N.A.S.A. Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan with Astronauts' Signatures

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N.A.S.A. Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan with Astronauts' Signatures, AS-506 / CSM-107 / LM-5, 1 July 1969, 8 1/4 x 11 in. ring-bound notebook with perspex cover prepared by the Flight Planning Branch Flight Crew Support Division of the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas, the cover inscribed to "Arlene" and signed in person by the astronauts Buzz Aldren, Neil Armstrong, and Mike Collins of Apollo 11, plus Astronauts Charles Conrad (A-12),Alan Shepard (A-14),Wally Schirra (A-7),Jim Lovell (backup Commander on A-11 plus A-13),Dave Scott (A-9),Al Worden (A-15),Tom Stafford (A-10),Gene Cernan (A-10),Dick Gordon (A-12),Walt Cunningham (A-7),Don Eisele (A-7),Joe Engle (a-14),Rusty Schweickart (A-9),plus Skylab Astronauts Joe Kerwin, Paul Weitz and Jerry Karr, and two indistinct signatures.

The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of the Apollo program, and the third human voyage to the moon. Launched on July 16. 1969, it was manned by Commander Neil Alden Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. Four days later, on 20th July 1969, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon, while Collins orbited above.
The inscription is to "Arlene", a N.A.S.A. hostess who entertained astronauts and their families at parties in her home near Houston in the 1960s.
Estimate $10,000-20,000

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