Official unbound NASA manual entitled “Final, Apollo 11 Lunar Operations Plan,” 8 x 10.5, 184 pages, dated June 27, 1969. The manual provides a minute-by-minute plan for the time astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were to spend on the lunar surface, with the introduction stating, “This Final Edition…defines equipment requirements, crew/equipment interfaces, and final flight planning and crew activities for lunar surface EVA operations during the first manned lunar mission.” One page inside provides the simple—yet extremely profound—instructions for Armstrong to step foot on the moon, “Descend to footpad…Step to surface.” In fine condition, with light edgewear, staples removed, and a felt tip annotation to the cover.
