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NEW! SCAN-SWAP 8x10 only
We can swap out an identical scanned color photo of your purchase, and frame IT for display, leaving you with the original, unframed 8x10 to put away in a safe place. This is advantageous for expensive photos which may be susceptible to theft, but still make a nice presentation, or for those collectors who prefer unframed photos. The best of both worlds! and no one will ever know. We even include a COI (Certificate of Inauthenticity) on the back. Add $100 for this service.
Mercury Program |
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Mercury Patch Set Here's a beautifully framed
presentation of the mission
patches of Mercury. With
3" mission patches
with an 8" Mercury 7
program patch. Window is a
Mercury capsule shape.
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ALAN SHEPARD with JFK President Kennedy presents
Alan Shepard with the first
Congressional Space Medal
of Freedom in 1961, after
his Mercury 3 flight.
Historical Society COA.
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Gordon Cooper Gordon Cooper (d.2004)
autograph on a Naval Ship
cover, dated the day before
his Gemini 5 flight with
Pete Conrad, in 1965.
Unknown signature (ship's
captain?) upper left.
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Gordon Cooper SSS Beautiful 8x10 color portrait
of Gordon Cooper, "The
best pilot you ever
saw", in his silver
spacesuit (SSS). His Faith
7 was the final flight of
the Mercury program. Cooper
passed away in 2004.
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Gus Grissom Portrait Nice 8x10 Mercury-era color
portrait of Gus Grissom.
Rarely seen, good color.
COA.
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John Glenn 8x10 photo of John Glenn
during ocean recovery
training aboard a ship.
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John Glenn-NASA photo 8x10 NASA red-numbered photo
of 40-year old John Glenn
in his silver space suit.
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Mercury 7 by Bishop This print was published to
inaugurate and finance the
Mercury Seven Foundation, a
scholarship fund formed by
the Mercury astronauts for
students in science and
technology. Edition was
1500.
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Mercury Seven The most famous and popular
photo from the Mercury,
days. Rarely seen
uninscribed or
unpersonalized.Excellent
shape; no dents, scuffs, or
emulsion cracking that is
often seen.
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Wally Schirra- Sigma 7 Nice boldly signed color NASA
litho of Wally Schirra, in
his silver Mercury
spacesuit, with model of
his "Sigma 7"
capsule behind him. Wally
passed away in 2007.
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Gemini Program |
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Gemini 6&7 framed 8x10 Frank Borman & Wally
Schirra, mission commanders
of Gemini 6
(Schirra/Stafford) and
Gemini 7 (Borman/Lovell)
which performed an historic
rendezvous, often flying in
formation with only inches
between them. Giving us an
unprecedented photo album.
That's Borman's Gemini 7
with the pyro ribbons
trailing. Still the only
time two identical
spacecraft have flown
together.
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Gemini 6&7 Borman, Schirra Gemini 6 was to attempt the
first docking, but it's
target vehicle blew up upon
launch. It was decided to
rendezvous with Gemini 7
instead. Gemini 7 was to be
the first endurance mission
(2 weeks.) 7 actually
launched a week before 6.
They flew in formation
ranging from 6" to
500' distance, then Gemini
6 (with Wally Schirra and
Tom Stafford) reentered
after a day, leaving 7
(Frank Borman, Jim Lovell)
to compete its two weeks.
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Gemini Patch Set Here's a beautifully framed
presentation of the mission
patches of Gemini. With
3" mission patches
with an 8" Gemini
program patch. Window is a
Gemini capsule shape.
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Frank Borman Business Suit 8x10 Frank Borman business
suit "blue sky"
portrait, taken after his
choice as an astronaut in
the second group, or
"new nine."
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Frank Borman Business Suit: Wood 8x10 Frank Borman business
suit portrait, taken after
his choice as an astronaut
in the second group, or
"new nine."
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Gemini 10 & Agena 8x10 orbital photo of Gemini
10's rendezvous with its
Agena over the Pacific
Ocean. John Young and
Michael Collins are the crew.
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Gemini 10 Crew Agena Rendezvous Gemini 10 and Agena 8x10
color photo with Gemini 10
high over the Pacific
getting ready to rendezvous
and dock with its Agena
target vehicle. The two
docked spacecraft will fire
the Agena's motor to boost
them up into a
record-setting altitude,
where they would rendezvous
with a second Agena, left
over from Gemini 8.
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Gemini 10 Crew Under Antenna Gemini 10 crew photo under
the tracking antenna at
Cape Canaveral. Note
Collins' tinted visor for
his spacewalk.
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Gemini 9 Conquers the Baja 8x10 photo of Gemini 9
passing over the Baja
peninsula, looking
Southward. COA.
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Gemini 9's Angry Alligator 8x10 orbital photo of a
useless ATDA, which failed
to jettison its nose
fairing. The Gemini 9
mission was
"snakebit."
First, the prime crew was
killed in a plane crash,
leaving the mission to the
somber backups, Tom
Stafford and Gene Cernan.
The Agena that they were
supposed to practice
docking with blew up on the
pad. It's replacement, the
ATDA becomes the Angry
Alligator, and Gene's
second American EVA becomes
the "spacewalk from
hell" when multiple
problems occur.
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Apollo Program |

| See MICHAEL COLLINS watercolors Astronaut Central is the exclusive source for original watercolors and limited edition giclees from Apollo 11/Gemini 10 Astronaut Michael Collins. |

| See ALAN BEAN AP Sale Alan recieves a varying number of Artist's Proofs from the publisher. These represent a small "edition extension" (usually 10%) of the regular edition issue number. A/Ps are distributed amongst the artist, publisher, and any co-signees. Alan always gets AP#1, and the lowest AP numbers available. |

| See ALAN BEAN originals Actual pieces of Apollo and the moon itself make up these unique painting-sculptures. And then there is the painting itself, a historic remembrance from the first artist to visit another world. |
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APOLLO 9 crew as Apollo 1 backups Here's a 8x10 photo of the
Apollo 9 crew as the backup
crew for the ill-fated
Apollo 1. Not long after
the tragic pad fire, they
were replaced by Schirra,
Cunningham and Eisele, to
fly the first Apollo manned
mission, which turned out
to be Apollo 7 (Apollos 2-6
were unmanned test flights.)
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Alan Bean "Measure of a Man" At Pete Conrad's funeral at
Arlington Cemetary in 1999,
Alan Bean's eulogy was a
tear-jerker. He said Pete
was "the finest man he
ever knew." We had
done this reworking of the
familiar Conrad-shot photo
as a gag for Alan's
birthday card a few years
before, and resurrected it
to have him sign the phrase
"taking the measure of
a great man" as a
tribute to his fallen pal.
Pete is sharply reflected
in Alan's visor. Artists
often use the handle of
their paintbrush to measure
proportions of their
subject. 8x10 Sepia-toned.
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Apollo Patch Set Here's a beautifully framed
presentation of the mission
patches of Apollo. With
4" mission patches
with an 8" Apollo
program patch. Window is an
Apollo capsule shape.
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BUZZ ALDRIN We Came in Peace We had Buzz sign the Apollo
11 Earthrise photo with
some extra wording, and he
and we were impressed by
the result. Though we offer
this photo as a stock item
now, we don't offer this
frame treatment, with
suede, a 4" patch, and
a custom frame.
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Charlie Duke signed 16x20 CHARLIE DUKE signed 16x20
Plum Crater photo on Kodak
paper. CoA.
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DAVE SCOTT -Rover 16x20 w/all 3 mission patches Apollo 15 mission commander
Dave Scott kicks up some
moondust as he carries his
Hasselblad with a 500mm
lens down the slope of
Hadley Rille to take some
pictures. This special
sepia-toned crop is
exclusive to Astronaut
Central. Scott signs in
silver. 16x20 photo.
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DAVE SCOTT Portrait with 3 Mission Patches Handsome 8x10 portrait of
Dave Scott, with patches
from his 3 missions beneath.
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EDGAR MITCHELL signed Lunar Landing Chart Vintage topographical chart
of the Apollo 14 landing
site, signed and inscribed
by LMP Edgar Mitchell:
"Fra Mauro Base,
Apollo 14, Feb 1971",
with the landing site
marked by an "x".
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First Man on the Moon etching Paul Calle's (d. 2010) most
famous image (done for the
famous 10 cent first class
postage stamp.) Limited
edition of 1000. SIGNED by
the late Mr. Calle. Image
size 6x10, framed 13x17.
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GENE CERNAN "Full Earth" 27X27 This famous photo was taken
aboard the Apollo XVII
command module America in
December, 1972 as the final
Apollo flight was embarking
from Earth for what was to
become the longest and most
successful lunar mission to
the Taurus-Littrow region.
It has been called the
"most significant
photo of the 20th
Century", the African
and Antarctic continents
plainly visible. It was
summer in the Southern
hemisphere, and winter in
the North. Apollo 17 was
the only mission to view
the Earth in this full
phase, and even modern
weather satellites cannot
duplicate this extreme
southern view, as they are
in equatorial orbits. 20x20
image, 27x27 framed.
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GENE CERNAN "Last man on the Moon" 16X20 LAST MAN ON THE MOON 16x20
"John Wayne"
color photo of Apollo 17
mission commander Gene
Cernan, who signs and adds
"Last man on the
Moon." Photo on Fuji
Crystal Archive
photographic paper, the
finest available.
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GENE CERNAN "Last man on the Moon" 8X10 Classy moonwalker portrait of
Gene Cernan, the Last Man
on the Moon. Inscribed as
such.
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GENE CERNAN "Our Legacy" This limited edition print of
a watercolor by JSC
artist/spacesuit technician
Ron Woods depicts Astronaut
Gene Cernan of Apollo 17,
in a large reproduction
limited to 250 copies
signed by the artist, Ron
Woods and subject, Gene
Cernan. Cernan has signed
in a bold silver 6"
autograph and added
"Apollo XVII".
29x37 framed.
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GENE CERNAN-LLTV Here's Gene Cernan putting on
his flight gloves for a
turn in the LLTV (Lunar
Lander Training Vehicle) a
dangerous contraption the
astronauts termed "the
Flying Bedstead." A
jet engine pointed straight
down provided thrust while
small rockets providied
"stability."
Even the cool Armstrong
barely got out alive, but
the men who landed the real
thing on the moon called
the LLTV
"invaluable." 8x10.
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HOMEWARD BOUND sold-out print by Alan Bean This popular view of Apollo 8
rounding the moon and
seeing the Earth was seen
extensively during the 40th
anniversary of Apollo 8 in
December, 2008.
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Houston...We Have a Problem Another ground-breaking print
from the Greenwich
Workshop. Done in
cooperation with
MCA/Universal Pictures, the
print is co-signed by the
surviving crew of Apollo
13, James Lovell and Fred
Haise, and by double Oscar
winner Tom Hanks, Kevin
Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary
Sinise, Director Ron Howard
and of course, Artist Alan
Bean. Framed as shown.
#23/1000. Size: 24x29
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In the Beginnning The edition of 1000 sold out
before release of this
Apollo 25th anniversary
(1994) print.
The
signees:Wally Schirra, Walt
Cunningham (Apollo 7),
Frank Borman (Apollo 8),
James McDivitt, Rusty
Schweikart (Apollo 9), Tom
Stafford (Apollo 10), Buzz
Aldrin, Michael
Collins(Apollo 11), Pete
Conrad, Alan Bean, Richard
Gordon (Apollo 12), James
Lovell, Fred Haise (Apollo
13), Alan Shepard, Stuart
Roosa, Edgar Mitchell
(Apollo 14), Dave Scott, Al
Worden (Apollo 15),
Charlie Duke (Apollo 16),
Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17)
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JIM LOVELL WSS w/ 4 mission patches Autographed 8x10 color
portrait of James Lovell as
Apollo 13 commander. Jim
Lovell held the missions
flown record until John
Young in Apollo 16, and
time-in-space record until
Skylab.
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JOHN YOUNG 16x20 Jump Salute 16x20 w/6 patches 16x20 photo of John Young
doing his famous "jump
salute" on the Apollo
16 mission. Includes all
six mission patches from
his flights during his
43-year career. Signed at
our signing in May, 2005.
You won't find these
ANYWHERE else, and we don't
have many. The rest of our
selection is HERE. On Fuji
Crystal Archive paper, the
best available. COA.
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JOHN YOUNG Apollo 16 launch 8x10 photo of the launch of
Apollo 16. Signed in black
by John Young. COA. On Fuji
Crystal Archive paper, the
finest for color and
longevity.
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JOHN YOUNG alt WSS An alternate, 8x10 standing
photo of the commander of
Apollo 16. Mission
commander John Young poses
on the set of the Apollo 16
crew photo.
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Jim Irwin 8x10 Apollo 15 astronaut James
Irwin (d. 1991) salutes the
flag in what has become a
marquee photo of the Apollo
missions, shot by mission
commander Dave Scott.
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John Young- Charlie Brown 8x10 photo of the Apollo 10
command module "Charle
Brown" as seen from
the LM "Snoopy."
Signed in blue by John
Young. COA. On Fuji Crystal
Archive paper, the finest
for color and longevity.
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Suitable for Training 8x10 B&W photo of Gene Cernan
getting suited up for an
Apollo 17 training session.
COA.
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Space Shuttle Program |
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BRUCE MCCANDLESS in MMU 8X10 In this famous photo, Capt.
Bruce McCandless II flies
the first MMU in space,
untethered and free to fly
up to 1/4 mile from the
shuttle, and return safely
under his own power.
McCandless worked on the
development of this unit
over many years,
culminating in this test
flight aboard STS-41B in
1984.
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Crew signed STS 2 Crew of the second flight of
the Space Shuttle, Apollo's
Joe Engle, and Richard
Truly, who became NASA
administrator signed this
3.5x5.5 color postcard.
Uncancelled.
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JOHN YOUNG signed MORNING LAUNCH This is NOT a photo, but a
print of a painting by
artist Kim Poor. Many NASA
personnel have it in their
offices, thinking it's a
NASA photo. It shows the
space shuttle Columbia
heading for a workweek in
orbit. It is signed by
two-time Columbia mission
commander John Young
(STS-1, STS-9.) These
prints, originally $5,
(signed by the artist,)
have fetched as much as
$500 UNSIGNED by anyone.
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STS-1 Landing, crew-signed 8x10 NASA red-numbered photo
of Columbia' first landing
on the dirt runway of
Rogers Dry.Lake bed at
Edwards AFB, CA. Signed in
black by mission commander
John Young, and pilot Bob
Crippen.
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STS-1 Launch 8x10 photo of the first
launch of the Space Shuttle
in April 1981. Signed by
mission commander John
Young. On Fuji crystal
archive paper; the best
there is. COA.
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Sally Ride Sally Ride was the first
American woman in space, on
STS-7 in 1983 and STS 41-G,
in 1984; both on Challenger
and both with Robert
Crippen as mission commander.
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