To get a full picture of the suit and its condition, curators brought in the Smithsonian’s 3D digitization team, who helped pioneer the process of 3D-scanning museum artifacts. Smithsonian 3D ...

The suit Neil Armstrong was wearing when he became the first man on the Moon hasn't been on display for 13 years ... The team faced two major technical challenges in 3D scanning the suit. First, ...

Above you'll see how the Smithsonian does 3D-scans of many objects. Once this project is funded, the entire 3D scan of the suit will be available online – some months down the line.

Neil Armstrong's lunar spacesuit had a life expectancy of about six months. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum wants to exhibit it for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moonwalk.

The Smithsonian‘s National Air and Space Museum has launched a Kickstarter to preserve and digitize the spacesuit Neil Armstrong wore when he stepped on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission 46 ...

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.

Fifty years after Neil Armstrong made his famous moon walk, baseball fans visiting San Francisco’s Oracle Park are encountering an exact replica of his space suit, crafted by a San Rafael company.

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 ...

As part of a recently-established partnership with Kickstarter, the Smithsonian has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign to help conserve Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit -- the one he ...

Tech & Science Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit saved using 3D scanning. By. Dr. Tim Sandle. Published. July 13, 2019 ...