Style Edit: The Omega Speedmaster’s 60-year legacy, from Apollo 11 to Artemis II
On April 1, as Nasa’s Artemis II set off on humanity’s first crewed lunar voyage in more than 50 years, all four astronauts on the mission did so wearing the Omega Speedmaster X-33 – a modern instrument for a new era, rooted in a legacy stretching back six decades.
That story began with a far simpler mechanical chronograph that proved its ability to survive where few other timepieces could.
In 1965, after a series of punishing trials designed to replicate the extremes of space travel, Nasa...
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