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: Purdue University has digitized thousands of pages containing the words spoken by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong at his many talks, addresses and speeches. The online archive reveals the moonwalker's handwritten notations and quips, which he made while preparing his remarks. The physical documents, which were donated by Armstrong's wife Carol, are just one part of his archives held by the Indiana school.
: Sixty-two years ago on Thursday (Oct. 3), Wally Schirra lifted off on his Mercury mission wearing his personal wristwatch, a newly-released 2nd-generation Omega Speedmaster. Though he could not know it at the time, his choice led to six-decade-long legacy of Omega watches flying in Earth orbit and beyond. Now, a new "The First Omega in Space" Speedmaster honors that history by combining heritage details with a modern calibre.
