Inscribed and signed by Buzz Aldrin and John Glenn to John H. Boynton

[MISSION EVALUATION TEAM].

APOLLO 11 Mission Report. NASA SP-238.

Washington D.C. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1971.

1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Item #003988

US-letter (267 x 201 mm). x, 217 [1] pp. Original printed & picturial wrappers (light rubbing and creasing). Inscribed and signed on title page: "Thanks for all your help John! Buzz Aldrin" and below "To John - John Glenn". Inserted is a certificate signed by John H. Boynton, with a loosely attached photograph documenting the signing*. Provenance: John H. Boynton (from his extensive Apollo & space memorabilia collection)** ----

This report, a re-release of the official NASA Tech. Note/Memorandum usually published after Mercury flights, received a moderately wide distribution to the general public despite the extensive engineering detail therein. It was a direct descendent of the official post-launch engineering report done by consignee while working in the Test Division of the Apollo Project Office, NASA-Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston.
*John Glenn signed the document during an autograph session for one of his books sometime after Apollo was completed, and Buzz Aldrin signed the book at the Lakewood Yacht Club at a "Wheels and Keels" event (antique and exotic autos and early wooden boats and watercraft) in the spring of 2003.
**John H. Boynton (1937-2024), a MIT graduate, began working at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in the Flight Operations Directorate almost from its inception in the early 1960's until 1973 when he left following the post-Apollo RIF. In 1967, he was transferred to the Apollo Program Office to prepare postflight engineering reports, as he did for Mercury earlier. He was responsible for such detailed engineering documentation from Apollo 7 (first earth orbit mission) through Apollo 13 (with a major inflight failure). Following full reporting for "13," Mr. Boynton returned to MPAD as a contract engineer overseeing minor contracts with small businesses and universities. He held that position until he left NASA in June, 1973. During the Apollo 11, 12, and 13 missions, he served as "color" commentator on the local space-oriented FM station, KMSC, including working at the Cape during the Apollo 11 boost phase. He also helped in planning for lunar-surface experiments. During Apollo, John Boynton was chairman or secretary for a variety of planning panels and working groups, the most notable being the Apollo Mission Planning Task Force (AMPTF) and the Advanced Trajectory Design Panel. AMPTF included working members from the hardware contractors and the Marshall Spaceflight Center, which was responsible for launch trajectories. - Visit our website to see more images!

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