FLOWN TO THE MOON
Novaspace Galleries is the largest source for items
FLOWN TO THE MOON.
These are the ultimate collectibles,
logging one to 3 million miles in interplanetary space over 30 years ago.
The ideal memento of the 20th century, from the crowning achievement of
mankind.
These items are obtained directly from the Apollo astronauts themselves,
and are also authenticated by the astronauts. It doesn't get any
better than that.
There is a finite number of these items, as weight constraints allowed
only a few personal mementos to fly with the Apollo crews. Many of the
items are personal, and meant for NASA ground crews, family and personal
friends of the astronauts.
All items subject to prior sale and volatile pricing.
There is a distinction and hierarchy to these items. There are
items "flown to the moon" meaning they flew in the command module,
to and from the moon. Others are "flown to the surface" These items
are VERY rare, as the LM had tight weight constraints. These are more costly.
Rarest of all are tools, garments, maps, etc., which were used during the
lunar explorations on the surface.These are EVA-used artifacts
Crew-issued, numbered and manifested
artifacts are most desirable, as they are supplies needed and used for
the lunar voyage. Astronauts were allowed to bring a PPK (Personal Preference
Kit) of up to five pounds of personal items and souvenirs to be stowed in the
Command Module. In addition, the moonwalkers were allowed a smaller PPK for
lunar surface items. These remained aboard the Lunar Module. Efforts to
ascertain "how many" of what was flown are futile. The contents are known
only to the astronauts. The Apollo astronauts were careful to separate and/or
sign their PPK items shortly after the flight. In addition , some manifested
artifacts were retained by crew members if not claimed by the Smithsonian,
or were to be left on the lunar surface or aboard the LM and not returned
to earth.
MORE flown items appear on our ASTRO-AUCTION
in the "astronaut garage sale" or "flown items" categories.
Our Guarantee
If you are not delighted with your purchase,
return the merchandise within 30 days for full refund, credit or
exchange
We are committed to offering quality space art,
astronaut autographs and space memorabilia at affordable
prices. We provide some of the finest, most prompt service in
the entire mail order business. Try us and see. Your order gets
our personal attention from arrival to shipping. We use no
fulfillment service to fill your orders and no
answering service to answer your calls. All our work
is done in-house from start to finish.
CERTIFICATES OF AUTHENTICITY
We issue a certificate of authenticity with each purchase of an
astronaut-autographed piece, but as you may know these are just
pieces of paper unless backed up by someone substantial. Anyone
can print up a certificate of authenticity and many folks think
it is some sort of legal document, which it isn't. Our certificates
are so highly regarded, however, that they have been known to be
forged themselves!
Elegant Archival Museum Framing
When you purchase a genuine moonwalker-autographed photo from Novaspace,
the best way to preserve it is to have us archivally frame it for you. Indeed,
it is better to have your photo in OUR custom framing than to do it youself
or get "stock" standard sized frames in wood or cheaper metal. It is better
NOT to have your photo framed at all than to have it in substandard framing,
which will eventually damage it.
Novaspace Moonwalker Photos
Novaspace's staff of artists and computer photo experts work long hours
restoring these precious images of history, not only removing the imperfections,
but often with the direction of the astronaut pictured, make improvements to
the color, removing lens flare, digitally removing the ranging marks (the crosshairs
seen in all moon photos), increasing detail or contrast, and sometimes digitally
repainting parts of missing or distorted photos.
The astronauts applaud our efforts, and often ask for a copy of the retouched
photo for their collections (which we are happy to give).
We then print the finshed works to Fuji paper, more costly and superior to
Kodak in longevity and color. We print on pearl-finish paper without margins
or borders, resulting in a larger, more elegant picture, without glare, which
holds a signature better than gloss finish.
