Otrobonita/noicy-space-talks huggingface dataset:
CMP: Okay, I'm up to 2.0 with the PLSS package only. I'm going to go ahead and open the ... PRESSURE EQUALIZATION valve, and that will drop me back Day 4 325 down until I fill the tunnel up, and then you can fill me up. Okay?
CDR: I heard him cut off again. He goes along, drops right off like that.
LMP: You heard his voice cut off that - -
CDR: No, there's a long string of static that Just - Just cuts off.
LMP: ... some trash.
CDR: I know it ... copper with a screw through it....
CMP: Okay, Spider, go ahead and give me ...
CDR: Yes, I'11 give you ...
CMP: Okay. Cabin pressure, Rusty; would that to
CDR: you read me?
LMP: Yes, it's 4.5, 4.4, - -
CDR: Dave, going up?
LMP: - - 4.3, - -
CDR: Are you going up?
CMP: Roger. Up to 2.0.
LMP: Okay, it's going up slowly, Jim. You Just leave it open.
CMP: Okay, I'm up to 2.3.
LMP: How's your 02 quantity? Okay, it's going to cut off in a minute. We got 65 percent. No sweat. And it's building up, Jim; we're ahead of them, so it's going to cut off and open up again.
CDR: Yes, I'm cutting it off myself, too, because there's so much crap floating around back he?e, I want to get in the DUMP valve.
LMP: Okay. Okay, you can open it up again. Leave it open. '
CMP: Okay, it's coming down again; it's about 4.2. There it goes again.
LMP: Okay, our 02 quantity is 62 percent. No sweat.
LMP: We're up to 4.7, Jim.
CDR: Okay. :
LMP: Okay, we're 4.8; it's going to cut off again here.
CDR: Where are you at now, Dave?
CMP: Okay, I'm at 4.2, and the cabin pressure ...
CDR: 4.2?
LMP: Give it one more shot here ...
CDR: At 4.2?
CMP: 4.2.
LMP: CoUld you read that, Jim? He's 4.2.
CDR: I'11 give you Just a little more.
CDR: ... for you.
LMP: Okay. If we can - That's all you're getting?
LMP: Okay. t
LMP: Okay, ... tank up again. _ i
CDR: The tank? Day 4 327
CDR: Configuring here now. I'm giving you all you're going to get.
CDR: Okay, CABIN FAN 1, CLOSE; CABIN GAS - doff helmets and gloves.
CDR: Oh, boy. All the time did not have those ... on.
LMP: Yes. I guess I'd better stay here until I connect it into the COMM. You want to open m_ flow, Jim?
CDR: Okay, you all set?
LMP: Okay, thank you. can
LMP: Boy, now I see better.
CDR: Okay· CABIN FAN 1 and 2, CLOSE; CABIN GAS RETURN to AUTO; SUIT CIRCUIT RELIEF to AUTO; GAS DIVERTER, PUSH/CABIN now. Okay, CABIN PRESSURE REG's are in CABIN. Doff gloves, helmets, and visors; set the IR COMM, basic. I believe I'11 go tell Dave we're going back to basic COMM, huh?
CMP: Roger. I caught that; going back to basic COMM.
CDR: Okay, now we want to configure - -
CDR: He can't hear me, I don't believe.
LMP: He can't?
CDR: I can't hear you. Come back out here. I can't you. hear
CC: Spider/Gumdrop, Houston through Tananarive. Receiving no transmission. I'11 stand by and talk toyou over Carnarvon at 22. ---7 r__
CDR: Okay, Houston, this is Spider here. We're about Everything to repressurize at this time. is hunky- dory onboard, and we're just reconfiguring. We're trying - we're trying to make that TV pass for you.
CMP: Houston, Gumdrop. Did you copy Spider?
CDR: Let's see .... on this, and I'11 put the cover back on this again. Spider/Gumdrop,
CC: Houston through Tananarive. How do you read?
CMP: Houston, Gumdrop. 5 by. How me?
CC: Roger. Are you hearing anything from the spacecraft?
CT: Negative. Downlink from the spacecraft, but you are going out, though.
LMP: Okay, go ahead, Gumdrop.
CMP: How are you doing over there?
LMP: Okay, we're trying to get through the - the mess in here and get it back stowed again.
CMP: Okay, everything's squared away over here. We're back up to 5.1; ...
CDR: Good Job, David Scott.
UNKNOWN: Job to you gUYs! Hey, that was really a neat demonstration. That really looked pretty neat.
LMP: Yes, it really was, as a matter of fact.
LMP: Hey, Gumdrop.
LMP: Find out what we do with this superwide, whether we leave it here or bring it back? Day _ 329
CMP: Okay. Stand by. !
LMP: See, I've got no way of telling really. There's - there's nothing I have here that really tells me what to do.
CMP: Okay. It tells me that you take it back over there tomorrow, but it doesn't - doesn't say what. Okay.
LMP: It says we take the superwide back here tomorrow?
CMP: Let's see, let me check the other books.
CDR: Don't sweat it, Dave. We'11 just bring a couple of cameras back.
CMP: Hey, Spider. How far are you from ... update?
CDR: We're pretty quick.
CMP: Oh, really?
CDR: Yes, where - where do you stand, Dave?
CMP: Well, I can ..., I'11 get it ready for you.
CDR: Okay. Let us know when - when you're ready.
CDR: We've got some more cleanup too, but probably by the time you get ready, we'11 be ready to go-...
CMP: Okay, I'm trying to get a little bit of ...
CC: Gumdrop/Spider, this is Houston through Ascension, and we're deleting this backup voice check.
CMP: Roger. ''
LMP: And, Houston, this is the Spider. As soon as we get the tunnel clear, we're going to be transferring back and drying out the sublimator.
CC: Roger. We agree with that. We'11 Just be standing
UNKNOWN: you over Tananarive at _2. ~_
CMP: I've got a bunch of other things to do, but I'm taking the hatch out right now.
CDR: Okay, I think we're getting ready to leave here.
CMP: Okay, I've got the basic stuff down here, Just a bunch of little cleanup items.
CC: Spider/Gumdrop, Houston through Tananarive; standing by for about 4 minutes. See you at Carnarvon at 56.
CDR: Spider.
CMP: Gumdrop.
CDR: Hey, Dave? How would you like to have us mix up some food for you with this Ik4water?
CMP: Oh, hey, that would be alright.
CDR: Okay. It's really a lot better. mind
CDR: Gee, I wouldn't trying some of that.
CMP: You's the good guys. tunnel?
CDR: Dave, are you up working in the
CDR: Are you up in the tunnel?
CMP: Yes, open the door.
CDR: Okay. I Day 4
CC: Roger. We're reco_ending that you be off of the LM ECS hoses by 76 plus 10. That's about 8 minutes from now, if you can make it. We'd also like to know the time at which you do go off. About i minute to LOS here at Carnarvon, and I'11 probably see you over Hawaii around 21.
LMP: Okay, I'11 be on the command module hoses by that time.
CC: And, Spider, one more question. Could you - would you have time to tell me whether the suit isolation disconnect circuit breaker is in or out?
LMP: Suit flow control circuit is closed. I believe that 's what you want.
CC: That's what I wanted, Rusty. Thank you. It,s closed.
LMP: Okay, Gumdrop; Spider.
CMP: Go, Spider.
LMP: Roger; how about sending ...?
LMP: Okay, and I'm going to go off the LM COMM now, and why don't you give me about a minute and then put me - all the switches ON on my COMM panel.
CDR: Okay. Let's start counting this mother down.
LMP: Anybody know where the camera fUses are?
UNKNOWN: Ahh - No, I don't·
LMP: Boy, I knew. '.":2Z:'T,11,
CDR: I saw it once, too. In something.
LMP: ran
UNKNOWN: we into one earlier in the flight.
UNKNOWN: A fuse, a camera fuse. Where is it?
CDR: There's one in your data bag.
LMP: That's where we saw it.
CDR: It's worth a try.
LMP: You going to try to get back to the same place, Ji_
CDR: Hey, did you put it in the middle - the COAS? The slot?
CDR: Great l
CDR: Well!
CDR: Too badl
LMP: Did you find your camera, Jim?
LMP: Voila!
LMP: Voila! Le camera, she workl
CDR: She works! Did you get the fuse?
CC: Gumdrop/Spider, this is Houston through the Huntsville. I'11 have you about 2-1/2 minutes. And Gumdrop, do you read?
CDR: What's going on? Okay.
UNKNOWN: is Spider here; go ahead. we will pick h_m up - We'11 pick y'all up over Haw_ in about 8 minutes at 21. Day _ 333
LMP: Hey, dummy, he's calling you.
UNKNOWN: Houston, Gumdrop; go.
CC: The first item will be some block data that I'd like to get out of the way, and then we'11 have some questions on the optics, and on the cryo plan for tonight. .+
CDR: Did you get that, David?
CMP: Roger. When did you say you were going to do that?
CC: We'11 do that over Hawaii - coming across the States - We'11 have Hawaii at 21, and we would like to have them to have their block data pad out.
CMP: Okay, we'11 be all set.
CMP: Okay, Jimmy.
CC: And, Gumdrop, we're trying to do some COMM trouble- shooting here. This will be VHF only at Hawaii, if we can make it, and I'd like to insure that your VHF is set up.
CMP: Okay, all set. VHF only.
CMP: You ready to go, Jimmy?
CDR: Oh, no, I'm going ...
CMP: Wait a minute, wait a minute ...
CMP: Whoo!
CDR: Okay, Rusty. You ready?
CDR: Okay, we got initial powerdown. FDAI 1 and 2, INERTIAL.
CDR: PO%_ER,OFF.
LMP: EARTH/LUNAR POWER, OFF.
CDR: LIGHTING, OFF.
LMP: LIGHTING, OFF.
CDR: MODE, HOLD/FAST; ALTIM - ALTITUDE SET at 130.
CDR: MASTER ALARM, OFF? ASC HELIUM SELECTOR, both? STAGE, SAFE and guarded.
LMP: I'11 verify it.
CDR: AUDIO CONTROL, all switches, OFF. COAS, OFF.
CDR: Alright. Stand by.
CDR: Next step: TTCA (COMMANDER's), JETS, down.
LMP: J_fS, down.
CDR: Next step: OVERRIDE ANUN, OFF; NUM, OFF; INTEGRAL, OFF. Are you SIDE PANELS, OFF?
CDR: I didn't think they would be. INTEGRAL's DIM.
CDR: Next step: TRANSPOINTER SCALE, HIGH MULT.
LMP: HIGH MULT.
CDR: RATE/ERROR MONITOR, LANDING RADAR/COMPUTER.
LMP: LANDING RADAR/COMPUTER.
CDR: ATTITUDE MONITOR, PGNS.
LMP: PGNS. L Day b,
CDR: GUTD_CE CONTROL, PGNS.
LMP: i_NS.
CDR: MODE SELECTOR, LANDING RADAR. RANGE/ALTITUDE ALTITUDE/ALTITUDE
CDR: Alright, MONITOR, RATE.
LMP: ALTATODE/ALTITUDE
CDR: SHAFT - SHAFT and TRUNNION, 50 degrees.
CDR: RATESCALE,25.
LMP: Alright, stand by Just a minute here, Jim; I want to ]plota point here. My temperature just started going up.
CDR: How soon - -
LMP: Ahh, I just turned down the - 26; yes.
CDR: Is that COAS on? Or is that docking part of it ... right, Dave?
CMP: Yes. --
LMP: 3, lb,,7 - -
CDR: It's off b,-1/2degrees in pi_ch and about a half degree in yaw.
CMP: Oh, you're kidding!
CMP: And, what it is. I'm not in the right place ...
LMP: You'd better keep a sharp eye on - -
CDR: RATE SCALE, 25. I 7 -
LMP: 25. !
CDR: THROTTLE CONTROL, AUTO.
LMP: AUTO.
CDR: MANUAL THROTTLE, COMMANDER.
LMP: COUrt, DER
LMP: ENGINE ARM, OFF.
CDR: X-TRANSLATION, 2 JETS.
LMP: Roger; 2 JETS.
CDR: BALANCE COUPLES, ON.
LMP: BALANCE COUPLES, OFF. ·
CDR: ASCENT HELIUM - -
CMP: No-o-o.
LMP: Okay, Jim.
CDR: ASCENT HELIUM REG's 1 and 2, talkback gray.
CDR: DESCENT HELIUM REG: 1, talkback gray; 2, talkbaek barber pole.
LMP: Ahh - - barber
CDR: ... got the pole one.
LMP: No. We turn
CDR: the POWER, OFF, on this one?
LMP: No, the POWER, OFF, is three grays and one barber pole.
CDR: Have we had the POWER, OFF, yet? i C( Day 4 337
CDR: Yes, we never put the breakers on there.
CDR: Oh, that's right, yes.
CDR: PROPELLANT QUANTITY MONITOR, OFF.
LMP: PROPELLANT QUANTITY MONITOR, OFF. TEMPERATURE/PRESSURE
CDR: PROPELLANT MONITOR, ASCENT.
CDR: ASCENT. ..
CDR: HELIUM MONITOR, OFF.
LMP: HELIUM MONITOR going OFF.
CDR: ABORT and ABORT STAGE, flush and guarded.
LMP: Flush and guarded. ASCE_WfFUEL
CDR: ASCENT SYST_4S A and B, and ASCENT OXIDIZER, four, talkback - talkback barber pole.
CDR: SYSTEMS A and B, QUADS 1, 2, 3, 4, (eight), OPEN; talkback gray.
CDR: THRUSTERS, talkback barber pole.
LMP: THRUSTERS, barber pole.
CDR: A and B MAIN SHUT OFF VALVE, talkback - -
CDR: ... LMP JETS, down.
LMP: JETS, down.
CDR: CONTROL, all systems, OFF.
LMP: Ail systems, OFF.
CDR: Roger. VHF TRANSMITTER and RECEIVER is OFF.
CDR: TRACK MODE, OFF.
LMP: TRACK MODE, OFF. Did you say B TRANSMITTER, OFF, also?
CDR: Yes, A and B TRANS_t'i'I'KKand RECEIVER_ OFF.
CDR: Next step. SUIT GAS DIV_kER, PUSH and CABIN.
LMP: Okay, it won't stay there.
LMP: Okay, if you're ready, here it comes again.
CDR: Yes, here comes that ... - -
CC: Apollo 9, we are going to lose you here at Antigua. We'11 see you over Ascension at about 59.
LMP: Hey, tell them we're done with the dryout.
CDR: Hey, Houston, looks like we're all done drying out the water boiler. What do you think?
CC: Stand by, Apollo 9-
CMP: You know, when you called it that time, the d_mned thing was shining right through the hatch window.
CDR: Looks to me like it's Just about right, Dave.
CMP: Yes, I m_neuvered about 5 - -
CC: That's negative. We don't think it's dry yet, Apollo 9. We'11 tA*y to give you a hack here on our estimate. --" '_:: - lijii . IAL 339
CMP: Okay, please do.
CDR: They don't think it's dried out yet, Rusty.
LMP: They don't?
CMP: No. Well, I had to maneuver about _0 degrees, I an guess, altogether; I had hour to do it in, so it worked out fairly well. I'm glad we sat down and talked about that now - that sun-angle bit. You know, with the model, that day we did it, a long, long, long time ago, you know?
CMP: You know? Instead of having gimbal angles - torquin angles. That was a - that was a good thing.
LMP: Jim, here's your pea soup.
CDR: Oh, good! I think I'11 eat that right now. Cold pea soup ... cold pea soup ...
LMP: Well, I tell you, I'm really scramble.
LMP: Another day of up, up, up (laughter).
CDR: Listen, you Just get things set tomorrow, because it's my day for looking out the window; man, you're going to have to fight me to get your hands - to get one of those cameras away. I haven't taken a ptctur yet, hardly. I'm going to take some nice pictures to make a strip map of the world. You'rc supposed to do SO 65, yet (laughter).
CMP: Hey, listen, I need to get a picture of Rusty comin8 down through the hatch. Why don't I ...
CDR: Hey, Dave.
LMP: I meant to tell you that TCA helped yesterday. Give me another one today. Oh, yes, oh, I see a lot easier ...
LMP: Yes. I got the camera working. I changed the fuse, and it works. That doesn't mean that's what was wrong with it, but at least that's - that made it work.
CDR: Hmm, ... _,mmed up the inside; I've already _mmed up the outside. I'm going to have to take another crap tonight.
CMP: You take one last night?
CMP: Hal
LMP: Hey, has anybody done that - How about sending me some - some of my own food so I can eat. I'm hungry, m_.
CMP: Yes. That's a good idea .... These are the two that he sent up here, okay?
LMP: Hey, look what's coming down my way.
LMP: Toothpaste.
CMP: Well, how did that get out?
LMP: I don't know how, but it did. Dave has a lot of good useful things - all kinds of things ... like the toothpaste, the ... cover .... something like this.
CMP: Okay, Just a minute, let me put the toothpaste away before I get more mess. I had it away ... the food Better get the spotmeter.
LMP: Hey, how are they going to let us know when it's dry? Day 4 341
CDR: They're going to talk to us over some other place in about 57 minutes, roughly.
CDR: Umm. Not enough light in there. Hey, that's a pretty picture out there. The clouds. Hey, this thing is as stable as a rock, isn't it? don't
LMP: I think it's going to work. But it's worth a try. Wide open at 1/50th. That's what it is. Let me get down here where I can get - more ov de whol show! .-
CMP: mm,. Yes.
CDR: Do you still have the BMAG's on?
CDR: I Just wondered if you still had the M_AG's on? Why is it we're not going into gimbal lock today?
CMP: Well, we have -
CDR: Are you doing anything, Rusty?
LMP: Yes. I'm eating. ...
CDR: Oh, yes. Hey, I can see one of the running lights on the LM.
LMP: Can you really?
CDR: Yes, it's lit up.
CMP: Here, let me turn it off.
CMP: Did you really?
CDR: Yes. Now it went off .... I'11 be darned; there's another one right out there. Well, the next I need to get is ...
CDR: Oh, boy, that pea soup is really not mixing too well. The world's lumpiest pea soup. Hey, did anything blow up over there?
CDR: Did anything blow up ... door open?
CDR: Oh, man. I really had a tough time getting my door open. Whoo!
LMP: Yes! You'11 have a tough time getting it closed, too.
CMP: Yes, it always makes the ground go "gulp" when McDivitt starts working on a hatch.
CDR: (Laughter) ... It's Just that Rusty wouldn't get out of the way.
CDR: He's like a big ... He comes ih and stands around, and lets you wait on him. Close the door, will you?
CMP: Well, I'm sorry that camera didn't work for the little transfer you did, because it looked pretty easy.
LMP: Well, it was.
CMP: I tried to take some Hasselblads, but I didn't have that readY, because I'dbeen fighting with that d-mn camera. That EVA glove I had was so bad - I Just thought that my right hand - it was good for , grabbing hold of the hatch handle and that was about all.
CDR: Oh, you take more than ... this water - -
CC: APollo 9, Houston through Ascension. L Day _ 3_3
CDR: Hello, Ascension. Hello, Houston; this is Apollo 9. RADAR
CDR: LANDING STANDBY, CLOSED.
LMP: Oh, I'm sorry. Hold on. Okay, now, LANDING RADAR, RADAR STANDBY: RANGE going OFF - Yes, LANDING RADAR, CLO_.
CDR: INSTRUMENTATION: LANDING RADAR, CLOSED.
CDR: SIGNAL CONDITIONER 1, CLOSED.
CDR: LIGHTING: ANNUNCIATOR/DOCKING (laughter) CLOSED - -
CDR: - - all others OPEN.
CDR: Row _, all OPEN except PGNS: IMU STANDBY.
CDR: Ail others OPEN. You get a MASTER ALARM and a GLYCOL PUMP.
CDR: Okay, row 5, all OPEN except: EPS: BAT FEED TIE, two, CLOSED.
UNKNOWN: TIE BALANCE LOADS, CLOSED.
UNKNOWN: Co. .__ .-7_ ̧'_ ........_ _ _._,_._. __ I ,.
CDR: DC BUS - BUS VOLTS, CLOSE.
CDR: DFI POWER, OFF.
CDR: DFI PWER, OFF.
LMP: ... I don't - Did you read DESCENT ECA CONTROL an_ DESCENT ECA, CLOSE?
CDR: Yes, I did.
CDR: Then I read DC BUS VOLTS, CLOSED, too.
LMP: Alright, go ahead.
CDR: Okay, well - CB(16), row 1, all OPEN.
CDR: Row 2, all OPEN except LIGHTING: LIGHTING is CL0_
CDR: STAB/CONTROL: ASA, CLOSED.
CDR: INSTRUMENTATION: SIGNAL SENSOR, CLOSED.
CDR: SIGNAL CONDITIONER 2, CLOSE. IRP
CDR: Row 3, all OPEN - Oh, all others OPEN on row 2.
CDR: Row 3 is all OPEN. qTIAL Day _ 345
LMP: Row 3, all OPEN?
CDR: Row _, all OPEN except: HEATERS: S-BAND ANTENNA, CLOSED.
CDR: EPS: DISPLAY is CLOSED.
CDR: DC BUS VOLTAGE, CLOSE.
CDR: DESCENT ECL, CLOSE.
CDR: DESCENT ECL CONTROL, CLOSE.
CDR: BAT FEED TIE, two, CLOSE.
LMP: Okay, once again. We got to leave the ... BUS TIE, CLOSED. BALANCE LOADS, CLOSED? That's missing, too. Okay, go.
CDR: That's the BAT's and the BUS VoLTAGEs. Wait a second, do we have DC - DESCENT ECL CONTROL, CLOSE?
CDR: Okay. Check the BAT's and BUSES.
LMP: You want them read out?
CDR: Yes, go.
LMP: Okay, 31 - all four of them are 31; 37 and 37 on 5 and 6; BUSES are 31 and 31; and the ED BAT's are 36.5 and 37.3.
CDR: ... Okay, BAT 1, LOW VOLTAGE, OFF/RESET, talkback barber pole.
CDR: Got BAT 1, LOW VOLTAGE, and talkback, LOW.
CDR: ... BAT BUS VOLTAGES ... ED/OFF.
CDR: CB(11), INSTRUMENTATION: SIGNAL CONDITIONER l, OPEN.
LMP: SIGNAL CONDITIONER 1, OPEN.
CDR: EPS: DESC_NT ECA CONTROL, OPEN.
LMP: DESCnNT ECA CONTROL, OPEN.
CDR: DC BIS VOLT's OPEN.
LMP: DC BUS VOLT's OPEN.
CDR: CB(16) .... - CB(16), INSTRUMENTATION: SIGNAL SENSOR, OPEN. t
LMP: SIGNAL SENSOR, OPEN.
CDR: SIGNAL CONDITIONER 2, OPEN.
LMP: SIGNAL CONDITIONER 2, OPEN.
CDR: EPS: DISPLAY's OPEN.
LMP: EPS: DISPLAY's OPEN.
CDR: DC BUS VOLT's OPEN.
LMP: DC BUS VOLT's OPEN. i Day 1_ 31_7
CDR: DESCENT (cough) - DESCENT ECA CONTROL, OPEN.
CDR: CROSS TIE BALANCE LOADS, CLOSED.
CDR: cROss TIE BALANCE LOADS, CLOSEDI
LMP: Yes, we left it CLOSED.
CDR: Okay, DESCENT H2O , CLOSED. f
LMP: I think I'm going to want a drink of water.
CDR: ... drink some water ....
LMP: Really good water. .CLOSE.
LMP: Oh, DESCENT R20 ,
LMP: I'11 tell you, if ... the CSM. Yes. You know something, we didn't close the DESCENT 02 again.
CDR: ... I noticed that ... - - now.
LMP: I got it closed Let's see what else we've got: We've got - -
UNKNOWN: - - we've got the REG's in EGRESS, too. That should be in CLOSE.
CDR: I wonder how come they do that? I never thought about that.
LMP: Okay. Now I've got a little bird. Okay, everything looks good, now.
LMP: Hey, when - when that happens, look out the window and see ... docking lights.
CDR: I'm already looking. f ,
LMP: Alright .... good.
CDR: How about that? Goes out. Wheel Everything worksl
CDR: FLOOD's OFF.
LMP: FLOOD, OFF.
CDR: Lights should stay on.
LMP: They do.
CDR: LIGHTS - UTILITY LIGHTS, both, OFF.
LMP: Okay, both, OFF.
CDR: CSM LM POWER; ...?
CDR: ... checking the volts .... the wrong thing.
CDR: OVERHEAD DUMP - CABIN DUMP valve to AUTO.
LMP: Yes, it's in AUTO.
CDR: LMP transfer to the CSM and secure the hatch - -
LMP: Okay, let me get my helmet here.
CDR: - - with the EVA checklist. Wait a minute, let me also ... take some pictures.
LMP: Well, I'm going to ... the helmet up first - and the gloves.
CDR: Okay, stand by, here comes some gloves. Humph!
CDR: Okay. Let me know.
CDR: That pea soup still tastes like pea soup. i Day 4 349
LMP: Okay, I ready.
CDR: You ready?
LMP: I ready.
LMP: Okay, now, I'm ready.
CDR: Now you're rea_, huh?
LMP: I guess I'11 come up feet first.
CDR: Okay, I got it.
LMP: You want to pull up the hose, Jim?
CDR: Wait, I don't know; let me - No, I can't pull up your hose ....
LMP: ... can you pull my hose?
CMP: Okay, Just give it a -
CMP: Is this the way?
CMP: Okay to start pulling, okay?
LMP: Let me see, let's figure out how the best way to do this is going to be. How about taking a ... over here? That makes it a little better. Oh, I'11 close the hatch, Jim.
CMP: I - I can close the hatch, Rusty.
CMP: No, I don't want to ..., Dave. Let me just put my feet down on this side of it until my feet down through there and go id··her_. Okay?
CMP: Well, I don't know where you mean it, but alright.
LMP: Oh, stand by.
CMP: Okay, you ... - As a matter of fact, if you want to put your feet towards me -
CMP: This way -
UNKNOWN: that did it.
CMP: They're hooked the other way, Jim.
LMP: Let me disconnect them ...
CMP: ... Would you get that, too, please?
LMP: (Laughter) Oh, wait a minute here, let me get that eec
CDR: Where's that superwide-angle Hasselblad?
CDR: Boy, are we going to have a short night tonight. Whooee !
CDR: Okay. Okay. Yes. Oh, boy!
CDR: Yes. I'm still - Don't like to eat, I must admit.
LMP: Yes, I do - Well, I know it; there's no question if I'd eat, I'd feel a lot better, but boy, I'm - I really ... I don't have much appetite.
CDR: Yes. I know it. 2-1/2
CDR: Oh, boy! Tomorrow we have hours to do every- thing we did today plus a PS1 in the morning. It took us 2-1/2 hours today to do that - Just get C Day 4 351 ready. We've got to figure out some better way to get the ·hell out of here tomorrow.
LMP: Yes, but we've - ...
CDR: There's one little ground station ... What we ought to do is get up an hour earlier and get a little more organized, get over there quicker.
LMP: Why in the hell do they put the whole Job in 1 day? What the hell is the goddm_n rush?
CMP: Because we're liable to die ... - -
LMP: Oh, shoot! We're liable t° die.
CDR: Well, one thing we ought to do is fix up that ISA tonight - bypass the ... star check. Oh, there's the place - Oh, they can call us an hour early. They'11 call us over Ascension an hour and a half earlier. They can -yes, they can call us over Guam about 50 minutes early. I think if they got us up over Guam? Oh, hell, Guam is ... If they get us up over Guam, and we've got the ISA all squared away, and we don't dillydally getting our suits on, I think we can be out of here on time .... we've got a bypass ... if we take plenty of time ... Yes, you know the status check is about 4 to 5 minutes.
CMP: What else have we got to do?
CDR: I tell you what, is everybody going to get out of these suits?
LMP: No, I'm not ...
CDR: ...going to get out of your suit. What? Well, maybe two of us ought to get out of their suits, and Put it back together in the ...
CDR: ... already we're into our sleep time; that extra ho%u that we were supposed to have is all gone.
UNKNOWN: Where - where's my helmet bag? Hey, Jim, I think that's mine over there. This one's for ...
CDR: Here's mine here. Here's mine, right here, Dave.
CMP: Okay, well, I'11 go below.
CDR: Right out where I could see it. That's why we couldn't find it.
CDR: One more big day.
LMP: Yes, ... exactly ... L
CMP: I'm agreeing with what you said, huh?
UNKNOWN: ... normal food.
LMP: ... all the way around.
CDR: ... EVA visors ...
CMP: The one'that - the old ones don't cover all the visible glass.
CDR: I know, but that doesn't have anything to do with that little hunk of black rubber. I guess we ought to be ... a little more specific. Why do you have to put them on with a piece of black rubber when all the other ones fit so well?
CMP: Yes, but it's the space that I ..., Jim .... worry about black rubber. It's Just a much ...
CDR: What? What? Oh.
CMP: You know that ... scared hell out of me?
CDR: WhAt's that?
CMP: That first ... check. _l._ w_.w a wa wm._ m_.! w a I, %L. L Day 4 353
LMP: Hey, we also have to figure out something to cover you up with tonight, Dave.
CMP: ... cryo PRESS.
LMP: What did you say - -
CC: Apollo 9, Houston.
CC: Roger. Rusty, we've got a message for you if you're ready to copy.
LMP: Roger. Stand by. Let me get a book.
CC: Okay. It's Just a message on the malfunction· procedures. You don't need to copy it.
CC: Okay, the message is: we've reviewed the - -
CMP: Looks like the day to get that one - that one CON cable up.
UNKNOWN: Well, we're still putting the spacecraft back together, getting the drogue and the Probe and stuff and like that in the tunnel, rearranging the other stuff.
CC: Okay. Are you going to have a chance to get space- craft batteries and service module RCS readouts for us_
LMP: I'11 get that for you in Just a minute.
CC: Okeydoke.
UNKNOWN: Have we powered down yet?
CDR: No, we haven't done that either. Why don't you and I do that and get on this other stuff here first?
UNKNOWN: Well: we've got to power down to ..., Jim. '.5'.Z2 _ CC ,
CDR: Well, okay ... think ... got
LMP: No, I Dave Let me see if Dave has one in ... No, Dave doesn't have one ... He doesn't have the systems hook ....
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. __
CC: You can go AUTO on the heaters now and turn the fans off. Okay. the turning fans off.
CDR: AUTO on heaters and the
CC: Yes. On the H 2 tanks.
CDR: Okay, I hope you're back on ...
CC: Roger. Apollo 9, Houston; we're going to lose you Guam here in a minute, and we'11 pick you up at for the systems stuff. That will be about _1.
CDR: Did they already pass us all our block data?
LMP: I thought Dave copied that
UNKNOWN: we need the checklist for the po_erdown ... here, so when on the batteries.
CDR: Okay, ... What?
CDR: Let's see, you power up, then power down.
CDR: Say, did we - did we ... the CMO? Yes, ... Okay, POO; VERB 48, ENTER. Dave, did you get our state vector update?
LMP: Okay, VERB h8, ENTER.
CDR: And no DAP.
UNKNOWN: DAP's in there. CC. ·, Day 4 355
CDR: Okay, PRO, PRO, PRO.
LMP: PRO, PRO, PRO.
CDR: V.HB 46, ENTER.
LMP: VERB 46, ENTER.
CDR: Call PO6.
LMP: VERB 37, ENTER; 06, EN'r_H. Okay, now -
LMP: PRO until STANDBY, is that what you mean?
CDR: STANDBY! CMC MODE, FREE.
CDR: G/N IMU POWER, OFF, and G/N OPTICS, OFF. ORDEAL
CDR: Okay, SCS POWEH, OFF; FDAI, INERTIAL.
LMP: FDAI POWER, OFF.
CDR: _S FUNCTION, OFF.
LMP: EMS FUNCTION, OFF.
CDR: _4S MODE, STANDBY.
CDR: CMC ATTITUDE, IMU.
LMP: CMC ATTITUDE to IMU. 5/1.
CDR: FDAI SCALE,
UNKNOWN: 5/1.
CDR: FDAI SOURCE to CMC. C . .
LMP: CMO.
CDR: ATTITUDE SET to IMU.
CDR: AUTO RCS, 16, OFF.
LMP: Okay, OFF.
CDR: MANUAL ATTITUDE, RATE COMMAND.
LMP: RATE COMMAND.
CDR: RATE, LOW.
CDR: the POWER, OFF.
LMP: OFF.
CDR: ROTATIONAL CONTROL POWER NORMAL, two, OFF.
LMP: Two, OFF.
CDR: DIRECT, two, to OFF.
LMP: Okay, two, OFF.
CDR: SPACECRAFT CONTROL to SCS.
CDR: CMC, FREE.
LMP: CMC, FREE.
CDR: BMAG MODE, three, RATE 2. C_b,,r, _''-' '_', _ _ Day 4 357
LMP: RATE 2.
CDR: TVC, two, RATE COMMAND. COMMAND.
CDR: SCS TVC to RATE
CDR: _S ROLL, OFF.
LMP: _MS ROLL, OFF.
CDR: 0.05g switch, OFF. OFF.
CDR: LV/SPS INDICATORS to Pc.
LMP: Pc.
CDR: TVC GIMBAL DRIVES, PITCH and YAW, 1.
CDR: EDS POWER, OFF.
CDR: TVC SERVO POWER, two, OFF.
CDR: RDAI POWER, OFF.
LMP: FDAI POWER is OFF.
CDR: LOGIC POWER 2/3, OFF.
CDR: SCS ELECTRONICS POWER, OFF.
LMP: SCS ELECTRONICS POWER is OFF.
CDR: SIGNAL CONTROL/BIAS POWER, OFF. CC, ..... .
CDR: EWAG POWER, two, to WARM UP.
LMP: Let's see, two to WARM UP?
CDR: One to WARM UP and ..., okay?
LMP: Okay, did we ever - -
CDR: Okay, thank you.
LMP: You know what? I Just ...
CDR: Okay, what else do you want to do?
CDR: Oh, nothing, Jim.
CDR: Okay. I need that systems test meter readout ... What did you do with that systems test meter readout, so we can get that data to Houston before we 10se them? Did you get us that systems test meter readout from 5 O and - D? Well, hell, they've gone ...
CDR: Wait a second. Wait a second. Rusty, - - ...
CDR: Why don't you take your suit off ... with your suit off ...
LMP: HeY, we ... one for ... in quad B.
CDR: Did we really? (Laughter) Are we doing ... today? ... than you had yesterday.
LMP: ... Yes.
CDR: B is ... Did you say A and BT Okay, use ...
LMP: Dave, the first ... shows that the tUnnel's okay. '":ZZ; C . L
CMP: ... /
LMP: Did we ... the tape?
CDR: Yes. It's right there.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. Go.
CDR: Okay. Ready to copy the systems readout?
CDR: Okay, quad quantities A, B, C, D: 75, 77, 71, 72; BAT C, 37.0; PYRO A and B, 37.1.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. We noticed the AUTO switchover to REG 2, and we'd like you to go back to number 1.
CDR: Okay. Roger. We'11 do that.
CC: Okay. We're Just about LOS; Ascension at 27, and you might be thinking about it. We could use a rundown on crew health, sleep, and pills taken the last couple of days if you can give it to us there.
CDR: Okay, let me ask you a question with the radiators there. Do we have a problem or what?
CC: We don't know yet at this time, but don't think so.
CDR: ..., but the automatic switch is in radiator i now. Okay?
CDR: Houston, ... Apollo 9.
CDR: Hey, Gumdrop, would you disable your B-3 thruster? We're going to unlimber the radar here.
CMP: Roger. It is disabled.
CDR: Roger; thank you. '"'1 I s ACTIVITY light - -
LMP: COMP
CDR: Check your transponder. It'11 be off, too, please.
CMP: That should be _ight lined up now.
LMP: What is your roll angle?
CMP: 180.
LMP: Okay, I know what our problem is. It's the docking we ring angle and it's - So should read 2 degrees more than normal. Okay, let 's go.
CDR: ... 5 minutes on my mark.
LMP: Roger .... That'11 be Carnarvon at 23.
CMP: Okay, Spider. I'm Just about at the attitude now in plane and the roll is the ... attitude ...
CDR: Okay, you look good to us.
CMP: Okay; thanks, Smokey.
CDR: If this COMM doesn't improve, David, we're going to have an awfully quiet rendezvous.
CMP: Crew, I have 5 minutes on my mark. 2, 1 -
CDR: Roger; we're right-Wit_{ you. Day 4 361 .. ·
LMP: Right with you.
CMP: 30 seconds. Average g is NOM.
CMP: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 -
CMP: BANG.
CMP: Okay, 5 feet per second.
LMP: Roger. Looks good. Okay, zero residual.
CMP: Roger. getting 80. want
LMP: Hey, I'm a VERB Okay, you Just t track them on the COAS. Right. AC breaker in place? VERB ...
LMP: ... get the AC breaker in. Did you get a time on
LMP: Okay, I'11 call you when it's about - -
CDR: It was about 59 there.
CDR: It was about -
LMP: Okay, we'11 make sure.
LMP: Okay, Gumdrop. The tracking light's coming on.
LMP: Yes. Wow! Yes, it sure is.
CMP: Yes, right between the eyes.
CDR: You know, I don't think I'd been able to track you on my COAS. It's not bright enough.
LMP: You can probably get it close, Jim. ..
CDR: Yes, the camera's off.
LMP: I'm standing by with a ¥_B 41, NOUN 72, as soon as I - get the flashing - Okay, there we go.
CMP: Okay, I got the big ...
CDR: Okay, Gum.
LMP: And I'm all ready - to the camera. Okay, stand by. I'11 be I second.
CMP: It's ready.
LMP: Okay, here it goes. NO TRACK light out yet, but it's blocked off. Okay, the NO TRACK light is out .... Hey, ... we call a VERB 83 .,. ENTER. Okay, it says he's a - 1200 feet.
LMP: Okay, the radar is a GO. Wait a minute, that's - that's going to change again.
LMP: Okay, Gumdrop, ...
CMP: Right. Co.
LMP: Gumdrop, you're - we're done with the radar check.
CMP: Gee, that's pretty good. Fine.
CDR: Now we're going to put our EXTERIOR LIGHT to DOCK and get ready for the alignment.
CMP: Hello, Spider; Gumdrop. I've got my alignment, and third star check on two bright stars. Day 4 363
LMP: Okay, we're in the middle of ours, Gumdrop. We'11 be right with you.
CMP: Okay, a ... has you within 1 degree.
LMP: Man, that'11 be great.
CC: Gumdrop/Spider, Houston through Carnarvon. Standing _)ye I .°
CMP: Gumdrop; Roger.
CC: Gumdrop, confirm the SEPburn.
CMP: SEP burn on time and a good burn, and everything looks good.
LMP: And Spider's here. We've finished marking our Sirius and we're in the fourth set on Acrux.
CC: Roger, Spider; you're loud and clear.
LMP: Would you believe five zeros?
CMP: Beautiful.
CC: Roger, Spider.
CC: That looks mighty pretty, Spider.
CMP: Spider, Gumdrop. I can see your jets burning Just as clear as a bell.
CDR: Roger; I was watching your light down there.
CMP: You Just gave a big burst.
LMP: j Lights u_t_whole sky.
CC: Gumdrop, Houston. Did you do a P52 here?
CMP: Right, and stand by and I'11 give you the angles.
CMP: It'11 be about 5 minutes.
CC: Okay. and this Houston.
CC: Okay, Spider Gumdrop, is I'11 lose you at Carnarvon in about a minute; and bring up your S-band volumes about that time. We'11 have you at Honeysuckle.
CMP: Spider, Gumdrop. I've got you at 1.78 miles and 4.8 feet per second.
UNKNOWN: you firing a lot out there?
CMP: Yes, Just spurts. Yes.
CDR: Yes, it actually put your light out, I can't even see it.
CMP: Just pulsing.
CMP: Gumdrop, Spider. Do you have your light on? Is your light out?
CDR: I have it showing about a degree or so out of plane, already.
LMP: Yes, I do too.
CMP: I have us about 7 minutes late on the crossing, and I don't know why.
CDR: You gave us what?
CMP: About 7 minutes late for the horizontal crossing. L Day _
CMP: Yes. I don't understand it, Rusty.
CDR: Gee, we're Just about crossed right now. We're look - we're going to be looking up at you, I think, here, if I pitched all the way around ....
CMP: Oh, my ORDEAL slewed good. until clear
CMP: No, I better wait you the ...
CDR: Dave, it looks like we're having horizontal crossin8 right about now.
CC: Spider and Gumdrop, this is Houston through the Mercury. Standing by for your burn.
LMP: ENGINE GIMBAL to ENABLE.
CDR: ... ENABLE.
CC: Everything looks good here, Spider. It was a good and chuggy around 20 percent as I was throttling %p. -_ ./ I waited for it, and then throttled to - ..........
CDR: Check. Mercury
CC: Roger; we're losing you at the and we'11 see you over Texas about 05.
LMP: Okay, and you can debrief the burn.
CDR: Okay. Got it?
CDR: Okay. CO.h!r:zi: :T'..'.'_
LMP: You want to pitch now and -
LMP: See, I - I'm going to -
CDR: Get that one.
LMP: Yes. See him?
CDR: Hey, we really got to pitch pretty fast on that.
LMP: Wonder what it looks like from over there?
CMP: Your broadcast begins.
LMP: Thank you. Hey, keep after us, will you, Davey?
CDR: Boy, are you down below us!
CMP: Hey, Spider; Gumdrop. I've had about three marks and it's starting to go away.
CDR: Okay, we're getting 3 degree ... here, but they're Starting to come in.
CDR: Gumdrop, for your info, I can still see you out at 12 miles.
CMP: Roger; and I can still see you.
CMP: Matter of fact, you're Just a great big bright sta_ in there. In the sextant, ... Ooh, I can still si your ...
CMP: Right. Day _ 367
CC: Spider/Gumdrop, Houston through Texas. Standing by.
LMP: Hello there, Houston ... DAY5 Spider/Gumdrop, Carnarvon.
CC: Hello, Houston through How did it go?
LMP: Houston, this is Spider. How do you read?
CC: I'm reading you 5 square, Spider. 96:58:1_.
LMP: Hey, let me giye you the CDHtime. It is 96:58
CC: Roger. Copy plus 1_, and that is a bias time, affirmative? Affirmative;
LMP: that's the actual time we will per- form CDH.
CDR: Houston, this is Spider. How do you read me?
CC: I'm reading you loud and clear, Jim. staged.
CDR: Okay. The staging went okay We are However, Gumdrop can't find us in his optics any longer, and we may have knocked out our tracking light.
CC: Roger, Spider; copy. out on
CDR: Before, we could see it flashing our quads out here, and I don't see it flashing now, although the flash may have been reflected off something on the descent stage.
CC: Roger; understand, Spider.
CDR: Okay. And, Houston, this is Spider. I forgot what I was going to ask you.
CDR: Houston, I know what I want to telI you. That burn _0 we made was feet per second; _0.0, in case you _ire interested.
CC: Roger, Spider. Could you give me T. and DELTA-V ? xg Y 5 369
LMP: Roger. The Tig of the burn was the Tig that you passed us on the pad for CSI and DELTA-Vy was zero.
CC: Roger, Spider. Thank you very much.
LMP: Roger. And our first solution after CDH, we have a 4-second-early TPI.
CC: Copy, Spider.
CMP: Houston, Gumdrop is reading you, but very weak.
CC: You are coming loud and clear to me, Gumdrop.
CC: And, Spider, this is Houston. The first cut at it, your CDH time looks real good. And could you give me an onboard RCS Quantity?
LMP: Roger. 0nboard RCS is reading 85 and 77.
CMP: Roger, Houston. Gumdrop copies; pad over Huntsville at 47, and can you transmit to Gumdrop from ...
CC: Gumdrop; transmit to Gumdrop how?
LMP: Gumdrop, Spider.
LMP: Okay. Here is the burn: minus 39.2, plus 0.1, and minus 13.?.
CMP: Roger. Minus 39.2, plus 0.1, and minus 13.7.
LMP: That's Charlie.
CC: Spider, this is Houston. Do you read me?
LMP: Roger, Houston. Spider copies.
CC: Roger. I Just copied your solution. I have one that's pretty close to it, if you'd like to copy a CDH pad.
LMP: Roger; go. ..
CMP: C-o; Gumdrop.
CC: Roger. And Roger, Gumdrop. 096:58:1h00, minus 382, minus 009, minus 151, 305, minus 381, minus 153. End of update.
LMP: Roger. 096:58:1h00, minus 382, minus 009, minus 151 305, minus 381, minus 153.
CC: Spider, that is affirmative. Your readback is correct.
CMP: Spider, Gumdrop here. I did not copy the update ... I got the ground pad ... did ...
LMP: That's affirmative ...
CMP: Okay. I've got the ground pad now, and I'11 monitor it ... l minute late.
LMP: Okay. Very good.
CDR: Do you have all of our solution here, Dave?
CDR: Okay. That's plus 0.1.
CMP: 0.1.
CC: Spider/Gumdrop, we'11 see you over the Redstone at about 03.
CMP: Roger. Gumdrop copies; Redstone, 03.
CDR: Okay, Gumdrop, we're at 130. MARK. ...
CMP: Roger;
CMP: Roger, Spider. Gumdrop's right with you and ready to support.
CDR: Very good. _--'"--,3 '-_,,_,_,_,--,--,"_ .... _._,,, ...... Day 5 371
CDR: Gumdrop, is that how you ... them?
CMP: Okay, we ... along here ...
CMP: ... a meteor ...
CMP: ... You're about ... 1 degree from the center of the sextant. --
CDR: That a boy. Remember that beer we were talking about the other night? I'11 buy you one, Dave.
CMP: Ok_y_ _ _'_\ go?
CDR: Well, it's sort of a kick in the fanny by compari- son to the DPS, but it went alright. Good friend / over there in the Gumdrop can see me again. I'm / off at daylight. _....
CC: Very good; understand.
CMP: Houston, Gumdrop.
CC: Spider, Houston. We are still showing the APS ARMED. Can you verify that?
CMP: Oh, gee.
CDR: Yes. Thank you very much. Thank you, Houston.
CC: Roger. You're welcome.
CC: Spider, this is Houston. Did you burn the solution that I heard you pass to Gumdrop?
CDR: I burned the PGNS solution, which is the one that I passed to Gumdrop.
CC: Very good. Understand you burned it and on the time.
CDR: That's affirmative. _ _
CMP: ... I don't know.
CDR: Gumdrop, why don't you give me your message, and we will relay it to them.
CMP: Okay. Wait Just a minute.
CDR: And, Gumdrop, Spider. Anytime you want to check your range or range rate, Just let us know. ~
CC: Spider/Gumdrop, this is Houston. We're about a minute or so LOS from Canaries. There is an ARIA if you need it up to about 42. We'11 see you at Carnarvon at 06, and Dave Reed's smiling now. And we might catch you at Tananarive at 49, but we haven't had much luck yet.
CC: And, Spider, this is Houston. Did you - did either vehicle read over Tananarive the last pass when we c,1ling? were
CDR: Houston, this is Spider. I don't remember. We've been over so many stations so many times, I couldn't tell you.
CC: Okay, it was right at around CSI, right - immediately after your CSI burn.
CDR: Roger; I read you once or twice, but it was pretty bad ·
LMP: We called the CDH time down to you, too, but didn't get any reply.
CMP: And Gumdrop doesn't remember whether he heard you not. or
CDR: Say, Davey, I think I see you again! Day 5 373
CMP: Oh, very good{
CDR: Boy, I'11 tell you, you're awful small.
CMP: / I don't doubt that at all. We're still out at t 41miles.
CDR: Okay, and, as a matter of fact, you're fading on me.
CDR: NOW I've got you again. You're going through the horizon, right now.
CMP: Spider, Gumdrop. Will you have your final solution before, like about a minute?
CMP: Okay. Just to remind you that I'd like your time as soon as you get it.
CDR: Yes, we're going to proceed at 14 minutes, and which should be in about a minute or 2.
CMP: Okay, Spider. I still have you against the earth background.
LMP: Great!
CMP: This thing is really tracking!
LMP: Do we have a light?
CMP: No, no, it's still daylight to me. You're a little black spot in the dark, in the light background.
CDR: Okay, we're at about 14:25 now.
CMP: Okay, Gumdrop, this is Spider. Our time - You ready to copy? ,
CDR: That's great!
LMP: Where do you stand now? I'm looking for a plot point.
CMP: Hot mike.
LMP: Hold. Okay, it's 31.9 - 32 - 314markup.
CDR: Dave, here are our DELTA-V's.
CMP: Go ahead; I'm ready to copy.
CMP: Roger; plus 19.14,plus 0.14,minus 9.7. c'"' ' ...... 7:IL Day 5 375
LMP: You want to compare now? 19.h, I got 19.6.
CMP: Okay, Spider; Gumdrop'.
CDR: Go ahead, Gumdrop. '
CMP: Okay. You got a hot mike, and also my elevation angle on your time is 27.32.
CDR: Great. -
CDR: Dave, Just as a matter of interest, the moon has Just come up, and it's going to bc shining right on our front face, so maybe you'11 be able to track us in the moonlight.
CMP: Great!
CDR: And I also got ...
CDR: I'11 go to docking lights for you at this'time, since we don't have a light.
CMP: Okay. Here's my answer to your time. 19.h, 0, and 8.8.
CC: Spider/Gumdrop, Houston through Tananarive; standing by. I did copy your final solution; sounds great.
CDR: Roger; Spider.
CC: Spider, Houston. The only one I wasn't sure of was your DELTA-V . I read it as 197. x
CDR: I think it was 194; I'11 have to ·check. Just a minute.
CMP: 19.h, Smokey.
CC: Spider/Gumdrop, this is Houston. We'11 see you over Carnarvon at 06.
CDR: Roger. Gumdrop.
CMP: Spider, Coming up to 133 now, and ready to support.
CDR: Okay, I was right with you.
CDR: AVERAGE g is ON.
LMP: Right. "
CDR: About 10 seconds.
CDR: Thrusting.
CDR: Okay, we're getting it in slowly here.
CDR: You ought to be able to see it; it looks like the Fourth of July.
CMP: I can. I can see you perfectly.
CMP: How'd youdo?
LMP: Looks good.
CDR: Okay, we had ,1l zips when we went.
CDR: There's two. Okay. Okay, coming to the next side here. Okay, VERB 93, ENTER, right away.
CMP: Okay, and I'11 get that other.
CDR: VERB 93, ENTSH.
CDR: Okay, VERB 37, _TER; 20, ENTER. Did we ever break lock?
LMP: No. Day 5 377
CDR: Okay, I'm going to bypass the maneuver. mike.
CMP: Hot
CDR: _Aarf_you.
CDR: SPider, Gumdrop. I'm afraid I Just can't see you without that light_ ~
UNKNOWN: Okay, Dave. We only ask you to do what's humanly possible.
P: Okay.
CMP: You're against an earth background with a bunch of clouds which doesn't help anything.
UNKNOWN: Yes, I know it. Are you all set up for our docking?
UNKNOWN: All set.
UNKNOWN: Okay, what do you think happened to the probe on
UNKNOWN: not really sure. I think it Just got hung up latches. on the capture I took a look to see if it had extended all the way, and the ... was in extend the second time, you dropped right off.
UNKNOWN: to get on that thing as soon_ -----_ possible, Just in case something's wrong.
CMP: Roger; I'm with you.
CDR: Okay, Dave, we're ... for our first midcourse.
CMP: Okay. Spider/Gumdrop, We're
CC: Houston. about 1 minute LOS Carnarvon. We'11 see you over Huntsville in about 8 minutes.
CDR: Okay, Houston, what did you decide about that post - or after I get up there, should I go ahead and dock, or not?
CC: Okay, Jim, we're looking through here, and there are a couple of things we really would like to have, and that's some pictures taken of the ascent- engine area. And we would like to get the rendezvous-radar corona test.
CDR: Okay. It depends on when I break out in the sun- light what I can do for you.
CC: Okay, very good. - I .°
CDR: I'm going to go into darkness; I'm wondering how we're going to get the probe fixed.
CC: Okay, we understand. And have you talked this over with Dave? We haven't heard his comments on the - on the probe.
CDR: Dave, can you hear him?
CMP: Roger; copied.
CDR: Roger, Houston. You copy Gumdrop?
CC: We've got Gumdrop here, but I'm going to lose you in Just a few seconds. We'd like to have your comments on the probe, too, over Huntsville up there.
CMP: Okay, and be ready to give me a GO for the pyro arm there, too, please.
CC: Okay, very good.
CDR: Okay, Dave, we're trying for our second midcourse.
CDR: Want my DELTA-V for my next mideourse, Dave? Gumdrop?
CDR: Okay, plus 0.2, minus 0.9, minus 1.8.
CDR: Okay, about 15 seconds to go, Dave. Day ' 5 379 . . .
CDR: Okay, thrusting.
CDR: Okay, they're essentially zero.
CDR: I have 18 700 feet right now and _2 feet per second.
CMP: Roger. That's 3.0 miles and h3 feet per second.
CMP: What's your pitch angle?
CDR: It's about 86 degrees, something like that.
LMP: Did you get the yet?
CDR: Dave, did you hear them say they wanted to get some pictures of the ascent-engine area?
CMP: Roger. I got that. Thanks.
CDR: Oh, I see you out there, coming into sunlight.
CDR: You're the biggest, brightest, friendliest-looking star I've ever seen. Do you want - - Spider/Gumdrop,
CC: And, Houston. We are copying you through the Huntsville - next 5 minutes.
CC: And, Gumdrop, in regards to your last request, we have no TM here at the Huntsville in regards to that pyro am.
CMP: Roger; understand.
CC: Go, Gumdrop; Houston.
CC: Roger; what we're going to do up here - The only thing I can think of on that probe is that my finger slipped off the switch before it got all the way out. Other than that, I Just can't think of a thing.
CC: Roger. That's about the only thing that we can come up here with, that you didn't hold the switch long enough, Dave .... I guess - How do you feel about it? Do you think it's anything - any prob- lem?
CMP: No, I really don't. I went back to see if it had gone all the way out, to RETRACT, and I had the barber pole which said that it had extended all the way. Than I went up to EXTEND again, and it dropped right off.
CC: Roger, Gumdrop; copy.
CDR: - - tell me when you want - -
CDR: Dave, I think what we'11 do is come on up and stop out front there, pitch over so you can look at our ascent engine, then pitch back around; and then we'11 start the docking.
CMP: I agree; I think we ought to get on with it.
CMP: What kind of rates do you have there?
CDR: I have 9800 feet and a range rate of 32-1/2 feet per second.
CMP: Roger. _
CDR: I have Just a little bit of line-of-sight rate up.
CMP: Alright. I got Just about 9000 feet ... C Ii i Day 5 381 . . .
CDR: Okay, operate on my line-of-sight rate now, Dave.
CDR: Okay, Just went through 6000 feet at 30 feet per second.
CMP: Okay. i
CC: Okay, we copy you. Right on'the braking schedule, Spider, and we'11 see you over Hawaii in about 3 minutes.
CDR: Okay, Dave, I can see the shape of the spacecraft now for the first time.
CDR: Okay, Dave, I'm at 3000 feet; I'm braking down at 20 feet per second.
CDR: Okay, we're 20 feet per second now at 2h00 feet.
CMP: I got a little line-of-sight rate.
CDR: Okay, I'm coming up on 1500 feet; I'm braking down to 10 per second.
CDR: Okay. There we are - We're at 10 feet per second at 1500 feet.
CDR: Boy, are you brightl Dave, I'm not sure I'm going to be able to see to dock with this COAS I have.
CDR: Okay, I'm at 950 feet, 10 feet per second.
CMP: Okay, that looks pretty good. C IAL CO "
CMP: ... I'm going to put it in lockup and hold it there ... don't be too ...
CDR: That a boy{
CT: Okay, ARIA. You can go LOCAL. I guess we're not going to them. We'11 try them through Ascension. Thank you.
CDR: Go ahead, Houston. You Just came in.
CC: Roger, Spider. We are curious about the option on the AOT star alignment; are you going to do that?
CDR: Houston, I don't know. How long do we have for that dock - or that on-band APS burn now?
CDR: I've got my flight plans stuck someplace else right now.
LMP: And, Houston, anytime you've got it, we'11 take the update On the P30 for the APS burn.
CC: Spider, Houston.
CMP: Houston, Gumdrop; go.
CC: Gumdrop, would you relay to Spider that we would sure like to have him check that OPS heater again, before he stows that OPS that had failed. And I'm going to lose you here, and we'11 try to talk to you over Tananarive at around 25.
UNKNOWN: Roger; understand. Spider, they want you to check the OPS heater - the one that failed before you put it away.
CMP: They got it, Houston.
CC: Roger, Gumdrop. Copy. And I copied Spider there.
CDR: Gumdrop, you got the tunnel pressurized? C Day 5 383
CMP: I'm doing it right now.