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Astronaut’s 40-year-old check nets $27,350

Calif. man’s bid wins item signed by Armstrong

By Michaela Stanelun
Globe Correspondent / July 17, 2009

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A check written by Neil Armstrong moments before he blasted off for the moon 40 years ago sold yesterday in an online auction for $27,350. (Full article: 248 words)

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