Canisters are commonly filled with silica gel and other molecular sieves used as desiccant in drug containers to keep contents dry. Silica gel in a sachet or porous packet. A desiccant is a hygroscopic substance that induces or sustains a state of dryness (desiccation) in its vicinity; It is the opposite of a humectant. Commonly encountered pre-packaged desiccants are solids that absorb water.
Armstrong in November 2011 at the U.S. Capitol, when he and the other astronauts from the Apollo 11 mission were awarded Congressional Gold Medals. Former astronaut Neil Armstrong, known for his words, That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind, has died. The first man ever to walk on the moon was 82.
The first person to go to the moon was the Apollo 8 crew, which  consisted of Frank Borman (Commander), Jim Lovell (Command Module  Pilot), and Wiliam Anders (Lunar Module P â¦ ilot). Since there was no  lunar module, Anders was tasked with taking photographs of the  moon. It was he who shot the famous Earthrise photo from lunar  orbit on Christmas Eve, 1968.    The first person to land on the moon was Neil Armstrong and Buzz  Aldrin of Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969. The first person to actually  walk on the moon was Armstrong, who set foot on the surface about 6  hours after the landing.