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FLOWN ON APOLLO 11 – Apollo 11 Flight Plan, pp 3-77/3-78 . NASA/MSC, 1 July 1969. Eager to start their moonwalk, Armstrong and Aldrin initiated the preparatory steps laid out in the flight plan sheet earlier than scheduled. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Buzz ALDRIN twice (on both sides): " Carried to the Moon on Apollo XI / Buzz Aldrin ." [With:] Buzz ALDRIN's SIGNED provenance letter, reading in part: “ Enclosed with this letter is a sheet numbered 3-77 and 3-78 from the Apollo 11 Flight Plan, Part No. SKB32100080-350, S/N 1001. It is part of the entire document that was carried to the Moon in Command Module Columbia on the first lunar landing mission during July 16 to 24, 1969. This sheet is from the detailed timeline section and covers hour 110 through the beginning of hour 112 in the mission. Page 3-77 lists the last half hour of a meal period that was scheduled to start at about 7 hours after Man’s first landing on the lunar surface. We were then to begin our EVA or moon walk preparations. Needless to say, Neil Armstrong and I had an abundance of energy and adrenaline surging through our bodies after this historic event. Starting a scheduled 4 hour rest period followed by this meal period was the last thing on our minds. At about 104 hours 30 minutes into the mission, Neil asked and received concurrence from Mission Control to start the EVA activities about 5 hours earlier than was written in the flight plan. Thus, we were actually walking on the Moon at 110 hours into the mission. However, we did follow the steps listed on 3-77, only about 3 hours ahead of schedule. The PLSS (Portable Life Support System) or “back pack” donning and other activities took longer than listed on the timeline, but Neil Armstrong and I wanted not to make any mistakes in this process. Other activities during this period were stowing all loose items and getting our motion picture and still cameras ready. Page 3-78 lists some of the final checks and work we did before becoming the first humans to walk on another world. We needed to put on our lunar overshoe boots, finish PLSS attachments, and begin communication tests. A few steps after those on side 3-78, we began depressurization of Eagle’s cabin atmosphere to allow us to open the hatch and step onto the lunar surface. Since we started all this activity early, at 109 hours and 24 minutes, which was 10:56 pm EDT on July 20, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step upon the Moon. He then spoke the works that are now known by almost everyone living on the planet Earth: 'That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for Mankind.' Some 19 minutes after Neil’s first step, I started down Eagle’s ladder and set foot upon the Moon. Not as well known as Neil’s words but very appropriate, I said after stepping on the surface: 'Magnificent Desolation.' The lunar surface was indeed desolate, but has a striking beauty all its own. Gray was the dominate color, but that color would change in tone as I turned to various sun angles. Walking on the lunar surface was not difficult to get accustom to and I found the ballistic type trajectory of the surface dust kicked up by my boots fascinating to observe on this airless world. Walking and exploring on the Moon was something only eleven others experienced during the 20th century. This sheet form a scheduling standpoint has some of the most significant events that occurred during the entire Apollo 11 flight. " Single sheet, two pages, 8 by 10.5 inches.