How to Sell Your Apollo 11 Operations Handbook

On July 20, 1969 at 4:17 PM Neil Armstrong announced, “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed” when the Apollo 11 Lunar Module successfully landed on the Moon. This historic moment occurred hours before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped foot onto the lunar surface. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions recently sold an Apollo 11 Operations Handbook for the Eagle / LM-5. Details are below. Please feel free to contact us if you’d like to sell your Apollo 11 Operations Handbook or related flight manual.

Apollo 11 Operations Handbook for the Lunar Module

The lunar module for the Apollo 11 mission and officially named Lunar Module 5/ LM-5, but perhaps more famously remembered as its nickname “Eagle”. LM-5 is spacecraft that Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon with on July 20, 1969. We sold a first edition Apollo 11 Operations Handbook for LM-5 for $4,600. Handbook is 846pp and contains hundred of diagrams, fold-out charts and schematics for almost every facet of the Eagle’s operation.

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Final NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Operations Plan

We realized $21,000 for an original NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Operations Plan. Manual is dated 27 June 1969 and was published by the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC). The MSC, now called the Johnson Space Center, is still based in Houston, Texas.

Apollo Operations Handbook

We sold an original Apollo Operations Handbook for Lunar Module 6 (LM-6) and subsequent for $18,900. Manual is dated 15 September 1969 and has approval signatures from W.T. Malloy and W.J. Everett on cover. LM-6 was nicknamed Intrepid and took astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean to the Moon for the second human lunar landing in November 1969.

Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan Signed by Michael Collins

Michael Collins is perhaps best remembered as the Command Module pilot from the Apollo 11 mission. While Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong explored the lunar surface, Collins orbited the Moon on the Command Module for nearly 24 hours. We sold a Michael Collins signed final edition of the “Apollo Flight Plan” for $14,954. Document runs over 320 pp and measures 8 x 10.5 inches. Autograph obtained at Spacefest 2019.

Michael Collins Signed Original Plan for Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Activity

We realized $13,650 for an “Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Operations Plan” signed by Michael Collins at 2019 Spacefest. This original plan is secured by two staples, runs 184pp. and contains many fold-out diagrams. Document cover is dated 27 June 1969 and was published by Manned Spacecraft Center based in Houston, Texas.

Apollo 9 Flown TPI Appendix Signed by James McDivitt

The Apollo 9 mission was a stage in the Apollo program as it tested both a Command/Service Module and the Lunar Module in Earth orbit. The mission took place between March 3 to March 13, 1969 and was led by NASA veteran James McDivitt who had already commanded Gemini 4. We sold a McDivitt signed and inscribed Apollo 9 flown TPI Appendix that comes from his personal collection for $13,125.

Thank you for stopping by to view some of our realized prices for Apollo memorabilia! Please reach out if you have any questions or if you’d like to sell your Apollo 11 Operations Handbook or other related NASA manual/ handbook. Our current auction can be viewed at natedsanders.com.

How do I consign or sell my Apollo 11 Operations Handbook or related NASA flight manual?
It’s never been easier to sell your NASA flight manual at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Email a description and photos of your item to [email protected] and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can with a free appraisal.

This sounds great and I’d like to move forward. What’s the consignment process like at Nate D. Sanders Auctions?
We’ll send you more information about our auction house along with an agreement to review. Your item will appear in our next auction. Unlike many auction houses, we hold monthly auctions and pay you within an industry-leading 45 days following the auction.

What factors determine the value of a NASA flight manual?
The value of your manual can vary based the item’s condition, the mission the manual is from and if it is autographed.