The jacket — which is made of a fire-resistant material known as beta cloth — displays Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin's name tag on the left breast above the Apollo 11 mission emblem, and the American flag on the left shoulder.
The in-flight jacket astronaut worn by Buzz Aldrin on the 1969 mission to the Moon has sold for almost $US2.8 million , setting a new record.The successful bidder was on the phone at the New York auctionAn unidentified bidder paid $US2,772,500 at a New York auction for the Apollo 11 in-flight coverall jacket.
It is the highest price paid for any American space-flown artefact sold at an auction, according to Sotheby's, which handled the sale.The jacket displays Edwin "Buzz" 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.Sotheby's global head of science and popular culture Cassandra Hatton said the jacket came directly from Aldrin."That makes this the only flown garment from the Apollo 11 mission that is available to be purchased.
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