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Read the Apollo 11 Flight Plan in Its 353-Page Entirety





Exactly 45 years ago today, after months of preparation, Apollo 11 embarked on its now-legendary mission to the moon. But what exactly does it take to send three men into the great, vacuous unknown? See for yourself.



This 353-page document is the entire Apollo 11 flight plan in all its scientific glory. And if it gets a little confusing it’s because this is one of those rare cases where, yes, it actually is rocket science.



Thankfully, the National Archives does provide a small amount of decoding of the highly technical literature. This acronym key should be of some help:





CSM = Command Service Module


CMP = Command Module Pilot (Mike Collins)


LM = Lunar Module


CDR = Commander of the Mission (Neil Armstrong)


LMP = Lunar Module Pilot (Buzz Aldrin)


MCC-H = Mission Control Center-Houston.


LLM = Lunar Landing Mision


S/C = Spacecraft




And as an added bonus, NASA has also kindly made available the entire Apollo 11 onboard voice transcription. Yep—you get to be privy to every last word uttered between our three space heroes as they were making history happen.









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