Private Collector To Sell Thousands Of Photos Taken By Astronauts
Christie's is auctioning the vintage photos online. Bidding for most of them will start at about $130. There's one — Buzz Aldrin's first selfie in space — is expected to go for more than $60,000.
NOEL KING, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Noel King. You and I will probably never go to the moon, but now we can get a whole lot closer. A private collector is selling more than 2,000 vintage pictures taken by NASA astronauts. Christie's is auctioning them online, and bidding for most will start at about $130. But there is one, Buzz Aldrin's first selfie in space, that's expected to go for more than 60,000 bucks. It's MORNING EDITION.
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