The jacket that astronaut Buzz Aldrin wore on his maiden voyage to the Moon sold for a record $2.77 million at an auction held by Sotheby’s on Tuesday.

Sotheby’s did not disclose the recipient of this unique piece, the most emblematic of 69 objects from Aldrin’s own collection, which was Apollo 11 to the Moon, or part of the Gemini 12, the ship on which Aldrin made his first “spacewalks.” “, as well as medals and decorations that the astronaut has achieved throughout his life.

Allegedly, the jacket that Buzz Aldrin wore under his big astronaut suit on his famous walk with Neil Armstrong was worth between $1 million and $2 million, far beyond the best expectations.

Aldrin’s jacket is the most striking item at the auction

It was the most striking object of the auction: this white jacket made with Teflon technology has the American flag on the left sleeve, the NASA logo on the front pockets and the Apollo 11 logo; Additionally, it has the inscription “E.Aldrin” after the astronaut’s first name, Edwin.

The second highest paying item at today’s auction – $819,000, eight times the estimated price – was a summary of the flight map of that Apollo 11 mission, which was subsequently paid $567,000 by a booklet called “system check” of the same mission.

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Several manuals containing instructions from this mission, such as Aldrin’s own handwritten dictionaries, speech letters, or notes, cost more than $200,000 each, and a fire extinguisher specifically designed to operate on the Moon paid $327,600.

But the most original object in the collection, a marker that Aldrin applied to replace a broken lever, creating the miracle of retrieving the space capsule from the Moon, was left without a receiver.