| NASA Center: |
Kennedy Space Center |
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| Image # : |
108-KSC-69P-662 |
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| Date : |
07/24/1969
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Title
President Nixon and Dr. Paine Wait to Meet Apollo 11 Astronauts
Full Description
President Richard M. Nixon and Dr. Thomas O. Paine, NASA
Administrator, watch Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong,
Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin Jr., walk from the recovery
helicopter to the Mobile Quarantine Facility aboard the U.S.S.
Hornet. The President later congratulated the astronauts by
microphone, speaking through a window of the quarantine trailer.
During the eight-day space mission, Armstrong and Aldrin explored
the Moon's surface and brought back rock samples for scientists
to study. Collins piloted the command module in the lunar orbit
during their 22-hour stay on the moon. The extravehicular
activity lasted more than two hours.
Keywords
Richard Nixon Thomas Paine Apollo 11 USS Hornet Armstrong Collins Aldrin
Subject Category
Apollo 11, VIPs-People at NASA-NACA, Presidents, NASA-Management, NASA-Administrators, NASA-Deputy-Administrators,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
KSC
- Center Number:
108-KSC-69P-662
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000080
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
| Resolution | Format | Width
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JPEG |
84 |
67 |
11 |
Small |
JPEG |
600 |
479 |
234 |
Medium |
JPEG |
1407 |
1122 |
1,181 |
Large |
JPEG |
1 |
2244 |
7,103 |
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