21- Day Quarantine

When the astronauts landed they were required to stay inside the facility in medical isolation for 21 days. These precautions were taken because they were uncertain with contagion.

They had a biological garment that they had to wear to prevent the spread of any alien organisms that they might have met during their time on the moon. They wore the suits by the time of splashdown and until they made it to the Mobile Quarantine facility that was aboard the recovery aircraft carrier.



At the Mobile Quarantine facility the Apollo 11 crew was in their for a total of 21 days. Their wives came to visit them while they were in this facility; the men in the picture from left to right are Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins. Their wives from left to right are Pat Collins, Jan Armstrong, and Jean Aldrin.



Information received from:

http://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/apollo-to-the-moon/online/apollo-11/journey-home.cfm