Edited by Eric M. Jones and Ken Glover.

Commentary by the Editors and

Apollo 11 Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin,

Apollo 12 Astronauts Charles (Pete) Conrad, Jr. and Alan L. Bean,

Apollo 14 Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell,

Apollo 15 Astronauts David R. Scott and James B. Irwin,

Apollo 16 Astronaut Charles M. Duke,

Apollo 17 Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Harrison H. (Jack) Schmitt

Apollo 11 | Apollo 12 | Apollo 13 | Apollo 14 | Apollo 15 | Apollo 16 | Apollo 17

Resources

• Apollo Flight Journal, the excellent companion to the ALSJ by David Woods and the AFJ team;
• Journal de la Surface Lunaire (en Français);
• Journal der Monderkundung (auf Deutsch);
• Apollo Image Gallery, quick access to high-res scans of mission photos, edited by Kipp Teague;
• Apollo Bibliography, websites, books, and other resources.
• ALSJ on Facebook

Introductory Material

• Cover Page
• Foreword by Gerry Griffin
• Prologue
• Preparation and Structure of the Journal
• Precursors to the Landing Missions
• Acknowledgements
• Bibliography
• Glossary

Program Summary, Overviews, and Supplementary Material

• 1966 Lunar Landing Mission Symposium
• 1966-7 Mission Event Illustrations
• Apollo Program Summary Report JSC-09423
• Mission Overviews
• Mission Summaries
• Image Libraries
• Anaglyph Galleries
• Video and 16-mm Libraries
• Mission Reports
• Raw Voice Transcriptions - TEC, PAO, CM, LM
• Voice Transcripts Pertaining to Geology
• Preliminary Science Reports
• Sample Catalogs
• Technical Debriefings
• NASA SP-368, Biomedical Results of Apollo (99Mb PDF)
• Online Apollo Lunar Data from ALSEP and other sources
• Scientific Results
• Cloud patterns in Apollo photos compared with contemporary meteorological satellite images
• Preserving Historic Lunar Sites
• Political Context
• For Teachers

Background Material

Training and Ground Support

• Crew Training Summaries
• Flight Director and Flight Controller Assignments
• Role of the CapCom
• Apollo Spacecraft and Systems Familiarization 10 Mb PDF
• USGS Astrogeology (1960-1973)
• Geology Training and Field Exercises
• LLRV (Lunar Landing Research Vehicle) Monograph
• The Only Surviving LLTV (Lunar Landing Training Vehicle)
• Value of the LLTV
• LLTV Flight Rules

Flight Hardware

• Spacecraft, Suits, and Rovers

Command and Service Module

• Command and Service Module Documentation

Lunar Module

• J. C. Houbolt: Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous 1961
• John Love's LM-9 (KSC display) Photo Album
• Pre-Launch LM Cabin Close-Out Photos
• LM-6 Controls and Displays
• Lunar Module Documentation
• LLRV (Lunar Landing Research Vehicle) Monograph
• LLTV (Lunar Landing Training Vehicle)
• Value of the LLTV
• Lunar Module Cockpit Mockup circa 1967
• LM Landing and Rendezvous Radars
• Apollo 11 Integrated Circuits
• Cabin Relief and Dump Valve
• Buzz Aldrin's Ph.D. thesis
• Crewman Optical Alignment Sight (COAS)
• Alignment Optical Telescope (AOT), Navigation Stars, Detents
• Floyd Bennett - Lunar Module Descent and Ascent

Lunar Roving Vehicle

• Lunar Roving Vehicle Documentation
• Pre-Apollo 17 Boeing LRV Brochure
• Don McMillan's Virtual LRV
• Grumman LRV Deployment Cartoons

Suits and Life Support Equipment

• Apollo EMU Handbooks
• Post-Flight Suit Inspections
• A14 EMU Mission Log
• Flown Suit Photo Albums
• A7L Donning and Doffing Procedures
• Development of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit
• ILC Space Suits and Related Products
• Apollo Suit Serial Numbers
• Flown PLSS, OPS, LEVA Serial Numbers
• PLSS Development Essays by Ken Thomas
• Portable Life Support System (PLSS) Images
• OPS Essay by Karl Dodenhoff
• A17 PLSS/OPS/BSLSS Briefing
• Apollo 14 PLSS/OPS Performance
• Remote Control Unit (RCU)
• LM Environmental Control System

Communications

• Apollo Unified S-Band (USB) System
• LCRU Crew Training Manual (4 Mb PDF)
• Network Operations Support Plan for AS-512/Apollo 17
• Apollo Experience Rpt - LM Comm. Systems
• Apollo Experience Rpt - Voice Comm. Technqs. and Performance
• Bill Wood - Apollo TV Essay
• NASA TV's 2009 Emmy
• Television and Communications Documentation
• Communications Drawings by RCA Illustrator James Burns
• Apollo Tracking/Receiving Station Locations
• Handbook for Instrumentation Ships (9.4 Mb PDF)

Cameras and Lunar Surface Tools

Reading the Frame Counter on the Hasselblad Mags

NASA Photography Equipment and Techniques

Photographing Stars

Apollo Photography and the Color of the Moon

Apollo 11 Hasselblads

Catalog of Geology Tools

Handbook of Pilot Operational Equipment for Manned Space Flight

Where No Flag Has Gone Before

Condition of the Apollo Flags in 2009-2011

Lunar Geological Exploration Camera

Additional Documentation

EASEP, ALSEP, and other Experiments

• EASEP Handbook for the Crew (11 Mb)
• ALSEP Manual
• Bendix ALSEP Brouchures
• Hamish Lindsay - ALSEP Essay
• Boyd Bolts
• National Space Science Data Center - Lunar Data Project
• Lunar Surface Experiments
• Lunar Surface Drill Manual
• Traverse Gravimeter Experiment (A17 only)
• ALSEP Termination Letter

Landing Sites, Maps, Geology

• History of the Lunar Orbiter Program
• Landing Site Selection
• On the Moon with Apollo 15,16,17
• NASA Lunar Chart
• Lunar Topographic Orthophotomaps
• Landing Site Coordinates
• Sun Angles
• Apollo Traverses on Earth

Flight Plans and Procedures

• Mission Rules
• Flight Plans
• LM Timelines
• Surface Checklists and Procedures

Additional Material

• Press Kits
• Apollo Experience Reports
• Tindallgrams
• Other Apollo and Lunar Documentation
• Gemini Summary Conference
• Surveyor Program Results
• Bob Andrepont's Spaceflight Document Collections
• Access to NASA photos and videos
• Access to NASA Audio

Closing Material

• Epilogue
• Ulli Lotzmann's Apollo Sketch Book
• More Creativity

Pages designed by: Gordon Roxburgh

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