Check Written By Neil Armstrong Being Auctioned
Forty years ago, before blasting off into space, astronaut Neil Armstrong wrote a check to Harold Collins. Armstrong had borrowed $10.50 from the NASA manager. Armstrong told Collins not to cash the check because he would return. Armstrong did return — after becoming the first person to walk on the moon. The uncashed check is being auctioned by a New Hampshire company.
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STEVE INSKEEP, host:
Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. On the morning that he started for the moon, Neil Armstrong tidied up his affairs. He owed some money to a manager at the space agency, so Armstrong wrote the man a check for $10.50, just in case he never returned. As the 40th anniversary of the moon landing approaches, that check is being auctioned online today. The recipient, Harold Collins, never had to cash it, since Armstrong made it home.
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