Never know, you might find a valuable space memorabilia item even at a local thrift shop! How astronaut Chris Hadfield’s priceless flight suit ended up selling for 40 bucks at a thrift store – The Washington Post
Category Archives: Space Collecting
GSA auctioning gold that went to space and back
NASA is selling space gold: GOLD PLATES, 6,015.5 GRAMS – General Services Administration
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Robert Pearlman explains how the gold came to fly in space: Digging for space history in surplus sale of NASA-flown gold – collectSPACE.
Christes auction of rare meteorites
Christes is holding an online auction (Nov.11-25) of 30 gorgeous meteorites. Check out the galleries:
- Deep Impact – Martian, Lunar and Other Rare Meteorites
- Space Rocks for Sale! Buy a Piece of the Moon or Mars – WIRED
A sampling:
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A Seymchan Meteorite Sphere
Discovered in Russia, 1967; Modern cutting.
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A Partial Slice of Imilac Meteorite
Discovered in the Atacama Desert, Chile, 1822; Modern Cutting.
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A Gibeon Meteorite Sphere
Discovered in Namaland, Namibia, 1836.
Re-worked into a sphere more recently.
2014 Fall Auction of Astronaut Memorabilia – Astronaut Scholarship Foundation
The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation is holding its annual auction to raise money for grants for students in technical fields: 2014 Fall Auction of Astronaut Memorabilia
Set your sights to outer space by becoming the highest bidder on a vintage piece of space memorabilia, a rare astronaut autograph, or an exciting adventure with a real space hero! The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation’s 2014 Fall Auction of Astronaut Memorabilia boasts a thrilling array of space collectibles from the very beginnings of the Mercury era up through the more recent Space Shuttle missions.
Register here to claim your virtual paddle number and start bidding today!
Auction closes November 8, 2014 at 9:30 p.m. EDT.
See the rules and regulations for the auction guidelines.
Don’t forget to check out our signature astronaut experiences, hosted this year on BiddingForGood.com!
The 2014 Astronaut Autograph & Memorabilia Show will be held in Cocoa Beach, Florida this weekend, Nov.6-9, 2014. Here is the Schedule of events.
LOT 5: Manned Orbiting Laboratory Multi-Signed Concept Art Print
Space collectibles auction
Gaston & Sheehan Auctioneers in Texas is holding an on-line space collectibles auction. It features “Flown Space Collectibles, Autographed Memorabilia, Apollo Film and More!”
The auction started on Sept.30 and will last through Oct.14th.
“Flown zippered lunar sample return bag with lunar dust. 11.5.
Tear at center. Flown Mission Unknown”