Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 lunar sample bag just sold at auction for an insane amount

[Guest Mike Wehner]

Back in May, we told you about the upcoming auction of a true piece of space travel history: Neil Armstrong's very own lunar sample bag which not only flew into space on the Apollo 11 mission but was also carried by the famous astronaut on the lunar surface and filled with dust and rock from the moon. The bag, which landed in private hands due to a hilarious mix-up at a government auction, finally went on the block at Sotheby's and was bought by someone with very, very deep pockets for a sum of $1.5 million.

 

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