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Space Exploration Photography and Ephemera
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Dreweatts
Donnington Priory
Newbury, Berkshire
RG14 2JE
United Kingdom
Space Exploration Photography and Ephemera

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Over 330 lots and 1,200 photographs catalogue mankind's most daring adventure - our voyage beyond Earth's boundaries. From the timeless beauty of the Earthrise witnessed from Apollo 8 (see lot number 113 ) to the mesmerising lunar surface encounters of other Apollo missions, every photograph in this sale tells a story of courage, innovation, and mankind's insatiable desire to explore the unknown.  Find out more....!

VIEWING: Virtual viewing by appointment.  Viewing in person on the dates below. 

Auction dates
29 Jun 2023 12:00 BST
Viewing dates
By appointment only
27 Jun 2023 10:00 - 16:00 BST
28 Jun 2023 10:00 - 16:00 BST
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There are 338 lots within this auction
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The historic lift-off of the first US space rocket, V2 No.3, 10 May 1946
700 GBP
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The first American satellite Explorer I, January - March 1958
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The Earth from space, from 700 miles up, 24 August 1959
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NASA’s first astronauts: the Mercury original Seven, 30 April 1959
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Miss Sam, Mercury Programme, 21 Jan 1960
100 GBP
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NASA’s founding US President, Dwight Eisenhower, visits Cape Canaveral (2 views), 10 February 1960
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The Mercury Seven group with test pilot aircraft and Big Joe rocket (2 views), 1960- 20 January 1961
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The Original Seven Mercury astronauts, Langley Air Force Base, Project Mercury, 20 January 1961
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500 - 700 GBP
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Mercury capsule #2 mated to Mercury Redstone 1 on launch pad, 21 November 1960
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The USSR 'Pravda' broadsheet featuring the first successful manned space flight, 13 April 1961
220 GBP
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The first American in space, Alan Shepard (4 views), Mercury Redstone 3, 1960-1961
100 GBP
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The first American in space, Alan Shepard, on the launch day, Mercury-Redstone 3, 5 May 1961
60 GBP
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Historic liftoff of Freedom 7 carrying the first American into space, Mercury Redstone 3, 5 May 1961
70 GBP
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First photographs of a human in space, Mercury-Redstone 3, May 1961
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The recovery of the first American in space, Alan Shepard (2 views), Mercury Redstone 3, 5 May 1961
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Gus Grissom onboard Liberty 7, 2nd U.S. suborbital mission (2 views), Mercury-Redstone 4, July 1961
70 GBP
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Launch of early unmanned test missions Mercury Atlas 2 and 5, 21 February and 29 November 1961
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Launch of the critical first Mercury orbital flight, Mercury Atlas 4, 13 September 1961
80 GBP
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First photograph from space from an unmanned orbital spacecraft, Mercury Atlas 4, 13 September 1961.
280 GBP
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Portrait of John Glenn alongside the NASA insignia (large format), Mercury Atlas 6, February 1962
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Pre-launch preparations for the historic first U.S. orbital mission (4 views), Mercury Atlas 6, Febr
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John Glenn, the first American in orbit, on launch day (2 views), Mercury Atlas 6, 20 February 1962
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Friendship 7 on launch pad, Mercury Atlas 6, February 1962
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John Glenn entering the Friendship 7 capsule (two photos), Mercury Atlas 6, February 1962
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John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, in weightlessness; Mercury-Atlas 6, 20 Feb 1962
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The recovery of John Glenn, the first American in orbit (4 views), Mercury Atlas 6, 20 February 1962
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Scott Carpenter during preparations for the Aurora 7 mission (4 views), Mercury Atlas 7, 1962
70 GBP
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Astronaut Scott Carpenter practices manual control of a spacecraft, Mercury Atlas 7, 1962
20 GBP
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Second U.S. manned orbital flight: pre-launch activities (3 views), Mercury-Atlas 7, 24 May 1962
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Gordon Cooper and the Atlas rocket (4 views), Mercury Atlas 9, 11-15 May 1963
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First Hasselblad photographs of the Earth from space (2 views), Mercury-Atlas 9, 15-16 May 1963
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The last mission of the Mercury programme (11 views), Mercury-Atlas 9, 15-16 May 1963
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Launch and recovery (2 views), Mercury Redstone 3 and Mercury Atlas 9, 5 May 1961 and 15 May 1963
70 GBP
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Portrait of NASA's Mercury Seven with the New Nine astronauts
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The last visit of President Kennedy to NASA before his assassination (2 views), 16 November 1963
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The first prototypes of EVA spacesuits designed for the outer space (2 views),1963 -1965
60 GBP
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Official NASA portrait of Neil Armstrong, 1964
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The historic first photograph of Mars, Mariner 4, 14 July 1965
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The Moon, the first close-up photographs of another world (4 views), Ranger 7, 31 July 1964
170 GBP
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Official portraits of Astronauts Group 4 and 5 selected for Project Apollo (2 views), April 1966
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Manufacturing of the first Saturn V Moon rocket (4 photos), Project Apollo, 1965-1967
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The crew and the Titan rocket for the first U.S. spacewalk mission (3 photos), Gemini 4, May 1965
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The first view of a human in space, taken during the first U.S. spacewalk, Gemini 4, 3 June 1965
2,200 GBP
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Firs U.S. spacewalk: Ed White floating in zero gravity, Gemini 4, 3 June 1965
1,600 GBP
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Pete Conrad and Gordon Cooper during pre-launch preparations, Gemini 5, August 1965
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Earth from space: Cape Kennedy (2 photos) Gemini 5, 21-29 August 1965
190 GBP
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Himalayas, Gemini 5, 21-29 August 1965
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Earth from space: Tibet and Arizona (2 views), Gemini 5, August 1965
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Two views of James Lovell and Frank Borman before the launch of their epic 14-day mission
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The world’s first space rendezvous: Gemini 7 as seen from Gemini 6A over the Earth, 15 December 1965
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The historic world’s first space rendezvous: Gemini 7 seen from Gemini 6A, 15 December 1965
120 GBP
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Neil Armstrong & Dave Scott preparing for the first docking in space (2 views), Gemini 8
70 GBP
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Neil Armstrong in his spacesuit during pre-launch countdown, Gemini 8, 16-17 March 1966
140 GBP
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Immediate pre-launch activities of Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford (2 views), Gemini 9A, June 1966
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'Angry Alligator', side view of Agena over the coast of Venezuela, Gemini 9A, June 1966
280 GBP
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Rare view of the Earth from space: Venezuela, Guyana and Trinidad, Gemini 10, July 18-21, 1966
30 GBP
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UV view of spectra of stars photographed during Michael Collins’ EVA, Gemini 10, 18 July 1966
40 GBP
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Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon during walkout for launch (2 photos), Gemini 11, September 1966
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Views of Gemini spacecraft docked with Agena (2 photos), Gemini 11, 12-15 September 1966
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Richard Gordon's spacewalk, Gemini 11, 12-15 September 1966
220 GBP
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