#Apollo9 was the first mission that allowed astronauts to bring music into space. #RustySchweickart’s classical mixtape disappeared for much of the flight, perhaps thanks to his country-music-loving crewmates. #SchweickartAuction bids start June 17: bit.ly/4opGop0
June 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
#Apollo9 was the first mission that allowed astronauts to bring music into space. #RustySchweickart’s classical mixtape disappeared for much of the flight, perhaps thanks to his country-music-loving crewmates. #SchweickartAuction bids start June 17: bit.ly/4opGop0
Some of these objects went to space.
Others shaped the mission from the ground.
Together, they tell the full story.
Now they’re being released from #RustySchweickart’s private collection.
Stay tuned for the #SchweickartAuction this June.
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Others shaped the mission from the ground.
Together, they tell the full story.
Now they’re being released from #RustySchweickart’s private collection.
Stay tuned for the #SchweickartAuction this June.
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Rusty Schweickart and a Life After Orbit - B612
Rusty Schweickart’s journey from Apollo 9 to planetary defense, and the collection supporting the Schweickart Prize this June.
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April 24, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Some of these objects went to space.
Others shaped the mission from the ground.
Together, they tell the full story.
Now they’re being released from #RustySchweickart’s private collection.
Stay tuned for the #SchweickartAuction this June.
b612foundation.org/rusty-schwei...
Others shaped the mission from the ground.
Together, they tell the full story.
Now they’re being released from #RustySchweickart’s private collection.
Stay tuned for the #SchweickartAuction this June.
b612foundation.org/rusty-schwei...
“These documents preserve the space age in its present tense.”
Signed manuals, transcripts, checklists, and mission records from #RustySchweickart’s collection capture #Apollo while it was still being solved in real time.
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Signed manuals, transcripts, checklists, and mission records from #RustySchweickart’s collection capture #Apollo while it was still being solved in real time.
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June 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“These documents preserve the space age in its present tense.”
Signed manuals, transcripts, checklists, and mission records from #RustySchweickart’s collection capture #Apollo while it was still being solved in real time.
#SchweickartAuction bit.ly/4x9OaY0
Signed manuals, transcripts, checklists, and mission records from #RustySchweickart’s collection capture #Apollo while it was still being solved in real time.
#SchweickartAuction bit.ly/4x9OaY0
The #SchweickartAuction is happening this July 23–24. Participate LIVE and set up an account with @heritageauction.bsky.social to own a piece from #Astronaut #RustySchweickart’s collection. Proceeds support the #SchweickartPrize, helping advance planetary defense. bit.ly/4pydyD9
July 21, 2026 at 8:02 PM
The #SchweickartAuction is happening this July 23–24. Participate LIVE and set up an account with @heritageauction.bsky.social to own a piece from #Astronaut #RustySchweickart’s collection. Proceeds support the #SchweickartPrize, helping advance planetary defense. bit.ly/4pydyD9
Asked how many cameras the crew carried aboard #Apollo9 mission, #RustySchweickart’s answer was simple:
“I don’t know. You could go to the checklist.”
The Apollo missions’ history is preserved in its documents.
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“I don’t know. You could go to the checklist.”
The Apollo missions’ history is preserved in its documents.
#SchweickartAuction bit.ly/49CsERx
June 4, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Asked how many cameras the crew carried aboard #Apollo9 mission, #RustySchweickart’s answer was simple:
“I don’t know. You could go to the checklist.”
The Apollo missions’ history is preserved in its documents.
#SchweickartAuction bit.ly/49CsERx
“I don’t know. You could go to the checklist.”
The Apollo missions’ history is preserved in its documents.
#SchweickartAuction bit.ly/49CsERx
Long before the Apollo program became legend, it existed as procedure.
Flight plans. Docking manuals. Shift-change transcripts. The binders that allowed humans to leave Earth and return safely home.
Explore the mission documents behind Apollo.
#SchweickartAuction bit.ly/4uB0NcH
Flight plans. Docking manuals. Shift-change transcripts. The binders that allowed humans to leave Earth and return safely home.
Explore the mission documents behind Apollo.
#SchweickartAuction bit.ly/4uB0NcH
The Paperwork That Took Us to the Moon - B612
Signed Apollo and Skylab mission documents, flight plans, transcripts, and manuals from Rusty Schweickart’s collection.
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May 28, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Long before the Apollo program became legend, it existed as procedure.
Flight plans. Docking manuals. Shift-change transcripts. The binders that allowed humans to leave Earth and return safely home.
Explore the mission documents behind Apollo.
#SchweickartAuction bit.ly/4uB0NcH
Flight plans. Docking manuals. Shift-change transcripts. The binders that allowed humans to leave Earth and return safely home.
Explore the mission documents behind Apollo.
#SchweickartAuction bit.ly/4uB0NcH
The #SchweickartAuction is LIVE! Bid through @heritageauction.bsky.social on #Apollo9 #astronaut Rusty Schweickart's Personal Collection, including flown mission checklists, flags, pins, patches, and more. Proceeds support the #SchweickartPrize. bit.ly/4xjkBmb
July 23, 2026 at 6:56 PM
The #SchweickartAuction is LIVE! Bid through @heritageauction.bsky.social on #Apollo9 #astronaut Rusty Schweickart's Personal Collection, including flown mission checklists, flags, pins, patches, and more. Proceeds support the #SchweickartPrize. bit.ly/4xjkBmb
#RustySchweickart’s legacy reaches far beyond #Apollo9. As an astronaut, engineer and planetary defense pioneer, he spent his life exploring new frontiers and protecting our future. Own a piece of that legacy at the #SchweickartAuction, July 23–24. Bid now: bit.ly/4yiWaGL
July 22, 2026 at 11:11 PM
#RustySchweickart’s legacy reaches far beyond #Apollo9. As an astronaut, engineer and planetary defense pioneer, he spent his life exploring new frontiers and protecting our future. Own a piece of that legacy at the #SchweickartAuction, July 23–24. Bid now: bit.ly/4yiWaGL
#SchweickartAuction is now open. "Protecting our planet will require ideas we have not yet imagined, from people we may not yet know." That's the philosophy behind the #SchweickartPrize. By participating in the auction, you're helping support ideas that could shape humanity's future. bit.ly/4gMYz6b
Protecting Tomorrow: The Schweickart Prize - B612
The Schweickart Prize turns Apollo's legacy into tomorrow's innovation by supporting bold ideas in planetary defense.
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July 22, 2026 at 5:45 PM
#SchweickartAuction is now open. "Protecting our planet will require ideas we have not yet imagined, from people we may not yet know." That's the philosophy behind the #SchweickartPrize. By participating in the auction, you're helping support ideas that could shape humanity's future. bit.ly/4gMYz6b
Among the flags carried aboard the #Apollo9 mission was one from the United Nations. When asked why, #RustySchweickart put it simply: “For me, we were representing humanity going into space.” #SchweickartAuction bidding is now open - bit.ly/4fcWQ90
July 21, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Among the flags carried aboard the #Apollo9 mission was one from the United Nations. When asked why, #RustySchweickart put it simply: “For me, we were representing humanity going into space.” #SchweickartAuction bidding is now open - bit.ly/4fcWQ90
Available in the #SchweickartAuction: a flown, embroidered #Apollo9 mission patch with a hidden detail. The red-filled "D" in McDivitt marks Apollo 9 as NASA's "D Mission;” the crucial Lunar Module test that paved the way for #Moon landings. bit.ly/4bq3gza
July 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Available in the #SchweickartAuction: a flown, embroidered #Apollo9 mission patch with a hidden detail. The red-filled "D" in McDivitt marks Apollo 9 as NASA's "D Mission;” the crucial Lunar Module test that paved the way for #Moon landings. bit.ly/4bq3gza
Own a piece of Texas and #space history. This #Texas flag flew aboard #Apollo9 — a tribute to the state that helped make the Moon missions possible. From astronaut training to Mission Control, the road to the Moon ran through Houston. #SchweickartAuction bit.ly/3Rsd7Ob
July 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Own a piece of Texas and #space history. This #Texas flag flew aboard #Apollo9 — a tribute to the state that helped make the Moon missions possible. From astronaut training to Mission Control, the road to the Moon ran through Houston. #SchweickartAuction bit.ly/3Rsd7Ob
Could serial number 117 become part of your collection? One of just 350 Robbins medallions flown aboard #Apollo9, this sterling silver medal witnessed the mission that proved the Lunar Module could work. bit.ly/4eORhgM #SchweickartAuction
July 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Could serial number 117 become part of your collection? One of just 350 Robbins medallions flown aboard #Apollo9, this sterling silver medal witnessed the mission that proved the Lunar Module could work. bit.ly/4eORhgM #SchweickartAuction
#SchweickartAuction open now. Among the items carried aboard #Apollo9 was a miniature #DeclarationOfIndependence—a founding document from one era of exploration, carried into another nearly two centuries later. Own a piece of American and space history: bit.ly/4vl4yDM
June 19, 2026 at 6:45 PM
#SchweickartAuction open now. Among the items carried aboard #Apollo9 was a miniature #DeclarationOfIndependence—a founding document from one era of exploration, carried into another nearly two centuries later. Own a piece of American and space history: bit.ly/4vl4yDM
Vaughan-Williams’ Hodie and Alan Hovhaness’s Mysterious Mountain went to space on a cassette tape.
Carried aboard the #Apollo9 mission, it was one of the first times astronauts brought personal music into space.
It even went mysteriously missing mid-flight.
#SchweickartAuction bit.ly/4u1Pb1o
Carried aboard the #Apollo9 mission, it was one of the first times astronauts brought personal music into space.
It even went mysteriously missing mid-flight.
#SchweickartAuction bit.ly/4u1Pb1o
May 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Vaughan-Williams’ Hodie and Alan Hovhaness’s Mysterious Mountain went to space on a cassette tape.
Carried aboard the #Apollo9 mission, it was one of the first times astronauts brought personal music into space.
It even went mysteriously missing mid-flight.
#SchweickartAuction bit.ly/4u1Pb1o
Carried aboard the #Apollo9 mission, it was one of the first times astronauts brought personal music into space.
It even went mysteriously missing mid-flight.
#SchweickartAuction bit.ly/4u1Pb1o
Small objects. Precise meaning.
Pins, coins, and patches carried aboard the Apollo 9 mission marked the spacecraft, the mission, and the program itself.
In a world of strict limits, even the smallest items had to earn their place. bit.ly/4tP9rU3
#SchweickartAuction
Pins, coins, and patches carried aboard the Apollo 9 mission marked the spacecraft, the mission, and the program itself.
In a world of strict limits, even the smallest items had to earn their place. bit.ly/4tP9rU3
#SchweickartAuction
May 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Small objects. Precise meaning.
Pins, coins, and patches carried aboard the Apollo 9 mission marked the spacecraft, the mission, and the program itself.
In a world of strict limits, even the smallest items had to earn their place. bit.ly/4tP9rU3
#SchweickartAuction
Pins, coins, and patches carried aboard the Apollo 9 mission marked the spacecraft, the mission, and the program itself.
In a world of strict limits, even the smallest items had to earn their place. bit.ly/4tP9rU3
#SchweickartAuction
“For me, we were representing humanity going into space.” — #RustySchweickart
The flags carried on the Apollo 9 mission were deliberate symbols of place, partnership, and purpose.
From the U.S. to the Netherlands to the United Nations, each one meant something. bit.ly/4dbxAiw
#SchweickartAuction
The flags carried on the Apollo 9 mission were deliberate symbols of place, partnership, and purpose.
From the U.S. to the Netherlands to the United Nations, each one meant something. bit.ly/4dbxAiw
#SchweickartAuction
May 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM
“For me, we were representing humanity going into space.” — #RustySchweickart
The flags carried on the Apollo 9 mission were deliberate symbols of place, partnership, and purpose.
From the U.S. to the Netherlands to the United Nations, each one meant something. bit.ly/4dbxAiw
#SchweickartAuction
The flags carried on the Apollo 9 mission were deliberate symbols of place, partnership, and purpose.
From the U.S. to the Netherlands to the United Nations, each one meant something. bit.ly/4dbxAiw
#SchweickartAuction
“A flown item is defined not just by where it has been, but by the fact that it was chosen to go at all.”
On the #Apollo9 mission, every item had to earn its place.
See what #RustySchweickart chose to carry. #SchweickartAuction
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On the #Apollo9 mission, every item had to earn its place.
See what #RustySchweickart chose to carry. #SchweickartAuction
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Nothing Goes to Space by Accident | Flown items - B612
What Rusty Schweickart chose to carry on Apollo 9 and why flown objects carry meaning beyond where they’ve been.
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May 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
“A flown item is defined not just by where it has been, but by the fact that it was chosen to go at all.”
On the #Apollo9 mission, every item had to earn its place.
See what #RustySchweickart chose to carry. #SchweickartAuction
b612foundation.org/nothing-goes...
On the #Apollo9 mission, every item had to earn its place.
See what #RustySchweickart chose to carry. #SchweickartAuction
b612foundation.org/nothing-goes...
This isn’t about collecting history.
It’s about what you do with it.
A rare collection from #RustySchweickart will support the next generation of planetary defense.
Bidding for the #SchweickartAuction opens June 5th. bit.ly/3Ot2TMg
It’s about what you do with it.
A rare collection from #RustySchweickart will support the next generation of planetary defense.
Bidding for the #SchweickartAuction opens June 5th. bit.ly/3Ot2TMg
Schweickart Space Collection Auction June 2026 - B612
Historic artifacts from the Apollo mission and Rusty Schweickart’s private collection offered to support the future of planetary defense.
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April 28, 2026 at 6:35 PM
This isn’t about collecting history.
It’s about what you do with it.
A rare collection from #RustySchweickart will support the next generation of planetary defense.
Bidding for the #SchweickartAuction opens June 5th. bit.ly/3Ot2TMg
It’s about what you do with it.
A rare collection from #RustySchweickart will support the next generation of planetary defense.
Bidding for the #SchweickartAuction opens June 5th. bit.ly/3Ot2TMg
In 1969, #RustySchweickart saw Earth differently aboard the #Apollo9 mission. He spent decades acting on that view. Now, part of that journey is being shared. Stay informed for the upcoming #SchweickartAuction this June. bit.ly/4vyCfCc
April 21, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 1969, #RustySchweickart saw Earth differently aboard the #Apollo9 mission. He spent decades acting on that view. Now, part of that journey is being shared. Stay informed for the upcoming #SchweickartAuction this June. bit.ly/4vyCfCc
From the #Apollo9 mission to planetary defense, #RustySchweickart has spent a lifetime expanding and protecting our place in space. Objects from his journey, flown and from behind the scenes, have remained with him ever since. Stay tuned for the coming #SchweickartAuction this June bit.ly/4tBs5ic
April 13, 2026 at 7:28 PM
From the #Apollo9 mission to planetary defense, #RustySchweickart has spent a lifetime expanding and protecting our place in space. Objects from his journey, flown and from behind the scenes, have remained with him ever since. Stay tuned for the coming #SchweickartAuction this June bit.ly/4tBs5ic