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Sale 121
May 26-27 Collectibles Auction
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Lot 632 |
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Early Rocketry: Flown V-2 Fragment Test Fired at White Sands (1946), Atlas Aegena Missile Fragments and Teletype from JPL Mariner. 3 relics from the early days of Rocketry. 1.) Certainly the most historic is a fragment from a German V-2 Rocket in 1946 In the aftermath of the war, the United States launched Operation Paperclip, a secret program that successfully recruited German scientists and engineers (most prominently Wernher von Braun) to work for the American military, and transported 100 captured V-2 rockets to the recently established White Sands Missile Range. Between 1946 and 1951, the Army fired 67 V-2 rockets from this site. This fragment was legally removed from a tail fin while on display in Las Cruces. COA by Ken Havekotte. 2.) A keychain and tie-tack made from the shell of an Atlas Agena Missile. 3.) Teletype print out from JPL during Mariner Mission with a fantastic vintage original photo from August, 1962. Estimated Value $250 - UP
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Lot 633 |
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Group Of Space Related Reference Material Many By Von Braun Including The History of Rocketry And Space Travel. Includes the following; Across the Space Frontier (No dust jacket), Conquest of the Moon, History of Rocketry and Space Travel, Soviet Space Programs 1962-65 Staff Report, Soviet Space Programs 1966-70 Staff Report, and Space Handbook: Astronautics And Its Applicatications Staff Report (Without cover). Total of 6 books all in good condition except for those noted. Estimated Value $200 - UP
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