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[i]The crew of Apollo 11, on their return from the Moon, will be transferred to the recovery ship by helicopter as in past flights and go immediately into a mobile quarantine facility for the trip by sea and air to Houston. NASA had considered having the astronauts remain inside the Command Module, while it was hoisted onto the recovery ship as a precaution against back contamination of the Earth environment by any alien organisms they may have carried home from the Moon. The decision to retain the helicopter lift was made for the safety of the crew after a review of the loads involved in transferring the Command Module to the deck, particularly in a heavy sea, and of the reliability of shipboard cranes and the capacity of available load-limiting elastic tackle.[/i]
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