Otrobonita/noicy-space-talks huggingface dataset:
CMP: Roger. I missed the first two lit:cs of the one that came zfl_er area 0<9 Charite Charlie - the next area.
CC: Okay. Area 07(; Che_rlie Charlie latitude: minus 231.
CMP: And the longitude?
CC: Longit.ude: _Linus 1690. YOU _'c_dy to
CMP: Okay. have them co_e hack?
CMP: 066 3 Alfa, i,lus'3t2, plus lh_6 ]0_ 20 28 h82_; 0_7 3 }_revo, t;lus 335, plus lh85 105 5_ 57 _816; Alfa, 31.,, _789; 068 3 I,lU_ ,-,lus1_6 107 27 50 Cb_arlJe 268, p._us 109 069 Cnarlie, r.lus !390 00 [_ _786; 079 Charlie _n__mr]ie,;..dnus231, minus 1600 Il0 53 93 1_5_0; OY1 Charlie Charlie, minus Alfa 313, r,lnus 1600 112 27 57 l'310; 072 Charlie, plus 133, rdnus 0330 113 Of{ 29 hthS; 073 2 Alfa, t_lus 261, hint:? 0310 llh 39 06 4827; 55 116 12 07_ Alfa Charlie, plus 322, minus 0320 with pitch trim of 0.89 and and _859, a _inus a yaw trln minus 1.12.
CC: Hey, good
CMP: _ou guys are getting _re of these every day.
CC: That's a good long one, there.
UNKNOWN: w_'re going go stay up here forever.
CDR: E_"Y, speaking of staying up here forever, what tine v_re :.-c.u Fc._n_ t_', _,'_kc t,c up in +he morntnE? Pageh79
CC: That's Just what we're talking about We're Just thinking maybe _'11 let you know and we'11 give you a call. You know. _mXAS(PaW66)
CDR: That sounds like a good idea.
CC: Okay. _at's all we'11 do. let you Bleep, and we'11 give you a call - or you give us a call whenever you want to, tf we don't call you.
CDR: (Laughter) How about 30_ 7 Alfa Cnarlie? CC Okay. _ure. of
UNKNOWN: that time roi' Aud Just out curiosity here, seeming )_ou ali 5ound prett_ ch::?per up t_ere. How you doing? had anything to eat all day long c×cept for the breakfast we had which w_s l_ke 30 hours ago, I think. We're all in pretty good shape.
UNKNOWN: and I _md an _dvanta6e over Dave _._¢ause IR the water in the tastes better than the water in the command module.
CC: Roger. And I guess ro medication i_ on %he thing. We've got about 30 zeconds here - 10 seconds 495 can u9 consumables and if you give the through Tananarike, otherwise fine; forget it. 67/1 L59 Page 66) TA_A_ARI_ (REV
CC: Apollo 9, }toustonthrou_ Tananarive. 9,
UNKNOWN: ltoumton, 9.
CC: Roger, Dave. We ehoved a CMC re;'Lart between ct='lsat st,te vector update and the Redstone pass. Iqd )ou i<)wer it do_a and then back up?
UNKNOWN: Xes. We r,ad it l_,Srk_DBY and we had our gfmbal our and lock on which had PGNCS on, we decided to ever)_hing go back to power up so we could get the I}4Jcoarse aligned out of gimbaled lock so we _ouldn'% h_ve our lif_ts on during th._night. Did we bomb )'out
CC: Roger. But we're aatlsfied nov with the restart then.
LMP: Okay. We didn't get our restart light, though.
CC: Roger. It's normal. It just adds our counter do_m here _%en you power up.
CMP: Yes; that% right. You have our reading on. Oka_.
CC: On the H2 pressures, if It looks like it's going for a manual REPRESS, and then you can go back to sleep. We don't expect it, though.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. Congratulation_ frc_ the Gold Team; ._twas a very fine d_y, We'11 see
CC: Thank you very much, Gold Team. You guys did a f_tne very Job, too.
CDR: S_lyod_f else wants to make a cc_ent. T_pe 6712 Page _81
CC: Tha-_ you.
CDR: I thouEht the higher ground team vas about as good as anything I've ever seen or ever hope to see. I want to ccnEratul&te you all.
CC: Roger. Thank you very much. Page [82 RF_ST PF_IOD - NO COMMUNICATIONS 70/1 Tape Pa_ehS_ REST PERIOD - NO C_UNICATIONS Tape71/1 Page h85 ASC_S_ON (RZV70)
CC: B_er. Dl_ you Just waken up there, Dave?
CC: Apcllo 9, Boston. you got - Looks like we're seeing a Y/ETER ALUM dow_ here. You've got a condenser exhaust temperature low recou=ended on fuel cell 2, and we've got some switching for you.
UNKNOWN: I've been watching that. Go ahead.
CC: Okay, Daw. What we'd like you to do is put the (:MCto OPERATE, and once you're in OPERATE, go to POO and turn inverter 3 - place inverter 3- on F/INA.
UNKNOWN: Bring CMC up to POO _d put inverter 3 _ MAIN A.
CC: That's firm, D&ve. ,_
CMP: Go. +
CC: Roger. Apollo 9, Rouston. _ile we've got you up, we're hav_ng a little trouble getting some range. We'd like you to place the S-band at normal transponder, switch to OFF for h sec- onds, then to SECONDARY.
CMP: transpoader
UNKNOWN: S-band normal to OFF, then into SECONDARY.
UNKNOWN: Okay, Houston. We've got inverter 3 on FAIN A, -_udwe're in POO.
CC: Roger. Apollo 9, Hc_mton. %Rank you very I_lch.
CC: Oh, pretty smooth down here except for watching the MASTER ALARM.
CC: We're watch{n_ you. do_nli_, and so we'd like you to go P_ bit rate to HIGH, and we'11 Just leave it that way for the reat of the nt_.t.
UNKNOWN: Roger. AP_O 9 AIR-TO-GHOUND VO?¢'ETRar_SCRIPTION 72/] Page _87 PERIOD - NO COP3{_UFiCATIONS' APOLLO9 AI_.-TO-GR0b'ND VOICE TRANSCRIPTI0_ _e b._ REST PERIOD - NO C0_MUNICATIONS APOLI_ 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRAII_RIPTION Page 1,89 F__T PERIOD - NO COMRUNICATIONS Pa_e · h90 ! i
CC: Apollo 9, Houston,
CDR: Houston, this if_ Arollo 9.
CC: Good morning, Ai>ollo 9.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. You're gett'ing a £itt!_ low cr/o to_k_ oa the H2 pressure _'e'd like you to r turn the },,wnumber 2 fan on, _.nd the coafiguratit,n would OFF, for H2 tank 1 be fans [_nd 1 and 2 heaters OFF.
CC: ... I missed the first part el' that. Would you ; start over fq_ain. _!ease_
CC: Roger. Dave, the H 2 tank 2 _,n nnd leave the H2 taf_k 1 fsn off _.%ndtbs: I _,nd ? heaters off.
UNKNOWN: H 2 fan 2 is ON', 1 is heatez_s for H2 are OFF.
UNKNOWN: D And my tank ...
UNKNOWN: 9-
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. Co. about (:,urswitch
CMP: What do you want tr_ do config- uration when we get powered up_ ['o you w_mt to go back to sort c,f r_,o_ina/;_witch configuratio:_. or do you want %o lesve that inverter o_ al,d l he S-band in SECONDARY? Houston. Stand u
CC: Apollo 9, by. Wa'Il get r_a4ing on that for you.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. Page 1,91 can S-b_n,&
CC: Roger. You leave the ir, SECOND_J_Y and and turn inverter
CMP: O,:aT. I'11 leave the S-band in SECONDARY, and lnverter's the comin S off.
CMP: Cz,_,e_.
CC: Roger, Dave. I'v_ onlj got a minute ltCt h_.re at Canaries. We'11 start today fer you -_t Car=arvon and fo/' with t',_eupdates the plan the day.
UNKNOWN: time will that be? How long now? about hour, ]'l
UNKNOWN: Eoger. See you then.
CMP: Okay. MADRID(_Z"¢7_)
UNKNOWN: Houstoa, Apollo 9.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. 7L CAR._ARVON (REV )
LMP: /.polio
UNKNOWN: Eo'_=..ton. This is 9.
CC: Roger, Apollo 9. Ii you've got _ i.en_ii reaa_f, start update. we will cn the
CC: I'm reading you loud and clear, Dave.
CDR: Okay. That's Rusty. And good r_rntng there, Sonny.
CC: Good morning, Jimmy. You read_ to copy some updat es ?
CDR: All set.
CC: Okay, we'11 give you the jiight _la_ upd_tes first, At 117 5.5, begin _'.:f!'Y A charge. That::. BAIT Alfa charge; ].18 00, CT32 filter chang*- nu_ber 10; fuel cell 02 purge. At approximately _19 3), after breakfast, chlorinate totable water.
CC: Delete 113 118 _0, PS1. and
CC: That is affirmative At 120 02 PS1 P52 to preferred. /
CC: 121 _0 end BATT Alfa charge. SPS-6. ?IG _! 12] _8 58. 122 OO begin DATT A charge. Dr]ere 32) 30 S065; add-landmark lrac'kir.g. Perfor_ P)2, that'.'_ P52, to nominal aligmzent at 12_ 35,t Time f , Note: first S065 exercise remains _z scheduled
CC: Roger. Go -head. practice and will be only one )andmark. .trodbefore we get to Honeysuckle, you can _urn up )'our [;-band volume.
LMP: Okay, Sonny. I'11 read _t of that back to you now. I've got a 117 55 begin BATT A charge. 118 00 CO2 'filter change number 10 and fuel cel]. nu_. er 02 purge. At about 119 30, after breakfast, cblori- 118 _0 that I missed. How abo_;t giving me that one
CC: Roger. At 118 _0, delete P51.
CMP: Okay. And I've got perform PS1 and P52 _,t 120 50. 02.
CC: That's perform PS1 and P52 at 120
CMP: Okay. P51 and P52 to perferred _t 120 'DP _:nd the BATT A charge at. 120 40. At 121 h'_'_.b, SPS-'_ TIG. At 122 00 resume BART A chargi_<:, i?'n _9 delete 5065; ia its place add. landmark trackJug with tracking on one landmark for dr_il, _r,d F_'2 to a nominal alignment; then you ar_ L, ing to update the T-align. And that will bc done '_L at about 124 30; and 128 50, a waste water h',mp.
CC: Roger. That's correct, Apollo 9. And you _:. turn your now. up S-band We're coming up on Honeysuckle.
CC: And, Apollo 9, Houston. Just to warn you. We've had a little trouble with S-band. Wc might not pick you up here. a0_SUCKn_ (aZV7_)
CC: Apollo 9, Houston through Honeysuckle.
CC: Apollo 9, Houstou. %
CC: Roger. 211ere you are.
UNKNOWN: I have a question on S065 on this update.
CC: Roger. Go a_qead_
CC: Okay. You still want us to do the SO65 t.hat we unstow for and we are supposed to do at 12 L.00. Is that correct? 75/5 . Page _9h
CMP: And you want us to delete the one at 125 30?
CC: Apollo 9. Let mc_get the wor_s on that, and i will call you back.
CMP: Okay. Let the consumables update the
CC: me gtw¢ you in m.eantime.
CC: _o_ ready to copy?
CMP: _.ad_ to copy.
CC: Okay. At 117: 47 20 55 26 49 27 90 27 1,02 3233 2939. And I'd like to give you the service module DAP redline: quad A, 36; quad B, h7; quad C, 49; quad D, k9. 0ver.
CMP: Okay. We got 117: k7 20 55 26 h9 27 50 27 _02 3233 2939. Service module DAP re&line: A, 36; _9_; D, B, kT; C, hg.
CC: Roger. Apollo 9, Houston. Copy. That's correct.
CC: Oh, we watched you while you were sleeping.
CMP: How did we look?
CC: You're looking pretty good.
CMP: Hey, we finally got to bed last night at 107 hours and something. I figure we had a nice 26-hour df_yyesterday.
CMP: Yes. , That vas a lot of fun, too. Sorr_ up.
CC: we had to wake you Incidentally , on that E2 tank - There are :,c:plan%..t°daYto do Just anything t3_outthe tank. We are going to watch it. That's tank
UNKNOWN: Okay. number 1, the lov one?
CC: Beget. Tar_knumber 3. Pa_e L95
UNKNOWN: Eoger. Houston, )'ou _ight co:__-enton the status of the high bit rate, too. Whether _'ou want it to again, or what.
CC: Roger. When you get over the States, we'v_ got - troubleshooting routine here we want g.c throug_h to see if we can figure out what the problem is, but we _'on't tack]e that _til ye get to the Ststes.
CC: O_ay. Are you ready for a block update r,umbcrl· 137
CMP: Give me about 2 seconds here.
CMP: Oki-. Go ahead. _rtm_ber13.
CC: Roger. Bloc k update We probably won't he e_,le to get all of it. Ue wJl] go _s far at; we can. 075 .1.Alfa, l,]u_ 290, minus 0(,[_?!17 if: 36 076 0._3(_'kip l'{ 4092; 2 Bravo, plus 30'f, r_nus 43 4092; 077 2 Bravo, plus 2_'", min_; 0329 120 52 15 4092; 0"[8 .1Alfa, plus 250, _,ir, tts 0(_90 i22 17 4i 4092; 079 - Roger. Okay.
CMP: Houston, Apollo 9. We have a good lock on that. How do you re_d?
CC: ApOllo 9, Houston. Loud and clear.
UNKNOWN: Okay. First - -
CMP: Start with a longitude, the third line in 076 2 Bravo.
CC: We'11 start o_t with longitude in block 076 2 Bravo. That's minus 0330 1]!, 17 1_3 i_092; 077 2 Bravo, plus 227, minu3 0329 120:3_ 15 4092; ).'( 078 I klfa, plus 280, talK,us0690 122 }_i 4092; 079 h Alfa, plus 3!8, ;tinus 1705 1::75 r..=: 3.5 '-,'..,43', ¢E_O 4 Bravo, plus 33'{, r:inus 1705. 126 .,'.5 09 .... .-.-,,,5:_' O81 h Alfa, plus 310, minus 1705 1.28 09 hh 33_3; 082 Delta Charlie, plus 179, minus 1600 129 h6 k3 _ 33h3. The SPS gimbal trim for RE_; 79 1 Alfa through 78 i Alfa: pitch, minus 089; yaw, min_s 112. For _ 79 k Alfa through 82 Delta Charlie, 089; trim angles are pitch, minus and yaw, minus 115. Over.
CC: Okey. Just - You ready to read back, Al?
CC: Roger, Apollo 9. Go ahead.
CC: Okay. I'11 read it back pretty fast here. 075 36 kg0f'; 1 Alfa, plus 290, minus 068[' 117 36 !.999; 076 2 Bravo, plus 307, minus. 0330 119 17 43 077 2 Bravo, plus 227, minus 0329 120 52 15 4092; 078 1 Alfa, plus 280, minus 0690 122 17 minus kl 4092; 079 4 Alfa, plus 318, 1705 125 O2 33 33k3; 080 k Bravo, plus 337, mintu_ 1.705 126 36 09 33_3. Turn the page, and then _t'._ 0_1 Akfa, minus 4 plus 310, 1705 128 09 hh 331,3; 082 Delta minus 1600 k6 Charlie, plus 179, ]2o 1;3 3343. SPS trim for 75 and 78: pitch, minus 0.89; yaw, minus 1.12. BEV 75 through 82: pitch, minus 0.89; minus 1.15.
CC: _oger. Apollo 9, Houston. Copy correct, ,_d +-he answer to your question on SC_5 nt l_h is yes. Perform the SO65 at 12k. It's just del,_ted at 125 30, mhd ye have a question for you. DLd you _eave the selectable meter in position battery }thus A overnight? '' ) Stand
CMP: Okay. The answer is probably yes.
CC: Roger. Understand the answer is yes.
UNKNOWN: Roger. }Ioustcn, Apollo 9.
CC: Roger, Apollo 9. Got a couple th_ngs here for you, I,rior to SPS-6.
UNKNOWN: Okay. Go. Page 1,97
CC: Okay. Before SPS-6, turn q,ua_ C and V off or, - and DAP for SPS-6 for 18'seconds. lJse BD roll for SPS-6 activities. and subsequent Post-SPS-6, you may return to normal two-Jet authority. like to get the eondition on the windows. And prior to S065 we'd like you to try _;d get a picture of the hatch window. Over.
CMP: O._ay. Hold it Al, that was a _unch. i,et me get :'F?-6 the first part of that again. For you w_t ua to disable A end C, Guad3 A .,_ud[: _ud also A and C in the DAP. Arid you want us to use B and D ullage seconds, for 18 two Jets, ar,d }',and D roll for SPS-6 and subsequent roll covtrol. Post-SPS-6 you want us to returz, to normal t_-o-jet outhority.
CC: l_oger, ;.t_llo 9. the ]asr three itc.ms %tore correct. _11e first one, for your pre-SPS-6 activities., turz, ;.[JfOI_CS quads Charlie r_nd b¢.lta off on the ?.elect and in the DA}'. ?nat's pre-SPS-6.
LMP: Okay. Under, Land, I're-SPS-6 you want u% to turn Charlie and Delta off on the t.UTO RCS select and also in the DAP.
CC: That'._ affirmative, Apoll o 9. understand _ant
UNKNOWN: Okay. _ald you to _:now what the windows look like, and also you _-ant _,. picture of the hatch w_ndow prior tc _erformin 6 SO65.
UNKNOWN: Okay. _is is kind of a subject of evaluation, that but it seems to _:e all the windows are really pretty good when you're looking c_.tthe ground or anything that is lighted. If yo_ _ook at ' sky, on c,f the you can see some _mudger some windows, the n_-_ber two wind_.
CMP: Stand by Just a _omen_.
CC: Roger. When
CC: Okay. you look up at the sky. I get ?.unli_t ou the nu-nher two %'indo_'. It's kind of %,_=zyor foggy, but when you are looking at the ground, it appears · . okay. So it's a fairly light coatir_. Also, on the hatch window, from time to tirue, there appears to be a circular area right in the mJdJle it inches diameter of about h or 5 in that appears to be foggy. But a_ain, looking at the ground throu6h it, it doesn't seem to be too noticeable.
CC: Boger. Understand. CDR DAP
UNKNOWN: .One question on the configuration after $PS-6. You want to go to two qu,,dl;?
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. You can go back to normal - two_-Jet authority - after SPS-6.
CMP: Okay. I guess I understaz,d. You _ ant to use six Jets for attitude control total, arid when we run the DAP, I guess we use two adjacent quads, is that what you want?
CC: Affirmative, Apollo 9.
UNKNOWN: Okay. Thank you. Page L99 rzxAs (REV75)
CC: Apollo 9, _:ouston.
LMP: Go s3_ead, Houston.
CC: Roger. We would like to continue on with ._.ome troubleshooting on the te':cLetry con:hand. %;e to up-telemetry to vould like you place the ,_ata UP-VOICE BACKUP.
LMP: Roger. Going tc UF-YOIC;. E',7;'.uT.
CC: boger. And we may have to ,use VI'iF for t Oi,'q, ar.d _e command tone. will send you a
LMP: Be e.dv_sed I h_ve a tol_ right now, Houston.
CC: Roger. Apollo 51, Houston. We Just .',entyou _. command.
LMP: Roger. From the time I _ent to UP-VOICE BACKUP, I tine_ _mc! it's had a stea_y tone _t that st_ll the same. _.,nthat si'cgdy 'tone you wer:. :tearing v':,en lb,.' eormandi,_, sent. i_oger. ncr.;, r%:._hea0
UNKNOWN: got my S-band up louder ,md scnd another co_mand.
CC: Roger. We're sending another eo__and. (rn my Mark.
CC: .v3uWX. 3kay.
CC: Roger. We sent you three c-,-,_'_nands. CC Apollo you Could you distS_?:.;,_ltye'-fetlon 2n your tone ¢,:_ 'three occasions?
UNKNOWN: _;eg_ti-¢e. H_a do you re_d, Al?
LMP: Okay. I was e_enttng there and didn't hear any response. When you ssdd 3, 2, 1, Mark - About 3 seconds after _hat, I got a slight inter- ruption in the steady tone. That happened only When one time. you came back on and told me that you sent three commands, in the middle of telling me that, I got another interruption in the tone. heard. And that's all I've
CC: Roger, Rusty. We'11 send you (,ne _sre co,remand _V Mark. 3, 2, 1. on
CC: Roger. Understand; nothing.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. We rill digest that a lit*]c and bit call you back.
CC: Roger. Apollo 9, Houston. Understand.
UNKNOWN: CC t.I<,l]o9 Houston.
UNKNOWN: ',;,, ahead.
CC: Roger. We would like you %o verily the follcwir_g: flight and _ostlanding PAq_ bus A OPEN.
UNKNOWN: Flight _nd postlanding F_._ bus A - I,I_ OPEN you.
UNKNOWN: It's now. Thank
CC: Roger. And on pane] 8, we wou/d like for you to OF?l: verify: SPS pitch i, )'aw 1, and EDS, all three 0P_N. Okay. ,."L/J,c"_-_.,_, th_.
UNKNOWN: The two SPS's were we opened iae EDS's were all 0Pn_;. and
CC: Roger, Rusty. Understana. .&nd was the flight tvD. stlanding BATT bus A 0P_{ when you called? Had iL ·been OPF2( before then?
CC: Rotter. Understand CLOSED.
LMP: Xouston, we've _t a question on the fuel cell purge.
CC: Roger, Apollo 9. Go.
LMP: Roger.. Yesterday, vhen fuel cell 3 - rather high fuel cell 2 had the TCE - After we purged it, it dropped way down in perfo__nanee,and it's still below 1 and 3. ¥'ewomlc]..i_kcto verify that you really want tv purge that. We are concerned that it r_y drop it off the bottom of TCE.
CC: Roger, Apollo 9. Stand by. We will get an answer on That.
LMP: Okay. CANAH¥ (REV 75)
LMP: hoger. Go ahead.
CC: Roger. Apollo 9, Houston. While we've got a minute here, we wou_8 )ik_ _o get _ crev $tutus report from you. i rega_?iS_,_
CC: If you are ready, t_e first q,_estion lo any illness, }for &re %ou feeJ.',ng no'a7 13_d -..,-,.% to know wimt medication )(,:, took _csterday and r,:k(cl_lly today on all three, and what you took yesterday morning, ?ust/.
LMP: Okay. Everybcdy is feeling fine, and stand by rmdlcation. on the
CC: 9oger. Jim.
CC: D..get,
CDR: Roger. t ,_idr,'take E_ything yesterday cr today. .n_c:..".,-i._:_ _o*' }:_:_.0. ranted They to ::r.:,r lm._tr,.._:t -';'.ere _'.:' ,-,_rc goin£' _c, s_o_' _cme thi_4_, i've worked oux Dlm_ k,?re, if :,ou :"._ d_'-_a_ are re_dy to eop_ .
CDR: Okay. We are going to have one suit underneath the lef%-hand seat, ):ave two suits underneath the center seat. We are going to take the conpartment B-1 -We are going to move all the food out of that and uae it as a garbage bin, so the density will be much less than it was before. We are been wearing, e.nd fasten them to the ftocr in the lover equipment bay on top of the lithium'hydroxide canisters. We will take the lithium hydroxide canister that we've brought back from the LM and put it on the floor in the to_'e_' c qu_ipnent bs_, up underneath the suit. And the rest of the stovag, e will remain essentially the same. Copy. You ar_. t.',put ,:ic
CC: Roger, Jim. go!ng _uit under the lef_c-hand scat; you are going _, r_* :eat; you Two suits under the center are _oi:,_,, to t_ke the food out of B-1 ,_md u:3e _t _ _: gar- bage bin; you are going to; stc_ c:_e ICG c,:_ the around floor Jn the LEB the lithium hydroxide canisters; lithium you are going to stow the hydroxide canister you brought back from the [24 on the floor under the suit; and the rest remains the same.
CDR: Roger. We will probably m_l_,esome other changes. but have them base the weights and CG on tb:_t for a vh_le.
CDR: Oxay.
LMP: Okay, Al. _[q_is is I_xsty again. YeSterday morning. I didn't take anything. Last night b_fore ! went 1:o bed I took an Aetifed and ,; S_conat.
CC: Roger, Rusty. Understand _ou. I.mst night _ Wot, didn't take anything yesterday t_,_rming,and last an'l nfght you took one Actifed one Seconal. at all yesterday..
CC: Roger. Okay. Ready for the nert question: how · _,_J_t.? _,mh sleep did you all get last
UNKNOWN: 76/5 P_e 503
CDR: D_ said he Eot about e!_._ht;I got about eight. Okay. f,nd F,ot eight, also.
LMP: Busty - I
UNKNOWN: Roger. Copy. You all got 8 hours.
CC: Okay. We'd like )ou to do'some troubleshooting on the B]O_D b_rness. Ve would l_ke each of you to sensors. check your Dave, we didn't get any ECG. on you last night. We'd !i_:e you to check )our e_terile sensor in the grounds for _ loose sensor, and, if the sensors are secure, to replace the ¢×ternal leads v_nd sei_ur with a spare. troubleshoott,q<
CDR: O_ay. We'l_ cio some on the sensors. D_e had his sensors .'_1 1 i,lugged in getting 'last night, i guess you :till werer,'t anything. thet right? ]s
CC: %1%at's affi)7:stive, we'd iike you - We've Eot nc, respiration on yt,u. We'd like to check your axillary sensor;:.
CDR: Okay. I'11 check those, _(! right now neither know
UNKNOWN: Yes, I'm plugged in. Nov do mine look? Do you want any Al.7 troubleshooting on m_ne,
CC: Okay. Stand by one, Rusty.
CDR: ;md f;ave[md I will [.s get plugged in soon as we get through doing some chores here.
CC: Roger, We're not getting on you.
UNKNOWN: De advised I van give you a little bit of information on _dne right nov. !'ye had to ta_ __ mir_ c_ff four or five t_ne_ h¢_c 5_ getting into ., th= t_'o LCG's az,d back into the constant-_,ear gs.rment and th_ngs like {hat. [;ut _'ve noticed yello-; that the signal conditioner connector does not seem to go -_l the way in any more. I'11 look e.-qthin_ at it a.nd see if I cm_ do with it, but it may be that.
UNKNOWN: Roger, Rusty. Understand, J,_, _ou!d you _:-tch _vitch new, the up-telenetry data to DATA please? .. Page 501_
LMP: Roger. Up-telemetry _aek to I1ATA. harness
CDR: Al, Da:_ went through all his BIOMED la._t night. He umscrewed it and screwed it back in, pushed down on a/1 the sensors, checked the and everything connections, looked all rip,bt. Is there anything else you wanted done? about
CC: Let us think it for a little, Jim, and we'11 give you a call hack. We ueren't reading anything on him last night.
CDR: Okay. CA_AHVON (REV75)
CC: Apollo '9, this is Houston through Carnarvon. Standing by.
LMP: Good morning, Smoke_, How t-e you? CC
UNKNOWN: morning, fearless leader. I'm Just fine. no. number
LMP: 0h, This is fearless 3.
UNKNOWN: Oh, okay. Hey there, Rusty. Sound awful chipper. middle
LMP: Yes. tasting }t's good. of %reL&fast time here. lt's mV BIO_D service went out? Okay.
CC: Stand by one, Rusty.
CC: It's still not coming through at all, Rusty. any BIO.U_-.D'sfrom ,nybody. We're not getting
CC: But stand by on any troubleshooting you have us out here. up there. Let %'ork our z_te We might have _ ground problem.
CC: Hey, Rusty. Houston 'here. I realize you are at breakfast there, but if - Could you rove a couple of switches for u_,? We are _ti]? irving to troub!e_hoot this ccrJ_:na ,% ste::. 'rape 76/7 , Page 505 ,
LMP: Sure can. 60 ahem. _ -
CC: Okay. We'd like to have the up-telemetry command NOM4AL. switch to ?_SET, then OFF, and then
LMP: 0k_. Up-t-.lemet_ cammand _.oing to RF_qE_. 3, 2, 1.
LMP: 1,4AI'_.
LMP: Okay. And back to OFF, and now'back t'o N'oRM_L.
CC: OkaY. Understand. Thank you, And we might have couple more here,
CC: And, Apollm 9, we are gofn C to lose you at C_rnarvor, here in a few seconds. Brlng up your S-band volume _nd we'11 _ce you over Honeysuckle Jn about a minut.
UNKNOWN: with you. HO_:¥SUCKLE(RF, V 75) HoneysuCkle. How
CC: Apollo 9, Bca,_ton through do you read?
UNKNOWN: _, throug_h Honeysuckle. Ho_ do you rc_.q? Oh, you're coming in five-square there, Sreokey.
CC: Okay, ),_sty. Looks like we have got our eoL_mnd F_yster I,ack again, and ws _,re going to be tr_ns- mittir,g an abort co_nd, so you should _ets the l:_gl_t t,.minut.._'. · here. And ir']] I,c {_L for about
UNKNOWN: Wha.t should we see_
CC: You should see the abort light.
CC: O_ay.
CC: NAPX. Page .506
LMP: gABK.
LMP: We don't.
CC: Okay. We'11 try again.
CC: How now? wonder
LMP: Still the same. I if we may _xve to get some circuit breakers or something closed for you?
CC: That's a negative, l_ty. We should be getting in.
LMP: Okay. We don't need the ED8 power ON?
CC: Did you get it then. Husty?
LMP: That's a negative. We're
CC: Okay, Apollo 9, still troubl(_;hooting on headli,_es that one. You all made all the on that rendezvous; it was _Aghty pretty. I fcc, ?,ere that they are cooking you a 350-pound c_k. 'board the Guadalcanal that you'11 have to e,t when you get down there.
LMP: Listen; we're rea_/, man - We'ze r6ad, . With tb_ amount of tine we've had to eat in the last Iow days, we are going to eat it'.
CC: Roger. r7
CDR: Hey, Stu. I don't kn6w _f _.ou 6,:ys got me_:'age get'_].ng yesterday because we were scrambled and for would ready the APG burn, %,ut I like to than} you all for the trer,endou5 Job that y_.u did. AlL ye ,uAaticns that practice that ddd in t},::ser. _nd l'-3- really paid off, I think that, as ). said terday, we've gotj.the world's 6reatest ,_st of controllers.
UNKNOWN: That makes all feel real and the whole control center here appreciates that. b-
CDR: Yes. And that's what it goes for. It goes for all those gnrjs down there in the pit, up there in the balcony, even the guys in the viewing room and running the computers and all those kind of things. I want to include them a11.
LMP: _hat goes for a/1 of us, t¢o, Smokey. We all a6ree.
CC: Roger. I tell you, you all really put on a show u_. was for That fantastic.
CDR: Hey, t don't knOW if you had a it, plot morc _t out, but I don't think be got than pencil-width off the nominal .1ina the whole time we were on.
CC: No - it - You were right or, _ll the way around, and it was _henomena] the w_y ali three solutions were coming together. It was beautiful.
CDR: Wasn't that something.
LMP: Might give you the impression that it might work. stand by.
CC: And when Dave plugs in the BIOM_ED, _,hy we'd _:e're appreciate a call, Just so we'11 be sure getting the data. We're about 30 seconds LO_ off Honeysuckle here. We'11 see you over Merc_n 7 about on the hour.
CC: And, Apollo 9, if you can sLill read me, we would and like to have you look in your logs, we're be tine going to asking you for the of yo_tr last two fuel cell purges. MERCURY(__=V75)
CC: Apollo 9, this is Houstcn through F_reury. We will have you for about 5 minutes. And we're looking cell at the fuel here, Apollo 9. We vou!d like, if possible, to get the ti-_e of the last _'_ fuel cell purges, if you could Eive us that Lcre time.
CC: Good morning, Dave. Go ahead: ,
CMP: Roger. Hew are you?
CMP: We purged yesterday at approximately 8 hours when we started the day. And theu last night we purged _t about - Just about what it says on %he fli&h t plan, Andwe at 102 - probably 102 50. did all three fuel cells' 02 for 2 minutes. wi]/
CC: Roger. Copy. T_ank you very mdch. That' ...... help us out here. And
CMP: Okay. I wasn't on the horn there on yot_ last pass, but I would also like to express mV apprecLa- rio n to all you guys for doing an outstandir_g Job. I tell you, it's sure nice when you are driving this thlng around alone to know you gu_s are on the horn watching.
UNKNOWN: you, Dave. We all appreciate that. And Just to prove that I can follow instructfovs here, I've got a ball The _tros lost to the Los Dodgers 8 to ] _.nthe spring exhibi- tion opener at Cocoa Beach.
UNKNOWN: hclding true to
LMP: Hey, is the University of Houston still playing basketball? wanted
CC: Roger. Chris to pass on to you that Virginia Tech beat them in their last g_me.
UNKNOWN: you're kidding. I don't believe it.
UNKNOWN: that's true, I'm going to have to go have a $alk with a couple of people... '
CC: (Laughter) Roger. 5o9 Key.aince we di,'_'t s'et the tolaunchon rl_t
CC: That is affirmative. i
UNKNOWN: got a message for }
CC: Okay, I{e is on the loop.
CMP: Okay. Eap_y birthday to you, haptry Birthday to birthday to you. (Sung to the tune of "ff,Jppy Birthday." )
CC: That was magnificent, there. The e_ly thing - You may even cversha_w the rendezvous _Jth performances like that.
LMP: Listen, we have two more choruses of that. Is- Deke there?
CDR: Okay. When he comes iff,let 'us know. I want to " give him one, too. And, also, When Charlotte do_s. fhows up, if _he ever
CC: Ail right. Fine. We will let you know.
CC: And, Apollo 9, Houston. We will be cordng off the _=_rcury tn about 30 _eeonds. We will see you over Red,tone about 1_. 'i
CC: And, Dave, when you plug in your BIO_D, we would like a call, Just to make sure our system is working.
CMP: Okay. I'11 do it right nov. you.
CDR: Houston. Are _ou getting r_y respiration now? _ois is J{.m. L
CC: That's tffirnative, Jim. The last word I have t:_rou_/.h. here, ._ou were coming
CDR: Okay. I haven't done anything to i% ss far as the BIC.._v_v_v_v_v_v_v_v_V_D censors themselves. All I've done is plug and OO.._J_ tines ,unplug the lead a fe_ when I changed con fi_r a_ion 76/32
CC: Okay, Jim. I was in error. We are getting your _Dsso_ (REV75) , t Apollo 9, Reastone. $t_"v
CC: Houston through the
CDR: How about a map update?
CC: Roger, Apollo 9. In work.
CDR: Today, we are going to have time to look out, and man, I'm going to look out.
CC: Okay. ;_d to the question back on the f_ei cells: we've looked at our performance plot versu!_the purges time of the and so forth, and we saw _c, change in the performance - no drop - and we are recommend/riga purge on all three fuel cells.
CMP: Okay. Very good, We'11 purge all three. And sharing
CC: we're saying that the load vent d_n becauae of the high temperature on the condeDser exhaust there,end .not the purge.
CC: And, Apollo 9, I have your map update.
UNKNOWN: CC Okay. REV 75 is GET 119 10 01, right ascension 164,2,longitude lb3 27 west. _A_MAS(RS'V75)
CC: And, Apollo 9, Houston. We got you throu_ Ou_y--as, now. Did you get your map update through the Red.stone, Jim?
CDR: Roger. It was R_._V75, GET 119 10 01, 16_2 right ascension, 14,327 west.
CDR: Roger. Thank you. Houston. BIOKED the
UNKNOWN: And, You getting any on
CC: Dave, we're getting the respiration, no EKG. On Jim, we're getting EXG a .---_no respiration, and Rusty'a coming through, on both of them. The only thing that we could suggest was if whenever try you have the time, the sprite sensors there. Take and- Da_e, replace his sternal lead to the blue ones; and Jim, replace his yellow leads from the spare some time when you get around to it.
CC: Okay. We'11 try and do that.
CDR: We'11 let Dave breathe, and we'11 let _ heart. beat.
CC: mi rizht. (_uePte_)' ver_ good. 9,
CC: And, Apollo this is Houston. We would like to have you go POO in ACCEPT. We'11 be uplinking to you through MILA here in about a minute and half or _o.
UNKNOWN: in
CC: _-.d you shc'ild Just atfout'b* On _-'andfallcoming _, al'I-os s nc_.
CMP: Roger. We Just passed over it .... We're -- Stand by. We'11 find out. 9 TRANSCR/PTION 76)
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. _ have SPS-_ PAD when you are ready to copy.
CDR: Roger. Stand by one.
CC: Standing by. Houston.
CMP: Okay, Go ahead,
CC: Roger. Reading ,°,PS-6:121 45 9'160,minus 00369 00273 2701¢;, all zips, minus 00 204 00422 0016 'r", minus 089, minus 113 12 354h0 23600, _.nd] going to have to g_w. yo_ a time or, _u_ RAY check here since 5'lC,is _.o far _.head. ?:.< _ime this 0,_,, of NAV check: 120 3r) m_nu_ ]9![5, plu! 16499 1203. End of update. C_ ui_,r_-00369
UNKNOWN: Six readback: 121 _S 5760, r "l ['/(,!L:_ all zips, minus C_0201_00bP.2 00273 ,.o,6 089, 1'[3 12 23600. time minus minus 35h40 The Of the NAV check: 190 30 00, m_nus 1918, p]u_ 16492 1203.
CC: Roger. Apollo 9, your readback t_,correct.
CC: And, Apollo 9_ the computer is yours. We nkve uplinked the state vector and a tax'get ]o_d
CMP: Roger. State vector _.ndt_z_'get_.,.,_,l.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. We're about 30 seconds from LOS Canary. We'11 see you :_,_er'qTan:u'_t_r.ive _,t _around 59. You have a GO fc)_'93 :)_._bI. T_2_.A.'/$uqIVE (REV '76)
CC: Apollo 9, Houstcn. We skou]a have you tk-_cugh Ta_nanarive for _bout -_other 5 minutes.
CDR: Okay, Houston. Apollo reads.
CC: Boy, I'm reading you loud __n_ clear.
CC: I{ouston, _h_s i._ Al,o/lo 9. 77/2
CC: Go, Apollo 9. This !s Houston. are again. It seems that the shaft Js hanging t,p, and now }umnging it's up around at about ]OO- It will c<xne closer to about 230 degrees. We are still going through a little troubleshooting out. here, trying to figure eat how to get it Yesterday it worked Just fide all day long, and -h:e're I'm not. sure whether it's trYtug to fix it. We had one little ... early in t) e morning, _,nd then Jt seemed to work fine the re. t of the day_ _nd I'm not _:,re _'hethcr .{t's an e, '.: morning problem <,r just exactly %:hat.
CC: Roger. Apollo 9, Houston. We copy that. We c_re n_,t getting _.ny data here. ?aybe over C,_rnaryon we c_n have some _ords oD {t, 82/: :'e'l] go l<, york on it.
CMP: You r=_bht thinking about some changes Ax, the f3ight plan here; we may not be able to get this one working here.
CC: R<_er. Understand.
UNKNOWN: _c,_cr. Copy.
CMP: Okay. J've got it running agaim by breaking th: not shaft 'Dose - breaking it, but ]oosenJr:g ;he tn,? meel'muical drive, on it _haf_m, _ld dr]v]Tl_, w/th x_.ech_--uicallyacross st.ivk_ L-nd tber,, with ?::wet off, turning the o_tScn _ower T._:.kon anl t,lrning Jt through eJM it:ming it _<-_:k to ::erG. S_ ! think smy_,ay, t,.uporarily at ].east, we'r,, out of the problem.
CC: Roger, Sounds like _u're doiug =.cae g.3o_ troubleshooting there, I'm about iP2__.r_ &.rlye. ' Carnarvon to lose "' at 15.
CC: And, Apollo 9, Houston. If I still have you, one other thing we'd like to have is, fY.om now on out, _'d tike +i;- t__e of each fuel _el] purge whenever >C,'a_Io C}:e t.:.'f_es. Tape 76) CAR_ARVO,_ (_v i
CC: Apollo 9, Houston through Carnarvon. Standing by. Have you ,bout 5 minutes.
CMP: Okay. _ee, w.,rLir_gon no_. We
CMP: As you can we're 52 cc,up)' rote had the optics han_ ur, _ times here,
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. Or, the cell pu:ges, we would like to know the time of _he purges from nOW on and also we would ]_¥;¢ i,. L_:_ve yowl opinion of how tv/i_;.,':: pu_ge vent, what effect it had, _w,d how did ii, (.,_tapa_,'e witb vestc,cl,.y_ HoustOn. %_a i,wzged jus;L _f_',_l
LMP: Okay, 2 minutes you gave us the word that you thot,_ht the purge was a good thing to do. I checked l hem t _cv well balanced. I'm checking t4e_ rigi_t now, and they are very w_ll bc_ ,anted. Stand 1:_-one;
LMP: Okay. l'he ]CE iS up a little bit t_juin (,n fuel cell 2. It's not off the top )'et, ]_ut it ;_ higher than fuel cell 1 and 3 and :i'_.'s drawing about the same 1_. ! _mderstand.
CC: Roger, Apollo 9. i
CC: And we thank You for ib_t info,
CC: And JUst fo_ your info, it will be $%mri_e in about 19 minutes.
CC: And, Apollo 9, _ouston. %:'__3:1L<' picking up about 2 mi:,t_t_s; S-band Honeysuckle in l.ut b''-r volume up, please. P"4_ i ri .5 I $
CC: And, Apollo 9, Houston. I copy your DSKY.
CC: Apollo 9, this is Houston. I'm reading you loud and clear.
UNKNOWN: Did 'you _et the _/To torque ing? minus 1277, plus 503. We had a data dropout; I'm not sure i got the tim_..
CMP: 0k_y. Those a;_,.th __ r_;ht num,.ers at 120 ?J 00.
CC: IOS ir, about 20 seconds. Thank you for the time.
CMP: Roger. %'h,_nk you.
UNKNOWN: Okay, D_ve. _en you get the chance with it fresh in your n,ind, we vould ]_ke to have you run through the trouble that you are having. It appearu to us that it's _ticking in more than one place.
UNKNOWN: ,.m (_{P Yes; that's right. [_t ne rUn back through it, the history of the thinly. I g%_ess I told you the other day, %he T pack is hung up in 6h point, &nd the tenths roller goes all the _._y around. ]% rolls all the tJ:_,e, _utd I can't hang ul, _ lmost un r,ultiples of 6}_, plu? _:'_;!_.inu,. 6ti, [_nd around %he i80 side, also. Af,d when it L._ng.e. up, you can't move the ?haft in any mode cv,up)_:_g speed at ali. So what I've been doing is _ ul._& '.}_.,ap_,:ics off _md brea'¢_ng '._-tth,: 5. F4ck wit_, the _..,_nual dial - the uanual crank there to _.ere it looks like it's loose, at least a tenth slc','er and then turn _he optics back on and go into zero. for a little while until I get to that plus o_ _',-inus6_ r,rea, _nd then ii; all :_eems to hang u t, and nothing will _,ring it out, not even the AlYI_ _driv., today. lose appreciate that _ _'m going to you here at Honeysuckle probably in about a minute, and Bunts_q_lle at 30.
CC: Amd we sure appreciate tl_ose cc-_ents. _ith
CC: _oger. we will give it a bloody go.
CMP: Maybe we need to oil it.
CC: Dave, is it Just the telescope? }[_ve you noticed any trouble with the sextant? (.%[P _extant hangs _;;, too. I c.ou]d_'t be certain because I onl)' notice it in the telescope _ud ] haven't been able to get a _.tar into the sextant with _ _tuck telebcope to lnok through the sextant, but Y']I check it next time. question. We w_uld like to have the info.
CMP: Okay. It's not stuck now, _o I think I will _tick to it I to find out. We'd like to have PC_? bit rate !DW. We've got our cc._n_andtroubles, also.
CMP: OMay. '_'re LOW. et h3. sexte,nt and it seemL; to work fine in all modes - ![A/;UkL,AUTO, corn- bination thereof, only th-= telescope gets. hung Page 53.7
CC: Roger. Under_tand. Copy, Dave; thank you ;ery much.
UNKNOWN: Roger. A_WAH(REV76)
CC: And, Apollo 9, Houston through Hawaii. Standing
CDR: Go ahead, Houston. You're a little broken _%gain.
UNKNOWN: You're coming in okay, Apollo 9. We're coverage on across the States, now.
LMP: Oh, very good. the
CDR: Houston, Apollo 9. By way, we did get a good alignment for the burn. Copy.
CC: Roger. Understand. DSTO E(RSV76) ? fan OFF, please.
CDR: Houston, are you still there ?.
CC: Roger, Apollo 9. We're still here. We got good soJid lock on you now. Go ahead.
CDR: We have really been having some peculiar spacecraft know, rates. You when we go to bed at night, we try to damp the rates down to near zero so _'e don't have a lot - Running the clock wi]_ spin us up during the night. And every _rrbing we get up amd the rates are down around a tenth of a degree per that. the last second or something like Here iu hour or so we've been trying to do this alignment and Ar_t Just -. the rates keep building up. I When Tape.??/? to about two tenths of a degree I_r second in pitch, and row that we're going along here without any Jet. firings, they've gradually dropped b_..-kdown to they're al,_ost zero. It looks like we're trying to stabilize the spaceerafb at. a certain fixed position w_lch right r,ow hSl,pens ti, b_- co, ma_nd module dowu towsa_s the F_arth.
CC: Roger, Apollo 9. Copy. qb._t's %cry interesting,, thank .you. We'11 fodder _.et a while.
CDR: you %o me when 1 get down on the ground Just exactly how you ponder?
CC: Yes, sir; I'11 do that. _ounds OD much to,
CDR: It like fur, ! doD'_ want miss it.
CC: Yes. copy that. So%rods like y'_i1 are havil,[_a _1! up there Wish I could s_ap. _'Ish %,',:,rk
CMP: Yes, I you could too. You so hard ]"d. r_ght like to zee you up here now. Apollo Coming
CC: 9, Houbtoa. Ynu _re up over DaJa Ca]j fornia now.
UNKNOWN: Oh, _; there it is down there. T£XAS (REV 'f6) 9-
LMP: Nouston, this is Apollo
CC: Go ahead. Apollo 9, Foustor. _sn't it'.' Where to be _-ross do yOU rant the southwest to gO to SO65" U.S., That vas supposed
CC: Sta_d by, Apo}lo '9.
LMP: Okay. .. '
CC: Roger, Apollo 9. We'11 give you a Mark on when to start, and we are looking at this.
LMP: Okay. (REV76) _nA Atlanta, now, and we can zee Dobbins Air Force Base and the whole city.
CC: Sounds great. _'egot
LMP: Okay. a coupl_ of pictures for the folks.
CC: Real good. i ¥o;cz
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. Dave, that switch you made on the BIGMED harness Ir,vorking rea/ well, We're getting good data. ·
CDR: Okay, but this is Jam. I'm on Dave's lead now, He's mot plugged tn yet. D_d you get mine? You _, get respiration count?
CC: Roger, Apollo 9. Copy, s_,_we are getting it. can
CDR: Okay, Ask those _octors if they tell when we switch CQMM leads.
UNKNOWN: 'Cause if they can't they _.resure going to have some screwy _4ata.
CDR: Just as a matter of iuterest, Dave is working on his right now, too. So as soon as he gets plugged _a_k in, you want to call us and let us know whether his are fixed?
CC: Okay, Jim. We sure will.
CDR: He's going to be on the left hoses for awhile.
CC: Roger. houston understands. this
CC: Apollo 9, is Houston. You are 00 for bPS-6. I'd like to toss in a reminder about the pitch 1, are y_w 1 circuit breakers' OUT. fine. Thank you. want
CDR: Okay; _%y did you those circuit breakers OUT this morning?
CC: Roger. It was working on the 'MATTA problem. don't any
CDR: Okay. You want them on longer, then, 4o you?
CC: We'd like to hsve them Ir_ for,the burn, and then the pull them out after burr, _gain.
CDR: Okay. 78/2
CC: And, Apollo 9, Ho_tc n. ' '_'going to lose you in about a Ednute here off of Canaries. If _'ou could, we'd like to h--yean estimate of when you closed +.heflight and postlanding batterf bus A circuit breaker, - This is Just for power eonsumption.
CDR: Houston. I don't think we have any idea when that thing got closed. It must have got clos_ earlier at night.
CC: Okay, Apollo 9. U_derstand.
CC: We'11 see you over around 33.
CDR: Roger. TANANARIVE (REV 77) How
CC: Apollo 9, Houston through Ta_anarive. do you read?
UNKNOWN: by, Houston. on going to be rocking right the bu_rntime. We are afraid we won't get the co=maud in. _Ie'd like to have you go PCM bit rate HIGH at 1;3. That burn, will be approximately 5 minutes prior to the
UNKNOWN: Okay. PCM bit rate HIGH at 43. Th_k
CC: Roger. That's correct. you.
LMP: Are you throug_hwith your troubleshooting c,,_ the batteries? We'd like to get the cir,?uit breakers set for the SPS. bres-kers.'
CC: Roger. Go ahead and put in the circuit
LMP: Okay. Thank you. We'11 see you over Carnarvon right at Your burn. CA_ARV0H (_V 77)
UNKNOWN: Uila6e,
UNKNOWN: lIoustou, Apollo 9-
CC: Go, _pollo the burp; we'11 regroup here and try to figure it out. Charlie
CC: Roger. We copy, Apollo 9. Check Delta in the DAP.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. We'11 be looking one REnl later for bur_. the (24P Roger, Houston.
UNKNOWN: see CD OFF which means we aholnldn't - But I h_d Just reset the DAP to turn it back on about 7 or 8 minutes ago.
CC: Okay, Apollo g. Roser. We copy. And there - really didn't get our data until your ignition' time and your next - A rough cut at the next ignition ir, 123 pl%us _8.
LMP: Okay. 123.plus 28. and
CC: We'11 he t_king a lock at our data looking at the DAP hgre, see if we can psych this out. CKP Okay.
UNKNOWN: even have a cross-check on setting the DAP, and thought we had it all squared away. CC Understand,
UNKNOWN: l/cnston, 9.
CC: Co, Apollo 9.
LMP: _oger. You want us to go back to low bit rate? Thank
CC: That's affirmative, Apollo 9. yo u. Pa_e 523
CC: Apollo 9, Rouston. We '13.see you over the Humta- around villa O3.
CDR: Roger. Have you ha4a chance to look at anything yet ?
CC: We don't have any good word yet for you, Apollo 9. H_ybe over I'untsville here we will pass some worels of wisdom. CDR lv_rsw_ (_'nl 77) · !
CC: Apollo 9, this i_ Houston through Huntsville.
CDR: Hello, Houston. Apollo 9, here.
CC: Roger, Apollo 9. 'This is Houston through Huntsville. How do you read?
CC: Okay. Apollo 9, this is Houston. I think you're reading me, You're not co__ing back too sterling. DDi' We are looking at tl_¢ at the playing _hc data back. We wiil h_vc some word5 on that.' I'd like to post you on something; am I getting thr_u£?:_ at _mll?
CDR: You're coming through very weak.
CDR: Houston, this is Apollo 9- We're reading you weaXly but clearly. Go e_tead.
CC: Okay. I think we've got good solid two-way lock, now. How met
CDR: You're still weak but clear.
CC: Okay. What we're thinking of here, this SO65 pass as scheduled is a prime une; there is a front moving in that will t roLably have i% blanked o_t tomorrow. An/leles We do have aircraft out off Of Los &nd 78/5 Page 524 we the SPS-6 until the time want the first picture taken, and if we get you all ),our PADS and give you warning, do you thi_ you can get configured for that in 32 minutes after the burn? ...
UNKNOWN: I think your ques ... in 32 vLtnmtes after is that the question?
CC: That is %he question and our C(._J,here i_ pretty bad. We'11 have Hawat_ at ]1,. We'11 still be on here for aLout another 4 minutes but .v_.u're breaking up badly coming in here. But you do prepared have m_ right question. Can you be %o take your first, pictures 32 r Inures after the burn?
CDR: Roger. I believe that we can ...
CC: Okay; copy. Thank you, and we'11 really go to work and have everything rocking on ready.
CDR: Okay, _.wi:i (_,v 77) Houston. Hrvaii.
CC: Apollo 9, We have you through
CMP: L_ger. now.
CDR: We are getting that S065 c:._cked out right _''. ·
CC: O_ay. _eai good, and a que_,tion, Dave. h%_c_n you _f_td you had cross-ch_cked it, did it ,'_m that _ter you h.,,dgone th'o',_h the VERB 48, you recalled %.?.RBh8 -nd checked the load?
UNKNOWN: No. As we were going through, both of u_ - Two us of us watched do it.
CC: Ckay. Roger, We are going; _ :)t_ce another ios,k at the data, but also wcndel:r_ about a_er load- Lug up R1, :_ proceed vice E:;7}.:{..,
CMP: -_;o;I pro,,eed<-d through 3t to check the weight tz'Jm, amd the pitch yaw trf_ agair_.
CC: Okay. I g'-_:a.swhat I'm. saying is a__.er-ycu did get Jn the DAP lcad, maybe you missed s_u F2.':?.:R I_ge 525 there before you procecd---d on through to the weight.
CMP: Roger. I umderst_nd what you meat,.
CC: And our data - We're txying to take a look e,t it, but we really can't pcych anything out yet, and I was Just wondering if you had recalled it to verify that _t was _ctually in.
UNKNOWN: No. We didn't go back and recmll i% again.
CC: Apollo 9, this' is Houston. I know you aze real busy. You're coming ut, on a long pass here. We'11 have you for _bu_aL the pe_ 20 -_22 m_m'._es, and I ha%_ $PS-(, _'AD a_zytime you art. _eady.
UNKNOWN: Okay. stand by, please.
CMP: Okay.. Houston, 9, Go ahead with the pAD.
CC: Roger. Beading SPS-6: 123 25 O590, min_s OO:{[_8 all zips eO.1 zips 00388 002_O OOil, 27010, _,dnus 089 minus 113 12 35500 23_190 r_inus 06_6, minus 01109 1269. End ¢,fupdate. REDS'i_NE {R:UF 77)
CC: Ap%,ILo g :'_ot_;ton. I think we are iz, the niddle 5 _C'OY,(_ <: .
CC: Roger. now.
CC: Okay. _'ve _.ot you You dropped out cna couplc _,f those, [)ave. Wa,u!5. you read ,..'- DELTA-V.,. *m_nnion, r:_,!d_Le 'J,.titude ;.:',.2 : !titucc? % tru:micD,
CMP: Okay. On ]_ELTA-Vc, 0£,20_ 23400; ]cngi- rude, _i.,,as01!09; and th,: :?titude, ... 0,9.
CC: Roger.. Copy that. I am showing latitude 06k6.
CC: Roger. 06 ...
CC: Okay. Very .,c.od. You have the PAD.
UNKNOWN: t"'_'_ ',, Thank you.
UNKNOWN: I guess _c']l assume that the r_AP'sworking all right. /'_,dre'II throt,g,h zL;n It.
CC: That'._ our assumption. 1.,' t :._. _L::._ume that right l¢<.kfng Dow, Apollo 9. We are at it.
CMP: O_Ly,
CC: ;_poilo 9, Houston. We'd like to have _1' _,_ j n ACCEi_? We'11 give )ou a state vector and a tu_rget toad.
CMP: Okay. You have P(_O in ACCEPT.
CC: Roger. U_,derstand. We'11 be shipping it up.
CC: Apollo 9, Jt Will be anotl,er minute before we start,_hfpt,fngto you. We are getting [,dump.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. The c¢_nputer is yours. _ne vector compare looks real good. VA_CUAE) (R_V 78) _t
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. We've about 3 minutes lef% in this pass. I have your S065 update when _,_u ready. are
CDR: by
UNKNOWN: one.
CC: If _e dom"_ get it here, it will be no sweat. vii1 have Ascension We at 51. Okay.
CC: About 10 seconds.
LMP: f,(,ahead, Houston. Or.ay. update:
CC: S065 1_000 32750 000 123 55 20, g!ash A; %he next block - I want this ORB RATE; )our first _rea ir :,¢.uthwest II.S., 121_ OO 20 06 2_. We would like to have a second area, which will k_? Douston, 1_ 09 15 O_ 03. Also, now, camera, w_th the hand-held I would like to :e_out, give time here of 124 plus 03 plus 28. four W.' would like to have about pictures looking $grth of !he ground track with the h_nd-held c_mer_. This ia Just about as far north as we've co=e_in _ny of the orbits. We would Just like to have/some pictures up there. ]wculd like to make a comment on this southwest U.S. pass. The weather is clear from Los Angeles to Tucson. You will be Just p_st Tucson when you have had exposure 15. As you come into E1 Faso, if it l_oks like it'm completely socked over, you can terminate, but we want to keep going up through 15. time?
UNKNOWN: Okay. Want £ readback? Do we have ahead.
LMP: Okay. 180 327 _nd a half 0123 _5 20 NA; ORB RATE. Southwest U.S., 12_ (]0 20 06 2_; Houston, l_h 05 15 .o603. ·sc£.usIo_(REV 78)
CC: Apollo 9, this is Houstc_ tb_c :gh Ascension. And · Kot Rusty, I the re&dback all the way tPJough the P_e 528 S065. I Just wanted to _ sure that you got m_ additional cc=merits.
LMP: Okay. The addition co_ents: The weather is clear from LA to Tucson, and you figure that we'11 get to Tucson about the 15th exposure; and using our Juag-_ent, if t_yond it now like it's clobbered in, to go ahead and for- get them. Understand that at 124 03 28, _ith hand-held camera, you'd like pictures loekirg north of the orbit track. At,d I wonder if you could give ug an orbit rate?
CC: Okay. Stand by. per