Neil Armstrong might have been the first man on the moon, but it seems that he was also pretty nifty at hiding mementos from his galactic travels, after his widow discovered a bag full of Apollo 11 artefacts in a closet.
Carol Armstrong donated the priceless items to the Smithsonian Museum after she found the bag following her husband’s death in 2012, and discovered that the iconic spaceman had kept mementos which were supposed to be left on the moon.
The space artefacts were later confirmed to be the real deal, after Mrs Armstrong contacted the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum, where the items will eventually go on display.
The whole collection of items found in Neil Armstrong’s McDivitt purse:
1. Temporary stowage bag, the ‘purse’
2. Power cable
3. Power cable and utility light
4. Power cable and utility light
5. Utility clamp
6. Utility clamp
7. Crewman Optical Alignment Sight mirror device
8. Filter for COAS (number 7)
9. Light bulb assembly
10. Waist tether
11. Helmet straps
12. 16mm camera used to film landing and flag planting
12a. Bracket for camera
12b. 10mm lens for camera
13. Lens shade
14. Eye guard assembly
15. Mirror
16. Wrench
17. Waste management cover
18. Netting
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Strange items to steal other than the camera.
What do you think?
