Apollo 16 LM Timeline Book

13 responses to “Apollo 16 LM Timeline Book”

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   jurvetson

   Jun 15, 2011 at 6:16 pm

   The book tabs…. (none of these photos is clickable)Love this point of learning regarding the Apollo 16 LM COAS (which I have here). "COAS CALIBRATION – WASTE OF TIME & RCS + IT PERTURBS ORBIT"More notes
   Getting ready to land… we have a LM Descent Engine in the lobbyPDI through Touchdown + 3 minutes (with BINGO FUEL)Manual Ascent monitor (more on that later)FootprintsInsertion through TPITPI through docking (note COAS to Overhead Window)

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   jurvetson

   Jun 15, 2011 at 6:22 pm

   Post docking. Describes what to bring across and what to leave behind…
   The complete transfer list. Note that the LM COAS and LM Utility Light are not on the list, and so the return of these mementos by the astronauts were an off-script activity:
   
   Even the scissors and earplugs are itemized on the transfer list.

   more notes
   

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   jurvetson

   Jun 15, 2011 at 6:32 pm

   I just love this sketch to help them visualize the major 3-letter acronym steps in getting back off the moon and syncing up with the Command Service Module (CSM) in orbit above
   

   The A-1 to A-10 tabs in the back cover all of the lunar ascent scenarios. There was not just one possibility of how to leave the moon. Here is a 3-revolution catchup:
   
   The outer circle is the CSM in circular orbit. Boost burn speeds the LM up so it goes to a higher orbital plan and catches up for rendezvous.

   In contrast to a one-revolution overshoot and fall back
   

   and a one-revolution catch up
   

   And we have an ascent engine assembly, the source of Neil Armstrong’s nightmares.

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   jimheid

   Jun 15, 2011 at 7:48 pm

   Fantastic!

   And just a bit saddening, given we apparently won’t be going back any time soon.

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   nicolevartanian

   Jun 15, 2011 at 9:30 pm

   Thank you *so* much for posting this!

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   flytrue2

   Jun 15, 2011 at 11:01 pm

   While the technology is completely different and the operating environment for the LM is obviously rather more exotic than say, a flight to Phoenix, as a pilot it’s interesting to see that the performance charts and checklists here share a lot of similarities with aircraft flight manuals of the same period.

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   Astrocatou

   Jun 16, 2011 at 12:26 am

   Sounds like they were really (still) "trying" to avoid "contamination" with moon dust…
   I remember thinking how improbable that Airstream trailer looked on board the ? Hornet for Apollo 11……
   I see references to wet wipes and dust collars etc..
   ? Vacuum cleaner…?
   Was it a Hoover ?
   By this point they were not concerned on a biological level I assume…
   Just being neat.
   And what is this "purse" they refer to…?

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8. 

   solerena

   Jun 16, 2011 at 1:40 am

   "Moon boot prints on some pages" is still cutting edge inspite of the outdated technology…

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9. 

   Chucil

   Jun 16, 2011 at 4:12 pm

   A tribute to our American Heroes.
   Looking backward, they left American flags on the Moon.

   Looking forward, there are people missed the Moon and
   are inspired to land on Mars. Here are sample pre-qualifications
   for volunteers in MARS-500.

   1.Age: 25–50 years old.
   2.Higher education.
   3.Professional requirements:
   general practitioner having skills of first medical aid
   physician-investigator having skills of clinical laboratory diagnostics
   biologist
   engineer – specialist in life support systems
   engineer – specialist in computer science
   engineer – specialist in electronics
   engineer – mechanic
   4.Language skills: knowledge of the Russian and English languages
   at the level providing professional and every day communication.

   Back then, they flip the Manual pages in a weightless condition to the Moon.
   Going forward to the Mars, a complete 520-day mission, suggest to take
   two comic-ray-tolerant iPads, take one home and leave one for the Martians
   to contact us.

   Please take the lower section of the comments in a playful manner.

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    Jim Rees

    Jun 17, 2011 at 12:31 am

    My favorite part is "Doff helmet and gloves, install purse." Just right for heading home after a night out on the lunar surface.

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    Josh Thompson

    Jun 20, 2011 at 10:32 pm

    Yes, the choice of the word "doff" is curious. They couldn’t lower themselves to say "put on" like a normal person?

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    Astrocatou

    Jun 21, 2011 at 12:05 am

    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshmt]
    I think its military jingo…
    Probably British army in origin…"fix bayonets",or "mount up"…..and all that.

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    jurvetson

    Jun 14, 2021 at 2:22 am

    And here is some detail on a very cool page, plotting the ascent off the moon… and compared to the flight version, here

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