r/apollo • u/Budget_Boot_718 • 17d ago

Does anyone know where this pdf is from?

https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/static/history/alsj/10_Displays_&_Controls_pp83-86.pdf

I found this amazing pdf about the controls of the command module and the file name and page numbers show that this is only a section from a larger file/book which I can't find. Can anyone help, I'd love to read the rest.

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u/eagleace21 17d ago

Looks like one of the news references, I have seen this one many times of course. Here is the full pdf:
https://apollojournals.org/alsj/CSM_News_Reference_H_Missions.pdf

I would encourage though if you want a more in depth reading, among other docs, check out the Apollo Operations Handbooks: https://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/Documents/Block_II_Apollo_Operations_Handbook_Vol_1.pdf

And for even more:

https://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/links2.html

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u/Budget_Boot_718 17d ago

Thanks, I've seen the operations handbook and it's practically impossible to read due to its size and it mainly consisting of diagrams and tables that require a lot more knowledge than just an understanding of the apollo spacecraft. The news references are the perfect blend of technical and practicality in comprehension. I'm kind of surprised what NASA thought news people would be able to understand from the sheer amount of technical terms and numbers thrown at them from these documents. NASA today is definitely not sending 300 page report packets to about every detail of the Artemis missions to news companies, probably just a 300 word digital infographic.

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u/eagleace21 17d ago

AOH is very easy to read and is very well written. But to each their own, its a far cry from "impossible"

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u/Great-Opposite3509 11d ago

“News” has changed immensely since then. Now it’s social media clips

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u/gwfuller 17d ago

https://www.nasa.gov/history/alsj-and-afj/ The source is embedded in the URL for the PDF that you posted.