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How the first men on the moon faced certain death on Apollo 11… until a simple felt tip pen came to their rescue | The Sun
Is it true that Buzz Aldrin broke the switch of the ignition system when exiting the LEM? And apparently, they had to use a pen to flick it on? - Quora
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Apollo 11 astronauts were almost stranded on moon by broken circuit breaker switch – Orlando Sentinel
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Flown to and Used on the Lunar Surface: the broken circuit breaker switch that nearly ended the lives of the Apollo 11 Crew, & the pen that saved them | Buzz Aldrin:
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