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 ...

“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 ...

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 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.

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 ...

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.

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.

Armstrong Suit Goes on Display (July 16) After years of conservation work, Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit will go back on display at the Air and Space Museum on the National Mall on July 16, the 50 ...

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 ...

First put on display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, back in 1976, Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 spacesuit wowed space enthusiasts for 30 years before ...

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