{"id":14598,"date":"2017-07-09T19:48:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T23:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14598"},"modified":"2021-10-05T16:00:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T20:00:46","slug":"space-exploration-auction-at-sothebys-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14598","title":{"rendered":"Space Exploration auction at Sotheby’s in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sotheby’s<\/a>\u00a0in New York is holding a\u00a0Space Exploration auction<\/a>\u00a0that is<\/p>\n

Sotheby\u2019s first Space Exploration-themed auction since our two groundbreaking Russian Space History sales in the 1990s. In the intervening decades, the enthusiasm for space exploration has greatly increased, and the collecting field has grown dramatically.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Signed by James LovellL above the emblem: “JAMES LOVELL, Apollo 13 CDR”. Signed and inscribed by Fred Haise below the emblem: “Flown to the moon on Apollo 13, FRED HAISE, Apollo 13 LMP.” The Apollo 13 astronauts had artist Lumen Winter create an emblem from an idea the crew had of the mythical god Apollo driving a horse drawn chariot across the sky dragging the sun behind him. Winter’s design features three horses traveling from the earth to the moon, symbolizing the Apollo crew of three astronauts. “<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Timed to coincide with the 48th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing on July 20th<\/sup>, there will be a wide variety of material from both the American & Soviet space programs suited for both new and seasoned collectors – from lunar & space photography, flown mission artefacts and hardware, items from the personal collections of astronauts, autographed items, maps & charts, signed books, models, spacesuits, and much more.<\/em><\/p>\n