Space & Aviation

$122k for Galileo's first ever telescope observations
The text has sold alongside Uncle Tom's Cabin, 'the most influential C19th fictional work,' at Sotheby's

Apollo 11 construction log to auction
A 1968 report on the Eagle lunar module is also to go under the hammer

Apollo 17: one last small step for man
Today in 1972, mankind landed on the Moon for the last time. We take a look at Apollo 17 memorabilia...

Russian space suit rockets to €87k in Paris auction
Large iron meteorite finds a resting place for �31k

$140k meteorite leads Californian auction
The most striking US meteorite in private hands to auction

Invaders from Mars to go under the hammer
Mars rocks and rare pallasites amongst meteorites at Los Angeles auction

'Rarest and most beautiful' aircraft in the world to sell in Arizona
The only fully-restored 1929 Hamilton Metalplane H-47 in existence will auction with no reserve

Spacesuit to sell for £75k at Paris auction
Flown heatshields and thruster equipment also go on sale

€60k Siberian meteorite heads Paris auction
H�tel Drouot's Natural History auction offers range of spacerocks

Apollo 13: memorabilia from a 'successful failure'
Artefacts from one of the most remarkable survival stories in human history did well at auction in 2009