Neil Armstrong Moon Bag sold for USD 1.8 million in New York
July 21st, 2017
Neil Armstrong bag containing traces of moon dust was sold at an auction for USD 1.8 million in New York. The bag was sold to an anonymous buyer following a sluggish five-minute bidding war on the telephone. The collection bag was used by astronaut Neil Armstrong to collect the first dust samples from the Moon during the 48th anniversary of that mission. During the Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong collected nearly 500 grams of material finer than 1 cm, as well as 12 rock fragments larger than one cm from five different locations at the Sea of Tranquility.