posted 08-27-2012 10:11 AM               

Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 personal preference kits

...[Armstrong] has never released any information about the contents of his PPK. He agreed to do so for publication in this book, but was reported he was unable to find the manifest among his many papers. All he had to say about what he took with him to the Moon was: "In my PPK I had some Apollo 11 medallions, some jewelry for my wife and mother [simply the gold olive branch for each], and some things for other people.

He is most clear about, and most proud of, the pieces of the historic Wright Flyer that he took to the moon. Under a special arrangement with the the U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton, he took in his LM PPK a piece of wood from the Wright brothers' 1903 airplane's left propeller and a piece of muslin fabric (8x13 inches) from its upper left wing.

Armstrong also took along his college fraternity pin from Purdue, which he later donated for display at Phi Delta Thera's headquarters in Oxford, Ohio. — "First Man" by James Hansen, 2005.

Astronaut Neil Armstrong, who died earlier this weekend, carried a pennant belonging to Argentina's Independiente de Avellaneda on his history-making 1969 trip to the Moon.

...The space pioneer said he had carried the pennant to the Moon, confirming statements by team officials that had been called into question by the public in Argentina at the time.

posted 08-27-2012 04:05 PM               

Howard Weinberger states:

No covers from Armstrong have ever been offered to the market and he has confirmed that he is still in possession of all 47, and that none have been distributed or destroyed.