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Robert Pearlman
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posted 06-20-2023 07:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Astronaut Story Musgrave's Apollo-flown medallions, shuttle toiletries up for auction

A medallion that was flown to the moon on the first lunar landing for a member of NASA's astronaut corps could be yours for $100.

Or, if you prefer, the same astronaut's copy of the ascent checklist he used on his first launch into space could be yours for $100. Or if that doesn't strike your fancy, the blue flight suit that the astronaut wore to train for the first mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope could be yours for $100.

Or, should none of that appeal to you, the astronaut's personal tube of Colgate toothpaste, his toothbrush and his unwaxed dental floss, could be yours for... $300 — $100 each.

All of these items are part of the Story Musgrave auction, hosted by Los Angeles-based Nate D. Sanders Auctions, with bidding set to end on Thursday, June 29 at 5 p.m. PDT (8 p.m. EDT or 0000 GMT on June 30).

Each of the 100 lots open at just $100.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 06-30-2023 12:19 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
So what do people make of the results? All of the lots opened at $100 with no reserve.

Flown Robbins medallions:

  • Apollo 7: $3,308
  • Apollo 8: $9,450
  • Apollo 10: $4,846
  • Apollo 11: $22,288
  • Apollo 12: $5,331
  • Apollo 13: $4,405
  • Apollo 14: $7,099
  • Apollo 15: $7,809
  • Apollo 16: $10,395
  • Apollo 17: $26,969
  • Skylab 1: $2,051
  • Skylab 2: $2,051
  • Skylab 3: $1,864
  • Apollo-Soyuz: $6,453
  • STS-6: $1,271 - $1,539
  • STS-6 (unflown): $273 - $364
  • STS-51F: $788 - $866
  • STS-51F (unflown): $151 - $300
  • STS-33 (unflown): $168 - $330
  • STS-44 (unflown): $204 - $300
  • STS-61: $954 - $1,050
  • STS-80: $788 - $1,050
Musgrave's two flight suits (STS-61 and STS-80) sold for $2,051 and $1,864, respectively. His tooth brush sold for $536. His STS-51F ascent checklist copy sold for $954. His Apollo-Soyuz MCC access badge sold for $488.

Rick Mulheirn
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posted 06-30-2023 03:41 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Rick Mulheirn     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I’m not close to Robbins medallions but the Apollo 11 flown medallion seems cheap. In fact quite few of them are a bit on the low side,

spaced out
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posted 07-02-2023 01:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for spaced out   Click Here to Email spaced out     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Selling multiples of the Shuttle Robbins medallions all at once is a sure way to guarantee lower prices but presumably Musgrave wanted to do it this way.

In any case this was a rare opportunity for collectors at least to get some of these medallions direct from an astronaut at a significant discount to the usual price levels.

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