What was once high-tech space exploration gear could soon be yours, as hundreds of space history relics will come up for auction in the next few months. On April 8,
Bonhams auction house will offer up a treasure trove of international space exploration artifacts.
Space memorabilia up for grabs include early generation spacesuits, ballistic missile parts, operations manuals, flight control panels, space shuttle beverages, patches, emblems, and a Soviet machete.
Designed by celebrated rocket engine designer Alexei M. Isayev, this liquid propellant sustainer powerplant was part of a Soviet surface to air engine.
Bonhams' '
Space History' auctions happen annually, focusing on the now historic space exploration from the early days of Project Mercury and Vostok through the
Gemini missions, the Apollo moon landings, Soyuz,
Skylab, ASTP, and beyond.