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Friday, July 17
One small pen for one giant fee: Buzz Aldrin’s mission-saving felt-tip sells for over $850,000
The Guardian — 4:14 am ET (0814 GMT)

Thursday, July 16
Apollo 11's broken switch and mission-saving pen sell for $860K
collectSPACE — 6:07 am ET (1007 GMT)
Wally Funk obituary
The Guardian — 5:36 am ET (0936 GMT)

Monday, July 13
Phew! 8 times astronauts diced with death and got away with it – showing just how dangerous spaceflight really is
BBC — 6:48 am ET (1048 GMT)
Gregory Harbaugh was driven to space career after pondering the stars
Columbus Dispatch — 6:43 am ET (1043 GMT)

Sunday, July 12
Final NASA Space Shuttle crew reflects under Atlantis 15 years later
Florida Today — 12:39 am ET (0439 GMT)

Saturday, July 11
Wally Funk, last of the 'Mercury 13' and oldest woman in space, dies
collectSPACE — 6:43 am ET (1043 GMT)
The soccer ball that went to space – 30 years after surviving a first attempt which ended in disaster
The Athletic — 6:14 am ET (1014 GMT)

Friday, July 10
Astronaut and aviation pioneer Wally Funk dies at 87
Houston Chronicle — 6:45 am ET (1045 GMT)
Aviation pioneer Wally Funk, who trained as an early female astronaut, dies at 87
CNN — 6:35 am ET (1035 GMT)
Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87
New York Times — 6:16 am ET (1016 GMT)
Wally Funk, trailblazing pilot and astronaut, passes away at 87
SPACE.com — 6:07 am ET (1007 GMT)
Pioneering aviator and astronaut trainee Wally Funk dead at 87
Reuters — 5:58 am ET (0958 GMT)
Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87
AP — 5:58 am ET (0958 GMT)
Wally Funk, aviation pioneer and oldest woman to go into space, dies at 87
The Guardian — 5:50 am ET (0950 GMT)
Wally Funk, trailblazing aviator who waited 60 years to go to space, dies at 87
Washington Post — 5:49 am ET (0949 GMT)

Thursday, July 9
Ham the Astrochimp, first ape in space who retired to the NC Zoo, finally gets his due
Raleigh (NC) News and Observer — 4:02 am ET (0802 GMT)

Wednesday, July 8
'Once Upon a Time in Space' series to tell Florida's space story
Florida Today — 4:10 am ET (0810 GMT)

Tuesday, July 7
What is the oldest piece of Americana to have been flown into space?
collectSPACE — 4:38 am ET (0838 GMT)

Thursday, July 2
Rocket man: Martin Mikulas’ 65-year NASA career started during space race
Smithfield (VA) Times — 2:51 am ET (0651 GMT)

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Posted: Sat, Jul 4 8:14 PM ET (0014 GMT)

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Posted: Sat, Jul 4 8:11 PM ET (0011 GMT)

Atlas 5 launches Amazon Leo satellites
Posted: Sat, Jul 4 8:09 PM ET (0009 GMT)

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Friday, July 17
Serbia joins NASA's space exploration partnership Artemis Accords
SeeNews — 5:11 am ET (0911 GMT)
The Italian Space Agency announces the passing of President Teodoro Valente
ASI — 5:09 am ET (0909 GMT)
Deep space pioneer Henon signs to launch with Plato
ESA — 5:08 am ET (0908 GMT)
Taiwan lawmakers to remove legal hurdles for Starlink to operate
The Standard (Hong Kong) — 5:06 am ET (0906 GMT)
UK to field offensive space squadrons in national first
UK Defence Journal — 5:05 am ET (0905 GMT)
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