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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1969
Page
5
Technician Terry Slezak, among five exposed to lunar dust, calmly describes handling a film magazine dropped on the moon by Armstrong and Aldrin. He notes the powder is similar to graphite and says no ill effects followed decontamination.
Thousands of Hawaiians greet Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins as the USS Hornet docks at Pearl Harbor. The trio, hailed by Gov. Burns and Mayor Fasi, appears in good health after their half million mile voyage, waving from a secure van during the ceremony.
Photographic technician Terry Slezak opened a dropped film case on the moon and found a coal-colored powder. Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Aldrin also encountered the powder, as scientists prepare to open and analyze a second rock box in the coming days.
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