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I was lucky enough to go to the Smithsonian's reveal to see the unveiling of Neil Armstrong's spacesuit he wore on Apollo 11. This is the first time that the suit is on display in 13 years.
At the event, we heard from the Director of the National Air and Space Museum, Ellen Stofan, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, and Vice President Mike Pence.
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NASA transferred Armstrong's spacesuit to the Smithsonian in 1971 following its visit to all 50 states as part of a tour that also featured the Apollo 11 command module, Columbia. Five years later, it debuted on exhibit in the National Air and Space Museum's now-former Apollo to the Moon gallery for 30 years. It was taken off display in 2006, initially only to inspect its condition in anticipation of the then-upcoming 50th anniversary of its mission.
As part of his 8-day, 3-hour and 18-minute historic 1969 journey from Earth to the moon and back, Armstrong wore his spacesuit for 2 hours and 31 minutes while making "small steps" and "giant leaps" on the lunar surface. Fifty years later, the garment is still stained with the lunar dust.
The spacesuit is now available for the public to see as part of a temporary display near the 1903 Wright Flyer, the first aircraft to achieve powered flight, on the second floor of the museum on the National Mall. Its future home, the permanent "Destination Moon" gallery, is slated to be completed in 2022.
