The jacket that Buzz Aldrin wore to the moon was sold in an auction for $2.7million.
Aldrin is an American astronaut. On July 16, 1969, Aldrin, along with Neil A. Armstrong,
and Michael Collins travelled to the moon via Apollo 11. Both Aldrin’s and Armstrong’s jackets
are part of the National Air and Space Museum’s collections in Washington.
Buzz Aldrin decided to sell his jacket in an action.
“After deep consideration, the time felt right to share these items with the world, which for
many are symbols of a historical moment, but for me have always remained personal
mementos of a life dedicated to science and exploration,” Aldrin said in a statement last week.
Aldrin’s jacket has a small American flag, NASA’s 4 initials, and a patch for the Apollo 11
mission.
“I wore this in-flight coverall jacket … in the command module Columbia, on our historic
journey to the moon and back home again during the Apollo 11 mission,” Aldrin said.
Many bidders showed interested at the extremely rare suit. The bidding process went on for
almost 10 minutes before the jacket was sold to a bidder over the phone for $2.7 million.
Aldrin is an American astronaut. On July 16, 1969, Aldrin, along with Neil A. Armstrong,
and Michael Collins travelled to the moon via Apollo 11. Both Aldrin’s and Armstrong’s jackets
are part of the National Air and Space Museum’s collections in Washington.
Buzz Aldrin decided to sell his jacket in an action.
“After deep consideration, the time felt right to share these items with the world, which for
many are symbols of a historical moment, but for me have always remained personal
mementos of a life dedicated to science and exploration,” Aldrin said in a statement last week.
Aldrin’s jacket has a small American flag, NASA’s 4 initials, and a patch for the Apollo 11
mission.
“I wore this in-flight coverall jacket … in the command module Columbia, on our historic
journey to the moon and back home again during the Apollo 11 mission,” Aldrin said.
Many bidders showed interested at the extremely rare suit. The bidding process went on for
almost 10 minutes before the jacket was sold to a bidder over the phone for $2.7 million.
