We have shared many of the artifacts planned for display in Destination Moon on our project page below. For the Smithsonian’s first-ever Kickstarter campaign, we are proud to announce plans to conserve, digitize, and display Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 spacesuit in time for this milestone anniversary. “Through Kickstarter, we are reaching global audiences with the ability to make amazing projects come to life,” said Yoonhyung Lee, director of digital philanthropy at the Smithsonian. I can’t wait to back this project!” 
 
 Private support is critical to the Smithsonian’s mission, as federal appropriations are restricted to core functions at the Smithsonian, such as safeguarding the collections, basic research and the costs associated with operating and maintaining the museums. The Air and Space Museum’s Kickstarter goal of $500,000 will include the cost of conserving the spacesuit, which will ensure its long-term preservation and ultimate display for the first time since 2006; provide a special climate-controlled display case for the spacesuit; and allow the Smithsonian to digitize the suit through 3-D scanning and make it accessible worldwide for the first time. Backers of the project will receive rewards ranging from items such as a Neil Armstrong Spacesuit mission patch or 3-D print of his glove, to a behind-the-scenes experience at the museum or the opportunity to meet an astronaut. The suit will be put on display at the Museum in Washington, DC, in time for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission in 2019. The suit will eventually be permanently displayed as a centerpiece in the future Destination Moon exhibition, a completely redesigned and updated gallery that will bring the exciting story of lunar exploration to a new generation. Costs for research, materials, and tools for conservation work 
 
 Construction of a custom-built mannequin to support the suit 
 
 State-of-the-art display case 
 
 3D scanning and production of online 3D model 
 
 A webcast educational program, STEM in 30 
 
 Publication on the suit, history and conservation of spacesuit materials 
 
 Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall at the Museum in Washington, DC and Space Shuttle Discovery at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. It operates two landmark facilities that, together, welcome more than eight million visitors a year, making it the most visited museum in the country. The museum’s research, collections, exhibitions and programs focus on aeronautical history, space history and planetary studies. The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, located near Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, is a massive structure with open, hangar-like settings that accommodate large aircraft and spacecraft, as well as entire collections of aviation and space artifacts.  The Smithsonian is embarking on a multi-project partnership with Kickstarter, the funding platform for creative projects.
– "Reboot the Suit" is the slogan for the Smithsonian Institution's new campaign to restore Neil Armstrong's famous moonwalk spacesuit—and the museum group has launched its first-ever Kickstarter campaign to reach its $500,000 goal, Smithsonian reports. Funds raised will go toward conserving the spacesuit so it can be preserved for the long haul and put back on display for the first time since 2006, as well as for a climate-controlled display case and digitizing the suit via 3D scanning, per a Smithsonian statement. "This is the first time we've teamed up with a museum in this way," says Kickstarter co-founder and CEO Yancey Strickler. Museum officials hope the suit will be fully restored in time for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing in 2019; space aficionados can follow the restoration's progress with the hashtag #RebootTheSuit. The suit will eventually be placed at the National Air and Space Museum in the Destination Moon exhibit, set to open sometime between 2020 and 2021. (Neil Armstrong's widow found a "purse" he brought back from the moon hidden in a closet.)