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On August 10th, 1969 quarantine officially ended for the Apollo 11 crew, but that did not end the duties required for a flight of such magnitude. On August 12th, the Astronauts conducted a post flight press conference. They were greeted with a standing ovation from members of the media.
Post flight press conference
New York welcomes Apollo 11 crew
Chicago welcomes Apollo 11 crew
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The helicopter door slid open and Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins stepped out of the helicopter onto the lower deck of the carrier Hornet to the accompaniment of a brass band. They appeared to many, like men from another world. They were outfitted from head to toe in gray-colored Biological Isolation Garments.
Mission Control Celebrates Success of Apollo 11
Astronauts arrive on the USS Hornet
President Nixon welcomes the astronauts home
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Until now they had been focused on reaching the moon, landing, taking a walk on its surface, setting up experiments, exploring, and gathering evidence. With those tasks completed and their lunar bounty was board, the top priority was to fly back to Earth.
Rear of the LM ascent stage with Earth beyond
Buzz after his moonwalk
Rocketdyne’s artist concept of the Apollo 11 LM ascent stage launched from the surface of the moon
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Without a word to Houston, while Buzz made his way back to Eagle, Armstrong took off running.
Long strides carried Armstrong into the sun’s glare to the edge of a crater that looked to be 80 feet across and 15 or 20 feet deep.
Armstrong and the lunar lander are reflected in Aldrin’s visor in the iconic “Visor Shot”
Armstrong working at the Modularized Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA)
Armstrong back inside the LM after the historic moon walk
