Buzz Aldrin (L) and his jacket.Photo: NASA/Space Frontiers/Getty Images; Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images
Dozens ofBuzz Aldrin’s personal possessions havesold at auction— including a jacket he wore during his historic Apollo 11 moon mission, which fetched nearly $2.8 million alone.
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Buzz Aldrin’s jacket.Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images
Aldrin says in a letter that he wore the jacket “on our historic journey to the Moon and back home again during the Apollo 11 mission.”
Aldrin went on to say that the jacket"has been in my private collectionsince we returned home from the Moon on July 24, 1969."
Aside from the jacket, items like a"Go Army, Beat Navy" bannerhe brought on his Gemini XII spacewalk and exposed to the vacuum of space, a flown lunar surface checklist, flight-plan pages and more sold as part of the auction.
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Among the items to sell for the highest prices were an Apollo 11summary flight plan($819,000), an Apollo 11flown lunar surface checklist($567,000) and Aldrin’sNew Frontier Congressional Gold Medal($226,800).
“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 shared withCNN.
He added, “I hope that this collection offers some insight into what it has been like to be Buzz Aldrin.”
source: people.com
