Space Exploration
Space Exploration
Directly from the Personal Collection of Apollo 13 Mission Commander James Lovell
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July 20, 09:53 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 14,000 USD
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Description
DIRECTLY FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF APOLLO 13 MISSION COMMANDER JAMES LOVELL
FLOWN ON APOLLO 13
LM ORBIT MONITOR CHART
FLOWN lunar surface map, printed in black and white, folded and adhered in 10 sections, 20 pp., 10½ by 8 when folded, first page printed with the text: "LM ORBIT MONITOR CHART | APOLLO 13 | LAUNCH DATES 11 APRIL OR 10 MAY 1970 | SKB 32100082-373 | S/N 1001 | 1st Edition 1 March 1970." With three annotations in red pen, noting the Apollo 11 (page 13) and Apollo 12 (page 3) landing sites, and the Powered Descent Initiation "PDI X" (page 8), and one annotation in pen marking the location of Mt. Marilyn (Lovell's wife); slight discoloration to strip of transparent tape connecting the ends of the map (between pages 1-2).
SIGNED and INSCRIBED by JAMES LOVELL on the first page, "Flown."
This map was used for lunar surface landmark orientation and identification.
REFERENCE
NASA. Apollo 13 Stowage List. Mission AS 508 CM 109/LM-7. Houston: Manned Spacecraft Center, April 21, 1970, page 5