Dale Gardner Autographs
Dale Allan Gardner (November 8, 1948 – February 19, 2014) was a NASA astronaut, and naval flight officer who flew two Space Shuttle missions during the mid 1980s.
Born on November 8, 1948, in Fairmont, Minnesota, Gardner grew up in Sherburn, Minnesota, and Savanna, Illinois. He considered his hometown to be Clinton, Iowa, where his mother, Alice Gardner, resides. He lived with his second wife Sherry in Golden, Colorado and later in Divide, Colorado until his death. An avid sports enthusiast, he enjoyed snow skiing, golfing, tennis, woodworking and photography.
Gardner graduated as valedictorian of his class from Savanna Community High School, in Savanna, Illinois, in 1966. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1970.
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Current items with a signature of Dale Gardner
These are the most current items with a signature of Dale Gardner that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Dale Gardner STS-8 & STS-51A Shuttle ASTRONAUT Signed NASA Photo Litho (d. 2014) | $44.00 |  |
| Dale Gardner STS-8 & STS-51A Shuttle ASTRONAUT Signed NASA Photo Litho (d. 2014) | $40.73 | |
Traded items with a signature of Dale Gardner
The most expensive item with a signature of Dale Gardner (STS-8 Astronaut Dale Gardner Portrait Shuttle - Hand Signed NASA Photo Litho) was sold in September 2025 for $70.00 while the cheapest item (Joe Allen Dale Gardner STS 51-a astronauts signed nasa astrocard space shuttle) found a new owner for $0.49 in December 2011. The month with the most items sold (6) was January 2009 with an average selling price of $9.56 for an autographed item of Dale Gardner. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2025 with $70.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.49 was January 2012. In average, an autographed item from Dale Gardner is worth $12.38.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Dale Gardner were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Astronaut Dale Gardner signed Postal Cover | $39.95 |  |
| Astronaut Dale Gardner STS Signed Major League Black Baseball PSA DNA Coa | $19.99 | |
| DALE GARDNER NASA ASTRONAUT SIGNED SPACE CARD | $10.00 | |
| Dale Gardner #298 signed autograph auto Space Shots Trading Card NASA | $35.00 | |
| DALE GARDNER AUTOGRAPHED ASTRONAUT UNTETHER SPACE WALK HE TOOK A FOR SALE SELFIE | $17.16 | |
| DALE GARDNER Signed 8x10 NASA Photo..SHUTTLE ASTRONAUT (d.2014) | $9.99 | |
| Dale Gardner Signed NASA Astronaut Photo – STS-51A Satellite Retrieval – COA | $30.00 | |
| Dale Gardner STS-8 & STS-51A Shuttle ASTRONAUT Signed NASA Photo Litho (d. 2014) | $44.37 | |
| Dale Gardner STS-8 & STS-51A Shuttle ASTRONAUT Signed NASA Photo Litho (d. 2014) | $41.06 | |
| Dale Gardner STS-8 & STS-51A Shuttle ASTRONAUT Signed NASA Photo Litho (d. 2014) | $44.73 | |
| Dale Gardner STS-8 & STS-51A Shuttle ASTRONAUT Signed NASA Photo Litho (d. 2014) | $52.98 | |
| Signed-Autographed 3x5 Index Card of NASA Astronaut Dale Gardner, Challenger | $17.46 | |
| STS-51-A Joe Allen Dale Gardner - Signed EVA 8x10 NASA Photo Shuttle COA - Rare | $39.99 | |
| STS-8 Astronaut Dale Gardner Portrait Shuttle - Hand Signed NASA Photo Litho | $70.00 | |
| x9 Signed NASA Bob Clippen Dale Gardner Thornton etc Astronaut Letter Cover LS | $20.50 | |
Latest News about Dale Gardner
Former astronaut Dale Gardner dies (03/01/2014): Astronaut Dale Gardner, who helped recover two stranded satellites during a 1984 spacewalk, has died aged 65 Dale Gardner dies at 65; spacewalker on first satellite rescue mission (03/01/2014): Strapped into a jet pack, astronaut Dale Gardner helped pluck a pair of ailing satellites from Earth orbit in 1984 in a high point for the space shuttle program. Wearing a nitrogen-powered jet pack, Dale Gardner stepped from the space shuttle, alone and untethered, 224 miles above Earth. 
Brian's News Round-Up: Dale Gardner, Pilot Shortage & More (02/28/2014): A quick look at the news that caught our eye Friday at “Nightly News.” Former shuttle astronaut Dale Gardner dies at 65 (02/25/2014): Former astronaut Dale Gardner, who helped haul a stranded satellite into the space shuttle during a 1984 spacewalk, died Wednesday at age 65. Dale Gardner, who flew on two space shuttle missions, dies (02/24/2014): DENVER — Former astronaut Dale Gardner, who helped haul a stranded satellite into the space shuttle during a 1984 spacewalk, died Wednesday at age 65.
Older News Stories about Dale Gardner
Former astronaut Dale Gardner dies (03/2014): Astronaut Dale Gardner, who helped recover two stranded satellites during a 1984 spacewalk, has died aged 65 Brian's News Round-Up: Dale Gardner, Pilot Shortage & More (02/2014): A quick look at the news that caught our eye Friday at “Nightly News.”
