Mar 31, 2007 - Sale 2109

Sale 2109 - Lot 109

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Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
FLOWN Apollo 11 Flight Plan. A single sheet 8x10.5 inches being page 3-95 and 3-96 from the flight plan. NASA/MSC, 1 July 1969
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A Typed Letter Signed by Buzz Aldrin reads in part: "Page 3-95 has the steps required to secure Lunar Module 'Eagle's' Ascent Stage just prior to jettison from Command Module 'Columbia.' Mike Collins made the left-handed check mark after the V66 CSM State Vector step was complete plus logged the values: 'P - 5 (degrees), Y - 4 (degrees).' He made the large circle around the retrieval steps at the bottom of the CSM/CMP column and noted that those items were in the 'wrong places.' Neil Armstrong and I were still in the LM and cleaning our space suits and other equipment that were coated with lunar dust. This included cleaning the outsides of the SRC's or Sample Return Containers. These were the 'rock boxes' what were vacuum sealed while we were outside on the lunar surface. All these steps were done just after 'Eagle' had docked with 'Columbia' at about 128 hours into the mission. That docking came after we left the lunar surface at around 124 hours and 23 minutes in mission time on July 21, 1969. A day earlier, Neil and I became the first humans to land and walk on the Moon's surface.
"Page 3-96 has the remaining steps to complete before we were to jettison the LM Ascent Stage which included putting items no longer needed in 'Columbia' over into 'Eagle.' As instructed by Mission Control, an experiment to test how long 'Eagle's' guidance system would work without cooling was performed after we closed-out the LM. Neil disabled the cooling system and Mission Control recommended that we perform the jettison as soon as possible in case the guidance system failed earlier than expected. We did not want to risk a 're-contact' situation while in lunar orbit with the Ascent Stage. Mike Collins made the large check mark after the hatch integrity check was made. We were ahead of schedule and were able to jettison the LM at 130 hours and 10 minutes into the mission. I have written on side 3-95: 'Carried to the Moon on Apollo XI' and signed it along the right side of the sheet."