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

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

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

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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This video details the journey to the moon and the successful landing on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission. It ...

Aldrin’s personal collection, including a pen used to replace a broken button on the lander, and Gus the $36 million T-rex ...

NASA released detailed operational documentation on July 15, 2026, spelling out — for the first time — the precise docking sequence, approach geometries, and software control assignments that will ...

What was once the most important potato field in the world belonged to the Nurskanova family in the town of Engels, in the Saratov region of southwestern Russia. The days moved unremarkably on the ...

First look at the Space Shuttle Endeavor in its new L.A. home ...