Sell or Auction Your Vostok 1 3KA 3 Spacecraft Model for up to Nearly $20,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions
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Sell Your Vostok 1 3KA 3 Spacecraft Model
The Vostok Programme took place between 1961 and 1963 and was the first space program of the Soviet Union that took humans into low Earth orbit and brought them back safely. Yuri Gagarin became the first human to fly in space in the Vostok 3KA-3, which was later renamed Vostok 1. Below is a recent realized price for a Vostok 1 3KA 3 spacecraft model. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:
- Vostok 1 3KA 3 Spacecraft Model Circa Late 1980s. Sold for Nearly $20,000.
- Vostok 1 3KA 3 Spacecraft Model Circa 1990s. Sold for Nearly $15,000.
Here are some examples of space memorabilia we have sold at Nate D. Sanders Auctions:
Apollo 11 Space-Flown U.S. Flag
American flag flown aboard the historic Apollo 11 mission to the moon during that very first lunar landing on 20 July 1969. Flag is affixed to board with the auto-penned signatures of the Apollo 11 crew and the words: ”This flag traveled to the Moon on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing / July 20, 1969”. Flag measures 3.75” x 5.75” and board measures 8” x 10”. Near fine condition. With an LOA from Goldberg Auctions and Catherine Whipkey, whose husband Bill Whipkey worked at the Johnson Space Center. A scarce memento from the historic mission. Sold for $25,623.
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.
Consign your Vostok 1 3KA 3 spacecraft model at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Vostok 1 3KA 3 spacecraft model to us at [email protected].
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.
FREE APPRAISAL. To buy, auction, sell or consign your Vostok 1 3KA 3 spacecraft model that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).