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Article #994Moon Dust For Sale
From: Ron Baalke
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 17:53
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 17:53
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Superior Galleries in Beverly Hills, California is having an auction
of space memorabilia on January 11, 1993. One item of particular interest
is a 2 inch piece of transparent tape which has some Moon dust on it. This is
the first time that Moon dust is being offered for sale. The Moon dust
was collected by a NASA technician from the spacesuit of astronaut Dave Scott
after his Apollo 15 trip to the Moon in July, 1971. It is guarantteed
to be genuine by Superior Galleries and is expected to be sold
in the price range of $75,000 to $100,000. For more information on the
Moon dust or the auction, you can contact Superior Galleries at
(800) 421-0754 or (310) 203-9855.
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