Bidder pays $2.8M for jacket worn in space by Buzz Aldrin

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A bidder has paid nearly $2.8 million at auction for a jacket worn by astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the historic first mission to the moon's surface in 1969.

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. The unidentified winning bidder, who participated by phone, outlasted several others in a bidding that spanned almost 10 minutes.

The jacket displays Aldrin’s name tag on the left breast above the Apollo 11 mission emblem, and the American flag on the left shoulder. It is made of a fire-resistant material known as Beta cloth that was incorporated in spacesuits in response to the fire that killed three astronauts aboard Apollo 1 in 1967, according to Sotheby's.In this July 20, 1969 photo made available by NASA, astronaut Buzz Aldrin Jr. poses for a photograph beside the U.S.

 

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…who’s gonna tell him?

elonmusk for when he announces space x is taking DogecoinToTheMoon ✔️

‘Whack-job!!!’ JNW. 🤪🤪🤪

Yippee. I cut my toenails today

Wait til he finds out it’s fake

how is it that no one has returned to the moon for almost 50 years?...

it's fake! lol

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