Nearly 200 artifacts up for auction to celebrate space exploration 50 years after Apollo 11
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2019-07-11 16:40:52
A photograph signed and inscribed, "Tranquility Base, July 20, 1969, Buzz Aldrin" was viewed during a press preview at Christie’s New York on July 10, 2019. Photo: VCG
Editor's Note:
Nearly 200 artifacts from NASA missions of the Sixties and Seventies including the Gemini and Apollo programs are going up for auction at “One Giant Leap: Celebrating Space Exploration 50 Years After Apollo 11” on July 18, 2019, two days before the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, at Christie’s in New York, US.

A signed photograph of the Apollo 11 astronauts is displayed as part of Christie's upcoming "One Giant Leap: Celebrating Space Exploration 50 Years After Apollo 11" auction in New York, US, on July 10, 2019. Photo: VCG
The commemorative Lunar Plaque NASA test model for the Apollo 11 was seen during a press preview at Christie’s New York on July 10, 2019. Photo: VCG
A videographer stands in front of signed photographs from Apollo space missions that are displayed as part of Christie's upcoming "One Giant Leap: Celebrating Space Exploration 50 Years After Apollo 11" auction in New York, US, on July 10, 2019. Photo: VCG
A blue ball cap embroidered in yellow thread: "USS Hornet Astronaut Haise Apollo 11," "Fred" on the reverse, and a scrambled eggs design on the visor, was viewed during a press preview at Christie’s New York on July 10, 2019. Photo: VCG
A camera lens dust brush used on the lunar surface during the Apollo 14 mission, January 31-February 9, 1971 was viewed during a press preview at Christie’s New York on July 10, 2019. Photo: VCG