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Lot # 278: APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING (1969) - Colin Cantwell's NASA/CBS Flight Plan Manual

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Movie - Props Start Price:4,000.00 USD Estimated At:8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD
Lot # 278: APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING (1969) - Colin Cantwell's NASA/CBS Flight Plan Manual
This lot will be auctioned on Tuesday, June 29th. The auction will begin at 9:00am PDT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on June 30th or July 1st. Colin Cantwell's NASA/CBS flight plan for Apollo 11's 1969 mission to the Moon. Cantwell was a public information liaison for NASA and worked with CBS and Walter Cronkite to provide real-time flight information during the live television broadcast of the moon landing in July 1969. His experience with NASA made Cantwell ideally suited for his work on sci-fi film productions. The historic flight plan is in two volumes, titled "Apollo 11 Flight Plan" and "Apollo 11 Spacecraft Operational Trajectory", held inside ring bound folders. Inside, the information is partitioned into labeled sections, ordered chronologically, across hundreds of pages of technical diagrams, graphs, and specifications. Points of interest include a detailed breakdown, to the minute, of astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins' daily routines during the mission. The flight plans have some wear from use and age, including some minor staining and the first page of Volume 2 has come loose, but considering their age and use they remain in excellent overall condition. Dimensions: (each) 11.5" x 10.5" x 2" (29.5 cm x 26.5 cm x 5 cm) Estimate: $8,000 - 10,000