One small pen for one giant fee: Buzz Aldrin’s mission-saving felt-tip sells for over $850,000
A felt-tip pen used by Buzz Aldrin during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission has sold at auction for $857,600.
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- Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage exploded across 4 distinct news outlets with 4 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 2.
- Primary Driver: A felt-tip pen used by Buzz Aldrin during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission has sold at auction for $857,600.
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A felt-tip pen utilized by Buzz Aldrin to aid Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during their 1969 lunar mission has been purchased at auction. The item was sold for $857,600.
Reports describe the object as a humble or ordinary felt-tip pen. Future developments remain dependent on further disclosure regarding the identity of the buyer.
Coverage does not yet specify the location where the auction was held or the future plans for the artifact.
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Coverage (4)
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Buzz Aldrin Used This Humble Felt-Tip Pen to Save the Apollo II Astronauts. It Just Sold for More Than $850,000Smithsonian Magazine · 63d ago
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Pen That Saved Moon Landing Astronauts’ Lives Up for AuctionThe Daily Beast · 63d ago
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The Challenges of Writing in SpaceNautilus · 63d ago
Quick answers
What is the significance of this pen?
According to reports, the pen was used to save Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin from being stranded on the Moon in 1969.
How much was the final sale price?
The pen sold for $857,600.
Who bought the pen?
Coverage does not yet specify the identity of the buyer.
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