5 weird, and very expensive, space artifacts sold at auction
 

5 weird, and very expensive, space artifacts sold at auction
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From a flight computer to a toy S**opy, a space-themed auction on Thursday did **t disappoint when it comes to strange outer space paraphernalia.*

The Sotheby’s auction had everything a space nerd could want, including the chance to bid online live through eBay.*

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But perhaps the best things about the auction were some of the truly strange items put up for bid.*

Here are five of our favorites:

An Apollo 11 bag stained with moon dust

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Sold for: $1.5 million

What is it? This bag was probably the most controversial item up for auction. The bag — used by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to collect samples on the moon — has a long and storied history, which includes being effectively lost by NASA and sold at auction for only $995 in 2015, according to the space history website collectSPACE.com.* Read more...

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