The Buzz Aldrin sale sold for $8.1 million in New York, capped by the record-breaking moon jacket of a former American astronaut | DayDayNews Auction News | Value

In 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission to the moon was successfully completed.American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to land on the moon and walk on the lunar surface.More than 50 years later, Aldrin, 92, decided to auction off his collection of moon landing-related items.
At the July 26 auction, 68 of the 69 lots sold for a total of $8.1 million.Leading the sale was a white jacket worn by Aldrin on a space mission, which sold for $2.7 million.It became the most valuable American space artifact ever auctioned.
Auctioneers opened at $700,000.After 10 minutes of bidding by multiple bidders, the hammer fell at $2.2 million.Ultimately, the space jacket sold for a buyer’s premium of $2.7 million.In addition to being the most valuable American space artifact, Sotheby’s added that it was also the most expensive jacket at auction.
Before this auction, the most expensive space artifact in the United States was also associated with Apollo 11.In 2019, Neil Armstrong’s 14K Gold Robbins Medal sold for a record-breaking $2 million at Heritage Auctions in New York.
The jacket is made from a fire-resistant material called Beta Cloth – decorated with the American flag, NASA’s initials, a patch from the Apollo 11 mission and the name tag E Aldrin.
All other flight apparel for the Apollo 11 mission – including Aldrin’s flight jumpsuit and boots, and full flight flight uniforms for Mission Commander Neil Armstrong and Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and all three crew members The flying A7L pressure suit is in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., making this Apollo 11 flight suit the only flight suit available for private ownership.
On July 16, 1969, three astronauts — Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins — flew on the Apollo 11 mission and lifted off on a rocket.After the three reached lunar orbit, they worked separately.Aldrin and Armstrong aboard the Eagle lunar module to prepare for the moon landing.
Meanwhile, Collins still commands a spacecraft called Columbia.Unlike Armstrong and Aldrin, Collins never went to the moon.He is orbiting the moon, waiting for his two companions.Because of this, Collins is often described as a forgotten astronaut.
Aldrin and Armstrong landed on the lunar surface for missions such as moonwalks and lunar sample collection.After 21 hours and 38 minutes on the lunar surface, astronauts used the Eagle’s ascent phase to launch it back into lunar orbit.After various maneuvers, the Eagle docked with Collins again in Columbia and began its journey back to Earth shortly thereafter.
After Aldrin completed his mission on the lunar surface, when he returned to the lunar module to rest, he found a small black object lying on the ground.He picked it up and saw that it was the switch for the engine arm circuit breaker.Without this part, the engine would not be able to fire and the two would not be able to leave the moon.While reporting to Houston, the two pondered whether there was a compromise.
Since a circuit breaker switch is an electrical device, there is a risk of electric shock if it comes into contact with metal or the body.Aldrin then realized he had the perfect tool for the job.He grabbed the Duro Rocket pen that he and Armstrong had been using to make critical real-time mission symbols on some documents in the lunar module.He inserted the pen into the small opening where the circuit breaker switch used to be.As a result, he successfully ignited the engine and left the moon.
During the sale, the pen was the one used by Aldrin; the small black part is the engine circuit breaker switch that fell accidentally.The pair were auctioned off as a group, but neither ended up selling.
Back: Engraved with “Presidential Medal of Freedom, Buzz Aldrin”.August 13, 1969″ | Back: Serial number 25, engraved with “Presidential Medal of Freedom, U.S. Air Force Colonel Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. August 13, 1969″ 7.6 x 7.6 cm
Auction house: Sotheby’s New York Sale: Buzz Aldrin: American Idol Date: July 26, 2022 Lot: 69 Sold: 68 Unsold: 1 Sale Rate: 98.5% Total Turnover: $8,184,578


Post time: Aug-05-2022