One small pen for one giant fee: Buzz Aldrin’s mission-saving felt-tip up for auction
Summary
Buzz Aldrin used a felt-tip pen to fix a broken circuit breaker on the Apollo 11 lunar module in 1969, allowing him and Neil Armstrong to return safely from the moon. The pen and the broken circuit breaker are now up for auction in New York with an estimated value of $800,000 to $1.2 million.Key Facts
- The pen is a silver plastic Duro Rocket felt-tip pen.
- Aldrin used the pen to push the broken circuit breaker back into place.
- The circuit breaker was essential to power the ascent engine for leaving the moon.
- Mission Control tried but failed to fix the breaker remotely.
- Aldrin carried the pen as a personal item during the mission.
- The item is part of Aldrin’s personal collection and will be sold with the broken breaker piece.
- Apollo 11 landed on the moon in July 1969 with Armstrong and Aldrin as crew.
- Aldrin supports future missions to Mars and NASA is planning a moon return mission by 2028.
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