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Lot #8423
Apollo 12 Preliminary Flight Plan

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Description

Staple-bound official NASA manual entitled “Preliminary, Apollo 12 Flight Plan, AS-507/CSM-108/LM-6,” 8 x 10.5, dated September 8, 1969, prepared by the Flight Planning Branch, Flight Crew Support Division at the Manned Spacecraft Center. The manual consists of five sections: General, Mission Objectives, Detailed Timeline, Consumables, and Abbreviated Timeline. The introduction page, in part: "This document schedules the AS-507/CSM-108/LM-6 operations and crew activities to fulfill, when possible, the test objectives defined in the Mission Requirements, H Type Mission Lunar Landing." Front cover bears an ownership notation to upper right. In fine condition, with expected light wear. From the personal collection of Paul Kruppenbacher, a member of the NASA Houston Landing and Recovery Division who trained Apollo astronauts in water recovery procedures and was deployed on U.S. Navy aircraft carriers for crew and spacecraft recovery operations.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Space & Aviation
  • Dates: #581 - Ended April 16, 2020