RocketSTEM Issue #8 - July 2014 | Page 71

A member of the NASA recovery personnel waves to Apollo 11 crew (Michael Collins in front) as they depart the recovery helicopter aboard the USS Hornet. Armstrong strums a ukulele inside the quarantine facility aboard the USS Hornet on July 24, 1969. Nixon welcomes the Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the U.S.S. Hornet. www.RocketSTEM .org 69 69