Pioneer and Apollo Astronaut Autographed Photos

Single & Rare Astronaut Autographs

This is our selection of one-of-a-kind or rare astronaut autographs and space memorabilia. Most of these go fast, some within minutes of listing. Unlike the rest of our offerings, you must call (800-727-NOVA) or write (staff@novaspace.com) to buy one, and shipping is NOT included in the price. Add yourself to our MAILING LIST for announcements of new items.

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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
	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.
	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.
	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. SOLD
	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.
	Gus Grissom Portrait Nice 8x10 Mercury-era color portrait of Gus Grissom. Rarely seen, good color. COA. SOLD
	John Glenn 8x10 photo of John Glenn during ocean recovery training aboard a ship.
	John Glenn-NASA photo 8x10 NASA red-numbered photo of 40-year old John Glenn in his silver space suit.
	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.
	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. SOLD
	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
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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." SOLD
	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."
	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.
	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.
	Gemini 10 Crew Under Antenna Gemini 10 crew photo under the tracking antenna at Cape Canaveral. Note Collins' tinted visor for his spacewalk.
	Gemini 9 Conquers the Baja 8x10 photo of Gemini 9 passing over the Baja peninsula, looking Southward. COA.
	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.
	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.) SOLD
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Charlie Duke signed 16x20 CHARLIE DUKE signed 16x20 Plum Crater photo on Kodak paper. CoA. SOLD
	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.
	DAVE SCOTT Portrait with 3 Mission Patches Handsome 8x10 portrait of Dave Scott, with patches from his 3 missions beneath.
	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".
	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.
	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.
	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.
	GENE CERNAN "Last man on the Moon" 8X10 Classy moonwalker portrait of Gene Cernan, the Last Man on the Moon. Inscribed as such.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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 SOLD
	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) SOLD
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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. SOLD
	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.
	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. SOLD
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