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Astronauts in quarantine on their return to Earth July 24, 1969

NASA

1969

Original NASA photography Apollo 11 S69-3058, Silver Print, Vintage, Black Tab Number, 20,3 x 25,4 cm, Private Collection

The astronauts were picked up by the helicopter an hour after their landing. The astronauts were immediately quarantined to see if they brought the bacteria or virus from the Moon surface. President Nixon personally visited the quarantine to bless the three astronauts.

Astronauts in quarantine on their return to Earth July 24, 1969
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