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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 over 2,000 items, the collection will be auctioned off with a series of three auctions with the first in November 2018 and two more in May and November 2019, Efe News citing Heritage Auctions, based in Dallas.
Among the items offered are Robbins' medallions executed during the Apollo 11 mission, including an "extremely rare gold example".
Purdue University – Alma Alma Mater – Centennial 1869-1969 the Moon, parts of a wing and propeller of the Wright Brothers Flyer that he carried with him on Apollo 11, as well as A Gemini 8 gold pin – the first Armstrong space flight – and its Boy Scouts Cape.
Correspondence, including a NASA document "highlighting the planning behind the flagship event", will also be on sale.
"There will be stolen items, autographed objects and objects of historical significance, there will be objects that will make you think, objects that will make" Armstrong Armstrong, who died in 2012 at age 82 years old, marked history by becoming the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
We also remember him for the words he uttered right now: "C & Is a small step for man, a giant step for humanity. "
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