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   AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 10:23:51 JST AI6YR Ben

   Hmm, free Airstream. I wonder if it comes with a lot of rats.

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     Matt Blaze (mattblaze@federate.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 10:23:58 JST Matt Blaze

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     @ai6yr I always thought Airstreams were cool since I saw them on TV for quarantining the Apollo astronauts on the aircraft carrier after they splashed down. Space-aged!

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     Carsten Franke (carstenfranke@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 12:39:26 JST Carsten Franke

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     @mattblaze @ai6yr is that "we don't want astronauts bring back a space virus" still current policy? Seems we are in love with all kinds of viruses, germs and parasites... JFK Jr. would be so excited if we added a space virus to that mix.

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     Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️ (astrohawk@spacey.space)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 12:39:26 JST Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️

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     • Carsten Franke

     @carstenfranke @mattblaze@federate.social @ai6yr It is not current. When no one had been to the Moon before, they had no idea whether any kind of pathogens might exist. Fair enough to take the precaution. After Apollo 11, 12 & 14 they learned it wasn't necessary. Onward and continuing today, astronauts still quarantine before launch to wait out the time a contagion would take to make them sick, before it can interfere with their space mission. But there's no quarantine after re-entry. https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-missions/why-were-apollo-11-astronauts-put-in-quarantine

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 12:39:28 JST AI6YR Ben

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     • Matt Blaze

     @mattblaze Wow, 21 days?!? Interesting.

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     Matt Blaze (mattblaze@federate.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 12:39:28 JST Matt Blaze

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     @ai6yr You don't want them coming back with some space virus!

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 12:39:29 JST AI6YR Ben

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     • Matt Blaze

     @mattblaze They used to quarantine the astronauts in Airstreams? LOL.

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     Matt Blaze (mattblaze@federate.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 12:39:29 JST Matt Blaze

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     @ai6yr https://uss-hornet.org/exhibits/mobile-quarantine-facility/

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     Matt Blaze (mattblaze@federate.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 12:39:30 JST Matt Blaze

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     @ai6yr (You can see one of the NASA quarantine Airstreams on the USS Hornet museum in the SF Bay).