[general_re]

I seem to recall that they discovered during the Apollo missions that terrestrial bugs on the surface of the lander and tools and such were able to survive exposure during their trip to the Moon.

[AndrewC]

I seem to recall that they discovered during the Apollo missions that terrestrial bugs on the surface of the lander and tools and such were able to survive exposure during their trip to the Moon.

Yes, that's it (the lunar lander did not make it back, the capsule did).

[Ethan_Allen1777]

I seem to recall that they discovered during the Apollo missions that terrestrial bugs on the surface of the lander and tools and such were able to survive exposure during their trip to the Moon.

...and re-entry?