Exactly 50 years since the launch of Apollo 11, the spacesuit astronaut Neil Armstrong wore during his 'giant leap for mankind' went on display Tuesday morning for the first time in over a decade. The ...

A Moonwalk Did Not Destroy Neil Armstrong’s Spacesuit. Now Time Won’t Either Conservators are bringing new innovations to save the 80-pound suit that allowed the first astronaut on the moon to ...

“Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit, the suit that allowed a human to walk on the surface of the moon for the first time, is one of the most iconic artifacts in our collection because of the historical feat ...

Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit is about to go back on public display after a Smithsonian effort to preserve it. The effort wasn't to make it pristine. Lunar dust still covers the boots.

Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit was specially constructed to take him to the moon and back in 1969 — not to sit on display in a museum for 50 years.

The 46 years since Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon have not lessened the sense of wonder of that that moment. But the decades have deteriorated Armstrong’s iconic space suit, which for years ...

Conservator Lisa Young works on Armstrong’s suit in the Conservation Lab at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in December 2013.

What might be the most celebrated suit of clothing ever made cost an awful lot for the exceedingly short time it was used. The price tag: $670,000 in 2018 dollars. The useful life: about two and a ...

The 46 years since Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon have not lessened the sense of wonder of that that moment. But the decades have deteriorated his iconic space suit, which has been locked away ...

Neil Armstrong's flight suit is up for auction for $10,000 to start. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 75°F. Saturday, October 5th 2024 Daily News e-Edition. Evening e-Edition.

Neil Armstrong's personally owned and worn early-Apollo era flight suit with type 3 NASA vector patch is among dozens of items up for auction until Thursday. Starting/early bids: $40,000 >>> See ...