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Re: Page Not Found Smithsonian

Cathleen Lewis — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:51:48 -0000

Erin,
As a curator, I wuld never admit to wanting to wear a spacesuit in my collection. We are trying to preserve the collection so that visitors will be able to see the spacesuits for generations to come. Any excessive handling or exposure to oils and perspiration would contribute to the long term deterioration of the suits. The materials that make up the spacesuits are synthetic and breakdown over time by themselves. In combination, some of the react to each other. For those reasons, we store our suits with support structure on the insides made of inert materials and keep them in a dark storage room where the temperature and humidity are controlled at 60 degress and 30% rH.

Re: Helmet, EV, Aldrin, Apollo 11 - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Cathleen Lewis — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:36:15 -0000

Yes, that is the one.

Re: Helmet, EV, Aldrin, Apollo 11 - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Cathleen Lewis — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:31:23 -0000

Armstrong and Aldrin brought their EVA helmets, gloves and boots back. Subsequent Apollo astronauts left theirs on the Moon.