Apollo 9 Schematic, flown onboard LM-3 “Spider”Flown Apollo 9 CSM overview schematic for the fuel cell/cryogenic system. 22 x 10.5”, vertically signed and flight certified by McDivitt in the left margin in green felt tip pen: “’Flown on Apollo 9’ Jim McDivitt”.
The schematic bears an affixed tab to the right side (FC/Cryo) and diagrams the connections and pathways for Fuel Cell 1, as well as general hardware locations within the Command Module to the upper left. The fuel cells and cryogenic oxygen tanks shown on this schematic are the systems that would later catastrophically fail during Apollo 13, and Fuel Cell 1 in particular was a key point of failure.
Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from McDivitt, which reads in part: “This CMS Fuel Cell/Cryogenic schematic was flown on Apollo 9 in March, 1969, aboard the LM-3 moon lander ‘Spider’ flying for the first time… This schematic is part of a book of schematics of all CSM and LM systems, which was kept in the lander in case of a system failure, for diagnosis and/or repair. This item is from my personal collection.”
As a result, this item was flown onboard the LM during the first five days of the mission (including during Spider's maiden flight in low earth orbit), as well as in the CSM for the last five days following jettisoning of the LM.
In Fine condition. A superb example of a page from an early LM-flown Apollo manual direct from the collection of the mission commander.
Comes with original signed COA from Jim McDivitt, RR Auction Certificate, and Orbital Artifacts holographic COA documenting provenance and authenticity. The item itself is flight-certified on the front by Commander Jim McDivitt.
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Large Apollo 9 Schematic, Flown in LM-3 "Spider" (Ex. Jim McDivitt)
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