Lot #8257

NASA History of Manned Spaceflight Marble Presentation

Description

Rare W. E. Tipton marble display for NASA's first two decades of manned space flight

Fantastic limited edition marble presentation honoring NASA's numerous manned space flight programs, 26 x 20, numbered 52/3000. The laser-etched marble display by artist W. E. Tipton features several historic moments, astronauts, and spacecraft over the decades, including: the Mercury 7 crew, Ed White's first American spacewalk, the men of Apollo 1 and Apollo 11, the moon landing and lunar rover, the docking of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Skylab, a Space Shuttle, and capsules from the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs. Mounted and framed to an overall size of 37 x 31. In fine condition. Although the edition states that "3000" were made, in truth only 100 were produced, making this presentation a particularly scarce and desirable item that handsomely covers NASA's first 20 years of manned exploration. From the collection of aerospace memorabilia specialist Ken Havekotte.

Auction Info

• Auction Title: Space & Aviation
• Dates: #511 - Ended October 19, 2017