Moon Camera From Apollo 15 Mission Sells for Nearly $760,000
- 10 years ago
A recording device, said to be the only camera that made it to the moon and back, recently sold for almost $760,000.
Any piece of space history is going to sell for some serious money. A recording device, said to be the only camera that made it to the moon and back, recently sold for almost $760,000.
That sum is pretty impressive, considering it was only expected to go for anywhere between $200,000 and $270,000. The Vienna based auction house behind the sale claimed the 70-millimeter Hasselblad Electric Data Camera was utilized by astronaut James Irwin on NASA's Apollo 15 mission.
As proof of that claim, the seller pointed out the registration number "38" appears on a small transparent plate inside the camera. The other cameras used on the same mission were left behind so there would be more room for moon mineral samples.
Documentation was included as part of the camera package to prove its authenticity. Collector, Alain Lazzarini formerly owned the camera.
After him, it landed in the hands of a private collector. The newest proud owner is a Japanese businessman, who placed his winning bid of 550 thousand Euros over the phone.
Any piece of space history is going to sell for some serious money. A recording device, said to be the only camera that made it to the moon and back, recently sold for almost $760,000.
That sum is pretty impressive, considering it was only expected to go for anywhere between $200,000 and $270,000. The Vienna based auction house behind the sale claimed the 70-millimeter Hasselblad Electric Data Camera was utilized by astronaut James Irwin on NASA's Apollo 15 mission.
As proof of that claim, the seller pointed out the registration number "38" appears on a small transparent plate inside the camera. The other cameras used on the same mission were left behind so there would be more room for moon mineral samples.
Documentation was included as part of the camera package to prove its authenticity. Collector, Alain Lazzarini formerly owned the camera.
After him, it landed in the hands of a private collector. The newest proud owner is a Japanese businessman, who placed his winning bid of 550 thousand Euros over the phone.