May 2014 Auction Ends Thursday, May 29th, 5pm Pacific

Lot #189:

Signatures of NASA's ''New Nine'' -- Group Two -- The Second Round of Astronauts Selected by NASA in 1962 Including Neil Armstrong and Ed White

Neil Armstrong and eight of his fellow Group 2 members sign the mount of a photo that has been removed. These are the second round of men selected to become astronauts by NASA in September of 1962, after they passed the grueling process of extreme physical and intellectual testing. They sign: ''Elliot See'', ''James McDivitt'', ''James Lovell'', ''Edward H. White II'', ''Thomas P. Stafford'', ''Charles Conrad Jr.'', ''Frank Borman'', ''Neil Armstrong'' and ''John Young''. An inscription by Ed White II reads: ''To Jim, A Real Race Driver, With Best Regards''. Mat is an overall size of 11.75'' x 10.75''. Near fine.