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A rare joystick from the Apollo 11 spacecraft which was used to get it to the moon has sold for an astronomical £280,000 ($350,000).<br />
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The grey contoured device helped control the command module Columbia's rotation in all three axes as it made its historic approach during the 1969 space mission.<br />
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All three astronauts on board, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, are believed to have operated the 4.5ins tall controller.