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Debus, Kurt (1908-1983) Signed Piece and Photograph. Reproduction Debus drawing of a Saturn rocket ready for launch signed in blue ink, dated January 3, 1977, mounted on board, 15 x 10; [together with] black-and-white 8 x 10 in. photograph of Kurt Debus, Hans Gruene, Wernher von Braun, and Eberhard Rees at the Kennedy Space Center on May 25, 1965, taken at an exciting moment during the launch of the Pegasus II meteoroid detection satellite by the SA-8, with an animated Debus pointing while the other scientists look on, NASA captions in black and purple printed on verso. (2)
The Rudolf Spoor Collection of NASA Photographs and Ephemera
Estimate $100-200
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Hans Gruene, Kurt DebusJohn Dorfman
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