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Auction archive: Lot number 183

LUNAR SURFACE PLANS & OPERATIONS.

The Space Sale
16 Jul 2009
Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$915
Auction archive: Lot number 183

LUNAR SURFACE PLANS & OPERATIONS.

The Space Sale
16 Jul 2009
Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$915
Beschreibung:

Final Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Operations Plan. Houston, TX: NASA/MSC, June 27, 1969. 184 pp. Illustrations, 4 folding tables. 10½ by 8 inches. Card stock covers, punched. Ownership inscription of Paul D. Lowman, Jr., a NASA lunar sample investigator, on front cover. The most detailed manual written by NASA defining the exact plans and every step for Man's first exploration of the lunar surface. The cover signed by Buzz Aldrin as LMP. The plan covers all lunar surface activities including initial surface familiarization, geologic sample collection, television set-up, experiment deployment, photography, and contingency plans. Page 41 includes the instructions "Descend ladder to footpad ... Step to surface," and orders the commander to "Evaluate and report walking capability" during the first few tentative moments on the surface.

Auction archive: Lot number 183
Auction:
Datum:
16 Jul 2009
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

Final Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Operations Plan. Houston, TX: NASA/MSC, June 27, 1969. 184 pp. Illustrations, 4 folding tables. 10½ by 8 inches. Card stock covers, punched. Ownership inscription of Paul D. Lowman, Jr., a NASA lunar sample investigator, on front cover. The most detailed manual written by NASA defining the exact plans and every step for Man's first exploration of the lunar surface. The cover signed by Buzz Aldrin as LMP. The plan covers all lunar surface activities including initial surface familiarization, geologic sample collection, television set-up, experiment deployment, photography, and contingency plans. Page 41 includes the instructions "Descend ladder to footpad ... Step to surface," and orders the commander to "Evaluate and report walking capability" during the first few tentative moments on the surface.

Auction archive: Lot number 183
Auction:
Datum:
16 Jul 2009
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
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