When Returning From The Moon, Don’t Forget To Fill Out Your Customs Form

Despite the fact that every single facet of NASA’s moonwalks were government-controlled expeditions, astronauts were not exempt from the annoying processes involved with foreign travel. Case in point, this customs form, signed by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.

Upon their return in 1969, the weary moon travellers had to declare the moon rocks they brought back with them, as well as disclose any potential illnesses. And there’s something amusing about the “TO BE DETERMINED” that was marked down when asked to reveal anything that may cause the spread of disease. [How to Be a Retronaut via Mappeal via Reddit]

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    Chris

    Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    This just made my day :)

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    chugs

    Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    an ominous “to be determined” value in the field marked “Any other condition on board which may lead to the spread of disease”

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    DarthDVD

    Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    lucky customs guy… signing that document…
    was this before carbon copys??

    if i was that customs guy i would have buzz fill it out again… keep a copy for the kids.

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    attila

    Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    That’s awesome – also don’t forget the joke invoice issued in relation to Apollo 13:

    http://myweb.accessus.net/~090/as13/as13bill.png

    From the makers of the Lunar Module to the makers of the command module for the costs of “towing” the crippled command module back to earth.

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    Sicarius123

    Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    If anyone wants a high quality copy of the picture, save from http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Apollo.jpg

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    The Joker

    Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 9:18 PM

    and a TSA agent groped their privates as well.

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