Aldrin's Apollo 11 Moon Jacket Sells for a Record $2.8M

Just a week after the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the jacket retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin was wearing when he set foot on the moon has sold for a record-breaking $2,772,500.

The sale, which took place at Sotheby's in New York on Tuesday, made the garment the most expensive jacket sold at auction, as well as the most valuable American artifact flown in space, according to a statement from Sotheby's.