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Russian space capsule gets 72,000 euros at auction
A Russian space capsule -- used -- sold for 72,000 euros (96,000 dollars) at a Paris auction Saturday.
The spheroid "Photon" class capsule -- measuring 2.7 metres  high with a diameter of 1.6 metres ) -- was acquired by a private French buyer at the Drouot sales room.
The Soviet-era capsule conducted a two-week scientific tour in space at a date unspecified by the auction house.

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