This Jacket Worn By Buzz Aldrin To The Moon And Back Could Sell For $2 Million At Auction

The new date is Jul 18, 2022.

The 1969 moon landing and other NASA missions will be auctioned off later this month by Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon and the only survivor of the Apollo 11 mission.

The inflight jacket Aldrin wore to the moon and back, with the serial number 1039 and his name E. Aldrin printed above the Apollo 11 mission patch, is one of the items up for sale.

It will be the only time a garment flown during the historic moon landing will be available for private ownership.

The felt tip pen Aldrin used to ignite the engine when the switch malfunctioned is one of the notable things.

The circuit breaker switch and pen, which have a sale estimate of between $1 million and $2 million, have been lent out to museums across the nation.

One of the rare Apollo 11 artifacts included in the auction is a systems activation checklist that Aldrin brought with him to the moon and which the crew was told to dispose of before takeoff.

The list is filled with notes made by Aldrin while he was on the moon.

After Collins died last year, the only remaining crew member was Aldrin. The public renewed their interest in space travel as a result of the billionaire space race, which led to a rise in the popularity of space-related items at auctions. After NASA lost a court battle to keep samples of lunar dust off the private market, they sold them for $500,000 at an auction.

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There are nearly three million people. A Soviet-era space capsule sold for a record amount at an auction in 2011. In the lead up to the launch of Vostok I, it was used in a number of tests.

There is a multi million dollar craze for space and Apollo 11 collectibles.

After NASA lost in court to keep the lunar dust, it sold it for $500,000.

Micheal Collins was the sole man who didn't walk on the moon.

A rare Omega Speedmaster watch is up for auction.