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Apollo 11 Astronauts Return Home After Historic Mission

7/25/2025

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On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia made a triumphant return, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. Navy divers swiftly equipped the astronauts with isolation suits before airlifting them to the USS Hornet. After a brief quarantine, they returned to Houston on July 26, where emotional reunions with their families awaited.

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On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia made a triumphant return, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. Navy divers swiftly equipped the astronauts with isolation suits before airlifting them to the USS Hornet. After a brief quarantine, they returned to Houston on July 26, where emotional reunions with their families awaited.