On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 splashdown, two men who were part of that mission remember the historic day.

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Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, in NASA's mobile quarantine trailer, meet President Nixon aboard the USS Hornet after splashdown, July 1969.

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It's a blast from the past at Space Center Houston in observation of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's return to Earth and splash down in the ocean.

Lt. Clancy Hatleberg closes the Apollo 11 spacecraft hatch as astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin await helicopter pickup after splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

Navy veteran Al Hassebrock of Illinois was aboard the USS Arlington and witnessed splashdown of the Apollo 11. Screenshot of his past interview with WAND-TV of Decatur was taken March 12, 2022.

It's a blast from the past at Space Center Houston in observation of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's return to Earth and splash down in the ocean.