Almost 50 years ago,NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong made history by becoming the first man to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission.
But the astronaut didn’t invent the journey to the moon alone. When the Eagle lunar module landed on the moon’s surface on July 20, 1969, or with Armstrong and mission pilot Buzz Aldrin on board,some precious keepsakes from domestic that the astronaut brought along for the ride also made it to the Sea of Tranquility on the lunar east side.
Those cherished mementos are now part of Armstrong’s private collection of space memorabilia, which will be going up for auction in the fall, and the Associated Press reported yesterday.“The collection includes a variety of artifacts from Armstrong’s 1969 lunar landing and private mementos that include pieces of a wing and propeller from the 1903 Wright Brothers Flyer that the astronaut took with him to the moon,” famous the media outlet.
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Source: inquisitr.com