Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 moon jacket auctioned for $2.8 million : NPR
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.
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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.