“No coffee or milk has gone so fast or travelled so far since man’s first use
of them,” said Yuri Gagarin of his famous in-flight meal 40 years ago this
month. And now it’s up for sale. A leftover tube of coffee and milk, part of
Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit and a Moon map covered with lunar dust will
be among lots auctioned by Christie’s East in New York next month. The coffee is
expected to fetch around $3500. Other lots include a letter written by
Gagarin, which includes a lyrical description of the view of Earth from space.
The letter…
To continue reading, today with our introductory offers
Advertisement
More from New ¾«¶«´«Ã½
Explore the latest news, articles and features

Mathematics
Start-ups are racing to revolutionise mathematics with AI
News

Health
3D-printed lymph nodes could widen access to CAR T-cell therapy
News

Environment
'The book is in the future, but everything is seeded from our present'
Culture

Space
Millions of planets might form around supermassive black holes
News
Popular articles
Trending New ¾«¶«´«Ã½ articles
1
First quantum grandfather clock could probe where gravity comes from
2
New ¾«¶«´«Ã½ recommends Turi King's expert book about DNA's secrets
3
Does gravity create reality? A shocking path to a theory of everything
4
Embryos made without sperm or eggs reveal why many pregnancies fail
5
We may finally know why gold stays so shiny
6
Millions of planets might form around supermassive black holes
7
Mercury may have gained all of its unexpected water in a single day
8
Mars astronauts may do laundry by blasting clothes with a plasma beam
9
Photos reveal unexpected details from the world's first atomic test
10
NASA plans a base on the moon spanning hundreds of square kilometres