Neil Armstrong's Moon Manifest for Bringing Moon Rocks to the U.S.
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Summary
Neil Armstrong and his crew mates from Apollo 11 had to sign a Moon Manifest for the U.S. Customs Service to bring moon rocks back to the United States in 1969.
Key quotes
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Who would have guessed the regulations would have been enforced so rigorously in 1969 when three men returned to the U.S. from a rather long business trip – to the moon and back.
After more than 477,000 miles roundtrip, they had to file and sign a “General Declaration.”
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