ONE GOOD FACT

March 31, 2026

During the Apollo 11 Moon landing, Buzz Aldrin accidentally banged his bulky space suit into a critical circuit breaker on the lunar module, a mistake that could have stranded the astronauts on the Moon. Most of their tools had been discarded to make the module lighter for launch. Aldrin used a ballpoint pen to ensure the engine ignition circuit was complete. That pen was put on display at Seattle’s The Museum of Flight.