Koller - Out of This World Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 4pm

1887* SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-41-B Nasa code S84-27562 Vintage chromogenic print on Kodak paper 20 x 25 cm Provenance: Italian private collection This mission of the space shuttle Challenger took place on February 3, 1984. Its highlight was the outboard mission, during which the astronauts did not use restrictive tethers. In the photo, ast- ronaut Bruce McCandless is floating freely in space with the help of the 153-kilogram heavy Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU), controlling his movements with his hands. Thanks to the nitrogen-propelled MMU, the astronauts were able to move a hundred meters away from the shuttle. Nevertheless, after three NASAmissions, the MMUs were no longer used: the controls proved too inaccurate, making their use risky. CHF 1 500 / 2 500 (€ 1 460 / 2 430) 1888 CRAGSTAN‘S YONEZAWA TALKING ROBOT NO. 2525-1 New York, USA 1960 Function not tested 28 cm Cragstan was a US importer based in New York, importing all kinds of toys from Japan to the US and West Germany in the 1950s and 1960s. The most famous objects were battery-powered robots and space toys. Yonezawa was a Japanese manufacturer that produced tin toys for Cragstan, including this robot. Inside it is a battery-powered record player that could play four different phrases at the push of a button. They were, „I am bulletproof too, hahaha.“ „I am leaving now to explore the outer limits, boys. Goodbye, see you again.“ „I am the atomic-powered robot. Please leave my best wishes to everybody.“ „I am a mighty man with one million of horsepower inside me. Do you get me now? CHF 1 500 / 2 000 (€ 1 460 / 1 940) | 92 Out of This World | Natural History, Space Exploration & Entertainment Memorabilia