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![The Apollo Tether Hook Keychain produced by Luna Replica and Global Effects replicates the carabiner used by Neil Armstrong on the surface of the moon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E39cMGjZuUwoFpdFPXjVCN-320-80.jpg)
Apollo 'hook-up:' New keychain replicates carabiner used on the moon
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Luna Replicas and Global Effects have produced a new keychain outfitted with a fully functional replica of the tether hook used by Apollo astronauts on the moon.
![uniformed military personnel surround a stretched-out american flag within view of gravestones in arlington cemetery. far in the background are military members standing](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aDnPb8cZjsJkbhWj3MncpK-320-80.jpg)
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery
By Elizabeth Howell published
Collins, who died in 2021 at age 90, was the first person to orbit the moon solo during Apollo 11 in 1969.
![Apollo 13 pilot Fred Haise, Apollo 16 moonwalker Charlie Duke and STS-1 pilot Bob Crippen joined fellow astronauts Bernard Harris, Anna Fisher and Randy Bresnik for a panel in memory of Apollo 7 pilot Walt Cunningham on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7p62CWmyBAQNmbrvPYjTs8-320-80.jpg)
Fellow astronauts remember Apollo 7 pilot Walt Cunningham as friend and mentor
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Judging by the astronauts who came to remember Walt Cunningham, the Apollo 7 pilot's reach extended far beyond his 1968 launch into space. The group took part in a panel before a funeral service.
![Buzz Aldrin wearing sunglasses next to Anca Faur, wearing a hat with an image of an astronaut and a flag on the front. Both are sitting in an open-top car with a crowd in behind](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e3hGSTHWQFF8V8vSyBTsvk-320-80.jpg)
Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin and new wife over the moon with wedding, 'as excited as eloping teenagers'
By Elizabeth Howell published
Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin married for the fourth time on Friday (Jan. 20) to Romanian chemical engineer Anca Faur, who is executive vice-president of one of Aldrin's companies.
![Walter Cunningham looks out of the window of the Apollo command module in Earth orbit.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BCew93yQVwetZmmxgXEo9Y-320-80.jpg)
Walter Cunningham: Apollo 7 astronaut
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Reference Walter Cunningham was a former NASA astronaut best remembered for flying the Apollo 7 mission in October 1968.
![Apollo 7 lunar module pilot Walter Cunningham works inside the command module during the 11-day October 1968 mission.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JGGEQyUJmZPDP9kPo9iQWo-320-80.jpg)
Astronaut Walt Cunningham, who test-flew Apollo 7 command module, dies at 90
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Walt Cunningham, who tested the Apollo command module in Earth orbit, has died. America's second civilian to fly in space, Cunningham and his Apollo 7 crewmates proved the CM was ready for the moon.
![Apollo Remastered](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v5rnfFxkRbnMHUTygG6DxW-320-80.jpg)
Salute Apollo 17's 50th anniversary with freshly restored moon mission shots
By Jeff Spry published
NASA restoration wizard Andy Saunders on Apollo 17's restored photos in his new book, "Apollo Remastered"
![A piece of the moon returned by the Apollo 17 astronauts 50 years ago is finally ready for its official presentation to the people of Cyprus.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/76Ya9foswvhfQYhzM8m6UZ-320-80.jpg)
50 years late, US gifts Apollo 17 moon rock to people of Cyprus
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
It took 50 years, but a moon rock intended as a goodwill gift to the people of Cyprus is finally being presented to the island nation. The lunar sample will be handed over in Nicosia.
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