Flown Apollo 17 lunar surface checklist page This is page 7-8 of the Apollo 17 lunar surface checklist, used on the lunar surface during the last lunar landing mission. The other side of this is page 7-7. I find this particular checklist page fascinating because it details the last sleep period that humans enjoyed on the […]
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This Omega Speedmaster Professional model ST 105.012 is the model watch with a 321 Calibre movement worn by both Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during the Apollo 11, the first lunar landing mission, in July 1969. Although Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong was first to set foot on the moon, he left his 105.012 Speedmaster
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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 heavy duty stirrup straps with Velcro closures.
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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 norm for the location of digits hadn’t yet
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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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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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When my wife and I underwent a major renovation and addition project to our mid-century modern home, we used this as an ideal opportunity to build a showcase for my collection of Apollo artifacts. It was important to plan for where things would go from the start of the project more than two years before
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I just got my copy of the new book Apollo: The Panoramas by Mike Constantine and it is absolutely fascinating. The Apollo astronauts from each lunar landing mission did several series of panorama photographs. They would stand in one position and turn around while taking a series of a dozen or so Hasselblad photos at
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This instrument panel controlled The Crewman Optical Alignment Sight (COAS) power and docking light controls for use in the critical maneuver of docking the Apollo Command Module with the Lunar Module. It is located just below the docking window on the right side of the main instrument panel. The COAS provided the Commander with
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This is the cue card that Walt Cunningham held up during the Apollo 7 mission as a question for Paul Haney, NASA Public Affairs Officer and “Voice of Mission Control”. The question refers to the Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles. Once inducted, a member must reply to the question, “Are you a turtle?” with
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