The pen that saved the Apollo 11 astronauts is up for auction

Sotheby’s Space Exploration auction features the life-saving instrument, a Snoopy pin, space-flown flags, and more.
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OTD in Space – July 15: Apollo-Soyuz launch

On July 15, 1975, the first joint space mission between the United States and the Soviet Union blasted off into orbit. They ...

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 ...
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Apollo 11 launch anniversary: Celebrating NASA’s historic mission that sent humanity to the moon

July 16 this year marks the 57th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission, which saw two men walk on the Moon.

‘Flight originated from the imagination’: how artists have captured space travel

As the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum turns 50, an expansive exhibition celebrates how art has coincided with space ...

What to see in the Air and Space Museum’s reopened galleries

In the five renovated spaces, you can try out a wind tunnel, climb into a Cessna Skyhawk, view artworks and visit old ...

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 ...
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Your Chance To Own Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s Omega Speedmaster

Omega Speedmasters from Buzz Aldrin's personal watch collection up for auction at Sotheby's ✓ Your chance to own an astronaut's watch! ✓ ...