It was 48 years ago today that Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. Pretty remarkable, right?

Well, now the private race to put people on the moon is underway. It’s a business. Would you go?  I would not. My high def TV is good enough for me to appreciate what it looks like up close.

The Battle for the Moon Begins

On the 48th anniversary of Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon, an Illinois attorney hopes to pocket as much as $4 million at a Sotheby's auction of a bag that Apollo 11 astronauts filled with rocks. The bag's history is as interesting as its travels: the U.S.

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