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LAUNCH EMERGENCY CHECKLIST SHEET—FIRE DANGERS CREW PROCEDURES AND REFLECTIONS ON THE FATAL APOLLO 1 FIRE
Apollo 11 Launch Operations Checklist, page 5-3 / 5-4,
Apollo 11 Launch Operations Checklist, page 5-3 / 5-4,
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LAUNCH EMERGENCY CHECKLIST SHEET—FIRE DANGERS
CREW PROCEDURES AND REFLECTIONS ON THE FATAL APOLLO 1 FIRE
Apollo 11 Launch Operations Checklist, page 5-3 / 5-4, a single sheet in red tint to assist quick location during emergencies. Printed recto and verso. NASA/MSC, April 15, 1969, revised June 16, 1969. 8 x 5½ inches. With a Typed Letter Signed by BUZZ ALDRIN and copy of the checklist front cover.
INSCRIBED and SIGNED by BUZZ ALDRIN: "Used in training for Apollo XI, BUZZ ALDRIN" on page 5-3.
BUZZ ALDRIN'S provenance letter reads in part: "Accompanying this letter is a page numbered 5-3 and 5-4 from the CSM 107 (Apollo 11) Launch Operations Checklist, SKB32100080-306. The pages are part of the complete manual that was used in the Command Module simulator ... The sheet is from Section 5 titled: Launch Emergency Procedures.
"Side 5-3 has the remaining steps to follow in case of a Launch Escape System failure plus emergency procedures on how to separate the CSM from the Saturn V booster, with additional steps if we were at the TransLunar Injection (TLI) stage. The last part of this page has procedures to extinguish a fire while in orbit while wearing our spacesuits. Side 5-4 has the remaining steps for fire extinguishment with space suits donned plus the beginning of steps to deal with a fire if we were not wearing space suits. A fire in the spacecraft is an extremely dangerous occurrence because Neil, Mike, and I clearly remember the tragic loss of fellow astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee due to such an event while on the launch pad back in January 1967...."
Apollo 11 Launch Operations Checklist, page 5-3 / 5-4, a single sheet in red tint to assist quick location during emergencies. Printed recto and verso. NASA/MSC, April 15, 1969, revised June 16, 1969. 8 x 5½ inches. With a Typed Letter Signed by BUZZ ALDRIN and copy of the checklist front cover.
INSCRIBED and SIGNED by BUZZ ALDRIN: "Used in training for Apollo XI, BUZZ ALDRIN" on page 5-3.
BUZZ ALDRIN'S provenance letter reads in part: "Accompanying this letter is a page numbered 5-3 and 5-4 from the CSM 107 (Apollo 11) Launch Operations Checklist, SKB32100080-306. The pages are part of the complete manual that was used in the Command Module simulator ... The sheet is from Section 5 titled: Launch Emergency Procedures.
"Side 5-3 has the remaining steps to follow in case of a Launch Escape System failure plus emergency procedures on how to separate the CSM from the Saturn V booster, with additional steps if we were at the TransLunar Injection (TLI) stage. The last part of this page has procedures to extinguish a fire while in orbit while wearing our spacesuits. Side 5-4 has the remaining steps for fire extinguishment with space suits donned plus the beginning of steps to deal with a fire if we were not wearing space suits. A fire in the spacecraft is an extremely dangerous occurrence because Neil, Mike, and I clearly remember the tragic loss of fellow astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee due to such an event while on the launch pad back in January 1967...."


