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Sell or Auction Your First Robotic Probe to Moon Luna 16 Model for up to Nearly $12,500 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions

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FREE APPRAISAL. To buy, auction, sell or consign your first robotic probe to moon Luna 16 model that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).

Sell Your First Robotic Probe to Moon Luna 16 Model

The Soviet Union’s Luna Program launched the Luna 16 or Lunnik 16 probe that successfully landed on the moon in September 1970. The probe took back a soil sample from the Mare Fecunditatis region, which was the first sample obtained by the Soviet Union and third sample returned to Earth.

Below are some recent realized prices for a Luna 16 probe model. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to these amounts or more for you:

  • First Robotic Probe to Moon Luna 16 Model. Sold for Nearly $12,500.
  • First Robotic Probe to Moon Luna 16 Model Circa Early 1980s. Sold for Nearly $7,000.

Apollo 11 Space-Flown U.S. Flag — From the Collection of Buzz Aldrin

American flag flown aboard the historic Apollo 11 mission to the moon, from the collection of Buzz Aldrin. Flag is affixed to certificate reading: ”This flag traveled to the Moon on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing, July 20, 1969” along with the Apollo 11 mission insignia and the words ”One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”. Flag measures 6” x 4.25” and certificate measures 9.5” x 11.5”. Handsomely framed in navy blue mat with wood and brass frame, measuring 16.75” x 19.25”. In stunning, near fine condition. Accompanied by an LOA from David Van Zile, Buzz Aldrin’s stepson. Sold for $27,225.

First Robotic probe to moon Luna 16 model
Buzz Aldrin Flown Apollo 11 U.S. Flag. Click to enlarge.

Piece of the Space Suit Worn by Alan Shepard on the Moon — With LOA From NASA Manager of the Apollo 14 Mission

Swatch of Alan Shepard’s space suit from the Apollo 14 mission. This is a portion of the outermost layer of Shepard’s spacesuit worn while he conducted Extra Vehicular Activity on the Moon. This garment was a component of Shepard’s PLSS — Portable Life Support System. With an LOA from a member of the NASA personnel who worked on preparations for the Apollo 14 mission, to whom Shepard gave this. Measures approximately 1.5” square. With light soiling from moon dust. Sold for $6,691.

First Robotic probe to moon Luna 16 model
Piece of the Space Suit Worn by Alan Shepard on the Moon. Click to enlarge.
First Robotic probe to moon Luna 16 model
Piece of the Space Suit Worn by Alan Shepard on the Moon. Click to enlarge.

Apollo 11 Crew Signed Model of the Command Module Spacecraft — Signatures of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, & Michael Collins

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.

First Robotic probe to moon Luna 16 model
Apollo 11 Crew Signed Model of the Command Module Spacecraft. Click to enlarge.

FREE APPRAISAL. To buy, auction, sell or consign your first robotic probe to moon Luna 16 model that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com). Top dollar obtained for your first robotic probe to moon Luna 16 model.