Apollo 8: NASA "Launch Vehicle Operations for Support of Space Vehicle Countdown Demonstration Test and...
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Apollo 8: NASA "Launch Vehicle Operations for Support of Space Vehicle Countdown Demonstration Test and Launch Countdown" Book, Volume I of III. Test Number V-20050/ Revision No. Basic/ Effectivity AS-503 (Apollo 8)/ Release Date October 28, 1968./ Prepared for Launch Vehicle Services by the Boeing Atlantic Test Center. Volume is 8.75" x 11 x 1.75" thick, three-hole punched, post and screw bound. "McL" handwritten on the cover. A massive amount of information. Rare. Wear from use. Fine.Original mission-use TCP (Test/Countdown Procedures) manual prepared for the Saturn V Countdown Demonstration Test (CDDT) preceding Apollo 8, the first crewed lunar orbit mission. Cover prominently stamped "RELEASED FOR AS 503," confirming mission-specific authorization. Additional hazard designations ("THIS TCP CONTAINS HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS") reflect the document's role in cryogenic fueling and high-risk launch procedures.
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2026 July 23 - 24 Space Exploration Signature® Auction #6340 (go to Auction Home page)
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