Name: Playmates on the Moon | Videos | Gan Jing World
Uploaded: 2014-11-25T05:00:00.000Z
Duration: 2 min 24 s
Description: The wrist checklists were designed to keep astronauts on track during lunar EVAs, but they were also ways for backup crews to sneak in some jokes. For more on... | Videos | Gan Jing World

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The wrist checklists were designed to keep astronauts on track during lunar EVAs, but they were also ways for backup crews to sneak in some jokes. 

For more on the story, check out the latest article on Vintage Space: http://www.popsci.com/nsfw-lunar-eva-checklists

And you can buy your own Apollo 12 wrist checklist! I found this other day and had to share it! http://www.thespacestore.com/product-p/ap12-checklist.htm

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