BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum -- Temporary Exhibit: Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 Spacesuit

DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum -- Temporary Exhibit: Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 Spacesuit:

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Description of Pictures: Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 Spacesuit
July 16, 2019 – 2022
Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit from the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing is on display for the first time in 13 years in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11. The spacesuit recently underwent an extensive conservation process funded by thousands of public donations through a Kickstarter campaign in 2015. A state-of-the-art display case and mannequin were created to help protect the fragile suit while on display.
It will be temporarily displayed near the 1903 Wright Flyer until its future home, the Destination Moon exhibition, is completed in approximately 2022.

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1. ARMSTR_190802_14.JPG: Neil Alden Armstrong Pioneering Test Pilot and Lunar Explorer Born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, Neil Armstrong was an aeronautical engineer and a Navy fighter pilot during the Korean War. He joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics -- soon renamed NASA -- as a test pilot in 1955. At NASA's Flight Research Center in Southern California, Armstrong tested many pioneering high-speed aircraft, notably the X-15 rocket plane. He became an astronaut in 1962. Armstrong commanded the Gemini VIII mission in 1966 and made the first successful docking in space. As Apollo 11 commander, he made the first Moon landing with Buzz Aldrin and became the first human to step onto the Moon.
2. ARMSTR_190802_18.JPG: A-7L Lunar Spacesuit
3. ARMSTR_190802_24.JPG: What Was Left on the Moon? Armstrong's life-support backpack is still on the surface, along with his lunar overshoes, which made the historic first footprints. An hour or two after their walk, Armstrong and Aldrin opened the hatch and discarded these items, and others, to reduce weight for their launch the next day. Conserving Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit In 2015, the Museum launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to help conserve Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. The funds allowed conservators to engineer and insert a new mannequin support system, provide a climate-controlled case, and document the suit and its materials. Spacesuits are Surprisingly Fragile Even though they withstood the hazards of space, spacesuits were built to be worn on one mission, not to last forever. Their 1960s fabrics, rubbers, and plastics degrade over time. The Smithsonian is striving to preserve this and other historic spacesuits for future generations. The openings allow air to circulate, so harmful chemicals do not build up inside. The exhibit case has systems to maintain temperature and humidity near levels ideal for preservation.
4. ARMSTR_190802_26.JPG: First Spacesuit on the Moon Neil Armstrong wore this spacesuit when he made his historic "one small step" onto the surface of the Moon on July 20, 1969. Before and after his two-and-a-half-hour lunar walk, he wore it inside the lunar module, but without the special gold visor helmet and with different gloves. Neil Armstrong's A-7L Lunar Spacesuit Apollo 11 Armstrong's spacesuit is basically a form-fitting spacecraft. It provided air to breathe, protected him from temperature extremes, radiation, and high-speed meteoric particles; and allowed him to communicate with others. The A-7L was the seventh version of the Apollo suit built by ILC Industries in Delaware. It is displayed with Armstrong's lunar exploration visor assembly and extravehicular gloves.
5. ARMSTR_190802_56.JPG: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
6. ARMSTR_190802_85.JPG: Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit will be featured in Destination Moon opening in 2022. Support for this section of the gallery is generously sponsored by Phillip N. Lyons Conservation, digitization, and display of the Armstrong spacesuit was made possible by backers of the "Reboot the Suit" Kickstarter campaign. Learn more at ignitetomorrow.si.edu
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