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CC: Hello, Houston - correction - Hello, Apollo 10. Houston. We have your final LOI 1 pad reaAy to go and your P27 update. If you're ready to go with this, we are too. Over.
UNKNOWN: Roger. I'11 - For the 1>27update, I'11 go into CMP ACCEW_ now.
CC: Roger, 10. Out.
CC: Okay, Charlie. I'm read_'for the final LO1 1, and make it a good one. CC SPS/G&N:
UNKNOWN: 10. This is b0I 1. 6255_, plus 095, minus 017, 075 55 53 31, NOUN 81 is - minus 29138, minus 05612, minus 0229 correc- tion - 02997, 355 230 342, apogee is 01692, I 16 21h6 394. The rest of the pad is HA. Okay, your set stars are the same; your roll align is 241 240 and 013, no ullage. The IR weight is I the same. Over. !
LMP: Stand by one, i
UNKNOWN: Roust_n, this is 10 with the rea_rback.
CC: LOI 1 is SPS/G&N: 6255_, plus 095, minus 017 075 55 53 31, minus 29138, minus 05612. minus 02997. 355 230 3_2, 01692, plus 00595 2982_ 29752, 55_ 16 211.6394, rest of pad is NA. We've got Vega, 36 Deneb 43, roll is 2_1, pitch is 2_0, yav is 013, no ullage, and the IR ia weight 30727. I
CC: That was a good readbaek, 10. Gene, how was C_ments. Over. i !
UNKNOWN: Charlie. Just
UNKNOWN: Roger. Out.
UNKNOWN: Apollo 10. The uplink ia coming in good shape, and I wish you'd pass on to Jack 5chmidt this message. The message i_ 'Would you believe the minimum stop on the 250-_w, lena is 5.6. not an -_,." We do have f:_ on the 250 Over.
UNKNOWN: Roger, 10. We'11 pass that on to him. And if no expect 076 LOI 1 burn, you can AOS at 12 21.
UNKNOWN: an LOI burn, AOS will be 076 12 21.
CC: Affirmative. Out I
CC: Hello, Apollo 10. Houston. We have your target load and state vector in. The computer ia yours. Over.
CC: Hello, Apollo 10. Houston. Do you have any i about setting questions the standard for the 250-millimeter lens in lunar orbit. Over.
CC: No. It looks like we're going to have to use i an f:56 and 1/25 since the 250-mm lens doesn't h_ve an f:L 6n it. ;'
UNKNOWN: Tom. I _as Just talking to Jack here, and he says we would like to use an f:5.6 at 1/250, except near the terminator, and then 1/125. atop - then go down to Over.
UNKNOWN: We'11 do that. Rog_.l.
CT: Goddard Voice. Houston C0594 TECH. GOSS Conferenc_. !
CT: Godd_..rdVoice. i I Reed
CT: P%cr you loud and _]ear. Uc:w me? _8/_ Pa6e 302
CT: Right. You're five also.
CT: Roger. Thank you.
CT: You're w_come,
CC: _11o, Apollo 10. Hou_on. We'd like to give you a hack on your mission timer. Over.
CC: C_ eheacl, Rouston. i 10. On my it :
CC: _er, Mark will 'be7_ hours 1L minutes even. Stand by.
UNKNOWN: Roger. Rouston, Apollo 10. We're SYNCED right Rmge_.
UNKNOWN: Houston, ApoilO 10.
CC: Go ahee_l, 10.
CDR: Roger. Bees reading our DSKY? CC
UNKNOWN: _ have. That shows the star angle difference and the P52 and also the torquing eagles. Over.
CDR: Roger. Looks real good. We've also done our lextant star check, and we're right on. And, _round m-neuver we've pulsed here to the et- ·titude, endwe're Just standing by.
CC: Roger, 10. We show 5,ou in ATTITUDE. And, 10, Mo,uston. We have an hour and 26 minutes to LOS. Over.
CDR: Roger. 1 plus 26 to LOS. (_R
UNKNOWN: Apollo ]0. Do you have any updates as h_.vea sunrise to when we'11 on this pass?
CC: Hello, 10. Houston; We show ctmricc at 7h hours and 50 minut.s and ]1 roconds. Over,
UNKNOWN: 7;_9{!]1, R_,ger. _e 303 _oustcm.
CC: GO ahead, i0. Over.
LMP: I cyclea the CRYO fans at about 71 hours. Should ·_ go aheaa and cycle them again before this _mrul
CC: .i sta_a by.
CC: Hello, Apollo 10. Houston. We'd like you to stir up the CRYO's again when you normally ao it in the preburn checklist. Over,
UNKNOWN: Fine. And, Houston, in looking at the _rth right now, looking at the south Atlantic off the coast of South America, in about the very, very bright reflective light. You can it with the monocular; it's a very brilliant spot, Just a spot, intense light from the Earth.
CC: · Roger. In the South Atlantic, 107 Over. !
LMP: _es. I think it looks to me like it's right i smack in the middle of the subsolar point. Just a coatinuous white, bright, brilliant light - Just a pinpoint.
CC: 10, Houston. Me'il check it out with the guys in the back, and see if they think that's the aubsolar point or Just a reflection - angle of incidence type thing. Over.
CC: I'm sure it's Just a reflection, but it's the first time I've ever seen anything like that. i
UNKNOWN: see if we can come up with some i ide--
UNKNOWN: 8 _atter of fact, it's - The bril- it definitely is in the middle of the subsoLar point znd it's - the reflect - the reflection is totall_ _one at this time.
CC: Roger. Copy. But
LMP: what it was there was bright and brilliant.
CC: _p.y. Over. Page 304, Houston. COMM
CC: Hello, Apollo 10. We have two switches lunar for you that will put you in orbit C0_4 configuration. These are S-BAND AUXILIAR_ and tO DOWNVO!CE BACKUP TAPE RECORDER ]K1RWARD t6 FORWARD. Over.
LMP: Roger, Charlie. Do you want those now?
LMP: Okay. TAPE RECORDER to FORWARD; and I'11 go DOWNVOICE BACKUP. Does that also nean you want the VOICE switch to OFF?
CC: That's negative, 10. Over.
UNKNOWN: doke. We are now BACKUP; TAPE RECORDER is FORWARD and that w_s the only two changes.
CC: That's affirmative, 10. And we've polled the room and you are GO for LOI. Over.
CMP: Hello, sunshine - Here comes the sunshine.
CC: Well, wa copy, 10. At 7h 50 thereabouts. That's
CC: right. It's nice to have a little pa_l of darkness in there to go out there e_nd do _. good alignment where you can nicely recognize the constellations. IO.
CC: Roger. We copy,
CC: }Iowdo they compare with the CMS?
CMP: These stars are better. hat it looks l_ke Vutture'L_}{owdown there
CDR: We Ju_t tt_ne_ a p_e in the flight pJ_:h_a_Ad we eert_inl_ ep),re(';atethe ._.';ert {b_i you in there. put
CC: koge]. L t!
CDR: Mouston, Apollo 10. Now, we still have a beautiful view of the Earth right out through center hatch window. It was Just a little bit a,w_llerthan a tennis ball this morning; '] it's right now about the size of a hand ball.
CC: l_oger. We copy, 10. That's a pretty go$d eye.
LMP: Don't let them kid you, Charlie; it looks like & dime to me.
UNKNOWN: Chris says when it gets to look the size of m squash ball, let him know.
CDR: Roger. i l Page 3O6 (I_NIChazlie can select so we get a couple of i minutes of high hit rate. Ova.
UNKNOWN: Houston, this is 10. You ought to have (_NI now. C_arlie P30-P_O series at e.pproximately 75 30. Over.
CC: Roger, 10. %ge _y. We'11 he watching.
LMP: 0ka_, Charlie.
CDR: Houston, Apollo ]0. We'11 start through the P30-PhO series now. C_eri
CC: Roger, 10. Standing By. Over.
CDR: Okay. And we know what that is. That is due to the conic integration. ! I --
UNKNOWN: i
CDR: * Houston, Apollo 10 .... we can read our DSKY. I We've trimmed and we're in a trim attitude and, es far as our checklist, we're minus 6 minutes a/_d waiting.
CC: Roger. We copy, 10. We have you holding at minus 6 minutes.
CC: 10. Houston. One reminder. We really - on the high hit rate, it's 30 seconds. Over. Before for the btu-il.
CDR: Roger. Underst_._. Go to high bit rate. We've got that on our checkliat, but we'11 make sure we go there 30 seconds prior to the burn. 1
CC: Roger. % (24P Houston,
UNKNOWN: got a bunch of clocks _-_nning in here; but Just in case, give u_ _ SYNC hack in 10 minutes, will _ou?
CC: Roger. Wu'il give you _ hack at ]0 l_inutes. Over.
CDR: Hou'_tor,,Apollo'10. Ju,_ttried looking out _s f_/? _ r can c,_t _z_(l'-_till t!,(-toi,},ate[.w_ow_ (-_l_'t_ee the Moon_ _._,twe')! l_k( ,%'_,: ,'_.(,_dt!,u_ -_bi-_e. _'[ Orr?. Page307 10. That's guaranteed_ there. Over.
CC: Roger, it'z l Okay. ,!
UNKNOWN: We know it's there. I hope it's tk_re plus 60 miles, t
UNKNOWN: No guarantee on that. : burn the if you can on PlO number. }t
CC: We'11
LMP: And if it ain't, we don't have to worry, about it.
CC: Apollo 10, Houston. On my Mark, it'11 be 10 min- utes to ignition. Over. _
CMP: 10. Roger. stand it
CC: Apollo 10, by for a Mark, 10 minutes, MARK.
CC: ignition,
UNKNOWN: minutes to j
UNKNOWN: We're SYNCED.
CC: Apollo 10, Jouston. Two minutes to IX)G; every- body here says God speed. !
CDR: Okay, and we'11 see them right on the other side in orbit. Roger.
CC: 76 22 55.
UNKNOWN: We'11 be calling you.
CDR: Roger, Houston. Apollo 10. You can tell the world that we have P.rr_ved.
CC: Roger, 10. It's good to hear from you. P_ge 3o8 wouldn't t]_ing.
CMP: B_, you believe this [ guidance and
CDR: Yes, the was absolutely fantastic, w_'11 give you the - the burns right now.
CMP: _'ais engine is just beautiful.
LMP: Charlie, my hat's off to the guys in the Trench. I love them. man runs
UNKNOWN: _es, kis: that that MSFN.
CC: I don't know whether I can do that, though, but you. I'11 say thank
LMP: Okay, C_x_rlie. You ready to copy our burns?
CC: Go ahee_h
CC: Yes. Sa_ thank you big. You ready to copy the postburn report?
UNKNOWN: Okay. The burn was on time. The burn ti me was end 5 plus 56. Our roll, pitch, yaw, and angles guidance was all good. Our residuals were O, minus 0.2, and O. DELTA-V read 7.0 -/That's c minus 7.0. The fuel remaining is 37.7. rcent, oxi4_izer is 39.5 percent. The unbalance - I'd like to talk about - The present unbalance is 59.6. 500 increase. We're in a 169.1 by a The eh-tuber pressure increased smoothly throughout the burn from 98 to 103 with no apparent dis- cernible Jump at second ball-valve initiation. I take that back, Charlie. It bounced up to 98 and then smoothly from 98 On to_ 103 with all tulbalance four l_all valves on. The - Are you still with me?
CC: Roger. Go _ead. Standing by. Over. Okay. watched unbalance:
LMP: I the go from where we left it at 200 decrease frcla the sho._t burn_;. I didn't touch it unt_i o/'ter every%hinE sort]ed down after we were _nto the burn for 30 ra_nutes. _ that time, the unbolvnee was 300 to 3.50 de- crease. I put the oxld_?sr f]ow valve _n brovght DECREASL l,os]tion. I it up to zero. I closed it and then it started on up. After it hit about 150 increase, ] put it to INCRE;uSE and it held it, barely held it, and _t creeped up from like n_,out. _'_(I[o the present point _t 500. I actually neutralized the flow valve at about 20 seconds before the burn ended and when I put it to NORMAL, then the increase went from about _00 to 500.
CC: Roger. We copied, It looks like you really have arrived. That was a great burn.
LMP: And the oxidizer, the oxidizer and fuel remain- ing agree very accurately with the onboard Eraph ! have of the helium pressure, which is about 1750 right now. We
CC: Roger. copy, 10. And
CC: the first view I had of the Moon was re- flected in the overhead window of the LM. How does that grab yo_,?
UNKNOWN: that's great.
CDR: Hello, Houston. You'd have to see this planet to believe it.
CC: Roger, 10. We've got FIDO looking at your - the radar residuals are very small. Give us a the-ucc to track awhile, and we'11 confirm. Over.
UNKNOWN: Okay, Charlie. You mean - you don't think it's - I think it's confirmed, as far as I'm con- eerned.
CC: Roger. We're co,v,itted, i0. It looks that good.
CC: Now's the view, 107
UNKNOWN: We have our student geologists here overlooking the surface, and they'11 report in a minute. by.
CC: _oger. Standing Over.
CDR: Okay. We're Just passing from the highlands and can over into the _._re area, you pass on to Jack: we eanEht e couple of _cal pretty little and volcanos, there's no doubt about them; we got a couple of good high-resolutiOn photO_, and it still look.% k!I)d of brownish-gray to Us here. CHef.
CC: Roger. We copy. Yes. _:},ere._. -
CMP: There %_ere :;omc p)_es b_c} there volcano, was, There was one whatever it that - It was all white on the out_.de but definitely black around the top of it.
CC: Charlie, it might sound corny, but the view is really out of this world.
CC: Roger. (Laughter) We had a couple of coments (laughter) from the back row that I won't repeat.
CC: Hello, Apollo 10. Houston. We have a map up- date for REV 2 if you're ready to copy. Over.
CDR: Stand by. 47
CC: Roger. For LOS 77 59, 77 58 27, 78 31 19. We've got a sunrise time of 77 51 hO _d a sun- set of 79 13 33. Ready for your readback. Over. ]9-
LMP: Okay. REV 2 is 77 h7 59, 77 58 27, and 78 31 Sunrise is 77 51 ho, sunset is 79 13 33.
CC: Roger. ]
CC: 10, Houston. According to our maps, we have you c_-_mt_ up on the Sea of Waves and to your left Langrenus.
CC: IAaa, we could see the Sea of Crises up here. That's the first real thing that I'm positive of seen an4 that I've that I recognize boy, it re,lly stands out. rate up here in the tr_ck, _t's considerably slower than _round the Eartt:.
CC: P_r. We eopi_e_t_-lq_V _ei'J ............
CDR: And, also, looking out _ the horizon, some of the mountains we can see down here - Tbat'_ do_rn going to be a real kick tomorrow at 50 000 feet. Over.
CC: We copy tha_. '........ expecting an
CC: 10, we're appropriate co_aent tomorrow.
CDR: We'11 use the right words. This rill be our VOX, 6_1i e.
CC: Roger. i --
LMP: We've got Langrenus, no_, out here off the It you depends on which ray roll, but off to the one side here. Very beautiful sharp i_ak. right in the center.
CC: Copy, 10.
LMP: Yes. And it appears our water boiler _s working, too. that.
CC: Roger. We confirm W_ picked it up a m01nent ego.
CDR: Houston. ,_r'e_.'orkir,
CC: Hello, Apol]o 10. Houstr,! . VL' g on a time for you to cross to [;ii, ] , _._Add'{tlyou attempt to call -' second eft, '/ r_ver.
CDR: Negatiw.. I do_,'l ih]l,k to. C!.ariic. :,,'er, 312 Page
CC: Hello, apollo 10. Houston. '_= have a time crossing latitude for - eorrectien, longitude for Site 1: 76 _9 aP. Over,
CDR: Roger, Charlie. knd I think we are coming over the Taruntius Twins now. I_oks l_ke we've got them real clear.
CC: Roger. We copy, lO. What is your early estimate of' l_zn,bnarktracking ability? Did Jack do a good job for you? You got _ lot of good landmarks?
CDR: Starting to look Just likr- NP_qA Ror_.dt o0t t.Y,'_*_ nOW · I /
CC: Sounds really great. Over. t-
CDR: Roger. Just w_Jt until 'chis afternoon. At _i!_ speed we 8_re traveling, their TV c_-_era wi.Lb are
CDR: Hey, Charlie. You will be glad to kncr_twe walking right up nut I,_.! chart, rq_ht ,,p our track in the ADo]lo Ridg.e , right no_. We'v_ Just; seen the fou.' Tarnnt!!_;: Papa, _5i,.~ _.!; :, and George. W_'v(: ::._',_ t;Li 'i_rLmt. iu: _ _:r:_c ' looking at Messier r;_:,_ Messier A; and [Jecchl _,na ought to be comi_w_ up then [_(,eh4, with yo_.
UNKNOWN: i r , t _ ' t _ .... }_i_J ,,,r 5, ( ' ! '[ _(j defin_(_ _ j__].l { ._'_dge _.q very ..'.-'! ,' ¢ _,.', i 'hfr ¢ '_'h,- vhi_ '.,]t. it.ud,.. near
CC: 10, Houston. As you Site 1, _f you get a cou_ld · chance, you comment on the volcania' cones i ·and the highlands south of track? Over.
UNKNOWN: Apollo !O. We're right over Censorinus at this time, at lee._t through my hatch window. ! Over. ! Roger,
CC: Tom. We copy. We're plotting you right along. Over.
CC: And I've got the terminator out my window, coming up. lt. zure makes the lmndscape look a littie dtffe_ ont.
CC: Roger, 10. {:ould you comment on the shadows abilit_ to detect ]sndmark:'. in that area? Over.
UNKNOWN: I think it_z going to be real good. Just lik_ the "8 '_gu_s said, you can see do_m into thase shadows.
CC: Roger. 'Goodshow, John. and ' but I'm mot hav_ng any trouble at al_ seeing _t from here.
CDR: Okay. l.'e.'v_ · r(acli<.d20[$ inertial, and we'11 Just hold IL-:_ attitude around since it'_; the {,a same _ttitude t:_' f]{ght plan.
UNKNOWN: is no dou]_3 about it. This mari_ f,',:i Jarker ares here is _bun the other. It ;i::::_-] 3 b]sck, ;to._ks .,';keit's turning. vhere t.cf._,rcl:,:,P_ng ,:,'_1 _ ]_ _r:, it looi._ ]ik_ r_ li_;l_t _' _badc _,f Lra_ _'h-.bzo,_r: And T bet that. TV _.'il't. _h_w _L pretty ::amcr_ to duu _:ood. Over.
CC: J.ogc. r_ We'd( :t_mdin t by for the q'V_ and sro?pc4 in (:;:?rs!._ at 308 Inert!al. Over. Charl_, /,,_ te/zlina-
CC: t Theoph[]us right on the tot h; a_ :ql? ?0_1 k'_,!l ._;Ce %Jell dol_ql into it, '11 ': ,,,'_ , vt)/ !_to_:olff_ced c£'ntral ;,eak %.,h[ch ) , y a_, !_J['}_ :,:_ t.he _'im, [t._, _; got and. '' : '. _l,, crT, i. _ - _::q ou ibc in,;id,.' ;.,h';c:k :r P_e 3th ver_' essily distinguishable. And then _ust and preceeding it at 30 east _bout 11 south, the sm_13 crater preceeding it irt eo_tr_st h9_ no central peak that's visible.
CC: Roger, 10. We've located you on a meqD.
CDR: Okay. I've Eot - -
UNKNOWN: Tom. Maskelyne B now to be leading ri_lt into Landin& Site 2.
CC: Well,
UNKNOWN: 51. 04 11 CDR Yes. Roger. We've I'm - keeping right over a cheek Maskelyne on all and your systems. Everything looks great to u_. ¥>u've got a great spaeecr[,ft_
CDR: And Sidewinder Rille scrodDiaJnundBack R_j.lr _i_ ,.: out just 'tremendous here. We're Just c,bou!. _, cross the terminator,
CMP: Boy, that's really something there, i don't see why fish aren't dumped down that cmaek.
UNKNOWN: to the right on again..i eng].e. Those are
CC: 10, Houston. ,re' t i h_vc you coraJ, ng. up i_. f:, i _- we're going just _b ,:* s;traight do'_n. _,o. mo of the terrain zigh; &o_--Jbelow _' window is starting to _?_s_appear ar_'ir,;c;httime - _' "- get4Jr:g here, ; ': the ouq. black th[n E thnt rea3.1y stands out ,,.astLose feature:, thai .. picked out, '__f ' guess _,11 _, homework has t=iU, :.S'S.?_'! paid off because, ]_ke . _: ' NA'3A _r, ad l ]_acl';_._ u? !r, it. Over. [5oqzldtsr_:akty (::re_[ ge, frJ::_,;J,
CC: C-'ye our · geologist back i,r'i _ t_rJllr_;_Z_ .!_' ':' :_qd ' ve'r_ going Lo be (;O ['()_-_,'1'i 'the , '.nd-', ,_'t' t_ae}!inf, and e,,<rv_ :qg_ i.hen,
CDR: Okay. And i've just picked up Mottke down can Just below. I see a little bit of a white rim and the rest is black. Landing Site 1 - pardon me, Site 2 is completely in the black, but I c_'_ see half of' the rim of Moltke, and th&t's about it, We're now passing into darkness.
CC: We copy. Over. although
LMP: Jack, - This is, Charlie. Although into backward, we're going t},_s it's still amm_zingly easy to pick up these landmarks as we're going into the landing site. Espccially the oneG that we've worked on a ]ct - a lot more L_ avily.
CC: Roger. Underst_,_d, 10. Do you have your - are you monitoring - - isn't - W_'re looking dow_ right now _,_.Tom
CC: We should be looking do_m, It's of course, da_:.u=s_, this said, right over Site ? ir _ud we've got a lot of reflected Sun off the .T_ !,ut .... right over in the Surveyor V area, also, bu{ darYmess present time. it's in at the
CDR: ;_lso, you can - The feature we called "U.S. l" stands out. real well. It disappears in the darkness right by Mo]tke, and the area ovcr to the right. There's no doubt there's been some volcanism in there and that's what we tern th_. Oklahoma }{ills. Over.
CC: We copy, 10. W_ thought you had your descent str_p chart o_,t. We're t,rea][Jng our_ _,u Is.r,. DO%f.
CMP: I knew h; 'd name :.o:neth',ns, "Oklahoma HilJs." CC
UNKNOWN: notice ¥c Lot that out on the firsf REV, t-;o. ;:,
LMP: Cnar!ie, _eophi]o_ still ¢tsible out _r si<i, windov. %t '_ _ti] ' visibla. 5_coph:_u; is s_] _-is_l,].e_,:)_'.y [i(_- window_ _nd it's r_ght ,_.h the t__,r:_.ator, and _t'_-:beautiful the w_y rhadows _,_': r:_l]j_g in it. yo_? _L, If vould beJ_ew' _h;z_ il,_ only thing that i_. iii, in 5'heoph}Jus i_: ,_. !,ack >'ia and the central peak _ tL, cent_.r of it. _rhe central ]_cak : ].omC. ITt r:unl_£..ht _._' t.h, far ril,. _:,:V_ _,'_
UNKNOWN: I_ .opy.
CC: 10, Houston. We'd like you to elaborate a little oit on your - the rilles that you and Sidewinder. Over.
CDR: experience _coun_ Okay. I'11 tell you, from _ the earth, you can tell Jack it looks like Can~ yon Diablo out there in New _exieo. They're Malls. definitely dropped down with sharp It 4oesn't there an_ look like is build-up alon the sides. It's Just straight down like _ _. from gr,.ben at least this _gle up her* _ _.t i least for 60 miles, it looks like th%,'i.u :_[r_:,&h'. down and it kind of looks something like C_,nyor. Diablo. And we'11 give you a better descriptin,, tomorrow at ';0000. Over.
CC: We copy - - " Roger.
UNKNOWN: 1" looked - "U.S. 1' ]o_:,_ %_ %,_!2 it's got pretty vertical edges, bet _gein, is from 60 _iles. We'11 give you a b_tter _,- . scription tomorrow. Over.
CC: Roger, 10. We copy. In i'e rilles, c_ -,'_,_ see - Do you think you can see the bottom; _. ,_!:_ those things? Do you see any bouqder_ ca ficult from that altitude, but c_m you co_e_.,_ on that ?
CDR: Charlie, no. Sixty miles is too far up. _i_ mostly d,ark dom_ there at this suu _,g]c. - _ ,' on, when we sec some around on the other _. _ and tomorro_'_ we'].] give you a better d_.c_ , tion.
CMP: To tell you the truth, I didn't look _,_:L _.. i But it's - the shadow . .i'_,,, _hadow tha( [-oe_- ! al., yo? _ w_s ;.he down in there - it - tell ril!e. You could_u't sea the bottom of _t.
CC: Roger. _:_
UNKNOWN: Gene-o ._ay_ that the ones h< looked _t rou_Jed off in the bottom.
LMP: }tou_ton, lO. You m_ght re:il ,lack tb_,t ';m _'(n_., to tell us to practice studyJng thcs,' la:? .. ·.t.r,ndJng on our hca.cl. Page 317
CC: Roger. and
UNKNOWN: - He heard the comment, we'11 take care of that for the next flight. We got no BLOCK. - We'11 have update for you on your data for the TEI's, and we confirm your abort. Your orbit is 60.6 by 170.1 on 8 minutes of tracking. Over.
LMP: Roger. 60.6 by 170.1. Taat agrees pretty close
CMP: I guess we owe you, don't we?
CC: Not me; the FIDO.
CC: Houston, 10. You want me to leave my high bit rate switch in HIGH?
UNKNOWN: Houston. We'd like your bit rate switch to go to LOW. Over.
LMP: earlier,
UNKNOWN: Sorry, I didn't catch that
CC: That's okay.
LMP: Houston, 10.
CC: Go ahead, 10. Over.
LMP: Okay. I guess I'm looking for some worOr; ,m on the PUG switch as to whether or not you _._,_ me to go ahead _nd put this on in INCREAS_ ,'_ the start of _hc next burn or possibly us_ SFACONDA/_Y, consi(!el'irLgthe unbalance we've :;c
LMP: The oxidizer f]o.? valve is what I'm referr]_;: to. We'11 in a _i_ ZiUL< words Over. Ro_er. sc_me
LMP: Okay, Charlie. The thing I didn't undcrst_ _: about it ws_: I _,ited - waited until it '.._t, :: 6t ._mootb]_ back u_ very (vur Just before zero, ai._ own. _nd in fact, I was losing grou_ % ;'.,_ '.. go through c)'_ p,n.lr, time t throu(_h i did .c_eeii ibc 57-percent reg]r::e the ,_"' _" ' about and d/d fluctuate 51 or co, she all over place, the and then settled down again a_tcr- And flow wards, I left the oxidizer valve in the ]21CREASE position throu6hout that whole part
CC: Roger, We copy, 10. It'11 take our G&C guys the & while to analyze tapes. We'11 give you after our next some word - on REV. Over. Okay, Chsrlie. Thank
LMP: you. Charlie. nothing that.
UNKNOWN: Boy, I never saw like We - when we came - %_hen we ca_e around on the back side. seems like the colors are diffcIcn_ the than are C.r_ on hack side - more ii,At they I wouldn't s_y it's - I woul_l't say it's It's brr_n._ there.. shades of black and white and in and near as I can tell. there's some bro_a_ _, '
CMP: There are _1] kinds of shades of gray, of c¢.,c_ .
CC: Roger. Copy, on the beck side that the ¢:o_ors _: different, that it appears to be more b!_%_i_. _uO blanks. Is that correct, in the maria? O_'er. Well, yeS. it's from
CC: I think different the maria. One thing that really stands out ghat _asn't impre3sed on me before we got here _'.', that is observable difference - a v_z7 great between - fa/- as between the - elevation is concerned, between the mare and the surrol_,._hy terrain the surrotuldlng highlands. _n(,, L! _? is really a rugged planet. And I saw a big basin on the back side, and we'11 ha_e to, get t!-ere around and look at it again.
CC: It ought to be comir,g u_, _r. a I inute.
UNKNOWN: _ello, Houston. Apollo _ _o Wc 'v_ (,o*,a beauti-- F,arth _.V_on f111 view of the her(, and pardob_ the in eaa-thsh_ne. "orr, _.L_,ut%hat slip, but ;t's ' _' absolutely _ shine, fhlr ca_.cr_ l,';ghth_-'/_-er,ouCh -ck TV _o } that up, too.
UNKNOWN: , the craters. - 'l'h_center of sori,t. J_gh_er craters f]c,w _ _ ?h_,y_( '_ by :,3a_{:o- ,_ctive -. They just _](.w h:, i,hi_ 1%. _·_ , _],[.. _l'l Tape50/9 Pa6e 319
CC: Roger. Stsnd by one.
UNKNOWN: Nello, Apollo 10. Houston. In about 10 minutes u you cross h5 west, look directly north _ud _.ec if you can see the crater Aristarchus. It'[ neaI the horizon - the northern horizon. There have night been some reports last nig_lt and' the before in of some transient events that crater - some glowing, and they were hoping that you might be able to give them some word on that. Over. Okay, Chsrlte. We've got it located, And that_ ' in the Ocean of Storms about _0 - m_ybe 47 west _nd about 23 north?
UNKNOWN: affirmative. It's going to be pretty close to the northern horizon, but you might be 1 able to see it. Over.
CDR: Hello, Houston. Apollo 10. 10. }.:oo_=
CDR: Houston, Apollo I've got Copernicus b5 by Earth light. It's quite a sight, here. Ov_r
LMP: Houston, this is 10. Over.
LMP: Roger. We're set up in this sleep figuration right now, as far as the roll, t._Lch, and yaw goes, and we've got it in wide deadt<m_:.
CC: Roger. We copy that. Over. degreer_.
CMP: In 10-degree deadband, plus or minus ]0 That's all we are allowed in this sleep co, fi2:ara- tion, isn't it? waz_t..
CC: That's affirmative, !0. This is what we entry You've got the proper in. Over.
CDR: Roger. Also ...
LMP: Hello, Houston. 10.
CC: Roger. Go ahead t _,az%ictfi_,r_,:
UNKNOWN: We w_re _,ot able to :.e( _my i.;;ty jlt i.hc. i_r_a o3 /]istulchu_. It_5; L:z._::,;:,,' bOW w_._]L you _'_:_,'_. c_ :'c y':,d _inO _i., l: ,! _'r'y... 5o/io navigate in earthshine across the surface of the Moon. well It seems to be very lit from our al- titude here.
CC: Roger, 10. We are hoping that we can get some TV pest the terminator. The TV experts are look- ing at it, and we think tha_ we might be able to get some. We will let you kn °w next time around. Over. can't. 8-rk totally as long as we are in sunlight, but the minute we go out of sunlight, in the darkness ourselveS, the _on then glows ri_lt at us.
CMP: Houston, this is 10. CC
UNKNOWN: ahead, 10. Over.
UNKNOWN: I can - The LM thrusters stick out like a 6or_' thumb'in earthshine, too, but they don't keep u'< from seeing any of the stars ap here at night,, It is real well lit up.
CC: Roger. Understand. In your P52 you can recog- nize everything, and no problem. _:at was not IR.' blocked by the
CMP: That's right, and, thus far, believe it or n:>t, run we haven't anything where the J_ blocked us from a star. There was one case, but so far wc have been lucky.
CC: Roger. Houston, cen
CDR: Apollo 10. In earthshine, you s_ w_,V dowr_ in the craters. You can see the _;had_:'_ in :':o_,' the craters from the earthshine, out the phenomenal you become adapted to it, it's th,, 8_ount of _etsils you can see. Over.
CC: Roger, 10. nearly
CDR: It's what 2_ou call Field Grade Nighbt_< Flight, Charlie.
UNKNOWN: Roger. CAVU, huh? We got you.
CMP: Good thing this is all Field Grade. i ....... e_-11
LMP: It's what John and I Co_=nander's Moon in the !avy.
CC: We'vm Eot a lot of smart guys here in the CAP C(E4M console.
LMP: Hey, Cbarlie. The best I can figure out, we're passing now out of the Ocean of Sto_.l_sinto some country, rugged here, which is very evident on the st_rface.
CC: Roger, Gene. We are plotting you along. That's a good eall. Boy, champ, Charlie.
CC: that engine worked like a
CC: Roger. CMP What did you think of those residuals?
CC: Man, that'_ reall_ great. We couldn't believe it when you called them down to us. I know you guys are as happy as clams up there with that ........ performance. too, doun here. We are, Of_c other thing, we noticed your sleep attitude here yawe_ about out 20 degrees. We cal]ed for a ?_' of zero, and were %,ondering what we have. Over. 20
CMP: Well, you got a yaw of degrees because some- thing keeps torqu/ng us over that way. But. _ that going to bother you, or do you want it hack to Zero?
CC: Stand by. Over.
UNKNOWN: We'11 take it back there. Roger,
UNKNOWN: Houston. Apollo t0. It looks like thi.% water boiler keeps torquing us off, because we haven't noticed that's.ny Apollo's holding iner- 8nyvhere particularly tial before. And on th_ n orbital path, you wouldn't expect the ya_ t_'_get to you, but it looks like the water boiler is ' Over. or_. _
CC: /Copy, 10. - - /
CMP: / Either hhat, or Ibere _s a bi{_ MASf;(!(}r_ _,_ n_,rth or _omething.
CC: I_ It m;_t be that glr_nt escargot ,_n._. r_. %_"_ ' ,_iT_ '_)_ to, _e it _,_c_ to :erode. ! '_'_ ·-tart o'ver age,in. Over. P_e 322
CC: Boy, this Moon ia lit up lik_ a Christmas tree on the dark side. I don't see any lights, but I Ban it is well illuminated from the Earth.
CC: That's very descriptive, John·
UNKNOWN: I'm a little behind these other gu_s; they make - - Apollo
CC: 10, Houston. John, say again all about the Christmas tree. Over. sure
CMP: I said I don't mean lit with lights, but it I ia brightly illuminated compared with Earth. I little other two m-kc me mind the DSKY. lug time, also.
CMP: Houston, Just to tell yo u something interesting, looks it like we are coming into the terminatio:, of earthshLne here, and we are starting %o gel on long go terminator.
CT: Our friendly geologist says %hat is right, c-f,ming up
CMP: Would you believe you even see down in the earthshine cr_ter_ in the shadows? Or is that gotnga little too far?
CC: That's going pretty far, there.
UNKNOWN: R_uston. This is 10.
LMP: OkaY. It appears - I can recognize, at about and Kozgr, 30 south about 80 west, that big, wide rounded v_ry at the. bottom, that's bordered on one side by the Rook Mountains and on the other side by the Corded Mountains.
CC: Roger, 10. We copy. can can Schlut'.r
LMP: And I see - I see with aee. ntra] peek ver_, very easily. Understand. 50/13 Oki.
CC: Hello, Apollo 10. Houston. We got 86 percent on the wu_te water. We need a waste-water dump whenever you get to it, and as soon as you can get to it. Over.
CDR: We can do it right now. And I'm coming into the sleep attitude at this :time.
CDR: What do you want to dump ii to, Charlie?
CC: Roger. Do_a to 25 p_rcent. Over. m_. that the
LMP: Houston, 10. got - on gage here that we're dumping slowly. 9
CC: _ello, 10. Ro_[ston. We're coming up or, m_nutes to LOS. We'11 be standing by for your report on the high-gain antenna onLOS and AOS pitch snd 21. yaw positions at AOS of 78 31 Over.
LMP: _oger.
LMP: Boy, this planet is really something, Charlie.
CC: Roger, 10. Elaborate, John. We've heard that twice m_w.
UNKNOWN: That's about the only way I know ho. to put it. It's got a lot more character than it looks like from sitting down there on the ground. 1,9_er,?ou get up close to it, it stands out. It's t?_, _.:¢ own features that are certainly clearly reco_,_z-- _uch able _d different than you see around %he Earth. That's for sure.
CC: Roger, John. Wish we were there to look at it with you.
LMP: Charlie,
CC: Go ahead. shine, and now we're in l,itch darkne_-,, a]tho_(-I $(-e the bor_r,n ;,' ir._t iL, you can still luuar black sky. It's the h_tck }:'_r,n tt¢,,d, ),(;l_ r_,:,'_ Page 32h anything where the stars are coming up. And both terminators interesting.
CC: A_d - are very Terminator produced by sunlight and terminator produced by earthshine are very similar, although the earthshine terminator, being of a lower light level, has a very ghost-like, shadowy appearance whereas the sunlight terminators are very definite - definite sharp image - sharp shadow imag e.
CC: Roger, 10. Om this - your comment about the - In darkness you can see the 5_on horizon; is that Just a star troping or can you actually see fea- tttres on the horizon? Over.
LMP: Charlie, if I had - if I had a pencil I could draw you e- Right across my window, ! could draw you a horizon. There seems to be e - since Ewer we went into total darkness on th_ surface out of earthshinc, there seems to be _ lights it up continually, and - You can't di_ tinguish sharp features, but the general terrain you can see.
CC: Roger. Is that like airglow, or the airglow layer?
LMP: S_ again, Gordo.
CC: Is that gloat similar to the airglow layer here om Earth -- in E_-rth orbit?
LMP: NO, not at all.
CC: Oh, that's good. flying
CDR: Hey_ I've beer, - going off and the _pa_*- craft, I've Just turned around and looked out, and can iL - stars - You see ]t't a bright hori- zon, but it ]oohz like it might be the }H[ky Way hut th_ ,'_ky]_: d;fin_tly light, a/_d it g,oes do_ and clips off. You cannot make some of th_ _oug} terrain fentur-_s out about it. It might be that we could bc ri,_t close to the Milky Way out there, but it look,_:like about the same intensity of the Milker Way _; you see it at arena:; ?]g_At the Earth. it does get lighter over Jn or< nec- we'3} t]._l Pa;.ev. tion, and {;ire you a co_aen% o_
CC: Okay. v_ _ood. 325 ! &irglov
LMP: What's _ng on out there is no at all; it's Just _ sharlD clefinition between the Moon 7 _e z_nd this parabolic glow that's out there.
CC: There's _ good sharp horizon there, huh? I
CMP: Gordo knows there _tn't no ... !
LMP: Yes. I think you coul_ make _ cat shot off a horizon ].ik.ethai;.
UNKNOWN: tell h_s to he well lighted.
UNKNOWN: might make _ but I'm not.
CMP: ! didn't even think _ou knew what that meant.
CC: Oh, i know all the words. !
CC: You know, that LM l_unch might be ju,=.t]ike 8 cat shot.
CC: 10, Houston. Coming up on three. You can ter- minate your water dump, _nd you're looking good as You go c.v_-rthe hfll,
LMP: Roger, Houston. i
CC: Hello, Apollo 10. Nouston standing by.
LMP: Looked like the B_CQ mode worked pretty well there. Everything acquired, and read you loud and clear.
CC: Roger, 10. We had You- Go through that aAain about the P,FACQ. Over.
LMP: I sai_ I vent through those pitch and yaw angles in deaW0and the REACQ. Narrow in this attitude picks you up loud _nd _trong, here.
CC: Roger. Where d/d the antenna go to in pitch and yaw at LOS? Over.
UNKNOWN: Charlie, I'm not sure I can answer that one specific question.
CC: 10, Houston:. Do you think the antenna vent to the angles that you had dialed in, or fairly close to it? Over.
LMP: T_at's affirmative. It went to those e_uglesat lOS. I went to REACQ end fired LOS, and it did go to thooe angles, and that's where it stayed and picked you up on the way back.
UNKNOWN: Houston. We are having trouble getting our high bit rate command ia. We'd like you to select high rake. bit Over. Nello, 10.
CC: Houston. Over. thead. gave
LMP: Oo I it to you, Cbarlie.
CC: Okay. We've got it. We've got a load for you, _d e_ldACCEPT if you'11 give us the computer _e'11 send you up s _nneuver pad - correction --a talget load and a _/ate vector. Over.
UNKNOWN: Okay. You're in PO(]and ACCEPT.
CC: Ev_er. Smd _e have a i_I-2 _nd a pad, a _q_I-_ pad: map lvpdatefor you, if you're ready to copy.
UNKNOWN: by ] _cund, Charlie.
UNKNOWN: :'_?r)_c: ,_ve me the map update first, _ou]d you, l_
CC: Roger. It's REV 3, ced we got LOS ti_e of 79 56 22 80 06 1;3/, AOS 80 10 1_5. Gct _ sun_/se of 80 OO i3, _ a ,',,,",,,et of _1 ll_ 30. Over.
CC: _a_. _ tr_ate, _ 3:79 56 b,1 80 20 _5. 22 80 06 risen &t 80 OO 13 and sets at 83. lb, 30.
CC: · _at' affirmative,
CC: 10, we're having trouble - -
CC: 10, Houston. We'd like you to go UI_TEI,Fg,[ETRY, RESET to CO_._,D_ID RESET and back to ttOi_[AL. We're having trouble getting our con_m_nds Ln. Over. Oki.
CC: OC_4A_IDRESET 1:,ackto ]{ORtVL_.L.
CC: _er. An4 if you're ready to copy, I have your / LOI-2 pa_. Over.
LMP: J_t 1 secc_d, C._arlie. I_RY _ RI_T to OFF and then be_k to EOP_{AL. Over. I
LMP: 01u_T. OFF em_ then _ORMAL, _ed I'm reedy to COl_.
CC: Beget, 10. }_erecomes the IO1-2 pad. _50, plus 183, x_dnus07_ O§0 25 0738, llO_ 81 ie _elnus 01390, plus all balls, minus rollballs, 000 209, 000; and _OU_ _ is 00601, plus 00601 01390 01_ 01325; sextant star 16 2205 232. Rest of the is IA. Your set at,rs are Vega and Deneb, 2_1 2_0 013. _ Jets at 17 seconds on the ullage. Over.
LMP: l_er. _0I-2, SPS/O&_: 38650, plu_ 183, minus 07_, 25 minus 01390, minus 080 0738, plus all balls, all _le; roll 000, pitch is 209, yaw is 000; 00601, plus 00601 01390 01_ 1325; _extant st_r ts 16 2205 232, Ve_ end D_neb, 2_1 2_0 013, tw_-]et ull_e, 17 secc_d_. 01325.
LMP: Roger. _l_y h&ve r_ad it t_ack wrong. That '_ _fi_at I've got written _rn, 03[42-5.
CC: Re, er, 10. And _tt,_d by for the Tgi I,_Cl. Over[
CC: Hello, 10. Nouston. We have your primary EVAP dLrieaout. We'd like you to close the backpressure valve. Over.
UNKNOWN: Okay. Cloaing it.
CC: 10, Houston. It appears we are having a little problem with our ground 1-plinkingcapability. We'11 keep you posted. I have a TEI-5 pad, if you're ready to copy. Over.
CC: Okay, Charlie. Wait a minute. _._finger is still on a button here; I'11 be right with you.
LMP: Go ahead, Charlie, vith the TEI pad. us for about a minute. We're going to try to recon- figure ground site. We've got problems with our
CC: Hell°, Apollo 10. Houston with the TEI-5 pad, if you're ready to copy. Over.
LMP: Okay, Charlie. Go ahead. T_Ji-5,SPS/G&N:
CC: Roger. minus 061, plus 0 - correc- tion - the NOUN _7 is NA. Starting off with NOUN 48: minus 061, plus 0_7 086 19 1000, plus 36_30, minus 01_93, plus 005_6; pitch angle is 025. Rest of the SPS/G&N: minus 061, plus Oh7 086 19 1000, plus 36h30, minus 01_93, plus 005_6.;and pitch angle is 025. ,% ·
CC: That's affirmative. And we've hazXa'problem wit_ our we'11 be with you in a load momentarily. Over. Fine.
CC: 10, while we got a moment here, before we get our load into you, we've got a co{,pleof comments. For LOI 2, we recommend you J_t plc_cethe oxldtzcr flow increase valw. to NORMAl,end go PRIMARY. £_er.
UNKNOWN: You W_uAtme to stt-y I,:O}_4AL5,, }'H]M_R_[ *_¥)t:t 'i.hro_ii whole 1,u_n. Is _h_i _-r,,'rc('i.? L ,-- _ 329 P_e : F that's the best position, end then for Tgi we'11 have a story for you on how we want you to operate the PIJGS. _lso for TV, if _.'etry the dark side TV, re- commend a ADC to INSIDE _d an f-stop of 2.2. Over. IRP Okay.
UNKNOWN: got that, Charlie, end I want you to _derstand now that I did go back to NOI_4AL about burn that'_ 20 seconds before the LOI-1 ended, so where I am, and after I did that I went - m_ _ncrease unbalance moved up probably about 100 pounds. CC
UNKNOWN: ChLrlie, just for reference az to exactly where we are, we're looking right down on the top of Messier and Messier A, end we'11 be - We've got T_!nlntius to one side, end we're Just right in the middle of the Sea of Fez_ility coming right up the track into the landing site.
CC: Roger. Th_nk you. you're-!ly
CDR: can see sc_ue boulders in the bottom of - 14essier A, now. Yes. You can see some tremendous clown boulders there. cop_, 10. configured.
CC: We We finally got Ooldstone We're coming up with the lead now. Over. Qka_. P00.
CDR: We're in the C_C and ACCEPT and We can see the load co_ing.
CC: P_ger. i
CC: Y_x guys been taking some good pictures for ua?
CDR: Right. And, for correlation, I've been on the smme ' sites. I've been shooting one black and white of the special _art of it. Shooting one bl_ck and one same ·white and of the special color on the tel- ethics.
CDR: Roger. We think we've got a few colors here for you. At least you're certain of the ones that are into browns. real bleak, going whites, and then _ome
CC: Roger. _e heard your tape on the back side during the LO]. ]_ _nd teemed ]_ke there was _ disagreement _<twecin L]o_rn_sh ,nd bluish, there.
UNKNOWN: h,,c h)t:_, v,,. ,tu,',t . ]_i..i.)e remark. ? Page 330
CC: 10, l{ouston. If you've got a moment to comment, on )'our tape playback from LOI-1 after tileburn was com- pleted, we heard a comment about "Hey, look at that bubble." Could you elaborate On that? Over.
LMP: Charlie, I guess it was a bubble of water or some- thing, right - hanging right with u_ a_ter the burn. Right. I tried to take a picture of it. I don't know if we got it or not, but it was a bluish, e_st_l_ine-type bubble about -vel1, about 5 feet out where the LM thrushers are. It probably came · either frc_ water or from the resultant residual of the SPS burn.
CC: Roger, 10. How large was it? Could you estimate that ?
LMP: Oh, maybe a half an inch in diameter. I
LMP: Okay, HouSton. This time we are looking down, right .-- down on B-1 out of the hatch window.
CC: We copy, 10.
CC: Now's the terrain lo_k around there?
LMP: Looks Just like the map.
CC: Roger. Now does the terrain look around that area?
UNKNOWN: With the naked eye, I'd say it's full of holes.
CC: It looks pretty smooth on our map. Of course, we got one of the world here, but it's real smooth. shiny fresh craters that you can't see with the naked eye. They're pretty well scattered, but there's quite & few of them down there that you can't seem to pick out with the naked eye. OC copy.
CC: IO, _ouston. We got the loads in. You cas go Back to BLOCK. Over. black in
CDR: Ok_v. We're back in BLOCK. We're pass- ing right over Maakelyne, now, and John is shooting b_ck at Site 1.
CC: t_o_er
CDR: At this rate, we're going to run out of ,11 our film REVS. in a couple of
CC: A slight shudder emanated from the geologist back there.
LMP: Charlie, I'm person-!1y _zed how accurate the maps are at picking out theme landmarks and craters.
CC: 10, Houston. You can put your PO4 switch back to _Yd RATE. Over. BIT
CC: OkaY.
UNKNOWN: Hcamton, Apollo 10. We can now see quite a bit r_ore of 14oltkecs the Moon revolves, and Landing Site 2 is rough. It's just barely starting to come in. It's still too early to tell much shout it. Over.
CC: 10, can you - can you see the - on the OSM lunar orbit rap - the spot marked ll2 near Site 2? It looks whitish Over. like a bright, crater. Oh, that's _- Moltke° Excuse me. Sorry about that, 10.
UNKNOWN: is very, very eaby to see. We've seen it both times around. Eot only are the rilles, but the low ridges are very distinguishable approaching the landing mites.
LMP: The Sun angle is such that we cannot see into the bottom of the - of Dianondback and Sidewinder rilles.
UNKNOWN: Apollo 10. We see the solar corona, and it's i really beautiful. I
CC: Roger, 10. We copy. I
CDR: At %feat - 0_ay. What time and how long we can ,_ee it now. We can still see it. Tae Sun went down can exactly at about _5, and we still see edges of it. It's mOstly _ long shaft of light - and we can still see it. It's still there.
CC: Roger, 10. Houston,
CDR: Apollo 10. It's - _l_ecorona l_ f_t_llout can quite there. You sec it bigger. i ,SLIT b
LMP: _ A_d you c_m Be_ etar_ within a_out - I can Ge_ lose J Ch_rlie. It's amazing.
CC: ]_er. Om the TV pass, do you think we could pick that t_p? i
CDR: _1_ dn't be a_ problem in this attit-de, if _'re in this attitude upaidedo-_n going aw_v. _md we'11 go from interior to the out, there. You _hould see it; it's a long streak, end right now it's finally started to fade out, Charlie. It _as in _ period of n,arly 2 minutes that _recould see it.
CC: 10, how long does the shafting look as it cc_ across? Does it get shorter aS you go a_V, or Just sort of fade out? Over.
CDR: It Just fades out, end the shafting's getting shorter and shorter. There's Just a little bit left there, and it'11 be gone in a few second_.
CC: l_&er.
CC: Charlie, and it spreaA over an area - a very small area of the horizc_ - Juct right in the vicinity where _ sets. It doesn't go any further either lef_ ar rig_at.
CC: _x_er.
CDR: Still - still see traces of it. It's greatly dimin- ished, now, but you can still see a femrtraces of it. (_, re'il get on with our P52.
CC: _:_iio,ApollolO. Houston.W_.'dliketo leave your lw_kpressure v_lve closed for another _:,_Ve._so, ]ook _t it. T;e'llprobab]_vgo to SLE/;Ftor,l_ht Mlth it closed. _r.
CC: Bello, Apollo 10. Houston. If you _r,d, _e'd !l_, W_A t_ select C$_I Charlie. Over.
CC: _ello, /.4;ollo 10. Houston. Over. Over.
UNKNOWN: Mello, hou_tcm. _ou_ton_ this i_ ]0. _-,you _e_d_' I I Page 333
CC: Pa:N_r, Oene. Reading you about three-by. Over.
LMP: Hello, _[ouaton. Fouston, this is lO. Nov ao you r_eaT
CC: 10, we're ree_in_ you ,_';'boutthree-l:py, l_v ret Over.
CC: llello, 10. Eouatc_. Over.
CC: Eello, 10. Pouston. Over. Nov clear.
UNKNOWN: Roger, NOuston. I'_!reading you loud _nd We lost you on high gain. I've been vsiting to pick you up o_ C_21I. We're maneuvering out of the b_,rn attitude. mo' know whether you copied l_st transmission before we broke lock. We're going to leave the backpressure . valve elo_ed and _tch it for _,nothert;gV;end Drobably for the sleep configuration, we'11 have it off. Over.
CMP: Tea. We got that, Charlie. _'_ you.
CMP: _.ouaton,thfa is 10. Can you recommend an Ob2[I i for the burn?
CC: Stand b_r.
UNKNOWN: For tlm burn attitude _efore LOS.
UNKNOWN: Roger, 10. ¥!ecopy. Your beat OMNI is Charlie. Over.
UNKNOWN: (NAa_. That's where I am nov, so I'11 stay there.
CC: ROg_. Page 33_
CMP: Houston, this is 10. On the last pass on the _ack side, we're pretty sure we identified through the optics going backwards, CP1 and CP2. 10. Over. did
CC: Roger, It really sounds great. 10, you call it up or did you Just manually track? Ocer. manually up,
CMP: Just tracked; if we'd have csl_ed it shot that would have our wide deadband out of the sky.
CMP: Hey, Houston, maybe it wouldn't hurt the wide dead- hand. Wottld you check on that for us? f 10.
CC: Roger. Stand by,
CC: 10, Houston. If you call up any program, it'11 collapse the deadband back down. Over.
CMP: That's what I was afraid of.
UNKNOWN: CDR Okay. I'm looking ahead in the flight plan to 81 hours when we really start getting busy, there. One thing we're going to wast to do is we want to dels,v the canister change and also that fuel cell 02 purge until afterwards. The CO 2 content's real low and delaying it an hour or two isn't going to hurt a thing. And we want to get through that busy time without any interruptions so we'r_ recommending delaying there at 81 20 the ccuister change O 2 until
CDR: Roger. 10.
CDR: Houston, Apollo 10. We've already completed the Program 30. Do you want us to go into h0 before we lose you at LOS? Over.
CC: Roger. We'd like to see a Ph0, 10. Over.
UNKNOWN: Are you _A1 getting high bit rate now?
CC: negative.
UNKNOWN: We got you lo, bit rate. We're '- seeing the Program hO. IRP Ro6er.
UNKNOWN: other words, you can read all that stuff; yOU Just need htEh bit rate to uplink it, huh?
CC: 10, we can the low bit rate even, but it takes little parameters a hit longer. We got some set oa O,lr low bit rate, but _1i ),'ourDSKY stuff we can see low bit rate. O_er.
CC: Apollo 10, P_ouston. Comtn E up on 5 minutes to LOS. _/ood goin over the You're lookin E E on hill. We'11 see you AC,S, _X) _0 _7. Over.
CMP: Roger. 60 b.O 47.
CC: And lO, one more update for you: after your ma- after neuver - LOI-2 as we co.me around the horn, antenna the high gain for the C0_ will be a pitch of a minu_ 55. Over,
LMP: pitch of 55. What the yaw?
CC: It's still good. [{ou_ton. St_,',dinzby.
CC: Apollo 10,
LMP: Boger. Read you lou4 and clear.
UNKNOWN: show, Gene-o. How burn report there? Joe, _,-,odburn. time.
LMP: Oka_, we got. _ The burn was on vere It _s !I, seconds; zoli_ pitch, and ymr nominal. Ottr rcsiG,,_l_ were plus 0.9, _,dnu_30.3, r.'dx,us0.h; DELTA-V C vas _(ntt_ 5.6; fwcl remaining, 3h.9: oxidizer, 37.1. Wa now are xeading _ 600 unbalailee to the i_,- crease. C:.c_ber tressure war stea_y at 103, end we u;._to be r.61.2- 60 nautical-mile orbit. show i_ by
CC: Roger. Very good, Oen_--o. Thank you. Copy all that ye're '1%'wl,enever want to _.ud _lf_d_r,_ by f¢,] your you gO.
LMP: Okay. We're about ready on it nov.
CC: Houston - Apollo 10, this is Houston. We'd like for now. you to do your VERB 66
LMP: Charlie, we've got some TV coming down to you now. We'11 tl-_ and tell you exactly where you ca'e in a but Tom's minute, looking out the hatch window. We're upsidedown and goin;3 backwards at the mnment, so we;11 have to give us a chance to locate you.
CC: Okay, Gene-o. Fine. We're getting the picture now and it looks real good.
CC: _m's going to try and have you looking right _t a very bright young ray crater, very distinguishable and very bright.
CC: Okay, 10. This is Houston. That'L a real good picture, t-lking about. and we see the crater you're That's an awfully good _ picture. your
CC: Okay. We'11 be coming up on the ]eft side of picture on Neper here if' Tom can scan over to get it. CC
UNKNOWN: We verify.
LMP: We should be coming right over the Smith's Sea right at the present time.
CC: Roger. That's affirmative and that was F-1 you yore ,us Just C_ne-*. showing there a minute ago,
CDR: Roger. Okay. I've got this at full zoom. Do you like it at full zoom, or do you want it backed dc_n a little bit? On our monitor it looks like we've got some pretty good resolution here.
CC: You got fantastic resolution, Tom. You might back '_:l the zoom Just a little bit to give uz: s l_tt]e b_g_er picture - get a little better orient. CC
UNKNOWN: good right there, Ton,
CC: Apollo 10, this is Houston. ;le'_ like for you _-_ c,_]_. that 13_C Ju.,:tso we can get a comparison of the l,;_/ure. St_v there !or about 5 seconds, end then go back to your present position.