Alameda briefs: Hornet to observe anniversary of Moon mission recovery

Apollo 11 astronauts boarded and stayed on the vessel after their lunar visit and Pacific Ocean splashdown in July 1969.
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USS Hornet celebrates Apollo 11 splashdown anniversary

The USS Hornet Sea, Air, and Space Museum celebrates the anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 splashdown on July 18 with a ...

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 ...
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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

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 ...
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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, Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong took a walk along the ...