Otrobonita/noicy-space-talks huggingface dataset:
CDR-EVA: Wait a minute; I want you to do something.
LMP-EVA: Six mags is it? We want this.
CC: The one - one further question. Did all the FSRs fet off the Rover into the big bag?
CDR-EVA: This is the one you need anyway; that's color. *** you can grab a couple. Right here.
LMP-EVA: *** you dirty.
LMP-EVA: *** I can get you.
CDR-EVA: Yes, you can. pose. Let me get a little different ***. That's good. the color camera. guess. pull Okay; let's see if I got everything in here. do you read? *** do you read me? and we've got you again. now?
CDR-EVA: Yes, he's gone; he_s good. *** ready to get on and go to the ViP site. Jack, wait a minute. Here, wait a minute. Where are you? L_P-EVA Right over here.
CDR-EVA: Come on back here a minute.
CDR-EVA: Come on back here a minute. I didn't realize you were going out there quite so soon.
LMP-EVA: Well, I Just looked to see where it is.
CDR-EVA: What did you do with that - -
LMP-EVA: How about this One? CDR_EVA You got it? *** what happened to that one in my footpans ?
LMP-EVA: *** big bag.
CDR-EVA: Okay. ***, Jack. Here. All right?
LMP-EVA: Yes. Let me - let me get it, so you don't get it too dirty.
CDR-EVA: Very good. I_P-EVA *** hold it.
CDR-EVA: Okay. I_v_P-EVA Yes. *** here?
CDR-EVA: *** right over here against that back - background.
CDR-EVA: And before we close out our EVA, we understand that there are young people in Houston today who have been effectively touring our country, young people from countries all over the world, respec- tively, touring our country. They had the oppor- tunity to watch the launch of Apollo 17, hopefully had an opportunity to meet some of our young people in our country. We'd like to say, first of all, welcome, and we hope you enjoyed your stay. Second of all, I think one of the most significant things we can think about when we think of Apollo is that it's opened for us - for us being the world - a challenge of the future. The door is now cracked, but the promise of that futupe lies in the young people, not Just in America, but the young people all over the world learning to live and learning to work together. In order to remind all the peoples of the world in so many countries through- out the world that this is what we are all striving for in the future, Jack has picked up a significant rock, typical of what we have here in the valley of Taurus-Littrow. The rock is composed of many frag- ments of many sizes, many shapes, probably from all parts of the Moon, perhaps billions of years old. A rock of all frag - sizes and shapes, fragments of all sizes and shapes, and even colors that have grown together to become a cohesive rock, outlasting the nature of space, sort of living together in a very coherent, peaceful m_uner. When we return this rock and some of the others like it to Houston, we'd like to share a piece of this rock with m_uy of the countries throughout the world. We hope that this will be a symbol of what our feelings are, what the feelings of the Apollo Program are, and a symbol of mankind that we can live in peace and harmony in the future.
LMP-EVA: A portion of a - of a rock will be sent to a representative agency or museum in each of the countries represented by the young people in Houston today. We hope that they will - that rock and the students themselves will carry with them our good wishes, not only for the new year coming up but also for themselves, their countries and all man- kind in the future. Put that in the big bag, Geno. f future.
CDR-EVA: Now let me bring this camera around. To commemorate Apollo 17's visit to the valley of Taurus-Littrow but as an everlasting commemoration of what the real meaning of Apollo is to the world, we'd like to uncover a plaque that's been on the leg of our spacecraft that we have climbed down many times And over the last 3 days. I'11 read what that plaque says to you. First of all, it has a picture of the world. Two pictures, one of the North America and one of South America. The other covers the other half of the world including Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, the North Pole, and the South Pole. In between these two hemispheres, we have a pictorial view of the Moon, a pictorial view of where all the Apollo landings have been made so that when this plaque is seen again by others who come, they will know where it all started. The words are, "Here man completed his first exploration of the Moon, December 1972 A.D. May the spirit of peace in which we came be reflected in the lives of all mankind." It's signed, "Eugene A. Cernan, Honald E. Evans, Harrison H. Schmitt, and most prominently, Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States of America." This is our commemoration that will until be here until s_neone like us, some of you who are out there, who are the promise of the future, come back to read it again and to further the exploration and the meaning of Apollo.
MCC: Gene and Jack, *** been in close touch with the White House, and the President has been following very closely your ***. He'd like to wish you God- speed as you return to Earth, and I'd like to personally second that. Congratulations. We'11 see you in a few days. Over.
CDR-EVA: *** you, Dr. Fletcher. We appreciate your comments, and we certainly appreciate those of the President. And whether it be civilian or military, I think Jack and I would *** like to *** salute to America.
LMP-EVA: Dr. Fletcher, if I ***, I'd like to remind every- body, I'm sure, of something they're aware, but this valley, this valley of history, has seen mankind complete its first evolutionary steps into the universe, *** the planet Earth and going for- ward into the universe. *** think no more signifi- cant contribution has Apollo made to history. It's not often that you can foretell history, but I think we can in this ease. *** think everybody ought to feel very proud of that fact. *** very much. I presume you've a UHT out at the ALSEP, Jack?
CDR-EVA: *** I didn't get you a - I didn't get you a pendu- lum, but I don't know where I would, Bob. Okay. I'm going to have to take you out to the VIP site, if you concur?
CC: Okay. We're ready for that, and we'11 - -
CDR-EVA: Well, let me make sure I got everything. Okay.
LMP-EVA: We're taking both cameras up, Gene.
CC: *** through the LM. You guys both read me through the LM?
LMP-EVA: That 's affirm.
CDR-EVA: Okay. The first thing I want to do - Tell John I'm going to do'it exactly like he wants. Okay. *** camera is under the seat, I hope. Let me look. Yes, the camera's there. Jack, did you do some- thing with the dustbrush?
CDR-EVA: It was under the seat, right?
LMP-EVA: It was , yes.
CDR-EVA: Yes, I want to make sure it is, because I'11 need it out there. IA{P-EVA No, wait a minute. I don't know that it's there now.
CDR-EVA: Well, I want to make sure that I can get - get something to dust with.
CC: Okay. And, Jack, as you go out to the ALSEP, let me cue in on your next 3 hors worth of work out there repairing the ALSEP. All right? Over. I/_°-EVA Okay. Go ahead. I 'm here.
CC: Okay. Number one, we want to retrieve the UHT. And I quote, "tap sharply" - *** "sharply" on the gimbal, which is the center section there, the little square metal piece in the middle - tap sharply on the gimbal with the UHT, and then reverify the level on the LSG. We'11 check response here in Mission Control after you've done that. wanted to do that, didn't you? clean while. You can interrupt with your cow_ents over - tn3king over me, and I'11 try and copy them.
LMP-EVA: Okay. Here goes. *** did it. *** do it again? Okay. And then it says - -
LMP-EVA: *** sort of a med - moderate hard tap. *** level.
CC: Hit it harder. Hit it harder, please.
LMP-EVA: Okay. Okay? *** hit it harder yet.
CC: We've observed something there. Stand by.
CDR-EVA: You might be getting TV the way the antenna's oriented right now.
CC: Okay. Jack, go ahead. We'11 do some more stuff here. In the meanwhile, while they're thinking about what's wrong with it, did you Just tap it again?
CC: . *** looking at it. All right. Now, we want to take some photographs at the central station and a few selected - a few selected photographs of the AISEP. Number one, we want a 7-foot cross-Sun to the south of the AI_EP central station and then a 7-foot down-Sun of the cent - central station. Over.
LMP-EVA: A 7-foot cross-Sun to the south.
CC: *** says.
LMP-EVA: Then a down-Sun.
CC: *** 7-foot down-Sun.
LMP-EVA: *** tell me what they're trying to get with it. I might be able to help them.
CC: Okay. I presume that what this means is looking to the south. It was cross-Sun originally. I suspect that's what happened here, the way it was written up. *** 7-foot looking at the - all the switches to make sure you guys turned them the right way, I suppose. And then a 7-foot looking down-Stm, so that would be facing west, that side of it.
CC: Okay. Now, there's a problem with the central station - which they think the south end is buried more deeply in the dirt than they had intended. And the central station is at present time getting very warm on the back side on the south side there, which is - they believe you probably buried in the ground when you were trying to tilt it to the proper alignment. They are requesting that when you're at the ALSEP you remove any soil buildup or debris with a convenient tool. They don't want you to touch it because it's fairly warm. *** have a UHT or something to move it - *** have a UHT with you or something with you that you can brush that soil aside with? They'd like that brushed away. out. call when you think that's cleared up the way it ought to be. *** probably one of those things we didn't think about when we decided to tilt the central station. soil, Bob. It's very soft.
CDR-EVA: Well, I think you can see Rlmost everything from here.
CC: Okay, Geno. And, Jack, let me know when you get done scraping that soil away. IMP-EVA *** will. And now comes the hardest alignment of them all, but I'11 get it. *** about there. *** can't tweak it up for you. Bob, the east-west level bubble is not quite level. *** north-south is. *** me to tweak that up?
CC: *** tweak that up. We are getting a good signal, but go ahead and tweak it up Just a little bit. *** what are you doing these days?
CC: Now you know why we didn't make you park it in that orientation all the time, don't you?
CDR-EVA: Boy, I'11 tell you, it was a piece of cake up until now. I got you. *** right down the center of my eyepiece. You should have TV.
CC: I don't think - Yes, we're getting TV there, Geno.
CDR-EVA: You getting it? Well, let me *** look, and clean things up.
CC: We've got TV. Okay. I guess you can dust and dust and dust some more for a while.
CDR-EVA: *** dusting problem out of the way before I do any- thing else. *** look at your vantage point, and if you don't like it, let me know.
CC: Okay. i'11 call Captain Video.
LMP-EVA: *** close can soil be to this backplate of the ALSEP?
LMP-EVA: *** about _** centimeters away, most of the places now. gravimeter, Jack. What you did had some effect, but not - not a lasting effect. And we'd like you to rap even more sharply, *** strongly on the gimbal another three times. And we're again watching it, and we'11 let you know what to do. **# might tell you that this has all been done recently this afternoon up at Bendix on the qual unit, and it survived it, so we aren't in any real danger, apparently, of destroying it. I come. I know it's in my checklist. you'11 be glad to know that the temperature of the backplate there has already dropped 20 degrees - 20 degrees.
LMP-EVA: BeautiFul. I don't think that bubble is working. *** your signal now? the - to the surface gravimeter? brush. It looks good from here. I don't want to use this unless you think so.
LMP-EVA: Okay, Bob. Here come the raps. *** three times.
CC: *** Jack. That's really fighting it pretty hard. We'd like you to put the UHT in the socket and rock it very firmly. Don't pick it up, but rock it very firmly from side to side in all four di- rections about - Move your UHT about 6 inches in each direction while you're doing it.
CC: Okay. We understand it's in good configuration again as far as alignment and leveling is concerned, Jack. Let's go on and take some more ALSEP photos, and let them think about it for a minute.
CC: Next, what wy want is some heat flow. Okay. We Just got late word. They'd like to do it one more time, and then call it quits. It seems - - [_P-EVA *** rocking bit, huh?
CC: The walk - rocking bit one more time.
CDR-EVA: I may have moved the high gain. Do you see any change in signal? If you're happy, I won't touch it.
LMP-EVA: Okay, Bob. *** rocked. The shadow - the shade is aligned to the Sun now, and it's level.
CC: *** copy that, and let's go get some ALSEP photos, Jack. I think you got some heat flow photos the other night, besides the two pans. If you did, we may - these may be redundant. They're - they want the cross-Sun and down-Sun of the east hole and cross-Sun and down-Sun of the west hole. And I'm not sure but what you got those earlier. You said you got some extra heat flow, but tell me if you did. They're both - all four of these are 7-foot - - think. And the the stereopair at 7. stereopairs.
LMP-EVA: Okay. That's one of then. and a 7-foot cross-Sun, which isn't quitewhat we've been taking in the past. standard documentation. *** footers and a 7-foot stereos. that, certainly. eter including the orifice where the breccia was. would like to have the high gain. Yes, Jack; 3-foot cross-Sun. Gene, this is Houston. We'd like to get the high gain reoriented a little bit. We're observing some degradation in the picture.
CC: And be sure to get the thing to EXTERNAL before you cover it there, Gene.
CC: That goes to EXTERNAL.
LMP-EVA: What - what do you want me to do with the neutron flux?
CC: We want a photograph facing south for the 7-foot. So a 7-foot cross-Sun, essentially, of the neutron flux in the soil.
LMP-EVA: Okay. *** like to have the RTG in that picture?
CC: I suppose if you're generous, you might take a partial pan around to the RTG.
LMP-EVA: *** about that direction. Okay. Now what?
CC: . Now let's remove - remove the neutron pro - probe experiment from the ground and turn it off.
LMP-EVA: Okay. *** on the gravimeter, huh?
CDR-EVA: Bob, - -
CC: No, the gravimeter is looking very bad still. II,P-EVA That 's too bad.
CDR-EVA: It really is.
CC: Jack, you might note as you withdraw Just how difficult it is to withdraw it. It - it - whether or not it's been seized by the soil collapsing around it or not. That's a soil mechanics goody.
LMP-EVA: Not at all, not at all.
CDR-EVA: It won't be, I'11 tell you.
LMP-EVA: No problem.
CDR-EVA: Okay. The high gain is - -
CDR-EVA: - - The high gain is tweaked.
CC: We'11 consider ourselves tweaked.
CDR-EVA: I'm giving the LCRU another zap here. Boy, I tell you, I ain't going to do much more dusting after I leave here.
LMP-EVA: Okay. Upper probe is OFF -
CDR-EVA: 0ksy, Bob. I'm going to put bus B and D, OPEN, and AUX circuit breaker, BYPASS, ON.
CDR-EVA: And let me see. BRAVO. Okay. And Delta. Okay. Bravo and Delta;
LMP-EVA: *** probe is OFF -
LMP-EVA: MARK it.
CC: *** or lower, Jack?
LMP-EVA: Lower. I'm sorl_, Bob.
CDR-EVA: AUX POWER circuit breaker is ON. BYPASS, ON.
LMP-EVA: And the lower probe is capped.
CC: Okay; and, Gene, you need to close that CAUTION AND WARNING FLAG. It's a heat sink when it's open, I guess.
CDR-EVA: Okay; it's closed. *** n_ to put a bag in front of that thing? *** me to put a bag in front of it in case it pops open again? I guess it won't.
CDR-EVA: Okay; now the switch is off, except my 15 volts. LMP-_A You want me away from the ALSEP now?
CC: Stand by, Jack. I'11 get one more word before we come back to the LM.
CDR-EVA: I got a camera *** there. I'm going to look under the seats one more time. *** but a 500 - Okay. *** tape.
CC: Jack, we're ready to leave the ALSEP. IMP-EVA Well, I hate to do that, Bob. I'm sorry about this gravimeter, though.
CC: You're not the only one. Down here there's a whole room full of people who are sorry.
CDR-EVA: *** the LMP's camera. Nothing in here but couple of old bags. We used about all the bags we had, Jack. Not many here. I have the dustbrush tethered.
CC: *** brush.
CC: And, Geno, some people down here are concerned about whether you've opened the battery covers or not.
CDR-EVA: Yes, sir; they're open. Oh, what a nice little machine. *** little downslope, but at the heading you want, and I guess Ed's satisfied with the TV response, huh?
CC: We're satisfied with the TV, Gene. We're ready for you to take the EP number 3.
CDR-EVA: *** Mother Earth is right smack in the center. While we've got a quiet moment here, as I go to de - deploy that EP charge, I'd just like to *** part of Apollo 17, or any part of Apollo, that has been a success thus far is probably, for the most part, due to the thousands of people in the aero- space industry who have given a great deal, besides dedication and besides effort and besides profes- sionalism, to make it all a reality. And I would just like to thank them, because what we've done here and what has been done _n the past - As a matter of fact, what has been done for 200 years, you've got to contribute to the spirit of a group of people who form the aserospace industry. And I God bless you and thank you.
CDR-EVA: We're just two little - two little sets of twinkle- toes here. There's a lot that goes to getting this Rover running out here *** don't have much to do with. And I guess there might be someone else that has something to do with it, too, and I've been reading His signs, maybe not from Him directly, but His in spirit, as we run up and down that ladder. And that's Godspeed the crew of Apollo 17. And if He's listening, I'd like to thank Him, too. Pin I is pulled. *** the end of the west SEP antenna. Do you agree with that?
CC: And when that's done, Gene, we're ready for you and your dustbrush to hasten back to the LM and dust each other and climb in.
CDR-EVA: You know what, Bob? Great as an experience as it has been - -
CC: What, Gene ?
CDR-EVA: - - I'd say we're probably both ready.
LMP-EVA: Oh, I don't know. Hey, Bob, 55 Yankee is an exotic-looking rock I found about 5 meters south of the neutron flux hole. *** gray - possibly gray basalt. It's Just that there aren't many of them around here, and so I picked it up. *** a little again.
CDR-EVA: You'11 always be picking rocks.
LMP-EVA: Oh, I don't know.
CDR-EVA: There's so many interesting thing around here.
LMP-EVA: Don't lose your brush, Gene.
CDR-EVA: Okay, Bob, according to n_ inventory I'm going to return to the LM, and the camera is going to ETB. We are done with the TGE.
CC: That's affirm. We'11 have - Roger.
CDR-EVA: Yes, come to think of it - -
CC: We need a bias reading if you want to use it again, Gene.
CDR-EVA: Come to think of it, I guess you are, aren't you. *** you, Jack? I_P-EVA I'm at the MESA. *** snap a snap. ?>., 15 minutes because of oxygen constraints. Oh, boy, where else can you *** landed 30 meters back, jack, we'd be pitched down 5 degrees. Okay; what they're saying is, I don't need my hammer any more. All we do is dust and get in. 14 minutes remaining before we need the hatch clos ed. worked on the hammer, but look at it, Jack. *** worn completely to a nub. It's off. *** know where I am. Oh, boy. *** that? Okay. *** another batch of pictures *** the flag - -
CDR-EVA: Well, watch this real quick. over there. Let me throw the ha_mer. geologist. You ought to be able to throw it.
CDR-EVA: Yes. *** hit the LM *** ALSEP.
LMP-EVA: Look at that l Look at that! Look at that! Beautiful.
CDR-EVA: *** was going a million miles, but it really didn't.
CDR-EVA: Here, this is an ETB.
LMP-EVA: Let me - let me make sure that that's all cinched up.
CDR-EVA: Okay. *** start on up. *** get going here.
LMP-EVA: Yes. Unfortunately, their little plan didn't count for the fact that it's hard to pack the ETB with the film magazines in it.
CDR-EVA: And I'11 try and get the big bag here cinched up.
LMP-EVA: That is a major task.
CDR-EVA: Yes, that's going to be - Oh, is it heavy. *** heavy. Something in that core tube you put in there?
CDR-EVA: Okay. lA{P-EVA Don't tell anybody, though, because they'11 get mad at me.
CDR-EVA: Oh, man, is that heavy! Holy smoley!
LMP-EVA: If you won't tell anybody *** - 252. *** about three-quarters of a core - *** pushed - half a meter inside the plus-Y footpad.
CDR-EVA: Okay, Jack. How's that ETB coming so you can get going? *** it'11 hold. *** start or_ up? Then I'11 start dusting you. all to you. in 10 minutes.
LMP-EVA: *** legs are really filthy. *** can do about it.
CDR-EVA: Okay; I'11 get them off. Why don't you start back - -
LMP-EVA: Just kick them against each other and - -
CDR-EVA: Okay. Start on up.
LMP-EVA: You might shake the bags.
CC: *** forget your PLSS ***
LMP-EVA: PLSS antennas. *** doesn't make much difference anymore. *** get them out of the way.
CDR-EVA: The big bag didn't stay closed very long.
LMP-EVA: *** how we can Ret that in.
CDR-EVA: There, I'11 stand - I can hand it to you.
LMP-EVA: *** had a very good closure on it - -
CDR-EVA: *** won't hold. IMP-EVA -- but it can be closed.
CDR-EVA: I had it over - over the top. The latch was closed, but - -
CDR-EVA: Okay; *** a high. *** to close this. You don't want that in your way.
LMP-EVA: I can't close it.
LMP-EVA: *** try.
CDR-EVA: *** your flaps? Hold your head down. flux, and I'11 put it - - of the way. you can delete the tracking light. We'd like to get you guys in as soon as possible - 7 minutes now. And we'11 delete the tracking light test. more, and I cau put it up here. porch.
CDR-EVA: Bob, we're maximizing our efforts, so Just bear with us. Jack's going to be in about 30 seconds, and I'm on the ladder *** some stuff up now.
CC: Roger. Don't - don't panic.
CC: *** panic there, guys. IMP-EVA *** stuff for me?
CDR-EVA: Yes, sir. *** not the time to rush. It's the time to do it nice and slow and right.
LMP-EVA: Oh, we're all ri ght.
CDR-EVA: Okay. You're not going to like this, but I'm going to give yOU this one first because I've got it in my hand.
LMP-EVA: Either one. Oh, hang in there. I've got it. That's a heavy bag.
CDR-EVA: That is heavy, babe. *** tell you, that's heavy.
CDR-EVA: Can you reach that one? If not, I'11 shove it in farther.
CDR-EVA: One more coming at you.
CDR-EVA: Tilting up right now.
CDR-EVA: Okay; tilting up to you.
LMP: Got it. [ ' 7_ in it.
LMP: Ccme on in.
CDR-EVA: Hatch look good to you?
LMP: Still looks dirty. Okay; keep her down - buttoned. Come towards me a little - There you go. Okay; you've got it.
CDR: Okay; I'm inside the hatch. laMP Okay.
CDR: Let me look - let me see that hatch once more.
CDR: *** last time we want to have to - open that.
LMP: Caught in the same way again.
CDR: I can see down there. IA{
P: I can see - it's - -
CDR: Does it look good to you?
LMP: - - it's clear.
LMP: There is a little bit of dust, but it's all in the - I don't think ...
CDR: If I can turn around.
LMP: Yes, I've got to get out of your way.
CDR: Yes, I'11 wait for you. Can you move back?
CDR: Yes, now I can. I'm out of your way.
CDR: Okay, Bob, - -
LMP: No, no. The - the PRIM water.
LMP: You turn your - -
CDR: Stand by. PRIM water is OFF.
LMP: Is your PRIM, OFF?
CDR: It 's OFF.
CDR: That ought to do it.
CDR: *** got the lock on it. Okay, now. Bob, say again which REG A you want left.
LMP: REG A left closed; we got it.
CDR: Okay; and I've got plenty of oxygen so we're in good shape for an AUTO REPRESS. CABIN REPRESS breaker CLOSED at 16.
CDR: *** baby, there it comes. *** a psi. Okay; it is increasing. YOu can go to CABIN on the regulator.
LMP: REG B.
CDR: Yes, Just the one regulator B. 1.5. move will be to get PLSS 02, OFF. 2.5. Okay; get your PLSS 02, OFF.
CDR: Stay at 16 now. ECS SUIT FAN 2, CLOSED?
LMP: SUIT FAN 2, CLOSED.
CDR: SUIT FAN DELTA-P, CLOSED.
CDR: Caution lights are on; that's good. Until the SEP *** ECS caution *** out *** winds up.
CDR: Doff gloves; stow on corem panel. Oh, oh. Sweet music to nry ears.
LMP: *** put them on again in a few minutes.
CDR: I know; it's still sweet music.
LMP: *** now.
CDR: I have never seen so much dirt and dust in my whole life. *** not going to be able to see either one of these helmet visors.
LMP: (Laughter) Yes, he will.
CDR: *** careful. Okay. *** harder getting them off your . .. than it is getting them on.
LMP: I did it. Okay; helmet and gloves are off.
CDR: My gloves are off.
LMP: Okay; I verify that there. Just a minute; I want to take a double look at something down there. I24P Um-hum. Yes. Okay; DESCENT H2O valve, OPEN.
CDR: Okay; DESCENT H2O valve, OPEN.
LMP: That's OPEN. got to do that this time, because we've got to *** PLSSs. of your way. way now.
LMP: You want to verify? And I'11 veri - I'11 do it for you, if you want.
CDR: *** if you can't find this one.
LMP: *** the red one.
CDR: Okay; in and locked? Got the red one locked.
LMP: Let me take a look at yours.
CDR: Okay; now - -
LMP: Ready for SUIT FLOW.
CDR: Yes, sir. Suit FIX)W on both of them.
CDR: Oh, man, it feels great.
LMP: Yes sir.
LMP: PLSS fan is OFF; *** OFF.
CDR: Okay. Disconnect PLSS water from PGA. Connect LM water. Boy, I never thought air could feel so cool.
CDR: Okay; the PLSS water is disconnected.
LMP: *** that's mine. Yes, that's mine. Spacecraft wat er.
CDR: Mine's connected.
LMP: How about pushing on that? W helmet, Jack. You're going to scratch it. going off the air. We'11 get on LM comm. your audio breaker OPEN and connect the LM comm. Then an audio breaker, CLOSED. Okay? audio breaker, OPEN, CLOSED. Okay; VHF squelch B LMP. Okay; noise threshold, plus l-l/2.
CDR: Okay. AUDIO, both panels. VHF A RECEIVE, and B, OFF.
CDR: B TRANSMITTER and RECEIVER, OFF. IMP OFF and OFF.
CDR: Okay; TLM BIOMED, LEFT.
LMP: Okay; it's LEFt.
CDR: PCM, HIGH.
LMP: HIGH.
LMP: AFr.
CDR: Okay; PLSS - OPS/PLSS doffing. Disconnect OPS actuator from RCU. Let's do that for each other.
CDR: Disconnect RCU from PGA. If it's off, stand right where you are, and I'11 get your RCUs disconnected from the PGA right here.
LMP: Okay; let me check off. Off, off, off.
CDR: Okay. Let's see, OPS actuator. Disconnect RCUs from PGA. Verify fan; everything off. Disconnect RCU from PLSS. Disconnect RCU from PLSS and stow on engine cover. Okay. Ready to go on?
CDR: You can disconnect your PLSS hoses.
CDR: Oh boy! These really are getting stiff.
LMP: I'm not sure h °w many EVAs you can get out of a suit like this. thing. Look at the ... The ... are frozen out there; everything has just quit running. Every- thing quit working. I don't think you can get three EVAs in this dust unless you completely re- design your systems. can keep clean. out there clean. something. Stow
LMP: PLSS on floor. Stow Commander's PLSS on mid-step. off. I don't mind saying but my - I won't say it. We're not VOX. We're not on hot mike, are we?
LMP: Doff Stow PLSS on floor. Stow Com- mander's on mid-step. Can you put that up there on the floor somewhere?
CDR: Yes, but I don't know how long it'11 stay on.
CC: And, 17. Jack and Gene, we have a couple of - In fact, we have three records here to read out to you guys. On Apollo 17, two of them; one, the longest single EVA, 7 hours 37 minutes and 22 sec- onds. The longest total lunar surface EVA time, 22 hours 5 minutes and 6 seconds. And in s_mary, the total lunar surface EVA time for the Apollo Program, 80 hours 44 minutes and 8 seconds.
CDR: That's quite a tribute to the people who made it possible, I'11 tell you. Thank you, Bob.
CC: Roger, Geno. And I can't speak as authoritatively as some people have tonight, but for all of us around me, I'll_say thank you also. CDR. Your words are well taken. You know how I feel.
CDR: Jack, we want to get the PLSSs - The OPSs we want to save.
LMP: Yes, that was great! Twenty-two hours and something?
CDR: Over a quarter of the total time. That's okay. We want to get the OPSs off.
LMP: Excellent. Tell him we'11 see him tomorrow. fect. No problems at all, and we got good SIM bay data on everything. The UV, the IR, the lunar sounder, and everything that %*e - every data point we can see is Just great. It's - it's Just hardly any anomalies at all. Everything is Just wonderful. keep the dust out of there if we can. is, and it's not a problem, is we're Just having to stir those H2 tanks manually because of that limiting cycle on the pressure switch there. We could go back to AUTO, but it's easier to go MANUAL. for you. I can't - The last snap in the world is going to - - for you guys. There will be a series of references to this throughout the checklist but there's a gen- eral thing, and you might even put a piece of tape across it if you want to or something - rather than go through and call out all the locations. We'11 leave PRESS PEG A closed for the rest of the time. Might Just keep that in mind. ok ay. first, disconnect OPS antenna lead. : ggWllLmqA L
CDR: Oh, oh, oh. I hit one of those ... I need new fingers. You can't see if they're bleeding or not because it's all - It's all black.
LMP: Remove OPS and stow antenna lead. Perform OPS checkout. Report OPS pressure to Houston. Stow OPS on engine cover. Okay.
CC: Gene, there's one thing you may be interested in as - as the Commander. We're going to have to do two burns tomorrow on America. The - the orbit - the mascons didn't deteriorate the orbit as much as everybody thought it was, so there's going to be an RCS burn about an hour prior to the - to the LOPC burn.
CC: Well, yes, I guess that's what it'11 be - It's going to be an RCS burn at about 11-foot per sec- ond. It'11 drop the - it'11 circularize the orbit, and then we'11 do the plane change burn.
LMP: What was your pressure, Gene?
CDR: I didn't get to it yet; I haven't taken it off.
CC: Okay; and, 17, we'd like you to press on reasonably diligently tonight. You're Just about on schedule but if we can turn off this Marine, we'd like you guys to press on. We're looking at a nominal launch time, and we've used up, of course, all the MCC-H conference, but we think you're within a few minutes of being right on. If you can press on like you did last night, we'11 be in great shape.
CDR: Okay, Bob. I never stopped doing what I wanted to do anyway even though a Marine was talking. Jack, you can tell then it's 60 - about 6100.
LMP: Okay; CDR's OPS, 6100; LMP, 6500.
LMP: Which hose? need them for transfer. Yes, I checked that thing, I thought.
CC: They're saying we better do that before you fill out the PLSSs because we have to verify a good one before you dump the PLSSs.
LMP: Okay; we'11 do that. Perform OPS checkout. Re- port OPS pressure to Houston. Stow OPS on engine cover. Stow PLSS. Okay; this is my mine. Stow PLSS hoses and upper straps. Remove lower straps. Clip straps together and D-ring together, name to name. Remove yo-yo. Stow on engine cover.
LMP: But I'm not going to throw my yo-yo away. NASA _ MSC
CDR: Roger. The clock has started. We have yaw.
CDR: Roger; tower. Yaw's complete. We're into roll, Bob.
CDR: Okay, babe. It 's looking good here.
CDR: Wow woozle I
LMP: Thirty seconds. We're going up. Man, oh, manl
CC: Roger, Gene. You're looking great. Right on the line.
CC: 17, you are feet wet - feet wet.
CC: Mark. Mode I Charlie.
CDR: Roger. We're GO here.
CC: Roger. They're looking here - looking good. LNP Sure felt like it. I think we saw them all from here.
CDR: Say, we Just had skirt sep.
CC: Roger. We confirm skirt sep.
CDR: There goes the tower. Oh, there she goes!
CC: Roger. The tower; you're Mode II.
CDR: Roger. Mode Il.
CC: The steering has converged. The CMC is GO. You're going right down the pike, 17.
CC: Roger, Gene. We're going round the room. Looks GO here. You're looking real good, Gene. Right down the line.
CDR: Okay, Robert. We're GO here at 5.
CC: Stand by for 8-IVB to COI capability.
CC: Roger, Geno.
CC: Roger. And, 17, we copied the gimbals and watched them and they looked good.
CC: MARK. S-IVB to orbit capability. And we'd like OMNI Delta, Jack.
CDR: Roger, Bob. Level sense arm.
CC: Roger, 17. You're GO here.
CDR: S-II cut-off.
CC: MARK. Mode IV capability, and we copy cut-off.
CDR: Roger. The CMC is GO, 10 minutes, and 17 is GO on board.
CC: 17; Houston. You are GO for orbit - GO for orbit.
CC: ' Good show, Gene.
CDR: 11 plus 47. Roger.
CC: Roger, Gene. Cut-off time is still holding good, 11 plus 47.
CC: Understand. Cut-off at _2. Roger. We copy.
CC: Roger, Gene. We're copying the DSKY.
CDR: Okay, Jack. Give--
CC: And the local horizontal maneuver has initiated, Gene.
CDR: And, Houston, the - looks like the - tank pres- sures are venting.
CDR: Roger. GO orbit, nominal. Thank you.
CC: And, 17, I'11 be unable to update that AOS time, but 52:20 is looking good.
CDR: Roger. A/C,
CC: Stand by on that, Jack.
CC: Jack, go ahead and take the motor switch OFF.
CC: And we think it's the EDS POWER switch and the fuel cell ... switch that are drawing the current that you're seeing there. Okay. That could well be.
CC: Okay, Jack, we're going to lose you in about i minute off of Vanguard here and see you at 52:20. I_P Roger; we're pressing and thanks, Bob.
CC: Geno, everything is in good shape down here. The booster's in good shape; you're looking good; and their AOS time is 52:20 as I'gave you.
CDR: We got that, babe. We'11 see you coming around.
CDR: Outstanding ride.
CC: 17, Houston. We're hanging with you here. Looks like you're hanging in Vanguard a little longer than we expected. 3/1 Tape APOLLO 17 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (REVl) cAR vo
CC: 17, read you loud and clear. I34P Hey, we're going real well up here, Bob. Have no significant anomalies as yet; and we've Just about completed our part of the insertion checklist. Gene has his SCS check yet, and Ron's got some P52 numbers for you. And the only thing I've seen so far is a - some spurious MASTER ALARMwithout caution and warning that seem to be associated with moving switches on panel 2.
CC: Okay. Can you get a sudden - what switches any- where - any ... any switches on?
LMP: So far, it's been fairly random. Some that I re- member is the SECONDARY COOLANT LOOP EVAP switch, LAMP the TEST switch, - see - I think I got one with the TEMP IN AUTO switch. Gene got one doing something. I can't remember exactly what it was.
LMP: Probably random.
CC: - - we copy. Jack, we're standing by for that P52 data. We've only got about a 4-minute - a 5-minute pass here. We'11 take the 52 data, and I got a few updates for you.
CMP: Okay; 52 data is coming. NOUN 71 is 24 and 30; NOUN 05 is .01; NOUN 93s are plus .080, plus .029, plus .018; and we torqued at 35_25.
CC: Okay. We copy that. Okay, while we're filling in some here, you might want to know this, Jack. Your sunset and sunrise times in the Launch Checklist are all off by 8 - approximately 8 minutes and 30 seconds. That every - sunset and sunrise will occur about 8 minutes and 30 seconds sooner than in the - in the Launch Checklist. That's an ap- proximate number. IAiP Okay, we got you.
CC: Okay. And on page 2-17 of the Launch Checklist, you're going to want to delete all reference to Honeysuckle AOS and LOS and delete all reference to Canaries AOS and LOS.
CC: And we want to add an Ascension pass; AOS at Ascen- sion, 01 plus 54 plus 00, and Ascension LOS will be 02:00:16.
CC: Okay, stand by. Let me give you a page. On 2-17 - let's go Hawaii AOS first of all. On Hawaii AOS, on page 2-17. AOS - -
CC: - - is 01 plus 17 plus 24. Hawaii LOS, 01 plus 22 plus 49. Roger. Now what about the Ascension?
CC: Okay, here - give you the Ascension again now. AOS, 01 plus 54 plus 00. Ascension LOS will be 02:00:16. Over. Okay, I got those. Hawaii is 01 plus 17 plus 24, and LOS is 01 plus 22 plus 49. And Ascension is AOS, 01 plus 54:00; and LOS, 02 plus 00:16.
CC: Roger, Jack. Good copy. And booster's looking good down here and you're looking good.
LMP: Okay, and I'11 do a better Job of itemizing those switches. We were pressing pretty hard, and I'11 - I'11 be able to go back and get most of them, I think. And we'11 keep an eye on it - on the MASTER ALARMs.
CC: Roger, Jack. We understand. And I think we copied most of what you said there, and we're working on it.
CDR: Okay, Bob; other than that MASTER ALARM, all is well on America, and I understand the booster is looking good to you.
LMP: And, Bob, let me add that not - we did get spurious MASTER ALARMs without switch movement, but many came with switch movements. We've had about seven.
LMP: That was only after insertion.
CC: Seven times that your heart doesn't need, huh? Oh, we were paying attention to a sunset that was the biggest - -
CDR: Sunrise. - - or sunrise or something that we saw. It was the biggest rainbow I'd ever seen.
CC: Beautiful. We can't wait to hear what you had to say about that - the ignition on the S-II. It sounded pretty spectacular.
LMP: Bob, just let it be said that that was quite a booster ride. When we get a chance a little later - -
LMP: - - maybe we'11 be able to tell you something.
CC: We're about ready to lose comm here. You're look- ing great, guys, and we'11 pick you up in Hawaii here shortly.
CDR: Okay, we're looking at the deserts of Australia right now and, again, everything's good on board.
CC: Roger. Pick you up at 01:17:24.
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CC: Roger, Jack. Read you loud and clear; how us? You're loud and clear. And no change systems- wise that I've seen.
CC: Roger, Jack. Any more MASTER ALARMs? IMP We had one when Ron's - looked like his neck ring hit panel 2 ....
CC: Okay. Sounds like we had something loose in panel 2, huh?
LMP: Yes. I don't know - It may be annoying, but so far it doesn't seem to be a problem.
CC: Roger. Just for your information, everything is looking outstanding and no problems. We're taking a good look at the data here at Hawaii, and we'11 GO/NO make a GO decision about 60 seconds after acquisition at Goldstone. But there's nothing right now to lead us to believe that zero oppor- tunity will be required. _4P Okay, Bob, understand that. We are prepared, how- ever. SpacecraFt, other than those MASTER ALARMs, is looking very good. We got the docking probe extended. The SCS reference attitude check is complete.
LMP: Hey, Bob, I Just remembered another switch that I think gave us a MASTERALARMwas H2O QUANTITY INDICATOR. Tape B/5
CC: Roger. Copy that, Jack. H2O QUANTITY INDICATOR.
CC: Roger - 17, we're going to lose you in about BO seconds. But when you get over the stateside here, we're going to take - take the dump on the data, and we'11 read it out real carefully so when you get in TLC we ought to be able to see where that MASTER ALARM glitch is coming in to.
LMP: Okay, Bob. And - yell at me if you want anything done on the comm with this change in AOS LOS stuff.
CC: Negative on that right now. We'11 see you at 01:28: 59 through Goldstone.
CC: Roger, Gene. GOLDSTONE (REV 2)
CDR: Okay, Bob. We're still same as before and ready when you are for TLI.
LMP: I can see the lights of southern California, Bob.
CC: Roger, Jack. We're going to be going a little bit south of that area.
CC: Right. Your ground track looks like it's taking you right up over the mid part of BaJa California.
LMP: Yes, sir; I'11 believe that. I'11 bet you I can see Ensenada right now.
CC: Roger. Clv_o Bob, I expect he'11 probably be able to see the lights of Silver City, too. Well, I'm sure going to be looking for them, I'11 tell you.
LMP: I assume it wasn't too bad. I think you made it, didn't you?
CC: Oh, yeah, I made it, but I had to - you know, I had to work at it. But it's a - we were - I was worried about it getting down as towards MILA there after - you know if we had to scrub and go tomorrow night. Boy, I'm sure glad we got you off tonight.
LMP: Guess who else is.
CC: No, I can't - I wouldn't believe that.
CC: Parker can't make it back. He's got to come back on the ... So you might have to have Young on for a while after we do a TLI.
LMP: Hey, you Just wouldn't believe, Bob, the light you can see in the west right now. It must be abso, lut ely clear.
CC: Roger, Jack. Sounds spectacular. Jack, people in the room here want to know if you've been down your checklist yet?
CC: There's a different checklist here we're talking about.
LMP: (Laughter) If you'r e talking about the Flight Plan, yes.
CC: Roger. 3/7 Tape
CMP: What a waste.
LMP: If I'm not mistaken, we must be Just south of Arizona now. Is that rlght, Bob?
CC: That looks real good. Yes, you're over Mexico there, and looks like you're - oh - maybe a hundred miles south of the border there.
LMP: Okay. I was pretty sure I was looking up in the Phoenix-Tucson complex there.
LMP: Clear night.
CC: Little better than ... Florida. IMP The west is always that way. I wish it was day- light so we could see Sonora and that country. That's spectacular, I'11 bet you.
CC: Roger. I_P Man's field of stars on the Earth is competing with the heavens, Bob.
CDR: Bob, you're coming through with a large squeal right now in the background.
CC: Understand ... Okay, I think we got the Gulf Coast showing up now by the band of llghts, Bob.
CDR: Okay, Bob. Assume the booster is still looking good, and we'11 be GO for a nominal TLI.
CDR: _md you're still coming up with a loud squeal.
CC: 17, how do you read?
CDR: No, Bob, you still got the loud squeal. IA{
P: Would you believe we're just south of Houston now, Bob?
CDR: All right, Bob. You came up unreadable with the squeal that time.
CC: Am I still squealing? This is Houston. -1most
CDR: That's affirm. You're very loud, unreadable with the squeal. Bob, why don't you give us the short count?
CC: Geno, don't change anything. We think it's a ground site situation here, and Just stand by.
CDR: I believe it's in the VHF, Bob. Okay, Bob. I'm not sure exactly where we are, but I'm looking out - to an awful lot of horiz - lights on the horizon out there at 12 o'clock, and an awful lot of lightning in the clouds out there.
CC: Roger. I - we show you Just about over the middle of the Gulf. Looking ahead, you're probably seeing the very southern tip of Florida there.
CDR: It looks like almost the entire Florida peninsula has got lights - got lightning on it somewhere.
CC: Roger. How does my corem sound to you now, Gene?
CDR: Okay, give us a quick short count.
CC: Roger. Short count follows: 5, 4, 3, 2, l, l, 2, 3, 4, 5; short count out.
CDR: Bob, you're all right now.
CC: Okay. 3/9 Tape
CDR: And can you give us a feel for what the final weather was at the Cape - at launch?
CC: Yes. Let me get that for you. The reason why we had that problem on the corem is we just handed over from Texas to MILA, and we're - and you're going through MILA now. And it's great. So we have a little problem with our Texas site.
CC: The television coverage had you all the way through staging very well on - and the S-II ignition. Then, you went right behind a cloud for a while, but they were tracking you pretty well.
CC: They also - cut in for about a half minute or so and showed a view of the crowd in Just the avail- able light from the booster, and it stood out pretty well.
LMP: Okay, Bob. We're going right over Florida now, looking down at Miami. A beautiful view of the Keys all lit up, and I just saw a shooting star right over Miami.
LMP: That's a very, very fine view of Miami. Hard to believe.
CC: I'11 bet they sat there and watched you go.
CC: Roger. I'11 buy that.
LMP: Well, I'm not easily impressed, Bob. But I'm cer- tainly impressed by this one.
CC: Roger. What's the
CMP: doing? We haven't heard much from him. Is - is he at the other window?
CMP: He's crawling around looking for things down in the LEB.
CC: (Laughter) Okay. They won't let you have a window tonight, huh, Ron?
CMP: No, I'11 catch one here pretty quick.
CC: Just a reminder, if you haven't already done it. There is no need to unstow the TV, because due to this late launch, there's just no site available.
CDR: Okay, Bob. We're not going to unstow it. IAMP Bob, I don't - I guess there's no site available for some time, is that correct?
CC: That's affirmative. And if I can pull one of you guys away from a window, I've got a TLI plus 90 pad. Oh, I'd love to copy that. Just a minute.
CC: l?, Houston. Go ahead.
LMP: Okay. Lost you there for a minute. We had good signal strength all through that, so I figured it was your problem ....
CC: Roger. We're Just waiting here - You ready for the pad? We were calling you, and you missed us. So you might think about that. Ready for the pad. SPS/G&N;
CC: Okay. It's a TLI plus 90, 66953; minus 0.59, plus 1.88; ignition time, 004:40:01.48; minus 0351.8, minus 0000.1, plus 3378.2; roll is 180, 073, 003; NOUN 94 [sic] is - HA is not appli- cable, Hp is plus 0020.1; 3396.4, 4:50, 3380.8; sextant star is number 11, that's 11, 342.4, 32.3. Stand by. 17, Houston; are you still reading me?
LMP: Hey, Houston, if you read, we're reading you. Got you all the way through the trunnion on sextant star.
CC: Okay, we'11 have to wait and pick you up at Ascen- sion. We Just had a keyhole pass at Bermuda, and a little bit of a pass at Vanguard.
CC: Okay, I'11 wait for you to finish that, and on the readback. Okay.
CC: That's affirmative. Stand by. We've got Vanguard, I can continue on with - after trunnion, the bore- sight Star is not applicable, Jack. NO_ 61, plus 13.29_ minus 032.00; 1099.2, 34904; GET of .05G, 024:38:09. Want to read back that much of the pad, Jack?
LMP: Okay, Bob. It's TLI plus 90 pad, SPS/G&N; 66953; minus 0.59, plus 1.88; 004:40:01.48; minus 0351.8, minus four zeros 1, plus 3378.2; 180, 073, 003; HA is NA; plus 0020.1; 3396.4, 4:54 , 3380.8; 11, 342.4 32.3. Boresight is NA; plus 13.29, minus 032.00; 1099.2, 34904; 024:38:09. Over.
CC: Roger, Jack. Good readback except burn time is 4:50 and not 4:54. And we'11 be losing you here in about a minute, so wait on the rest of that pad. Just a reminder for Ron, we'11 be standing by at Ascension for the next gyro torquing and - wa might have a drift update on the - IMU there. And of the pad.
LMP: _arn time was 4:50 - I think that was when you started to cut out.
CC: 17, this is Houston through ARIA. How do you read? Over. APOLLO 17 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION
CC: 17, Houston. How do you read through ARIA?
CC: Roger. You're back with us. I'11 finish up that TLI plus 90 pad so we can talk a little here if you want. Go ahead.
CC: Okay. Set stars are Sirius and Rigel; RALiG N is 318; 148; 358. There'11 be no ullage. Okay. Down at the bottom of the pad we've got the P37 for lift-off plus 9. GET is 009:00; DELTA-V T , 4897; longitude, minus 175; GET of 400K, 033:49. Over.
CC: Okay, Jack. Good readback.
LMP: Okay, Bob. We had - as usual - up here (laughter) a spectacular sunrise, and Gene wants to talk to you.
CDR: I got some n_mbers on Ron's P52 for you, Bob.
CC: Okay; standing by to copy. Go ahead.
CDR: Okay. NOUN 71 were stars 22 and 24; NOUN 05 are all balls; NOUN 93s are all minus. They're 00.037, 00.007, and 00.021. That's minus 37, minus 07, and minus 21; and they were torqued at 01:51:40.
LMP: Bob, we're over - what might be - intermediate to !ow strata that have a very strong crenulation pattern - pulling out some geological terms here. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it - f_ving.
CC: Roger. L_ Looks like about a north-south lineation with a very strong crinkling, roughly east-west.
CC: Roger. Copy that; that's interesting. You know, you're Just directly over that South Atlantic area. Your - you - your path Just kind of kept you going right between the - Africa and South America, right dead center all the way.
CDR: Okay, Bob. We have not had any for - quite some t-lked time, I think, since the last time we to you about them.
CC: Roger. Understand. We'11 probably get a good work- out on that after TLI and try and track it down one more.
CDR: Okay. But, also, we have not really been doing much switching since the insertion checklist was com- plete, either.
CC: Roger. Understand. It's got you glued to the win- dews, I guess, huh?
CDR: They are interesting; I'11 say that.
LMP: Well, I certainly am, Bob, and - again there's a big - a fairly, continuous intermediate cloud deck, I think. And it has patterns comparable to what I've seen on pictures of ice floes.
LMP: And - of pack ice; I should say pictures of pack ice in the Antarctic.
LMP: We did get the tones. The MASTER ALARMs were on both - panel i and panel 3. I can't tell you about the LRR right now. Maybe Ron can.
CMP: No, I didn't pay that much attention.
CDR: And, Bob, there was something interesting I wanted to get around to tell you. The - MISSION TIMER down in the I.RR,when Ron went down there to get things squared away, was about 15 seconds or so behind all the other elocks.
CDR: Okay; and we reset it - resynced it - and it's been running okay. I don't know whether that's a clue to anything or not, but apparently it hap- pened either during launch - or somewhere before we got down there right after insertion.