When missions headed to the moon from 1969 to 1972, their vessels were packed with items for research, survival, safety, and emergency. Some of these items were meant to be left behind and some were to return to Earth. Last minute changes to these items were recorded in a second inventory. You'll help researchers better understand the details of the lunar missions with these Apollo 11 Stowage Revision Notices.
**NOTE** For obvious reasons the stowage lists had to be prepared several weeks in advance of the launch. Planning, however, went on up to the last minute. For most missions stowage list changes were reported in ?Revision Lists? just prior to launch. These lists contain ?Change Date? and ?Change Reason? fields, which should be transcribed using the same conventions as the stowage location field and the dates using the mm-dd-yyyy format, as described in the instructions.
When missions headed to the moon from 1969 to 1972, their vessels were packed with items for research, survival, safety, and emergency. Some of these items were meant to be left behind and some were to return to Earth. Last minute changes to these items were recorded in a second inventory. You'll help researchers better understand the details of the lunar missions with these Apollo 11 Stowage Revision Notices.
**NOTE** For obvious reasons the stowage lists had to be prepared several weeks in advance of the launch. Planning, however, went on up to the last minute. For most missions stowage list changes were reported in "Revision Notices" - lists amended just prior to launch. These lists contain "Change Date" and "Change Reason" fields, which should be transcribed using the same conventions as the stowage location field and the dates using the mm-dd-yyyy format, as described in the instructions.
Apollo 11 was the first mission to successfully land American astronauts on the lunar surface. As such it stands symbolically as one of history's most important technological achievements. It was also an important technical and scientific milestone.
You can compare and explore the "As Flown" Stowage lists of Apollo 11 to see what equipment was necessary for Mission Cmdr. Neil A. Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin to spend two hours and 31 minutes walking on the lunar surface, while command module pilot Michael Collins orbited the moon above waiting for their return. During the mission, the astronauts collected samples, deployed experiments, and performed a number of symbolic activities such as planting an American flag and uncovering a plaque stating "we came in peace for all mankind."
The mission was equipped with a wide variety of gear, provisions, tools and equipment. Some of the items were left on the lunar surface or discarded with spent portions of their spacecraft. Some were returned in the command module and many form the basis of one of the largest collections of objects in the National Air and Space Museum collection. You can make a difference in what we understand about the missions by transcribing and reviewing these notices.