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The Gemini Program's Apollo Landmark Project was designed to perfect an emergency procedure by which the planned Apollo mission astronauts could update the spacecraft guidance and navigation computers by inputting precise position information of preselected Earth landmarks. Booklets containing maps of candidate landmarks and related data charts were prepared and carried by Gemini and Apollo astronauts. This booklet was prepared for the Gemini VII mission, which had as an objective the photography from orbit of a number of the selected landmarks. The same booklet may have also been carried aboard Apollo 8.

The booklet was retained by the Manned Space Flight Center (later JSC) for public display as having been flown on Apollo 8. Ownership was transferred to the Smithsonian in 1977.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type LITERATURE AND RESEARCH-Maps (Archives) Manufacturer Unknown
 Dimensions 3-D (When Closed): 27.9 × 24.1 × 3.8cm (11 × 9 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)
3-D (When Book is Open): 28.6 × 44.4 × 2.7cm (11 1/4 in. × 1 ft. 5 1/2 in. × 1 1/16 in.)
2-D - Unframed (H x W) (First Map, Unfolded): 44 × 52.1cm (1 ft. 5 5/16 in. × 1 ft. 8 1/2 in.)
 Materials Cardboard
Paper
Ink
Steel
Velcro
Plastic
Clear Adhesive Tape
Photographic Emulsion
 Inventory Number A19770578000 Credit Line Transferred from NASA - Johnson Space Center Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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