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In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 27 ...

A bidder has paid nearly US$2.8 million at auction for a jacket worn by astronaut Edwin Buzz Aldrin on the historic first mission to the moons surface in 1969.

It is made of a fire-resistant material known as Beta cloth that was incorporated in spacesuits in response to the fire that killed three astronauts aboard...

It is made of a fire-resistant material known as Beta cloth that was incorporated in spacesuits in response to the fire that killed three astronauts aboard...

It is made of a fire-resistant material known as Beta cloth that was incorporated in spacesuits in response to the fire that killed three astronauts aboard...

The $2,772,500 paid for the Apollo 11 Inflight Coverall Jacket is the highest for any American space-flown artifact sold at auction, according to Sotheby's, which handled the sale.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Buzz Aldrin's jacket worn on his historic first mission to the moon's surface in 1969 has been auctioned off to a bidder for nearly $2.8

The jacket displays Aldrin's name tag on the left breast above the Apollo 11 mission emblem.

NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin's personal collection is up for auction at Sotheby's later this month, including the jacket he wore during the Apollo 11 mission.