Neil Armstrong wore his space suit, which was laid out recently at a Smithsonian conservation laboratory, for about 12 hours.
‘Grandpa what was your career?’ ‘Well I conserved two suits and then retired with a pension.’
Hopefully it has the gloves and helmet too. Still cool though.
The project manager in me is questioning the timeline...
13 year refurbishment ? Really ? I’m thinking that maybe they just misplaced it for a decade and are now trying to save face ?😱😜
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