Incredible Neil Armstrong flight-spare Beta cloth name tag featuring the name of the Apollo 11 Commander and first man to walk on the moon in navy blue lettering, "N. Armstrong," measuring 7.5″ x 2.5″. Complete with its original blue plastic NASA-MSC 'cleaned for service' pouch used to store the name tag, labeled with the date of January 28, 1970. In fine condition.
The cleaning/inspection label indicates that the name tag was cleaned and prepared with the intention of being used on a flight. Armstrong did not fly again after Apollo 11 in July 1969, so ultimately the tag ended up as a spare; but had he flown again, it is possible that this tag would have been used on his space suit.
Type II Beta name tags, constructed from the fireproof Beta cloth material woven from teflon coated glass fibers used for space suits, were used on the chest section of the portable life support system (PLSS), on the constant wear garment (CWG), back cover of the PLSS oxygen purge system (OPS), on the top cover of the PLSS remote control unit (RCU) and on the crew inflight coverall garment (ICG).
