A jacket worn in space by one of the world's most famous astronauts is expected to fetch bids starting at $1 million.
A jacket worn in space by one of the world's most famous astronauts is expected to fetch bids starting at $1 million as Sotheby's facilitates the sale at action of one of the only garments used in space flight that is still in private possession. The jacket and other items could nab around $2 million as estimates have it.
The 92-year-old Aldrin is auctioning off a plethora of other items from his career, which date back to his time as a student at the United States Military Academy. The items include the Eagle lunar module's circuit breaker switch, which broke during the mission and could have caused Aldrin and Neil Armstrong to become stuck on the Moon.
Sotheby's called the list of items"among the most significant and valuable space exploration artifacts ever offered at auction." Other items in the collection are also expected to garner bids of over $1 million as well. One of the most interesting items going up for auction is an old brushed aluminum black felt-tipped ink pen. It was flown to the Moon and used in that mission. It is credited with saving Aldrin and his fellow astronaut after that circuit breaker switch was broken.
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