Apollo 11 - Man's First Moon Walk

1968 - Pretty Sharon Mullins of TRW is holding control panel for back-up guidance system that will go to the moon in the lunar module on Apollo 11. The back-up or Abort Guidance System (AGS) has the important role of letting astronauts take over control from the primary guidance system if there is a malfunction on descent or ascent during the lunar voyage. With his control panel the astronauts would take over control for a safe rendezvous with the command service model. The AGS was built by TRW Systems Group for Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, lunar module prime contractor

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Abort Ascent Astronauts Back-up Contractor Descent Grumman Guidance Letting Lunar Malfunction Module Mullins Primary Rendezvous Safe

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