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 ...

Armstrong’s suit—given to the Smithsonian by NASA—then went on display in the Arts and Industries Building, and was moved to the newly opened Air and Space Museum in 1976, where it remained ...

“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 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. But after more than a decade of restoration, the ...

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.

Either way, that’s a lot to wear and the suit came by its weight rightly, since it was composed of no fewer than 21 layers of cloth and neoprene and glass coated threads, all designed to keep ...

Smithsonian raises $550,000 to preserve Neil Armstrong space suit By Wyatt Massey, Special to CNN. 3 minute read Updated 12:36 PM EDT, Tue July 28, 2015 Link Copied! ...

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.

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The garment Neil Armstrong wore when he became the first man to walk on the moon is deteriorating. Here's what the Smithsonian will do with the more than $700,000 the public has pledged to fix it.