Space History Sale Commemorates 50th Anniversary Of Alan
Shepard's Freedom 7 Flight
Personal items which belonged to several astronauts will be sold
in a "Space History Sale" taking place at Bonhams, New York on May
5th. The sale will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Alan
Shepard's historic mission on Freedom 7 as the first American in
Space. Items from the Forbes collection and from the estate of
James E. Webb, a NASA administrator in the 1960s will also be
featured.
Alan Shepard Aboard Freedom 7 NASA Photo
While a complete list of items is not
yet available, some of the artifacts to be offered include:
A Russian spacesuit, Sokol K, worn by cosmonaut Alexei Leonov,
Commander of the Soyuz 19 Spacecraft, during the historic
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project on July 15-19, 1975. This mission
represented a symbolic end to the Space Race. Estimate
$100,000-150,000.
A Russian spacesuit, Sokol KV-2, used by cosmonaut Gennadi
Strekalov on the Soyuz TM 10, from August 1 to December 10, 1990,
during a mission to the Mir space station. Estimate
$60,000-80,000
Apollo 14 Maurer Camera, from the personal collection of Edgar
Mitchell, the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14 and the sixth person
to walk on the Moon. This 16mm Maurer Data Acquisition Camera was
used to film movies through the Lunar Module Pilot's window during
the approach and landing of the Lunar Module. Estimate
$60,000-80,000.
Apollo 14 Tissue Dispenser, flown into orbit to the moon.
Estimate $6,000-8,000.
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