Moon pioneer’s giant memento sale

ADMIRERS of Neil Armstrong and space exploration have a chance to own artefacts and mementos that belonged to the modest man who became a global hero by becoming the first human to walk on the Moon.

The personal collection of Armstrong, who died in his native Ohio in 2012, will be offered for sale in a series of auctions handled by Dallasbased Heritage Auctions, beginning on November 1 and 2 and continuing in May and November 2019.

The collection includes a variety of artefacts 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.

Other items that went on the trip with Armstrong include a US flag, the largest size typically flown during Apollo missions; a United Nations flag; various state flags; and some Robbins Medallions.