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Apollo Guidance and Navigation MIT Instrumentation Laboratory Manuals and Documents (12)

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Collection of twelve MIT Instrumentation Laboratory/Charles Stark Draper Laboratory manuals and documents related to the Apollo primary guidance, navigation, and control system (PGNCS) developed by MIT, with titles including:

- "E-1551, Functions and Mechanization of the Apollo Guidance and Navigation System, Volume One: Inertial Subsystem," by R. Larson and A. Klumpp, August 1964 (unbound).
- "Apollo Block II Command Module and LEM Guidance Navigation and Control System Mechanization and Block Diagrams," November 1965.
- "E-1970, Case History of the Apollo Guidance Computer" by Eldon C. Hall, June 1966.
- "MIT G&N Design and Mechanization Course Notebook," July 5–9, 1966.
- "G&N Design of Mechanization Course Notebook," October 17, 1966.
- "R-599, Digital Simulation Manual" by Peter Mimno, January 1968 (unbound).
- "E-2164, Guidance, Navigation, and Control, Lunar Module Functional Description and Operation Using Flight Program Sundance, Vol. I," December 1968.
- "R-644, Final Report on Assembly and Test of Five Apollo I IRIG's (Inertial Reference Integrating Gyros), incorporating the size R-4 (SR4HX99) Instrument Ball Bearing)" by Bertram Rockower, September 1969.
- "E-2448, Users' Guide to Apollo GN&CS Major Modes and Routines," February 1970.
- "E-1087, Rev. F, Apollo Guidance and Navigation Documentation Handbook and Plan," August 1970 (unbound).
- "E-2587, Mission J1 (AS510/CM112/LM10), G&N Error Analysis, (Apollo 15)," by F. D. Grant, S. B. Helfant, B. A. Kriegsman, June 1971.
- "R-567, Guidance System Operations Plan for Manned LM Earth Orbital and Lunar Missions Using Program Luminary 1E, Section 5, Guidance Equations (Rev. II)," December 1971.

In overall very good to fine condition. A comprehensive collection of Instrumentation Lab materials, offering great technical detail on the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) and its guidance and navigation system as a whole.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Space Exploration and Aviation
  • Dates: #691 - Ended April 25, 2024