A Kansas City law firm has filed suit over what it claims is its financial stake in five small strips of possibly-moon-dust-stained carbon tape, extending an already complicated — and, at times, ...

A bag carried to the moon aboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft and used for the first sample of lunar material is at the center of a legal fight after the government mistakenly sold it during the criminal ...

One-of-a-kind pieces of space history are headed to auction this month, and they’re poised to make history. The first-ever lunar samples collected by astronaut Neil Armstrong will hit the block at ...

Despite the best efforts of NASA, samples of moondust collected by astronaut Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission could fetch more than $1 million next month at Bonhams’ space history sale in ...

(NEW YORK) — A bag used by Neil Armstrong to collect samples of moon dust during the first manned mission to the moon in 1969 was sold for $1.8 million at auction this week. The 12-by-8.5-inch ...

Earlier this week, London-based auction house Bonhams sold off samples of lunar dust collected by Neil Armstrong during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. The anonymous bidder spent a total of $504,375 on ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container (ALSRC) was an aluminum box with a triple seal. It was used on Apollo lunar ...