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Flown double-sided cue card carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module America during the Apollo 17 mission, 5.5 x 9, signed and flight-certified in blue ink, "Flown to the moon—Gene Cernan." The thick card is dated September 4, 1972, with front and back headed "PNL 229 cb Functions" and "PNL 229 cb Functions Contd." A small piece of Velcro is affixed at the top, allowing the card to be affixed within the spacecraft. The card documents various circuit breakers on panel 8 and panel 229: panel 8 contained breakers for stabilization and control, reaction control, service propulsion, and other subsystems, while panel 229 included breakers for the EPS groups, which were responsible for controlling the flow of power throughout the spacecraft. In fine condition.
This card is specifically mentioned in the Apollo 17 Technical Crew Debriefing (MSC-07631), in a discussion of the cue cards created for the mission. In the crew's interview with the Manned Spacecraft Center's Crew Training Office, Cernan said: 'We had minimal updates to the crew cue cards and minimal updates to the Flight Plan. Flight planning did a super job getting it all together.' Schmitt continued: 'I had an extra cue card built for panel 229. I think it was an excellent card that summarized the circuit breaker functions both on 229 and on panel 8. It was not used because we had no systems anomalies of any significance that would related to that card. But I would strongly recommend its availability if only for training. It's a good quick review of what you lose or retain for those two panels.'
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