Guenter Wendt Autographs
Guenter Wendt was a German-born American engineer who made immense contributions to the American space program as a pad leader. He was born on June 22, 1923, in Berlin, Germany, and migrated to the United States in 1945. After earning a degree in mechanical engineering from Akron University, Guenter started his career as an engineer at Convair working in the Atlas missile program, which helped him acquire the key engineering skills that he would apply to manned space flight.
Wendt's career at NASA began in 1961 as a pad leader for the Mercury program. As one of the 18 original members of the newly formed George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, he was tasked with preparing the spacecraft and equipment for launching. He became famous for his meticulous attention to detail and his insistence on the safety of astronauts, which earned them his nickname, "The Pad Führer." He was a vital team player who worked on every NASA mission, from Mercury to the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975.
Wendt served NASA and the American engineering community for over two decades before retiring in 1989. He made vital contributions to the country's manned spaceflight programs and worked intimately with the astronauts who rode his lifts, including John Glenn, Gus Grissom, and Neil Armstrong. His legacy in the American space program is iconic, as he was a vital part of the team that made American space travel possible. Guenter Wendt passed away on May 3, 2010, but his contributions will always be remembered.
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Traded items with a signature of Guenter Wendt
The most expensive item with a signature of Guenter Wendt (GUENTER WENDT signed THE UNBROKEN CHAIN + 5 APOLLO ASTRONAUTS JSA #BB60588) was sold in April 2022 for $385.00 while the cheapest item (GUENTER WENDT JSA AUTO AUTOGRAPH ASTRONAUT / ENVELOPE CERTIFICATION SIGNED) found a new owner for $4.25 in October 2016. The month with the most items sold (6) was January 2010 with an average selling price of $27.99 for an autographed item of Guenter Wendt. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with $357.24 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.57 was September 2013. In average, an autographed item from Guenter Wendt is worth $29.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Guenter Wendt were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Apollo 11 Moon Landing FDC SIGNED by Pad Leader Guenter Wendt Dual Cancelled | $26.87 |  |
 | APOLLO SATURN V ARTIST SKETCH GUNTER GUENTER WENDT COLLECTION SIGNED NASA PHOTO | $69.99 | |
| GUENTER WENDT COLLECTION HAND SIGNED NASA PHOTO GUNTER WENDT | $136.49 | |
| Guenter Wendt NASA Pad Leader Apollo Mercury Gemini Rare Signed Autograph Photo | $99.99 | |
| Guenter Wendt Signed & Inscribed Color NASA Photo Beckett Certified | $94.97 | |
| Guenter Wendt Signed Book Titled The Unbroken Chain with COA | $65.00 | |
| GUENTER WENDT signed THE UNBROKEN CHAIN + 5 APOLLO ASTRONAUTS JSA #BB60588 | $385.00 | |
| GUNTER GUENTER WENDT COLLECTION HAND SIGNED NASA LITHO OF SKYLAB 1-2 SCCS | $75.99 | |
| NASA pad leader Guenter Wendt signed First Edition THE UNBROKEN CHAIN Autograph | $245.00 | |
| NASA pad leader Guenter Wendt, Bean, Duke, Mitchell signed UNBROKEN CHAIN | $357.24 | |
 | The Unbroken Chain by Guenter Wendt & Russell Still Signed First Edition 2001 | $150.00 | |
| THE UNBROKEN CHAIN Signed GUENTER WENDT Pad Leader Gemini Mercury ~ 2001 w/CDROM | $69.95 | |
 | Unbroken Chain by Guenter Wendt and Russell Still (2001, Hardcover) SIGNED W/CD | $139.90 | |
| Unbroken Chain by Guenter Wendt and Russell Still (2001, Hardcover) SIGNED W/CD | $199.87 | |
| Unbroken Chain by Guenter Wendt and Russell Still (2001, Hardcover) SIGNED W/CD | $65.72 | |
