Colonel Robert Overmyer Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
COLONEL ROBERT OVERMYER
Born: July 14, 1936 in Lorain, Ohio
Died: March 22, 1996 in Duluth, Minnesota
Robert F. Overmyer (Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired)
NASA Astronaut (Deceased)
PERSONAL DATA: Born July 14, 1936, in Lorain, Ohio, but considered Westlake, Ohio, his hometown. Died March 22, 1996. He is survived by his wife, Katherine, and three children. Hobbies included skiing, water skiing, boating, acrobatic flying in open cockpit biplanes, coaching baseball, and running.
EDUCATION: Attended and graduated from Westlake High School, Westlake, Ohio, in 1954. Received a bachelor of science degree in Physics from Baldwin Wallace College in 1958. Received a master of science degree in Aeronautics with a major in Aeronautical Engineering from the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1964.
ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, Experimental Aircraft Association, and Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
SPECIAL HONORS: Awarded the USAF Meritorious Service Medal in 1969 for duties with the USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory Program; awarded the USMC Meritorious Service Medal in 1978 for duties as the Chief Chase Pilot and support crewman for the Shuttle Approach and Landing Test Program; received an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree from Baldwin Wallace College, December 1982; awarded the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School Distinguished Engineers Award, January 1983; the USMC Distinguished Flying Cross (1983); and the NASA Space Flight Medal (1983).
EXPERIENCE: Colonel Overmyer entered active duty with the Marine Corps in January 1958. After completing Navy flight training in Kingsville, Texas, he was assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 214 in November 1959. Colonel Overmyer was assigned to the Naval Postgraduate School in 1962 to study aeronautical engineering. Upon completion of his graduate studies, he served 1 year with Marine Maintenance Squadron 17 in Iwakuni, Japan. He was then assigned to the Air Force Test Pilots School at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Colonel Overmyer was chosen as an astronaut for the USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory Program in 1966. The program was canceled in 1969. Colonel Overmyer has over 7,500 flight hours with over 6,000 in jet aircraft.
NASA EXPERIENCE: He was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1969 after the MOL Program was canceled. His first assignment with NASA was engineering development duties on the Skylab Program from 1969 until November 1971. From November 1971 until December 1972, he was a support crew member for Apollo 17 and was the launch capsule communicator. From January 1973 until July 1975, he was a support crew member for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project and was the NASA capsule communicator in the mission control center in Moscow, USSR. In 1976, he was assigned duties on the Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Test (ALT) Program and was the prime T-38 chase pilot for Orbiter Free-Flights 1 and 3. In 1979 Colonel Overmyer was assigned as the Deputy Vehicle Manager of OV-102 (Columbia) in charge of finishing the manufacturing and tiling of Columbia at the Kennedy Space Center preparing it for its first flight. This assignment lasted until Columbia was transported to the launch pad in 1980.
Colonel Overmyer was the pilot for STS-5, the first fully operational flight of the Shuttle Transportation System, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on November 11, 1982. He was accompanied by spacecraft commander, Vance D. Brand, and two mission specialists, Dr. Joseph P. Allen and Dr. William B. Lenoir. STS-5, the first mission with a four-man crew, clearly demonstrated the Space Shuttle as fully operational by the successful first deployment of two commercial communications satellites from the Orbiter's payload bay. The mission marked the first use of the Payload Assist Module (PAM-D), and its new ejection system. Numerous flight tests were performed throughout the mission to document Shuttle performance during launch, boost, orbit, atmospheric entry and landing phases. STS-5 was the last flight to carry the Development Flight Instrumentation (DFI) package to support flight testing. A Getaway Special, three Student Involvement Projects and medical experiments were included on the mission. The STS-5 crew successfully concluded the 5-day orbital flight of Columbia with the first entry and landing through a cloud deck to a hard-surface runway and demonstrated maximum braking. Mission duration was 122 hours before landing on a concrete runway at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on November 16, 1982.
Colonel Overmyer was the commander of STS 51-B, the Spacelab-3 (SL-3) mission. He commanded a crew of 4 astronauts and 2 payload specialists conducting a broad range of scientific experiments from space physics to the suitability of animal holding facilities. Mission 51-B was also the first Shuttle flight to launch a small payload from the -Getaway Special†canisters. Mission 51-B launched at 12:02 p.m. EDT on April 29, 1985 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, at 9:07 a.m. PDT on May 6, 1985. Mission 51-B completed 110 orbits of the earth at an altitude of 190 n.m.
Colonel Overmyer retired from NASA and the Marine Corps in May 1986.
Colonel Overmyer died on March 22, 1996, in the crash of a light aircraft he was testing.
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COLONEL ROBERT OVERMYER - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 12/21/1982 - HFSID 47750Autograph letter signed: "Bob Overmyer", dated December 21, 1982, on NASA letterhead, expressing gratitude to a Vietnam veteran. Overmyer discusses difficulties in fulfilling a photo request while emphasizing the significance of veterans' sacrifices compared to his space endeavors.
Sale Price $225.00
$280.00
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COLONEL ROBERT OVERMYER - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 24332Photograph is an official color publicity image of Robert Overmyer in his flight suit holding his helmet. It is inscribed and signed: "To Ed/With good wishes/Bob Overmyer." Overmyer was a U.S. Marine Corps Colonel and NASA astronaut.
Price: $220.00
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COLONEL ROBERT OVERMYER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 102119Photograph signed by crew members of Spacelab 3: Commander Bob Overmyer, Pilot Fred Gregory, Mission Specialists Norm Thagard, Don Lind, W. Thornton, and Payload Specialist Taylor Wang. Captioned on verso.
Sale Price $425.00
$500.00
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COLONEL ROBERT OVERMYER - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED - HFSID 65516Commemorative envelope signed by Robert Overmyer, featuring the inscription "Bob Overmyer". It honors the Apollo-Soyuz space rendezvous of 1975, includes a 10-cent US flags stamp, and is postmarked Kennedy Space Center, July 15, 1975.
Price: $140.00
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COLONEL ROBERT OVERMYER - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED - HFSID 65517Commemorative envelope signed by Robert Overmyer with the inscription "Bob Overmyer", postmarked from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on July 15, 1975. It includes an ink stamp cachet honoring the ASTP U.S. Launch and a 10-cent US flags stamp.
Sale Price $115.00
$140.00
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COLONEL ROBERT OVERMYER - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 51503Philatelic envelope signed by "S.D. Griggs", "Bob Overmyer", and "Harley Weyer", honoring the Grumman Gulfstream II. Postmarked February 10, 1978, from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, with a pictorial cachet.
Price: $280.00
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COLONEL ROBERT OVERMYER - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 51505Envelope commemorating the Space Shuttle training program is signed by "Bob Overmeyer", "Charlie Hayes", "Glenn Pingrey". Postmarked from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, on November 1, 1977, it features an ink stamp cachet honoring the Grumman Gulfstream II shuttle training aircraft.
Price: $360.00
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COLONEL ROBERT OVERMYER - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 54260First day cover signed by five astronauts, including "Karol Bobko," "Hank Hartsfield," "Bob Overmyer," "John Bull," and "F. C. Michel." Postmarked at Kennedy Space Center on July 15, 1975, honoring the Apollo Soyuz Space Mission.
Price: $400.00
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COLONEL ROBERT OVERMYER - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 48198Envelope commemorating the Mariner 10 mission signed by six NASA astronauts: "John S. Bull", "Bob Overmyer", "Anthony Llewellyn", "Don Peterson", "Karol Bobko", and "Don Lind". Postmarked April 4, 1975.
Price: $380.00
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COLONEL ROBERT OVERMYER - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 48199First day cover commemorating the Mariner 10 Mission is signed by six NASA astronauts: "Don Peterson," "W. Thornton," "F. C. Michel," "Bob Overmyer," "Anthony Llewelyn," and "Don Lind." It is postmarked "Pasadena, CA Apr/4/1975."
Sale Price $325.00
$400.00
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COLONEL ROBERT OVERMYER - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 48200First day cover envelope co-signed by six NASA astronauts, including "Bob Overmyer", "Don Peterson", "W. Thornton", "F. C. Michel", "Anthony Llewellyn", and "Don Lind", commemorating the Mariner 10 Mission, postmarked April 4, 1975.
Price: $400.00
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COLONEL ROBERT OVERMYER - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 48196First day cover signed by six NASA astronauts, including "Bob Overmyer", "Anthony Llewellyn", "Hank Hartsfield/NASA Astronaut", "Don Peterson", "John Bull", and "F. C. Michel", postmarked Kennedy Space Center, Florida, July 15, 1975.
Sale Price $325.00
$400.00
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JOSEPH P. ALLEN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 131693Photograph of Columbia STS-5 signed by crew members: "Joe Allen," "Vance Brand," and "Bob Overmyer." This official NASA photograph depicts the astronauts in their space suits during the first fully operational flight of the Shuttle Transportation System.
Price: $550.00
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S. DAVID GRIGGS - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 28920Envelope signed by S. David Griggs, Robert Overmyer, and Vance Brand, commemorating the Grumman Gulfstream II Shuttle Training Aircraft. Signed names include "S.D. Griggs," "Bob Overmyer," and "V. Brand." Postmarked February 2, 1977, from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
Price: $400.00
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SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA - STS - 5 CREW - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 296008Commemorative envelope signed by Vance Brand, Bob Overmeyer, Joe Allen, and W. B. Lenoir, postmarked Kennedy Space Center on November 11, 1982. This item commemorates the STS-5 mission, the first to place communications satellites in geosynchronous orbit.
Sale Price $325.00
$400.00
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SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA - STS - 5 CREW - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 296009Commemorative envelope signed by all four STS-5 crewmembers: "V Brand", "Bob Overmeyer", "Joe Allen", and "W. B. Lenoir". Postmarked Edwards, California, on November 16, 1982, it bears the mission logo of the flight.
Price: $400.00
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VICE ADMIRAL RICHARD H. TRULY - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 102105Photograph inscribed and signed by multiple astronauts including "Richard H. Truly", "Karol J. Bobko", "Bob Overmyer", "Hank Hartsfield", "Pete Peterson", and "Robert L. Crippen". Depicts Apollo 11 on the launching pad.
Price: $750.00