Triangular-shaped cue card used during training for the Apollo 16 mission. Card measures 6.5 x 7, is dated August 1, 1972, at the top, and displays steps for both the CSM’s entry and post-landing from 90K altitude through Stabilization 1, with in-flight notations in pencil, including: time of entry interface; time from interface to .05G event; time that communications blackout begins and ends; and time of drogue and main parachute deployment.
It also covers emergency procedures, including “CM Unstable,” and “Drogues Fail.” The table in the lower left corner has been filled out in pencil by the LMP, with several red ink notations and crossed out lines on the card as well. Card starts with the capsule at 90K, has a small box with additional instructions for a night landing, and finishes with a post-landing checklist and capsule stabilization with float bags. Reverse has several small swatches of Velcro affixed and is labeled in the upper right, “CMS7” (photo below).
The card was affixed to the Command Module main display console (MDC) just prior to the very final stage of landing in the Pacific Ocean.
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