This is the package that contained the biological isolation garment worn by Astronaut Buzz Aldrin upon his return to Earth after his historic Apollo 11 flight in July 1969.
These garments were worn from the moment the hatch was opened after splashdown until the astronauts were sealed inside the Mobile Quarantine Facility in the unlikely case that the astronauts had been infected with some sort of extraterrestrial contaminant. It was expected that these suits would keep them properly quarantined until a course of action could be planned or the disease eliminated.
After Apollo 12, it was conceded that the Moon lacked life, and the containment garments were scrapped.
Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from NASA in 1970.
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Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
