If you have some disposable income and want to own a piece of aviation or space-exploration history, now's your chance. A metal fragment from the doomed Hindenburg airship, a signed photo of vanished pilot Amelia Earhart and items brought to the moon on the Apollo lunar missions are among hundreds of aviation- and space-related artifacts going on the auction block. Almost 600 items are being offered in RR Auction's Space & Aviation online sale, which begins Thursday and runs through May 22. For space enthusiasts, the highlights may be artifacts from NASA's Apollo lunar missions, including several pieces of rare equipment:
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Hundreds of rare aviation- and space-related artifacts are going on the auction block
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Among them: Items brought to the moon on the Apollo lunar missions
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Online auction begins Thursday and runs through May 22
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