Sotheby’s in New York will put several of Aldrin’s artifacts from the Apollo 11 and Gemini XII missions up for auction.
It may be one small item for man, but it’s a giant leap for space enthusiasts as Buzz Aldrin’s moon landing jacket and other artifacts will go up for auction. Other artifacts from the Apollo 11 mission will include the broken circuit breaker switch that many believe would have ended the lives of the crew by stranding them in space.
symbols of a historical moment, but for me have always remained personal mementos of a life dedicated to science and exploration," he continued. Before the auction, the items will be available for public viewing at the Sotheby’s galleries on York Avenue in New York from July 21 to July 25. Hundreds of millions tuned in to radios or watched the grainy black-and-white images on TV as Apollo 11′s Armstrong and Aldrin set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, in one of humanity’s most glorious technological achievements. Police around the world reported crime came to a near halt that midsummer Sunday night.
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