Space & Aviation
Neil Armstrong sample bag sets new auction record
The bag achieved $1.8m in Sotheby’s first space memorabilia sale
Yuri Gagarin’s first flight records to cross the block
Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space, in April 1961
Neil Armstrong Moon rock bag to sell for $4m?
The sample bag was mistakenly sold at a government auction
Apollo guidance computer will lead space sale
The Apollo guidance computer had less power than a calculator
Apollo 13 flown UK flag among highlights of space sale
RR Auction states this is the first flown UK flag it has come across
Apollo 11 flown decal valued at upwards of $100,000
The decal indicated the emergency hatch on the command module