Astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon when he traveled 240,000 miles on NASA's Apollo 11 mission in 1969. He passed away in 2012, but left behind a legacy full of space, adventure and scientific inspiration. He also left behind a wealth of physical materials related to his travels. A purse full of rare artifacts is now in the spotlight as the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum shares details of a hidden piece of space history.

 

The contents of the bag are on loan to the Smithsonian. The white cloth container was immediately identifiable as a Temporary Stowage Bag, also called a McDivitt Purse by astronauts. It was designed to attach inside the Lunar Module. It opens at the top like a clutch purse or an old-time doctor's bag. The bag contained useful items including a camera, waist tether, light bulb assembly, helmet tie-down strap, netting, a mirror and an emergency wrench.

 

 

 

Forgotten Apollo moon artifacts found in Neil Armstrong's closet - CNET

Cool

 

But I thought for sure there was going to be a Brian Williams joke in this one.

Cool

 

But I thought for sure there was going to be a Brian Williams joke in this one.

 

Brian Williams was there waiting on him when he landed

I seriously :lol2:ed at that one.

I am sorry to steer the thread off course.

 

I am surprised he had those things and no one knew about them. For example, when I retired from the government I gave back every last item that belonged to them.