Offloading the Apollo 11 Crew in the Mobile Quarantine Facility
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Title
Offloading the Apollo 11 Crew in the Mobile Quarantine Facility
Alternative Title
Offloading Apollo 11 Crew in Mobile Quarantine Facility
Subject
Hickam Air Force Base (Hawaii)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Apollo Project (U.S.)
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Description
The mobile quarantine facility being offloaded from the USS Hornet at Hickam Air Force Base (present-day Hickam Field) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to be flown directly to Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas. Apollo 11 was the first space mission where humans set foot on another celestial body, the Moon. Launched from Launch Pad 39A at John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Merritt Island, Florida, on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 fired the third stage engines two and half hours after launch to leave Earth's gravitational pull. The mission was highlighted by the first lunar landing by human beings and Mission Commander Neil Armstrong's (1930-2012) descent from the Lunar Module (LM) to place his foot on the surface of the Moon. He and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin (1930-) spent less than 22 hours on the Moon, including two and half hours outside Eagle, their Lunar Module. The crew, which also included Command Module Pilot Michael Collins (1930-), returned to Earth on July 24, 1969.
Source
Original color photographic print, July 26, 1969: Leonard Pugh Collection.
Date Created
1969-07-26
Contributor
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color photographic print, July 26, 1969.
Is Part Of
Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
273 KB
Medium
1 color photographic print
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Hickam Air Force Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Leonard Pugh and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Michlowitz, Robert
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
"APOLLO 11 (AS-506)." National Air and Space Museum. Accessed July 10, 2015. http://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/apollo-program/landing-missions/apollo11.cfm.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color photographic print
Collection
Citation
“Offloading the Apollo 11 Crew in the Mobile Quarantine Facility,” RICHES, accessed May 23, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6042.