Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 mission almost ended in disaster if not for a common piece of equipment. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their famous steps 55 years ago but Armstrong’s famous words, “One small step for a man, one giant step for mankind,” are inked in history forever. NASA’s Apollo 11 mission almost became a catastrophe in 1969 had it not been for Aldrin’s quick thinking and innovation – and a felt-tip pen. The pen that saved Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin On July 20, 1969, Aldrin and Armstrong arrived on the moon and took their first steps the next day at 2:56am…