Apollo 17 LM Data card book – training used - signed Gene Cernan

A remarkable artifact from the final chapter of the Apollo Moon program: an original Apollo 17 Lunar Module Data Card checklist book used during astronaut training, certified and signed on the title page by Apollo 17 commander Eugene Cernan.

These compact data card books were an essential operational tool for Apollo astronauts, designed to be used inside the cockpit of the Apollo Lunar Module Challenger. The cards provided quick-reference procedures and mission-critical checklists that astronauts relied on during simulations and real mission operations.

This example is particularly desirable as it shows extensive handwritten annotations throughout, reflecting the kind of working notes typically made during intensive pre-flight simulations. Such markings illustrate how astronauts and training crews refined procedures while preparing for lunar surface operations during the historic Apollo 17 in December 1972.

Apollo 17 carried Commander Gene Cernan, Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt, and Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans. During the mission, Cernan and Schmitt conducted three lunar surface excursions in the Taurus–Littrow Valley, marking the last time humans walked on the Moon. As he departed the lunar surface, Cernan left the famous words that humanity would return “with peace and hope for all mankind.”

Item Details

• Original Apollo 17 Lunar Module Data Card checklist book

• Training-used example with extensive handwritten annotations

• Certified and signed by Gene Cernan on the title page

• Complete with 20 internal sheets plus cover

• Used for procedures related to Lunar Module operations

• Condition: Excellent

Training-used Apollo documentation is highly sought after because it reveals the real working tools of astronauts during the Apollo era. Combined with Cernan’s certification and signature, this checklist represents a direct connection to the last human mission to the Moon—and to the commander who became the last man to walk on its surface. 🚀🌕