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Buzz Aldrin’s moon landing jacket could fetch $2 million at auction
Written by Oscar Holland, CNN Excitement Aldrin is auctioning off a trove of particular products and historic artifacts from his storied vocation — including the jacket he wore all through the moon landing. The only space-flown garment from the Apollo 11 mission nevertheless in private arms, the coverall is expected to catch the attention of bids of up to $2 million, according to the sale organizer, Sotheby’s. Designed from a then-recently developed fireproof materials recognised as Beta Fabric, the jacket is emblazoned with Aldrin’s name and the NASA symbol. The types worn by fellow crew customers Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins are equally now housed at the Smithsonian Countrywide Air…