CHANTILLY, Va.—The engineers and seamstresses who made Neil Armstrong’s space suit intended it for a single use: to get him to the surface of the moon and back. Fifty years later, conservators ...

Fifty years after Neil Armstrong made his famous moon walk, baseball fans visiting San Francisco’s Oracle Park are encountering an exact replica of his space suit, crafted by a San Rafael company.

According to costume designer Mary Zophres, she and her team consulted NASA and Apollo engineers—and located original space-age materials and fabrics—in order to replicate the suits.

What Did Playtex Have to Do With Neil Armstrong? The astronaut’s lunar outfit was designed by the women’s bra manufacturer and inspired a series of space age fashions ...

The 'Reboot the Suit' Kickstarter campaign to conserve and digitize Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit has been launched by the Smithsonian.

Meet the Designer Who Re-created Neil Armstong’s X15 Space Suit For ‘First Man’ 'First Man' costume designer Mary Zophres teamed up with artist Ryan Nagata to make a replica of Armstrong's ...

The only photograph of Neil Armstrong on the moon resurfaced in the 1980s after years of obscurity. Christie's Images Ltd. 2020 A trove of rare photographs documenting “the golden age of space ...

The Smithsonian Institute's first ever Kickstarter was a rousing success, exceeding its goal of $500,000. The money will go to restore Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 space suit so the fragile artifact ...

Neil Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, where the world’s most famous astronaut made his first small steps −though it took luck, perseverance, and a team of thousands to help him make ...