Neil Armstrong’s personal memorabilia auctions for $5.2 million
Apollo 11’s Lunar Module identification plate has top performed at a major auction of Neil Armstrong’s personal artefacts. The plate, which flew to the Moon’s surface aboard “Eagle” in the […]
By Dan Wade
2018-11-05
Soviet moon rock sample could fetch up to $1 million at Sotheby’s
Moon rocks collected from the lunar surface in 1970 by a Soviet robot could fetch up to $1 million at Sotheby’s in New York next month. The three small rocks […]
2018-10-30
Massive ‘Moon Puzzle’ meteorite hits the block at RR Auction
One of the largest lunar meteorites ever offered for sale will hit the block at RR Auction in Boston later this month. The huge moon rock, which weighs just over […]
2018-10-09
Piece of the world’s first transatlantic aircraft to auction in Dublin
An original piece of the first plane to fly non-stop across the Atlantic will be offered for auction in Dublin later this month. The historic flight was made in June […]
2018-09-04
Neil Armstrong’s personal collection to sell at Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auctions has announced it will sell the personal collection of Neil Armstrong in a series of landmark auctions beginning later this year. Armstrong’s collection of personal memorabilia from his […]
2018-07-23
Apollo 14 microfilm bible offered at Nate D Sanders
Among the cargo carried aboard Apollo 14 was a set of 300 microfilm bibles, each measuring 1 inch square. On July 26 Nate D Sanders will offer one with a […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-07-18
Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 Moon dust samples go to court
A Tennessee woman has filed a lawsuit against NASA in a last ditch attempt to keep a vial of Moon dust she claims Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong gifted her. […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-15
Pioneering aviator Katherine Wright’s letters to sell at Christie’s
Christie’s is to auction a collection of letters from Katherine Wright, sister of flight pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright. The correspondence comprises 47 letters between Katherine and her close friend […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-05-29
Saint Louis’ Apollo 11 exhibition opens on April 14
The Saint Louis Science Center will play host to the Smithsonian’s travelling exhibition on the Apollo 11 Moon landings from April 14 to September 3. Titled Destination Moon: The Apollo […]
By Dan Wade
2018-05-09
Wernher von Braun’s plans reach $99,000 at RR Auction
A collection of hand drawn plans and notes from the German rocket engineer Wernher von Braun realised $98,644 at RR Auction earlier this week. The 26 item collection relates to […]
2018-04-20
Wernher von Braun archive to sell at RR Auction
RR Auction is to offer an archive of materials connected with German rocket engineer Wernher von Braun. The lot is valued in excess of $100,000 ahead of the April 12-19 […]
2018-03-19
Concorde nose cone heads to auction on February 22
Do you have space in your home for an 11-foot long Concorde nose cone? Then you may be interested to learn that one is heading to auction at JP Humbert […]
2018-02-20
Canyon Diablo meteorite sells for enormous sum
How much would you pay for a 70 pound Canyon Diablo meteorite? If it’s anything less than $237,500, you would have missed out in Christie’s online-only meteorite sale, which closed […]
2018-02-15
Hindenburg relic with a chilling Nazi secret stuns auctioneers in Boston
An original piece of fabric from the Hindenburg airship stunned auctioneers in Boston this week, after it smashed its estimate to fetch over $35,000. The large red swatch was recovered […]
2018-02-09
Sputnik satellite test model sells for $850,000 at Bonhams
An original test model of the world’s first satellite Sputnik-1 has sold for more than five times its estimate in New York. The model crossed the block at Bonhams as […]
