{"id":11233,"date":"2015-08-18T18:01:11","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T22:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11233"},"modified":"2015-08-18T18:01:11","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T22:01:11","slug":"collectors-go-for-items-linked-to-spaceflights-of-the-space-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11233","title":{"rendered":"Collectors go for items linked to spaceflights of the Space Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A look at some\u00a0of \u00a0Mercury and Apollo program\u00a0items owned by private individuals:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.airspacemag.com\/space\/space-souvenirs-180955981\/?no-ist\" target=\"_d\">Space $ouvenirs &#8211; Air &amp; Space Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a &#8220;checklist, which was stuck to an instrument panel inside the Apollo 17 command module (note the Velcro fixtures), details the immediate preparations for CM pilot Ron Evans\u2019 December 17, 1972 spacewalk.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/02b_aug2015_apollo17lunarorbitcuecard_live.jpg__800x0_q85_crop1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11234\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=11234\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/02b_aug2015_apollo17lunarorbitcuecard_live.jpg__800x0_q85_crop1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"02b_aug2015_apollo17lunarorbitcuecard_live.jpg__800x0_q85_crop[1]\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/02b_aug2015_apollo17lunarorbitcuecard_live.jpg__800x0_q85_crop1-759x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11234\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/02b_aug2015_apollo17lunarorbitcuecard_live.jpg__800x0_q85_crop1.jpg\" alt=\"02b_aug2015_apollo17lunarorbitcuecard_live.jpg__800x0_q85_crop[1]\" width=\"500\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/02b_aug2015_apollo17lunarorbitcuecard_live.jpg__800x0_q85_crop1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/02b_aug2015_apollo17lunarorbitcuecard_live.jpg__800x0_q85_crop1-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/02b_aug2015_apollo17lunarorbitcuecard_live.jpg__800x0_q85_crop1-759x1024.jpg 759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>===<\/p>\n<p>See also the HobbySpace <a class=\"linkLocal\" href=\"..\/Collecting\/index.html\">space memorabilia and collectables section<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A look at some\u00a0of \u00a0Mercury and Apollo program\u00a0items owned by private individuals:\u00a0Space $ouvenirs &#8211; Air &amp; Space Magazine. For example, a &#8220;checklist, which was stuck to an instrument panel inside the Apollo 17 command module (note the Velcro fixtures), details the immediate preparations for CM pilot Ron Evans\u2019 December 17, 1972 spacewalk.&#8221; === See also &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11233\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Collectors go for items linked to spaceflights of the Space Age<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history","category-space-collecting"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-2Vb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10402,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10402","url_meta":{"origin":11233,"position":0},"title":"Bonhams holding space auction &#8211; includes flown Apollo items","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 18, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Bonhams\u00a0auction house\u00a0in New York City will hold a \"Space History Sale\"\u00a0of space collectibles and memorabilia on Tuesday, April 1st:\u00a0Bonhams sale offers items that have been to the moon and back\u00a0-\u00a0Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 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