Talking Space Auctions with Heritage's Brad Palmer

About this episode

Rich and Jason interview Brad Palmer about space auctions and provide insights for collectors.

Rich and Jason spend some time with Heritage's Director of Space Exploration, Brad Palmer. Brad discusses his background and passion for the genre, the evolution of the space auction category at Heritage, as well as recent trends and insights from behind the scenes. Along the way, he provides collectors with how-to tips and practical advice when consigning to an auction. There is also a great peak into the upcoming Heritage Space Auction set for June 13-14, 2025, which will feature Part 2 of the amazing Jacque Bracke Collection of flown and museum quality vintage material. The auction will also feature eye-popping high-end items such as an original space-themed Norman Rockwell painting entitled "From Concord to Tranquility," and a flown Hubble Space Telescope Power Control Unit dubbed "The Heart of Hubble."

People in this episode

Hosts: Rich Jurek, Jason Rubin

Guest: Brad Palmer

Topics covered

• space auctions
• collecting
• space exploration
• auction tips
• vintage space material

Keywords

• space auctions
• Heritage
• collecting tips
• vintage space
• Hubble

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Heritage

Products: Hubble Space Telescope Power Control Unit

Books & works: From Concord to Tranquility

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