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Secret stash of Apollo equipment found in Neil Armstrong' s wardrobe

Evan BartlettFeb 09, 2015 A bag full of equipment taken to the Moon on the Apollo 11 mission has been found by Neil Armstrong's widow in a closet at the late astronaut's house. The bag - known as an astronaut's "purse" - contained "lunar surface equipment" including power cables, spanners, brackets and even the film camera that was used to capture images of Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the Moon's surface. No one is thought to have known about the bag's existence for more than 40 years - including Armstrong's wife Carol. These artefacts are among the very few Apollo 11 flown items brought back from Tranquility Base and, thus, are of priceless historical value.Allan Needell, Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

The contents of the bag

In a post on the Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal website, Allan Needell of the Smithsonian museum has documented the equipment as follows:

1 Temporary Stowage Bag aka ' Purse'

2 Power Cable for DAC item 12

3 Utility Light with Power Cable

4 Utility Light with Power Cable

5 Utility Bracket Assembly aka Utility Clamp

6 Utility Bracket Assembly aka Utility Clamp

7 Crewman Optical Alignment Sight COAS

8 Filter Snap-on for COAS

9 Light Bulb Assembly Spare for COAS

10 Waist Tether aka EVA Tether

11 Helmet Tie Down Strap 2

12 Data Acquisition Camera DAC -16mm movie

12a Right-Angle Bracket Adapter for DAC

12b 10-mm lens for DAC

13 Lens Shade Teflon for 10mm lens on DAC

14 Eyeguard Assembly for AOT

15 Mirror Metal

16 Tool B - Emergency Wrench

17 Waste Management Cover

18 Netting

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