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Apollo 11 Mission Report - November, 1969

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• SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS 9
• 1.0 SUMMARY 12
• 2.0 INTRODUCTION 14
• 3.0 MISSION DESCRIPTION 15
• 4.0 PILOTS' REPORT 30
• • 4.1 PRELAUNCH ACTIVITIES 30
  • 4.2 LAUNCH 30
  • 4.3 EARTH ORBIT COAST AND TRANSLUNAR INJECTION 30
  • 4.4 TRANSPOSITION AND DOCKING 31
  • 4.5 TRANSLUNAR COAST 31
  • 4.6 LUNAR ORBIT INSERTION 32
  • 4.7 LUNAR MODULE CHECKOUT 33
  • 4.8 DESCENT PREPARATION 33
  • • 4.8.1 Lunar Module 33
    • 4.8.2 Command Module 35
  • 4.9 UNDOCKING AND SEPARATION 36
  • 4.10 LUNAR MODULE DESCENT 36
  • • 4.10.1 Descent Orbit Insertion 36
    • 4.10.2 Alignment and Navigation Checks 37
    • 4.10.3 Powered Descent 37
  • 4.11 COMMAND MODULE SOLO ACTIVITIES 38
  • 4.12 LUNAR SURFACE OPERATIONS 39
  • • 4.12.1 Postlanding Checkout 39
    • 4.12.2 Egress Preparation 40
    • 4.12.3 Lunar Module Egress 41
    • 4.12.4 Surface Exploration 42
    • 4.12.5 Lunar Module Ingress 44
    • 4.12.6 Lunar Rest Period 45
  • 4.13 LAUNCH PREPARATION 45
  • 4.14 ASCENT 46
  • 4.15 RENDEZVOUS 46
  • 4.16 COMMAND MODULE DOCKING 47
  • 4.17 TRANSEARTH INJECTION 48
  • 4.18 TRANSEARTH COAST 48
  • 4.19 ENTRY 49
  • 4.20 RECOVERY 49
• 5.0 LUNAR DESCENT AND ASCENT 50
• • 5.1 DESCENT TRAJECTORY LOGIC 50
  • 5.2 PREPARATION FOR POWERED DESCENT 51
  • 5.3 POWERED DESCENT 53
  • 5.4 LANDING DYNAMICS 55
  • 5.5 POSTLANDING SPACECRAFT OPERATIONS 56
  • 5.6 ASCENT 57
  • 5.7 RENDEZVOUS 59
• 6.0 COMMUNICATIONS 80
• 7.0 TRAJECTORY 86
• • 7.1 LAUNCH PHASE 86
  • 7.2 EARTH PARKING ORBIT 86
  • 7.3 TRANSLUNAR INJECTION 86
  • 7.4 MANEUVER ANALYSIS 87
  • • 7.4.1 Translunar Injection 87
    • 7.4.2 Separation and Docking 87
    • 7.4.3 Translunar Midcourse Correction 87
    • 7.4.4 Lunar Orbit Insertion and Circularization 88
    • 7.4.5 Undocking and Command Module Separation 88
    • 7.4.6 Lunar Module Descent 89
    • 7.4.7 Lunar Module Ascent and Rendezvous 89
    • 7.4.8 Transearth Injection 89
    • 7.4.9 Transearth Midcourse Correction 89
  • 7.5 COMMAND MODULE ENTRY 89
  • 7.6 SERVICE MODULE ENTRY 90
  • 7.7 LUNAR ORBIT TARGETING 90
  • 7.8 LUNAR ORBIT NAVIGATION 91
• 8.0 COMMAND AND SERVICE MODULE PERFORMANCE 101
• • 8.1 STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS 101
  • 8.2 ELECTRICAL POWER 104
  • • 8.2.1 Batteries 104
    • 8.2.2 Fuel Cells 104
  • 8.3 CRYOGENIC STORAGE 105
  • 8.4 VHF RANGING 105
  • 8.5 INSTRUMENTATION 105
  • 8.6 GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION, AND CONTROL 106
  • • 8.6.1 Transposition and Docking 106
    • 8.6.2 Inertial Reference System Alignments 107
    • 8.6.3 Translation Maneuvers 107
    • 8.6.4 Attitude Control 107
    • 8.6.5 Midcourse Navigation 108
    • 8.6.6 Landmark Tracking 108
    • 8.6.7 Entry 108
    • 8.6.8 Inertial Measurement Unit Performance 109
    • 8.6.9 Computer 109
    • 8.6.10 Optics 109
    • 8.6.11 Entry Monitor System 110
  • 8.7 REACTION CONTROL 119
  • • 8.7.2 Command Module 119
  • 8.8 SERVICE PROPULSION 119
  • 8.9 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM 123
  • • 8.9.1 Oxygen Distribution 123
    • 8.9.2 Particulate Back-Contamination Control 123
    • 8.9.3 Thermal Control 123
    • 8.9.4 Water Management 124
  • 8.10 CREW STATION 124
  • 8.11 CONSUMABLES 124
  • • 8.11.1 Service Propulsion Propellant 125
    • 8.11.2 Reaction Control Propellant 125
    • 8.11.3 Cryogenics 127
    • 8.11.4 Water 127
• 9.0 LUNAR MODULE PERFORMANCE 129
• • 9.1 STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS 129
  • 9.2 THERMAL CONTROL 129
  • 9.3 ELECTRICAL POWER 130
  • 9.4 COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 130
  • 9.5 INSTRUMENTATION 131
  • 9.6 GUIDANCE AND CONTROL 131
  • • 9.6.1 Power-Up Initialization 131
    • 9.6.2 Attitude Reference System Alignments 132
    • 9.6.3 Translation Maneuvers 133
    • 9.6.4 Attitude Control 134
    • 9.6.5 Primary Guidance, Navigation, and Control System Performance 135
    • 9.6.6 Abort Guidance System Performance 135
  • 9.7 REACTION CONTROL 147
  • 9.8 DESCENT PROPULSION 150
  • • 9.8.1 Inflight Performance 150
    • 9.8.2 System Pressurization 151
    • 9.8.3 Gaging System Performance 151
  • 9.9 ASCENT PROPULSION 155
  • 9.10 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM 157
  • 9 .11 RADAR 158
  • 9.12 CREW STATION 158
  • • 9.12.1 Displays and Controls 158
    • 9.12.2 Crew Provisions 158
  • 9.13 CONSUMABLES 159
  • • 9.13.1 Descent Propulsion System Propellant 159
    • 9.13.2 Ascent Propulsion System Propellant 160
    • 9.13.3 Reaction Control System Propellant 161
    • 9.13.4 Oxygen 161
    • 9.13.5 Water 162
    • 9.13.6 Helium 164
• 10.0 EXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNIT PERFORMANCE 165
• 11.0 THE LUNAR SURFACE 169
• • 11.1 LUNAR GEOLOGY EXPERIMENT 171
  • • 11.1.1 Summary 171
    • 11.1.2 Regional Geologic Setting 173
    • 11.1.3 Analysis of Transmitted Geologic Data 174
    • 11.1.4 Geologic Photography and Mapping Procedures 176
    • 11.1.5 Surface Traverse and Sampling Logs 178
    • 11.1.6 Geologic Hand Tools 179
  • 11.2 LUNAR SOIL MECHANICS EXPERIMENT 180
  • • 11.2.1 Observed Characteristics 180
    • 11.2.2 Examination of Lunar Material Samples 182
  • 11.3 EXAMINATION OF LUNAR SAMPLES 182
  • 11.4 PASSIVE SEISMIC EXPERIMENT 185
  • • 11.4.1 Seismic Background Noise 185
    • 11.4.2 Near Seismic Events 186
    • 11.4.3 Distant Seismic Events 187
    • 11.4.4 Engineering Evaluation 188
    • 11.4.5 Conclusions 189
  • 11.5 LASER RANGING RETRO-REFLECTOR EXPERIMENT 190
  • 11.6 SOLAR WIND COMPOSITION EXPERIMENT 191
  • 11.7 PHOTOGRAPHY 191
  • • 11.7.1 Photographic Objectives 192
    • 11.7.2 Film Description and Processing 192
    • 11.7.3 Photographic Results 192
    • 11.7.4 Photographic Lighting and Color Effects 193
• 12.0 BIOMEDICAL EVALUATION 221
• • 12.1 BIOINSTRUMENTATION AND PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA 221
  • 12.2 MEDICAL OBSERVATIONS 222
  • • 12.2.1 Adaptation to Weightlessness 222
    • 12.2.2 Medications 222
    • 12.2.3 Sleep 222
    • 12.2.4 Radiation 223
    • 12.2.5 Inflight Exercise 223
    • 12.2.6 Drug Packaging 223
    • 12.2.7 Water 224
    • 12.2.8 Food 224
  • 12 .3 EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY 225
  • 12.4 PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS 225
  • 12.5 LUNAR CONTAMINATION AND QUARANTINE 226
  • • 12.5.1 Lunar Exposure 227
    • 12.5.2 Recovery Procedures 227
    • 12.5.3 Quarantine 229
• 13.0 MISSION SUPPORT PERFORMANCE 236
• • 13.1 FLIGHT CONTROL 236
  • 13.2 NETWORK PERFORMANCE 237
  • 13.3 RECOVERY OPERATIONS 238
  • • 13.3.1 Command Module Location and Retrieval 238
• 14.0 ASSESSMENT OF MISSION OBJECTIVES 242
• • 14.1 LOCATION OF LANDED LUNAR MODULE 242
  • 14.2 LUNAR FIELD GEOLOGY 243
• 15.0 LAUNCH VEHICLE SUMMARY 246
• 16.0 ANOMALY SUMMARY 247
• • 16.1 COMMAND AND SERVICE MODULES 247
  • • 16.1.1 Service Propulsion Nitrogen Leak 247
    • 16.1.2 Cryogenic Heater Failure 248
    • 16.1.3 Failure of Automatic Coil in One Thruster 249
    • 16.1.4 Loss of Electroluminescent Segment in Entry Monitor System 250
    • 16.1.5 Oxygen Flow Master Alarms 250
    • 16.1.6 Indicated Closure of Propellant Isolation Valves 251
    • 16.1.7 Odor in Docking Tunnel 252
    • 16.1.8 Low Oxygen Flow Rate 252
    • 16.1.9 Forward Heat Shield Mortar Lanyard Untied 253
    • 16.1.10 Glycol Temperature Control Valve 253
    • 16.1.11 Service Module Entry 254
  • 16.2 LUNAR MODULE 255
  • • 16.2.1 Mission Timer Stopped 255
    • 16.2.2 High Fuel Interface Pressure After Landing 256
    • 16.2.3 Indication of High Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressure 256
    • 16.2.4 Steerable Antenna Acquisition 257
    • 16.2.5 Computer Alarms During Descent 258
    • 16.2.6 Slow Cabin Decompression 260

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