A bidder has paid nearly $2.8 million at auction for a jacket worn by astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the historic first mission to the moon's surface in 1969.
The Apollo 11 spaceflight jacket worn by, the second man to walk on the moon in 1969 with Neil Armstrong, exceeded expectations when it sold for an astonishing $2.8 million on Tuesday.
The $2,772,500 paid for the Apollo 11 Inflight Coverall Jacket is the most valuable American space-flown artifact and the most expensive jack ever sold at auction, according to Sotheby's, the New York auction house that handled the sale. Sotheby’s presented "Buzz Aldrin: American Icon," as the highlight of Sotheby's Geek Week on July 26. The auction house previously estimated the historic
Sotheby's shared that the bidding continued for almost 10 minutes for the highly coveted item until an unidentified bidder won.Buzz Aldrin's Coverall Jacket, worn on his mission to the moon and back during the Apollo 11 mission.The jacket features Aldrin’s name tag "E. Aldrin" printed on the left breast above the Apollo 11 mission emblem, and the American flag on the left shoulder. On the right lapel, the famous NASA "meatball logo" is displayed.
Aldrin's jacket is the only one from the Apollo 11 mission available for private ownership because the Smithsonian owns the jackets worn by crew mates
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