Dive into Fortune: 11 Unbelievable (& Profitable) Underwater Discoveries That'll Leave You in Awe.

8. Apollo 11 Rockets

The Apollo 11 Artifacts: A Cosmic Treasure Current Estimated Value: $100–200 million*

Disappearance: Late 1960s to early 1970s

Discovered: 2013

The remarkable artifacts from the Apollo 11 mission, linked to the legendary owner of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, were unearthed after decades of being lost beneath the waves. Following the historic lunar landing of Apollo 11, the rockets made their oceanic descent in the late 1960s and early 1970s. To recover these significant pieces of space exploration history, Bezos led a dedicated search and recovery team into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.

 

The Apollo 11 Artifacts: A Remarkable Recovery Source: Wikipedia

The Apollo 11 recovery mission, led by Jeff Bezos, resulted in the retrieval of a significant collection of antiquities from the historic space program. Among the artifacts recovered were gas generators, injectors, thrust chambers, heat exchangers, turbines, and fuel manifolds. To facilitate this ambitious operation, Bezos assembled a team of sixty skilled individuals and equipped them with advanced technology for the underwater recovery.

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