Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit recently underwent an extensive conservation process funded by thousands of public donations through a Kickstarter campaign in 2015. A state-of-the-art display case and mannequin were created to help protect the fragile suit while on display. This virtual reality 3D scan reduces the wear and tear of displaying such a fragile object to the public.
Courtesy of Smithsonian Digitization Programs Office and National Air and Space Museum