Astronaut Rick Mastracchio's flown complete ring-bound "Ascent Checklist" carried on the Space Shuttle Discovery for STS-131, 8 x 6, containing 94 double-sided pages (including covers). Signed and flight-certified on the front cover in black felt tip, "Rick Mastracchio, Flown." The Mission Specialist 1 Ascent Checklist flew on the flight deck during STS-131, and contains several handwritten notes inside. It contains all the crew procedures from prelaunch through orbit insertion. It even includes the weather pads from the day of launch. The checklist is separated into tabbed sections allowing quick access by the crew, with primary contents including procedures for bailout, ascent, OMS burns, abort dumps, ascent/entry cue cards, entry maneuvers, deorbit cards, reference data, and more. Once the crew reaches orbit, they complete the ascent checklist and move to the Post Insertion Checklist. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Astronaut Rick Mastracchio. From the collection of astronaut Rick Mastracchio, who flew on STS-106, STS-118, STS-131, and Soyuz TMA-11M (Expedition 38/39).
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