A Piece of History: Apollo 13 Checklist Brings Big Bucks at Auction

    A piece of space history, featured on the big screen, brought big bucks on the auction block Wednesday.

    FOX News Radio’s Chris Hoenig has details:

    Their ordeal was so dramatic, Hollywood turned it into a blockbuster movie.

    “Houston, we have a problem.”

    Now, an actual Apollo 13 checklist – used by Commander Jim Lovell and featured in the 1995 movie – has sold at auction for more than $388,000.

    “Houston, check me.  I’ve completed these gimbal conversions, but I need a double-check of the arithmetic.”

    The calculations on the sheet were vital in guiding the damaged spaceship home.

    “If this paperwork isn’t right, who knows where we’ll end up out here.”

    Dallas-based Heritage Auctions sold the list to an anonymous buyer as part of a special space artifact auction.  The piece was expected to fetch just $25,000.

    Chris Hoenig, FOX News Radio.

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