One Giant Leap: Celebrating Space Exploration 50 Years after Apollo 11

This is a Christie’s auction celebrating the 50 years of space exploration after Apollo 11 landed the first two astronauts on the moon. The auction includes a wide variety of memorabilia from NASA, much of it signed by the astronauts. The collection includes books, photos, maps, and figurine collectibles. Many of the articles up for bidding have been to space, such as a large United States Flag, several patches worn by the astronauts, and components of disassembled spacecraft. The capstone auction item is likely the Apollo 11 timeline book used for flight planning. There are 195 lots in this auction, all of them related to the U.S. space program. Price estimates begin at USD $800 and go all the way to $9,000,000. See all available items and register to bid at Christie’s.