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The Pen That Buzz Aldrin Used To Save The Apollo 11 Mission Just Sold At Auction For $850,000

Just after landing on the Moon on July 20, 1969, Buzz Aldrin activated a damaged yet crucial circuit with a pen — which has ...

Far above the Earth, NASA’s Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

America's most daring, extraordinary feat, landing astronauts on the moon, remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone ...
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" ...

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

Nearly six decades have passed since three Apollo astronauts returned from the Moon at a speed that no human has surpassed.

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.
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 ...