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Colonel Willie Sharp's (William Fichtner) ACES suit and helmet from Michael Bay's sci-fi action film Armageddon. Sharp wore his blue Advanced Crew Escape Suit (ACES) during the shuttle launch, removing it after docking at the Russian space station.

The costume comprises a black fibreglass helmet featuring a wide, moveable acrylic visor; a blue canvas suit featuring multiple pockets and an attached black webbing harness; a separate plastic-and-metal cable with a pulley mechanism which goes around the neck; a pair of matching blue gloves; and a padded backpack.

The front of the suit features a variety of intricate connector components, with an embroidered NASA patch on the chest and an American flag patch on one sleeve. A zip fastening runs down the back of the suit and around the front of the crotch, and a metal locking ring is incorporated around the neck, though the helmet does not lock into place on it. The backpack consists of internal foam pieces covered in Nylon fabric, with an additional attached harness.

"Sharp" is written in black marker on the inside of the suit near the ring, and the costume exhibits minor scratches on the visor and several marks on the suit, while the suit's lining is split at the bottom of the zip. There are also glue remnants near the components, and on the left sleeve where patches were once stuck. The helmet comes with an original production protective fabric bag. The lot is accompanied by a mini printed call sheet dated "Monday, Feb 2, 1998" and six script pages from the day of the shoot, all of which are stapled together.

Estimate: £8,000 - 16,000 Ω

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