NASA has announced an assortment of items from the estate of the late National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Thomas O. Paine, were auctioned on October 6 any Abell Auction Company, the company said.
Paine oversaw the US space program during the first manned missions to the moon.
Signed Apollo 11 memorabilia heads to live and online auction.
Named the third administrator of NASA by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1969, Paine served during the first seven Apollo missions in which 20 astronauts orbited the earth, 14 flew to the moon and four walked on its surface. An array of NASA memorabilia signed by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins from his estate will be offered,
Abell Auction Company, Los Angeles´ original and premier auction house, has been entrusted with fine estates and collections for over a century. Now in its fourth generation of family operation, it has handled the treasured belongings of many high-profile clients and legendary figures in Hollywood.
