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SATURN V & SATURN IB/ APOLLO FIRING ROOM CONTROL PANELSUSED TO LAUNCH THE SATURN V ROCKET FROM THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FIRING ROOM 1, LAUNCHING 7 APOLLO MISSIONS, INCLUDING THE THREE MOST HISTORIC: APOLLO 8 (FIRST HUMANS TO ORBIT THE MOON), APOLLO 11 (FIRST HUMANS TO LAND ON THE MOON), AND APOLLO 17 (LAST HUMANS TO LAND ON THE MOON) A collection of 20 original Apollo Firing Room Control Panels from the Kennedy Space Center Firing Rooms 1 & 3, which launched the Saturn V and Saturn IB rockets, carrying Apollo 4 (unmanned), and the crews of Apollo 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, Skylabs 2, 3, & 4, and ASTP (Apollo-Soyuz Test Project). The majority of the consoles come from Area B, which housed the primary test, checkout, monitoring, and control functions, with a few from Area A, which was the location for the consoles that provided information necessary for the supervision of the test and launch process. Area B was divided into 5 rows, A-E, while area A was divided into 4 areas, A-D. The collection consists of: Seven (7) Monitoring Console Panels, used to display information pertaining to countdown & launch sequence events; Two (2) panels from the Instrument Unit, which contained the guidance and monitoring equipment for the rockets while in flight; Five (5) console panels for the S-IC, the first stage of the Saturn V Rocket; Two (2) console panels for the S-II, the second stage of the Saturn V (and used for the S-IB first stage of the Saturn IB); Four (4) console panels for the S-IVB, the third stage of the Saturn V (and second stage of the Saturn IB), all as follows: Seven (7) Monitoring Console Panels, used to display information pertaining to countdown & launch sequence events; Two (2) panels from the Instrument Unit, which contained the guidance and monitoring equipment for the rocket while it was in flight; Five (5) console panels for the S-IC, the first stage of the Saturn V Rocket; Two (2) console panels for the S-II, the second stage of the Saturn V; Four (4) console panels for the S-IVB, the third stage of the Saturn V, all as follows: MONITORING CONSOLE PANELS: 1. [Control Keyboard] Status Lights/Command Functions/Editing Panel. [Area/Row BD] (16 ¾ x 13 ¾ x 4 ¾ inches). 2. Countdown Clock 1 [For timing the S-IC first stage]. ETR FY inventory stickers, red label reading “Property of USA/PAN/AM/ASD. 08 (606)-68-C-004” [Area A] 3. Countdown Clock 2. [For timing the S-II second stage]. ETR FY inventory stickers, red label reading “Property of USA/PAN/AM/ASD. 08 (606)-68-C-004” [Area A] (coupled together with item 2 above, together measuring 14 ½ x 20 ¼ x 7 ¼ inches.) 4. Countdown Clock 3 [For timing the S-IVB third stage]. ETR FY inventory stickers, partial red label reading “Property [illegible, but: of USA/PAN/AM/ASD. 08 (606)-68-C-0040]” [Area A] 5. Range Time. [For timing overall launch time]. ETR FY inventory stickers, red label reading “Property of USA/PAN/AM/ASD. 08 (606)-68-C-0040” [Area A] (coupled together with item 3 above, together measuring 14 ½ x 20 ¼ x 7 ¼ inches.) 6. Test Supervisor Assembly. NASA console tag: “NASA GEORGE C. MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER US. TEST SUPERVISOR ASSEMBLY.ASSY NO: AOM10136. CONTROL NO: NASW-410. SERIAL NO. 0004. ACCEPT DATE: 5-66. MFD BY: E. CO., DAYTONA BEACH.” NASA-KSC inventory sticker, modification labels. [Area/Row AB, Rack 8] (19 x 10 ½ x 7 inches.) 7. Events Display. NASA console tag: “NASA GEORGE C. MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER US. EVENTS DISPLAY PANEL. ASSY NO.: 40M09762-21. CONTR NO.: NAS-W-410. SERIAL NO.: 0041. MFD BY: SPACO FOR G.E.” Contractor label: “McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company”; NASA-KSC inventory sticker, testing, and inspection labels. [Area/Row BA, Rack 9] (19 x 17 ½ x 19 ½ inches.) INSTRUMENT UNIT PANELS 8. Guidance Computer Panel. NASA console tag: “NASA GEORGE C. MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER US. GUIDANCE COMPUTER.ASSY NO.: 50m36495-11. CONTR NO. NAS-W-410. SERIAL NO. 0002. MFD BY: CPC FOR GE.” Testing, inspection, & modification labels. [Area/Row BC,