How to Sell Your Sally Ride Memorabilia

To auction, sell or consign your Sally Ride memorabilia, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (NateDSanders.com).

Sally Ride’s Legacy

Sally Ride was an American astronaut and physicist. She was selected by NASA in 1978 and first served in Mission Control before flying on two Challenger missions in 1983 and 1984. Following her career at NASA, she worked at Stanford and later was a physics professor and director of the California Space Institute at UC San Diego. Ride was a strong advocate for getting children, especially girls, interested in STEM and created several programs including Sally Ride Science and EarthKAM.

Here Are Some Sally Ride Items We’ve Sold:

Apollo 11 Space-Flown Robbins Medal – Sold for $17,690

We realized $17,690 for an Apollo 11-flown Robbin medal owned personally by Sally Ride. The medal is made from sterling silver and measures 1.125 inches in diameter. Serial number is 270, which is visible on bottom of verso along with the mission launch, landing and return dates.

STS-1 Columbia Flown Robbins Medal – Sold for $13,401

The STS-1 Columbia was NASA’s first Space Shuttle mission that orbited Earth 37 times with astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen. We sold a gold STS-1-flown Robbins medal from Sally Ride’s estate for $13,401. 10K gold medal measures 1.5 inches in diameter and is one of just 24 Robbins medals flown on STS-1.

Sally Ride’s Personal Diaries for STS-41-G – Sold for $9,694

We realized $9,694 for two of Sally Ride’s personal diaries that document the Challenger STS-41-G mission from October 1984. Details include pre-flight tests, the eight day STS-41-G mission, landing and post-flight debriefs. Ride writes about observations of what could be seen during the mission and day-to-day details, such how the astronauts handled garbage and what they ate.

Personally Owned Pair of NASA Training Coveralls – Sold for $7,283

We sold a pair of NASA training coveralls owned by Sally Ride for $7,283. The arm of coveralls has an STS-2  Space Shuttle patch, the mission that Ride served as Capsule Communicator (CapCom) for. As CapCom, she worked in mission control by relaying procedures and updates from Houston to the flight crew. Ride was the first woman to serve as a CapCom.

Sally Ride’s NASA Acceptance Letter – Sold for $5,046

We realized $5,046 for Sally Ride’s personal NASA acceptance letter informing her that she was selected as one of 35 astronauts in Group 8. NASA’s 1978 astronaut class, or Group 8, was the first class of the Space Shuttle era and the first class to include women and Asian American and African American astronauts. Letter is dated 16 January 1978 and instructs Ride to report to the Johnson Space Center on July 10, 1978.

Thank you for viewing some of our Sally Ride memorabilia sales! Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or would like a free appraisal on your space memorabilia. Learn about some of our other space-flown sales.

FAQs

How do I consign or sell my Sally Ride memorabilia?
It’s never been easier to sell your Sally Ride memorabilia at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Email a description and photos of your item to [email protected] and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible with a free appraisal.

This sounds great and I’d like to move forward. What’s the consignment process like at Nate D. Sanders Auctions?
We’ll send you more information about our auction house along with an agreement to review. Your item will appear in our next auction. Unlike many auction houses, we hold monthly auctions and pay you within an industry-leading 45 days following the auction.