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Smithsonian Puts Neil Armstrongs Suit on Display After Being in Storage for 13 years

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WASHINGTON -Iin advance of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, which takes place on July 20. President Trump has ordered the display of one of the most well known astronauts space suit Neil Armstrong. Commander of the Apollo 11 and his space mission to the moon Neil Armstrong is immortalized as being the first man to walk on the moon almost 50 years ago.

“Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit underwent painstaking work & hand-stitched repairs to restore it. We are humbled by the heroism of the man who wore this suit 50 years ago & we are in awe by the skill of American men & women who created it & helped preserve it,” said Mike Pence Vice President of United States.