Over $300,000 for Apollo 11 Moon memorabilia
There is no dip in demand for Moon memorabilia. A recent sale saw good returns for the best items.
2024-06-20
Moon-landing flag and Wright Brothers fragments lead space sale
An Apollo flag and parts of the Wright Brothers’ plane that went to the moon will attract big bids in a June space exploration auction.
2024-05-29
Moon landing Omega watch tops £20,000 at auction
An Omega watch made to honour the 1969 Apollo XI moon landing has sold for £22,000 at a UK auction. The very-limited-edition Omega Speedmaster was sold in North Yorkshire. Only […]
2024-03-20
First Apollo 11 lunar dust samples to auction at Bonhams
The first lunar dust samples ever collected during the Apollo 11 mission are heading for auction next month. The samples will be offered as Bonhams in New York on April […]
2022-03-31
Neil Armstrong signed photo sells at auction for over $90,000
A single signed photograph of Neil Armstrong on the Moon has sold for more than $90,000 at auction in the U.S. The rare image, taken from NASA’s original video footage, […]
2021-04-28
Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 control stick sells for $370,000
A control stick used by Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission has sold for $370,000 at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills. The ‘Legends and Explorers’ auction on July 17-18 […]
2020-07-20
‘Lost’ Apollo 11 tapes lead Sotheby’s $5.5 million space memorabilia auction
A set of video tapes containing NASA’s original footage of the Apollo 11 moon landing has sold for $1.8 million during an auction of space memorabilia at Sotheby’s. The tapes […]
2019-07-22
Neil Armstrong’s gold Apollo 11 Robbins medal sells for record $2 million
A unique gold Robbins medal flown to the moon by Neil Armstrong aboard Apollo 11 has sold for $2 million during a sale at Heritage Auctions. The solid gold Robbins […]
2019-07-18
NASA’s ‘lost’ Apollo 11 Moon landing tapes could fetch $2 million
NASA’s original ‘lost’ video footage of the Apollo 11 moon landing is heading for auction at Sotheby’s later this month, where it could sell for up to $2 million. The […]
2019-07-01
Apollo 11 manual flown to the Moon set for $9 million sale at Christie’s
The original Apollo 11 mission manual flown to the moon by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin will lead a sale of space memorabilia at Christie’s in July. The document, known […]
2019-05-07
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
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
Apollo 11 lunar sample bag sells for record $1.8 million
A bag used by Neil Armstrong to collect lunar samples during the Apollo 11 mission has sold for $1.8 million at Sotheby’s. The sample bag hit the auction block in […]
2017-07-21
The bag full of Moon dust worth $4 million for sale at Sotheby’s
A bag used by astronaut Neil Armstrong to collect mankind’s first lunar samples is heading for sale at Sotheby’s. The bag still contains traces of moon dust and small rocks […]
