AdvertisementOf Little Details And Lunar Dust: Preserving Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 SpacesuitJuly 11, 2019Barry GordemerfacebookEmailThe spacesuit Neil Armstrong wore on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission 50 years ago. Apollo 11 blasted off for the moon on July 16, 1969, and Armstrong took his famed "giant leap" five days later. (NPR)