A collection of personal belongings of astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who took part in the first manned space flight to the lunar surface and landed on the Moon’s surface with Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969, has been auctioned off by Sotheby’s in New York. The jacket that Aldrin wore during his space travel, featuring the US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) logo and the US flag, was sold for an astonishing price.
HERE IS THE PRICE OF BUZZ ALDRIN’S JACKET
The jacket of the 92-year-old astronaut was sold for 2 million 772 thousand 500 dollars. The jacket became the most valuable American space artifact ever sold.
Aldrin’s circuit breaker and pen, which he used for repairs, were among his personal belongings at the auction, while all 69 pieces in his personal collection were bought for $8 million 184 thousand 578.
APOLLO 11’S ONLY LIVING astronaut
Aldrin, who went down in history as the second person to set foot on the Moon after Neil Armstrong, is the only living member of the astronauts who participated in the Apollo 11 mission. Neil Armstrong died in 2012, while Mike Collins, who took part in the mission, died in 2021. Collins flew the Apollo 11 Columbia Command Module around the Moon while Armstrong and Aldrin made the first crewed landing on the lunar surface. (UAV)