Episode 5 – Collecting Space – Larry McGlynn

Episode Summary

Paul Ring talks with collector, lecturer, appraiser and space historian Larry McGlynn about collecting space-related items and art. He offers his thoughts about the current market and offers tips for new collectors. And he also tells a slightly NSFW story about a very special artifact.

Show Notes

Paul Ring talks with collector, lecturer, appraiser and space historian Larry McGlynn about collecting space-related items and art. He offers his thoughts about the current market and offers tips for new collectors. And he also tells a slightly NSFW story about a very special artifact.

Further Reading:

Larry McGlynn says NASA’s Catalogue of Manmade Material on the Moon made him chuckle because of how much the astronauts took back with them as souvenirs.

Here’s a peek at a couple of Buzz Aldrin Star Charts at the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal (courtesy of Larry McGlynn).

The Last Man on the Moon documentary tells the story of Apollo 17 Commander Eugene A. “Gene” Cernan, the last man to set foot on the moon’s surface.

Keith Haviland has produced a number of documentaries, including a number about aviation and space exploration. They Include:

·         The Last Man on the Moon

·         Mission Control

·         Spitfire

·         Armstrong

Larry McGlynn’s websites are the Space Artifacts Archive and Space Art.

Larry said he loved the story of Curt Newport finding Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7.

Snoopy and Charlie Brown Test Cards from Apollo 10 and a video showing them being used during the mission.

Mentions:

Auction houses that sell aviation and space-related items:

·         RR Auctions

·         Heritage Auctions

·         Bonhams Auctions

Boston’s Museum of Science

The Hayden Planetarium at the Boston Museum of Science.

Space Artists:

Chesley Bonestell

Bob McCall

Alan Bean

Paul Calle and Chris Calle

Alexi Leonov

Bill Hartmann

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