Heritage Space Exploration Auction April 1
Published March 9th, 2009
Never before auctioned space flown mementos from the personal collection of John Young – the first man to fly into space six times, one of only three men to fly to the moon twice, and the only man to pilot four different classes of spacecraft – will highlight the April 1 Space Exploration Auction at Heritage Auction Galleries’ uptown Dallas location.
“John Young’s storied career is exemplary of what made – and makes – NASA the most visionary force in our exploration of the Solar System,” said Michael Riley, Chief Cataloger and Historian at Heritage’s Historical venues. “It’s a true privilege to offer these new-to-market Space Program treasures.”
Among the treasures from the collection are Young’s Space flown Space Suit patches from his stint as Commander aboard Gemini 10, and Young’s personal 18K Gold Omega Speedmaster Professional Watch, presented to Young in 1969 by the Omega Watch Company. Further complimenting this collection are more of Young’s Space flown suit patches, from his various missions on Gemini through the Space Shuttle Columbia, as well as an impressive and exceedingly rare Gemini Foldout Desktop Cockpit Control Training Aide that helped Young master the hundreds of control switches and breakers he would need to control the Gemini space capsule.
Young’s NASA career spanned 42 years. He retired at the end of 2004. He is an inductee into the Astronaut Hall of Fame, and has been awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor as well as three Navy Distinguished Flying Crosses. John Young Parkway, a major highway in central Florida, was named in his honor.
Prospective consignors and sellers of Space Exploration memorabilia are invited to www.ha.com/Sell.
