Posts: 15
From:
Registered: Sep 2014

posted 03-10-2015 05:58 PM            

---

I am interested in purchasing something that is space flown such as an astronaut glove (could be NASA or worn by a cosmonaut). Would also consider something else that is space flown potentially.

Please let me know if you have anything for sale. Email is dmpaul007@gmail.com Thanks. — David

Posts: 1336
From:
Registered: Aug 2002

posted 03-10-2015 06:17 PM               

---

David, welcome to collectSPACE.

The U.S. Postal Service has made having a genuine space flown artifact be inexpensive for you. On a good day on eBay, you can find a 1983 flown Challenger cover or a 1994 Endeavour flown stamp (with cover) in the $10-$15 price range.

Our collectSPACE community hopes that you will visit us often and not only learn about space but find out where you can meet astronauts (in the "Sightings" section).

Posts: 15
From:
Registered: Sep 2014

Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001

posted 03-11-2015 04:25 AM               

---

David, you can forget about buying a flown glove originating from NASA. They are either used again in training and then scrapped or passed in to the ownership of the Smithsonian.

The odd exception are shuttle TMG gloves that have shown up, typically on eBay that have been extensively used in underwater training. The life cycle of such gloves is that they have in all likelihood flown but there is little or no way of establishing that provenance.

An occasional flown Soviet glove pops up from time to time (some worn by a NASA astronaut) at auction or through reputable dealers like Florian Noller or Alex Panchenko. Both have extensive websites.

But buyer beware - other Soviet gloves purporting to have been flown have questionable provenance.

Posts: 1193
From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012

posted 03-11-2015 04:40 AM               

---

You will find plenty of flown memorabilia around, The Space Collective and The Space Store being two who offer lots.

Though I would make mention that The Space Store has a consignments section, of whom one particular cS member is consigning many things over the coming weeks so it may be wise to keep your eye out there.

Posts: 1031
From: The Netherlands
Registered: Jan 2003

Posts: 1190
From: Northwest Indiana
Registered: Jan 2002

posted 03-11-2015 06:39 AM               

---

David - welcome to collectSPACE and space collecting! Along with the great ideas above, you'll note a lot of fantastic advertisers and posters to this site who professionally deal with vetted material with solid provenance, often directly from astronaut families or estates — places like Farthest Reaches, Spaceflori, Moonpans, Astronaut Central (and their Astro-Auction site), USSR Airspace, Lunar Legacies — just to name a few. There are many of them listed on the Websites section of collectSPACE, which you can find here.

I highly recommend you click through them and check them out, and familiarize yourself with prices and who offers what.

And of course, there are the auctions — RR, Regency-Superior, Heritage, and Bonhams, which hold dedicated space auctions a couple of times a year. And RR holds a monthly auction. Right now, for example, there are four flown "gotcha" photos from Paul Weitz (commander of STS-6) that flew in his flight data file. The auction closes today, and there isn't a single bid on them, with a very low opening price for the type.

So as you can see, there are opportunities everywhere. Just do your research, and ask a lot of questions. You'll be knee-deep in flown space stuff before you know it!

Posts: 1043
From: Dallas
Registered: Jan 2004

Posts: 853
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002

Posts: 1336
From:
Registered: Aug 2002

Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 03-11-2015 03:49 PM               

---

I will also add that you might want to think about an area (or areas) of collecting that interest you before you randomly jump into buying mode. Personally, I've found collecting to be much more rewarding when you focus your energy. You could collect within a program (Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, shuttle, or unmanned programs). You could also collect in an area (flown items, covers, hardware, autographs, etc.)

However you decide to attack it's always good to have a plan.

Good luck and welcome.

Posts: 691
From: Salzburg, Austria
Registered: Jun 2003

Posts: 1193
From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012

Posts: 4437
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999

posted 03-16-2015 06:05 AM               

---

quote:

---

Originally posted by space1:
I just noticed that the monthly RR auction has two space categories: "Space" and "Space Artifacts." Interesting items in each category.

---

The Scott presented J-2 engine pitch actuator was a nice piece.

Posts: 15
From:
Registered: Sep 2014

Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001

Posts: 1193
From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012

Posts: 3218
From: MA, USA
Registered: Sep 2002