AND THREAD. TAKE A LOOK.
TAKE A LOOK. >> Reporter: APOLLO 11 HAD IT
>> Reporter: APOLLO 11 HAD IT ALL.
ALL. THE BIGGEST ROCKET.
THE BIGGEST ROCKET. FEARLESS ASTRONAUTS.
FEARLESS ASTRONAUTS. A GOAL THAT HUMANS HAD DREAMT OF
A GOAL THAT HUMANS HAD DREAMT OF FOR MILLENIA.
FOR MILLENIA. WHAT DO TO WEAR TO SUCH A BIG
WHAT DO TO WEAR TO SUCH A BIG EVENT?
EVENT? DON’T LAUGH.
DON’T LAUGH. THESE ARE REAL PROPOSED SPACE
THESE ARE REAL PROPOSED SPACE SUITS DESIGNDESIGNED.
SUITS DESIGNDESIGNED. NOT THE RIGHT FIT FOR THE GUYS
NOT THE RIGHT FIT FOR THE GUYS WITH THE RIGHT STUFF.
WITH THE RIGHT STUFF. THIS DESIGN THOUGH SUCCEEDED IN
THIS DESIGN THOUGH SUCCEEDED IN WAYS THAT NEVER OCCURRED TO US.
WAYS THAT NEVER OCCURRED TO US. >> THAT IMAGE OF THAT BLACK AND
>> THAT IMAGE OF THAT BLACK AND WHITE HIGH CONTRAST VIDEO OF
WHITE HIGH CONTRAST VIDEO OF NEIL ARMSTRONG STEPPING DOWN ON
NEIL ARMSTRONG STEPPING DOWN ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON, PEOPLE
THE SURFACE OF THE MOON, PEOPLE DON’T REMEMBER NEIL ARMSTRONG
DON’T REMEMBER NEIL ARMSTRONG MAKING THE STEP.
MAKING THE STEP. THEY REMEMBER THE SUIT MAKING
THEY REMEMBER THE SUIT MAKING THE STEP.
THE STEP. >> Reporter: KATHLEEN LEWIS IS
>> Reporter: KATHLEEN LEWIS IS THE CURATOR OF SPACE SUITS FOR
THE CURATOR OF SPACE SUITS FOR THE SMITHSONIAN.
THE SMITHSONIAN. SHE SAYS THE SPACE SUIT IS
SHE SAYS THE SPACE SUIT IS REALLY A SPACE CRAFT.
REALLY A SPACE CRAFT. >> EVERYTHING A SPACECRAFT IS
>> EVERYTHING A SPACECRAFT IS REQUIRED TO DO, EXCEPT MOVE IN
REQUIRED TO DO, EXCEPT MOVE IN ORBIT, A SPACE SUIT DOES.
ORBIT, A SPACE SUIT DOES. THAT’S HOW YOU CAN OPERATE, DO
THAT’S HOW YOU CAN OPERATE, DO WORK, AND LABOR ON ANOTHER
WORK, AND LABOR ON ANOTHER WORLD.
WORLD. >> Reporter: A WORLD DEVOID OF
>> Reporter: A WORLD DEVOID OF AIR.
AIR. A WORLD UNDER A CONSTANT BARRAGE
A WORLD UNDER A CONSTANT BARRAGE OF RADIATION.
OF RADIATION. REQUIRING A SUIT JAM PACKED WITH
REQUIRING A SUIT JAM PACKED WITH SCIENCE AND TAILOR MADE.
SCIENCE AND TAILOR MADE. THIS ACHIEVEMENT IN INNOVATION
THIS ACHIEVEMENT IN INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY, AND AT THE END
AND TECHNOLOGY, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT STILL HAS TO BE
OF THE DAY, IT STILL HAS TO BE SEWN TOGETHER BY HAND.
SEWN TOGETHER BY HAND. >> BY INKREDCREDIBLE HANDS.
>> BY INKREDCREDIBLE HANDS. >> Reporter: CUT, STITCHED, AND
>> Reporter: CUT, STITCHED, AND SEWN TOGETHER BY WOMEN.
SEWN TOGETHER BY WOMEN. >> IT HAD TO BE PERFECT.
>> IT HAD TO BE PERFECT. >> THERE YOU GO.
>> THERE YOU GO. >> IT HAD TO BE ON TIME.
>> IT HAD TO BE ON TIME. >> WE WERE VERY THRILLED.
>> WE WERE VERY THRILLED. VERY THRILLED THAT WE WERE
VERY THRILLED THAT WE WERE HELPING A MAN GO TO THE MOON.
HELPING A MAN GO TO THE MOON. >> IT WAS PHENOMENAL.
>> IT WAS PHENOMENAL. >> Reporter: AN ASTOUNDING 21
>> Reporter: AN ASTOUNDING 21 LAYERS OF MATERIALS, STITCHED
LAYERS OF MATERIALS, STITCHED TOGETHER WITH NO ROOM FOR ERROR.
TOGETHER WITH NO ROOM FOR ERROR. A SPLIT SEAM, A FORGOTTEN PIN,
A SPLIT SEAM, A FORGOTTEN PIN, COULD MEAN DISZASTER.
COULD MEAN DISZASTER. >> Reporter: SO MANY PINS WERE
>> Reporter: SO MANY PINS WERE ALLOWED EVERY DAY, AND YOU
ALLOWED EVERY DAY, AND YOU WEREN’T ALLOWED TO BRING ANY
WEREN’T ALLOWED TO BRING ANY FROM HOME.
FROM HOME. >> Reporter: COULDN’T BRING
>> Reporter: COULDN’T BRING WHITEHEAD PINS.
WHITEHEAD PINS. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. THEY’D BLEND IN WITH THE FABRIC
THEY’D BLEND IN WITH THE FABRIC AND YOU COULDN’T TELL IF YOU HAD
AND YOU COULDN’T TELL IF YOU HAD ONE IN THERE OR NOT.
ONE IN THERE OR NOT. >> Reporter: THEIR ATTENTION TO
>> Reporter: THEIR ATTENTION TO DETAIL PUT TO THE TEST ON THE
DETAIL PUT TO THE TEST ON THE HARSH LUNAR SURFACE.
HARSH LUNAR SURFACE. WERE YOU NERVOUS AS HE WAS
WERE YOU NERVOUS AS HE WAS WALKING AROUND UP THERE?
WALKING AROUND UP THERE? >> NO, NOT REALLY, BECAUSE I
>> NO, NOT REALLY, BECAUSE I JUST HAD ALL THE CONFIDENCE THAT
JUST HAD ALL THE CONFIDENCE THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE ALL
EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
RIGHT. >> I REMEMBER THINKING, IF
>> I REMEMBER THINKING, IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG ON THAT
ANYTHING GOES WRONG ON THAT SUIT, IT BETTER NOT BE THE
SUIT, IT BETTER NOT BE THE GLOVES.
GLOVES. THEY’LL COME AFTER ME.
THEY’LL COME AFTER ME. >> Reporter: NEIL ARMSTRONG’S
>> Reporter: NEIL ARMSTRONG’S SPACE SUIT DID ITS JOB, ALL
SPACE SUIT DID ITS JOB, ALL RIGHT.
RIGHT. OVER THE DECADES, CURATORS BEGAN
OVER THE DECADES, CURATORS BEGAN TO NOTICE IT WAS BEGINNING TO
TO NOTICE IT WAS BEGINNING TO SHOW ITS AGE.
SHOW ITS AGE. >> IT WAS NOT MADE TO LAST FOR
>> IT WAS NOT MADE TO LAST FOR VERY LONG.
VERY LONG. WE KNEW THAT THAT WAS DUE TO THE
WE KNEW THAT THAT WAS DUE TO THE RUBBERS.
RUBBERS. YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW. >> Reporter: IT DETERIORATES.
>> Reporter: IT DETERIORATES. >> NATURALLY.
>> NATURALLY. >> Reporter: IT’D COST A SMALL
>> Reporter: IT’D COST A SMALL FORTUNE TO FIX UP.
FORTUNE TO FIX UP. THE FOLKS AT THE SMITHSONIAN
THE FOLKS AT THE SMITHSONIAN TURNED TO KICKSTART.
TURNED TO KICKSTART. YOU WANTED TO RAISE $500,000.
YOU WANTED TO RAISE $500,000. >> THAT WAS THE INITIAL ASK.
>> THAT WAS THE INITIAL ASK. >> Reporter: HOW LONG DID IT
>> Reporter: HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO GET THERE?
TAKE TO GET THERE? >> I THINK IT WAS UNDER A WEEK.
>> I THINK IT WAS UNDER A WEEK. IT WENT QUICKLY.
IT WENT QUICKLY. WE WERE SHELL SHOCKED.
WE WERE SHELL SHOCKED. >> Reporter: THE MONEY HAS BEEN
>> Reporter: THE MONEY HAS BEEN WELL SPENT.
WELL SPENT. ♪
♪ WITH THE CONSERVATION PROCESS
WITH THE CONSERVATION PROCESS COMPLETE, WE FIGURED, MAYBE THE
COMPLETE, WE FIGURED, MAYBE THE WOMEN WHO PUT IT TOGETHER 50
WOMEN WHO PUT IT TOGETHER 50 YEARS AGO SHOULD GET AN EARLY
YEARS AGO SHOULD GET AN EARLY GLIMPSE.
GLIMPSE. >> HI, MR. ARMSTRONG, WE’RE
>> HI, MR. ARMSTRONG, WE’RE HERE, 50 YEARS LATER.
HERE, 50 YEARS LATER. >> WOW, HE LOOKS BRAND-NEW.
>> WOW, HE LOOKS BRAND-NEW. >> Reporter: THESE WOMEN OF
>> Reporter: THESE WOMEN OF DELAWARE SEWED THEIR WAY INTO
DELAWARE SEWED THEIR WAY INTO HISTORY.
HISTORY. HANG ON A SECOND, LADIES.
HANG ON A SECOND, LADIES. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS, THIS IS
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS, THIS IS YOUR HANDIWORK.
YOUR HANDIWORK. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> AREN’T WE GOOD?
>> AREN’T WE GOOD? >> MORE THAN GOOD.
>> MORE THAN GOOD. >> DO YOU NEED A SUIT MADE FOR
>> DO YOU NEED A SUIT MADE FOR YOURSELF?
YOURSELF? >> WHAT A REUNION.
>> WHAT A REUNION. >> PRETTY COOL, RIGHT?
>> PRETTY COOL, RIGHT? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> ARE YOU READY?
>> ARE YOU READY? >> YES.
>> YES. >> KIND OF A REVEAL HERE.
>> KIND OF A REVEAL HERE. SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU.
SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU. YOU KNOW, THE REAL SUIT GOES ON
YOU KNOW, THE REAL SUIT GOES ON DISPLAY TODAY AT THE AIR AND
DISPLAY TODAY AT THE AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM, THE BIG ONE OUT BY
SPACE MUSEUM, THE BIG ONE OUT BY DULLES AIRPORT.
DULLES AIRPORT. WE HAVE NEIL ARMSTRONG’S SUIT
WE HAVE NEIL ARMSTRONG’S SUIT HERE IN STUDIO 1A, AS WELL, IN
HERE IN STUDIO 1A, AS WELL, IN 3D.
3D. >> WOW.
>> WOW. >> DON’T MESS AROUND.
>> DON’T MESS AROUND. >> HOW DO THEY PRESERVE THAT?
>> HOW DO THEY PRESERVE THAT? WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE SPACE
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE SPACE SUIT?
SUIT? >> WELL, THEY CLEAN IT AS
>> WELL, THEY CLEAN IT AS METICULOUSLY AS POSSIBLE.
METICULOUSLY AS POSSIBLE. THERE IS NO PRESERVATIVE YOU CAN
THERE IS NO PRESERVATIVE YOU CAN PUT ON IT.
PUT ON IT. WHEN YOU GO TO THE SMITHSONIAN
WHEN YOU GO TO THE SMITHSONIAN TODAY, IT’LL BE IN THIS
TODAY, IT’LL BE IN THIS BASICALLY TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED
BASICALLY TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED THING THAT WILL PRESERVE IT FOR
THING THAT WILL PRESERVE IT FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. WHEN THIS CONSERVATION PROCESS
WHEN THIS CONSERVATION PROCESS STARTS, THEY TOOK SCANS OF
STARTS, THEY TOOK SCANS OF ARMSTRONG’S SUIT, POSTED IT ON
ARMSTRONG’S SUIT, POSTED IT ON THE WEBSITE THIS MORNING, AND
THE WEBSITE THIS MORNING, AND THEY GAVE US THE RAW FILE SO WE
THEY GAVE US THE RAW FILE SO WE COULD RECREATE IT FOR YOU RIGHT
COULD RECREATE IT FOR YOU RIGHT HERE.
HERE. THAT’S COOL LOOKING.
THAT’S COOL LOOKING. YOU SEE ARMSTRONG’S NAME.
YOU SEE ARMSTRONG’S NAME. YOU SEE HOW DIRTY IT IS.
YOU SEE HOW DIRTY IT IS. LOOK, YOU CAN SEE, IT IS REALLY
LOOK, YOU CAN SEE, IT IS REALLY KIND OF NASTY.
KIND OF NASTY. DIRT DOWN THERE.
DIRT DOWN THERE. THERE’S DIRT.
THERE’S DIRT. THIS IS ALL FROM THE --
THIS IS ALL FROM THE -- >> IS THAT MOON DIRT?
>> IS THAT MOON DIRT? >> LUNAR DUST?
>> LUNAR DUST? >> IT IS.
>> IT IS. IT IS.
IT IS. >> WOW.
>> WOW. >> THOSE ARE VERY GOOD
>> THOSE ARE VERY GOOD QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. >> WOW.
>> WOW. >> THE STUFF, THIS MOON DUST, IT
>> THE STUFF, THIS MOON DUST, IT IS NOT LIKE DIRT ON EARTH.
IS NOT LIKE DIRT ON EARTH. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> IT IS UNBELIEVABLY FINE
>> IT IS UNBELIEVABLY FINE PARTICLES.
PARTICLES. IT IS ALMOST LIKE GROUND UP
IT IS ALMOST LIKE GROUND UP GRASS.
GRASS. INSIDIOUS STUFF.
INSIDIOUS STUFF. >> LOOKS LIKE YOU COULD BRUSH IT
>> LOOKS LIKE YOU COULD BRUSH IT OFF OR SOMETHING.
OFF OR SOMETHING. >> YOU CAN’T.
>> YOU CAN’T. >> USE A TIDE STICK.
>> USE A TIDE STICK. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. YOU THOUGHT A TIDE STICK.
YOU THOUGHT A TIDE STICK. THEY COME BACK FROM THE MOON AND
THEY COME BACK FROM THE MOON AND SAY, WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH
SAY, WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH THIS?
THIS? SOMEBODY SAID, TAKE IT TO THE
SOMEBODY SAID, TAKE IT TO THE CLEANERS.
CLEANERS. >> NO.
>> NO. >> THEY DID NOT.
>> THEY DID NOT. >> THANK GOODNESS.
>> THANK GOODNESS. >> WOW.
>> WOW. >> VERY AGGRESSIVE STUFF.
>> VERY AGGRESSIVE STUFF. IT’S COOL, RIGHT?
IT’S COOL, RIGHT? >> YEAH, LOOKS GREAT.
>> YEAH, LOOKS GREAT. WE LOVE IT.
WE LOVE IT. THEY SAID IF YOU TRY TO BRUSH
THEY SAID IF YOU TRY TO BRUSH IT, THE LITTLE LUNAR SPECKS
IT, THE LITTLE LUNAR SPECKS COULD GET IN THE CLOTH.
COULD GET IN THE CLOTH. IT’S STURDY STUFF.
IT’S STURDY STUFF. >> OH, IT’S THE SMITHSONIAN AT
>> OH, IT’S THE SMITHSONIAN AT THE MALL.
THE MALL. SORRY.
SORRY. I MADE A MISTAKE.
I MADE A MISTAKE. YOU CAN GO SEE IT TODAY IN ITS
YOU CAN GO SEE IT TODAY IN ITS BRAND-NEW CASE.
BRAND-NEW CASE. >> IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
>> IN WASHINGTON, D.C. >> ON THE MALL, NOT THE BIG ONE
>> ON THE MALL, NOT THE BIG ONE OUT BY DULLES.
OUT BY DULLES. >> SO COOL.
>> SO COOL. HOW NEAT TO BRING THE WOMEN BACK
HOW NEAT TO BRING THE WOMEN BACK TOGETHER, TO BE REUNITED WITH
TOGETHER, TO BE REUNITED WITH THE SUIT.
THE SUIT. ♪ REUNITED AND I FEEL SO GOOD ♪
♪ REUNITED AND I FEEL SO GOOD ♪ >> I LOVE IT.
>> I LOVE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS YOU SAID, ON CAN WEBSITE, WE
AS YOU SAID, ON CAN WEBSITE, WE HAVE ALL THESE PIECES.
HAVE ALL THESE PIECES. WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED.
WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED. WE’RE GOING TO BE HONORING THIS
