Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
President Nixon and Dr. Paine Wait to Meet Apollo 11 Astronauts
Full Description:
President Richard M. Nixon and Dr. Thomas O. Paine, NASA Administrator, watch Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin Jr., walk from the recovery helicopter to the Mobile Quarantine Facility aboard the U.S.S. Hornet. The President later congratulated the astronauts by microphone, speaking through a window of the quarantine trailer. During the eight-day space mission, Armstrong and Aldrin explored the Moon's surface and brought back rock samples for scientists to study. Collins piloted the command module in the lunar orbit during their 22-hour stay on the moon. The extravehicular activity lasted more than two hours.
Date:
07/24/1969
NASA Center:
Kennedy Space Center
Subject Category:
VIPs-People at NASA-NACA
Subject Category:
Apollo 11
Subject Category:
Presidents
Subject Category:
NASA-Management
Subject Category:
NASA-Administrators
Subject Category:
NASA-Deputy-Administ rators
Keywords:
Richard
Keywords:
Nixon
Keywords:
Thomas
Keywords:
Paine
Keywords:
Apollo
Keywords:
11
Keywords:
USS
Keywords:
Hornet
Keywords:
Armstrong
Keywords:
Collins
Keywords:
Aldrin
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Apollo 11
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_who:
Michael Collins
facet_who:
Buzz Aldrin
facet_who:
Neil A. Armstrong
facet_who:
Richard M. Nixon
facet_who:
Dr. Thomas O. Paine
facet_when:
07-24-1969
facet_when_year:
1969
Image #:
108-KSC-69P-662
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0080
Center:
KSC
Center Number:
108-KSC-69P-662
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000080
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

President Nixon and Dr. Paine Wait to Meet Apollo 11 Astronauts