Lunar stone on display at Noordung centre

Vitanje, 18 August - A piece of a lunar rock, brought from the Moon in 1972, has been handed to the Herman Potočnik Noordung Centre of Space Technologies in Vitanje by the US Embassy in Slovenia and NASA. The stone is to be on display from today until the end of 2020 and is to be joined by a replica of the space suit worn by Neil Armstrong in 1969.

Vitanje A replica of the space suit worn by Neil Armstrong in 1969 is on display at the Herman Potočnik Noordung Centre of Space Technologies, a result of cooperation with the US Embassy and NASA. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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A replica of the space suit worn by Neil Armstrong in 1969 is on display at the Herman Potočnik Noordung Centre of Space Technologies, a result of cooperation with the US Embassy and NASA.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Vitanje A replica of the space suit worn by Neil Armstrong in 1969 is on display at the Herman Potočnik Noordung Centre of Space Technologies, a result of cooperation with the US Embassy and NASA. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Vitanje
A replica of the space suit worn by Neil Armstrong in 1969 is on display at the Herman Potočnik Noordung Centre of Space Technologies, a result of cooperation with the US Embassy and NASA.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Vitanje A piece of a lunar rock, brought from the Moon in 1972, is on display at the Herman Potočnik Noordung Centre of Space Technologies, a result of cooperation with the US Embassy and NASA. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Vitanje
A piece of a lunar rock, brought from the Moon in 1972, is on display at the Herman Potočnik Noordung Centre of Space Technologies, a result of cooperation with the US Embassy and NASA.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Vitanje A piece of a lunar rock, brought from the Moon in 1972, is on display at the Herman Potočnik Noordung Centre of Space Technologies, a result of cooperation with the US Embassy and NASA. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Vitanje
A piece of a lunar rock, brought from the Moon in 1972, is on display at the Herman Potočnik Noordung Centre of Space Technologies, a result of cooperation with the US Embassy and NASA.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Vitanje A piece of a lunar rock, brought from the Moon in 1972, is on display at the Herman Potočnik Noordung Centre of Space Technologies, a result of cooperation with the US Embassy and NASA. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Vitanje
A piece of a lunar rock, brought from the Moon in 1972, is on display at the Herman Potočnik Noordung Centre of Space Technologies, a result of cooperation with the US Embassy and NASA.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Vitanje The Herman Potičnik Noordung Centre of Space Technologies in Vitanje. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA File photo

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The Herman Potičnik Noordung Centre of Space Technologies in Vitanje.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA
File photo

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