Space & Aviation
Today in History... Alan Shepard Jr becomes the first American in space
May 5, 1961: Later the fifth man on the Moon, Shepard makes his first foray into the cosmos
South American meteorite could hit $36,000
Dug-up in 1979, this rare fragment of the unique D'Orbigny meteorite is auctioning in California
Apollo 13 prank 'Towing Bill' could sell for $4,000
The story of how a joke dreamt up by a team of Lunar Module engineers quickly ceased to be funny...
Alan Shepard's Gemini spacesuit floats to $187,200
A California auction has sold one of the most complete suits available on the market
'Owner's Manual' for Apollo 11's Eagle sold for $35,850
Memorabilia from the first moonlanding did well at Heritage's recent Space auction
Apollo 14 moonwalker's nametag steps up to $59,750
The rare item starred in a Dallas auction, ahead of a book of Earth's landmarks flown aboard Apollo 10
Signed Apollo 11 'insurance' stamp cover could net $8,000
So dangerous was man's first mission to the Moon, the crew left behind their valuable autographs...
Moonwalker's nametag could leap to $75,000
Edgar Mitchell's Apollo 14 tag still carries trace of dust from the lunar surface
Apollo 11 memorabilia emblem ascends to $85,400
Michael Collins's Apollo 11 badge was signed by all three crew members of the first moonlanding mission
Neil Armstrong's 'small step for man...' nets $152,000 at Bonhams
A flight plan inscribed with the first man on the Moon's legendary words auctioned in New York, yesterday
Our Top Five pieces of space memorabilia
Following Bonhams' 2010 Space auction yesterday, here's a look at some remarkable space memorabilia
The Story of... Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon
Today, former Apollo 11 astronaut Armstrong's signature is the most valuable in the world. Here is his story...
