An in-flight jacket worn by Buzz Aldrin on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the moon was sold for about $2.8 million at a Sotheby's auction
The jacket front displays NASA's logo and the Apollo 11 mission emblem, which is slightly below Aldrin's name tag.A view of a detail of Buzz Aldrin's flown inflight coverall jacket, worn by him on his mission to the Moon and back during Apollo 11, that was sold for $2,772,500 at Sotheby's, in New York City, U.S. July 21, 2022 in this screengrab from a video.
After the jacket, the second highest grossing item at Tuesday's auction was the summary flight plan of the Apollo 11 mission. It was sold for $819,000, exceeding estimates of $100,000-$150,000. Neil Armstrong and Aldrin were the first humans to walk on the moon. Aldrin, who is now 92, is the only surviving member of the mission's three-man crew.Reporting by Rachna Dhanrajani in Bengaluru; Editing by Kim Coghill
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