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Apollo 13 Lunar Module Malfunction Procedures checklist used in training

An original 8½”x 11″ Apollo 13 Lunar Module Malfunction Procedures checklist dated April 1, 1970 (10 days before the launch of Apollo 13). The checklist contains 14 sections with about 40 total page sides of LM malfunction procedures from the AOH. Sections include G&C; Displays, AGS, RCS, Comm, Heaters, Camera, and more. This particular copy

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Edgar Mitchell’s Apollo 14 flown heel restraints

Edgar Mitchell’s Apollo 14 flown heel restraints This pair of heel restraints was used in the Apollo 14 command module during liftoff. They were used to secure the astronaut’s feet in place during the violent early stages of the Saturn V launch to prevent injury. The restraints are made of a very lightweight metal and

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Apollo Guidance Computer Display and Keyboard (DSKY) Unit

Apollo Guidance Computer Display and Keyboard (DSKY) Unit I consider the Apollo Guidance Computer Display and Keyboard (DSKY – pronounced “Dis-key”) to be the most important bit of hardware in the Apollo program.   The Apollo Guidance Computer is arguably the most important computer ever developed. It was such an early digital computer that the

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Lunar Module Computer Table Used in the LM Mission Simulator

This Apollo Navigational Computer Information Table was originally installed in the Apollo Lunar Module Mission Simulator located at Johnson Space Center in Houston. At the close of the Apollo program, the desk was purchased by a JSC engineer. The table was attached below panel 6 of the LMP’s control panels and can be folded away

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Apollo Command Module Block II Lithium Hydroxide Canister

The lithium hydroxide canister was designed as a replaceable filter for the Apollo Command Module environmental control unit (ECU). The main purpose of the canister was as a CO2 scrubber for breathable air for the astronauts. The ECU provided cooling, water and breathable oxygen for the astronauts’ and was connected to their spacesuits and spacecraft

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