Encore: The Space Race | Photo Finish | 4
American History Tellers
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The Moon Landing of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
On July 24, 1969, Apollo 11 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. President Nixon greeted the astronauts on board America was waiting to give Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins a hero's welcome. They spent 21 days of medical isolation at Ellington Air Base,. unable to see their families except through a window At the time, no one knew how exposure to space would affect human beings. There were concerns they might fall ill or bring back with them unknown contagions.
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