Apollo 11's Customs Form From the Moon

Thought being an Apollo astronaut was all about exotic travels, ticker tape parades and dinners at the White House? Not even the crew from Apollo 11, the first men on the moon, could skip over the red tape of bureaucracy.  This customs form, signed by Armstrong, Aldrin & Collins upon their return to Earth, is definitely cooler than any customs form you've filled out. 

Flight Routing: Cape Kennedy -->  MOON --> Honolulu, Hawaii

Cargo Declaration: Moon rock & moon dust samples

[Side note: It was in fact all done in good humor, probably during their 21 days of required quarantine after the mission.] 

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The "Pad Führer" Mocks Gemini 10 Crew

Guenter Wendt, original pad leader, or "pad führer" as the astronauts jokingly nicknamed him due to his strong German accent & unyielding rules, oversaw spacecrafts on the launch pads and all who had access to ensure safety for all those involved. 

To ease tension in the white room, he was well-known for giving gag gifts to the crew before they strapped in for liftoff.

Gemini 10: Weeks before liftoff Astronauts Mike Collins and John Young had broken off bits & pieces of the spacecraft. Young had then put in a request for a pair of pliers to aid in the manipulation of some switches aboard the capsule but it was denied. Wendt, of course, had their backs and made sure they indeed did get a pair of pliers... made of Styrofoam... and a little over-sized. [Referenced in Carrying the Fire and Two Sides of the Moon]

Wendt & Young
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The crew often reciprocated his humor though! From the book, First Man: 

On July 16, 1969, Armstrong received a crescent moon carved out of Styrofoam from the pad leader, Guenter Wendt, who described it as a key to the Moon. In return, Armstrong gave Wendt a ticket for a "space taxi" "good between two planets"

Wendt helps Glenn into a Mercury capsule -- Proof that he always had their backs
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