Graphic on crewed missions to the moon, ahead of the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the moon by Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969
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Neil Armstrong’s huge souvenir collection to be auctioned
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Talk about a pack rat: thousands of things that Neil Armstrong saved over the course of a career that saw him become the first man to walk on the moon will be auctioned off this week. Nobody really knew the extent of the stuff Armstrong amassed during his 82 years on earth, not even the children of the man who made history with his feat on July 20, 1969. […]
Neil Armstrong moon bag sells for $1.8million in New York
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A bag Neil Armstrong used to collect the first ever samples of the moon — which was once nearly thrown out with the trash — sold at auction Thursday for $1.8 million, Sotheby’s said. The outer decontamination bag, which was flown to the moon on Apollo 11 and still carries traces of moon dust and small rock, was sold on the 48th anniversary of the first moon landing in […]
Neil Armstrong moon bag on sale for up to $4 million
by Jennie Matthew Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Once nearly thrown out with the trash, a bag that Neil Armstrong used to collect the first ever samples of the moon goes on sale in New York next week, valued at $2-4 million. Traces of moon dust and small rock are embedded in what is the only artifact from the Apollo 11 mission in private hands, says Sotheby’s, who is organizing the […]
