The National Air and Space Museum is launching a crowdfunding campaign to conserve the spacesuit Neil Armstrong wore on the moon.

The campaign begins Monday, marking 46 years since Armstrong’s moonwalk in 1969. Conservators say spacesuits were built for short-term use with materials that break down over time. Currently, the original suits are kept in a controlled environment for preservation, but the museum hopes to change that in creating an exhibit that will protect and publicly display the suit.

Read the article “46 Years After Moonwalk, Smithsonian Launches Spacesuit Preservation Effort” on theblaze.com.