Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 111

The Manuscript & Collectibles Auction

Apollo Program

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 925		Two Outstanding Vintage Original Early Concept Artworks of Rocketry and Space Travel, 1960s. Two fantastic original pieces of concept art (most likely McDonnell Douglas, Saturn 1-B concepts, first and second stages) from the early 1960s. Very reminiscent of the art frequently seen in Popular Mechanics and Popular Science at the time, these pieces are still in their very modest, early 1960s era office frames. These original vintage works do not exhibit any fading, the watercolor and gouache paints as bright and vivid as originally executed. Both on artboard and measuring 16 x 19" each. It has been years since Goldberg Auctions has offered early original concept art; these are excellent. *Estimate Value $500 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Realized $750
Lot 926		Five Comprehensive Study Guides, November 1966 - April 1969 For Lunar Module Training. Five (5) comprehensive vintage original Lunar Module study guides: In Grumman folios, the earliest is dated November, 1966 "LM Instrumentation Subsytem" by trainer Isaac Hobesh, Two from February 1967 "Propulsion and RCS" and "Control Electronics Section & Abort Guidance Section" by William Strasburger, one April, 1967 "Electrical Power Subsystems" and finally one from April, 1969 "Instrumentation Subsytem Lunar Module, LM-5 & Subsequent". All prove an encyclopedia of information filled with charts, graphs, schematics, illustrations, and more. In excellent condition but with some pages having areas of underlining critical information, notes written in margins and like any student irrespective of age, some doodling. A great set. *Estimate Value $500 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,200
Lot 927		Apollo Guidance and Navigation System Study Guides, LM Primary Guidance Navigation and Control System, 4 Large Volumes. Four (4) vintage original study guides; Prepared by Fieldservice Training Department, AC Electronics, Division of General Motors, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and spanning January 27, 1967 to September 1, 1968. Primary Guidance, Navigation and Control System Student Study Guide for the Lunar Module. Impossible to describe the breadth of information found in these four volumes, three levels of study, chock full of graphs, operations, revisions, copied notes, charts, technical schematics, logic descriptions and much more. Subheadings are LM Digital Autopilot, Sytem Mechanization, Familiarization Course, and Familiarization Supplement Course. Goldberg Auctions has never before offered these study guides/text manuals. They contain a trove of information and detail for the Lunar Module. In remarkable condition given their age and years in storage. A terrific find. *Estimate Value $500 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,680
Lot 928		Space Launch Complex 36 (SLC-36) Block House Sequence Controller with COA and Provenance. Launch Complex 36 (LC 36) was used from 1962 until 2005 to launch satellites and astronauts in the earlier years. This controller was used for functions on the umbilical tower such as disconnects and connection verification. LC 36 is also of note because it was the scene of the largest on-pad explosion in Cape history. The Atlas-Centaur 5 lifted off from LC-36A on March 2, 1965 and barely a meter and a half off the pad, the engines shutdown, rocket fell back and about a hundred tons of RP-1, liquid hydrogen and LOX ignited creating a spectacular explosion. Controller comes with a photo of staff and press in Blockhouse adjacent to pad during the launch of FLTSATCOM F7 with affixed provenance and COA. *Estimate Value $350 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Realized $338
Lot 929		NASA Training Used, NikonosV Underwater Camera Body. NASA (in use 1984-2004) Nikonos V underwater camera. Property NASA US Government Sticker sticker attached and deaccession sticker. Camera is without lens but otherwise likely could operate fine. Most definitely shows use and these cameras remain popular for a 35 mm point and shoot in depths of about 100 feet. *Estimate Value $200 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Realized $125
Lot 930		Minolta Land Infrared Cyclops BAF Movie Camera for NASA Training. Minolta Land Infrared Cyclops BAF movie camera. Serial number 25001004 and most definitely exhibits use. Property NASA US Government sticker. Untested, battery compartment has a bit of battery residue otherwise camera looks quite clean. *Estimate Value $250 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $120
Lot 931		NASA Training SONY Digital Handycam DCR-TRV25 ---- ARED PROJECT CAMERA 1. Late 1990s Digital Handycam DCR-TRV25 deaccessioned by NASA. Camera has NASA "Excess Transportation Document" attached to side of original box. Camera does have all sorts of cables and chargers as well as original lithium battery. On side of camera are labels reading "ARED PROJECT CAMERA 1". "ARED" The Advanced Resistive Exercise Device allowed the crew to engage in resistive exercise onboard the ISS by simulating the use of free weights. Likely this camera was used to record testing of the exercise device. Again, whether this camera was used onboard ISS is not known but that is the information we have on hand. Camera while showing use is in very good condition. *Estimate Value $300 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 932		Vintage Original Saturn V Control Center Computer Circuit Board and On Site Saturn V Engineering Log Entries, 1969. From the SATURN Ground Computer System installed in 1966 comes this original (RCA 110 A) large computer circuit board. Measuring 4¼ x 8", this circuit board is identified RCA # 60806 and is in perfect, used condition. Also included are select pages from the RCA 110A Computer Orientation manual published by the NASA School of Reliability and Quality Assurance, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. A different and all-together-very-appealing artifact from the early computer era of NASA. Also included is an orignal on site engineering log by the propulsion tank systems engineer and related systems operations at Launch Complex 39. One sheet written in pencil front and back outline and record the day to day challenges, problem solving and the like before the Saturn V rocket could be given an "all-clear" and "go" for launch. *Estimate Value $300 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 933		Dr. Paul W. Gast, Chief of the Division of Planetary and Earth Sciences: Remarkable Personal Collection of Photos of Lunar Rocks & Geochemistry (1930-1973) "Moon Rocks Chief." That is how the New York Times described Dr. Paul W. Gast in his obituary on May 18, 1973. But for the three years prior to his untimely passing, Dr. Gast led a crew of scientists and geologists examining the trove of rocks and soil from the lunar surface. His work at NASA earned him the Medal for Exceptional Service and the Distinguished Service Medal, as well as awards from Columbia University. Offered is a large collection of about 400+ of his photos (almost all 8 x 10") from this period. Scores of images not commonly seen of the lunar surface, lunar samples, core samples, electron microscope images, chemical analysis, and great images of astronauts gathering samples on the surface. Photos (some duplicates) are in very good to excellent condition but not mint as these were studied and used, so some curled edges and light handling. *Estimate Value $350 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,740
Lot 934		Dr. Paul W. Gast, Chief of Planetary Sciences: Important Folio of Electron Microscopy Photos of Apollo 11 Lunar Samples + 150 NASA Photos (1930-1973) "Moon Rocks Chief." That is how the New York Times described Dr. Paul W. Gast in his obituary on May 18, 1973. But for the three years prior to his untimely passing, Dr. Gast led a crew of scientists and geologists examining the trove of rocks and soil from the lunar surface. His work at NASA earned him the Medal for Exceptional Service and the Distinguished Service Medal, as well as awards from Columbia University. Offered is a 12 photo folio of Dr. Gast's original black and white photographs of microcopic elements (glass spherules, uranium distribution, impact pits and the like) in the soil samples from the lunar surface obtained during the Apollo 11 mission. There is a typed information key identifying these images at front of folio. Goldberg Auctions has never before offered such photos of Planetary Science and Geology. Also included is the balance of 125+ NASA Photos and then a small collection of NASA scientists and personnel at a variety of seminars and presentations from the 1970s, unfortunately only one photo identifying those present but clearly all involving Geological Studies. *Estimate Value $300 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,170
Lot 935		Dr. Paul W. Gast, Chief of the Division of Planetary and Earth Sciences: Personal Archive of 40 Oversized Lunar Images, Apollo 16 (1930-1973) "Moon Rocks Chief." That is how the New York Times described Dr. Paul W. Gast in his obituary on May 18, 1973. But for the three years prior to his untimely passing, Dr. Gast led a crew of scientists and geologists examining the trove of rocks and soil from the lunar surface. His work at NASA earned him the Medal for Exceptional Service and the Distinguished Service Medal, as well as awards from Columbia University. Offered are 4 amazing, oversized 11 x 14 images from the Apollo 16 Lunar Mission. A mix of color, black and white, glossy and matte finished photos. Nothing is identified but based on the North Ray crater we are assuming Apollo 16. There is one magnificent 11 x 14" black and white photo of the moon dated October 22, 1964. All images in excellent condition. *Estimate Value $250 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,140
Lot 936		Pair of Original NASA Spacecraft Center/NASA Johnson Space Center Cafeteria Serving Trays. Two vintage original NASA serving trays from the cafeteria that were in use for nearly 40 years, from the 1960s - 2004. Boasting the historical NASA logo embedded within the trays, these are made of heavy duty fiberglass and likely were slid down those cafeteria rails by employees and astronauts of every stripe trying to decide on the fish or lasagna and green Jell-O. COA included. *Estimate Value $75 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Realized $425