Neil Armstrong's family auction his personal collection

Washington: The personal collection of American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon 49 years ago on July 20, will be auctioned by his family.

Containing more than 2,000 items, the collection will continue selling in a series of three auctions with the first in November 2018 and two others in May and November 2019, Efe News citing Heritage Auctions of Dallas

Among the items offered are Robins medallions executed on the Apollo 11 mission, including an "extremely rare gold example".

A University of Purdue – Armstrong's alma mater – Centennial 1869-1969 silk flag worn by him to the moon, pieces of a wing and propeller of the Wright Brothers Flyer that he took with him on Apollo 11, as well as a gilded Gemini 8 pin – Armstrong's first spaceflight – and his cap Boy Scouts Cap.

Correspondence, including a NASA document "highlighting the planning behind the flagship event", will also be on sale

. "There will be stolen objects, autographed objects and objects of historical significance, objects that will make you think, objects that will make you laugh and objects that will make you scratch your head," says Mark Armstrong, the son of the astronaut

Armstrong, died in 2012 at the age of 82, went into history.The man was walking on the moon on the 20th July 1969.

One also remembers the words that he uttered at that time: "It's a small step for the man, a giant step for him." humanity. "

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