This ordinary felt-tip pen helped save Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin from being stranded on the Moon in 1969, now it has sold at auction for $85…

An ordinary felt-tip pen that helped save two astronauts from being stranded on the Moon has been sold at auction for ...
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Buzz Aldrin Used This Humble Felt-Tip Pen to Save the Apollo II Astronauts. It Just Sold for More Than $850,000

The pen that helped Apollo II astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins return to Earth in 1969 has sold at ...

The Plastic Pen That Saved Apollo 11: How a Simple Felt-Tip Kept Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin From Being Stranded on the Moon

A broken engine switch threatened to leave the first Moon walkers trapped on the lunar surface until an ordinary pen became ...

One small pen for one giant fee: Buzz Aldrin’s mission-saving felt-tip sells for over $850,000

Second man on moon’s Duro Rocket pen, crucial to Apollo 11 return, reaches astronomical sum at Sotheby’s auction ...