Otrobonita/noicy-space-talks huggingface dataset:
CC: _A are coming in clear, _re. Okay. We wuuld lEke to have y_u g_ beck to BLOCK on your C_ telemetry,
UNKNOWN: _LOCK. Let me ask you a question _bout the other H2 ta_k. If we run them both down to 200, and Wa turn the fan on in H2 ta_k n_ber 1, what are w_ gain% to _o with tank number 2?
CC: We expect it will - -
CMP: I didn't pt that answer. would you stand by one?
UNKNOWN: R_er.
UNKNOWN: Apollo 9, Ho_ton. /
CC: O_. Copy your question, and wb_t ye're - Wh_t we're sa_vin_is that the pressure will stay equ_J of we are fee_tng primaril7 out tank 1, but that Oki. . the surge tank is on the line?
CC: . Ok_T. Very good, we Just noticed that coming up & little sl_.
UNKNOWN: Xt aura is c,"_n5 up slow, isn't it?
UNKNOWN: And,Apollo9, we are sh°wingyou about60 cie-
UNKNOWN: Ro_er.' ..
UNKNOWN: _.__,A_!lo 9, thi_ is £oustom. T_at Just about _lo_ea _t n_ list here, I hit it briefly tack %hero, unless )"ou h&'_e any questions about my C¢_-_nta On that 2-degree pitch and yaw cn the attitu_.e for 8P8-1.
UNKNOWN: What va_ your about ...
UNKNOWN: e_in, Apollo 9.
C: going Vere you s_ing _ou were to take the gimbal .., off?
UNKNOWN: in _cratchy here on thia ¢,_e,Apollo.
CMP: Okay, X thi_ ye have it - I think ,,nder- ttan4 what _ou said. t_Qd that ue up 9. Have you got anythin_ you would like to toss t:_._ ye on l_st plan doing much t_lking to you.
CMP: lo, I don't - I guess it is Just the _eneral yell ccxment we were pretty crowded tod_y to &11 of these thin_w in, so we sort of missed lu_ch. there, l¥etty busy dev. canister change at 6:30. A you .loud. e_cl clear.
CC: O_y. We have got you in here nov. _vo _ther items; we _-ould like to get an E mm_or7 dump from you to ,_i_,' us _ome homework h, ro tonight
CDR: ... z _ dump . dropped out.
CDR: Oks_f. We would like to know _'t_nyou _rould]_ke ne to start _-hargingthe ha+refT. time prior to _acktng out. We are go_r.-gto tose You here in _bout another minute end the er_,' other time we _ill talk with you before Sack tiz_ewill be ever Tananarive which will bit ? Xou there at ,_. So, you can - caa _tar' _- ti_ you want.
CDR: Okay, fine. Do you want that E me_ory .'lUmpnov or dr_ _u t, ant to Just skip it?
CC: 1o. w_ are standing _: ,,or. Go ahead a_t l_t
UNKNOWN: 8rand by. way. i
CC: Okay. _.oaer. J_,i-'Y- Aud one other item, o'/er T_nanarive, if 2ou can, ye would like t_,have _ee over ;
CC: _ we will you Tanauarive altabout 21_ce' 25. 6) bet rtport
CC: Roger. _m_ you, and we will a PRD as soon as we figure ot_t what it i_. And ye're charging _atSery D right now for you.
UNKNOWN: a doaimeter reading over Tananarive. (RSV6)
CMP: Roger. This is Apollo 9. 6o ahead.
CC: Roger. I am not reading you very goed at _,1i, but &re you reading r_ well enou_h to take yotu_ block data. I am ready to send that if you ca_ { read. it.
CMP: Roger. Stand by Just one.
CC: O{_s_'. _ Houston. Go C_a_, ahead.
CC: Roger. Read/nE block C_.t.a number 2: 007 l;ravo, plus 256, plus ]_50 013 3_31 29 28 010. (:kay, Charlie Charlie, 'r.inus 195, minus 16!7 015 0251 28 008, minus 29 011 Alfa Charlie, plus 0?30 ('J5 _02_ 29 28. And ea I coming throu,e_ _.11.,i_t, Apollo 9?
CC: C_a_. I've stfll got some more for you, _ut _' first area w_e 009 3 Bravo.
UNKNOWN: Ready to coatinue.
CC: O_a_, continu/n_ on: 032 Alfa Cf_arlie, pl_t_.!Oi, pl_ minus 0321 017 1349 29 28 0132 Alfa_ 2_,0, _/mus O26h 018 5057 29 28, and the last (,ue 014 Alfa Charlie, p!u_ 308, minus 0279 020 2t!'3 29 28, youz That is the en_ of the block _.ata, r_d SPS trim angles for th<s: pitch minus 13%, yav pluz of other comments rcr you. z_ 5o
UNKNOWN: _-. C_ _e_.
CC: P_ger. We'd like to have you verify that you will 6o a waste rater dump down to 25 percent prior to pe_riod. d,3mpdown
CC: Roger. Waste water to 25 percent prior to re_t per_od.
CC: That !m _,fffir_ative, ,,nd we'd like to have a _,_ll_t_, read/nE, if you've [jotit.
UNKNOWN: Sro.ndby.
CC: _ot_'-. PO - go ahead.
CC: Boger. ! copy LMP 8001. Say the next one,
CC: CDR is 3102.
UNKNOWN: Boger. _md the CMP? We'_'_have 'Lo ....
UNKNOWN: Roger. Copy'. No reading for the CMP. Thank you. leave. _e O_ this aurge tmuk coming up, we say if the you _ould bring _EPRESS pack on the line _nd give u_ a z-eadi_g an that, _t might help us troubleshoot tl_at. the end of the pass The next pass is schedule_ begtnnin,,_ _mmr _awa_i _.t05, which _s r_ght _,tthe of you_.._'estperiod. Paa-e51 (_v
CC: Apollo 7, Houston. About 1 minute %0 LOG. Ix_cks like the last time we'11 be talking to you thl_ evening.
CDR: -Roger. _at's Apollo 9.
CC: 8orry about that.
CDR: That's all right. New'w_fs are that way.
CC: Okay. And- - Roger.
CMP: And, Houston, we are purging. Is that what you want !
UNKNOWN: We're presently in the process of p,_rging02 fuel cells.
CC: Affirmative. now. 200,
CMP: We'11 bring it on We noticed it's
CC: Okay. i P_'_ 53 REST PERIOD - mO _IC_TIO]$ Pn4_e 5h 9 _POLI_ 9 $_-_ T___;SC_.II_IO_ (o0ss l) rape (i,=v 2)
UNKNOWN: Good morning, Eouston. '_his _B Apollo 9. OO 18 36 _J) CC Roser. Loud and clear. Looks like the nt[ht w_s in good shape. _e did;_'% notice _y anom- ed/el. C,3 18 36 Wi IKP Very good. I gueas we 'have to ;_ke up n°v, right?
CC: ]fee. It'B _bout that time. 18 37 36 CC 9, We%e got about here of Mercury, and then _eii pick you up 02. Calking,
UNKNOWN: h,7 CI_ Oki. You _ay ve'li be at Antigua at 02_ Did OO 15 3_ _L CC NO. I was _um,tgoin& to remind Mou in your Ix_erup there tn the cryo Btratificatfon, when cycle your fan_ Just to note the pressures c_ them. C_ _-8 5_ OO want CDR Okay. You u, to break the f_ns out one mt a time, is that right? OO ?_5 _ 05 CC. That's affirmative. And to note the presEt,Ares as you bring them up. 00 18 ._3 08 CDR Bo_er. E_D OF TAP_ AFFI_A (KEV 13)
CDR: l_oger_ Eoustc_, Apollo 9. a bunch of updatea if you're ready to copy some of them. I've got _ f_i_ht plan, c consunables, and a _lock data.
CDR: Ho_ton, Apollo 9. Go over the flt_t plan.
CC: Roger. plua _, page 3 dash 15, delete NCO DO/NO-(D for 33 _sb 1. dash 1. Affirmative.
UNKNOWN: CC At time 23 plus 3_, page 3 _h 1_, MDC
CDR: C.O/I_O-OOfor l_oger. 23:3_, pa6e 3lb, ada the MCC 33 dash 1.
CC: Affirmative, Aha that'a the flight plan update. What's your
CDR: Roger. next? cona__mbles.
CMP: (_a_v. Do aheaxlwith the :_. HouBto_ OW_er. 36_. Apollo
CC: 9, Bouston. Bea6b_k correct.
CMP: Roger. ina rca_ for your block data. t_r_vo,plus
CC: Roger. Area 13 0151 267, _Inuz 0670 021 52_9 3671 Clbl _ravo$ _f_us32b. minus 0670 023 0171 Bravo, plus 335, m:[nu_ 025 0225 2803 3670 0670 35_8oi8i ._-_-_, ;.i_.-_3ia, _=,m 0663 o26 3758 _7.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston throu&;h Vangus_d. It's a real low elevatict3 here. Itll pass the rest of block 0181 B
CDR: L_at you at ... CAWAR_(_ZV 13)
CC: Apollo 9, Houston thro_ Canaries.
UNKNOWN: On the O1B a-,h i Bravo block data, I got dovn through the :rigand then loet you - if you want from to $o there.
CC: ltoger. The TIO is 026 3758, the DELTA-¥c is area 028 3627, 0191 Bravo, plus 258, minus 0692 11 50 3627 020 _ Alfa, plus 332, £dnus i655 031 07 17 3620, and I have some trim engles if you ._ want them.
CMP: l%o$_r. 8tan4 by. Go ahead with the. trim a_gles.
CC: Roger. Area 15: pitch miuue 134, yaw plus 135, the next f_ur - the next four arced: pitch minus 080, y_w plus 130. For area 20: pitch minus,090, 7_ minus 071. Cci;
UNKNOWN: Roger. that. Drop o_e bit on the 017 dash 1 Bravo TIG, the last digit. _econds.
CC: Roger. 25
CMP: Okay. You ready for the readback?
CC: Affirmetiw. GO.
CMP: Okay. 015 d_mh i Bravo, plus 267, minus u_,_ 021 minus 5249 3671 0161 Bravo, plus 324, 0670 023 2803 3670 0171 Bravo, plus 335, min'as0670 07_. 0225 3668 018 1. Bravo, plu._318, _,',,us 0663 0?6 ]r_58 3627 019 1 Bravo, pl_ 2_ ,_[nus C1 _;.,2 rt., '_'_' U_.,3 1150 3627 020 L ._j_f_,, plus 3._],L_n_ 1655 03] f'il7 3620. And for the t_im ang!e_ ,ax%'ol _9: pJL;:h 135. thr_,u_ minus 134, yaw plu_ Area 16 19: ]pitchnlr.'_'_ O_O, y=,_ IX!_ 130. For ar_a 20: pitch ?dn'_ 090, yaw minus 071. 13/3 F_ge 59
CC: Jkpollo 9. Houston. Your read, ack is correct. T got &bout 2 ]ld.nu"ces left here; we're mies_g · little _ta from the pc_erdown laat night.
UNKNOWN: Boger. Tghat would you like? We got that.
CDR: _ agntn,' Koustou.
CC: Okay'. Nhat we nee_ ts your command module RCS injector temperatures and your l_croA and B batteries _nd BAT_ C voltage. Before you give though, that, we'd like to configure your H2 tanks here.
CC: Okay. _ tank 2 heater in AUTO, E2 tDnk 1 heater OFF, and both f-n_ OFF.
UNKNOWN: Ko&mr. H2 tank 1 fan OFF, tank 2 fan to AUTO, both _ fmnm OFF.
CC: Negative. That's _2 tank 2 heater in AUTO, both fane OFF, end tank 1 heater OFF. x,_a_it back_en_Is you.
UNKNOWN: Boser. ! Just to E2 heater number 2 in AUtO and number 1 OFF and the fans are both OFF.
CMP: A_ _ - l,poiAo Fou_ton.
CC: _, S-baud up.
CMP: I have the injector te=pera% ,uteif you want it.
CC: _oger. Go. Houston S-band.
CC: Apollo 9, thruu_ Ma_ria.
CC: Apollo 9, Houmtc_ t___u&_ Madrid. S-band volu=e
CMP: Roger. Boustc_. 9. _ooks like we have a go:_ Xock n_e. Did you _t the b.et_ery readings?
CC: Jegative.
LMP: Cka_. EATT C was 37, _to Aras 37, _ffroB_ 37, and that _ on the _x_werdotrn Jut night. commend module t_._peither.
LMP: Okay. T_e injector temps -I'11 give you _ystemm teat _ter readout. CC
LMP: All of them were FJLb SCALE HIGH except C. _nd that was reading 5 volts.
CC: Roger. Six Charlie with 5 volts.
LMP: _.at's correct.
UNKNOWN: thing is, on your czyo surge ta_k pressure, you noticed it took _ long time to come up end then all of a sudden it ce__ on up. valves CAR_ARVO_ (REV13)
CC: Apollo 9, Bouatc_ throug_ Carnarv_n. OJT
CC: Roger, _e listened to your during P52 last but 'gyro onE,les. night didn't co_ ar_ torquing by
CDR: Very yell. 8t_nA
CDR: Okav. Houston, 9. Are you ready to eo_?
UNKNOWN: _ Pc,ger. _T .of C_ 2k 30, pl:._.OO'_.d.O, pl:_ 00002, :,-/nu_00108.
CC: Houatun. CopT.
UNKNOWN: rundown on cryo pressures when we ran the fane if you%_ got a pencil.
CC: Houston. 0o. turned fan
CDR: Okay. 5 1: when Ye the off, it was 228 for the pressure, and right n_d tt'_ about 228. After 3 minutes of fantait wan 2h2.
CC: Roger. Founds good.
CC: 02 1: when we started out with the t_, it was 816 by the time we _gOt to the O2, and it was 890 when the fans were tu_ne_ on; it _a_ 880 vhen the fans
CC: Roger. Copy. $90 to 880.
UNKNOWN: correct_ And 02 2: fans were turned on it v_s 880, and when they were turned off va._ it 87_.
CDR: Roger. It's up nov.
CDR: And, Houston, 9. We're down through the CMO sub- thoee (IMC aubtests numbers? They're on the DSKY.
CC: Roger. We have them.
UNKNOWN: Apollo 9, Eouston %hrough Roueysuckle. I_L,,d
CDR: Roger. Houston, Apollo 9. and clear.
CC: P_s:er. Sam_.. We never _/d _t wh_t you d/d tn those cryo valves. I tried to get that surge tank up. 13/6 P.._,62
LMP: All I did wu _ve the _urge tank hob back and forth a little bit on the console, here, and thc_ I went to bed. And I thimk that na_ have _me it.
CC: l_er. That _id it.
CC: Md did it come up pretty fast after that, Eon?
CC: At'/ir_ative. we
LMP: O_ay. Well, never dj6 _et our PLSS t-n_ filled, mo we're going to be filling that here along the - along the way to_. It c_ly ham about 200 or 300 psi tn it.
UNKNOWN: Rouston, A,_llo g.
LMP: Roger. We're etill chargin& battery B. What's the status of that? Do you want us to continue or atop or what have you?
CC: Affirmative. Oo ahea_ and continue on it. We est!_te it will probabl_ be up to charge at about 22 hours or Just before SPS number 2 burns, iud we'11 tell you at that time to turn iL off.
CC: Apollo 9, P_uston. Thirty seconds LOS; M_rcury _t 08.
CDR: Eoger. _Y (m:v13)
UNKNOWN: CC' AD°Llo 9, Houston %hre._h MercUry. Standing' by.
CDR: Poger, Iknmton.
CC: - Apollb 9, houston. We indicate you're right close zl_ x_. to
CDR: That's _ffirmative. AmT]_ (_V 1_)
CC: Apollo 9, Moust. on thro,v__ Antigua.
CC: Apollo 9, this is Houston through ;atigua.
CDR: Boger. Boustoa, Apollo 9. }{owdo you read?
CC: I r_ad you loud and clear. Good morning. mo:'nimg. We were maybe
CDR: _ wondering whether you want to give us the updates first, or whether you want an E-memory dump first!
CC: We 6o not need an E-memory dump.
UNKNOWN: Okay. We're ready to accept your update, th_n, ar_rti_e, Houston.
CC: Bog_r. 8rand '!fy one on that. I have an SPS-2 PAD ;_ere for you any ti'ze you're ready to cops, and _e'11 have the loads read_ for you in a _dn.- '_te.
UNKNOWN: _tamd by. Me's getting it.
CMP: Ready to copy.
CC: Roger. _PJ-2: 022 12 03 00, _lus 00993, minus 08 4_6, plus OO 176 08 506 08 "57 ]512, and stand Apollo
CC: 9, we're ready to uplink at this time, and I'11 finish the PAD while they're doing that. then
UNKNOWN: _e computer is yours. OXa_.
CC: We have the computer. And starting _gain, X finished up on the burn time _'htchvas: ]5 ]2 .58 _0_, plus 1 00, minus 0 26 21 20 6l_0 13 200, 3pl_a O1 23, plus 0.,5 hS. update. 51_ 16 Ind.of o_a_,m_m_ ...
UNKNOWN: ... 08506 08_7 ... 3 5850h, plus 100, vdnus F_20 2.1 208_ 0 13200, plus 1 - rather - plus 09!3, plus Pa6e t,_
CC: Apollo c ... The CCt_ et, that w_.s extremely '_..ad. rbout X cN].v £_ot three !!ne_ of the whole blooming smear. Lc4;'s st_ud by one. t think we _,re goin£: tO h_ d _mff Z:n_ _,a,vbe we Car+ t_7 it again. _ , w_c_mm (_v _)
CDR: Eouston,ApoLlo9. Bouet,.,:_, Apollo9.
CC: Apollo 9, Ibis ._._Houston. Do you read?
UNKNOWN: Bog_r. 'l-hisi_' Apollo 9 here, Houstou.
UNKNOWN: _ouslon, this is Apollo 9.
CC: Okay. Apollo 9, this is Houston. 11 you read me., you. Ice. nnot get I ran hear that you _re irans- mittinE; you are _ay, _,_q'down. the site is re- porting Ilo I'};FdOldl_link. You might check that, but I don't tmdersta_d 't,r}_ o_u' S-band isn't any · etter eith_r. _.a_. C_'_
CC: 7ou read now?
CC: Apollo 9, this t_ Houston. I can barely re_d you. it. I Just barely copied
UNKNOWN: SC ' Eoger ... _-baud '
UNKNOWN: Apollo 9, 2ou are v_ry, very _eak. I can't t?t your I_a(Ibacka, but I'd like to gl%.u .%ou the NAV check aga/n. The NAV check I gave you-i_'a_iurong. start, ilig to We're off good today, _nd I'd like - N_:i' If you can copy, I'd lake to read you the cheek again. It should be: minus .2891, r_inus ·6997_28.
CDR: O_.kv. Fow can you read _e?
CC: I can Just hear _ou transmitting , and that's about CAWA_X(_V Z_)
UNKNOWN: KoustoQ, Apollo 9. How do you read now?
CC: Hello. Apollo 9, Houston. Do you read now?
CDR: Houston, 9. Bead you fi_-by.
CC: Great] We've got you through C-_nariesnow. Evi- dently, we couldn't get Van_us_ and Antigua back o,_ through Goddard. Did you copy _v correction the NAV check? 2591,
UNKNOWN: Boger. If you read, i'got a minus minus 16997 122.8.
CC: Roger. Th&t on&bt to check a lot better, and I'm reacL_n&you five-square now. We've got good CO_ through Canaries here for about the next 5 minutes.
CDR: Roger. Did you rea_ the read_eck on the SPS-2 PAD?
UNKNOWN: C_. go eheaa.
UNKNOWN: Oki. 02212 03 00, plus 00993, mint_ 08_h6 b plw 00176 08506 08h57 1512 58502, plus 100, minus 020, check. 2120_0 13200 - And you've already got the HdV sm-11
CC: Roger. I confirm the update. One correc- tion. is 1_, The last number in the CSM weight vice 2 as you read, but that really doesn't matter.
CC: Xes. I guess I wrote it right and read it wrong.
CC: That'_ affirmative.
CC: And, Apollo 9, the computer is yours. We hav_ you a target load, a state vector, end a given FEI_ 66.
UNKNOWN: Corr. Apollo 9,
UNKNOWN: ]_og,:r, l_ousto_. Go.
UNKNOWN: Ckay. ¥:_'ve g_t about 3 minutes here. We would like to u_late that PIPA bias if we can have the computer egain. doinC · that, I'd like to know what you woudd like us to So with battery B. We are still charging it, ea_d _t'_ now down to about 0._.
CC: l_oger. Last word I had was we wanted to run the battery charge; it'11 probably run up to almost the time of $PS-2.
UNKNOWN: C_Ky. ';(_ank you. 0._3
CC: An_ we're indicating about or so, and we'd like to let it run awhile and cut it off on our indication.
CC: (3k_.
CC: Au_, Apollo 9, we'11 be handing over to J_._drt_, mo have your E-band volume up. CC yours. TtAe
UNKNOWN: 9, Eoustoa. The COm_uter ts PIPA bias is in. ,:m ID (mw
UNKNOWN: is Houston. We're about 30 seconda from LOG Madrid, and we'11 see you owr Carnmo_ at 21.
CMP: Rogmr. C._'n_vc_ at 21. Amn(ZmV CAZ
UNKNOWN: HeLlo, Nouston. Apollo 9.
CC: I read you .five-squa_v_. Pa_e 6T
CDR: Just had au iutereatir_gstdaltght here, _ou_cn. Whenever we give the co0szaz_ _dule/I_', combina- a tim pulse of DIR_CT ACCEI22t_ION _._&.'-_Dto attitude control zystem, we get a lot of tout,ling yaw _u._pect frcl tdtch to .andback to pitch, I this stroker test may Be fairly exciting.
CC: _oger. I guess it _t be c lot more r,ottceable than _ the _imulator, then,
CDR: A_d, Houston, another little intere_tiug _idellght; rea_ - and s_f-t.er d_ifting all night - Our high- est drift rate was approx'_Aat_]o'1/10 of _.degree. per second.
CC: Ro_er, Apollo 9. Copy. - :,
CMP: gouston, Apollo 9.
CC: L"_, Apollo 9. "
UNKNOWN: still want us to cycle our _2 amd 02 :_ms prior to the btLrn,o_ do you want to Just leave the_ alcae?
CC: _ouston.
UNKNOWN: 9, We do mot want them cycled prior to the burn. Just let them go $.a is,
CMP: 0k_. ¥ery good.
CC: Apollo B, Eouston.
CC: Oo ahead.
CC: Roger. You can terminate the charge on battery B. And for your info, we took 3.0 _HP-hour_. out and in. put ieven back jr
CC: l_er.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. Like to _nke sure you have your E-Band volume up. We v ill be picking t_p ___,__eysuckle tn about a minute.
CDR: lE3ger. _uc's3._ (ar,, it,)
UNKNOWN: lm_, Apo2_o 9, this i. Hou2ton. W,_ are I minute to LOS l_.one_suekle.%le'11 see you over Mercury &t L1. (]:awil,)
CC: /..pollo
UNKNOWN: ltouston.
CC: A_ollo 9, Kouston throuEh Mercury.
CC: Boger. Houston, Apollo 9.
CC: _terlingl You are loud and clear. the and,gloves here for burn.
UNKNOWN: l_oger, Und2rstand.
CC: And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. I believe you went over the hill at Honeysuckle, there, before I got you, but you are GO for SPS-2.
CMP: Roger. Understand we are GO for _-2. Thank you.
CC: Roger. One
CC: A r_llo 9, Houston. minute IDS Y_rcury, and we'11 see you Over Texas at 0_.
CDR: l_oger. Texas at 0_. · APOLLO 9 AIR-_' tO-UR(lIND TRAN_0_
CC: Apollo 9, this is Houstca throu6h Te×-_s. _%a_&.. ln_ By for your burn.
CC: ApoLlo 9,
UNKNOWN: Houston, go.
CC: Roger. We are showing your scale in five, iivc,
CDR: Roger. Understand five, five rill _hlf_.to five and one when we get ready for F.STROKER.
UNKNOWN: liousto_,we h_ve your residuals got
CC: Apollo 9, I've minus 0001, plus 0007, _nd
CMP: Okay. Taat's pretty good, ea_,'-' the DELTA-V 5.0. counter vas mlnus 5.1.
CMP: Minus
CC: }{inus 5.1. smooth,
CC: An_ it looked pretty Apollo 9.
CC: And, Apollo 9, flouston. Our first catch shows you 189 by 108.
CC: And I copy your onboa._Inoun at _, Apollo 9-
CC: Apollo 9, Houston thro,,_=_the Vanguard. Ho_ d.o you re_d? 7o
CC: That's a_out · thousand parcent _rowe=ent over the lut pals Reading _'cu loud aha clear. Our like w_ are about to _gree with you,
CDR: Roger, I_ow'sour PIPA bias?
CC: atand By.
UNKNOWN: 9. We
CDR: l_o_er. EST2OK_R looks pretty a_ooth. h'_d a 40 percent .., about 30 percent of 1 degree, and the MAX rate in pitch waa about a tenth e f a to any · degree, and there didn't appear be cou?.!n6 iu th_ yaw. It all de:,:p_dout probably _.bout 5 seconds after the E:STROKER stopped.
CC: Reset, Apollo 9. Copied. Sounds _reat.
CDR: OXa_. Houston, Apollo 9 here. SP8 PU _ensor lisht came on durin6 the burn because of the image unbalance *_ had. Novever, it immediately Jumped ere beck down, and _ pz_gently reading 69.25 per- cent oxidizer and 69.1_percent f'mel,and the unB_le_ce ia reading decrease _bout 30 pound_,
CC: Re, er, Apollo 9. Copied. Sounds like thing_ are ehapiug up.
CC: We still don't have ma indicat_ heliur_pressure, t ou .
CC: Well, maybe if _ou k_ck that transducer agaim, Get 2uu'11 that back.
CDR: If _ou'11 tell us _here to kick, _'11 try it.
CC: And at your convenience I have your gtmbal _mq_le_ Stand
CDR: _o_er.
UNKNOWN: l eaayto eo .
CDR: 02_, OCli, 3 ...
CC: Roger. 353 ou the }aw, cud I'd like to _.ke sure yc,_r B-band %_lume il u9. We'11 be banding over I z-.ant {.l_irid - £_rry about that.
UNKNOWN: _ ahead, Rouston. bi_ a_ O.OY
CC: Eo_er. Ye're showing PLPA minus feet- per-second stuared. a foot per _econd there _tithat 30 secor_d_we were waiting for the burn to atari.
CC: Ro_er. Cogy. And, Apollo 9, Iiouston. Thai looks like it'a :-4ih, tn tolerance, _o we accept that.
UNKNOWN: Roger, Houston. And be advise_ the count in R-3 was positive. Also there prior to the burn, not negative.
CC: Roger. Cop;,. Houston.
CC: And, Apollo 9, thi_ is Ftd,_is real happy vith that burn; aays it'_ completely nomiual, Looks like he won't even have to retargct for SPS-3. _ou do good w_rk.
CDR: l%o_er. And ! assume you'11 give us a GO for th_. structural demonstration before w_ get there, _tzat t
CC: That's _fftrm_tive.
UNKNOWN: Eo_stou, Apollo 9.
UNKNOWN: Roar. For you information on th_ clock, the burn shut 8/10 of a second early.
UNKNOWN: 'H_. S_ok_y. here'.
CC: Hoger. e_okey
LMP: I'11 call you a_in in a _inute.
CC: E,a_ aGedm.
LMP: Have you ever been attacked by a b_nd of wild elephants !
CC: iegative. these six big black hoses. Copy.
CC: (Laughter) l_oger.
LMP: Did you ever dream about octopuses?
CC: of how did the night go!
UNKNOWN: I Iguesa we di_ ok_y for · f/ret cut.
CC: Okay. Sounds real good. I'm going to lose you here at Madrid in about 30 seconds, and we'11 see you over Carnarvon at 51_.
CC: Btu, one thing we were having a problem with w_s a lot of racliochatter coming up fran the ground.
CC: Okay. We'11 Bee if we can stop that _onight.
CDR: 1fast did you do pe_a. CA_AaVOS(_W 15) "
CC: Apollo 9, this is HoustOn through Carnarvon.
CC: Go ahead,Houston.
CC: Roger. You're ma_g it five-square. Standing by. c'ape15/5 Pa_eY3
UNKNOWN: _at's · little 1_4 eche4ule on that, But that's' what we're doing.
CC: And, ApoLlo 9, No,retort.Rem/nd _'ou __nyour S-'h_nd volume, we'11 be going over to Honeysuckle in about 2 _Ltmutes.
CC: Apollo 9, Bouston. I've Eot m question for you when you've _ot time, at your coe:eni_:_ce.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. Do you read? 9,
CC: Apollo Houston,. ttowdo 2ou read through Itoney- euc]r.le! say again.
UNKNOWN: Houstoa,
CDR: Roger. I've got a question for you whom you get, time.
LMP: l_es. Oo ahea4.
CC: Okay. Just to ease our mind here to make su_'e we're working on the same procedures, we're curious about loading the DAP. We'd like to verif_ that you are doing that prior to the P30, P_O program.
UNKNOWN: %_he last time we did it after P30, but prior to pX,o.
CC: Okay. We woul_ like to have you loe'Jthe DAP prior to both P30, and P_0 prior to your P52.
CC: Okay. We 'il do that.
CC: Okay. Very good.
UNKNOWN: I guess we also have _ quebtion on whether you want us to load the PITCH TRIM and YAW TRIM you mend us up next ti_, which looks like it will be _t different from what the DAP ended up with oaths SPE-2. P_e 7_
CC: Otu_. Would you sa_rthe first pert of your question .a. gaJ_, Dave?
UNKNOWN: Ro6er. We've looked at the nominal PITCH SP8-3 TRIM and YAW TRD/ for the gimbals, and th_' look aftur somewhat different from what we ended up with 8P8-2. I I[uesm the Question is, do you went u. to numbers load your or our nulbers?
CC: Okay. Copy. We'11 give you that info, and I have the PAD.
LMP: Houston, do you have a PAD at this time?
CC: And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. We're about over Mercury zbout 15. mmu-_x (vagv15)
CC: Apollo 9, this is Houston through the Mercury. Standing by,
CMP: Roger. Go _e_. c_i_.g
CC: Roger. Just checking in. You acre c in five-square. Sounds like the Mercury is working
CC: That'_ · ve_,' pleemant sur_rl_e-.
CC: WCu!_ you ]_alia_ that there was ice c_ the wind- _hield this mornLug!
UNKNOWN: ]1o, I wouldn't.
CC: Well, I epeak vlth c, straight tongue.
LMP: Is the place washed aw_v yet?
CC: No, we are keeping ail the water out, _,md every- thinF's pretty _mod. lt'_ Just a ]tttie chilly.
UNKNOWN: goo4.
UNKNOWN: I wish we coul_ say the same.
CC: What - Does that mean you _re running hot, or you're mot dry?
CMP: We're _ tad damp on occazion.
UNKNOWN: Ah-so. Copy, IR2 errors.
UNKNOWN: mothin_ wrong. Those are human
UNKNOWN: Roser. _okey underst_:udm.
UNKNOWN: You've never made one; you're Just heard about them. I_ that right.?
CC: That's a negatiwe.
CC: Sound_ like )'ou all are to_ relaxed today, We'11 _av_ to _ut you to _rk tamorrow. You better save itup. bad
UNKNOWN: This iu enough today just trying to figure out eat and o. Holms.)_:_'_9.
CC: Go,I.polio9.
CMP: I g_t sc_e ,datahere on om' little ini._rruptions lest right. ,_ee_slike we were (_,oingover some '%.h_t P-ratio- %'a_tre. n_aitting ¥HFD fro_ a tower clearing p_ople to ia_d, and _t was d_yl_,qh_when _ w__utover, and I have got so_ _Lues. I doubt okay. Go ahea_:!. utes. 'Again at 11:57; again 16:35; asain at ]8:12. And the first couple sounded scm_what like Chinese.
CC: Rc_er. Underatand the first couple wa. a Na_ tower.
UNKNOWN: Something ·likethat. I'm not an expert in that particular branch, but it was stra,_ge. give
CDR: I'11 yOU a c.?.'ae._'h,.y'vegot _ runway tint's 112, and they have a taxiway ]12. _%ey fly a whole bunch of different kinds of airplanes - Mohawks, and C-A7 sad O1's.
CMP: And if you really v_nted, )ou could sill Greex, 15. Hornet 35 or Black Hawk
CC: Roger, Copy all that. You know I thought you '_ere Jesting awhile ago when you said about the trans- missions interrupting you.
CMP: legative. Every hour and a half. _'e h_._,l about a two to 6 or 7 mtnute passes. Chris ought incor- porate these guts in the n_twork. one to,_croperat,orB
LMP: Actually, it _s of the better I've heard. The _ really had a lot of traffic, and he was doing pretty good.
CC: Okay - Okay, Apollo 9. Tl_isi.sHouston. We'11 do a little work on this to see what'_ go._r_gon. hr, Yes, I didn't realize you had tht_, and _t is the DSE. We'11 take a look at it.
CC: I guess it's ali right just as long as you don't have to get clearance through the - through t?mt iu tower. And I am going to lose you hercur2 in about a minute and we'11 see you over Guaym_s around 3h.
CDR: Okay. P_e 77 euAnms (_v xS)
CC: Roger. I haven't heard anything.
UNKNOWN: Oklq. 8rand by. Bouston, how do you read Apollo 9!
CC: Apollo 9, this is Hou_toa. Beading you loud and clear. ia Houston.
CC: Apollo 9, this ! res_lyou loud and clear.
LMP: ... 2ou copy fa_t.
CC: Apollo 9, I'n re,ding you loud and clear. Mow me?
LMP: Same. l_a_ to copy.
CC: Roger. You'11 h_ve to stand by here; _on't have yet. [_t me give you _n estimate of when it's
CC: Okaar.
CC: C_ay. /,pollo 9, Houston. We'ye got the P_J3 all ready with the exception of the star data, and we ought to have it for you in another h ol-5 uln- utes. We've got you now on a nice ]on& st_tcstd_ pass here. wznA (_v 16) _:
UNKNOWN: Go ehead, Houston.
CC: Roge r. We would like to give yo,: a state vector and n target lo_, if you rill go POO in ACCEFf. __derstond
CC: it is ours. . Tape 16/_. ?a_e 78
CC: Apollo 9, Rouat._. I h_ve your SPB-3 PAD.
UNKNOWN: ]b:_er, Kouetcm. Rea_ to copy.
CC: P_ger. _ea__ng 8PS-3: 025 17 38 0o, llua uO 1_1, I/nt_l25 707, minus 00 00 2 25 707 25 6_0 h h19 $1 207, ]_lus 118, minus 017 21 32 010 21 600 a/nua L_J7 10. F_d up_ete. 21 _5, Flus 16 16 of
CDR: Okay,. You re_ for the reaclback?
CC: Go. 05
CC: Roger. 17 38 00, i,lubO0 151, minus 9 707, _lnu_ OO 25 707 5 60 h_19 5] 207, plus 115, r_:u5 017 21 120 10 21600, minus 211_5,plus 16867 1610.
CC: Roger. ! thir_ you Eot it all %here, Rusty, but I want to conflm a couple of th_',_,. See_ed like you vere cutting out on the twos on bbc t_ne. minus It's 025 DELTA-V! i$ a 25707, and D_:LTA-VZ minus 00 002, and DELTA-VC 25 640.
LMP: Roger. _'e'vegot that.
CC: C_ay. Second,
CC: yours.
UNKNOWN: Apollo 9, the computer is 2ou have your target load and the state vector in both slots.
UNKNOWN: Rozer. Did you happen to notice the YlTOH _ud YAM TRIM that we have in t_e D'P r.t',hts qim_, after the last _urn?
CC: Roger. It looked like ye ver_ running pretty close.
CC: Apollo 9, Roustou.
UNKNOWN: Oo mbe_d.
UNKNOWN: Just for your we did take your
CC: We're _h_plr_ u_.
CC: _P wirea_in.
UNKNOWN: Oo al_ee,d.,,E_udton,
UNKNOWN: from the SPS-2 _urr, on _he bo_ _- .I_X_' )ooL_ real r,oz'_inalwith rigid Bults. _5_ rate _nd pitch was _out 2 seconds &f_er ._,ltiation and peake_ out about a _ nus 0.15. M_e y_ _nd ev_-rythtt, C was was reel low, essentially r.cuinal, £md yo u are GO for c full _ltu_e on _S-3.
UNKNOWN: Okay. I_ we'11 give you a full structumal dem- c_stration.
CC: _oger. Copy. they fire, even in the middle of impulse, an_ _rticularly when we are moving aroun_ in ADAPT, and you can feel the whole thing shake vlbrat_. It really feels Just like _ .,. When the $PS burns, it's pretty solid.
CC: l_ger. Cop_tng.
UNKNOWN: Houston, Apollo 9.
CC: go, Apollo 9.
CC: A_ollo 9, Houston here. Go ahead.
CDR: Apollo 9, this is Hc_ton. i didn't coyy yo_,' hang last trana_lon. If you will Just locke for Just a couple of minutes we will bo over the then. Ca_ariea, an_ I'11 be £.bleto read you
UNKNOWN: Roger. _r (_'v 16)
CC: Apollo 9, Houston through Canaries. _ov _o you
CC: _ea_ you IH.ye-by. Page $3
CC: P_ger. /.pollo 9, you have a C_ for 33 _uh 1.
CDR: Ro_er. _derntand OO for 33 dash !.
CC: Amd Itl reading you five-square, ad I ml_ed your l_t tr--$miesion when we vere mixea up oa the V_ there.
UNKNOWN: l_r. I wu Just commentiDg that the machinery here is very in_eresting bec:_u._e with the ECS _d_, you cms feel the whole structure bend and vibrate, Just one or two propulsions; 2ct vlth the _PS, i_ s,e_ prl_ty _c.]id. You can hardly feel a_F bending at ell.
CC: koger. Copy. _k 2ou.
CDR: IIouaton, Apollo 9.
CC: C_, Apollo 9.
CDR: What the time for this burn? We have 25:17:38:20
CC: Apollo this is Go with the time in the computer.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. J V_
CC: Roger. would like to have you eonfirn this onboa_d. It a_pears here that the evaporator be appears to drying o_,t. If this is true, we would recczm_nd Just shutting it down, not to reeerv_ce it at this time. _head _ zhut it _:_rn.
CC: Ro_er. U_er_taad.
CC: Apollo 9, E_,_.
LMP: Go ahead. over Cern_evon at _O. Pr_ge 81 !_ujtc_. still Apollo do,
LMP: 4o you re_ 9T If ;you we would like to a_Ti_e you that we did get the flow control yesterday. lecandary water OFF
CC: Ro_er. CoIF that. Aha I should be _ie t_, _*I_ you for about _nother h_ seconds or so,
UNKNOWN: Okay. c_,uwcm (m=vz6)
CC: Apollo 9, Eouston through Carnarvon. Standing by.
UNKNOWN: Houston, are you read_ for torquing angle?
CC: Go a_e_l,
UNKNOWN: Boger. Plus 232, minus _73, minus 8_1. 24:28:00.
CC: kd, Apollo 9, Houston. We copy that. The time 2k:28:00.
CC: l_ger.
CC: kd, Apollo 9, Houston. Like to have you bring up your E-band volume. We'11 be going over the Honeysuckle in about a minute and a half.
LMP: Roger. 5-band is up. c=_. .c_r_sucu_(_-v_6)
LMP: Oo ahead, Houston.
CC: Roger. You are OO for 8P8-3.
CC: Roger. UaderstSnd. GO for EPS-3.
CC: And, A_llo 9, ti:is Is Eou_ton. We are going to -_ se¢o_ie. lose you here at Eoney_uckle in _out P_e 82 The O0_ through the Eu_t:v'_l!e ia reported to l_e m little bad here. If we don't make contact there, we'11 see you a% the Pedstone at 02. mmTSVIU_-(_ZV16)
UNKNOWN: Iiuntm_ille. VaZfd two-way.
CC: S_V _aie, ApoLlo 9.
CC: And, Apollo 9, thta is lloumton. _;e'11 have you through the Huntsville here for about 5 minutes. If the noise gets to blastin& you, try to let us knc_. We'11 Just turn it off.
CDR: Roger, Houston. l_ov do you read? can
CC: You're dowm in themud a little bit; I copy. in about 1 m/nute. We'11 see you over Redstone ahou*.02. e pa_e83 mms_ .16) (_z'v
CC: And, Apollo 9, this is Eouston through the i%ed- stone. 5ts_iin2 by for your Burn. mar_(}czv z?)
CMP: Kouston, !,.pollo 9.
CC: _oger, Apollo 9. I coty the _c._td,m!sat 26, minus 21, and zihua 25. · ):/nus
C: Roger. That's,pretty close, _ud _e have ;md i.t_et_u3'nWaf_ 6.6 on the I_[LTA-Vcouater. zcumtnal, etz_ker was mild.
CC: Roger. Copy _inue 6.6 on the DELTA-V, and ye ·l_re _onitoring here - It looked real _mooth, .',n4 everything& looked great.
CDR: Here'8 our orbit.,Houston: 27Q.5 by i09.6.
CC: Roger. Copy that, and it - 'ig_eburn loo}-c < zeal it's going hut to b_ real nominal. And we vtll have the ground or,it for you shortly.
CC: Dave, did you l,ave to do r_uchflaringo_ that MTVC?
CMP: Roger. We had a pretty good transient in r°i/, but _fnenI switched over I believe because the BMAG8 were caging zero, and we were _itting in the edge, $_he DAP /kid bend _bout 5 degrees over. svit_hover, We were ... bY.the time we got to the our vas almost two, _nd tri_d G]_]_ALTRIM _e a little over me in pitch, which gave a little transient at pitch. An_ we had about a hs.lf a 'degree in trim and yav_ which gave e,little. trane!ent in yaw, _rt pretty easy to _m_p o,,t all of A and _ve Just about like the simulator.
CC: Roger. Thank you. _ {_mv',7) And,
LMP: Houstoa, re'Ye _t a couple off other syBtem have Before you go over the hill,
CC: _o$er. Oo ahead. W_ have got several minutes. {Sewould like .you take a at
LMP: m 0_. to look fuel flor ie high. _'m read_h_ 0.'(8in it, and the N2 She same flew at time lb 0.072, so we ma_ have a leek_ fuel cell 2 purge valve or ,omethir,;.
CC: {k_er. Copy. we
CMP: Etad of rambles _11 over during _ burn, and are presently 500 p:,u_ud_on the increase side. The light r_t have come on at Ica_t 6 or 7 times. I vent to AUXILIARY on it, _d the light came on and off there also. I switched back to NORmaL, and we are presently reading 23.1 and 21.1_/AUX / and fuel, respective3_
CC: Ro_er. Copy that. An_ 23.1 and 21.1. CANARy (_W 17) /! 9,
CC: Au_, Apoll_ Houston. I have you_ gimbaJ,an_les for SP_ using this REFB_S_AT.
CC: Roger. _ll O17, Rttch 001, yaw 3_.
CMP: Roger. Oi7, 001, 35'5.
CC: That's affirmative, Apollo 9.
CC: {mS, Apollo 9, Eoustou. Me are about a minute cn from LOS Canaries, ei_ we'11 zee you over Tananarive _8. _bout
CC: _.._. Ho_ton, Apollo _ here.
CC: Boger. Stand _y. We haven't got that out of nDo r_.
UNKNOWN: _ou mi_t have words to sa_ after you look at the data there ou the SPSP sensor. Both normal and Ab_(hay= · pretty nigh increase. I'd like to kn=_ ir y6u want to go _ECREASE on the ned burn.
CC: Roger, Apollo 9. We are going to have $c_ne 'work on the PUGS for the SPS-_. (_.
CC: And, Apollo 9, Houston. We're losing you here. Tananarive We'11 see you over with a prelimim_y ox%it - I hope.
LMP: l_oger. TA_ANmU_ (_v 17) Tauanartve.
CC: ApoLlo 9, Houston through
UNKNOWN: _a_. Apollo 9, Houston. ! think you are trying but are tO answer me, you _readable. Our orbit showAng 109.5. is you in a 271.8 by
UNKNOWN: Roger. Hov do you read ... 9; c_n
CC: You are essentially umreadable, Apollo T _e ·
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. We are going to lode y_u ,_t yo:i Tasanarive in about _ rdnu_e, and we'11 see o,er Carnarvon at 05.
CMP: P_ger, Houston. How _o you read u_ nc_?
CC: I missed that, APOllo 9. Say _gain.
CDR: Are you able to read u_ n_? barely.
CC: i c'--u__e ybu o_ nc_ - Before, I couldn't read you at all.
UNKNOWN: (_J_. W_'11 see you a_ 05 at Caren.
UNKNOWN: Apollo 9, Houston through Carnarvon.
UNKNOWN: _oger. Rou_on, Apollo 9.
CC: Roger. _lou _A_ loud and clear, and we've got you here at Carnarvon for about 10 minutes.
LMP: Beautiful. This mu_t be one of those long passes.
UNKNOWN: Roger. I guess you Copied the orbit we're show- in& you in over Tananarive. and
UNKNOWN: Roger. We did, I'd like to update you on the malfumction procedure. 8rand by Just one.
LMP: Oke_. We've go_e through _alfunction l-Golf, 6, end we're presently standing by to see if the' quantity decreases be ad- eryo abnormally. And and I'm standing by to cotv.
LMP: Oki. Ir, step 5 there, when I purged fuel cell 3, then the 02 flo%_ increase was _Aeh greater normal. In fact, it _;ent OFF SCALE HICk, so I don't know . how much of ,an increase I got, but the increase went fr_ 0.65 to OFF SCALE HIGH.
CC: ROger. Copyj From 0.65 to OFF SCALE H!C-H on fuel the 02 fl_w, purged cell 3.
LMP: ROger.
CDR: ;.poLlo 9, H_:stoa.
UNKNOWN: Go ahead, Eoustcza. ~ Pete 87
UNKNOWN: CC l_[er. Just a coaple it, eme on '[.he flight plan _ regards to this subject, at about 29:_5 thence ye il an 02 pur$e _ the fuel cells sho_n, and have *thBt 8 would like to you do o_er groun._eta- tioa mo we could watch it.
CMP: O_. Xo_ want us to _rge over a ground station t_ 29:k5 purge.
CC: That is affirmative,
CC: trod.
UNKNOWN: ... 1/ke
CMP: _k_ger. I be_ your t_rdcn. Would you that over _a_ati?
CC: Bavaii vlil be fir_.
CMP: O:r,q. *-,,.
CC: And cme other item on the flight plan.
CMP: kl_ don't we do that over Ce_uarvon, and that way if you have any good hcvz for um or any instruc- Eawc/i tio-p, you can give them to us at and not period.. interrupt _ rest
CC: Roger. _t'a a aterling i_ea, Apollo 9.
CC: _a,T. 9, Eouston.
CC: Apallo
CC: Roger. C_e, other item _;lthe fAlght _lan. Along in here en.,v time, we vo_,_d like to have you're- service the waterboller_
CC: O_. And that ia to just i_ve it off, Apollo 9. Just reaervtce it r.'*_d leave it off. 'Okay. understand want reser¢ice
CC: ! you to it and leave it off. Ps&e 88
CC: That is affirmative, and ye are also picking up trouble with the D_E voice· We are shorting about four discrete tones _-?Dt_ out lhe voice on it, and we would like to have you verify your VEF configuration there; Just _s a first cut at it. We have got a handle on the .problem. is off.
CC: Roger· Copy.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. Would you bring up your B-brand volume, We are going to Bo over to Honeysuckle in · couple of minutes,
LMP: Boger.
CC: Ad for your info, FIDO tells us that we are within Geconds of the proper setup on the ren- dezvous risht nov.
LMP: l_£er, news ..
CDR: We want o fix it before we get there.
CC: (Laughter) ltoger. _O_E_SU (_mV17)
CC: Roger. Could you trip your surge tar_k for us, pleaser
CC: _oger. U_derst_ud. Tha_.kyou. and we've let the surge t_k build ba__kup again. We want to work that u_ this.time.
CC: Ro_e.r. CopY. We concur; we Just wanted to verify our rea/ltn_ here on the surge t-_¥.
UNKNOWN: L? Roger.
CC: Just _eerin s over _our eboulder.
LMP: Yes. We dA_'t think you we_ watching.
CC: Big bi-'otheri,.,_:_'erwatching.
CDR: 0ood.
CMP: How about Bis lister?
CC: Negative. Just old f_Aey.
LMP: Hey, has o1_ 6ol_e_ ',broat made ii back Met?
CC: I haven't seen or beam,_ from him.
UNKNOWN: How about _onn_% _r,he there?
CC: X u_de,.-:,tan_ he i_ in %1_ local c_ea, but I haven't seen h__ over 1,ereyet
UNKNOWN: Tell him we _end our 2owe.
CC: Apollo 9, _'_,ou_ton.%_ are t_boutto co.._eoff with Eoneyauckle, _r_dv_rre gotnu to t_._ the Huntsville again thi_ tim, tL_,o',:jh a satellite, _o we'11 s_-e
CT: Two-waY lock. 9,
CT: Apollo this is Pouston throue_ the Bunt_v_lle. How _ you _'oad?
CC: Apollo 9, thi_ t_ Eoustcn _ .brc.=. .... th._Huntzville ,.. trans=;.ttin_ n_ .,. _rying to evaluate the CO_D. Pretty not_-yto _e. Can you read me at all?
CC: &t_ollo9. this it }__otmton.If you can read me '_.i._., and you've got the could you _ive mm a
CC: Roger, Azollo 9- I eopie_ the 3, 2, 1.
UNKNOWN: 9, this is _ouston.... caving you ·ihort count _ zm_be try to help Bet u'stheir eq.uipment. 1, 2, 3, _,, 5; _, ',, 3,, 2, _. Iouetou out. '9,
CC: Apollo P,oustoa. Do you read?
LMP: I' resA ]mu W_ak, But cleLr.
CC: (_a_. t_aderstand. Weak, _,ut clear, _nd copied you ebout the c?.r.e on that one. Just
CC: kd, Apollo 9, Boustoa. for yo_r info - We're trying these tests - trying tu _et some C0t4Mset up here ]ookin_ ahe_ to rendezvous day.
LMP: How do you read ncr? c:an
CC: Qkay. You are coaing thro,,_b_eal weak; I =mAe it out, however.
UNKNOWN: That's the same for you. You are coming tbrou_ clear but very weak.
CC: C_a_. Understand. Clear.but weak. Are _ou gwtti_ this background static?
LMP: There is some baCkgroun_ st&tic', but tort tremendous.
CC: Roger. Copy. t[ouston.
CC: And, Apollo 9, this _e We'11 h_v_ you o. er l[_ait at _bout 3_, and nt that· '[fme, we would like to get a long count from you from about 15 seconds while we work some grOUnd [_f_ ¢qtdpment at that time. I'11 give you a GO on _our count,
LMP: Roger. Apollo 9. VOICE TRANSCRIPTION 91 Page
UNKNOWN: 9, _uston through Hawaii. How do you read? corn/rigin
LMP: Tou're about four-lry-five,Houstoa.
CC: Apollo 9, _a_ again.
UNKNOWN: Roger. You are coming in five-square nov.
CC: Heal good. Stand by one here; let _Jecheck - see if we are rea_l_ffor your long count. f_
LMP: Okay. Apollo 9, this Houston. We would like to _tart in about 30 seconds. And what need is we - We are trying to get this equip- Bent set up for rendezvous day, and we need a long, _low count, up to about 15 seconds. Bring At on pretty slow here for us, because we will he changing some ground _mtenna config- urations during your count.
CC: Okay. Apollo 9, Houston. You can begin the count axLytirae.
UNKNOWN: 1, 2, 3, h, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, _, 3, 2. Did I miss znyl CC
UNKNOWN: We copied all that except for 1, but we really - It was really enlightening down here. %_eswitched some Configuration right f_'.ir!yIow about 5 and you vent down at a level; you popped right up to five-square, and we'd like to Iep_at this test ,_'gainin about a mlaute-and-a-half, minu_e - i choose
LMP: Okeqr. We'11 that five-square config- uratt _ for rendezvous.
CC: That's affirmative. mtsht Just use that from nov on, as well as
UNKNOWN: _laatdid you all do, turn on the receiver?
CC: _at's ebout it.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. We would like to have you
LMP: 0_a_. Long count coming: 1, 2, 3· h, 5, 6, Y· 9, 8, 10, 9· 8, 7· 6, 5· 1,, 3, 2, 3. Hov was that_
CC: Taat was real good, apprec__,tethat · think we data
CDR: Good little performance, didn't he? TZXAS(_V 18)
LMP: 0o _head, Houston.
CC: Roger. We'd like to upltnk you a btate vector ACCEPT.
LMP: Okay. _ou've go_ it. have an HPS-_ PAD for you in about 1 minute.
CC: Okay. And if you'd drag out 2our pad_· I'11
LMP: when.
CC: Ok,ay. Houston.
CC: Apollo 9, I have SPS-4 PAD.
CC: Apollo 9, Houstcn- I ,laveSPS-4 PAD read_,to read.
UNKNOWN: Roger. Houston, Apollo 9. How do yom read? We are read_ to coPY.
CC: Roser. Reading you five-sQuare. Pearling: 02_ 2hh030· m/nus 000_z· minus 03 009 all sips 0 3 009 029 h5 0283 3271_3·plus 150, 139 70 2092. End of .update. /
LMP: Houston, Apollo 9. Do ye hsve time for the read,ack?
CC: That's affirmative; we've got tir_ here. b'e up. ahead; _t _,ho_ldn'tbreak us
UNKNOWN: Okay. Reading back: 028 2_030, minus 00012, minus 03 009 all zips 03 009 029 _5 0283 327_3, plus 150, minus 069 26 2_5 60 25 100, minus 17 37, plus 139 TO 2092. Over. mmmA (Rzv18)
CC: l_oger. Houston confirms that, and we went right through that handoff without losing a digit.
LMP: Fantuttcal. H_/ Smokie, got a minute?
CC: Pre,,. minute
LMP: Hey, when we flew across Texas a ago I looked down and I thought I saw a whole bunch of flags flying in Nassau Bay. And if I did, you would thank all those people down there for us?
CC: All xisht; sure will. They probably heard you here over our friendly radio station.
LMP: Alrighty; tell them we ali think it's pretty n·at. right.
CC: Ail And Apollo 9, the computer is your s; we have sent you a state vector and a target load. Understand. vector end a target load.
CDR: HoUSton, this is Apollo 9. _e did another realign before SPS-3 before we got the torque- lng angles and the times; _'e'11 g/ye it to you when we get the other ones that we haven't alreax_. Nouston, you Still with us?
CC: Roger. I copy that. Apollo 9, I'm trying to look back at - the last time we got r_hemfrom 18/_
UNKNOWN: _ea, v_ have sc_e )ater ones here, Eouston. Zou re&d_ to copy?
CC: _ger. Go ahea_t.
UNKNOWN: _a_. Plm_ 00006, pltm 00010, minus 00022, and the tf_e wc_ 2_ 51 00.
CC: Bcger. Copy. 5na_k you. burn.
LMP: C_P Thxt vas the second alignment before that
CDR: Figure +.b_ _,' vnd make sure. getting
CDR: l_y, we're better.
LMP: Last time you were perfect.
CDR: If you keep this up you will figure out where w_ are.
CC: I_Y, ! was Just looking at the difference in the - in your vectors on the tube here, and it is =lw_st all zeros. Ynu've really got winner on board there.
LMP: Zou ne4m our computer?
CC: That's &ffiras_t_. YeB, in & comparison between your c_mard vector and the ground vector is almost no error Between the two. CKF has really been tracking good.
CMP: 8a_, c_e thing I 'm still a little concerned about is, _:verytime average G comes on at T ndnus 30 the:e, we're picking up almost a foot per second in that _9 _.econds waiting for the burn to start.
CC: Boger. We copied your query on that before, and eversbod_ e_vs that that is Well within list here and it s_y_ as long as it ts less _hnn 2 feet _r second iu 5 ne_ond_, it '_ OO. Page 9_
CC: I see. _ou want to trim thoee- - much
CC: I guess we'_ Just never _een this before tn SI14B.
CC: Tes. _e agree wlth that. ! guess that's prol>- ably a good thing; we ought to load some in the s imLlator.
UNKNOWN: a good _dea.
CC: Hey, if you got a minute for a question, I'm about curious your windows. Are they fogged up? _ is your visability?
LMP: I Just took a picture of the lef_ hand rendez- vous wlndov _nd _t's starting to fog up around It the sides. looks like some sort of film on the outside of the outer perm - or the inside of the outer pane; it's hard to tell. It has stowed in from the edge about a half an inch, nov, and On the far right side all the way down and _bout h inches down from the top on the left aide from the top of the apex. And the hatch window has got a btg circle in the middle of it. It'z beginning to fog up.
CC: Boger. Copy that. Sounds l_ke the problem's still with us, then. And windows and
LMP: _ 5 are clear. I don't see a_V trouble with them at all. And be advised that hatch window - It's a pretty light coating, ,till.
CC: Eoger. Understand.
CC: It almost looks like it goes a_ay when the sun shines on that - that and windc_ number 1.
CDR: Window number 1 seems to fog uP periodically, but I'd say for the most part really they are
CC: Roger. L_derztand. And I got r.few words of wisdom on the cryo tanks for tonight.
CC: Roger. You _e starting to fade out on me a you, but tonight we'd like to Just about repeat plan the that we did last night. At this time tanks. 175 and use the heaterm to keep the pressure from gol_ below 175_ a_d then prior to the sleep turn fans tank perAed ve'11 on the and H2 number 2. We hope that it will keep the pres- sure up _urin£ the nAght.
CMP: Okay. We've got the heaters off now snd you want u_ to let it go d,_n _,_c- keep tt to 175 using the heaters, and then tonight use _ fan number 2 rather than 1.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. We are eh_wtng a pretty
CMP: Bo_er. We got a ...
UNKNOWN: Kouatcn, Apollo 9. What's your temperatures on the Quads for the Burn here - on the roll quad?
CC: Ro_er, Apollo 9. Copy. Stand by.
UNKNOWN: We've l_eenusin6 _ and D because they ahoy h_ghest up here, but if you have any other preferences, let ua know. unless em using Baker and Delta we advise you otherwise.
CC: O_e_'. And, }fgum_an.
UNKNOWN: Apollo 9, We are losing you at Canaries. W_ _ill lee you at T_nanariv_ about 25. _xcu_e me - tJcension here cc_i:g up real m_. _,orryabou_ tT,_t. AS_mS]0S(_xv 18)
CC: Apollo 9, Boulton. Do you're&_?
CMP: Eoumton, Apollo 9.
CC: Go Lbeam, Apollo 9.
CC: Xed. We've Eot o_e other queztion for you on the PUGS _ystem. Rusty commented that he switched frc_ t'I_I_or 1O[{_L to AUX. We _.ould like to kno_ if the meter changed when you switched, andif it did, the readings before
LMP: Cka_. _lleanswer is yes. It rffne unbalance temd,_d%o decrease but then Jt came back up _.gain,_nd it elso caused tho ],{ASIT_ .A.LA_ to go or, and off _nd so ] s_itched back to I_OP_AL. l:oth NOP2_.ALc_:_ AUX indicate e.n increase *ua_alance. can't in the oxidizier I auxiliazy live you a quantity rea_li_ on the ayste_ because it was r_ving. For your infor- mation, during the burn the o_.idizeru_balance _u_ped all around,
CC: (_, Apollo 9. We copied that. ThanM you very -,,ch.
UNKNOWN: O_I_. _d if you can't think of anything better to _o m"lthit, ye hight conItder shutting tt off on s_ of these later burns, because it's %akin_ a lot of time to reset the }'.ASTE2{ AL_,F.% im the niddle of a burn.
CC: Eoser, Apollo 9. t'e'vebeen consider_ that Iredunless we can come with _omething better, that ii probably going to be o_ rec ._endation. We._re still tryin_ to troubleshoot it; that is the l_e for this question,
UNKNOWN: Ck_-. Besides tba_, it cha_ges the pulse r_te, too.
UNKNOWN: X"m eorry,'Al:x3Llo 9. O3luu_e of vhatT I didn't e_.ch your last statement.
LMP: ! s_y the MASTER ALARM chan6es the heart r_te.
UNKNOWN: (L_u&hter) Ro&er. Understand. We didn't notice that down Lere. You looked cool as · cuet_ber. T_._x_ (R,.,,w].8)
CC: Apollo 9, thin is Housto_ throu6h Tananarive.
UNKNOWN: Ho_mt oa , ApoLlo 9-
CC: Okay. I'_ re_/ng you oka_ - Just standin_ by here. 8 n_inutea We'11 have you for about scrods ?anaaarive. want
LMP: Bo_er. Do you to copy the _.ing azalea?
CC: P_&er. Go ahead.
UNKNOWN: Okay. Plus 00298, minus 0037_, minus 006_9,
UNKNOWN: RoBer. Copy tim_ 27 28 00, and I copied angles.
CDR: Poger.