American flag that went to Moon on Apollo 11 mission up for auction

The flag, carried in lunar orbit by Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, is estimated to fetch £37k ($50k).

Hand‑signed and flight‑certified by Collins, the flag is presented in a framed display alongside a certificate bearing Neil Armstrong’s immortal words, "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

Also under the hammer is a rare microform of the King James Bible flown to the moon's surface on NASA’s Apollo 14 mission in 1971.

Astronaut Edgar Mitchell flew the item for the Apollo Prayer League, a group that prayed for astronaut safety.

Estimated to go for £30k ($40k), it was presented in a jewel-embellished reliquary and accompanied by extensive documentation, including certification signed by Mitchell and NASA Chaplain Rev. John Stout.

Boston-based RR Auction said: "As the first complete scripture ever carried to another world, the Lunar Bible stands as both a symbol of faith and a milestone of spaceflight."

The Fall Space Exploration and Aviation sale, features nearly 700 lots of flown relics, meteorites, astronaut timepieces, autographs, and spacecraft hardware. It concludes on October 16.