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The jacket worn by US astronaut Buzz Aldrin during his 1969 flight to the Moon aboard Apollo 11 was sold at auction for $2.7 million in New York recently, Sotheby's announced.
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin's flight jacket, which he wore on the historic mission to the moon in 1969, was sold for about US$2.8 million in New York, auction house Sotheby's said.
The jacket that US astronaut Buzz Aldrin wore on NASA's historic first trip to the moon has been auctioned for almost $2.8 million.
The new head of russia's space agency, yuri borisov, told president putin that ros—cos—mos would build its own orbiting station instead. translation: undoubtedly, | we will fulfil all our obligations towards our partners, but the decision on leaving the station after the year 2024 has been made. i think that by that time, we will start forming a russian orbital station. and finally, a jacket worn by the astronaut buzz aldrin on the 1969 mission to the moon has been sold — for a record—breaking two point eight million dollars. it's part of an auction of a collection of the astronaut�*...
The rare jacket, which is the only garment flown in space from NASA's Apollo 11 mission that is in private possession, is expected to get some high bids in the millions.