President Richard M. Nixon was in the central Pacific recovery area to welcome the Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the 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 (CDT), July 24, 1969, about 812 nautical miles southwest of Hawaii and only 12 nautical miles from the Hornet. The three crew men will remain in the MQF until they
President Richard M. Nixon was in the central Pacific recovery area to welcome the Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the 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 (CDT), July 24, 1969, about 812 nautical miles southwest of Hawaii and only 12 nautical miles from the 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. NASA Photo This archival print is available in the following sizes: 8" x 10" $ w/ FREE SHIPPING 11" x 14" $ w/ FREE SHIPPING 16" x 20" $ w/ FREE SHIPPING 20" x 24" $ w/ FREE SHIPPING * The American Photoarchive watermark will not appear on your print.
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