posted 07-12-2019 07:00 AM               

Velcro hooks onto Apollo 11 50th with 'Walking on the Moon' music video

A new musical tribute to the first moon landing fastens a brand with Apollo history to a catchy hook.

Velcro Companies, which made the hook and loop fasteners that astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins used on their 1969 Apollo 11 mission, commissioned a new cover of the rock song "Walking on the Moon" to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic moonwalk.

posted 09-25-2019 12:35 PM               

The kits came in a box marked with Velcro's Apollo 50th anniversary logo and included a graphic showing how the hook and loop fasteners were used as part of the Apollo A7L spacesuit. Inside were two Velcro watch straps: a full-size replica as was worn on the moon and one sized for those not wearing a spacesuit.

Also included were a Velcro Apollo 50th anniversary logo patch and a sample of Velcro-brand products.