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Rare book: Apollo Mission Simulator Instructor Handbook, Volume II (Spacecraft 012 Configuration). North American Aviation, April 15, 1966. Hardcover binder, 10 x 11.5, 1634 pages. The manual, which features six sections—AMS Operation; Session Data; Initialization Data; IOS Data; Malfunction Data; and Simulation Output Data—contains hundreds of pages of procedures, diagrams, and information used to conduct training on the simulator. The spine and front bear ownership marks for Lawrence E. Thompson, a supervisor in the simulator program. It was during this training that the astronauts and their equipment were put through rigorous testing to ensure both were in prime flight condition. In fine condition, with wear and toning.
