A NASA intern paid $218 for a lot of used tapes in 1976: inside was the ‘crown jewel’ of the Apollo 11 mission

Young engineering student Gary George acquired a lot of tapes without really knowing what he was buying. Among them were ...

Apollo 11 Recordings Sale: Surplus tapes become $1.82m moonwalk trove; archivists see cautionary tale

In 1976, a student unknowingly purchased surplus tapes that contained the original footage of the Apollo 11 moonwalk, a ...

A NASA intern Gary George paid $217 for 1,150 NASA tapes; 43 years later, 3 Apollo 11 recordings showing Neil Armstrong sold for $1.82 million

Former NASA intern Gary George spent just $217.77 on 1,150 surplus NASA videotapes in 1976, unaware that three reels ...

In 1976, a former NASA intern paid $217 for 1,150 old tapes; 43 years later, 3 Apollo 11 recordings from the lot sold for $1.82 million

In 1976, a former NASA intern spent just $217 on 1,150 old tapes. At the time, they looked like forgotten pieces of history, with little reason to expect anything extraordinary. Then, 43 years later, ...