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Apollo 13 (April 11 – 17, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the Moon. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank in the service module (SM) failed two days into the mission. The crew instead looped around the Moon and returned safely to Earth on April 17. The mission was commanded by Jim Lovell, with Jack Swigert as command module (CM) pilot and Fred Haise as Lunar Module (LM) pilot. Swigert was a late replacement for Ken Mattingly, who was grounded after exposure to rubella.
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Fred Haise Signed Apollo 13 Flight Plan
Fred Wallace Haise Jr. (/heɪz/ HAYZ; born November 14, 1933) is an American former NASA astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, and a test pilot. He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, having flown as Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 13. He was to have been the sixth person to walk on the Moon, but the Apollo 13 landing mission was aborted en route. Sold for $2,200.
John Glenn’s In-Flight Instructions Used & Flown Aboard Mercury 6
One-of-kind piece of space history flown with John Glenn aboard the Mercury-Atlas 6 “Friendship 7” – the first manned orbit of the earth by an American astronaut. These in-flight photo instructions were used by Glenn aboard the 20 February 1962 mission and feature both a chronological flight plan with detailed astrological markers (“+7′ CASSIOPIA/COUNT STARTS” and “+23′ ORION & MOON/UV PHOTOS COUNT STARS”), as well as fixed geographical landmarks (“LAKE VICTORIA/KENYA NAIROBI” AND “CHRISTMAS ISLANDS”). All data on the instructions was personally used by Glenn to confirm the capsule’s flight path during its 4 hour and 55 minute mission, instructing Glenn at which point to take photos in flight. Instructions also include an in-flight check list that covers such tasks as “Chng Film-Color Filter Out” and “STOW & R. SEQ CHK CET”. The document was attached to a bobbin at each end, forming a scroll that Glenn was able to move back and forth with his thumb during the mission. The long and narrow document measures 4.75″ x 42.5″, its ends trimmed to fit into the bobbin slits. The in-flight instructions were given by Glenn to Frogman Richard “Dick” Dunham of UDT-21 (Underwater Demolition Team) as a thank you memento for his work with Mercury 6; a precursor to Navy Seals, the UDT both trained astronauts for egress from the space capsule into the ocean and retrieved the astronauts after splashdown. The flight plan was then given to U.S. Navy veteran Justin C. Pollard by Dunham, who became a mentor during Pollard’s time in the Navy Bud/S School, Class 240. The document’s historical significance was confirmed by the John Glenn Archives at Ohio State University Libraries. Light creasing and wear, otherwise near fine. Additional provenance includes: (1) LOA from Justin Pollard; (2) 1959 photo of Dunham and Glenn together (Dunham is the blond gentleman, 4th from left in back row) and (3) screen-capture photo of the Mercury 6 cockpit, scroll visible in center of photo, in front of John Glenn. Sold for $66,993.
Apollo 11 NASA “Final Lunar Surface Operations Plan” Book.
From the Introduction: “This final edition of the Lunar Surface Operations Plan defines equipment requirements, crew/equipment interfaces, and final flight planning and crew activities for lunar surface EVA operations during the first manned lunar landing mission. This plan delineates how the lunar surface operational and scientific objectives for the first manned lunar landing mission will be accomplished through pre-mission timelining and procedures definition. Although the primary concern of this plan is the lunar surface EVA operational aspects of the mission, interface relationships are presented to provide clarity and continuity to the overall mission plan.” Sold for $21,000.
Apollo Operations Handbook
Apollo 12 (November 14 – 24, 1969) was the sixth crewed flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. It was launched on November 14, 1969, from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad and Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean performed just over one day and seven hours of lunar surface activity while Command Module Pilot Richard F. Gordon remained in lunar orbit. Sold for $18,900.
Michael Collins Signed Copy of the Apollo 11 Flight Plan
Michael Collins signed copy of the Apollo 11 flight plan, signed on the orange cover, “Michael Collins / Apollo XI”. Flight plan is a contemporary copy, and measures 8.5″ x 11″. Near fine condition. Signature obtained at Spacefest 2019. Sold for $5,625.
Walt Cunningham Signed Copy of the Apollo 7 Flight Plan — Also With His Handwritten Reflections on the Mission “…Apollo 7 was our first step to the Moon…”
Walt Cunningham signed copy of the Apollo 7 flight plan, with his handwritten reflections on the mission that started the Apollo program. Cunningham writes in black felt-tip on the cover, “Apollo 7 was the most ambitious first flight undertaken. John Glenn’s first Mercury mission had lasted less than five hours and the first Gemini flight did no better. Apollo 7 was to be our second longest space mission ever. Apollo 7 was our first step to the Moon. Walt Cunningham / Apollo 7″. Flight plan is a contemporary copy, and measures 8.5″ x 11”. Near fine condition. Sold for $2,310.
Apollo 12 AS-507 Saturn V/Launch vehicle emergency procedure manual Nov. 1969
Apollo 12 (November 14 – 24, 1969) was the sixth crewed flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. It was launched on November 14, 1969, from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad and Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean performed just over one day and seven hours of lunar surface activity while Command Module Pilot Richard F. Gordon remained in lunar orbit.
Apollo 12 would have attempted the first lunar landing had Apollo 11 failed, but after the success of Neil Armstrong’s mission, Apollo 12 was postponed by two months, and other Apollo missions also put on a more relaxed schedule. More time was allotted for geologic training in preparation for Apollo 12 than for Apollo 11, Conrad and Bean making several geology field trips in preparation for their mission. Apollo 12’s spacecraft and launch vehicle were almost identical to Apollo 11’s. One addition was hammocks to allow Conrad and Bean to rest more comfortably on the Moon. Sold for $2,000.
Buzz Aldrin Signed Apollo 11 Flight Plan
Buzz Aldrin signed Apollo 11 flight plan, signed on the orange cover, “Buzz Aldrin” in black felt-tip. Complete unbound flight plan is a modern copy, and measures 8.5″ x 11″, and almost 1″ wide. Near fine condition. Sold for $1,000.
Apollo 11 Launch Checklist Used by the Astronauts During Flight Simulation Training for the Apollo 11 Mission, Signed by Buzz Aldrin — With Additional Letter of Provenance Also Signed by Aldrin
Apollo 11 launch checklist sheet, used by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins “every time we performed a launch simulation”, during training in the CSM 107 Columbia. According to Aldrin who signs it, “Used in Training for Apollo XI / Buzz Aldrin”, the sheet is from Section 1 entitled “Liftoff Configuration” from the “Launch Operations Checklist” for the Command Service Module Columbia.
Sheet is accompanied by an additional letter of provenance also signed by Aldrin, on his personal Apollo 11 stationery which reads in part, “Accompanying this letter is a sheet numbered 1-9 and 1-10 from the CSM 107 (Apollo 11) Launch Operations Checklist, SKB32100080-306. It was part of the complete manual that was used in the Command Module Apollo Mission Simulator at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas. The sheet is from Section 1 titled: Liftoff Configuration. The entire checklist, including this actual sheet, was used by all three Apollo 11 crew members: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and myself. We referred to this section every time we performed a launch simulation. All of the control panel switches, dials, and knobs had to be set to the liftoff settings defined in this section.” Aldrin then details exactly where the panels on the sheet were located in the CSM.
He continues, “It was important to rehearse the flow of this activity in the simulator. It was an excellent learning device and the checklist was an important tool to insure our correct performance. This training was a key step which enabled our flight to make the first manned lunar landing on July 20, 1969. I kept the checklist after our mission as a reminder of the all [sic] the training that took place back in 1969. I have written on page 1-9: ‘Used in training for Apollo XI’ and signed that page. A copy of the checklist cover page is included. [signed] Buzz Aldrin”.
Checklist sheet measures 5.5″ x 8″, with instructions on both front and verso, three hole punched. Upon the margin is printed on both sides, “CSM 107 & SUBS Basic Date April 15, 1969 / Changed June 16, 1969″. Letter of provenance measures 8.5″ x 11”. Near fine condition. An interesting Apollo 11 collectible, viscerally connecting one to the rigorous preparation done by NASA and the astronauts. Sold for $855.
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