Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 Moon-launch pen sells at auction

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin has sold the felt-tip pen he used to activate a critical switch during the Apollo 11 lunar ascent. The pen famously helped trigger the engine that launched Aldrin and Neil Armstrong off the Moon's surface and back toward Earth in 1969. The item went under the hammer at auction, fetching a notable sum. Despite the historical significance of the artifact, the sale did not set any new auction records for space memorabilia.