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Apollo 14 astronaut's personal moon-flown Rolex watch sells for record $2.2 million
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A Rolex watch that was flown to the moon is now the most expensive astronaut timepiece to sell at auction. The personal GMT-Master chronometer worn by Edgar Mitchell sold for $2.2 million.

First moonwalker Neil Armstrong's speech notes posted online by Purdue
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Neil Armstrong is perhaps best known for saying 12 words on July 20, 1969: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." But there's more to his record, as his alma mater can attest.

'Apollo 13: Survival' documentary has 'go' for Sep. 5 launch on Netflix
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Netflix has begun the countdown to a "re-launch" of one of NASA's most well-known missions in spaceflight history. The streaming service has set Sep. 5 for the premiere of "Apollo 13: Survival."

New Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle features 'most accurate details' in a Lego set
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
There is a moment when building Lego's new NASA-inspired set that the assembly goes from looking like plastic bricks to being a moon buggy. Then you realize you're not even a quarter of the way done.

United Nations marks Apollo 11 55th with international moon missions stamps
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Photos of the moon captured by American, Russian, European, Japanese, Indian, Korean and Chinese spacecraft are the subject of new United Nations stamps for the 55th anniversary of Apollo 11.

NASA marks moon landing anniversary by dedicating building to 'women of Apollo'
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA is honoring 'hidden figure' Dorothy Vaughan and all of the women who contributed to the Apollo program with the naming of a building at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Lego rolls out details about Apollo lunar rover model coming in August
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Lego is gearing up to deliver a detailed model of the original "rock and rolling ride," the electric buggy driven by NASA's last three Apollo crews to explore the moon.

Overlooked Apollo data from the 1970s reveals huge record of 'hidden' moonquakes
By Harry Baker published
A reanalysis of 50-year-old Apollo mission data long abandoned by NASA has revealed 22,000 previously unrecognized moonquakes, almost tripling the known number of seismic lunar events.

'Apollo: When We Went to the Moon' exhibit lands at NYC's Intrepid Museum
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Given it was navy ships that recovered the Apollo spacecraft, it is appropriate that the largest temporary exhibit ever hosted by the Intrepid is themed to the first lunar landings.

Bulova adds limited edition meteorite dial to Apollo 15-inspired Lunar Pilot watch
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
How do you enhance the connection that Bulova's Lunar Pilot watch shares with outer space? You replicate the look of the original, but replace its dial with a slice of a space rock.
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