This 17″ x 3.5″ beta cloth Food Restrainer Pouch was manufactured by Whirlpool for use by the Apollo astronauts. A food item, such as orange drink is inserted into pouch and the mouth tube stuck through the opening and then zipped up. This particular pouch comes with an Orange Drink inserted.
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Manufactured by Welson & Co. in October 1971, the unit is a cotton duck base with 3 Beta cloth pockets and is 11 x 5 inches overall. The pockets include flaps held closed by snap fasteners; inside the flaps are dummies of the electrocardiograph signal conditioner, the impedance pneumograph signal conditioner and the electrical current
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An original 8½”x 10½” Apollo 16 LM Rendezvous Charts book dated in pencil March 21, 1971. It contains 20 pages of fascinating Lunar Module Ascent tables. Sections include Nominal Ascent sections, Direct Ascent sections and First and Second Midcourse corrections sections. A copy just like it would have flown to the moon on Apollo 16.
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Neil Armstrong (Apollo 11 Commander) delivers a tribute at the Apollo 12 40th anniversary gala on November 7, 2009 at Kennedy Space Center. I was sitting next to Apollo 12 LMP Alan Bean for the dinner so I had an ideal view. Video is 7 minutes. I suggest letting it load before watching. Direct link
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https://vimeo.com/7482702?fl=pl&fe=sh Apollo 13 Commander James A. Lovell, Jr. and Lunar Module Pilot Fred W. Haise, Jr. discuss their mission at the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation event on November 6, 2009 at Kennedy Space Center. I was lucky to be sitting front row center. The video is about 24 minutes and is edited from a 45-minute discussion.
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This oddly shaped cue card fit snugly into a particular spot on the command module control panel. The cue card provides quick instructions for problems faced by the crew. I really like this cue card because some of the issues it deals with – such as Oxygen, CO2, Glycol, and Cyro – uses instrument
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This 8-3/4″ diameter star chart consists of a black star disc below and a semitransparent rotating disc. The rings on the outer disc signify what stars would be seen through the LM Optical Telescope at certain times during the stay on the moon. Star charts like this were used on every lunar landing mission
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This checklist containing more than 100 pages on 8 by 6 inch card stock was the personal training copy of Apollo 13 lunar module pilot Fred Haise. This manual lists the events that occurred during the Saturn V launch and has specific steps to be carried out by the flight crew. Sections cover boost
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Since today is the 40th anniversary of the splashdown and recovery of Apollo 11 in the Pacific Ocean, I am thrilled to have a guest post by Bob Fish, author of the book Hornet Plus Three: The Story of the Apollo 11 Recovery. I enjoyed this book very much. Bob is a Trustee and the
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This cue card was from the personal collection of Fred W. Haise, Apollo 13 Lunar Module Pilot. The information that Haise supplied about the card reads: “This cue card was carried around the moon on the flight of Apollo 13 during April 11 to 17, 1971. This card was positioned on the instrument panel with
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