Otrobonita/noicy-space-talks huggingface dataset:
CC: Okay. Then the - there'11 be six points that the probe will be resting on. I won't go into all of those, but we'11 identify those as we go. And determine where, with a pencil or something, mark where these points are, and then remove the probe from that location. And on three of those posi- tions we'11 have to shim them up. One of the - one of these contact points will be shimmed with a sleeping bag, on top of which we'11 put one of the rendezvous window shades and, on top of that, a flight data file book. One of the other shim points - one of the other contact points will be shimmed with a flight data book, and the third point will probably take a couple of flight data books to fill up the gap. Once we get the shims in place, we'11 put the probe back down and check that all six contact points are indeed making contact. And then we go through a fairly - well about five steps of rope tieing. I won't go into the details, but we've got it all figured out where each rope coming from the A-6 footpads goes to on the probe and then back down to various other places, essentially lashing the whole thing down between points on A-6 and A-10. And as a final step, using tools that we've got for you from the toolkit, tools that we have identified, we'11 take _ apart one of the support arms, we'11 remove the bolt that holds that support arm to the shock strut, and then tie the loose support arm to the probe with the last rope to keep it from flopping around. This takes that support arm out of the couch stroke envelope. And that'11 do it. How's that, clear as mud?
CMP: No. That's - that's pretty clear, Gordon. When we got to that part about all the rope tieing, you know, I thought I sure am glad I'm flying with two sailors, you know. Shoot, they can handle that, no sweat.
CDR: That's what you call abundantly clear. It sounds like you've put a lot of effort in to that one.
LMP: I was just wondering how many new hires it took to figure all that out in 2 days.
CC: There has been a few manhours spent on it. What I intend to do is go over tomorrow and do it all myself in the mockup. And then I'11 probably spell Bruce sometime - if we end up at that same time in the shift tomorrow that we suggested around 195 hours - I'11 be back here spelling him anyway, and I can go through the gory details with you as you do it, if that sounds good to you.
CMP: That's - that's great, Gordon. We sure appreciate all the effort you're going to here, and it sounds like you've got it well in hand. That was pretty clear - real clear the first time through, and shouldn't with you giving us the details, it be any sweat. In fadt, I bet we could hack it right nOW.
CC: Would you verify that you did change the lithium hydroxide canisters called for at 174 hours?
CDR: Absolutely.
CC: If you're all finished with your overboard dumps up there, your rates look good for starting the spinup. And we would like you to configure the HIGH GAIN in the coast to sleep mode as shown in the Systems Checklist. We'd like you to use option i under that, which is with the HIGH GAIN operation as shown there rather than OMNI opera- tion. We want to watch the HIGH GAIN awhile; and then, before you go to sleep, we'11 probably go back to OMNI. Over.
LMP: Okay, Gordon. Fine. I'11 bring it up that way.
CDR: Okay. We'11 spin up with B-2/D-2.
CC: We're ready for you to go to the sleep configura- tion on the comm, if - any time you are. We'd like you to secure the HIGH GAIN in PITCH, minus 52, and YAW, 270, and MANUAL on WIDE, and then the other switches as shown in the checklist. Over.
LMP: Okeydoke. We'11 do that. Thank you.
UNKNOWN: - Tijuana Brass, "The Work Song")
CC: Sounds like you're having a party up there.
LMP: Say again, Fredo ·.
CMP: Yes, we got a little music going up here.
LMP: That's the only ingredients we have for a party, though.
CC: Apollo 14, Houston. EECOM has informed us that unless we get these onboard read-outs before you go to sleep, we're going to have to return to Earth as soon as possible. Over.
LMP: Well, if we thought it would help, we'd just be quiet.
UNKNOWN: Okay, Gordon. The onboard read-out follows: BAT C, 37 volts; pyro BAT A, 37.3; PYRO BAT B, 37.3; RCS A, 58; B, 55; C, 57; D, 60; and stand by for the rest of it.
LMP: And, Houston, 14. We have no medication to report. The crew is doing fine.
CC: Okay, Ed. Thank you.
CC: We're at a good angle now for a E-MOD dump, if you'd like to give it to us.
CC: And that about completes all the things that we had to pass up before you go to sleep. We want to finish the rest of the presleep checklist and wish you a good night.
LMP: Okay, here it comes. Good night to you.
LMP: Did you get my last, Gordon?
CC: Negative. Say again, Ed.
LMP: Okay, the E-MOD dump's on the way, and good night to you.
CC: You planning to raise the cabin pressure now, or wait awhile?
LMP: Oh, we'11 wait awhile; we're not quite ready to go to sleep yet.
CC: Okay, Ed. APOLLO 14 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION REST PERIOD - NO COMMUNICATIONS
CC: Hello, 14; Houston.
CC: Good morning, Apollo 14; Houston.
LMP: Houston, Apollo 14. Good morning, Fredo.
CC: Good morning, Edgar. It's pretty chilly down here. How's it up there?
LMP: Oh, very comfortable; 71 degrees in the cabin. What do you mean by chilly? Is it freezing?
CC: Well, let's see; this little report I've got here says it's supposed to get down to around 28 degrees.
LMP: Man, have you moved Houston to the North Pole already?
CC: Yes. There's also a pretty good breeze blowing which doesn't help.
LMP: Got the old chill factor down a little bit, huh?
LMP: Well, hold on a minute. Let's see if I can wake the rest of these guys up.
LMP: Now there's some grumbling going over - on over here about getting up, Fred, but I think they'11 be around in a minute.
CC: Okay. I had suggested that maybe we let you keep your banker's hours, but Flight brought up the point that tomorrow morning you can't afford to sleep in late, so - if you're going to get the Job done and get back in - so, we'11 try to get you back on the schedule today.
LMP: Okay. Fair enough.
LMP: And I'11 get some of these chores done; I'11 be back with you in a few minutes, Fredo.
CC: Ed, I wonder if we can get you to put 02 tank 3 HEATER to AUTO; tanks 1 and 2 to OFF.
LMP: Okay. 02 tank 3 HEATER, AUTO; 1 and 2 to OFF.
CC: And, 14; Houston. I've got a few items that there's no big rush on. When you get free, Just give me a call.
LMP: Okay, Fredo. I'm switching to HIGH GAIN as per flight plan unless you say otherwise.
CC: Stand by. Okay, Ed. Why don't you hold off on that a little bit? One of the - these things that we're in no big hurry on is to play with the comm a little more on the - checking PRIMARY and SEC- ONDARY, et cetera. But we'11 do that in a little while.
LMP: Okay. And shall I start battery charge A now?
CC: Roger. You can commence battery charge A.
CC: 14, Houston. I wonder if you could verify, Ed, that the TANK 3 50-WATT HEATER breaker on 226 is open.
LMP: Fredo - Fredo, you're breaking up. Wait until we get the antenna in a better position.
CC: How do you read now, Ed?
LMP: Loud and clear, Fredo.
CC: Okay. Since we had that tank 3 back in the line, we just wanted to verify that the TANK 3 50°WA_ HEATER breaker on 226 is still open.
LMP: That's verified; it's still open.
LMP: It's still a mystery as to how it got closed yesterday.
CC: You've just got nimble toes, maybe.
LMP: I guess that's quite possible.
CC: And we have the NOUN 93s.
CC: Houston, 14.
LMP: Fredo, let me give you our postsleep report.
LMP: Okay, we each had 4 hours' sleep; PRD for A1 is 16059; PRD for Ed, 07057; and $tu didn't have one; it's broken.
LMP: I've been giving you these confounded medical re- ports every day; how's your pulse this morning?
CC: It's pretty slow about right now, Ed.
LMP: Okay. But you're alive and well and no medication, huh?
CC: Yes. I'm on a different flight plan than you are. I'm Just fixing to get to my sleep period.
LMP: I see. Okay.
CC: Okay. I wonder if you could set your two HIGH GAIN knobs to PITCH, minus 40; and YAW, 90.
LMP: Minus 40 and 90. You have it.
CC: And, Ed, I wonder if we can get - get you to put the switch to NARROW and REACQ.
LMP: NARROW and REACQ. You have it.
CC: Okay. And Ed, we'11 - we're just going to sit here a little while; and then, we'11 look at it - make sure it doesn't drift off - before we proceed any further.
LMP: Fredo, I'm ready to copy the comsumables update.
CC: Okay. It's GET of 186 hours; your RCS total, 40 - stand by 1.
CC: Okay, Ed. RCS total, 46.2; quad A, 47.0; B, 43.7; C, 47.1; and Delta, 46.9; HR tanks: 1, 38.1; 2, 36.9; 02 tank 1, 67.0; and number 2, 68.6; and number 3 is 15.2.
LMP: Okay. Readback: At GET 186:00; RCS total, 46.2; quads: 47.0, 43.7, 47.1, 46.9; hydrogen: 38.1, 36.9; oxygen: 67.0, 68.6, 15.2.
CC: Okay, looks like that HIGH GAIN has drifted. Would you select MANUAL, and when it's back to your pre- set knob settings there, go back to REACQ for us; and then select HIGH GAIN; and we'11 commsnd it then.
CMP: Good morning, Bruce. The _ entry check passed okay.
CC: Oh, very good, Stu.
CC: If you could give us a status report on the prog- ress of the inflight demos, especially any that you consider that you've completed, we can release some of the supporting personnel. Over.
CMP: Okay. I guess we need to talk about that. We completed the heat-flow and convection experiment all the way; never did really get too many good results on our Benard cells, but we got some. We finished - essentially, we're finished with all the inflight experiments, with the exception of the metal composites, and we're pressing along through those. And I guess we - we don't require any more support.
CC: Okay. Thank you, 14.
CC: 14, our current feeling is that midcourse correc- tion number 6 will probably not be required. How- ever, we'11 give you a definite decision on that later on, after we get a little bit more tracking. And we have a procedure for further investigation into the light-flash phenomena, which we'd like to get your feelings on. If we don't burn midcourse 6, we're looking at scheduling a period of something on the order of an hour, starting at about 193:45 or 193:50, for this light-flash investigation, and we're wondering how that fits into your onboard schedule. Over.
CMP: Stand by i.
CDR: Okay, Bruce. Is - If we do skip midcourse 6, why that'11 be all right. We'11 - we'11 take that time for the light flash.
CC: Roger, Stu. Out.
CC: 14, when you pass out of the region of OMNI Delta coverage, we will ground-command you over to the high gain antenna. At this point, however, you will be in a region where reflections from the spacecraft make acquisition marginal. And, if we - if the antenna is not automatically acquired by the time that you get to the calibration at- titude, we would like you to take over and commence a nomal acquisition at the optics CAL attitude for us. Over.
CMP: Hey, Bruce. Do you want us to go OMNI Delta now? You know we're on HIGH GAIN now.
CC: 14, this is Houston - -
CC: - - We're controlling your antenna configuration from the ground here. Just leave the configuration on board as is. Over.
CC: 14, Houston. We seem to have acquired a good signal strength. How do you read? Over.
CMP: Loud and clear, Houston; 14.
CC: 14, for Stu, we're receiving a - I guess you could call it a carrier from his biomed, but we're getting neither the EKG nor the respiration trace. And we wonder if the harness connectors to the signal conditions are properly mated up. Over.
CMP: Just stand by, Bruce. I'11 check that.
CC: Okay. Thank you, Stu.
CDR: Houston, 14. How does the rest of the crew look on biomeds?
CC: 14, this is Houston. Al, you look 4 0 on the biomed. We're not receiving Ed's right now. It looks like he's either turned off or totally dis- connected. Over.
CDR: Well, he's not on the air right now, but I was wondering how he looked the last time I saw him yesterday ....
CC: Yes. The surgeon's telling me you - -
CC: Surgeon's telling me you all look in great shape, and he wasn't concerned about anything. He Just wanted to find out what the problem was there, because he Was getting something that indicated the signal conditioners and - all that were hooked up - and the TM was turned on, but we weren't getting a signal through on top of the carrier there. Over.
CDR: Okay. Well, Ed and I had had some ... sensor problems earlier, and I just wondered how we were looking now. Thank you.
CDR: Houston, 14. How's the downlink look to you now?
CC: In what respect, Al? Biomed? Over.
CDR: Negative. TM.
CC: Oh, it's looking beautiful to us.
CDR: 0kay_ we're proceeding. We didn't want you to miss the world's expert on 23 ... here.
CC: Oh, we won't. And I - you can tell Stu I made a hard copy of his 00 NOUN 49 yesterday. We'11 present it to him, framed, with suitable ceremony.
CDR: Very good. You missed some others while you were gone somewhere else.
CC: No, I was here when he made the second one, too, but you don't get a framed certificate for each one ·
CC: Okay. We copy that one, Stu.
CMP: Roger. Apparently you haven't really taken a look at what 49 should be after long periods of testing. I think we kind of expect that sort of thing, particularly on the first mark.
CC: 14, Houston. The analysis of your first mark there is that that's within about one and a half sigma, and is, indeed, what we expect on the first mark after a period of time such as this. Over.
CC: Roger. On our telemetry, it looks like you ac- cepted an Update this last time on star 4; and our reco_endation is that the updates from the first three stars be used for navigation updating, and and the last ones - 49 5, 6 - just for your own benefit in testing out the P23 techniques, but not for updating the state vector. Over.
CMP: Okay. Sorry about that, Bruce.
CC: Also, 14; we've noticed the cabin pressure go up slightly here, over some period of time, and we're wondering if you changed the cabin configuration any. You're up to about 5.7 on our telemetry. Ore r.
CDR: Houston, we've been testing out a couple of the oxygen masks for a while this morning. That may have done it. We'11 keep an eye on it.
CC: Roger. It's certainly no problem; you just had the EECOMs a little confused here.
CDR: Well, perhaps the problem was here.
CC: Apollo 14, this is Houston. We show that you're damped out sufficiently to start the spinup at this time. Over.
LMP: Okay, Houston. We will do that very thing. Thank you.
CDR: Got a little something for you. (Music from "Camelot" )
CDR: Oh, I got in on the tail end of that one.
CC: I appreciate you thinking about me, Al.
CC: Apollo 14, this is Houston. We'd like to termi- nate battery Alfa charging at this time. Over.
CDR: Okay. (Music from "Camelot")
UNKNOWN: from "Camelot")
CC: 14, we're still working on these docking probe procedures. And we'11 give you a call later on today when we've got them finalized. Over.
CDR: 0keydoke, Bruce. That will be fine.
CC: And, for our information, can you tell us whether the contingency lunar sample decontamination bag is available in the command module or whether you jettisoned that with the LM? Over.
CDR: Bruce, I'm not sure we can answer that without some looking around. It may be here, or we may have used it. Just a minute.
CC: Okay; well, we don't need an answer immediately. We're considering using this bag, if it's avail- able, to go over the head of the docking probe, in order to protect it from any salt spray after splashdown. Over.
CDR: Okay, we'11 try and get an answer for you.
CC: 14, this is Houston. On our last request, that won't be required. We've got two other hag candi- dates that we've identified, and we can use one of them. Over.
LMP: That'11 be fine, if they didn't go to the same place as the contingency sample bag. tem-
CC: No; what we're talking about is one of the porary stowage bags with the - the purse assembly up at the top cut off - or the bag in which the hoses for the liquid transfer demo are stowed. Ove r. another
LMP: Okay. We'v_ got little - got another al- ternative for you. I can see our shaving kit - razor bag sitting here, or the exerciser bag should be about the same size and work very well.
LMP: I'm getting some headshakes down here, Ed, that says those bags won't fit over the head of the probe.
LMP: Neither of them? Doesn't matter to us. We'11 put anything over it you like.
CC: Okay, we can go and try those out on the mockup. We had not tried to fit those two bags that you mentioned. We do believe that - we know that the temporary stowage bag or the liquid transfer demo hose bags will fit. We'11 get back to you - -
UNKNOWN: Okay, fine. Either one of those will be great.
CC: All right; we'11 get back to you later on with the finalized procedure. Thank you.
CC: In looking at your flight-plan activities for this afternoon, since we are still holding on the final probe stowage procedures, we're wondering how you'd feel about doing some of the light-flash stuff during the next hour here. Over.
CDR: I thought we originally discussed that as a re- placement for the midcourse.
CC: We did. However, we're now looking at the possi- bility of getting the probe tied down, roughly in this time period, instead. And one of the items that we're going to use, - or planning to use in tying down the probe is a rendezvous window shade, and it would be hard to get good dark adaptation inside after using the window shade as a shim. Over.
CDR: Itwould also be hard to sleep this evening after using the rendezvous window shade as a shim.
CC: Roger, 14. But looking ahead in the time line for the activities coming up tomorrow - that is, after your sleep period this evening, it looks like you're going to be relatively busy, and we'd like to allo- cate about an hour, or maybe even a little more, to - to getting the probe configured and properly tied down in its position. And, I guess, if - We've been looking for a good place to fit that in, and we don't see an obvious slot in tomorrow's flight plan, although we could take another look at re- arranging things somewhat. Over.
CDR: Oh, I completely agree. I think we ought to get the probe stowed today and forget about it. Hold on just a minute; we'11 look at the flight plan.
CC: There's a possibility we could rig some sort of a temporary window shade that might not give you complete blackness, but it could be - say, taped in place and would make it dark enough inside for sleeping. Over.
CDR: Well, perhaps - possibly, you could put the window shade in place under the probe, get the ... on it, and remove it tonight, and then slip it back in tomorrow as the last step, and put it down with ...
CC: As I say, Al, we haven't got the finalprocedure bought off on yet; but, looking at the interim one here, the present location of it would be under- neath a book from the flight data file and on top of a sleeping bag down on the aft heat shield, with the probe strapped down pretty tightly against it, using the window cover to spread out the force from one of the pitch arms, so that it doesn't concen- trate excessively on the aft heatshield - so that if you get it tied down very securely, it may be difficult to get that window shil [sic] - window shade in and out after tying it down. Over.
CDR: Okay. Well, bow's about looking at something else in place of the window shade, because we'd like to get a good night's sleep tonight, if we can.
CC: Okay. We'11 look at it.
CC: Okay; back to our original question. Under the assumption that we are not yet ready to stow the probe, would you all be agreeable to trying some of this light-flash observation, at the present time or after you finish eating? Over.
CDR: Okay. We'11 go ahead and do it now, if you'd like.
CDR: Houston. Do we want to use the - DSE, the voice loop, or how do you want us to record this info?
CC: I think we might as well use the voice loop. You can just send it down under the assumption that we're on good comm here.
CC: Okay. The objectives stated for this period of observations are, first off, to confirm that it is not necessary to be dark-adapted to see the flashes; secondly, to collect the real-time data on the times of occurrence of different types of flash; and, lastly, to determine if there's any other sensory effect associated with this phenom- enon. Over.
CC: You're requested to - you're requested to become thoroughly light-adapted, that is, by looking at a flashlight. Then relax, start the dark- adaptation procedure, and report and describe flashes as they occur.
CDR: Okay, Bruce. We lost you right after you started talking about the procedure.
CC: Okay. You should configure the cabin so that you can, indeed, start the dark-adaptation procedure. And in starting the procedure, you are asked to become thoroughly light-adapted, as by looking at a flashlight or floodlight. Then relax, start the dark adaptation, and report and describe flashes as they occur. Marking the time of the occurrence of the flash takes priority over detailed descrip- tion. One of you should continue observations, dark-adapted, as long as possible. The others should - expose themselves to light again after about 25 minutes, and we'11 give you a cue on that. And repeat the experiment for another 10 minutes - as many cycles as you feel you have time for, in order to increase our probability of getting flash observations during the early portion of the dark- adaptation transients. We'd also like to hear from you commentary on any other unusual physical sensa- tions, such as tingling or apparent sounds of un- usual character - like ringing in the ears, and so forth. Over.
CDR: How did all that get into it?
CC: Well, it's what our investigator has decided he's interested in. Over.
CDR: I mean, these things aren't timebombs going off in your head, you know.
CDR: Just being facetious, Bruce. We'11 cooperate.
CC: Okay (laughter). And along those lines, he's looking for the following data on the flashes: the type of flash, i.e., star streak, nova, et cetera; brightness; the location in your visual field; color, if any; and whether it's possible to distinguish or not which eye the flash seems to occur in. Over.
CC: And let us know when you start dark-adapting each time, and we'11 time it for you. Over.
CDR: Okay. We have the - window shades in now.
CC: And, just for reference, we're playing back the video tapes of your last evening's - inflight demonstration TV show for about the fifth time down here. I think you're going to be a best seller.
CDR: Oh, really. Glad to hear it.
CDR: Okay, Houston, let's review what we intend to do here just a second. Okay, we have all three on now, and we're going to - we have the window shades in; the cabin lights are currently on. At TO, all three of us shine a flashlight in our eyes, turn out all the lights, and that's the start of the sequence. Stu and I'11 recycle about once every 10 minutes, and Ed keeps going as long as he can stay awake. Is that correct?
CC: 14, Houston. That's correct, except that on the first batch we'd like to keep you all in the dark- adaptation procedure for about 25 minutes and then have two of you start recycling at 10-minute inter- vals. Over.
CDR: Understand you want all three for 25 minutes.
CDR: And then all three recycling.
CC: Negative. One crewman, whom you can determine amongst you, should, when he starts the dark- adaptation procedure, continue in the dark-adapted condition Until the termination of the experiment. The other two of you should do this light- adaptation again after 25 minutes and then recycle on a 10-minute basis. Over.
CDR: Okay. Well, it looks to me like we'11 probably have time for one 25-minute cycle. And that's probably about it. We have a P52 coming up here at 192:10.
CC: Roger. We see that in the flight plan.
CDR: Okay. All right, all three of us will go for 25 minutes and Ed'11 continue on; and we'11 discuss how the other two will go from there.
CDR: Give me long enough to get the flashlights ready. We'11 give you a mark here in about 40 seconds.
CDR: Okay, TO will be 191:20:00. Here we go.
CC: Roger. Out. Minus i second and counting - -
CDR: Okay. It's all dark.
CC: 14, this is Houston. Nothing heard for ].6 minutes. Over.
LMP: Not only correct, but unusual, Bruce.
CC: Run that one by again - -
LMP: It's almost unbelievable, Bruce.
CC: Run that one by again, please, Ed.
LMP: I say it's unusual; I think most of us see them long before now.
CDR: Well, if we don't see anything by 20 minutes, I and suggest we terminate - try to give you some more qualitative information during tonight's sleep period.
LMP: MARK. A faint star - left eye at - 10 o'clock.
CC: Roger. Faint star, left eye, at 10 o'clock.
CDR: MARK. Vertical trace, right eye.
CC: Roger, All
CDR: Nine o'clock. Nine o'clock.
LMP: High and left to lower right.
CC: Roger, Ed. You have a color on any of these?
CC: Do you have a color on these?
LMP: These have both been white so far.
CDR: Houston. We all have a consensus that we've never seen anything that's colored.
LMP: MARK. It is a cloud at 12 o'clock, high, left eye.
CDR: MARK. Right eye, 8 o'clock, low, single flash.
CC: How's the redheaded cosmic ray detector doing?
LMP: He's asleep, I think.
CMP: Not - must not be my time for stars.
LMP: He's down in the LEB. He's shielded by the nav base.
LMP: MARK. 10 o'clock - about level; it was a - a double star.
LMP: And it was the left eye; and, believe it or not, it had kind of a bluish tint to it.
LMP: Yes. It was - it looked more like a blue diamond. You know, very white, but with a blue cast.
CDR: MARK. Left eye, single flash, 9 o'clock.
LMP: MARK. Streak, left eye, 12 o'clock, low; and it was going from the bottom toward the top.
CC: Apollo 14, this is Houston. Twenty-three minutes and 34 seconds into the test. And at 25 minutes, we would like Ed, and Ed only, to shine the flash- light in his eyes long enough to ruin his dark adaptation, and then start the dark-adaptation pro- cedure again. We'd like to be sure that you don't shine the flashlight in anybody else's eyes.
LMP: Well, they'11 Just have to close their eyes then, I guess.
CC: Okay. I'11 give you a hack at 25 minutes.
LMP: Only been seeing on my left eye. Should I Just dark-adapt that one?
CDR: MARK. Low at 6 o'clock, and it was a double flash, left eye.
CC: Roger. All right, Ed. Let's not - let's not go halfway. Let's do the whole job. You can - light up both your eyeballs. And - we're 24 minutes 50 seconds and counting.
CC: MARK. Twenty-five minutes, and let us know when you turn the light back out.
LMP: Okay. The light's out.
LMP: I don't think I'11 see anything for days after that one.
LMP: MARK. Right eye at - It'd be 3 o'clock, low, and it was a streak; went from right to left.
CC: Roger, Ed. That was about 51 seconds when you called mark.
CDR: MARK. Left eye - Yes, I had a mark right in the middle of that conversation. Left eye, 12 o'clock high, single flash.
LMP: MARK. Cloud, 12 o'clock, high, both eyes.
CDR: MARK. Left eye, streaked from 6 o'clock to the center, going up.
LMP: MARK. Streaked, left eye.
LMP: Going left to lower right.
CMP: MARK. Right eye, 4 o'clock - pretty much on the periphery; it was a flash.
LMP: MARK. Right eye, nova, right in the middle.
CDR: MARK. Right eye, 11 o'clock, on the periphery, faint flash.
CMP: MARK. Right eye - Mark, right eye, about 5 o'clock, halfway up, flash.
LMP: Simultaneous with Stu, in the left eye - cloud at 6 o'clock.
CMP: MARK. Right eye, 3 o'clock with a flash on the periphery.
CC: Roger, Stu. Roger, Ed. Roger, Stu.
LMP: MARK. Flash, right eye, 2 o'clock, high.
CMP: MARK. Seven o'clock, flash on the periphery.
CDR: Simultaneous with Stu, A1 had a - a lighting behind cloud, low, right eye. MARK.
LMP: Nova, right eye at 3 ...
CDR: MARK. Right eye, 4 o'clock, in the periphery, a faint nova.
LMP: MARK. Flash, right eye, ...
CC: Say again the last part of that, Ed. We - -
CC: - - You blurred it out.
LMP: Two o'clock, level.
CMP: During that one, I had a cloud at 11 o'clock.
CDR: MARK. Left eye, 9 o'clock, down at the bottom.
CC: Ed, this is Houston. We'd like you to repeat the exposure of your li - eyeballs to light cycle and then start readapting again. We want Stu and Al to continue in the dark-adapted condition. Over.
CDR: How much longer do you project this to run, Bruce?
CC: Say again, Al.
CDR: MARK. Right eye. I wonder if that was Ed's flashlight. How much longer you think you're going to be running this test?
CC: A total of about 10 minutes more. And then we'11 come out, and Stu can start the P52 and we'11 be back in business.
CC: Roger. Currently, I've got 191 plus 57, or 13 min- utes, until the block in the flight plan for start- ing the P52. So I think we're still in good shape.
LMP: MARK, Bruce. I'm starting my adaptation again.
CMP: MARK. Right eye, streak; it's at the center going out, 3 o'clock.
LMP: · MARK. Nova, right eye, at 3 o'clock.
CMP: MARK. Flash, at 5 o'clock, about half way out.
LMP: MARK. Left eye, 12 o'clock, high, a flash.
LMP: MARK. Nova, right eye, Iow - 12 o'clock, iow.
CC: Okay. We got those, Ed.
CDR: For your documentation on spacecraft orientation, A1 is in the - left couch looking up; Ed is in the right couch looking up; and Stu's in the LEB facing Mecca.
CC: Understand. Stu is in the LEB facing the nav base?
CDR: To each his own.
CMP: No. I'm - I'm floating in LEB, Bruce. But it's - I'm looking toward plus-X.
CC: Roger. We couldn't find Mecca on the stowage list there. MARK. level.
LMP: Flash, right eye, at 12 o'clock,
LMP: MARK. Streak, right eye, from upper right to the center.
CDR: MARK. Right eye, 8 o'clock, flash.
LMP: MARK. Flash, right eye, 3 o'clock.
CC: Roger, Ed. And - 14, this is Houston. We have a - a query here, wondering how long, in terms of angular measurement, those streaks are? Over. I should say, apparent angular measurement.
LMP: Mine are abo - mine have been about half an eyeball diameter from - -
CDR: MARK. Double shot in the right eye, at 10 o'clock and 7 o'clock.
CC: Roger, Ed. Roger, Al.
CDR: MARK. Double shot in the right eye, 10 o'clock and center.
UNKNOWN: at the same time, right eye, at 2 o'clock.
CMP: MARK. Streak, right on the periphery, at 3 o'clock, left eye, going vertical, bottom to top.
LMP: MARK. Flash, ... left eye, 2 o'clock.
LMP: MARK. Bright flash, right eye, at about i o'clock, high.
CMP: MARK. Flash, at 4 o'clock, about halfway out, right eye.
CDR: MARK. Dim flash, right eye, center.
CMP: MARK. Flash, 2 o'clock, on the periphery, right eye.
CC: Apollo 14, this is Houston. We're going to termi- nate the light-flash investigation at this time. We would like to convey our appreciation to all three of you for cooperating in the investigation. The investigators are very happy with the data that you have given them, and I think they will be able significant to get something out of it. Over.
CMP: MARK. Flash, at 1 o'clock, on the periphery.
CC: Roger, 14. We can terminate the experiment and proceed with the P52, Stu.
CMP: Okay. And, Bruce, I'd just like to make a comment. I don't know whether it's my position down in LEB or why, but even with those up in the couches, that's not near as many flashes as I've seen at other times.
LMP: Yes. And I was going to remark, Bruce, that most of the times when I've observed them have been after sleep. Generally, I guess I fall asleep so fast when we turn in that there's not time to ob- serve them. But they always seem very bright, much brighter than right now - than they were this pass. I don't know whether more numerous - perhaps more numerous - but always brighter than they were today.
CC: Roger. We copy that, Ed. Thank you.
LMP: Did you get Stu? He concurs on that, he said.
CMP: Yes. I said on the intercom that I agree to that, also, Bruce. Like last night - I was laying there and there were just, you know, big bright ones all over the place. And these, seemed like, were a little subdued compared to that.
CDR: Well, let's see, that should put us at about 104 percent completion of the flight-plan items.
CC: I'11 run that one by the FAO, and see what he's got to say.
CC: 14, a brief update on things. We have canceled midcourse correction number 6 at this time. Based on our tracking, the preliminary estimates are that midcourse 7 will not be required. However, we won't be able to make that decision with certainty until tomorrow. Based on MSFN tracking, your gamma at entry interface is minus 6.35 degrees. Based on your onboard navigated state vector, it's minus 6.68. So we're showing very good agreement there.
CMP: Say the MSFN angle again, Bruce.
CC: Roger, Stu. The MSFN angle is minus 6.35. The angle derived from your onboard navigated state vector is minus 6.68. Over.
CMP: Okay. These should come together as the marks continue, shouldn't they?
CC: That's our expectation, Stu.
CC: Okay, Stu, we've got them. And they look good.
CMP: Okay, Bruce, and we'11 torque at 192:14:25.
CC: Roger, Stu. Run that time by again, please.
CMP: 192:14:25.
LMP: Say again, Bruce.
CMP: Hey, Bruce - -
CMP: 14. Did you call?
CC: Roger, 14. This is Houston. We would like you to go to an attitude for thermal control, not PTC, and maintain that attitude until beginning of the TV coverage for the press conference; and that attitude is roll, 262; pitch, 090; yaw, 000. Over.
LMP: Roger. 262, 090, 000.
LMP: And we'11 do it.
CC: 14, this is Houston. Request you terminate the waste water dump now in progress. Over.
CC: - - This is Houston. Over.
CC: Yes, Bruce; we've turned it off now.
CC: 14, this is Houston. When you can give us POO and ACCEPT, we have a state vector and a clock update for you. Over. - Or uplink.
CMP: Okay, Bruce; you've got it.
CC: Roger, Stu. You're very weak.
CMP: Well, how now? Maybe it works better if I talk into the mike. We're POO and ACCEPT.
CC: That comes through a lot better.
CC: And, for your information, Stu, based an your last set of P23s, your navigated state vector has a gamma at entry interface of minus 6.74; MSFN solution of minus 6.35 remains unchanged. Over.
CMP: Well, didn't sound like it helped us much.
CC: Well, you might be right; who knows?
LMP: Say, Bruce. Observe the HIGH GAIN starting to oscillate. What would you like to do with it?
CC: Yes; they tell me you're on OMNI Delta right now, We'11 get you something to do with the HIGH GAIN.
LMP: If we're on OMNI Delta, it's news to me.
CC: 14, this is Houston. We've uplink commanded you to OMNI Delta. We'd like you to park the HIGH GAIN ANTENNA at PITCH, minus 52; YAW, 270. Over.
CC: And I have a brief flight-plan update for you, when you're ready to copy.
CC: Okay. Do not go into PTC until a GET of 198 plus 45. Over.
LMP: Okay. Do not go to PTC until 198 plus 45. Understand.
CC: Okay. At 194 plus 50, a VERB 49 maneuver to the TV attitude, which is roll, 325, 090, 000. In that attitude, HIGH GAIN ANTENNA, PITCH, plus 32; YAW, 270. Over.
LMP: Okay. At - 194 plus 50: VERB 49 to TV attitude; pitch is 325, 090, 000, with HIGH GAIN - angles of 32 and 270.
CC: Roger. And - TV pass is scheduled from 195 plus 07 through 195 plus 37. Over.
LMP: Understand; TV, 195:07 to 195:37.
CC: Readback correct. That completes the flight-plan update, and the computer' s yours. Over.
CMP: Okay, Bruce. The computer's mine, and how about me going to WIDE DEAD BAND here - while we're setting here and until after the TV show.
CC: Roger, Stu. We concur. And I'11 have a - -
CC: - - an entry pad here for you shortly. And then we'11 be ready to start in on the great probe stowage exercise.
CC: Apollo 14, this is Houston. I hav_ an entry pad and a CSM state vector pad for you. Over.
LMP: We're ready to copy the entry pad, Bruce.
CC: Roger, Ed. Mid-Pacific entry pad: roll, 000, 154, 000; 216:10:47, 267; minus 27.02, minus 172.64; max g 06.1; 36170, 6.35; 1135.0, 36251; RRT 216:27:47; 00:29; NOUN 69 is NA; DO, 4.00, 02:10; 00:18, 03:36, 08:03; sextant star 30, 354.3, 30.7; boresite star, good o1' Nu Hydra, up 21.1, left 2.8; up lift vector. Comment 1: use nonexit EMB pattern; 2: Moon check attitude, Moon at left of window; roll, 000; pitch, 182; yaw, 000; number 3: moonset GET, 216 plus 25 plus 15; number 4: RET of 90,000 feet, 6 plus 25; main deploy, 8 plus 51; landing, 13 plus 48; number 5: constant g entry is roll right - right; 6: GDC aline, Sirius and Rigel, 322, 325, 018; number 7: the attitude at ·05g and the GDC aline angles, assume a P52 nominal alinement, option 2, using the RRT time of 216 plus 27 plus 47. Read back. Over.
LMP: Okay, Bruce. Think the only thing I missed was the - the boresite star angles. I have a up 21.1, and a left - something.
CC: Okay, left 2.8. Over.
LMP: Okay, MEDPAC 000, 154, 000; 216:10:47, 267; minus 27.02, minus 172.64; 061; 36170, 6.35; 1135.0, 36251; 216:27:47; 00:29; NAD O is 4.00, 02:10; 00:18, 03:36, 08:03; 30, 354.3, 30.7; Nu Hydra, up 21.1, left 2.8, lift vector, up. And use nonexit EMS pattern; Moon check attitude is roll, 000; pitch, 182; yaw, 000; Moon will be to the left window; the moonset is at 216:25:15; the RET of 90 K is 6 plus 25. The mains is 8 plus 51, and landing is 13 plus 48; for the constant g reentry, it's roll right; GDC aline stars are Sirius and Rigel at angles of 332, 325, 018; and the moonset and Moon check times, I believe you said, are for a P52, using option 3 - option 2, and RRT time of 216:27:47.
CC: 14, this is Houston. Your readback is correct. The attitudes that I was referencing you were the ·05g attitude and the DC aline angles. Your statements regarding moonset and all that, how- ever, are also correct. Over.
CC: And for Stuart, I've got a CSM state vector pad, if you're ready to copy.
CC: 14, this is Houston. I'm ready with the P27 state vector pad, now.
CMP: · Okay. Standing by to copy.
CC: Okay. It's a verb 71, the index is 21. And here we go on line 02, 01501, 00001, 74563, 62354, 10577, 10424; line 10, 03452, 14667, 00467, 37210, 73721; line 15, 60164, 75626, 44713, 10452, 21000. Read back. Over.
CMP: Okay, Bruce. Before I start, give me a time on this.
CC: Roger, Stu. It's GET of 200 hours even; that's 200 plus 00 plus 00. Over.
CMP: Okay. State vector, VERB 71. 2 - 200 hours on the money; index 21, O1501. How do you read, Bruce?
CC: Okay. I was reading you before, and I have my volume all the way turned up here. Now, I really read you, Stu.
CMP: Oh, okay. I just realized that my mike had - wasn't right. I'11 start on 02: O1501, O0001, 74563; 62354, 10577, 10424; 03452, 14667, 00467; 37210, 73721; 60164, 75626, 44713; 10452, 21000.
CC: Roger, 14. Readback is correct.
CMP: Okay. Thank you, Bruce.
CC: 14, this is Houston. We're ready to go on the probe stowage at the present time. However, it was our intent to give you about a half an hour of free time prior to commencing the TV pass for the press conference to let you get configured in whatever mode you want up there. So, we've got a couple of breakpoints in this procedure; and, if you concur, we could start into this and give it about 30-minutes' worth and then knock it off for the TV show. Over.
LMP: Roger. Reading you.
CDR: Yes. About all we have to do to configure for the TV show is to get the camera set up. And, actually, Stu and I will be stowing the probe, and Ed could be setting up the camera, so we can work simultaneously.
CC: 14, this is Houston. As a preliminary to the probe stowage proper, we'd like to review a few stowage items for entry with you. Over.
CC: Okay, you might get up a little closer - -
CDR: ... do all this - Can do all this in real time, now. We don't have to write anything down. Is that right?
CC: That's correct. The first few steps will be prob- ably informational rather than anything else; and then, we'11 get into the real-time stuff.
CC: It's our understanding that you have two decon- tamination bags at the present time, one weigh- ing about 20 pounds and one weighing about 30 pounds. The 30-pound decontamination bag and contents should be stowed on top of locker Alfa- 13 for entry, using the existing tiedown rings. Over.
CMP: Stand by l, a minute, Bruce.
CDR: Give us about 5 minutes, Bruce, and we'11 have the A-10 in shape for you here. Stand by.
CC: Okay, now. Before you do too much with the A-10 situation, it's our understanding that you cur- rently have a 20-pound bag on top of A-10; and we're going to ask you to move that over to the top of A-8 for entry. And, of course, once you lash this down on top of A-8, which is not neces- sary to do right now, you're locking your inflight demo, the composite casting, into place there; and you want to be sure and get as far through that as it is your intention to do prior to lashing down A-8. Over.
CDR: Okay. We understand that.
CMP: Okay, Bruce. Now, let's go back to the bag that you want on A-13. Make sure I've got that one.
CC: Okay, Stu. We want the 30-pound decontamination bag on top of A-lB for entry. It is not neces- sary to lash this down at the present time unless you so desire. Over.
CMP: Okay. We'11 put the 30-pounder on top of A-13, and we'11 lash it down at our convenience.
CMP: And I guess we're ready to press when you are, Bruce.
CC: Okay, Stu. Then, we're going to have the 20-pound decont_mlnation bag on top of A-8 for entry; and again, it's not necessary to lash this down yet. Over.
CMP: Okay. Twenty pounder on A-8.
CC: Next, it's intended to stow the IV pressure gar- ment assembly, that is, yours, with its helmet in a sleeping bag on top of the 28 - on top of the 20-pound bag on A-8. Use LM webbing and the D-rings on the container for tiedowns. Once again, this can be delayed. Over.
CMP: Okay. And we'11 put my suit, with helmet, gloves in a sleeping bag and tie them on top of the 20-pounder on A-8.
CC: Roger. Then, after that's all through, you need to verify a minimal 4-inch clearance to the couch. Over.
CMP: Okay. Four-inch clearance to the couch.
CC: Okay. Now then, we need you in real time here to go through locker Alfa-10 and remove anything that may be needed later on in the 'flight - prior to entry, such as 70-millimeter magazines, Reseau camera, or whatever you feel you'11 require. Over.
CC: And, Stu, one item that we'd like you to remove from A-10 at this time is the bag that contains the hoses for the liquid-transfer demonstration. Over. And that's - that's Just the bag because we're going to place the bag over the probe head later on and tape it in place; so, you'd want to leave the hoses in A-10.
CMP: Okay. That clarifies that.
CMP: Okay, Bruce. A-10 is secured to our satisfaction.
CC: Roger, Stu. And now, in locker Alfa-5, we'd like you to remove the headrest pads and install them on the couches. Over.
CC: Also, the heel clips and five ropes, while you're down there temporarily.
CMP: Okay, Bruce. That's accomplished.
CC: Okay. You've got the heel clips and the ropes and the headrest pads out and installed on the couch. Okay.
CC: Roger. And we want everything else removed from the right-hand side of A-5, that is, the cushion and added equipment that's in there and stow that in Bravo-l, the main food locker there. Over.
CMP: Okay, Bruce. A-5 is all clean.
CC: Roger, Stu. Now, we'd like you to remove the two lithium hydroxide canisters from Alfa-6 and place them in the left-hand side of Alfa-5. Over.
CC: And while you're over there in Alfa-6, you might as well get all the rest of the stuff, the TV equipment, out of it.
CMP: Okay. Now, you want the cushion out of the right side of A-6. Is that affirmative? Or Just the TV gear?
CC: Okay, Stu. It's not required that you take the cushion out of the right-hand side of - or out of A-6. We do want the TV gear out. Ultimately, we're going to stow the TV equipment from Alfa-6 in the Bravo-1 food locker with the monitor wrapped in a constant wear garment; but since we're coming up on thepress conference, you want to keep it out for operation at the present time. Over.
CMP: OkaY. So, we now have A-6 completely empty, except
CC: That's affirmative. And Alfa-5 ought to have two lithium hydroxide canisters in the left-hand side of it, and the right-hand side of it ought to be completely empty. Over.
CMP: Okay. We are in that configuration.
CC: Roger. Now, we need somebody that is qualified to tie knots.
UNKNOWN: Okay. As I said before, we've got two sailors.
CC: Okay. We want you to double one of the sleep- restraint ropes and to tie it to the plus-Y, plus-Z footpad on the aft b_lkhead belonging to locker Alfa-6. As a preliminary, you should remove the urine bag from under Alfa-6 to allow you to get under there with one hand. You can put a hand underneath and a hand around the side toward panel 250, and this is the plus-Y, plus-Z-ward footpad of Alfa-6, and it's the one that's closest to panel 250 down there in the corner. Over.
CMP: Okay. So we should take the bag completely out from underneath, right?
CC: Roger. You can restow that back in there after you get the rope tied on, but it m_kes access a lot easier if it's out for this step.
CC: And you want to - to tie the knot, using as little of the line as is convenient, probably a bowline or something like that to - the thing going to come up and tie around part of the probe.
CDR: Okay. Do you want this thing outside the footpad or inside the footpad?
CC: Okay. We would like it trending through the space between the Alfa-6 locker and the waste _nagement panel, so I guess it - that would probably be out- side. -
CDR: On the loose end of this line, do you want a bight or do you want Just the bitter ends?
CC: On the loose end of it, Al, which is really a double end as I assume you're tying it on, there is no particular requirement. You're Just going to tie the - the doubled-up piece of line around a part of the probe later on. Over.
CMP: Okay, Bruce. That step is completed.
CC: Roger, Stu. Then, we want you to take the three ropes that you've removed from A-5 there and tie one end of all three, either collectively or one at a time, to the A-6 aft b,_lkhead footpad; that's in the plus-Y, minus-Z direction. That's the one on the box there that's farther - It's closer to the side hatch than the one you Just tied the one doubled-up rope around. Over.
CMP: Okay. You want three ropes, the ends tied around that one. That's four.
CC: That's correct. You're going to come off of there with effectively a triple strand of line, the full length. Over.
CMP: Okay, Bruce. We've got three more snakes on the loose. So you can - -
CC: Okay. Now that you've got the additional snakes tied to Alfa-6, you can put the urine bag back underneath it, unless you anticipate needing this assembly prior to entry.
CMP: Okay. We'11 put it back underneath it.
CMP: Okay. Let's press.
CC: Okay, Stu. All right, now, we'd like to move over to the probe and ensure that the probe - umbilical power connectors are connected to the shorting plugs and that the probe is fully folded. Over.
CMP: Okay. I'11 verify that.
CC: Is that an in work or an accomplished?
CMP: Well, I verified those - those steps, but we're going to have to stand by right now, here. We're going to have to get the probe down out of the tunnel.
CMP: Okay. We have the probe.
CC: Okay. Ask ole 21 Nancy there if he'11 verify that the probe connectors are connected to the shorting plugs and that the probe is fully folded.
CMP: Well, the umbilicals are connected to the shorting plugs, and I don't know if there's something in there that's fully folded; you know, the probe's folded up as you bring it out of the - out of the tunne i.
CC: Okay, and Stu - -
CMP: I haven't done anything other than Just - Just a normal probe removal.
CC: Yes, you might check to make sure that the old Teflon block there on the side is against the ratchet housing in - on the arm there that engages in the tunnel.
CMP: Bruce, are you waiting on us?
CMP: Okay. We're - we're ready to go. The probe's folded.
CC: Okay. We'd like you to take two of the nominal 8-and-a-half-by-11-size Flight Data File Books and tape them to the base or the capture latch re- lease handle under the probe. We've got tape in R-6, and it's your option as to which pubs you use, probably, the CSM Rescue Book and the CMP Solo Book or the Lunar Landmark Maps would be good candidates.
CC: And, just by way of information, when we get this stowed, these pubs are going to come to rest against the right-hand equipment bay panel, down there to the - to the right of 251.
CDR: Okay. We have the CSM Lunar Landmark Map Book, which is about five-eighths of an inch thick. Is that satisfactory?
CC: Roger. That should be satisfactory by itself.
CMP: Okay, Bruce. We have a book in hand and ready to go.
CC: Okay. You went to place that across the base end of the - the probe assembly there, across the cap- ture latch release handle; and this is going to be the padding that distributes the load a little bit from the base end of the probe assembly onto the paneling down there in the right-hand equipment bay, hatchwise from panel 252; so, you Just want to tape it across the base there, so that it'11 be sure and stay in position. Over.
CMP: Okay, Bruce. The book is taped to the base of the probe.