Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 64

Skylab Program

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1341		Skylab Program, 1973-74, Flown US Flag (6x4") mounted on a black/white presentation certificate (14x11") that reads, in part: "Carried aboard the Skylab Space Station, 1973-1974". Minor corner wrinkles at the lower right of the certificate. Attractive and scarce. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $767
Lot 1342		Skylab Program, 1973/4, Skylab 2-4, Bert Cloth Crew Patches (9x9") Lot of three different Beta cloth patches. Clean and attractive. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $319
Lot 1343		Skylab Program, c1960s, Lot of NASA Audio-Visual Transparancies (14x11") Lot of 32 different large transparencies, obviously prepared for a lecture given by Deke Slayton at some time. Some of the slides are titled: "Flight Crew Operations Simulator Support Notes" (1967), "Factors Influencing (Skylab) Crew Selection", "Skylab Training Summary", "Potential Effect of Astronaut Background On Experiment Data Return", etc. An interesting lot in fairly good condition. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex. the Donald "Deke" Slayton Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 1344		SL-3, 1973, FLOWN Heatshield (1x1.25") This full heatshield plug has a metal bottom and extensive char on the top. It is mounted in a clear lucite cylinder (3x2.5") and engraved on the bottom: "Skylab III / July 28-September 25, 1973". Flown heatshields from the Skylab flights are almost never available. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Ex. the Donald "Deke"Slayton Family collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,062
Lot 1345		SL-3, 1973, Carr, Gibson & Pogue Autographs. On a Beta Cloth crew patch (9x9" with two cutting lines). Clean and scarce. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $153
Lot 1346		SL-3, 1973, Beta Cloth Crew Patches. Lot of two similar, both stitched to size including one that is plain (5x5") and one that appears to have been varnished (4x4"). An attractive pair. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $189
Lot 1347		SL-3, 1973, Alan (Bean) Handwritten Note. On SL-3 embossed note paper to Deke Slayton. The note reads: "Deke - Thanks for selecting me as Commander of Skylab this visit. We have trained hard. We are going to give 100%. This mission means so much to Owen, Jack and I. Thanks for having confidence in us. (signed) Alan". The original envelope is included. This was a gracious acknowledgment by Bean to a decision of Slayton's part. It didn't have to be written. It shows the esteem the crews felt for Deke and the comradry that existed between the "brass" and the "crews". Slayton was restored to flight status in March 1972 and soon resigned his position as Director of Flight Crew Operations. The crew selection for this flight may have been his last such decision prior to his resignation to devote his time to ASTP training. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex. the Donald "Deke"Slayton Family collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $472
Lot 1348		SL-4, 1973, Carr, Gibson & Pogue Autographs. On the mat (12x10") surrounding a color crew photo (9.5x7"). Some faults including a smear on the "Jerry" of Pogue and with the paper missing at the UR of the mat. Still attractive. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $96
Lot 1349		SL-4, 1973, Original Skylab Audio Teletype Printout (about 30x15") This partial ground-to-space capsule printout covers conversations dated 1-12-74. This writer doesn't see the significance of this printout and why Deke saved it, but it probably means something to the right people. In any case, it is an original printout (not a carbon) and they are not found every day. Interesting reading - especially where ground control reads the days news to the crew. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex. the Donald "Deke" Slayton Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $59