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Fantastic flown 10.5 x 8 double-sided page from the final Apollo 11 Flight Plan carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module 'Columbia' during the first lunar landing mission, signed and flight-certified on either side in blue ballpoint, "Flown to the Moon, Buzz Aldrin," and "Carried to the Moon on Apollo XI, Buzz Aldrin." The page's front and back, numbered "3-23" and "3-24," document a passive thermal control maneuver, TV transmission, and presleep checklist, carrying vital mission-related in-flight notations made by Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. In fine condition. Accompanied by a photo of Aldrin with the checklist page.
Accompanied by a detailed letter of provenance signed by Buzz Aldrin, in part: "Enclosed with this letter is a sheet numbered 3-23 and 3-24 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 during the first lunar landing mission. This sheet is from the detailed timeline section and covers hour 33 through the beginning of hour 37 in the mission.
During the events on page 3-23, we were in PTC or Passive Thermal Control. This was a means to evenly distribute the heat from sunlight shining on our CSM/LM docked combination. We simply rotated around the common axis that passed through both the CSM and LM. We stopped this PTC for the scheduled TV transmission to earth. Just before the scheduled TV, I recorded: 'Exit w/ proc. in, R-261, P-090, 000, HG P+28, Y271' which was the new attitude for our spacecrafts and pointing instructions for the high gain antenna. We were some 130,000 nautical miles from the earth, moving away at over 3,000 feet per second. Commander Neil Armstrong narrated most of our television transmission which featured views of the earth. We then provided the viewers a tour of the Command Module showing various instrument panels, computer read-outs, and other equipment. Mike Collins then made the three left-handed check marks denoting the completion of our carbon dioxide filter change.
On page 3-24, we had our evening meal and I checked-off over 15 items on our Presleep Checklist and crossed-out four others. I then recorded the radiation exposure values of: 'CDR 11005, CMP 10006, LMP 09007.' The last item I did was to complete the Onboard Readout data block by entering: '37.1, 37.1, 37.1' for the battery values and '82, 84, 85, 87' for the RCS A, B, C, D values.
The flight plan was probably the single most important document related to the success of our mission. It provided a time schedule of crew activities and spacecraft maneuvers to accomplish the first lunar landing."
