Neil Armstrong’s Bag containing Long-Lost Apollo 11 Artifacts discovered
Source: NHV
Written by Jeanne Rife
Forty five years after Neil Armstrong created history by becoming the first human being to step on the moon's surface, his bag of souvenirs belonging to the first lunar landing has become a national spotlight.
Among the items discovered by Armstrong's widow, Carol, while cleaning out their suburban Cincinnati home in August 2012 is a 16mm movie camera that recorded the moment that Armstrong took his first step on the moon.
The items were aboard Apollo 11's lunar module, Eagle, which became popular for being the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon.
Carol got in touch with National Air and Space Museum to let them know about her discovery in June 2013, said the museum's Allan Needell.
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postulater
(5,075 posts)NBachers
(17,117 posts)postulater
(5,075 posts)Maybe a gift from NASA, I don't know. But they weren't lost, they were right where he put them.
Yes it is nice that they are going to be available for historical purposes. Thanks to Ms. Armstrong for not selling them like a home run ball or a Nobel Medal.
MicaelS
(8,747 posts)On the Lunar Surface as part of the crashed Ascent Stage of Eagle LEM.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/0210/Forgotten-lunar-landing-artifacts-found-by-Neil-Armstrong-s-widow
Armstrong mentioned the purse to command module pilot Michael Collins as it was being transferred from one craft to the other.
"That [is] just a bunch of trash that we want to take back LM parts, odds and ends," Armstrong said.
Later, Collins called Mission Control to note where the bag was being placed for the trip home and about how much it weighed.
I imagine Armstrong wanted some personal mementos that meant something to him. More power to him.
louis-t
(23,295 posts)sound stage in New Mexico.
postulater
(5,075 posts)louis-t
(23,295 posts)FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)I'm glad he kept the artifacts safe. Who knows if they would exist now to be in a museum if he hadn't.
librechik
(30,674 posts)and who knows which if any will survive "vetting" for display?
Victor_c3
(3,557 posts)Oops. Too late! I just posted it.
postulater
(5,075 posts)or he could have just borrowed the stuff for a home remodelling project.
Or someone else might have put it there.
longship
(40,416 posts)DavidDvorkin
(19,479 posts)BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)As far as him "not following orders"...I give the "First man to walk on the Moon" a little slack.
Buenaventura
(364 posts)Oh, never mind it was in the junk drawer.
jtuck004
(15,882 posts)A person who would sacrifice everything to push -our- boundaries, doing the kind of work that can only be done to that scale with the investment of nations and their people.
Glad you could pull the camera out and hold it a few times, remember perhaps. Thank you for your service.
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You know who you are. Thank you for the heart.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Even up to the last most recent shuttle launches, NASA still gives a 'bag of souvenirs'. It includes patches, buttons, photos, a logo bag.
Taitertots
(7,745 posts)Ends up in a museum.