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Lompoc Record in Lompoc, California

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Lompoc Record

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Lompoc, California, United States of America

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Jul 24, 1969

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Apollo 11 returns to Earth amid celebration and quarantine

Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin Jr splash down aboard USS Hornet in good condition after a 952 thousand mile flight. President Nixon praises their achievement from the carrier as moon rocks are prepared for immediate transfer to Houston scientists.

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Bruce A. Cook Uss Hornet UPI America Nixon Honolulu United States Earth Neil A. Armstrong Michael Collins Edwin E. Aldrin Jr Kennedy U.S. Space Center Houston Tex Cape Kennedy Armstrong Aldrin Collins Space Moon Eagle Columbia Australia Ron Evans
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Mice Serve as Germ Detectors in Apollo 11 Quarantine

In Houston 350 albino mice raised germ free will test earth moon germ transfer risks after Apollo 11 splashdown. Michael Collins notes the mice’ usefulness while crew undergo a 21 day quarantine at the Lunar Receiving Laboratory aboard the Hornet and in Houston to protect rock and crew from potential moonborne diseases.

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The Space Center Houston Collins Neil A. Armstrong Edwin E. Aldrin Jr Earth Armstrong Aldrin Moon Pacific Ocean Lunar Receiving Laboratory
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Was the Moon trip worth the cost to the public

Lompoc residents weigh the 24 million dollar lunar landing against needs at home. Opinions vary from support citing prestige and science to calls for funding medical, housing, and education programs.

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R. S. Johnston Harold Marrer Federal Correctional Institute Isabella Columbus Shirley Davis Karl Braun John F. ‘‘Red Tang von Ausbrooks Lompoc Savings and Loan George Perozzi Jeanne K. Dickinson Mary Ochestre Vernon Smith
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