Training-used 5.5 x 8 double-sided page from the 'Liftoff Configuration’ section of the Apollo 11 Launch Operations Checklist used by the prime crew in the Apollo Command Module Simulator, signed cleanly on one side in blue ballpoint, "Used in Training for Apollo XI, Buzz Aldrin." The pages are numbered "L, 1-5" and "L, 1-6," with both featuring various settings from Panels 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the Main Display Console. In very fine condition.
Accompanied by a detailed letter of provenance signed by Buzz Aldrin, in part: “Accompanying this letter is a sheet numbered 1-5 and 1-6 from the CSM 107 (Apollo 11) Launch Operations Checklist, SKB32100080-306. It was part of the complete manual that was used in the Command Module Apollo Mission Simulator at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas. The sheet is from Section 1 titled: Liftoff Configuration. The entire checklist, including this actual sheet, was used by all three Apollo 11 crew members: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and myself. We referred to this section every time we performed a launch simulation. All of the control panel switches, dials, and knobs had to be set to the liftoff settings defined in this section.
Side 1-5 has the remaining settings required for Panel 3 of the Main Display Console. Mike usually finished reading off these settings for me to verify because that panel was directly in front of my seating position. I would then take the checklist and use side 1-6 to verify all settings defined for Panels 4, 5, and 6. Those three were the odd shaped panels on the far right side of the Main Display Console. I was the only one who could reach these panels while all 3 of us were seated in the crew couches. It was important to rehearse the flow of this activity in the simulator. It was an excellent learning device and the checklist was an important tool to insure our correct performance. This training was a key step which enabled our flight to make the first manned lunar landing on July 20, 1969. I kept the checklist after our mission as a reminder of all the training that took place back in 1969.”
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