Bag of moon dust that Neil Armstrong brought back sold for €1.45m

A bag used by astronaut Neil Armstrong to bring the first samples of moon dust back to Earth has been sold for around €1.45m.

Bag of moon dust that Neil Armstrong brought back sold for €1.45m

A bag used by astronaut Neil Armstrong to bring the first samples of moon dust back to Earth has been sold for around €1.45m.

It went to an anonymous telephone bidder at a special space auction in New York, marking the 48th anniversary of the moon landing.

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