Lot 21. Judy Resnik Official NASA 8”x10” Color Photo Beautifully Signed and Inscribed. Sadly, Resnik is best remembered as one of the seven crew members who perished when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after take-off on Jan. 28, 1986. She was the first American Jewish astronaut to go into space, the first Jewish woman, the second U.S. woman and only the second Jew. Her autographs are seldom seen and widely coveted, particularly on official photos. This is the first we have offered. Her signature, inscribed to “Michael,” is mint 9 authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Minimum Bid $200
Lot 498. 28 Signed NASA Astronaut Photos – Bluford, Harris, Collins, Foale, Lawrence, Etc. The autographs are nm-m 8 and better on official 8” x 10” NASA color photos. This collection of extraterrestrial explorers includes Guion Bluford, the first African-American in space; Bernard Harris Jr., the first African-American to walk in space; Dan Brandenstein, who commanded the maiden flight of Endeavour; Michael Coats, director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston; Eileen Collins, the first female pilot and first female commander of a Space Shuttle; Mike Foale, who has dual U.S.-England citizenship and is the first Briton in space and the U.S. citizen with the most cumulative time in space; Mark Garneau, the first Canadian in space, and Wendy Lawrence, the first U.S. Naval Academy graduate in space. The other signers are Joseph P. Allen, Jay Apt, John Blaha, Karol “Bo” Bobko, Vance Brand, Jim Buchli, Bob Cenker, Mary Cleave, Frenchman Jean-Francois Clervoy, Dick Covey, J.O. Creighton, John Fabian, William Fisher, Guy Gardner, Charles D. Gemar, Linda Godwin, Ron Grabe, Rick Hauck, Steven Hawley and Dave Hilmers. All of the autographs are personalized except for Brand and Grabe’s. This group also includes a b&w photo of John Glenn with his signature printed on. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $92
Lot 499. 25 Signed NASA Astronaut Photos – Ride, Slayton, Mattingly, Thagard, Etc. This collection includes many space pioneers. Their autographs are nm-m 8 and better on 8” x 10 color NASA photos. In 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman and the youngest American to go into space. Deke Slayton, who passed away in 1993, was one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts. A heart murmur grounded him during the Mercury program, but he flew as the docking module pilot for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. At the time, at age 51, he was the oldest person to fly in space. Norm Thagard was the first American to go into space aboard a Russian vehicle (making him the first American “cosmonaut”). Others who were first in space include R(odolfo) Neri, the first Mexican; Sultan bin Salman, the first Saudi; and Brewster Shaw, a member of the first international Space Shuttle crew. Ken Mattingly is one of only 24 astronauts to fly to the moon; his autograph is on a shuttle crew photo. Shannon Lucid previously held the record for the longest stay in space by an American and a woman. Photos also are signed by Jay Apt, Dave Leestma, J. Mike Lounge, Barbara R. Morgan, Mike Mullane, Steve Nagel, George Nelson, Bill Readdy, Richard Richards (shuttle crew photo), Jerry Ross, Margaret Seddon, Bob Stewart, Andy Thomas, Ox (James D.) Van Hoften, Charles Walker, Dave Walker and Dave Wolf. The autographs are Lucid, Mattingly, Ride, Charles Walker and Wolf are not personalized; the other are. Authenticated by Kevin Keating. Impressive group!
Winning Bid $152
