Otrobonita/noicy-space-talks huggingface dataset:
CC: Roger, Stu. And what we'd like you to do next is to place a bag over the probe head, and the latest information shows that that liquid transfer demo hose bag probably will not fit; and, therefore, you can stow that either in Bravo-1 or - or back in Alfa-10; your option. And we're recommending that you take an unused temporary stowage bag, that is, one that's not currently in use, and cut the mech- enism off the top of the temporary stowage bag, place that over the probe head, and tape it in place. Over.
CC: What we're trying to do here is protect the mech- anism in the probe head against possible salt water or salt spray splashing in during the recovery. Over.
CDR: Okay. We're Just looking around; the temporary stowage bags are all filled at the moment. Hold on.
CC: And, 14; Houston. Since you don't have anything else to do right now, why, we'd like you to press on to the TV attitude, 325, 090, end 000, and acquire on the HIGH GAIN when we get there. Over.
CDR: Okay. B25, 090, 0 - 090.
CC: 325, 090, end 000.
CDR: Okay. We're on the way.
CMP: Okay. Bruce. We've got this bag that the - hatch - the hatch - window bracket for the camera, you know, they used on the zero phase, and we had as a stand by - 70-millimeter-camera hatch window adapter bag, and it's big enough to go over the - the probe head. We Just sweat it a little bit.
CC: Beautiful, Stu. If you can get that over and tape her down so that you have a water - salt water spray protection on the probe head, that's all we need. Over.
CC: Okay. We'11 do that.
CC: 14, this Houston. How are you reading me, now? Over.
CC: APollo 14, Apollo 14; this is Houston. How do you read? Over.
CC: Apollo 14, Apollo 14; this is Houston. How do you read? Over.
CC: Apollo 14, Apollo 14; this is Houston. Request OMNI Charlie. Request OMNI Charlie in the blind. Over.
CC: Apollo 14, this is Houston. Request OMNI Charlie, OMNI Charlie in the blind. Over.
CC: Apollo 14, Apollo 14; this is Houston. Requesting OMNI Charlie in the blind. Over.
CDR: We read you loud and clear, Houston.
CC: Roger, 14. We'd like to stow the probe temporar- ily in some convenient location and prepare for the press conference. I'11 turn it over to Gordon, here.
CDR: I took your downlink down, Bruce. You should be getting us.
CC: Roger. We've got a beautiful picture here.
CDR: We' re ready to go any time.
CC: Okay, Al. The questions that you'11 be asked at this news conference have been submitted by news- men here at the Manned Spacecraft Center who have been covering the flight.
CDR: Gordo?
CDR: Could you - could you hold on Just a minute? We'11 get in position to answer the questions.
CC: All right, fine. Just let us - when - let us know when you're ready.
CC: And, for your information, we're getting a very good picture - -
CDR: Are you getting a picture, now?
CC: That's affirmative. Good picture. All three of you in there. The questions that you'11 be asked at this news conference have been submitted here at the Manned Spacecraft Center by newsmen who have been covering the flight. Some of the questions they raised have been answered in your communica- tions with Mission Control, but the public-at-large has not necessarily heard them. The questions are being read to you exactly as submitted by the news- men and in an order specified by them. First of all, for A1 and Ed. Cone Crater was your major ob- jective on your second moonwalk. You almost made the rim. How close do you think you got, and do you believe you collected enough rocks and samples to accomplish the purpose of your mission?
CDR: I think so. Let me take the first part of it, with respect to how close we got. I think we were within perhaps 100 yards or less of the rim and certainly in a boulder field that was right there associated with the boulders in the rim.
LMP: I agree with Al. I agree with Al. I think we were in 100 to 150 yards, and I think the majority of the type rocks that - ... find at the rim were in the boulder field that we were working; and although it was a disappointment, Just as a matter of challenge, not to get up there, I think we ac- complished the scientific objectives that we went for.
CC: It is hard for us to get a feel for what it was like in the large boulder field. Was it a forest of big rocks higher than you? Could you see any distance? Over.
CDR: Well, the - the rocks that we were in - ranging in different sizes. They ranged up to 10 or 12 feet in height above us; so, at times, we were behind rocks that were taller than we were. As far as the mobility's concerned, Ed, do you want talk about that ?
LMP: Yes. We didn't have a great deal of trouble mov- ing around the rocks. We didn't even have trouble moving the MET around the rocks, except we did have to dodge them and, of course, had to be a bit more -_ careful with the MET that - walking without it. Our major problem, however, was the undulating sum - terrain where you simply couldn't see more than 100 to 150 yards away from you and see landmarks. Consequently, you were never quite sure what land- mark would appear when you topped the next ridge, and we were very surprised when we topped the ridge - approached the ridge which we thought to be the rim of Cone Crater to find there was another one beyond it, and that was the beginning of the real problem.
CC: The next question is: tell us about your problems of fatigue, orientation, and visibility; and apply them, if you will, to the longer 7-hour moonwalks planned for Apollo 15.
CDR: Well, I guess we didn't realize that we had prob- lems of fatigue and visibility. As far as we were concerned, our only problem was the amount of time allotted for the excursion. We - I don't exactly know what our heart rates were. Obviously, they were higher than the normal sitting rate, but we still were not operating at maximum capacity of our backpacks for cooling, nor were we operating for extended periods of time at high heart rate. To us, it was Just a matter of working against the clock. I think that we had the capability to go longer from the standpoint of fatigue. I don't believe that we were disoriented or lost at any - any time at all, either.
CDR: Yes, I agree with Al. If my previous answer mis- led you, it was only a matter of context, because, given a few minutes to look around, we figured out where we were, but trying to do it rapidly made it difficult; and, as A1 says, time was our major factor. Given another 30 or 40 minutes, I think we could have reached the top of Cone Crater, covered all of our objectives, and - get back in good fashion.
CDR: Well, let me add one thing here. I think if we had wanted to reach the top of the crater, and did nothing else, that we could have done that within the time period allotted. But I think that this me{hod in which we reverted to, that of collecting rocks from a point not quite near the top of the crater, provided a lot more geologically, and gave us a better cross section of the rocks in the area, and, therefore, a better chance of getting rocks ejected from Imbrium than had we gone to the crater and back and not collected as mnny rocks.
CC: The next question is for Stu Roosa. Stu, what did you see of the lunar module from orbit?
CMP: Okay. The first pass that I made on the lanam_rk tracking, I picked the LM up with no problem. It just showed up as a - as a white - a white spot, obviously something foreign to the lunar surface, reflecting light, but the ringer was the long shadow put out. The first day that I tracked it, why, the Sun angle was still pretty low; and you could see the shadow coming out; and the shadow and the - and the reflection cinched it as the LM. Now, you couldn't see a shape of the LM, as such, but - was no doubt the LM was there. And on the next day, as I was doing landmark tracking, it was not on - in the schedule to track the LM again; however, I had a landmark Just prior to the Fra Mauro region and one after it. And I was in forma - the right attitude for lanamark tracking; so, I looked for the LM again - found it this time with- out any trouble. The shadow had diminished to - to almost nothing, or it was very small; but, here again, then, I could see the glint coming off the ALSEP. At this time, the ALSEP had been deployed; so, I could see the glint coming off it. And I checked with Ron Evans later on the - and told him what I thought it was, and he agreed that that was the ALSEP location.
CC: The next question is also for you, Stu. A top priority for you is taking detailed pictures of the Descartes Crater as a possible landing site for a later mission. Since your big camera was broken, do you think you got enough high- resolution photos?
CMP: Well, I guess - well, I'd say yes. We made three passes and - with the 500-millimeter, using what we call the COAS maneuver, or you - you pitch and keep the camera on the Descartes landing site, and this way you get a real good stereo. And, I guess, we'l I have to develop the pictures and see - see how they are. But I'd - I'd say the answer to that's probably yes, but I - I really can't answer it completely at this time.
CC: With your docking problem, and battery problem, abort switch problem, and a problem with the land- ing radar, how concerned were you about not making a successful landing or a safe return?
LMP: This is Ed. I never doubted it for a minute. We were going to make it.
CDR: Well, I guess we're always concerned about the operation of the equipment. That 's what we 're up here for is to - to assure that it operates - to the best of our ability, as well as it's designed to function all the time. We're always concerned about that, and we still are. We still have a little bit of this voyage left to go, and we're still concerned about a safe return. I think that anyone that's involved in this kind of a business of research flying has to be concerned until the flight is totally over.
LMP: I - I'd like to make one other comment, too, about - the question about the - Stu's pictures of Descartes. The photographic technique which he used is essen- tially the same as Apollo 12 used, which took the pictures of the area in which it landed. We feel that was successful.
CC: The next question] Other crews had trouble with dust. How did dust affect you on landing, on the surface, and on the way back?
CDR: Well, let me take the landing part, and I'11 give Ed the surface part, and let Stu handle the way- back part. As far as the landing was concerned, there was - there was less dust than I figured; and I think that was generally borne out as we progressed through our EVA; but the dust started forming, I think, approximately 100 feet above the · surface, maybe 150. It was a thin layer, as we've seen before but less dense than what I expected. And it did not interfere with my vision or capa- about how it was on the surface?
CDR: I think it was substantially as previous crews have reported it, as far as working on the surface is concerned. It's a nuisance. The material is soft. It clings very readily to equipment, to your suits, and it's - it's a nuisance. But surprisingly, we didn't find that we had too much of it on the LM with us in the evening - rather the first night, nor did we feel we carried too much of it back in with us after the second EVA, except for the fact that it was - had impreg - impregnated the top of the suits and was on most other pieces of cloth. How- ever, it came off of the metal very readily, and that didn't cause any problem. I think it was more of a nuisance than anything else.
CMP: Okay. As far as - after the docking and on the way back, the dust problem's really been nonexist- ent. They - Of course, A1 and Ed took their suits off in the - in the LM; and then, we have a vacuum cleaner in the command module and which I passed over; and they vacuumed the suits. And I passed over several bags in which they put all of the equipment that they brought from the lunar surface into these bags. They have zippers on them and so forth that are to keep the fine dust tn. So, I took each one of their suits and put it in a spe- cial suit bag that we have in here and another bag that they came back across; and by holding a little positive pressure in the comm_nd module, we - we've had very - very little dust, and absolutely no - no problem at all.
CC: Now we'd like to - -
CDR: I think you might - I might just add that we cer- tainly have benefited - from the - from the lessons of earlier flights in this respect. I think the problem, particularly on Apollo 12, showed us how to handle the dust problem, and I think that we have most of the answers now solved.
CC: Now, we'd like you tell us about the rocks you're bringing back. How big are they? What is their texture, color, and did they crumble? And compare them with the rocks on Apollos 11 and 12.
CDR: Well, I tell you, we've been so busy, we really haven't looked at the rocks. Stu's going to see if he can't find one for us now. But while he's digging, to comment on that particular question; of course, we don't have the equipment here to analyze these rocks from the standpoint of mineral content and how they compare with the various min- eral percentages with those that have been brought back, but with respect to size - We didn't have a dust problem until Just now (laughter). With re- spect to size, I think the largest we brought back is about a foot in its diameter, and the large rocks we've brought back were not crumbly. Some of the rock specimens, the smaller hand samples which we collected, were, in fact, crumbly; but the large rocks we brought back, I think we have four or five relatively large rocks. And these are - are not of the crumbling type. I think we Just - because of the dusty (laughter) problem which now has been created. I think we'11 have to hold on showing you a rock until we get back.
CMP: I don't - I don't want to get a rock out.
CC: The next question is for A1 Shepard. Was the ter- rain in the landing area different from what you expected? And describe your reaction to landing on a slope.
CDR: No. With respect to the general terrain, it was exactly as we had expected. As a matter of fact, as soon as the vehicle pitched over in the final stages of the landing approach, I was immediately able to recognize where we were and could control the spacecraft accordingly. We were essentially right on target, and we landed essentially right on target. I had originally planned to land a little bit to the south of the designated spot, perhaps within a couple hundred yards, because I thought it was smoother there. It turned out that there really was no smooth place within the general area of the landing site. As far as the slope was concerned, there was something like a 7-degree slope, and it didn't give us any problem at all. The LM landed very softly, gently. No tendency for it to topple over, and it stayed there steady as a rock for the duration of the stay.
CC: This next question is for each of you. As space pilots, what is your dominant professional impres- sion of the flight?
CMP: Well, I guess any - any comment like that - the answer that I'd give - would be that to me it's gone - it's been very gratifying. I think it's been a challenge, and I think each one of us has certainly had the chance to use his abilities as a - as a research pilot and scientist. And I - I think it's gone real well up to this point. And before we elaborate too much on - on a postmission conference, I'd rather wait until after the entry.
CMP: I think Stu's put it very well. The small things we've had to encounter that were unexpected have been handled very well by the entire team. I think everyone on the team functioned very well, certainly from our point of view. And all the major objectives that we went after were accomplished - a certain - at least, well backed up whether we accomplished them per se or not. In my opinion, the mission was, to this point, quite a success. And I expect the reentry to be quite a success.
CDR: I would only add to those comments that - that we're basically sensible people, that we're in- volved in a program of developing and promoting technology. Apollo 12 is only one - one step in the space technology. I feel that Apollo 12 - Apollo 14, I should say - has been a - a resounding success; and I don't really think that we've been able to assess, at this stage, what the contribu- tions will be; but I can intuitively tell from what we've done, what we've seen on the surface, that we're bringing back a wealth of information photo- graphically and geologically, that we've left sta- tions and other stations on the Moon sending back information for scientific purposes. And I think that, generally speaking, it was a smashing success.
CC: Again, for each of you. What event in the flight touched you most emotionally?
CDR: Well_ I think the big emotion for me is yet to come, and that's getting both feet on the carrier.
CMP: Okay. I'd say up to - There - there's been a lot of rather tremendous sights on the mission so far, and entry will be another one; but I guess, the - the first look at the Moon after you - after you burn LOI and in the darkness and you come around, pitch to an attitude where you can see - see the Moon smd it's there below you at about 60 miles, but it looks like about 200 feet. And your first impression of the body is a rather tremendous thing.
LMP: I think Stu's choice is my number 2, and my number-1 impact is when we pitched over and there was Cone Crater right out the window. It was very impressive.
CC: You have not talked to your wives and families since you left Cape Kennedy. Is there anything that you would like to say to them now? We will make sure they hear about it.
CDR: Well, thank you. I'm sure you all have done a wonderful Job ofkeeping them posted, particularly with the comm_mications link and everything; and I guess, perhaps, they're probably as well informed of the flight as we are ourselves; but, in case they don't know, we're all very well, very happy, and say hello; and we'11 look forward to seeing them in a few days. Ed?
CDR: I have nothing to add to that at all.
CMP: No, No. We'11 be in touch.
CC: The next question is for Al. Would you give us your personal feelings about the differences be- tween the rides on Freedom 7, a decade ago, and Apollo 147
CDR: One big step. It's very difficult to - Of course, as the question implies, discuss the technical differences between the - the two flights. And from the standpoint of personal differences, I think that for those days, that the Mercury- Redstone flight was Just as much of an individual challenge as has been Apollo 14. I think, of course, the machinery are different, but the - the men with whom we worked, the individuals that helped us along, are pretty much the same; and, therefore, the emotions are pretty much the same. Both were a great thrill for me; there's no ques- tion about that.
CC: The final question is also for Al. You became the first lunar golfer with your little six iron. How _Auy golf balls did you hit, how far did they go, and did you m_ke the green?
CDR: Well, you saw the whole action on television. I missed the first one. The second one went, per- haps, a couple of hundred yards; and the third one, perhaps, about 400 yards, which was not bad for a six iron.
LMP: Let me add, there wasn't any green in sight.
CDR: There were no green rocks; there where no green rocks.
CC: Thank you very much. We've certainly enjoyed every minute of ? of your commentary, and this concludes the list of questions that we have for you. Thank you, again.
CDR: Thank you, and we'11 look forward to seeing you shortly.
LMP: That sounds good.
CC: This attitude will be a good one to hold through the P52. Over.
CDR: Okay. Is it also a good attitude for probe stowage?
CC: It's also a good attitude for probe stowage.
CDR: How was the quality of the picture on that last television transmission, Houston?
CC: It was a very good picture; in fact, our estimate is that it was as good as it's been at any time during the flight.
CC: Apollo 14, Houston. Whenever you are ready, we'11 press on with the probe stowage; and at this time, you can go ahead and take the - the TV monitor, the monitor cables, power cable, cable bracket, and stow all that in the Bravo-l, wrapping the monitor in a CWG. Over.
CMP: Okay, Houston. We're - we have the monitor and the cable on bracket B-l, and we're just touching up the cover for the probe head right now. Be back with you shortly.
CDR: Okay, Houston. I think we have the probe head pretty well protected with that Beta bag we discussed and we're ready to press on.
UNKNOWN: 14, this is Houston. The next step is an initial fitting of the probe into its stowage location. We'd like you to place the probe between the A-6 and A-10 lockers with a pitch arm down towards the aft bulkhead between A-6 and A-10 and the apex - that is, the probe head towards A-12. The base end of the probe with the Flight Data File Book on it should be touching the right-hand equipment bay panel. The probe should be oriented so that the yellow support arm touches the top or plus-X side of the A-6 locker. And it should be resting on five points, which I'11 read off to you after you get it in position. Over.
CMP: Hey, Bruce.
CC: Go ahead, Stu. You're very weak though - -
CMP: Hey, Bruce. You said the hatch - What - what's _he orientation of the hatch installation strut?
CC: Okay, the yellow one is on the top side, or the plus-X side of the A-6 locker and then there's a pitch arm pointed down toward the aft bulkhead between A-6 and A-10. Over. should
CDR: Okay, tell us how it look now.
CC: Okay. It should be resting on five points. The probe head should be on the A-10 locker, or some- where above it.
CC: There should be a support arm touching the plus-Y side of the A-10 locker.
CC: The yellow support arm should be touching the top, or plus-X side of A-6.
CC: The base of the probe, with the Flight Data File Lunar Landmark Book, should be firmly up against the right-hand equipment bay wall. Over.
CC: And there should be a shock strut touching the plus-Y edge of the A-10 locker. Over.
CMP: Okay. Bruce, it doesn't look like we can have the installation strut touching A-6, and the shock strut touching the top of A-10 at the same time.
CC: Okay, in the next step, we're going to shim at five locations, and one of the places where we're going to shim is underneath the yellow support arm on top of A-6; so if it's very close to the top, that'11 be satisfactory.
CDR: Okay, I think we see your point. This means that you do - actually do not have a shock strut touching the - the aft bulkhead.
CC: That's affirmative. The shock strut is not touching aft bulkhead.
CDR: Or at least the cable run, which is on top of the aft bulkhead at this point.
CC: Roger. It - I think it's the pitch arm you're referring to, and that's correct. It is not coming into contact with the aft bulkhead yet. Over.
CC: Al, what we should have - -
CDR: Okay. We're with you.
CC: - - We should have the shock strut which is attached to the support arm for installation of the probe assembly in the hatch resting on the plus-Y edge of the A-10 locker. Over.
CMP: Okay, Bruce. The way we've got this probe now, it's making contact with the probe head on A-10 and it's up against the - the side bulkhead. And then this support strut that goes down to the support arm is - on - is on - is touching A-10. And those are the only three points right now that we have any contact. Now, it - Does that sound like we're in the right spot?
CC: Roger; it does. What you're calling the support arm is what we've been calling the shock strut. Over.
CMP: Okay. To _make sure we have our semantics right, we've got support arms and pitch beams. Is that right ?
CC: Roger. We've got support arms end pitch arms - or pitch beam_ and the support arms are connected to the little shock struts. Over.
CMP: Okay. So I think we're now in - in the position you're describing, and we have a space between the yellow installation strut and A-6, and a space between the pitch arm and the top of A-10.
CDR: And a space between the pitch arm - -
CDR: - - we're running the other ...
CC: Okay, now then. We want you to locate, on the command module, the following locations where we intend to place shims. First is on the aft bulk- head, underneath the pitch arm that is thrusting down towards the aft b,_lkhead, but is not in con- tact with it. At this location, we intend to put in - a bumper. It will not be a solid shim, but it will serve to spread out any force should the pitch arm come into contact with the aft bulkhead. Over. We'11 put one ° one Flight Data File Book that you do not require for entry down there and, when we refer to Flight Data File Books here, you can of course, use LM books as well as command module books. It's your preference. Over.
CC: Okay. The next location is on the right hand, or plus-Y side of A-10, where the support arm comes close to touching on the side of the A-10 locker or where it may actually touch, depending on the precise location that you've got there. We'd like a thin Flight Data File Book in that place.
CDR: Yes, we've got it figured - It'11 be about 2 inches of padding there, but we see the point you're talking about.
CC: We're talking about the face of the A-10 locker that's over toward the right-hand equipment bay paneling. Are you talking about the same place?
CDR: Right. Plus-Y side.
CC: Okay, it sounds like you've got the right loca- tion there. Another place is where the probe head touches A-10 and where the pitch arm comes over A-10. We'd like to shim up on both those locations.
CDR: Okay. Then we've got one, two, three, four, five locations.
CC: Okay. And the fifth location, of course, is where the yellow support arm passes over the top of A-6. In all of those locations, except the first one - that is the aft bulkhead underneath the pitch arm - we'd like to shim with unused publications, such that the probe is firmly in contact with the underlying structure. And you may recall earlier this afternoon that I referred to use of the sleeping bag and window shade cover on the aft bulkhead - we've modified that stowage and deleted the requirement for the window shade; so, you can use them for a good night's sleep. Over.
CDR: Very good. We understand.
CC: Okay, at this Juncture - if you have the contents of the shims in mind and the locations in place, go ahead and remove the probe and tape the shims in place with the tape you have from R-6. Over.
CC: And, as yo{i go along, we'd be interested in knowing which books go in which location. Over.
CDR: Okay (laughter). Would you also like to know which page they're opened?
UNKNOWN: (Laughter) Negative. That doesn't matter. And you can delete our request for books.
CMP: Okay, Bruce. I just want to make sure that we've got it clarified. Tell me again what - you mean when you say the probe is fully folded.
CC: Stand by a minute, Stu. We're coming up on a site handover. I'11 give you a call as soon as we reacquire. 0ver.
CC: t_, Houston.
CC: Okay, Stu. If you'11 look at the yellow installa- tion arm. About halfway down its length - If the probe is fully collapsed, then this arm should be bearing against a Teflon block that's part of the ratchet handle housing there. Over.
CMP: Okay. The Teflon block is not bearing against - that. It's against the ratchet pawl - it's I believe - is what it's going to come in contact with. So how do I get it there?
CC: Okay, you've got about - probably one or two clicks left on the - the ratchet - should be able to extend it there by the normal procedures. I'11 give you a talkthrough, if you like.
MCC: Hey, Stu; aren't you glad you got a couple knot- tying swabbies on board for this Job?
CMP: Yes. How about that.
CC: 1_, this is Houston. How are you coming? Over. and
CDR: Well, we're getting books now, we have the and probe fully folded, we're in the sh_mmlug process.
CC: Apollo 1_, this is Houston. Stand by for a mark on 100,000 miles from the Earth. Over.
CC: MARK; 100,000 miles.
CDR: Beautiful, beautiful. Getting closer all the time.
CDR: Okay. We're all ship and ready for the next step, Houston.
CC: Okay. The next step is to put the probe back in place and verify that it contacts the shims as required and the other hard points. Over.
CDR: Okay. We verify that.
CC: Okay. Using the double rope from the A-6 anchor, tie that to the apex of the pitch arm which points in the plus-X direction, making the rope as tight as possible.
CDR: Okay. That's complete.
CC: Okay, with the three-rope combination from the other footpad on A-6, we want you to tie that also to the apex of the plus-X pitch arm, cinching it up tightly and try not to use too much line in this knot because it's going to go on from there down to the tiedown point on the side of A-10 - directly beneath it. Over.
CC: But don't tie it to A-10 - -
CDR: Okay. I think -Just a loop through the fitting up against that - the apex of that pitch arm should do it, huh?
CC: Okay, a loop with maybe a half hitch in it or something like that.
CC: And if Ed or Stu could get out tools Foxtrot, Whiskey, and one, we'11 be ready for the next step, when you' re ready.
CMP: Okay, Bruce. Now we're running that rope across through the hook on the outboard side of A-8. Is that - or is - is it the one on A-10?
CC: No. It's going to be going to A-10, but before you tie it down there, we'd like to disassemble one of the support arms shock strut assemblies at one point. Over.
CMP: Okay. Well, we're standing by to tie down as soon as we get the toolkit out.
LMP: Houston, what tools 4o you think we need, now?
CC: Foxtrot, the crescent wrench; Whiskey, the ratchet driver; and one, which is a socket. Over.
CC: Now, what we're planning on doing is - on the sup- port arm that points in the - diagonally in the plus-X, minus-Z direction - we want you to remove the bolt at the Joint between the support arm and the shock strut with F, W, and one - and then you're going to put the bolt back in the hole of the support arm - We're reinstalling that finger tight, on that. Over.
CMP: Okay. Well, that's in work.
CC: And, of course, the reason for doing this is to get it out of the couch stroke envelope.
CDR: Did you say you want the bolt and the nut back in the shock strut?
CC: Al, this is Houston. Make that in the support arm part. Over.
CDR: Okay, that is done.
CC: 01_ay. Now using some of the LM webbing - we'd like you to tie the support arm and shock strut against the body of the probe to keep it from flapping. Over.
CC: Apollo 14, this is Houston. We'd like to get OXYGEN tank 3 HEATERs to OFF now. i and 2, Ab_O. Over.
CDR: 3, OFF; i and 2, AUTO. Okay.
CC: Roger. That's i and 2, AUTO. Over.
CC: 14, Houston. Confirm OXYGEN tank 3 HEATERs, OFF. Over.
CDR: Okay. We've got OXYGEN tank NE.ATER number 3, OFF. O-F-F. We have oxygen tRnk NF_TERs number i and number 2, AUTO. A-U-T-O.
CC: (Laughter) Roger, 14.
LMP: Okay, Houston. That step is complete now. The - the webbing has been used to tie down the support _rm.
CC: Roger. Understand you've got the support arm and the shock strut tied down against the probe and the - the bolts back in the hole - the support arm, and are ready to press on with the lashing down. Over.
LMP: Roger. I suppos e the next step is to tighten up the line going down to the A-10 island.
UNKNOWN: Okay. That - triple-rope combination that came from A-6 and was looped or tied around the apex of the plua-X pointing pitch arm - then goes down to the plux-Z, plus-Y D-ring on the A-10 locker - tied there, and then up to the apex of the pitch arm which points in the minus-Z direction and from there it's going to go down to the minus-Z, plus-Y D-ring on A-10. We can take that a step at a time if you like.
LMP: Okay. This is the first rope you're talking about now, that comes up to the apex of the pitch arm and then goes down through the tiedown and A-10.
LMP: And then where?
CC: And then it comes up to the apex of the pitch arm which points in the minus-Z direction and then back down to the other tie ring on the side of A-10. You're going to wind up with a - a rope that would look sort of M-shaped when viewed from the side. Over.
CDR: Okay. Rope number 1 is tied in M as in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
CC: Roger, Al. And that rope number i is the triple- rope combination. Is that correct?
CDR: That's the first of the - of the tripartite agreement s.
CDR: That's the first party of the tripartite agree- ment s.
CC: Okay. Then the other two parties have to follow suit, also. Over.
CDR: Okay. All three follows same path, huh?
CC: 14, this is Houston. If one of you is free - we'd like to start the VERB 49 maneuver to the optics calibration attitude, now. Over.
LMP: Okay, Houston. We'11 get it going.
CDR: Okay, Houston. That'z been completed. We have a triple pass now as described - in the shape of ailM.
CC: Okay. Now, taking the fifth and last rope, we'd like you to double it, and tie one end of it to the minus-Z, plus-Y footpad of the A-5 locker. You'11 then loop it around the probe head and tie it to the minus-Y, plus-Z D-ring on A-10. Over.
CDR: Do you want this double or singled?
CC: It'11 be a double strand. You can Just double the rope up, and you can tie the bight of it around the minus-Z, plus-Y foot pad of A-5 and go on with the double strand from there.
CDR: Okay, Houston. That step's complete.
CC: Okay, 14. That brings us to the end of the famous Apollo 14 probe stowage for reentry procedure. Who did the least work on stowing this? We'd like a quality control inspection, please. Over.
CDR: Everybody did 33 and one-third percent. You'11 have to call 21 Nancy - in on this.
CC: Roger. 21 Nancy. And the only outstanding items from this afternoon's efforts then are the final tying down of the 30-pound decontAm_uation bag with contents on top of A-lB, the 20-pound bag on top of A-8 and the CMP's PGA, with helmet on top of the 20-pound bag and then verifying 4 inches of clearance under the couch. We'11 check with you on that tomorrow.
CDR: Okay. We've got that.
CC: Okay. That takes care of tying it down and I'm going to hand over to Gordon here and you can press on with the optics calibration and the - I guess you've got to get the P - the optics calibra- tion and flight plan as normal. Over.
CDR: Okay. Th_nk you very much. We're - That's a good stowage procedure. It's tight as can be here. We ought not to have any problems at all.
CC: And you're in a suitable attitude to run the P52, also, which you probably ought to do prior to starting in the P23. Over.
CC: Al, this is Houston. Over.
CC: Al, if you have time - it'11 take about a couple of minutes here, but I have a fairly lengthy question here regarding the circuit breaker con- figuration yesterday during the DTO. Is this a good time to do it?
CDR: Okay. I'm not sure we can remember - but give us the question and we'11 take a whack at it.
CC: Okay. At the start of the high flow portion of the DTO, Bruce was on and he read up to you to pull the 02 TANK's 3 50-WATT circuit breaker - HEATER circuit breaker. And you Rogered and we checked the transcript - but this call was made about an hour prior to actually starting the high flow - and then later when - after I came on - during the 10w flow part of the DTO - I called - you went on a TANK 3 HEATER cycle - the heater TEMP hit the upper limit and we asked for the heater switch OFF. We asked you to check and you confirmed that the TANK 3 50-WATT breaker was in and that you must have missed it earlier. Now, the problem is - that the engineers who are analyzing the data from the - whole DTO are not sure where the circuit breaker was during the entire period of the DTO, and it really doesn't matter whether the circuit breaker was in or out, as long as we know where it was during the test. Can you tell us the history of the position of the breaker during the high flow portion? Was it ever pulled prior to n_ call on the temperature going out of limits - and if so - when was it pulled, and then when did it get put back in? Over.
LMP: Okay. This is Ed. I probably have the story better than anybody, and I'm not sure I have it. It was pulled when it was called to be pulled and A1 and I both remember that - and it was noticed that it was back in - shortly before you called uS and asked about it. I was over - Oh, when I did the 02 - when I closed the 02 ISOL AUX BATTERY switch - I saw at that time that the 50 i HEATER was in and I vaguely remembered it should be out and yet it was in and that's when it was noticed. When it went in - I don't know, but it was definitely pulled on call and I was surprised to find it back in when I reconfigured after the Lest - and you called us shortly after that.
CC: Okay, Ed. If you'd stand by a minute, I'11 see if they have any further questions to - to clarify.
CC: Ed, if We really have no further specific ques- tions - Just - unless you could maybe make a best guess as to whether that breaker was in or out during the high flow portion of the DTO.
LMP: Well, it - We started the high flow portion shortly after the time it was pulled, did we not?
CC: I think - I checked on that, and they say it was about an hour, actually, of time gap in there.
LMP: All right. Just a minute. We're talking here.
LMP: Let us - take a look at the flight plan here and see if I can refresh mv memory a little bit.
CC: Okay, Ed. Don't expend an excessive amount of time on it, but if you think you can remember anything more about it, we'd appreciate it.
LMP: Okay, Gordon. In reviewing the - all the events that seemed to have taken place as per flight plan about that time, it was opened as the first item at 167 hours - I believe. We had to boost up the And, three items ... of the page. as far as I can tell no one was in that particular area - or had any work in that area - to tell when we terminated the test an hour or so later. And my best guess is _that it was probably closed inadvertently by myself or by one of the other two guys - probably by myself - about the time that we were setting the circuit breakers for the end of the test. I noticed it at that point, but I don't actually know when it was closed.
CC: Okay, Ed. I think that's - that's good for our purposes. Thank you.
LMP: Now, that we're talking about it - it is suppose to be open now, is it not?
CC: That's affirmative. And your previous estimate of - of the time line there on the circuit breaker
CC: If you have your flight plan still in hand, I got a short update for page 270.
CC: Okay. On the sixth or seventh line down from the top where it gives the dark-side photo attitude of 122, 270, and 0, change 122 to 125. And the high gain angles that follow are still okay. Over.
UNKNOWN: Okay. 125 and minus 59 and ... 90.
CC: That's affirmative. And then when the rates - when you damp the rates there, as per PTC proce- dure, we'11 give you a GO when the rates are good for taking the photos.
CC: That's it. Thank you.
CDR: Because of our bug with the - with the probe, it appears as though what we're going to do on this 23 is to skip the constraint stars, Just mark on the first three, and then go directly from that into the Earth-darkside attitude. I still expect we may be 10 or 15 minutes late on that. Does that pose any problem to you all, if we do that way?
CC: Stand by l, Al.
CC: That sounds like a good plan to us, Al. And there is no real-time criticality on the earthside dim- line photography. Over.
CDR: Okay. Good enough. We'11 do it that way, then.
CC: Ah - -
CC: The analyst for the P23 would like to see you shoot star number 4 also, Just the one star of the three constraint stars. They're using that as a trend star, and this permits them to tie the data between the other P23s into this one a little better. There's no problem being late with the dark-side photography. Over.
CC: Ed, if you'd pass this along to $tu. We noticed earlier today that he incorporated into the state vector the sightings on the constraint stars on earlier batches. We'd like to ask that he not incorporate his fourth star tonight into the state vector. Over.
CC: Okay, Stu. Go ahead.
CMP: Okay, Gordon. These backup alinements over here at 198, As far as I know, there's no DTO or anything else associated with those; they were just put in - Because I wanted to try those. Why don't you talk it over there and consider about deleting those?
CC: Okay. I'11 check on that.
CC: Stu, this is Houston. It's strictly your choice. Over.
CMP: Okay. I think I'11 delete those this evening. It'11 put us Just about back on time for the - for the rest period.
CC: Apollo lb, Houston. I have a short update to the dim-light information.
CDR: Roger. Stand by 1.
CC: Apollo 14, Houston. The update that I have affects the info to be loaded in the P22 there. Over.
CMP: Okay, Gordon. Go ahead.
CC: Okay. Just under the landmark coordinates, change the longitude over 2 frcm minus 17.5 to minus 25. 000. Over.
CMP: Okay. Longitude over 2 to a minus 25.000.
CC: Stu, this is Houston. G&C reports your rates look good to take those photos when you get to them.
CC: Stu, Houston. A reminder to disable all the jets.
CMP: Roger, Gordon. You know, I was looking at this attitude. You know, we're right over - With a big trunnion - it looks like there's a lot of glare. I suppose the sextant will be all right. It shoots by it, but I was wondering why the attitude was such where we had this large trunnion?
CC: Stand by. I'11 have to get an answer on that one.
CMP: I mean, I'11 go ahead and shoot it, but it's so far over that I can't really see any of the Earth crescent through the telescope.
CC: Stu, in answer to your question - Stand by 1.
CC: Stu, in answer to your question, the attitude is designed to afford the maximum shading from the Sun on the optics as possible. And we'd like you - wonder if you have looked through the sex- tant to verify that it - that they are boresighted on the Earth's - Earth dark side. Over.
CMP: Well, yes. It is. We still got that same seat- tered light problem, which we discussed on the way out. But - it's - it's off the terminator, sure enough, so if everybody's agreeable, we'11 shoot it here.
CC: That's affirmative. They concur. They expected some scattered light and they'd like to go ahead and take the pictures as shown in the flight plan.
CDR: Houston, 14. We've completed darkside photography now. We're going to start PTC.
CC: Roger, Al. And one item on - for the Surgeon here. He noticed, after the probe stowage exer- cise, your EKG data and Ed's ZPN data degraded to - useless actually; and we'd like you to check your external leads, and Ed to check his ZPN leads, and also where Ed's leads go into the transmitter box.
CMP: Okay, Gordo.
CDR: How does the CDR look now, Houston?
CC: Al, yours looks good now.
CDR: Okay, one of my leads has a stripped thread so, it may or may not hold. Just keep me advised, and I'11 tighten up from time to time.
CMP: Hey, Gordon, I don't want to make a big point out of it, but I Just - broaden the education on this P23 here. I've been noticing, you know, except for when we shot the Moon and we dropped that dif- ference between the vectors down to about BO miles, it's been running rather consistently 50 to 55 to 60. Do the P23 specialists or that -Is that the way they think it - it should be working?
CC: Stand by. We'11 get you an answer.
CC: Stu, the answer to the question is yes. That's the way they think it ought to work.
CMP: Okay; very good. _
CMP: Okay, would you like to copy the command module RCS TEMPs?
CMP: Okay, systems test meter reading 5-C, 4.6; 5-Dog, 4.6; 6-Alfa, 4.4; 6-Bravo, 4.6; 6-Charlie, 4.5; 6-Dog, 4.5.
CC: Okay , Stu, we got all of those.
CC: We're in a good attitude. We're also configured to take the presleep E-MOD at any time.
CDR: Okay, we'11 spin up here shortly, and we'11 give you a 74 right now.
CC: The attitude I was referring to is for getting the dump. I think that - We'd Just like to remind you to be sure to complete most of your dumps before spinning up. There's no hurry to go into PTC if you want to Just sit in that attitude; there's no thermal problems. Over.
CDR: Oh, okay; I misunderstood you, Gordo.
MCC: 14, this is Gold Flight. Before you guys sign off for tonight, on behalf of all the guys on the Gold Team that have worked during this mission, we want to tip our hat to you for a super Job; and we're looking forward to you getting back here to the ranch; and we'11 talk about it over a cool one.
CMP: We - we thank you, Jerry. Al's not on the loop right now. We'11 pass that on to him. But we sure appreciate the support. You all really do good work.
MCC: Well, thank you very much. We enjoyed it.
LMP: Jerry, your guys really did a super Job on PDI day. That was wonderful.
MCC: Yes. We'11 have to get together with the LM guys. Of course, they've already secured in their operations. But I agree with you. They and all their support people really hung in there and got up the answers that we needed.
LMP: They sure did. It was a great show.
CMP: Hey, hang loose for a minute, Jerry; Al's getting on a headset here.
CDR: Jerry.
MCC: Go ahead.
CDR: Sorry, you caught me right in the middle of a drink of cof - cocoa.
MCC: Sorry about that.
CDR: You all - you all about to leave right now, huh?
CC: Well, we'11 be on for a few more hours. But we - This is our last shift; and then, Orange Team's going to pick it up; and then, you'11 have Maroon for entry.
CDR: Well, we'11 be talking to you directly in a few days, but I sure do want to thank you for that superb job you did for us, especially down there around those low altitudes. Everything went real fine, and we appreciate your persistence that I know you had in getting that job done right. It's a hell of a thrill for us to work with you, Jer.
MCC: Yes. We had a real ball at it, Al. We'11 be looking forward to getting that cool one when you get back here.
CDR: Sounds good, Jerry. Give my thanks to all the troups.
MCC: Okay. Wilco.
CC: 14, Houston. Go ahead. 14.
CMP: Houst °n , do you read?
CC: Roger. You're loud and clear now, Stu.
CMP: Okay. Do our rates still look good enough for spinup?
CC: That's affirmative. Rates are GO.
CMP: Oops. I just heard a - I just felt a thruster fire. Maybe we'11 just set here for a minute, and you take a look at it.
CC: That was a roll Jet, so that, shouldn't hurt anything.
CDR: Okay. corem, ca/1 mode.
CC: And on the you go straight to OMNI In the checklist there , select OMNI Bravo and mark the HIGH GAIN at minus 52, PITCH; and plus 270, YAW. Over.
LMP: Okay, Gordon. We'11 do it.
CC: A couple of other items before we bid you good- night. The - your - Ed, your ZPN has showed no change so far, if you've had any chance to look at it. And we'd llke to suggest one - -
CC: Your ZPN data.
LMP: Okay....
CC: The - the other procedure we'd like to suggest - upon awakening in the morning - that will improve your L over D slightly. We'd like to ask you to close the POTABLE TANK INLET valve, and that'11 divert the water you use after you wake up to the waste tank and let the potable tank decrease, which will give us a hair better L over D; and, I guess, every little bit helps. Over.
LMP: Okay. We understand.
CC: Okay. That's to be done in the morning, not now.
CC: And, of course, it will - -
CMP: What - have you heard yet - have you heard an L over D figure being kicked around, Gordon?
CC: Let me get one for you, Stu.
CC: If - if you'd turn that tank valve off Just before you startusing water for breakfast, you should end up with an L over D of just shy of 0.28. Over.
CMP: Okay. Copy 0.28, if we do the water bit.
CC: Okay. And I think the only thing remaining is the onboard read-out. Standing by any time.
CMP: Okay, Gordon. BAT C is 37.0; ... 7.3; 37.3. Get the RCS in a second - 58 for quad Delta; 57, quad Charlie; 55, quad Baker; and 59, quad Able.
CC: Roger, Stu. We copy all those.
CC: Good morning, Ed. Down the home stretch. I show you're about 55 grand out, now. I got a few things here for you, if you got a flight plan handy.
LMP: Okay, Fredo; go ahead with your updates. consumables
CC: Okay, first we got a update; GET of 208 hours; 44.0; quad A, 44.9; B, 41.0; C, 45.7; and D, 44.4; H2 tank l, 30.7; and 2, 29.2; 02 10.9; tank l, 63.3; 2, 65.0; 3 is and why don't you go ahead with that readback - if you want, Ed- first.
LMP: Okay. 208.00; 44, RCS total; quads, 44.9, 41.0, 45.7, 44.4; hydrogen ..... 7, 29.2; oxygen ..... ..., 10.9.
CC: Okay, 14; how do you read now? We had to get the VOGAs off the line.
LMP: Okay. Loud and clear, Fredo.
CC: Yes, you're good now. Right to the left of the consumables update block, there's a VERB 29 maneu- ver to the optics CAL attitude at about 208:30; and your HIGH GAIN angles there should - should be PITCH, minus 73; and the YAW number there should be 102.
LMP: Okay. That's corrected. Thank you. 102.
CC: Okay - and let's see - we'd like the potty tank inlet valve to close, so we can get a little more water into the waste tank.
LMP: Okay, I'11 do that right now.