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.

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.

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Original Format

1 color photographic print

Citation

“Offloading the Apollo 11 Crew in the Mobile Quarantine Facility,” RICHES, accessed December 7, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6042.

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