Personal belongings of Buzz Aldrin, the second person to set foot on the Moon, were put up for sale at an auction. During this auction, the custom-made jacket Aldrin wore to the Moon was also sold. A mysterious person paid $2.77 million for the jacket.
He became the second person to set foot on the Moon, after Neil Armstrong. Buzz Aldrin‘s (Edwin Eugene Aldrin) special design jacket that he wore during the moon flight has been put up for auction. The jacket, which was put up for sale by Sotheby’s, one of the world’s largest collection companies, 2.77 million dollars found a buyer. This price makes the jacket the most valuable US-made space item ever sold.
According to the statements made by Sotheby’s, the jacket sold for $ 2.77 million, by NASA It was designed with great care. In 1967, NASA took lessons from the astronauts who lost their lives due to the fire that broke out during the Apollo 1 mission. a special fire resistant fabric had used.
Here’s the space jacket that sold for $2.77 million
On the left side of the jacket, which was sold for a record price, Apollo 11 There was an icon prepared for it. If just above that Buzz Aldrin‘s name was included. The jacket with the US flag on his left arm and NASA’s logo on the right chest. Here is this jacket, the one who participated in the auction by phone and unknown who It has been bought by a mysterious person.
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This particular jacket was not the only item sold at the auction held by Sotheby’s. Explaining one by one what to do during the space travel prepared for Apollo 11 9 page brochure Most of Buzz Aldrin’s personal items have been sold, including Sotheby’s totaled these sales. $8.2 million earned revenue.
A photo of Buzz Aldrin on his way to the Moon:
