Otrobonita/noicy-space-talks huggingface dataset:
LMP: I've Just been lying around, floating
CC: You m-_e it sound so good.
LMP: Piece of cake. I'11 talk to you in a little while.
CMP: Houston, Apollo 17.
CMP: Okay; we had another MASTER ALARM, and I Just glanced up and it was the MAIN A UNDERVOLT light that was on, Just for a second.
CC: Okay. Ron, we didn't see anything at all on MAIN A down here. We did have an ACCUMULATOR cycle again. Don't know if that ties in or not.
CMP: Well, the MAIN A UNDERVOLT - I Just happened to be looking right at the panel and the MAIN A UNDERVOLT light blinked on for a second. And, of course, obviously, MAIN A is up now.
CC: Ron, Houston here. We've checked the back room and the high-speed charts and that and don't see any glitch on MAIN A at all on our data down here.
CMP: Houston, 17. That was 02 FLOW HIGH.
CC: Roger. We copied that one. We saw it. Just about ready to call you when you called us Just now.
CMP: Okay. Mighty fine.
CMP: Houston, 17.
CC: Roger. Go 17.
CMP: That little MASTER ALARM there, I can't be abso- lutely positive, but out of the corner of my eye, I think it was the SUIT COMPRESSOR light that glitched.
CC: Okay. We copy that. You - we believe down here it was the HIGH 02 FLOW.
CMP: Well, they're pretty close. I thought it was red and I thought, okay; that's good. That's the right time, I guess.
CC: Okay; because we'd just called it out. I was Just read for you 5 seconds before you called me.
CMP: Very good, Doctor.
CC: Roger. And Tony is back in Houston on the console.
CMP: That's hard to believe. What are you doing back there? We're - we haven't even had time to go to sleep.
CC: Well, I tell you, it's a tale that's hard to be- lieve. It's almost as miraculous as your escape from the pad tonight.
CMP: Did you enjoy the launch?
CMP: You've seen one night launch, you've seen them all. Huh, Parker?
CMP: We go to SCS. Okay.
CMP: Never know if it's drifting up, but we'11 try it.
CMP: Dust whipping all over the place. The stars in there -
CMP: ... Yes, let's do a little better now.
LMP: MARK. Bob, mag November November is 130 now. And I just took another set of Earth pictures.
CC: Okay. Copy that. November November at 130.
CMP: And, Houston, 17. You copying the torquing angles now?
CC: Okay. We have them, and you're GO to torque them.
CMP: Okay. I'11 torque it at 58:10.
CMP: ... REFSMMAT.
CC: And, 17, we have a preferred REFSMMAT standing by if you want to give us ACCEPT, and we'11 send it up before you do your second P52.
CMP: Okay, you have POO and ACCEPT now.
CC: Roger. Understand we have update. It's coming in. And, Ron, while we're sending it up to you, we'11 also send you an update on the zero trunnion bias, as per the Flight Plan.
CMP: Somewhere. There it goes.
CMP: There they are, right there.
CC: Okay, 17. Ron, you can go to BLOCK now. You've got your PTC REFSMMAT. You're free to do a P52 option 1, if you want. And, be advised we are suspicious from time to time you may have an open mike there.
CMP: Okay. Thank you, Bob.
CMP: Okay, Houston. Those are the differences in the gyro torque and I'11 torque it - oh, 11, I guess. Eight to 11.
CC: Apollo 17, Houston. Over.
CC: Roger. We've been discussing the question of what your sleep configuration is going to be in terms of headsets or not, particularly with reference to all of these various MASTER ALARMs. And I guess we'd feel better if one of you guys slept with his head- set on. We were curious as to what your plans are?
CDR: Bob, since I've got to wear the biomed anyway, I might Just as well go ahead and keep it on.
CC: Okay. The other option is for us, - if we were trying to get hold of you - is to put the Klaxon up. But we're a little - un-in-favor of that, be- cause of the possibility of one of these spurious things waking everybody up that way.
CDR: Yes, I'11 go ahead and keep it on and see how it works out for a while.
CC: Okay. We copy that. And, when you guys are ready, we have a couple of - we have three items to read up to you, three updates in the Flight Plan.
CMP: Okay. Go ahead, Bob.
CC: Okay. The first's in the Flight Plan itself, and it's the quads for the PTC spinup, and they'11 be Alfa and Bravo.
CMP: Okay. For PTC spinup, quads Alfa and Bravo.
CC: All right, we Just took that back. It should be Bravo and Delta for spinup; Alfa and Bravo only for damping. Copy Bravo and Delta for spinup; Alfa and Bravo for damping.
C: Checklist.
CMP: Okay. Go with the Supplement.
CC: Okay. In the Flight Plan Supplement, we have an E-LOAD update on page 1-43. Okay; 1-43 - give me a call when you get to that page.
CMP: Okay, Bob. I'm there.
CC: Okay. Under line - it's 307 04, column Bravo - you'11 find currently 33550. And let me give you a word of warning. When we change this, we'11 be changing it again around 67 hours. These are pri- launch marily due to the delay. And we'11 give you another GET update of this sort later on. The new n_,mher to replace 3 - -
CMP: Bob - -
CMP: Let me get a pencil, please.
CMP: I'11 use that instead of a pen.
CC: Okay. Under - Again, I remind you, 307 04 column Bravo, which was 33550, is now 34761. The line Just below it, which is 05, also in column Bravo, is 15403. Over.
CMP: Okay, Bob. For 30704 Bravo, 34761; and for 310 05 Bravo, 15403.
C: Check- list under the P37 block data. And to help you find it, that's on page 4-23.
CC: Okay. On the llft-off plus 15, be the first block. It's 015:00, 3893, minus 174, 057:56. The second 8/5 Tape block for lift-off plus 25 is 05 - Pardon me, start over again there; 025:00, 6651, minus 175, 057:25. Over.
CMP: Okay, Houston; Apollo 17. First one would be 015:00, a DELTA-V of 3893, minus 174, and GET400K is 057:56. The other one is T. of 025:00, lg DELTA-V of 6651, longitude of minus 175, GET of 400K is 057:25.
CC: Roger. Good readb ack.
LMP: Okay, Bob. This is Jack. I'm going to be moving into the presleep checklist here. Are there any things you want to change or alter in that? Are you ready for the waste - waste stowage vent to be closed?
CC: Roger, 17. We're ready for the vent valve to go closed. WASTE STOWAGE VENT to CLOSED. And we have no anticipated changes, at the present time, in the Flight Plan, Jack.
LMP: Okay, I'm just looking at 1-29 in the presleep checklist and - wondering if there was anything there.
CC: Stand by, Jack.
CC: Okay, 17. For antenna management tonight, we'd like you to select OMNI Bravo at the current time, and stow the high-gain antenna. And we'11 take care of managing our antennas from here on.
CMP: Okay. We'11 give you OMNI Bravo and stow the high- gain.
CC: And, Jack, we indeed do not have anything to add to the presleep checklist tonight.
LMP: And - with your concurrence, I'11 take the H2 FANS all to AUTO now.
CC: Roger. We're ready for that. All to AUTO.
CC: Okay, Jack. I guess that you - we're not quite sure what you said or meant there - or what - what it is. In the Flight Plan itself, we want H2 HEATERS 1 and 2 to AUTO, and we want H 2 FANS, on tank 3 only, to AUTO. They're three there for H2 tank 3. Okay. You're teaching me to read carefully early, aren't you?
CC: We're trying. The i and 2 HEATERS will be in AUTO and 3 FAN will be in AUTO.
LMP: That's the way it is now, end consider the fans have been cycled.
LMP: According to the checklist, you might look at the third line on 1-29, and look at the H 2 line on the Flight Plan, and see why I was confused.
CC: Roger. We were Just discussing whether or not there was a fan or fans in each tank.
LMP: That ought to keep you awake this morning.
CC: Going to take something.
LMP: What I was really trying to do, Bob, was get out of chlorinating the potable water, but you wouldn't bite.
CC: Apollo 17, Houston. Over, Jack.
LMP: Go ahead. Over, Bob.
CC: Okay. We're going to give you a little high-gain autenna practice here. We'd like to pick up with the high-gain antenna again so that we can get your PTC or can watch your PTC develop. We'd like you 8/7 Tape to go to a PITCH of 40 and YAW of 275 on the HIGH GAIN. That's 40, PITCH: 275, YAW; and MANUAL and WIDE. Over.
LMP: Okay. You want the high gain selected, I presume.
CC: That helps, yes.
CC: Roger. Our apology.
LMP: Oh, I don't expect that'11 be the last time you have to apologize. I think we're running about even now.
LMP: You're missing quite a view_ Bob. Sorry you're not here.
CC: That makes two of us. White Just said; "That makes three of us. FI
CC: Look out.
LMP: Who's your friend off on your right, tonight?
CC: Wally Moon, would you believe?
CC: Wally Moon.
LMP: Oh, a Moon, huh? Why don't you ask him what he's reading at H2 tank 3 quantity?
CC: Okay. I'm asking him.
LMP: In percent.
CC: Okay, 17. On tanks 3 of H2, we're reading 84.38.
LMP: Okay, it looks like we're reading almost the same nowadays.
LMP: I thought we launched a little bias, but I guess that's gone now. Wetre a little higher than that.
CC: And, 17, Houston. We're seeing your rates are quite low enough to start the spinup to PTC.
CMP: Okay. We'11 see if we can't get it right this time.
CC: Go ahead, 17.
CMP: Does it make any difference with the plus or minus roll there with the - now that you are going to use the high gain?
CC: Okay. Well, the Flight Plan says minus roll, why don't we do it that way?
CC: And after you start the roll, 17, we'd like to go back to OMNI Bravo and stow the high gain.
CC: We only needed the high gain to just keep a good your check on rates. And,
CC: 17, that means stow the high gain after you - after the startup. We'd like to watch the startup itself.
CMP: Okay. I was just going to ask you when.
CC: Okay, 17. We're ready for high gain to stow and select OMNI Bravo.
CC: 17, Houston. We gather you're ready for sleepy almost. One thing we'd like to check at the end here is your 02 heater configuration. Over.
CMP: Okay. Go ahead_ Bob.
CC: Roger. Can you give us your 02 heater configura- tion?
CMP: Okay. We've got 1 and 2 in AUTO, and 3 is OFF.
CC: Okay. We'd like those per the Flight Plan_ 1 and 2 to OFF, and 3 to AUTO.
CMP: Okay; 1 and 2 to OFF and 3 to AUTO.
CC: Okay. And do you have a final chaage or update on the film status - beyond that 130 that Jack gave us ?
CC: And, 17, your PTC is looking real good so far.
CDR: Okay. That number on that mag is still 130, Bob.
CC: Okay. I copy that, Gene.
CDR: And Alfa Alfa, that 16-millimeter mag, is about 25 percent left.
CC: Okay; copy that as well.
CC: And I guess as soon as you change the Li0H canister, if you have or haven't, and charge BATTERY Bravo, then we're ready for you to sleep at your leisure. Configuring your comm, remember the SQUELCH, ENABLE, and the VOICE, OFF, when you get ready to go to sleep.
CC: Roger, Apollo 17. We copy the film update, and we're ready for you to go to sleep once you've got the LiOH canister changed, if you haven't. And remember also the charge on brady - BATTERY Bravo. After that, it's Just the eomm configura- tion, SQUELCH, ENABLE, and VOICE, OFF, when you get ready to go to sleep.
CDR: Roger. You cut in and out. Stand by. We'11 talk to you in a minute.
CC: Okay, I think we're losing an omni here. 17 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION REST PERIOD - NO COMMUNICATIONS APOLLO 17 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION
CC: Apollo 17, Houston. Good morning.
CDR: Hello, Robert.
CC: Glad to have you with us again. You guys got a good night's sleep, we think.
CDR: Well, I'11 tell you, it was (laughter) looked forward to.
CDR: Give us a few minutes here and we'11 - get operational.
CC: Roger. Give us a call when you're ready to talk to people.
CDR: Yes, from the looks of things, Bob, down there, it looks like getting off last night was a good idea.
CC: Got a new CAP COM now, Geno. Why? Looks kind of cloudy down there?
CDR: Yes. Hello, Gordo. How you doing? Yes, I'm looking - oh, we're probably directly over - just west of the - out in the Pacific, but abeam of the bottom third of South America, I suppose. And I've got North America, Mexico, and the U.S. on the top third - the top 25 percent of the Earth. And it looks like you've got cloud cover from somewhere where the coast bends around Corpus right on north into the Great Lakes and is completely out into the Atlantic, including covering Florida out there.
CC: Roger. I can verify the part between the Cape and Houston, anyway.
CDR: Yes, the Gulf looks like it's pretty well filled with clouds. Looks pretty thick from here.
CDR: However, if you're interested in going to South America, the whole continent looks - looks pretty good. A few clouds; but, for the most part, you can see the entire continent.
CC: Roger. Guess it's summertime down there.
CDR: Okay, Gordo. We're - we're stirring slowly. We'11 get back with you here.
CDR: Gordo, one question. How does the spacecraft look to you? I didn't hear anything all night long as far as any MASTER ALARMs or anything.
CC: I'm getting the word that nothing was seen here either. It looks absolutely super.
CDR: Okay, Bob - or Gordo, I've got H2 HEATERS i and 2, OFF, now.
CC: Go ahead, America.
CDR: Okay, Gordo. I'm looking over the Flight Plan today. We'11 be with you with the postsleep check- list, and primarily it looks like a P23 day for Ron. And what we'd primarily like to do is spend a good part of that time getting the spacecraft cleaned up, reshuffled, restowed a little bit, and get it in order for the next few days ahead. It doesn't look like today's that big of a day.
CC: Okay. Geno, I might give you some words on what we have in mind to get the GET back in sync here, if - if you want to hear those while you're looking through the upcoming hours.
CDR: Yes, why don't you - why don't you pass a few words on that? 13/3 Tape
CC: Okay. The plan we're considering, and we're offering it to you now for your opinion, is at 65 hours GET, we'11 update, and at the time the clock goes to 65, we'11 update it 2 hours and 40 minutes to 67:40. And we're shaping your tra- jectory such that you'11 arrive at the Moon at the launched same time G.m.t. as you would have had you on time. In other words, your translunar time is 2 hours and 40 minutes less. So once we do that, we'11 be back with all the right times in the Flight Plan without any updating. And the one thing we think of is that your next day will, which is now a 16-hour day, will shorten to a 13-hour and 20-minute day,. But that's about the only real ef- fect we can see. How does that sound?
CDR: Yes, we - we'11 get to the Moon, you say, the same G.m.t., so all our sunrise, sunset, lunar-orbit angle activities, and Sun at landing will be the same. And let me - I'11 - It sounds pretty good, Gordo. I Just want to take a look at that day that you're shortening and see what we're doing in there.
CC: Okay. It doesn't cut out anything. In fact, we picked a time that's pretty much dead time as far and as the Flight Plan goes. Take a look, we'11 talk about it later.
LMP: Good morning, Gordy. This is Jack.
CC: Good morning, Jack.
LMP: Let me fill my square on the postsleep checklist. I've got 24030, PRD.
LMP: And I slept in and out - probably totaled about 4 hours in that last period. But I feel pretty and good in spite of that, expect now that I've educated myself on how to sleep, that it'11 pick around. up the next time
LMP: No medication yet, but I'm considering a couple of aspirin. I'11 let you know if I take them.
LMP: And, fluids? Let's see, I guess I've had two of your little water-measurement-containers-full so far, plus the meal I had in my pocket. And I'11 catch up on - I think I'm a little dehydrated. I'11 catch up on fluids with breakfast.
LMP: And my meal yesterday was the meal B in the pocket.
CC: Roger. Meal B.
LMP: And I guess consumables update. That's mainly yours.
LMP: There's plenty there. And I'11 wait for your words on that. And the watch is wound.
CC: Roger. Okay. Got the consumables update numbers, if you're ready to copy.
LMP: Not quite, Gordy. I'11 give you a buzz.
LMP: Okay. The CMPs tad's, 1509.
LMP: 15019. 15019.
LMP: Gordy, this is Jack. How do you want to send the consumable - consumables information? 13/5 Tape
CC: We were just discussing that here. Used to - in flights gone by, there was a place in the Flight Plan, a little form to fill out. But we're try- ing to figure out if there is such a place in the current data file. Do you know of one?
LMP: Well, I'11 tell you what I've got. I've got the consumables curves, and if there are any major changes to those curves, I guess you could give them to me, and I'11 put them on as points.
CC: There's no - -
CC: - - changes at all.
LMP: Okay. And why don't we just do it that way in the future in case there is anything. And that's on page 1-45 and subsequent in the Flight Plan Supplement.
LMP: Looks like you took good care of my space - my systems last night.
CC: No troubles at all.
UNKNOWN: Okay, Gordy. Your friendly medical officer up here has some more information for you. CMP, con- tinuing, had about 3 hours of sleep, had - three cans of fluid - of water, that is. And he ate everything in meal B but the fruitcake, and he didn't use the brownies and the beverage in meal C.
LMP: Okay. And continuing, the CDRs PD - PRD is 17019. He had 3 hours of fair sleep, no medication, and 1-1/2 cans of water, and one-half a sandwich. The CMPs sleep was 3 hours. And I'11 try to get more systematic as we go along here.
CC: Jack, we are assuming no - no medication on the CMP. Is that right?
LMP: That's affirm. We haven't gotten that kit out yet.
LMP: Gordy, this is Jack. Looks like the windows have cleared up pretty well in PTC from the - ice crystals, anyway, that were on window - window 1. The hatch window still seems to have a film of something on it. But, otherwise, they look pretty good.
CC: Okay, sounds good. Jack, while you're there, I might try - we've been talking about consumable updates and what would be the most meaningful way to give you the information. As a trial, for 14 hours, with reference to the charts in the back of the book, which in the case of - in case of all of them, are listed in percentages except the RCS, which is in pounds. On the cryo quantities, when I take all the tank percentages and plot them, it turns out that there's no real significant differ- ence from the lines that are plotted on either hydrogen or oxygen. On RCS, you're running about 3 percent ahead of the line. And if that's a sat- isfactory way to put it, that's the way we'11 give you the - the updates rather than giving you every tank percent by percent. Over.
LMP: Okay, that's good. That's outstanding.
LMP: MARK. Two aspirin for the LMP.
CC: Roger, LMP.
CC: Jack, next time the Surgeon would like a mark on each individual aspirin.
LMP: Well, I gave it to you since I swallowed them both simultaneously.
CC: Roger. 13/7 Tape
LMP: I knew they wanted that, Gordy, and that's why I only gave you one.
LMP: Would they rather have them go down one at a time?
CC: I'11 have to go back to the backroom on that.
CC: 17, Houston. We see the optics starting to stir there. You can go ahead with a P52, but before you do the P23, we have some updates to it.
CMP: Hey, okay, Gordo. We'11 do that.
CC: 17, Houston. Can you confirm that you did change the LiOH canister before going to sleep last night?
CMP: Well, we can confirm that we didn't. How about that?
CMP: We'11 - Thanks - thanks for reminding us. We'11 try that first thing this morning. I was Just getting too tired, and the CO2 didn't look quite that high last night, so I - -
CMP: - - I let it go.
CC: Okay, that's - that's fine. We're not concerned about being late with it.
CMP: Okay, Houston. That looks like a pretty good one that time. You note the star angle difference?
CMP: Okay (chuckle). I can't see squat out through that telescope. I just hope it lines it up and does the right thing. Okay. Those are the torquing angles, and you can let me know when you have them.
CMP: The telescope is no different than any other time. There is just a lot of reflection from the lunar module. And even though everybody said that be- fore_ you don't quite believe it until you see it yourself.
CC: Okay, Ron. You're clear to torque it.
CMP: Okay. We'11 torque it at 54 30.
CC: 17, Houston. When you - if you can find a stenog- rapher, I got some dictation, some pads for you and also a Flight Plan update.
CMP: Stand by 1, Gordon.
LMP: Okay, Gordy.
CMP: P37.
LMP: Oh, okay. Stand by. Okay, Ron's ready to copy.
CMP: P37 pad's first.
CC: Okay. Okay, the P37 block data for 35 hours. Well, we've got 35, 45, 55, 65. GET ignition of 035:00. DELTA-V T is 5326, minus 175, 081:39. For a GET of 045:00, 7728, minus 177, 081:18. For a GET of 055:00, 5859, minus 175, 105:30. GET of 065:00, 4703, minus 175, 129:40.
CMP: Okay, I'11 read that. Let's see, 35:00 at 532t_, minus 175, and 81:39. At 45:00, 7728, minus 177, and 81:18. At 55:00, it's 5859, minus 175, 105:30. At 65:00, it's 4703, minus 175, and 129:40.
CC: Okay, that's correct. I've got a maneuver pad for you. It's a flyby maneuver at a time of 81 hours, which is 5 ho_rs prior to LOI. This is required because you're presently on an impacting trajectory. And this is assuming you wouldn't do midcourse 2. Midcourse 2 will put you on a - on the proper tra- Jectory. If you can get a maneuver pad out, I'11 give it to you. 14/3 Tape
CMP: Okay, Houston. This is 17. Ready for the flyby pad.
CC: Okay, Ron. We were Just watching your roll angle. You're going to - we're going to be updating the optics cal attitude. And the roll will be lc4, and you're coming up on that. Maybe you want to stop the PTC near that roll angle.
LMP: Gordy ...
LMP: Gordy, did you read Jack?
CC: Loud and clear, Jack.
LMP: I can take the pad, if you want to while Ron stops PTC.
CC: Okay. Why don't I give you the update to the Flight Plan, since that'11 give you the new attitude and also the - change in the star for the P23. _ld then Ron can get on with that. The pad we c_l get after that.
CC: Okay. Turn to 17 hours in the Flight Plan, page 18.
CC: Okay. The "VERB 49 maneuver to optics cal attitude" right at the top of the page. Cross out the at- titude numbers and replace them with "Roll 164, pitch 301, and yaw 348 at a high-gain pitch angle of minus 28 and a yaw of 315." Over.
LMP: Okay; 164, 301, 348, minus 48, and 315.
CC: That's correct. Now go down a few lines to the sighting attitude at - one's at 17 hours and 15 minutes. And cross out that attitude and the high-gain pitch angle and change to a "Roll of 196, pitch 304, and yaw 348." High-gain pitch is minus 61, and the yaw remains the same, 357. Over.
LMP: Okay, 196, 304, 348, minus 61.
CC: That's correct. And now, on the first star of P23, we're going to change the star, so cross out - replace the NOUN 70 numbers with star 21. That would be three balls 21. And delete the NOUN 88 and the vector numbers there.
LMP: Okay, start 21 and no NOUN 88s.
CC: Right. And over on the right where it says "Merak," you can write in "Alphard." That's what 21 is.
CC: Okay. Now down on the next pate, at 18 hours 20 minutes, where it says "Optics calibration attitude." We got to put in the same thing as - the same change as above. We want, instead of "175, 298, 330," change that to "164, 301, and 348. High gain of minus 48 and 315." Over.
LMP: Okay, 164, 301, 348, minus 48, 315. Over.
CC: Okay. Now, about 10 lines down, delete "Charge battery A." We're going to leave battery A charged for a while longer, since we used up so much of it on the pad last night.
LMP: Okay. Delete "Battery charge A," and you want to leave it on B.
CC: Yes. Right. Flip the page. Might as well clean up all of these checklist changes. At 19 hours 40 minutes, change "Magazine Kilo Kilo" to "Mag- azine November November."
LMP: Okay. That's done.
CC: And then skip a few pages to 24 hours and 30 minutes.
CC: And just above the "CSM Systems Checklist" call- out there, write in "Charge battery A." 14/5 Tape
LMP: Okay, I got you.
CC: And we'11 be leaving it on battery A all night changes. long. Okay, that's all the Flight Plan I've got that flyby pad when you're ready.
LMP: Okay, I'm ail set. SPS/G&N.
CC: Okay. Purpose is flyby, The weight is 66839; plus 1.21, minus .02 - correction, the yaw trim is a minus 0.12. Ignition time is 081:17:21.03. NOUN 81 is a plus 0091.1, plus 0204.1, plus 0459.3. Attitude is 121, 153, and 321. Apogee is NA; per- igee, plus 0021.2. DELTA-V total of 0510.8, 1:17, 0506.3. Sextant star: 26, 096.5, 33.9. Bore- sight star is NA; NOUN 61, plus 15.57, minus 175.00; and 1099.9, 362.43; GET of 0.050 is 153:24:11. PTC align stars are Sirius and Rigel; 256, 152, 069. Ullage is none. And for remarks: number 1 is "Burn docked;" number 2 assumes PTC REFSMMAT: number 3, LM weight, 36281; and number 4 is "As- sumes no Midcourse 2." Over.
LMP: Okay, Gordy. You read that?
CC: I haven't heard anything since I finished the pad, Jack.
LMP: Okay. I'11 push the other button then. Okay, your readback: Flyby, SPS/G&N; 66839; plus 1.21, minus 0.12; 081:17:21.03; plus 0091.1, plus 0204.1, plus 0459.3; 121, 153, 321; HA is NA, plus 0021.0; 0510.8, 1:17, 0506.3; 26, 096.5, 33.9. Boresight star is NA; plus 15.57; minus 175.00; 1099.9, 362.43; 153:24:11. Sirius and Rigel; 256, 152, 069. No ullage. Remarks: 1, burn docked; 2, PTC REFSMMAT assumed; 3, LM weight, 36281; and 4, assumes no midcourse 2.
CC: Okay. One correction on perigee of NOUN 44. That's a plus 0021.2.
LMP: Okay; 0021.2 plus.
CC: And one additional remark. This results in a 187-mile perigee - perilune.
CC: Okay. For general information, we're planning midcourse 2 tomorrow at about 35:30, and it should be about 10 feet per second.
LMP: Okay. Strangely enough, that's even scheduled at 35: 30.
CC: I have one reminder to open the WASTE STOWAGE VENT valve as shown on the - at 17 hours there.
LMP: Oh, okay. We were just going back to clean up. I think we owe you a Li0H canister change, too.
CC: Roger. We concur with changing it.
CMP: And, Houston. Apollo 17 will maneuver to the optics calibration attitude now.
CMP: It's funny eating potato soup, and all the soup is all around the outside of the bag. And you get a little hole right dow_ through the middle of it.
CMP: It's just like in one g. The spoon isn't quite long enough to reach the bottom without getting your fingers on the side of the bowl.
LMP: Gordy, I don't know what your weather is like down there, but from here it looks like you're probably overcast today. Might even have a pretty good storm going.
CC: Well, it's gray and cold and a little rain, so you_ - your cal is correct.
LMP: Yes, it looks like Mexico, in general, is pretty nice, although there is a band of east-west trend- ing clouds that start from the Gulf of California, cross Sonora and probably up through New Mexico, and over into Texas as far around as I can see. Southern California looks like it's in pretty good shape today, but northern California looks like it's probably overcast. And a major system probably associated with that that stretches into the northern western United States. But a band of clear weather looks like it stretches from Arizona right on up through, I would guess it - through Colorado and Kansas and probably into the Midwest pretty well.
CC: Roger. You're a regular human weather satellite.
LMP: If Ron would just stop his maneuvers I'd tell you some more, but the Earth just set behind the LM.
LMP: More specifically, it set behind the Rover, which may be a space first. Pretty impressive storm system down off the west coast of Antarctica.
LMP: And, Houston. The canister has been changed. Number 3 is in A as per the earlier Flight Plan instructions.
LMP: Sorry we were late, but we got a little tired last night.
CC: Jack, Houston. We'd like you to go ahead and get that WASTE STOWAGE VENT open now, so we can keep to the schedule on cabin enrichment.
LMP: Okay; Ron is getting that. Keep nagging.
CMP: That the same as I had before?
CMP: Hey, that looks like a pretty good optics cal right there. That's three times. Okay. No, that's not very good.
CC: Ron, we're copying your comments.
CMP: Okay. Think we'11 use that one there for the optics cal.
CMP: Okay. Let's go to the old sighting attitude. Well, let's put the other thing in there first.
CMP: Yes. That's a pretty good VERB 49. I got the - got an orange Earth in the sextant. Let me put up the old EMP now. If you all don't need all that light in there, Jack, I could sure - Like the window shade might help a little bit, really. Not - not very much. Okay. Address 304, we want 06. Address 305, 24 44; 306, 60 06 ENTER; 307 was 77. Okay, at address 310, we want 15 62 ENTER; 311, we want a 52 05 ENTER; 330, we'11 VERB 30 37. VERB 25 NOUN 26 ENTER 1. Okay. R-2 is a 44 ENTER. R-3 is a 140 - 5. Okay, ENTER that. Now, we're ready to go on the first star here; 7 ENTER; 23 ENTER .... we don't want to do an optics cal. No, we don't want to do that. ENTER. Okay, first star is 21. ENTER. I am going to use the ... 110 ENTER. PROCEED. Son of a gun. Okay, we don't want to do the 180 option, so ENTER that one; 19630 ... getting pretty close. Okay. PROCEED.
LMP: ... mike ...
CMP: Okay, we're CMC OPTICS ZERO's OFF and ... Now let's see if we can see the old star in there.
LMP: Gordy, this is Jack. You guys did a good job fixing that MAS - MASTER ALARM problem. What did you do? 14/9 Tape
CC: Jack, did you call?
LMP: I was wondering what you did to fix the MASTER ALARM problem.
CC: Let me check and see.
CMP: (Laughter) Yes, I've got to find the subsolar point. A little bit of an error looks like. Let me see, we'11 fix it down a little bit. That really jars us back, doesn't it?
CC: Jack, I guess all we've done is wish it away. Actually, we think it's still there, and you may - you may get them here later after the waste stow- age vent - 02 flow gets on up.
LMP: Okay, but those were associated with the accumula- tor as I recall. Yes, the random ones is the ones I was interested in. They Just seemed to stop. Of course, we haven't been moving switches on 2, but we were getting them without doing that also.
CMP: Okay, there's the old star. Works Just like the simulator; you can't see the star when it goes down in the Earth.
CC: It's still being worked on, Jack. Though we don't have any real concrete story to give you on it yet.
LMP: Okay, it seemed to be pretty quiet last night, so that's the only problem. Okay. Gene, you want to give me CMC FREE?
CMP: Let's see. 379, okay. That's not too bad .... There it is; ENTER. Release 23; ENTER.
CMP: Yes, I don't know what - what's -
CMP: Okay, those would punch a hole in it.
CMP: I think that's five on that star. Do you concur that that's five on that star, Houston?
CC: Stand by. Let me check.
CMP: I think it was. I'11 take another one just in case.
CMP: Okay, Gene. CMC AUTO.
CMP: Okay, Betelgeuse. Ail right. That's all right; don't move.
CMP: 20. Okay. Earth's far horizon; 25 ENTER. Plus 02745 ENTER. Plus 99128; 28 ENTER. Plus 12885 - 1288 - 5 - 2885. Okay. Hit. It's okay; want the 180 option, no? Computer ... Betelgeuse. Okay, that's Earth's far horizon.
CMP: Punch a hole in them. Yes. Good. Okay, as soon as we're there - Okay. Set the old ... at the substellar point. Okay, it's the far horizon, the double line is down in the - down in the Earth. Shaft 280; okay. Reach up a little bit here.
CMP: Okay. Didn't do such a hot job of putting them on there. You want to go to CMC FREE. Okay. Give it a flip that way and a flip thataway and a yaw that way, two yaws that way.
CDR: Oh! ...
CDR: Yes. That was a good ...
LMP: Gordy, this is LMP.
LMP: Hello, Houston; 17. Are you reading?
LMP: Yes, you got any news today - to read up to us?
CC: Well, yes. As a matter of fact, we have a little bit made up here. I guess along the personal line, we checked with Barbara and Jan and the kids, and they're all back home safe and sound and they men- tioned that they're going into their own personal quarantine period, glued to the squawk box. Over.
CMP: I was afraid you were going to get too personal there, for a minute. (Laughter)
CC: I'11 run down a few quick summaries of this morn- ing's news. Former President Harry Truman has rallied slightly, despite his weakened heart and labored breathing. His doctors report that their main worry is whether his heart is strong enough to withstand the strain, the physical strain of 88 years. Despite the slight rally, Truman's con- dition is still considered critical. In Paris, Henry Kissinger met with Hanoi's Le Duc Tho for 4 hours yesterday in planned secret talks. Paris newspapers report an imminent cease-fire, but neither Kissinger or Tho indicate that this is true. After the 4-hou_ talks, Kissinger shook hands; and ... - got a little typo error here - but neither representative made any comment con- cerning their meeting. At Camp David, Maryland, President Nixon's press secretary, Ron L. Ziegler, said that Kissinger and Nixon are in close commu- nication by cable concerning the secret peace talks. But Ziegler declined to provide more information about progress in the talks. President Nixon selected Claude S. Brinegar, a California oil executive and a doctor of economics, to be Secretary of Transportation succeeding John A. Volpe. Volpe will become the U.S. ambassador to Italy. Here's one concerning last night's launch. Mrs. Spiro Agnew reportedly made a wish on a falling star just before the delayed launch of Apollo 17. Sitting beside her at the VIP viewing site was Barbara Cernan, who said that she was nervous when the lift-off was postponed. She added, "But A1 Bean was there with me. He said not to be concerned." Mrs. Cernan was accompanied by her daughter, Tracy, and her mother, Mrs. Jackie Ashley. Mrs. Ron Evans, who saw the launch with her children, Jamie and John, said that she was never worried because everybody knew what they were doing.
CDR: Good summary, Gordo. We thank you, and our best wishes for the return to health of Mr. Truman.
CDR: Gordo, we were figuring up here that we probably launched on the 6th of December in Houston and on the 7th of December in Florida.
CC: That's right. You called it right.
CMP: Okay, CMC AUTO there, Gene, please.
CMP: Okay_ let's use the VERB 23, ENTER. Oh, what did I do there. ENTER, let's see, is a 110. There, okay. VERB 25 - ENTER. Oh_ Gamma Prime Leonis. (Coughing) Okay, minus 8490 - 84900, I mean; plus 40299, plus 40299, ENTER; plus 34176, plus - 76, ENTER; okay, proceed. 202 ... 18, okay. There already .... I guess. We'11 try that one more time .... CMC, AUTO? 196306, ...
LMP: Gordy, you still there?
CMP: Okay; that's right. 15/3 Tape
LMP: I mentioned to Bob yesterday how - when we moved away from the Earth - how fragile a piece of blue it looked to be, and that impression certainly grows the farther you get from it. I wish every- body could have a chance to get that impression. Things might go a little easier for us.
CMP: Okay, Gene, ... CMC FREE?
CMP: (Singing) ... must be making the vector worse and worse instead of better. (Laughter) Well, it was on the substellar point that time except it was halfway through the Earth almost. Not really.
CMP: Hey, Gordy, we haven't really had a clear and detailed description of what you or somebody else saw at the launch, in terms of the lighting around the countryside, the state of the flame, and how long the - exhaust was under the S-IC. Do you have anything to add to that?
CC: Well, I can give you my feelings, anyway. It was a spectacular sight, and no doubt about it. I'd say the level of illumination would have made it easy to - to read a newspaper or anything like that from my vantage point near the VAB. The - the plume itself actually looked no larger or - or even any brighter, really, except in contrast, than it does on a day launch by comparison. But - well, the effect, I guess, was about what I ex- pected just trying to extrapolate previous launches into a nighttime situation. The weather was very clear. That was one advantage gained by delaying the launch the 2 hours and 40 minutes that you did. By that time, there were very few clouds around at all. And we could see a brilliant flash there when the first stage cut off and the second stage ignited. And I lost you visually probably, oh, 4 to 5 minutes into the second stage, as best I can remember. Part of the problem was the bright- ness of the plume during the first stage, it kind of burned a spot on my eye; and so then I was - had reduced efficiency at looking for a small point of light from there on out. Stu's here with me and he was watching it, too. I'11 see if he has anything to add.
CMP: Stu who?
CC: He said after that comment he has no comment.
CMP: (Laughter) I'm sorry, Stu. I can't believe that; Stu always has something to add. (Singing) Houston, in case you just noticed, I forgot the VERB 67 until just now. Although, in reality, all we're trying to do here is get a DELTA-H measurement anyhow. And, Houston, do you have any feel yet for what the DELTA-H is - line has been?
CC: Stand by, Ron.
CC: Ron, this is Houston. We're not going to be able to give you a handle on the DELTA-H until we have a chance to take all the data and reduce it and work it around a little.
CMP: Okay, that's mighty fine.
CMP: Okay, Geno, CMC AUTO? Let's see what's on this star here. Kalinan [sic] - Menkalinan, I guess. Okay, Earth far horizon; 23, ENTER 120, ENTER, 25 ENTER ... (Coughing) (Singing) Plus - 7073 ENTER, plus 70644 ENTER. Okay, that is the unit vector of the star.
CMP: Okay, it's a 180 option we don't want .... the real option. (Laughter) I guess they're getting - Houston, you must be getting all the good data without the high gain, huh?
CC: That's affirmative, Ron.
CMP: Okay; let's ENTER that.
CMP: Okay, Gene, you go CMC FREE now? Yes, that's about a half a sextant diameter above the - above the horizon. Substellar point looks pretty good, though.
CMP: Hey, guys, -
CMP: - Yes, not yet.
UNKNOWN: Yes, it's on there.
CMP: 30 ENTER - oops! CMC AUTO ... Now, last star. What was that? I'm going to go back to the calibra- tion attitude.
CMP: Okay, CMC auto engaged, and away we go.
CMP: Hey, we ... the waste water, too - to 10 percent.
CMP: 164, 301, and 318 - that's the optics calibration attitude that we want to start with. Put the ... line of sight mark on star 22. Also the optics line of sight, with optics zero. Let's see, I'11 ... the optics, I guess first.
CMP: Okay, Houston, looks like optics calibration here is 89 995. I get that half the time and 997 the rest. So (laughter) we'11 use 995, I guess.
LMP: Okay, Houston, you ready for some purges and dumps?
CC: Let me make sure here. We're standing by.
LMP: Okay. I'11 get going on the 02 purges on the fuel cell.
LMP: Well, I had my clock on the wrong scale. Is that about 2 minutes, Houston?
CC: That's good, Jack.
CC: Did you copy that, Jack? They said that was fine.
LMP: Yes, sir, Stu; I copied that. How are you?
CC: Okay; swinging.
LMP: That's good to hear.
CC: Sure am enjoying your descriptions.
LMP: Well, if I could get Ron off his - work with the optics, we'd look at the Earth some more. But that will come. Right now I'm seeing all sorts of little ice crystals of various composition, (laughter) that are moving around, and every one of them bounces off the LM that I can see. No, none of them stick. I noticed that some of them will go into a corner with a fairly high velocity and either be turned around by a double bounce, or just get lodged in the corner and have very low velocity when they come out.
LMP: Most of them look like they have at least a foot or 2 per second.
CC: Hey, Jack, I was surprised when you said when you got Ron off the optics. Don't tell me that Ron is going to let you look through his optics.
LMP: Oh, heavens no! We just move the windows. (Laughter)
CMP: That's for sure. particle/
LMP: Stu, apparently you get - do get some particle collisions, because some of the trajec- tories are back towards us.
CC: Okay; we're waiting for the explanation of that.
LMP: Well, I think it's because the particles and - know, some of them, you are bouncing off the LM and get out into the stream, which normally would have no collisions. How's that? You can say it's not very good. I don't care.
CC: Got to use tact here.
CC: You can terminate the purge on fuel cell 3 - 02 ·
CMP: Yes. I even forgot to listen for the ding on that one. Thank you.
CC: 17, we'11 be having a communications handover to Honeysuckle in about a minute and a half.
LMP: That's great. Next time I look at the Earth, I'11 see what's happening in Australia.
CDR: Okay, Houston. We're starting our waste water dump.
CDR: Wish us luck. Wish us luck.
CMP: Hey, that really goes out!
CC: Can you give us POO and ACCEPT? And we'11 give you a new state vector.
CMP: Probably need one after all those ... Okay, you've got POO and ACCEPT.
CC: Okay, the vector's in there. It's your computer.
CDR: Okay, Gordo. Thank you.
LMP: Houston, you going to want to cycle some film here?
CC: That's affirm. We're planning on it. Let me make sure they're ready, though, before you do it.
LMP: Well, I didn't want to bring it up, but you're about - 20 minutes late on your cue.
CC: You must have missed our first call.
LMP: I probably did.
CC: Jack, we're ready for the pan and mapping camera film cycling. You haven't started into the pro- cedure yet, is that correct?
CC: Okay, at your convenience, we're ready to - watch you do it.
LMP: Okay. And were those last high gain - I guess they're still good, huh? You want the high gain on it?
CC: Okay; we'd like you to use PITCH at minus 50 and YAW 320 and acquire the high gain.
LMP: Okay, will do.
CC: You have 10 percent waste water now. You can terminate the dump.
CMP: Okay, the old IMAGE MOTION is OFF.
LMP: DATA SYSTEMS are going ON. AUX TV is going to SCIENTIFIC.
CC: Jack, we'd like AUTO and NA1RROW on the HIGH GAIN.
UNKNOWN: There you go. Okay?
CDR: Okay. SM/AC POWER is coming ON. MAPPING CAMERA is going to STANDBY; talkback's gray. PAN MODE is verified in STANDBY. PAN CAMERA MODE? Yes. Okay. PAN CAMERA is going to POWER - now. Barber pole
CDR: Okay, the PAN CAMERA Just went to POWER. Okay, Ron's talking to you. Didn't know that.
CMP: PAN CAMERA SELF TEST has gone to HEATERS.
CDR: High bit rate. Okay; waiting your cue, Gordy.
CC: Okay, Ron, we're ready for the film cycling.
CMP: Okay, MAPPING Camera is going ON.
CMP: Okay, PAN CAMERA SELF TEST is going to SELF TEST. That makes barberpole. Okays I forgot to time it, yes.
CMP: Okay, PAN CAMERA P_W_ER is OFF.
UNKNOWN: Okay, MAPPING CAMERA is going OFF.
LMP: Okay, Houston. Film cycling is complete.
CC: Okay. It looked real good on both cameras. I_MP Very good.
CDR: And, then, I guess if you're through with the high gain, I'11 go back to OMNI Bravo.
CC: Okay. We concur with that idea.
LMP: And if I could ever get Ron out of the kitchen, we'd get into PTC.
CC: Jack, you'11 be glad to know your heart is beating normally. We have a good signal.
LMP: Just so long as it's beating, Gordy. About 20 hours ago, I wasn't so sure.
CC: Standby on that, Ron. We'11 give it to you in a minute.
CC: Ron, we're recommending
AB: for damping and Bravo Delta for roll spinup. I'11 say again. Alpha Bravo for damping and Bravo Delta for roll spinup.
CMP: Okay, Roberts and welcome back aboard.
CC: Roger, sir. C_ You know, this eating in zero g is not so bad if you keep your bags right side up. If you keep them that way, you get the right perspective. It's sure something funny, if you turn the bag upside down, and it still doesn't fall out, you know.
CMP: Having a little peach ambrosia for a snack here. 16/1 Tape APOLLO 17 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION
CDR: Okay, Bob.
CC: Jack, I've - I tried that this afternoon, and I couldn't get hold of anybody, and I looked on a map for a while, and I - I'm not sure where Little America was. I can't truthfully say I did it - get it. I'11 keep looking at it.
LMP: Okay. I - at any rate, it looks like there's a very well-developed front coming out of the north- western portion of Antarctic ice shelf. And - and it - let's see here. Well, stand by 1.
CC: Roger. Have to change windows.
CC: Roger. I copy that, Jack.
LMP: There at least is some sinusoidal motion or ap- pearance to the front ... And you'11 have to wait, because I lost it again.
CC: Roger. November November on 132. Those are pictures of the - -
LMP: And that was the -
CC: Jack, Houston. Was that - were those pictures of those fronts you are talking about?
LMP: Stand by, please.
CC: Roger. It's just a short one. One item to change.
LMP: Well, if you saw n_f hands right now (laughter), you'd know why I said wait 1.
CC: Understand. I'm Just - Just waiting for your call. Just didn't want you to think we're going to give you a whole rafter of it.
LMP: Oh, we know you wouldn't do that.
CC: If you're eating, Jack, Just go ahead and eat. This is nothing that can - we can Just wait, and any time, just go ahead.
LMP: Yes, I'm not panicking.
P: at 20 ... 09.
CC: Want you to know, Jack, we just cut out by the antenna switching. Say again the LM/CM DELTA-P.
LMP: Okay, 0.6 at 20 plus 09.
CC: Roger. Okay. My update is Just simply on the botton of page 3-23 at 2300 hours in the Flight Plan or 23 hours in the Flight Plan. "WASTE STOWAGE VENT valve, CLOSED." Just delete that one, and move it over to 24:30. That's because you got started late on that.
LMP: Okay. You could'ye just said, move it.
CC: Okay. Just change it down to 24:30.
LMP: 24:30.
LMP: Now, it - more - looks more and more like the cyclone circulation developing right over the top of New Zealand; the South Island, I think. And now I'm looking with the binoc, and as much at anticyclone circulation is centered on the ice shelf. And I think that - well, I Just don't know. I think that's the Ross Ice Shelf, but I'm not sure, off Antarctic. And the clouds from that circulation do extend over the ice shelf and barely into the Antarctic con - continent.
CC: Roger. I'd have to look up and see - -
LMP: If I had to guess, I'd -
CC: - - if they do have any Jet stream down there right now.
LMP: I - if I had to guess, if you were flying - west from Sidney this afternoon, you'd have a pretty strong tailwind behind you, Bob.
LMP: Let's see, did I get that right?
LMP: Would you believe a headwind?
CC: Okay. I'11 believe that.
LMP: But the bulk of Australia is very clear, all the south and the north. It's just that one line of - of clouds that crosses the center section.
CC: Roger. I hope we can get this out to them and let them know that you're watching and tell them how good the weather is.
LMP: Oh, that's all right. I'm just having fun, Bob.
CC: Understand. I imagine they'd appreciate it though.
CC: Roger. Hey, Jack, I got some answers to your question from last night on where Little America is with respect to - on Antarctica.
CC: There's a - inden - indentation that looks like a gulf that's called the Ross Sea, and on the north- west edge of the Ross Sea is Little America. That's the location of it.
LMP: Okay. And that would be the coast of Antarctica and that sort of faces New Zealand Australia. Is that correct?
CC: Negative. According to the map I've got, it's - the Ross Sea looks like it would be more facing up towards the South America area. It's actually kind of facing up sort of the middle between Australia and South America, Jack.
LMP: Okay, Bob. You cut out, and I presume you meant that - the Ross Sea was facing north - sort of the Pacific between South America and Australia?
CC: That's affirmative, Jack; It's a very sharp in- dentation or sea or gulf onto the Antarctic.
LMP: Okay. I think I know the area you mean, and I'11 check it out again when it comes by.
CC: Okay. That's Little America on that west-northwest edge of that Ross Sea. That's where Little America is.
LMP: Yes, all that - those names are familiar. I just had forgotten my geography. I'11 see if I can recognize them.
LMP: Although it's completely surrounded, I think, completely surrounded, I think by portions of the icepack. And off to the west of there, it looks like there's an area that might be - clear of snow, and - does my memory serve me correctly, that that's where McMurdo Sound is, and some of the dry valleys?
CC: I believe so. That's the Little America area right now, all that general vicinity, Jack.
LMP: Okay. It looks like the prime recovery area and the Samoa Island region is clear, and my guess would be from the fairly subdued zero phase point, that they might have fairly nice seas out there. The boys on the Ticonderoga are probably enjoying themselves immensely, I hope.
LMP: Indonesia looks like it's having a nice day, with the possible exception of the region over just north of Australia. New Guinea and that area they - some clouds in there. I can't tell whether they are high or low clouds though. They look like they're probably fairly high clouds. But north of New Guinea, there's a strong concentration of clouds. Although small, it looks fairly dense like there might be a little tropical depression in that area.
LMP: The folks in Carnarvon ought to be enjoying a very nice day.