Buzz Aldrin Apollo 11 jacket sold at auction for record $2.7m
by PA Media from Science | The Guardian on (#61VG0)
White inflight jacket worn on mission to the moon fetches record price for a US space artefact
The jacket worn by Buzz Aldrin on his first mission to the moon has become the most valuable American space artefact ever sold at auction, fetching $2.77m (2.3m).
The article was sold by Sotheby's in New York on Tuesday as part of the most valuable single sale of space exploration items ever staged, which achieved a total of $8.2m.
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