Apollo 11 lifts from moon for earth return
America’s moon crew fired their engine for 2 minutes 29 seconds, breaking lunar gravity and beginning the 240000 mile voyage home. Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins regained radio contact ten minutes later as they set for a Pacific splashdown.
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Moon Men Enter Lunar Quarantine After Apollo 11 Orbit
Apollo 11 astronauts begin a 21 day quarantine after final lunar orbits. A $10 million policy shields against possible moon-borne organisms. They will be sealed in a Mobile Quarantine Facility, transported to Hawaii and Ellington, then into an eight point five million lunar receiving lab. About 15 accompanying personnel will join them in quarantine.
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