Max Faget Autographs
Maxime Allen Faget, also known as Max Faget, was a prominent American aerospace engineer and designer whose work played a crucial role in the United States' race to space during the Cold War. Born on August 26, 1921, in Stann Creek, British Honduras, now Belize, Max Faget's family migrated to Texas when he was young. Faget studied mechanical engineering at Louisiana State University and later attended the California Institute of Technology, where he earned a Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering.
In 1946, Max Faget joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the precursor to NASA, as an engineer at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory in Cleveland. He later transferred to the Langley Research Center in Virginia, where he became a member of the Space Task Group. Faget's expertise in aerospace engineering and design led him to become the chief designer of the Mercury spacecraft, the first manned mission of NASA's Project Mercury. He also played a significant role in several other early NASA programs, including Apollo and Gemini, which would pave the way for the United States' successful moon landing in 1969.
Max Faget's contributions to space exploration have not gone unnoticed. In 1981, he received the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal for his work as the chief designer of the Space Shuttle. In 1993, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his contributions to the development of spacecraft. Max Faget passed away on October 10, 2004, but his legacy as an aerospace engineer and designer of spacecraft continues to inspire future generations of scientists and engineers.
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Traded items with a signature of Max Faget
The most expensive item with a signature of Max Faget (Max Faget Signed Drawing of Project Mercury's Big Joe Lot 50004) was sold in November 2016 for $1,600.00 while the cheapest item (Max Faget Signed SpaceShot orTrading Card) found a new owner for $5.00 in February 2011. The month with the most items sold (3) was February 2011 with an average selling price of $5.00 for an autographed item of Max Faget. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2016 with $1,600.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.00 was February 2011. In average, an autographed item from Max Faget is worth $38.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Max Faget were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Astronaut Archives offers MAX FAGET signed note and Official NASA glossy! SALE | $66.00 |  |
| Astronaut Archives offers MAX FAGET signed note and Official NASA glossy! Choice | $70.99 | |
| Gemini Apollo designer Max Faget signed space shot card. | $9.95 | |
| Max Faget NASA Mercury Designer Signed BW 8x10 Photograph | $59.99 | |
| Max Faget Signed Cover / Autographed NASA Designed Mercury Spacecraft | $43.99 | |
| Max Faget Signed Cover BAS Authenticated Designed Mercury Spacecraft | $59.97 | |
| Max Faget Signed Cover BAS Authenticated Designed Mercury Spacecraft | $64.97 | |
| Max Faget Signed Index Card / Autographed NASA | $38.99 | |
| Max Faget signed NASA 8x 10 photo SPACE SALE!!! designed mercury spacecraft | $60.00 | |
| Max Faget Signed STS-1 Space Shuttle Rollout Cover w/ COA NASA | $64.99 | |
 | NASA Mercury FDC SIGNED by Spacecraft capsule designer Max Faget | $30.00 | |
 | NASA Mercury launch litho SIGNED by Spacecraft capsule designer Max Faget | $29.00 | |
| PROJECT MERCURY CAPSULE DESIGNER MAX FAGET d. 2004 SIGNED COLOR PICTURE 3X5 | $59.00 | |
| SIGNED Max Faget Gemini 8 Recovery Force Cover NASA Mercury Apollo Space Capsule | $129.99 | |
| SIGNED! Max Faget Space Cover Mercury Capsule Designer NASA Apollo Gemini Nixon | $129.99 | |
