Pen that saved the Apollo 11 astronauts sells for over $800K at auction

Sotheby’s Space Exploration auction features the life-saving instrument, a Snoopy pin, space-flown flags, and more.

In 1969, three astronauts flew home from the Moon at nearly 40,000 kilometres per hour. Almost 60 years later, no human has gone faster

Apollo 10 astronauts achieved the fastest human speed ever recorded. Their return from lunar orbit propelled them at nearly ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Artemis 1’s Orion Spacecraft Withstood the Heat of Re-entry in a Critical Test for Humans’ Return to the Moon. Now, NASA Will Loan the Historic Capsule to the Smit…

The exact timeline for the spacecraft's display hasn’t been announced, but the artifact will fit into an upcoming exhibition ...
BBC Sky at Night Magazine on MSN

Phew! 8 times astronauts diced with death and got away with it – showing just how dangerous spaceflight really is

These space missions turned into catastrophes but their astronauts survived. This is how they lived to tell the tale ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Buzz Aldrin Used This Humble Felt-Tip Pen to Save the Apollo II Astronauts. It Just Sold for More Than $850,000

In July 1969, a quick-thinking Aldrin used the writing instrument to rearm the engine arm circuit of the lunar module "Eagle" ...

How Rhode Island manufacturing helped men land on the moon

The Ashton Mill in Cumberland produced the material, Beta cloth, that protected Apollo spacesuits and was also used in the ...
Pacific Daily News

Valiant Shield 2026 military exercise to return June 22, Guam airport to serve as support location

One of the largest biennial U.S.-led military exercises will be returning to the Pacific to include areas in Guam, Japan, and Hawaii starting Monday. Valiant Shield 2026 will take place from June 22 ...