Space & Aviation

Space Cold War telescope priced at $10k
A device from a Russian Military space station used to spy on the US will auction at Waddington's

Female aviation pioneer flies into stamp exhibition
Harriet Quimby, the first woman to fly across the English Channel, is a star at the Smithsonian

Today in History... Captain Oates makes his gallant sacrifice
March 16 1912: A member of Scott's ill-fated expedition walks out into a blizzard to aid the others

Sketch by aviation pioneer Orville Wright to auction
A pencil drawing to illustrate wind-tunnel experiments will sell alongside an aviation archive in New York

Medallion from the first manned Apollo mission to sell
The silver Robbins piece flown on Apollo 7 is to come to auction at Heritage

Unique Item of the Week... The 1930s flying car
Here is the oldest flying car in existence - and it's auctioning in Atlanta, US, later this month

'Mind boggling' aviation collection for sale
Geoff Stanton lived and breathed war memorabilia - and now his artefacts are going to auction

Today in History... Apollo 9 is launched
March 3, 1969: Man takes one step closer to landing on the moon

The Story of... Aviation and postage stamps
This vintage 1957 film looks at the history linking the Wright brothers with the Inverted Jenny stamp

$29k for an American Champ of the skies
A classic of US aviation, the Aeronca 7AC Champion, has emerged for sale on the US market

Aviation memorabilia descends into California
The San Francisco Airliner Collectibles Show will be an unmissable event for plane fanatics

Rare Apollo 13 medals appear in coins sale
You have until Sunday to take part in Kuenker's auction, featuring this space collectible