Only A Bra Manufacturer Could Make NASA’s $100,000 Apollo Space Suits
When NASA sent Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the Moon, it put the best of American science and engineering to the test.
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Neil Armstrong
the Smithsonian celebrates by releasing the results of a multi-year conservation effort of Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit. The effort to protect and display Armstrong’s suit also included sharing it with ...
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The Moon Makes the List of the World’s Most Endangered Cultural Heritage Sites in 2025
“But with humans venturing more and more into space, we think it is the right ... There, they left behind 106 artifacts, from Neil Armstrong’s boot print to the descent stage of the landing ...
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Neil Armstrong’s wife found bag containing strange items that were supposed to be left on the moon
The historical items, which had been left in one of Neil's closets, might never have seen the light of day if she hadn't realised their significance and emailed a curator at the Smithsonian museum.
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From the Inventor of Mass-Market Paper Bags to a Scientist Who Unraveled the Mysteries of Polio, Meet Five American Women Whose Remarkable Achievements Have Long Been Overlooked
Actress Rosario Dawson, who is on the museum’s advisory council, narrates an introduction, while curators from across the Smithsonian ... the same suit worn by Neil Armstrong on the Apollo ...
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Aliens on the moon! Astronaut Neil Armstrong admitted ahead of 1969 lunar landing he would be unprepared if attacked by extraterrestrial life on arrival, unseen letter reveals
A fascinating letter by Neil ... Armstrong and Aldrin in walking on the moon, but the last mission took place more than 50 years ago, in 1972. The lunar landings were the climax of a 'space ...
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Neil Armstrong
Of the intrepid crew, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have tended to dominate public attention, but it was pilot Michael… WATCH: Pence takes part in unveiling of Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 ...
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Space expert reveals dangers Nasa’s stranded astronauts can expect on rare spacewalk – after seven months stuck in orbit
Another worry is the presence of micrometeoroids, which could possibly smash into the space suit and puncture it. The risk is illustrated by craters and holes seen sometimes on the ISS exterior ...
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A Space Suit Ahead of Its Time
A Space Suit Ahead of Its Time Bill Elkins demonstrates the mobility of the EX-1A, which he developed at AiResearch in the late 1960s. It was the first suit to use his patented toroidal joints ...
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Smithsonian Closes Diversity Office After Trump’s Executive Order
By Zachary Small Reporting on the art world The Smithsonian Institution informed ... including a conservator position at the National Air and Space Museum and a supervisory veterinary medical ...
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'Coraline' musical axed following Neil Gaiman sexual assault allegations
Another Neil Gaiman-associated project has been axed. A United Kingdom production of "Coraline – A Musical" has been canceled following sexual assault allegations against its author ...