Who wants instructions on how to land on the Moon?

The notes were part of Aldrin's own manual used while Armstrong piloted the Lunar Module Eagle towards the Moon in 1969.

Also included in the sale is a second-by-second account by Aldrin of the fraught final minutes as the Module approached the surface of the moon.

It reveals that the first words spoken on the surface were "Contact Light", spoken by Aldrin to confirm touch down.

The primary guidance and navigation papers also have computer procedures on how to perform the lunar lift-off to enable the pair to leave the Moon.

The papers would also have shown the astronauts how to lift off from the Moon if an emergency arose.

Aldrin is selling the sheets after a change in the law last year paved the way for Apollo astronauts to retain legal ownership of items they kept from their missions. It is thought they will raise around £60,000.

A letter by Aldrin which accompanies the sheets tells just how dramatic the famous Moon landing was.

The sheets will be sold by Bonhams auctioneers in New York on March 25.