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First Hasselblad camera in space sells for $275,000 (exclusive interview with buyer) [i]The first Hasselblad camera to be used in space has sold for $275,000 to a UK collector who says in some respects the rare artifact was a bargain. The historic camera's new owner, who spoke exclusively with collectSPACE on the condition of anonymity, won the Hasselblad on Thursday (Nov. 13) during a special, one-lot live sale organized by RR Auction of Boston. The camera included parts flown into space in 1962 and 1963 with two of NASA's original Mercury 7 astronauts and was used to take the first professional-quality photographs of the Earth from orbit. "It is a marvelous piece," said the winning bidder during a telephone interview on Friday. "It's something that is really tangible space history and it also gave a glimpse of space to the world and I am fascinated with that."[/i]
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