Otrobonita/noicy-space-talks huggingface dataset:
CC: 10, Noust_-, At 173 hours and 10 minutes, you'11 be 100 hg0 miles out. Velocity relative to the Earth of 6_98 feet per second. You'11 be 109 8_7 miles frem the Moon. Velocity relative to the Moon is 191 5776 feet per second. Your sunset time is 19 55. And your subsatellite point ia at 173, will be be- Psm-_-. %n_eenCaracas _ Over.
CDR: Roger. We got those Charlie. directly between Caraca_ and Panam.. That's what yOU Said, wasn't it?
CMP: It's quite obvious up here. Next time we go on one of these trips, we're going to take that big display down there with us. today.
CC: Okay. It's real pretty We got blue back- ground and yellow limes and a green spacecraft and an orange SnooFj'Just dancing around up on the top of the board. FLUO's really outdoing himself.
LMP: Every tiroswe make a successful water dump, does up? he light
CC: Oh boy$ the top of his head Just glows. You ought to see him.
UNKNOWN: wish could. I I
CDR: Yes. I bet that's _ great sight down there. Over.
CC: It re-_ly is. Ne's been grinning the whole flight. He's going to be impossible to live with. 10, a little u_4ate on the Atlanta Classic. Bert yancey and Gary Player are n_ tied for the lead with about six to pla_ on the last round.
LMP: Very good. Thank yom. They'llall be coming to Houston here befforelong.
CC: Yes. Just a couple of Weeks. It should be fun.
CC: Hello, 10. Houston. We'd like you to leave the H2 CRYO heaters off until sleep period tonight, and at that time we'11 bring on or,e fan to stir up. them And that should bring the pressx=e up all right. Over. _e 8o5
CC: Ok_, Ch_lie. Hello,lO.
CC: Houst=. Hey,Tom,it lookslikeit's gei_ t:o tnke ,,- an hour moreto get huAiai_ 8 or cranked up on the color converter. We're e_figured for black and white, iff you want to give us that. We can look at the color later. Over.
CDR: Okay. Stand bY one.
CDR: Roger, _mar_e. We'11 just hold off because you will be able to see more of the United S_ates, the lc_ger we wait here.
UNKNOWN: We'11 get building B cranked up, and we'11 let you know then. Over. optics
CDR: Okay. We've got the calibration coming up. I think about 173 to 17_ .... pardon me - -
UNKNOWN: Charlie, if it's going to be more than an hour, let us know, will you, because that will be pushing into P23. f
LMP: Act,,-]l_ - actually you know, 45 minutes or an hour - 30 minutes to an hour would be a little hit better because more of the U.S. continent will cc_e into view at that tim_. OC
LMP: It's really beautif_!ly clear down there right nov. tremendous. It 'a Just _ke
LMP: I can _l-ost Tr_cy splashing aroumd in the hack yard.
CC: I bet you that's what she's d_Ing this afternoon, tOo, It's about, boy. us I said earlier, abOUt 90 to 93 degrees out there. We conc_r on holding Over. off - We should be read_ to go in am hour.
CC: Okey doke.
CC: Hello, Houston. We're _ to losethe high gain. We'11 come back around again at 173 25, that the and at time we will be GO for high - TV. Over.
CDR: Okay.. Sounds real 'good,Charlie. Tha-_ you. i t
UNKNOWN: Over. !
CC: _,o ahead, 10. _.
UNKNOWN: Do you have a picture?
CC: We're o_ the Ol_fI'sthere, 10, and we'11 - We'11 be about smother minute.
CC: Roger. got
CC: Hey, _nd we some information on Snoop at 173 30, 5 minutes from now. He's 208 966 nautical miles above the Moon, and he's h05 188 nautical miles above the Earth. And stand by on his hyperbolic.
UNKNOWN: Boy, he's gettiag up there.
CC: And he's going hyperbolic with respect to the Earth an/[the Moon, so he's moving out away t_romus. And his velocity with respect to the Earth is 7530 feet per second, and he's going into solar orbit.
CDR: Wonderful. Looks l_ke Snoop's going to take a long trip. Over.
CC: A real long one.
CMP: Houston, do you have a picture? Over.
CC: That's negative. Houstoa,
UNKNOWN: Apollo ID. Over.
CC: Roger, 10. We got the picture mow.
UNKNOWN: Roger. [_0o]_sl(l_.this is the Moon, and we're about 110 OOO miles from it. It still has a sort of a brownish cast to it, and it's still rotating very ilowly. You can see when you look out your window tonight, you'11 see it's only a three-quarter Moon or so.
CC: Okay. We Just got it up - We Just got it up on the - -
CC: - - on the telemoaitor now.
CMP: This is - - .......... J t
CMP: This is & l_,11 Zoom on the le-_., so it actually ,_'_.ller ia a little than it is m your screen. It's hardly e_,Eh to make any definition out of it at ! mll. )
CC: lO, Houston. We can apparently m-_e out the mare, the colors on our Vidicon are - has a greenish cast ! to it, but I think the color quality for the com- is a little bit better than th_s, but we . .. mercial see the m-_ia on it. Over.
CC: Roar. And at about 110 000 miles, I don't think you expect to see very much.
CMP: It'11 be a couple of minutes before - before the Eam_h e_p_ around, so let us show y_ the interior.
CT: Roger. We're standing by for your smillng face. is ridiculous.
CC: Okay, 10. I think we're looking at _c_'s right - his window. Yes. There's his old $rinnimg face, , clean shaven.
UNKNOWN: Roger. This i S a remarkable innovation. After spending a lot of money on mechaniqat shavers which always manage to leave the w_iskers flying around in the atmosphere, somebody,,/finally came oat with the idea of using a straight razor and brushless shaving cream. You rub it on, it keeps the whiskers when you Shave it off, you put it in a towel and dispose of it, and you end up clean shaven. And after 8 days of wearing a beard, I guess you're looking at a couple of guys who aren't much hippies. awaking,
CC: That's 10. Absolutely. That's what the space age does for you. IRP 2ou_ one the
UNKNOWN: tell Charlie. That's of most that's refreshing things hal_pened in the last couple- c_ da_s. That was really grea%.
CT: You really look good, Gene. Over. know, feels
CT: YOu know, actuslly - you it a lot dif- ferent. _/e were getting where we could barely stand ourselves there for awhile.
CDR: We'11 take yeu down to the lower e_uipment bay and show you how different our navigator looks today compared to yesterday. On the panel in frOnt of Tape ne, ]mu can see the lover equipment bay with the guidance end n_v!_tion panel that Joku works all the time to determine our position and attitude.
CC: There's old one-eye. We got him.
CMP: There's really not much difference today, is there?
CC: You're- You're right, boy. You're right.
UNKNOWN: likes to play in here. Every time he gets scmeth_ag in his hand, he has to do Something dif- ferent to it. i
CDR: How'a the color coming in nOw, Charlie? Over.
CC: Roger. The interior colors are fine. Little ; greenish tints, but I think that's a problem we got, Tom, with our converter here in building 30. The exterior also had a - quite a greenish tinge toit. It's better than the black and white. The black and white has a lot better definition, however, tho,,Eb.
CDR: Okay. We'11 take you outside now and show how the Earth looks today. It's starting to get bigger as we approach 100 000 miles.
CC: Roger. We'11 stand by for your commentary.
LMP: Charlie, we'11 have it in a minute, smd it's Just c_ming right over the window edge. Here it comes nOV.
CC: Roger. We have it, 10. 0ut.
CC: o]r_r, lO - -
CDR: Okay. Again as you look at the - pardon me - Again u Just keep turn the c---fa upsidedown for the convenience viewing of your pleasure here.
CDR: C_lie, we'11 be looking at - at the east coast of - of the United States. Pr_wily down off the tip of Florida. Act,,-llyto us here we can see the Grand Bahama Banks. You can see the color changes in the water. You can see most of Florida. It looks like Almost all the Gulf of Mexico is extremely clear. The Gulf Coast of the United States, Florida, Alab-_-, Mississippi, Lousianna, on down through Texas all looks clear. We can look on across from Bage 809 Houstcm all the w_y into the San Joe_u/n VAlley, ali the w_y into the Los Angeles srea coming over the horizc_ fnto B_Ja Californfa. Ne're vertically right now above the Earth, somewhere Between Caracas and Pan-mR. Charlie, does the TV look to you down there? CC Boger, 10. It's looking real good. Black and white ia excellent. Definition of color is coming t_hrou6h-on the commercial real fine. Our vidicon here on the big screen has got a lot to it, but it's of greens on cozmnercial, looking great. Over. saturating right now?
LMP: Is it
CC: Negative. Only in the North Pole area where the cloud banks are pretty heavy, and then only partially up there so - We've got one clear spot ! up towards the Arctic Circle that we can't figure i Could out what it is. you give us a little run- ! down on that? Over. '_ CDR
UNKNOWN: Wait Just a minute. It's starting to ! disappear out the left hatch window, and John i wiiI take the camera there and go right and take i_ it out thr ugh our center hatch window. And here yom can see the Earth as it starts to go out the left side window.
CC: Roger. Houston. left
CC: 10, We got Just 30 seconds on the high-gain on this pass. IMP
UNKNOWN: like we won't catch you this time, Charlie, bug that Big low-pressure cloud so very dis- tin, tire over the Alaskan area, Aleutian area %%fy eMe. is distinctive to us with the -aked We can't quite get it for you out the hatch windeq at this time, as we're going.
CC: Roger. We'11 stand by then. We got about 20 sec- onds left or so and if you want to show us, it will be - Standby. Eight more minutes and we'11 have the high gain back, if you _amt to keep the camera up. Over.
UNKNOWN: CDR Okay. We Just wanted to get a - show you how things are going aboard Apollo 10 today. So after shaving we all feel refreshed. In fact, ye feel Just great up here, and looking forward to splashdown tomorrow. We got about 100 000 miles more to go, hut we really pick up the majority of it in the last few hours. Over.
CC: Roger, 10. We copy. Thank you very much for the show. Over. I Page 811
CDR: Roger. And we Just wanted again to show you the relative size of the Moon and the Earth today, as we see it here nearly equidistant between the two, about 110 000 miles from the Moon and 100 000 miles from the Earth. And we'11 see you tomorrOW. Over.
CC: Roger. Thank you much again, 10, for the show. See you later. Out.
LMP: For my own long-range planning, do you anticipate bringing fuel cell 1 up once more tomorrow, prior to entry?
CC: Stand by, Gene.
CC: Apollo 10, Houston. We don't plan to bring fuel cell 1 ba_k on the line for the rest of the flight. '_ndwe got your E-memory d_p · and it's GO. No _stakes after 7 days. And on your entry checklist, we got a couple of minor changes if you'd 1/ke to break that book out, and we'11 talk to you about it. Over.
CDR: Okay. _tand by. / that
CDR: Hello, Houston. Apollo 10. Go ahead on entry checklist. Over.
CC: Roger, 10. We'd l_ke on page 2.2 - correction the 2.2· step 6, about middle of the page; we sa_, "fuel cell 2 mntn A and B OFF." We'd like to change that, of course, to fuel cell 1. Over.
CDR: Okay. John's got it in now, fuel cell 1 n_in A and main R.
CC: Roger. And we'8 ltke to - We're going to have to reservice the primary EVAP b_fore we bring,it on the line. So yc_ could Just pencil that in. And that will be done at about minus 1 hour, when we nnmf nally bring it on the line. Over.
CMP: Roger. I'd like to get the servicing of it done a little sooner, if that's possible. Over.
CC: Okay. Stand by. Tapell2/3 Pa&e 812
CC: 10, Houston. It's your choice on where you insert the servicinE of that EVAP - 3, _, or 5 hours, anywhere around in there is okay with us. And we'd l_ke you to service it for 3 m/n- utes. And final thine is, due to the problem that we've had with this EVAP, they'd like to run some alt{tude tests on it affcer we get it back to Downey. And, Gene-o, if you have time, t on the - after the m-ins, if you could close back pressure valves on both the secondary and the primary, they would appreciate it. However, it's not mandatory c-11. Over. a
LMP: Okay. That - that ...
CC: Hello, 10. Houston. We're _c_ on the high gain. Did you copy mF last, about the back pressure valves ? Over.
LMP: Yes. I d/d, Charlie. I'11 give it a go on both them the ma/ns. of after we get on
CC: Roger. That's all we had on the entry checklist at this point. Out.
CC: (i_, Charlie. We want to service the evaporator right around 2 hours, if that's okay, right with the logic sequence check.
CC: That's fine, John.
CMP: And, Charlie, how important is it to get the secondary evaporator serviced - to get the evaporator serviced and running? If it doesn't come_ up, we'11 Just go without it like 8 d/d, won't we?
CC: Stand by. That's affirmative.
CMP: Oke_r. Is this Just to find out if it will run?
CC: Thatts essentially correct, John. We'11 have some more words on it for you, ill a little bit.
CC: Hello, Apollo 10. Houstcmm. We've had second thou&hts on the fuel cell. We'd l_ke you to brine it on for the midcoUrSe, and we'11 let you know. If we didn't. Bring it on, it would die out on us at about 180 hours and we don't want to do that. We'd like to keep it for - until SEP.
CC: Apollo 10, _s is Hoaston. Over.
CC: Roger, Houston. This is 10. We're standing by to set up the optics calibration at this time. Over.
CC: Roger. Since we've slipped the midcourse correction m,mher 6 about 30 minutes, tO fourthly 177 20, we suggest that you stay in PTC for about another one-h-lf hour and slip your P23 by half an hour, to something on the order of 17_ 50, commencement or thereW0outs. Over.
UNKNOWN: Houston. We're _ll configured for it, and John's get%ing pretty weary of ms, inS all these sights; ami we want to go ahead and get it over with. Over.
CC: Roger. Press on. Out.
CC: Boy, look at that one. i--
UNKNOWN: _harge put right on the
CMP: Okay, Houston. That completes the sightings.
CC: Alii right, IO. This is Houston. Roger. We eOlmy. And for your information, our latest shows that it analTsis _ fuel cell number 1 will not be necessary to bring it beck on the line at AIl prior to separation from the service moa,,le;ama if this changes, we will keep you posted.
CC: _m_r.
UNKNOWN: What's your - -
CC: ApoLlo 10, this is Rouston. 'Go ahead. Over. burn time
CMP: Roger. What's the best you got now?
CC: You mean for miacourse 6?
CC: Roger. 177 hours 20 minutes GET.
CMP: You saw our P37 numbers. do you think?
CC: Roger. We're comparing them with our solution for MIN DELTA-Y .... center of the corridor, Al Roo Over.
CMP: Well, Just offha_, _b_ don't we burn yoursT
UNKNOWN: It didn't renll_f look l/ke it was big enough to get us in trouble, whether it was right ar wrong.
CC: Roger. The pressure decrease in your hydrogen tank c_tinues. are ex!0ecting to CRYO We you get a master eauti_ warning light at about 175 hours 30 minutes, due to lo_ pressure in the hydrogen tank. We would like you to Just punch this out and let the pressure continue to ! decrease, 8n_ we'11 set you up in configuration F based for this evening, on that lower pressure and building it up overnight. Over.
UNKNOWN: Okay. Apollo 10. Over. t t i I 10 VOICE TRANSCRIPTIOB Page _15 to
UNKNOWN: HouSton, Apollo 10. Hov does it look now start the PTC? Over. and start the PTC
CC: Roger. You can go ahead now.
CC: Apollo 10, this is Houston. When you are ready correction to copy, I have your pad for midcourse number 6. -I
CMP: Roger. Just a second. Okay. 0o ahead. I
CC: Roger. Midcourse correction 6, RCS/G&N: 252 00, pitch and yaw trim not applicable. NOUN 33 stuff: 1 177 19 5800, plus 00010, plus al1 balls, plus all ball,; roll 088 354 350; HA not applicable, plus 00210 00010 004 00010; sextant star 40 2756 338; boresight star 033, up 007, left 13; GDC align Vega 36, Deneb 43; roll align 1;48 013 018. This will be a two-Rued burn, use Bravo and Delta. B_m-_ks: Go with the onboard entry load. If you
LMP: Okay, Bruce. MCC 6. RCS/G&N: 252 00, 48 is NA, - 177 19 5800, plus 00010, plus all balls, plus all balls, 088 354 350; apogee is NA, perigee is plus 00210, 00010 004, three balls 10; sextant Deneb _3 1_8 013 018, using two quads, Bravo and Delta. And our onboard entry pad is still good.
CC: 10, this is Houston. Readback correct. Out.
UNKNOWN: 10-,this is Houston. If you'11 go to ACCEPT on yOur up telemetry, we'11 give you a new state vector and target load. Over.
LMP: Okay. We're going to ACC_FT.
LMP: We Just got the CRYO pressure'light.
CC: Roger. again,
CC: Ro_er. Out.
CDR: Hello, Houston. Apollo 10. Houston. ahead.
CC: Apollo lO, this is Go
CDR: Roger. Have you loaded P30 in the last u_link? Over.
CC: That's affirmative. 'You had a target load _d uplink. Over. a state vector in the last
CDR: Okay. Thank you. Over.
CC: Roger. And for John's information, based on the data resttltant of his P23 Marks, we ran the in got DELTA-V our c_puter and the same resultant out as you d/d on board using P]_. Over.
CMP: I figured you
CC: Roger. _e Just wanted to run it through the same thoAough routine, smd give you confirmation that the routine you've got was working. Okay. Thank you kindly.
CDR: Okay, Houston. We've gone throu6h P30. It looks good here. Over.
CC: Houston, ve_re going into our rest MIN REALIGN nOW. Houston. Roger.
CC: This is Out.
CC: Apollo 10, this is Houston. Over
CDR: Houston, go aheSA. our scheduled midcourse correction plan of opera- tious here, by cancelling midcourse Correction ntmaber 6 and definitely having midcourse correc- tioa 7- A little background on this is that with the long fuel cell purge and the secondary P_e 817 evaporator checkout, the tracking still _-u't stabilized to the point where we can give 7cra & m/dcourse correction m_her 6 and be comffu_uf. 100 percent that m_dcourse ? will not be re- qu/red. And if there is a Possibility of having to burn 7, the track{ng people would like to con- sider - would like to continue their tracking without the perturbation caused by midcourse correction 6. For your information, you're still well within the corridor. These burns were in the form of twe-_ng, to get you in the center of the corridor, lie anticipate a DELTA-V for mid- course correction 7 on the order of 3 to _ feet per second, at the nominal time in the flight plan. Over.
UNKNOWN: Apollo That's what we practiced all along in the simulator, so it really doesn't matter to us one way or the other. We can sure do it. Over.
UNKNOWN: lO. planning Then we'11 go with not burning 6 and definitely on having a mideourse cor- rection 7, at 188 50 GET.
UNKNOWN: 188 Okay.
CC: Roger. As nominal.
CDR: Apollo 10 is going back to the PTC mode. Over. Out.
CC: 10, this is Houston. Roger.
UNKNOWN: definitely getting larger in diameter there, Earth.
UNKNOWN: understand you see us growing 1--ger. lie can't see you yet with the naked eye, but hope to tomorrow. We're showing you about 90 000 miles out at the present time. Earth.
CDR: Roger. Got a beautiful view here of the se-ms It like there is a little - from her_ like a cumulus thunderstorm up on the cloudcover that covers up near the polar ice cap. It really is Beautiful, the way it stands out. We got a it. I l_ge 819
CDR: HeLlo, Houston. Apollo 10. Can you check and see at what GET should we hit nighttime .tust before we &pproe_h the entry interface? Over.
CC: Roger. Stand by a second.
CC: ApoLlo 10, this is Houston. Time of local sun- set will be 191 19 51 GET. Over.
CDR: Roger. Could you say again, Bruce, please?
CC: Roger. 191 hours 19 minutes 51 seconds GET. Over.
CDR: Roger. Copy. Sunset at 191 19 51.
CMP: this Over.
UNKNOWN: is Apollo 10.
CC: Go ahead, 10. We can hear you over the Jukebox.
CMP: Okay. Would it be okay to run P37 through, taking your midcourse 7 time and see what we come up with? With this state ·vector we've got now?
CC: Apollo 10, this is Houston. Affirmative, and we'11 run it down here, too. We can compare you
CC: Apollo 10, this is Houston. Over. ahead.
CDR: Ro{Aston, go Roger.
CC: Using your vector and our machinery, we came up with burn of 2.2 feet per second in X, O in Y, and minus 0.1 in Z, compared wWxth the observed calculations you had on- board of plus 2.50 and minus 0.1. Over. CDR'
CMP: Ours plu_, 2.5 and minus 0.1.
CC: Roger. That's what we saw on the DSKY. We got 2.2.
CMP: What's the matter with your machinery down there?
CC: Yes. We've got one problem down here right ,.round now. There's a rumor going that by Ps_e 820 stepping outside the Mission Control building, we can see you all with the naked eye. So a lot of us are out there looking.
CMP: Did the machine go out there, too?
CDR: We can see that the terminator is Just passing over Houston right now.
UNKNOWN: I believe that, but I haven't been out- side hours. in a couple of _-_ right now, and we expect to have an eyewit- ness account in a minute or so. t
UNKNOWN: I don't know what direction, but I would expect you would look to the southwest.
CDR: Yes. From our angle, Bruce, where we are look- ing at you, I would say to the southwest. We're at an or up angle of at least _5 50 degrees. O_er.
CMP: Anybody can see something 30 feet long at 90 000 miles has really got the eyeballs.
CDR: Re]lo, Nouston. Apollo 10. Over.
CDR: Roger. I'm sure you saw the TV pictures the other day when we left the Moon straight away? Over.
CDR: Okay. Well, right now it looks like we are Just doing a reverse process, only we are heading straight for the center of the Earth above, but we all know that we're going to be entering west to east at a gamin, of 6.5, don't we?
UNKNOWN: We're working that Tom. Page 821. this position,
CDR: Bruce, from it looks like we're to going hit oh, Just down below BaJa California, going straight in. Just watching the way it is slowly growing here. Over. _ angle here.
CDR: Oh, no. No problem. We're Just kidding about that. It's really funny to watch. It's Just a reverse process of after we started to climb out from the Moon the other day. Over.
CC: Right now, 10, we're showing an entry interface an=)e of approximately minus 6.8 degrees. Over. you.
CDR: Roger. That sounds real _[ecent. Thank
CDR: Houston, Apollo 10. The FIDO's pretty well squared away with our c .g., and where we are stowing things? Over.
CC: Roger, 10. We're in good shape down here on the _..... ! stowage and c.g. T
CDR: Okay. Real fine. T_ank you. i
LMP: We haven't yet told you where we are going to stow the canister, because we're not sure. We are probably going to wrap it up at the base of one of the suits. We'11 have to let you know that.
CC: Okay. The last word I had on the canister was: wrap it up in sleeping bag number 3 when you got through using it, and - let's see, you said that food compartment 13 still had food in it, I guess?
CDR: Roger. You can tell the FIDO's that food com- partment 12 and 13 all have - the ones here on the left - 12 and 13 are completely - no, completely I guess Just 13 is Just about ftlled with food, and our waste and one helmet is in B1 now.
CC: Say again what you got in BI besides bplmets, please. CDR
UNKNOWN: waste wrappings from the food packs. There helmet was one in there and Just the waste wrappim_-_from food. Couldn't be over & couple of l_mds. Roger.
CC: So, when you all find a stowage location for the lithium h_droxide canister, if you'11 it pans it down to us, we'11 crank in.
CC: Houston, Apollo 10. DO the rates look good to start the FTC? Over.
CC: Roger, 10. They're looking good.
CC: 10, this is Houston. I'm afraid that report we got on visual observations of you earlier was erroneous. I think it was a planet over there.
CDR: Roger. ! power telescope. Maybe 150. [
CDR: Okay, Houston. Apollo lO. We're going to start i through the presleep checklist. We're going to purge the fuel cells, meke the canister changes. Over.
CC: Apoli_ 10, this is _ton. Would you hold off on the fuel cell purge? You can proceed with *.h_other items at the present time.
CC: 0ka_. Can I take the battery charge off?
CC: _mt's affirmative. Discontimue battery charg- ing.
CC: Thnnk you.
LMP: Hello, Houston. Will you give me a hack on when you want to start that fuel cell pUrge, and also do you desire to stay high gain tonight?
CC: Roger. We'11 give you the word on the fuel cells here in a minute.
CC: Houston, Apollo lO. Are you ready to copy the (24RCS thruster te_'s? Over. Send your
CC: Roger. message, 10. Pa_e 823
CDR: Roger. 5C is 5.1, 5D is 5.1, 6 Alfa is 5.1, 6 RrLvo 5.1, 6 Ch_rlie is _.0, 6 Dog is 4.6. Over.
CC: R0_er. We copy; And the S-banS operations this eveming will be OMNI. Request you select OMNI Bravo and OMNI on board, and we'11 do the switch- ing from down here. i B
LMP: Okey doke. Going OMNI at this t_w_. P
CC: Houston. can with
UNKNOWN: 10, this is You proceed the oxygen purge on fuel cells 2 and 3. Over.
LMP: RogeT.
CDR: Okay, Houston. Apollo 10. We're ready for some onboard readouts on the batteries and RCS. Over.
CC: Roger, 10. Press on. 1
CC: Apollo 10, this is Houston. Go ahead with your i onboard readouts. 1
CDR: Roger, Bruce. BATT C is 36.8, PYRO BAT2 A is 36.8, PYRO BATT B is 36.8. RCS A 53 percent, ! 65 RCS B percent, C' _s 65 percent, a_d D is 60 per- '. cent Over.
CC: Roger, 10. We copied.
CDR: Nouston, Apollo 10. Over.
CC: Go ahead, Apollo 10. right.
CDR: Ail Looking forward to tomorrow morning, we don't want to miss the major events; and so, wb_t we'd like to h_ve you do is wake us up about the an hour earlier since we're going to hit sack a little earlier tonight. We would like to have you wake us up at a GET of 85 hours. Over.
CDR: _t is, 185.
CC: Roger. We'11 wake you up at GET of 185 hours.
CDR: Roger. You can put a call into the desk and Just have them Wakeus upwith some soft music, j please. t t too, would you please? I
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CC: I suggest you hold off on those until lunch time.
CDR: Okay. We'11 try to. Houston.
CC: Roger. I've got your CRYO tank configuration for the night. it.
CDR: Okay. Stand by 1 second. We'11 get
CC: Sounds like things are lively up there in the malt shop tonight.
CDR: Hello there, Deke. Yes, we're Just taking and things easy here and relaxing going through the total program for tomorrow morning. In fact, we've gone through the checklist a couple of times and rebriefed it; so we're Just taking it easy, watching the scene outside; which is and beautiful, listening to some music. Over.
CC: ROger. That's great.
CDR: Yes. Did you hear me tell Bruce what our im- pression was of coming back to the Earth, how it looks Just about opposite of going away from the Over. Moon?
CMP: Boy, this is really something, Deke.
CC: Th.t last couple of hours is going to he the bear.
CMP: Yes. ..
CDR: Now, from this angle it looks like we're going to Just approach the W arth here at a gamma of about 90 degrees. (Laughing)
CC: Yes. We indicate about 78.
CDR: (Laughing) Oh, that's great.
LMP: That ... getting to you. fan.
LMP: Okay, Houston. I'm ready for the CRYO If you want to go right down the panel, I'11 con- figure it. Pnge 825
CC: 07. T '11 Just mm down the row of switches here. H2 heaters: 1 OFF, 2 OFF. 02 heaters: 1OFF, 2 AUTO. H2 fans: 1 OH, 20FF. 02 fan_: OFF, OFF. 0ver.
LMP: Okay. I got heaters: H2 1 is OFF, 2 is OFF; 02 I is OFF, and 2 is AUTO. On the fans: H2, I've got 1 ON, 2 OFF; 02 fans, 1 OFF and 2 OFF.
CC: Readback I prop- erly configured for the evening.
CC: 10, this is Houston. What are your plans, as far as turning in now?
CDR: Okay, Houston. We're going to - -
CDR: Roger, Houston. This is 10. We're going to go ahead anclsack out at this time. Ove_.
CC: Roger. Can you give us a crew status repOrt prior to turning in?
UNKNOWN: we'd be glad to do that, Houston.
CC: Roger. They're interested in getting a hack on the.- the radiation nc_, an_ then after you get ]mack down through the Van Allen Belt.
CDR: Rog'er.
UNKNOWN: Okay. The CDR is 2_, the CMP is 05048, _nd the _ is 150_9.
CC: Roger. We copy the Yfd_'s.
UNKNOWN: An_, we've never seem, on any of the checks we've ever _ken, either in here or in the l_, any- thing -_re than about 0.00t off of the meter.
CC: Roger. Copy. _othing mare than 0.001 on the
LMP: Well, maybe that scale is 0.01, Bruce, but it's meter. on the 0,1 scale barely Barely above I Zero. guess it's 0;01.
CC: Roger. ___rely readable on the 0.1 scale. It 0.001
LMP: I take it back. is is the highest we've seen ever an_nihere.
CC: Roger. Copy 0.001. 0_,
CC: Apollo 10. This is Houston. The Black Team is signing off here. On behalf of every- body in the MQCR, we want to wish you a good might and and a safe reentry and happy landings, we'11 All see you on the ground when you get ! back .... i
CDR: Roger, Houston. We Just want to say thanks a i lot to the whole team down there. There's been l fantastic some support that we've had. We're going to come around an_ thank all of you per- sonally, after we get back there to Houston. Over.
CC: Roger. And the Maroon Team is taking over now.
LMP: And, thanks a lot, guys. !
CC: Okay, 10. This is Houston. That big ... got J the eyeballs on you, so you guys hurry up every chance you get and get on home.
UNKNOWN: We're on our way, Joe baby. You Just keep alert and tonight, keep us in the corridor, we'11 see yOU soon. that.
CC: Roger Go get some huggy pillow. We'11 keep our eyeballs on you.
UNKNOWN: Some what?
UNKNOWN: That's right, you did, and you know.
UNKNOWN: Hello, Houston. Houston, this is Apollo 10. Over.
CC: Roger, 10. Go ahead. P_e
UNKNOWN: Okay, Joe. I _t - l_e'_e Just getttn_ _11 eon- _u,lre figured. I got the duty. I _ust want to sure that I can hear you in case I have to, and t I guess I can.
CC: Okay. Mighty fine- _ell, get 'a good niEht's *leep, and I'11 see you in about ? hours and 10 minutes or so.
LMP: Okay, babe. Listen, any - any news from the home front, MikeY At home or anything, Every- thin& shipshape?
CC: Just came from there. Yes, everything's ship_ shape. We Just made a run on your table there on your patio, and I think I'm going to need a little more practice on that.
LMP: No, man. There's - there's a few things you one. got to know about that
CC: Well, I got the. lesson from the expert, i
CC: Oh, I believe it. I believe it. Listen, we'11 try it when I get back. We'11 see you, and I'11 - If there's any question about calling, i esll, will you? And I'11 see you tomorrow.
CC: Rtghto, Buddy. Okay. Good night. w_,ol_o lo _Icg _e, Jum_zoN _e 8_ ItEMTPERIOD _ NO COMHUNI_oNs APOLLO 10 AIR-TO..GROIlI_D VOICE TRANSCRIPTION _e 829 MF2'tIOD- REST NO C_CATIONS - / 1 APOLLO 10 A._R-TO.-GROUNDVOICE TRANSCRIPTION REST PERIOD - NO CO_4b_ICATIONS APOLLO 10 A3_-_D VOI_ _CRI_OI{ -P_e 8:31 REST PERIOD - NO O0_4UNICATIONS ._ i ......... ,. Page832
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UNKNOWN: Apollo 10. Reveille. All h-ridsheave out al_d face ui)! _e),:)ers, mR.n your bPoo_lns! Clean sweep down fore a_d aft Take all trash I and garbage to the fan tailsl Standing by, this is Houston.
LMP: Oh, I love you. Where did you learn that kind of noise.
CC: It's Navy noise.
LMP: That's what I mean. Hey, you're - during the PS_ that's 30 m4nu%es early.
CC: Negative cm that.
CC: re,h?
CC: I want to get you up because it's your last da_Fto enjoy out there and I don't want you to miss anything. How you guys feeling today?
UNKNOWN: babe, I've been looking out that window all might long, so you ain't - you know I was waiting for that noise anyway. How are you? ,If_ok$
CC: Hey, real good. like you have been up for a little while.
LMP: Yesm Off and o_. Off and on. It gets pretty Ilf'sbeautiful, babe, it re-lly is. an_.ous out now, Gene-_.
LMP: 53 huh, now? Beautiful[
CC: Hey, why don't you gu_s come on home today?
LMP: )_onknow, I t.h_nkwe will.
CMP: What have you been doing? Taking lessons from Jack or something? I didn't know you knew that kind of "_,-ic.
CC: Jack doesn't know What it means. i ,.... · I Page 833
UNKNOWN: Oh, here you ccae, Joe. Oh, n_ God, you're aleut - you're about 3/_ the size of m_ side window, you're less than a full F_th. You're curved over st the poles which means we're going behind you which is good, and, oh _ golly, g_'_Ct_n_ are you big and beautiful, babe. I never thought I'd may _At of you, but you sure lookgood.
CC: You been gone too long.
CC: Let me take a look in the monocular and find out where we are.
CC: Joe, I'm looking at the Pacific and Indian Ocean, here. I've got the whole continent of India and Asia and coming over the horizon, it appears to
CC: Okay. You got a pretty good looking weather I forecast for your recovery area. It looks like about 18 000 scattered, 10 000 broken, high broken, 10 miles and the wind's out of the waves east-southeast at about 12 knots. The are 4 feet 5 seconds 81 degrees, and it says widely scattered showers, but you can probably get a better handle on that from up there.
CC: Okay, Joe. What's the present weather? wind. We'11 be dowm there in about 6 hours.
CC: Say again, Gen6-o.
UNKNOWN: Capta{m Cruse to put it into the wind and we'11 be omboard in about 6 hours.
CC: Okay. We'11 tell him.
CC: Apollo 10, this is Houston. The weather - current weather, is Just about the same as the forecast. It looks like it may be getting a little bit better. It looks like ·they're going about 2 000 scattered high-Broken now.
UNKNOWN: state's _ feet 5-second intervals.
LMP: SOunds good, Joe. Page83_
CC: Okay. out
UNKNOWN: going to sneak of here and let the Marines take over. I'11 see you guys a little later.
LMP: Joe, thaaks for everything, babe. We'11 see you back in home.
CC: Roger that. 10. got gate.
CC: Good morning, Apollo Just off the I wanted Joe to give you that reveille because I figured that if I gave it to you, you'd con- sider it a harassment.
LMP: Oh, Jack, you're Just too roach.
LMP: Jack, after 8 days, I got to make a public announcement. You're really a great guy, it's services. Just your Choice of
CC: I th_nk you're talking about the oldest fighting service in the country and the best in the world, aren't you?
CC: And watch out for those lightning bolts.
LMP: You're talking about that gate-gn]-rdbranch of the U.S. Navy.
LMP: I guess you're right, Jack. I don't know what the Navy _w_ulddo it it wasn't for the Marines existence.
CC: Don't forget your astrocast from yesterday. It's the sa_e today. anybody today. This has got to be a good day.
UNKNOWN: Jack, the I/_CO2 canister is in the sleeping bag with the suit on the right-hand side, and it's at the foot of the sleeping bag, right next to A6. Gene.
CC: Roger. Copy. Thank you, 'i ,\ I _,_ .835
CC: Apollo 10, Houston. If you're eating breakfast and got time to listen, I've got some newspaper reports; otherwise, I've got some pads, and so ! forth. Over.
LMP: Okay. Go ahead, Jack; we'11 listen. : ,,
CC: Okay. One technical item first, the hydrogen tank fanS: we'd like number i OFF and number 2 .) OR, Over.
CC: Okay. The Orange Bugle. Pasadena, California: Scientists have found minute forms of life on a _nlcano-racked Antarctic island. They be- lieve it much like the polar regions on Mars. microbiologist, said in a report released .._ Monday that algae,, fungi, and bacteria had started Dr. to Deception c-m_er 1967. wa-sas City:
CC: The weather bureau Sunday night __ saiu that it had received many calls from people t object seem to the lef_ of the Moon. Many thought it possibly might be the Apollo 10 on its return trip to earth. At first a recording from the weather bureau informed callers the bright object -m-teur w--_as Jupiter. City said it vas the planet the In ,qt. Louis, weather bureau said it had been a_vised by the president of the Astrenaaical Society of St. Louis that the bright object near t_ne Boon is definitely Jupiter. i
CC: Aboard t_e USS Princeton: About seven hundred and and Fifty thousand dollars is being spent o_ color Apollo live television of lO's Moaday splashdown in the Pacific. But the networks are uncertain about the quality of the pictures. The pictures will be beamed by co_mmmieattons _atellites to Brusterflat, Washington. From microwave there they will be transmitted by gver tried to se_d a picture that far says Carl Company }mffenberg, a National Broadcasting _rime recovery ship. : .': !
CC: Washington: President Nixon celebrated the
CC: L_ndon: Scientists Sunday congrat- I 1 [
CC: In the sports news, in baseball: Atlanta 4, 4 _J_ F
LMP: Okay, This is 10. We Just up t _e 837
UNKNOWN: Roger. Copy. Tl_nk you.
CC: And, ApoLlo 10, Houston. We have another set bit of information here. Slmaeeer_ft 106 had a hAmaess which would not release after latching, and the rece_,,endationin your case is to, if you have time and can't get one released, to take it apart at the harness adjusters, or if you have to get out of it in a hurry keep a pair of scissors handy nearby to cut the straps, and both of these methods have been attempted and verified to work. Over.
UNKNOWN: you mean which wouldn't let go at the buckle? 0ver.
UNKNOWN: I'11 be _avn! How about that. Do you know which harness it was?
CC: No. I don't, but I can attempt to find out
CC: Apollo 10, Houston. We will -_ke mtdcourse 7. here.
UNKNOWN: Okay, Jack.
LMP: this is 10.
CC: Go ahead. new
CC: Roger. When you give us this REFSNWAT and we ge to realign to it, can you give us that attitude which we will be able to avoid the l_ospect of gimbal lock PROGRAM ALARM to _-euver to, to do the realign? Over.
CC: understand steleangles
UNKNOWN: I you want to avoid the PROGRAM ALARM.
UNKNOWN: sir.
LMP: And some good angles to see the stars.
CC: _oger. Stand by. We'11 get - -
LMP: If possible about 180 from the Sun.
CC: Okay. Th_k' you, Page838
CC: And, 10. That lap belt business. We don't know space- which seat that occurred in, but it was in craft 108. Over.
LMP: Okay. W-11 that's no problem then. That's 108 problem. spacecraft 's
CC: Roger. I wasnit sure that I gave you the right number. But we Just wanted to alert you to _ ' +-h! s potential problem that arose.
LMP: _ouston, according to my star chart, that thing out beside the Moon is Jupiter. i_i
CC: Roger. Then the expert from St. Louis is correct, right _ ,_
LMP: Also, according to the optics that little rascal hq about three or four Moons I,mning around it right now that you can see through the optics. :_ 3
CC: Roger. ._
LMP: Or maybe it's a fleet of - maybe it's one great Big spacecraft with a fleet of a hunch of little _ crees. I guess we'd better not put that word out. [ Yes. before,
CC: been ' up Like somebody long. said you guys have there too ii
CC: _rning, Tom. i_ got Did it lan_ okay? Over. _ ,i
CDR: Roger. What about the Soviet Venus probe? _ Did it land all right? Over.
CC: Let us research that and get some word.
LMP: See if you can find out anything about your _ measurements. temperature
CC: Stand by on the Venus probe: we've got a - some super sleuths working on that. f APOLLO10 AII_-_b-CI_O_D VOICE_ANSCRIPI_C_ Tape12o/1 839
UNKNOWN: Jack, you still want us to cycle the H2 and 02 fans, or Just leave them in this configuration. t_nw fan configuration about the same as it is ex- a minute or so. Over.
CC: Roger I knew it was calling. John was talking to you about earlier, can you gin us u_ some TV angles, please?
UNKNOWN: I've got the TV angles right here. We'11 get John's angles - oh, about the tim_ we have the ' TV pass - but you ready to copy? :
CC: Okay. TV at 186 50, left-hand side window, looking at the Earth. Roll is Al? balls, pitch is 090, yaw ,.11 is balls. And your high gain angles will be plus 18 degrees in pitch, and 268 degrees in yaw. relative velocity be placed, at that time? Jaek from
CC: LMP _ what will our distance the Earth and
UNKNOWN: CC Stand by one. We'11 eitrapolate that.
UNKNOWN: C_P Okay, Houston. This is 10 again. The lithium hydroxide canister, for purposes of determining the there water stored that is in AS. Only'it's 25 percent of half bag of water is probably going to he bubbles. I don't know how you weigh that.
UNKNOWN: CC Roger. We got some experts here that can figure out how much the b.,bblesweigh.
UNKNOWN: C_[P Okay. And it's half - half filled with water.
CMP: They don't hard_ weigh more than the water at zero g.
CC: Gene, this is Houston. At 186 50, aboUt TV time, you're going to be at 38 _35 miles. And your veloc- ity will be 10 _,02 fleet per second. ,_
LMP: Finally startin 6 to pick up a little, i_ there. Jst the
CC: Yes, you're getting You crossed a foot 10 000 per second m-wk right now and you're really stsrting to move out mow. i going there
CDR: We were so slow for a while, ·Jack, I thought we were about to stall out. Over. ] !
CC: Yes. I was ki_l of wondering about -11 of that ' _' maybe to time, you were going fall through this but 1 going to there. it looks like it's hang in l
UNKNOWN: C_ay, NOuston. On the upper hatch, there is con- siderable water up there, and I guess if I was going to design a water separator, this would be a good .i- place to put it. Houston.
CC: Apollo 10, On the Venus prebe, Venus 5 landed on 16 Ma_. Venus 6 landed on 17 May. Both in 6 fully satisfied with results. Each probe has re- turned much new information which indicates and I probes made a soft 1--ding, 1-_ted about 30 minutes unquote. after landing, measured a temperature of 537 degrees Roger. into manned later, the crew of Apollo 15 wish you would give them oUr congratulations on the_ir total engineering and scientific success. Over.
CC: Rog_r. Copy. CongratulatiOns to the Soviets on their engineering success with the Venus probes. i
CC: A_ )11o 10, Houston. I have a flight plan update. e, ¢{Lt the command module RCS temperatures off the I Page 8_1 system test meter. Because i_ preheat is required, we'11 want to bring fuel cell 1 back on the lt,e. And at 189 plus 20, we'11 rose, vice the primary evaporator, using 3 minutes of water - 3-minute service. And I have a change t° your --try checklist, situation. as a result of the fuel cell And the eh--ge is on page E-Ech;o2-2, step 6, line 12, change fuel cell 2 main A and B OFF to read instead: fuel cell 1 main A and B OFF. And in addition we're standing by for your crew status reports and we'd like some PRD readings before you go through the J radiation belt, so we can compare them with those afterwards, Over. ,_ 1 to make sure, the preceding line says fuel cell pumps 3 line says fuel cell 1 main A _n B, OFF, and then it says balanced. Right?
CC: That's affirmative. You've got that right.
UNKNOWN: Okay. We'11 we have fuel cell I main A main B OFF now. right then
CC: Roger, 10. If we bring fuel cell 1 on, this i note will apply. Over.
LMP: 0ka_, Jack. I'm with you and at 1 - At 189 20, _ we're going to reservice the EVAP for 3 m/nutes, and at 189 10, we'11 read off the C_ RCS temps and at t that time we 'il decide on fuel cell 1, and stand by _, for those HAD readings. ]
CC: Okay. Cr_ status check. The CDR took 1 "Lomo" last night and he's geing to take a decoagestant Just precautionary prior to reentry. The crew slept night, 'from to to well last anywhere _ 8 hours sleep apiece. The RAD readings are 260_8, 050_9, and 15050, and we've completed breakfast. The space- craft is about 90 percent - 95 percent stowed, and we'11 be in the couches here, and probablY remain pretty much so there from now on in.
CC: Roger. We copy, Gene. Thank you.
UNKNOWN: L_P Houston, this is 10.
LMP: I'm going to high gain antenna at this time. L-- Pa_e 8b,2 Copied.
LMP: Hello, Houston. When do you want to co, duct a Sim- plex check?
CC: Apollo 10, Houston. We're monitoring the _ and we'11 noti.._y when we need VltF check. Over.
LMP: Fine. We'11 be standing by for it.
CDR: Houston, Apollo 10. We're all sq,,A?ed away in the attitude for the final TV pass. Over.
CC: Roger. Copy, Tom. Houston,
CDR: And, are yougoing to be receiviD& this live at NCC? Over.
CC: 10, Houston. TV will be live here.
CDR: Houston, Apollo 10. We're ready to go with the TV, if you are.
CC: Stand by one. at
CC: Okay, kpollo 10. Houston. We're going to TV this tiw_. Over. starting
LMP: Okay, Houston. You ought to he to pick the time. tzp a view of Earth at this We're coming to you ca our final TV pass. Let us know when gettir_ you're it, Jack.
CC: Roger, GeJme.' We'11 tell you when we're getting it here.
CDR: Houst_a, Apollo 10. How does the screen look? Over.
CC: Roger, 10. We're not getting it yet. Apparently everything quAte warmed up yet. Oh, isn't here comes. she
CC: She's coming in now.
CC: Okay. We're getting TV of the F_rth. We see the terminator, and you'r3 getting it centered up pretty good right now. Page 8_3
CDR: Good morning from Apollo 10. We're now approxi- mately 38 000 miles from the Earth and we're atarting to accelerate rapidly as the Earth's influence becomes felt more and more the closer we get. We're doing now approx4mately 7500 miles an hour, and we're 5 hours out from ff..1 entry into the Earth's atmosphere. This morn:l, ng as we look out there we can see part of China. India is the most predominant feature. But -1_0 we can see Saudi Arabia, the Gulf of Oman, and the Indian Ocean a_ this time. And I'11 try to give you a little zoom here in on S_udi Arabia and India.
UNKNOWN: going to zoom the TV into the Gulf of Oman, now. See what you can see, there. Okay. That 's full zoom into the Gulf of Oman.
LMP: The Gulf of Oman is in the center left part of your picture. does HOW it look down there?
CC: Okay, 10. The globe is about centering the screen at this time, and we can see the darker landmasses and the Gulf of Oman is not apparent to a novice I guess you mi_at say. But it's a beautiful picture and it's coming through well.
LMP: Sure is a beautiful picture.
CC: I guess you might say that the artist that painted that one is a master.
CC: I know that looks real good to you guys, andthe better it looks. closer you get the
LMP: Jack, one reflection that we felt very strong about is when we show you our last telecast here of the Earth, is that we felt very strong about sharing with you acme of the adventure, the excitement, the chal- lenges, and the rewards of these 8 days, and through this endeavor, we have hoped that we made you and millions of people of the world, more of a part of the history that's Being made in our day and age.
CC: I know everybo4_ around the world has appreciated the TV pictures and all the effoe_ you went to to m,ke them good. They've all been excellent and I know it's given everyone a better feeling for what we're actually doing and a better appreciation of the program in general. fin-1
CDR: Okay. Some just color thoughts as we look in purDl-:sk there. Indxa appears to us to be a tan over - I see that the - the Sun - the. solar subpoint is right in the Gulf of (_.n, now. It is nearly a Page 841_ yellowish brQnze. Beyond that we have Saudi Arabia. And Sa,_% Arabia.:to us looks a sandy orange. Up to the right, up to the very top of your screen is cov- ered mostly with clouds and this has Been the cloud- cover that has existed over the northern psat of the world ever since we left Cape Eenned_ nearly 8 days a_. Down below to the left, the long straight cloud ia part of the ITC you can see it, or even down far- ther than that into the Indian Ocean. But throughout these telecasts, as you can see that the majority of the world is usually covered with clouds. Over.
CC: Roger, Tom. And I think the people around the world are kind of sad to see this to he the last TV shots from space for a while, and I know that they've been very interested and enthusiastic about the pictures and the total flight.
CDR: Roger. It's kind of a feeling of the _ way for us not to see these beautiful views. Of course, being we're certainly looking forward to back on the good Earth in about 5 hours. And it's really been a fantastic overall'flight for us, and some ws_-,from of the experiences that we've had all the liftoff on the Saturn V to seeing the Earth and Moon, the lunar orbit work, and the climb out from the Moon and all the way back. And why don't we take you in- side the cockpit for one quick minute?
UNKNOWN: We have it inside the cabin now, Tom, and we 'ye got a pretty good look at a clean shaven com- mand module pilot there.
CMP: This is your old retired philosopher speaking to you from outer space, and telling you that TV is on its way back.
CC: Roger. Thank you for those words from the old re- philosopher. ti_ed
CMP: a little more work to do and then we'11 be hack with you and it will sure be great to be back. It's been utterly unbelievable, the mission has. We've really enjoyed every hit of it, so until we see you again, we'11 say so long.
CDR: Okay. We'11 _an over aa the right side of the cock- pit where Con_ander Gene Cernsua- -
CC: Hello, Gene. How about saying a few words into the microphone ?