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TIL Neil Armstrong was filmed as he stepped on the moon with a $2.3 million upside-down camera. Westinghouse built for Apollo 11 a special model that the astronaut deployed by pulling a handle near the ladder he climbed down onto the lunar surface. NASA inverted the image for the TV audience.
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TIL on Apollo 17, the fender was accidentally torn off, exposing the crew to the risk of lunar dust damaging their equipment and suits. They then duct taped 4 lunar maps to create a makeshift fender extension, which worked well enough to allow them to continue their mission.
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TIL: From 1928 to 1948, the 1903 Wright Flyer was displayed at the Science Museum London. As the Smithsonian refused to credit the Wright brothers with the first flight. Instead, crediting Smithsonian Secretary Samuel Langley. During WW2, it was moved away from London to protect it from bombing.