| NASA Center: |
Johnson Space Center |
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| Image # : |
S69-21365 |
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| Date : |
7/24/1969
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Title
President Nixon visits Apollo 11 crew in quarantine
Full Description
President Richard M. Nixon was in the central Pacific recovery area to
welcome the Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the U.S.S. Hornet, prime
recovery ship for the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission.
Already confined to the Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF) are (left to
right) Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module
pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot. Apollo 11 splashed
down at 11:49 a.m. (CDT), July 24, 1969, about 812 nautical miles
southwest of Hawaii and only 12 nautical miles from the U.S.S. Hornet.
The three crew men will remain in the MQF until they arrive at the
Manned Spacecraft Center's (MSC) Lunar Receiving Laboratory (LRL).
While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the Lunar Module
(LM) "Eagle" to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the Moon,
astronaut Collins remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM)
"Columbia" in lunar-orbit.
Keywords
Nixon Armstrong Aldrin Collins Mobile Quarantine Facility MQF Apollo 11
Subject Category
Astronauts, Apollo 11, Presidents,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
JSC
- Center Number:
S69-21365
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2001-000007
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Publication Information
AS11-10075311
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