; (8) NASA manual entitled ”Saturn IB Crew Familiarization”. Light wear to all items, overall in very good condition. With an LOA from Mark Grissom. Sold for $3,750.
Edward White 14” x 11” Signed Photo From the Gemini IV Mission Showing White Spacewalking
Stunning large 14” x 11” photo signed by astronaut Edward White during the Gemini IV mission where White became the first man to perform EVA activity outside the spacecraft, as shown here. White inscribes the photo ”To Bob – With Best Regards, / Edward H White II / Gemini II – 3 June ’65”, with White either mis-writing II when he meant IV, or writing ”4” with a line drawn above it. Photo was given to Bob Kerr, owner of the graphics shop O&R Naval Air, who was tasked with writing instructions for the camera used in the Gemini IV mission. Semi-glossy photo is mounted to board measuring 18.25” x 15.5”. Board is lightly toned with chipping to edges, though photo itself is near fine. Accompanied by eight other space photos from Mr. Kerr’s collection. Sold for $1,563.
Space Flown Gemini 3 Medallion — From the Estate of Gus Grissom
Gus Grissom’s Gemini 3 space flown medallion. Sterling silver medallion features a relief of the Molly Brown spacecraft and the names of John Young and Gus Grissom. Opposite side features mission abbreviation ”GT-3” and is engraved, ”March 23, 1965”. Sterling silver coin measures 1”. Near fine. From the estate of Gus Grissom and with an LOA from his son. Sold for $1,420.
The “First Selfie in Space” — Buzz Aldrin Vintage NASA 8″ x 10″ Photo From Gemini 12
Vintage NASA photo of Buzz Aldrin on Gemini 12, dubbed the “First Selfie in Space”. 8″ x 10″ chromogenic glossy photo bears red NASA photo number to margin, “S-66-62926”, printed on fiber-based paper with “A Kodak Paper” watermark on verso. Light bend at corner and tape on verso, otherwise near fine condition. Sold for $1,180.
Gemini 3 space-flown Fliteline medallion and embroidered patch. Fliteline medallion in sterling silver is cast with an image of the Molly Brown upon splashdown, surrounded by the names of her astronauts, Virgil I. Grissom and John W. Young, the first two Americans ever in space. Measures 1″ in diameter. Embroidered 3.5″ patch in blue, grey, white and black also shows the spacecraft at splashdown. Flown pieces are mounted to a teal background and matted and framed to an overall size of 7.75″ x 10.75″. Near fine. Obtained directly from the Gus Grissom estate, with a COA from his son. Sold for $1,094.
We also sold the following space models:
Apollo Spacecraft Model Signed by 22 Astronauts, Including 9 Moonwalkers & 3 From Project Mercury — Signatures Include Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Shepard & 19 More — With Steve Zarelli COA
Very rare Apollo spacecraft model signed by 22 astronauts, including Neil Armstrong and eight other Moonwalkers, as well as three Project Mercury astronauts. This pre-Apollo I model is from the mid-1960s, made by North American Aviation, Inc., the company that merged with Rockwell-Standard in March 1967 to form North American Rockwell, whose models are much more common. All 22 signatures appear on the command module, and include: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Shepard, Alan Bean, Charles Conrad Jr., Ed Mitchell, Jim Irwin, Dave Scott, John Young, Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele, Rusty Schweickart, James McDivitt, Dick Gordon, James Lovell, Jack Swigert, Ken Mattingly, Ron Evans, Joe Engle, Joe Kerwin and Jerry Carr. Model measures 6.5″ in diameter and 21″ tall, upon a circular base that reads “North American Aviation, Inc. / APOLLO SPACECRAFT”. Some signatures have faded and subsequently been touched up or traced over, as indicated on the COA. Most signatures, including Armstrong and Aldrin, remain bold and instantly recognizable. Model is missing one metal rocket booster, otherwise complete and in very good condition. With a Steve Zarelli Space Authentication COA for all signatures. A rarely seen Apollo model signed by the astronauts. Sold for $7,535.
Model Vanguard 1 satellite from the Navy Research Laboratory, the firm that built the satellites of Project Vanguard. Vanguard 1 was launched on 17 March 1958, shortly after the Soviet launch of Sputnik kicked off the Space Race. The United State’s first successful satellite launch after Explorer, Vanguard 1 remains in orbit today, holding the record for longest-orbiting satellite made by man. Model satellite features a spherical shell, with one half made of metal and the other half rendered in clear plastic to reveal the mechanics within. Secured at the center, a clear cylinder which contains seven numbered layers of colored sponges represents the hermetically sealed mercury cell battery container and radio transmitter machinery used in the space-bound version. Wires connect the payload to six terminals on the exterior that represent the six solar cell clusters by which the satellite was powered as the first ever satellite to employ solar power. With a 22” diameter, model satellite is much larger in scale than its counterpart in orbit, which was nicknamed by Kruschev the ”grapefruit satellite” for its petite size. Model is mounted to a 2” tall transparent base that contains a plaque reading in full, ”Full Scale Model / Scientific Earth Satellite / Designed and Built by Project Vanguard / US Naval Research Laboratory / Washington D.C.” An important piece of pre-NASA space history in near fine condition. With provenance from the family of Howard Tihila, Office of International Science Activities for the National Science Board, the government agency that backed Project Vanguard. Sold for $5,530.
Scarce Saturn C-5 Model Made by the Marshall Space Flight Center, Circa Early 1960s Before It Was Renamed Saturn V — In Original Box Shipped to Houston
Scarce Saturn C-5 model made by the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), circa early 1960s before NASA decided to use this rocket for the Apollo program and renamed it Saturn V. While Saturn V models are occasionally available at auction, Saturn C-5 models such as this one are virtually non-extant.
Model is housed in its original MSFC blue wooden case, with a partially torn NASA label addressed to a “Dr. Joseph” in Houston. As the model originates from an estate in Massachusetts, the recipient was possibly Joseph Shea, Deputy Director of the Office of Manned Space Flight, who joined NASA in late 1961 as a systems engineer and retired in Massachusetts.
Model is approximately 1/100 scale, measuring 42.75″ tall. Nearly all components are present: the S-IC with five F-1 engines, screwed to the wooden base and measuring 18.25″ tall and 4.25″ in diameter at top; piece connecting the S-IC and S-II measuring 3.125″ tall including transparent connecting rings; S-II measuring 12.75″ tall, featuring five silver and red J-2 rocket engines; S-IV B measuring 9.5″; slanted interstage measuring 3.75″ tall, missing the bottom connecting ring; service module measuring 2.5″ tall”; command module measuring 1.25″ tall; and finally, orange lunar excursion module landing stage with lunar legs, attached with tape underneath the launch stage, all measuring 3.25″ tall – this entire component is designed to fit into the slanted interstage. Set also includes two 2″ pins to fit pieces together. Wooden base measures 8.25″ x 8.5″ with metal plaque identifying the model as “SATURN C-5″ from the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. Original blue wooden carrying case measures 23.75″ x 15.5″ x 9.75″ tall, with a 3.5″ x 4.5” photo affixed to interior showing the contents of model in box. Model is missing the launch escape system that tops the model, and the boost protective cover that fits over the command module. Part of the service module is missing, and one of the gray F-1 rocket engines is present but detached. Slanted interstage is starting to separate along seam. Additionally some isolated chipping to paint. Overall very good condition. An extraordinarily rare and early prototype for the Saturn V rocket, a historic memento from the early days of the Space Race. Sold for $4,500.
Model of the Apollo 11 Command Module signed by the crew: ”Neil Armstrong”, ”Michael Collins” and ”Buzz Aldrin”. The model was reportedly signed first by Armstrong in the 1980’s, then by Aldrin and Collins at the 2009 Spacefest convention in San Diego, CA. Engraved plaque affixed to the front reads: ”First Men on The Moon / Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins / Apollo 11 July 16 1969 A.D. / A Winning Combination”. Lightweight, handcrafted model measures 8.75” in height. Wooden triangular base measures 4.75” across and 7.25” deep. Near fine. Sold for $4,468.
Apollo Spacecraft Model by North American Aviation, Inc. — Pre-Apollo I Model
Very early mid-1960s Apollo spacecraft model, made by North American Aviation, Inc., the company that merged with Rockwell-Standard in March 1967 shortly after the Apollo I fire. Unlike more common models made by North American Rockwell after the merger, this is one of the earliest Apollo models ever produced. Saturn model spacecraft is comprised of the Escape Rocket, which sits atop the Command Module, housed in a circular base that reads ”North American Aviation, Inc. / APOLLO SPACECRAFT” with the NASA emblem. United States decals and flag are on both the Escape Rocket and Command Module. Affixed to the underside of the base is a label by The Walter J. Hyatt Co. Model measures 6.75” in diameter and 20.5” tall. Complete in its original foam-protected box from North American Aviation, Inc. that reads ”Apollo SPACECRAFT”. One small black piece missing that clips to side of rocket, else near fine condition. Sold for $3,994.
Fred Haise Signed Apollo Saturn V Rocket Model
Fred Haise signed Saturn V rocket model, a 1:200 scale model of the rocket that transported Haise on the Apollo 13 mission. Base is signed “Fred Haise / Apollo 13″ in silver felt-tip. Measures approximately 22” tall. Near fine condition. Sold for $1,785.
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