Apollo 15 Moon Mission Camera Auctioned for Nearly $1M
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 14:31
in Astronomy & Space
A camera used on the 1971 Apollo 15 Moon mission sold for almost a million dollars at an auction late last week. The Hasselblad 500 series, customized for use in space, was used by astronaut Jim Irwin on the lunar surface, and is one of the few cameras brought back to Earth.