Otrobonita/noicy-space-talks huggingface dataset:
UNKNOWN: Don't - don't - You better - you better yaw a little bit to the left. You're going to get the sun on Frank's window now.
CDR: Yes, yaw left. ·.GQN,FIDE'NTIAI.. CONFIDENTIAL 193
CMP: Do you want me to roll?
LMP: See the mare we're over now bas a mottled look about it, - -
UNKNOWN: The Sea of Fertility we're on.
UNKNOWN: - - but not very heavily cratered, so it must be relatively dew.
LMP: - This is the Sea of Fertility, and we're coming up on a large crater, the delta-rim variety. It has a strange ' pattern m circular crack around the middle of it
LMP: How ma_' miles across is that crater?
UNKNOWN: Is that - You're looking at Tar,_utius?
CMP: Taruntius, probably.
LMP: ° Yes, how many - Just give me a guess. 20 miles? 30 miles?
UNKNOWN: Must be 30 or 40 miles.
UNKNOWN: The crater ·that you're seeing no-_ is about 30 or 40 miles across.
LMP: Ro - You batter - You better roll left.
CMP: Roll left?
CDR: Yaw left, too. I see the - Here's earth in our background.
UNKNOWN: Okay, I'm rolling left. your
LMP: How's picture quality, Houston?
CC: It's phenomenal.
UNKNOWN: an interesting rille directly in front of the spacecraft now, runnin 6 alon G the edge of a small mountain, rather sinuous shape, with right-angle turns. ONFIDENTIAL .f..ONFIDENTIAb 19k Keep What - what - rolling - keep rolling - You're - Roll it left, Jim.
CDR: Roll left, okay.
CDR: This area Just to the west of the Sea of Crises is the Sea of Tranquility.
LMP: Can you see the fracture patterns going across the mare in front of us now, Houston?
CDR: Now, you better stop the roll.
CC: That doesn't quite stand out.
CMP: Cut the roll.
LMP: Roger_ it's a series of cracks, faults across the middle of the mare. They drop down in about three steps to the south. The parallel fault pattern to the north has a drop down in the center. I think you may be going too far now, Jim.
CDR: Too far which way?
LMP: Yawing a little bit too f_ left.
CMP: Yawing too far left?
LMP: Yes, why don't you yaw right a little bit?
CDR: Yaw right a little bit.
LMP: Yes, we want to -
CDR: Yaw right·
LMP: Or else, you may Just - If you want to keep going, I'11 put it out this window now.
CDR: That's fine on there - that's fine. Who do you want to give it to?
CMP: Now, that crater right out there is - that nice round one is - ... . ...... _ ........ . .-CONFIDENTIA!.f
LMP: Well, they can - Frank. is at the other one.
CDR: I hope all of you back on earth can see what we mean when we say it's a rather foreboding horizon. A rather - -
LMP: Stark, maybe.
CMP: Yes, this is our landing site right down here.
LMP: We're now going over our - -
CMP: Approaching our landing site.
LMP: Approaching one of our future landing sites - -
CMP: Right now.
UNKNOWN: - - selected _n this smooth region to - -
CDR: Called the Sea of Tranquility.
LMP: - - called the Sea of Tranquility, smooth in order to make it easy for the initial landing attempt in mountains. order to preclude having to dodge Now you can see the long shadows of the lunar sun - sunrise.
CDR: Hey, why don't we start reading that thing, and that would be a good place to end it.
CMP: No, we've got to go into it very nicely. Why don't -- we - as we go into sunset
CDR: - - or is it sunrise? This is sunrise, yes. We're approaching lunar sunrise.
LMP: 'We are now approaching lunar sunrise, and for all the people back on earth, the crew of Apollo 8 h_s a ea_ _ 2 _qd beginning, God created the heaven and the _' ' the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, 'Let there C 4DNFIDENTIAL D.:EN-T-IA' _ 196 be that light,' it was and good. there And was God light. divided And the God light saw the from light, the darkness."
UNKNOWN: got it, Frank.
CDR: No, it's your ...
UNKNOWN: "And God called the light Day, and the darkness He c,]] ed Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And God said, 'Let there be a firmament midst and in the of the waters, let it divide the waters from the waters.' And God made the firmament and divided the waters which were under the firmament and the waters which were abova the firmament, and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day."
CDR: Can you hold this cmmera?
UNKNOWN: You want to pass it over here, Jim?
CDR: No, it's perfect right where it is.
CDR: "And God said, 'Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one place and let the dry land appear,' and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called these Seas. And God saw that it was good." And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a merry Christmas, and God bless all of you, all of you on the good earth.
CMP: That's it.
CDR: Don't say anymore now.
UNKNOWN: I just turned it OFF. You want it ON again?
CDR: No, leave it OFF. Great' Great'
CDR: OFF?
UNKNOWN: Okay. :.N:F4D ENTIAi'. "CONFIDENTIAL Day 197
CMP: Camera's OFF?
CDR: Hey, how can you beat that? Gees, we Just went into the terminator right in time.
CMP: Okay, let's get the spacecraft back in even keel again. Here, here's this, Frank.
CDR: Alright, let's get the flight plan out here. We've
CDR: got to get it.
LMP: Whew! Pretty impressive out there. sure
UNKNOWN: Boy, it is.
CDR: Okay, men.
CMP: It's 86 hours.
CDR: Houston, how do you read Apollo 8?
CDR: Don't tell me they didn't hear us.
CC: 8, loud and clear.
CDR: Roger. Are we off the air now?
LMP: Why don't you Just roll .over to the right, Frank, and then you can -
CC: Affirmative, Apollo 8. Go ahead.
LMP: Did you read everything that we had to sa_ there?
CC: Loud and clear; thank you for a real good show.
LMP: Okay. Now, Ken, we'd like to get all squared away for TEI here. Can you give us some good words like you promised? ,.ONFIDENTIAL ONFIDENTIAL ' Day 4 198 that, I have your - -
CMP: You want me to get that, or -
CC: - -TEI 10 maneuver pad, and then we will run through a systems brief. understand
CDR: I tk! s is the maneuver pad that we will correct? use for TEI. Is that
CDR: And you've got the tape, Houston.
UNKNOWN: Ready to copy, Ken. 45597,
CC: Roger. TEI 10, SPS G&N: minus 040 - -
LMP: Do you still have the ...?
CDR: I'11 get it afterwards, Bill.
CMP: That temporary storage bag, Bill, is located - Yes, it's up here.
UNKNOWN: I got trash in that temporary storage bag I'm leaving there.
UNKNOWN: It stinks to high heaven. All
CDR: that urine always stinks real bad, too.
CDR: What was the time for the REV before?
LMP: 85:17.
CDR: No, I don't know what day it is. This is day 4. No, hell; eat it - it doesn't matter. Eat any one you want.
UNKNOWN: 87:19. :FiDENTIA LI C-QNFIDENTIAL . Day 199
CMP: 87:19.
CDR: Yes. %_nat were the gimbal angles there? 180, 8 - See, it's about the same. And the horizon was what? 1.27
UNKNOWN: Degrees.
CDR: Okay, minus 3, right? So, we'11 get the - -
CDR: This is the pietuI-e it's going to be right now.
CMP: 52.9-
CMP: 52-9.
CDR: Yes. That's ours - The other one was 1.8.
CMP: I've got to update this one.
CDR: Yes, but we'11 see - see, what I'm saying is we'11 see Just as we come around into the - into the sun now, we should see Just the way it's going to be. See what I mean?
CMP: Checking that boresight star is going to be kind of difficult.
CDR: Yes, you're looking right into the earth's - the earth. And it looks like the sun's going to be right in our face, tO0.
CDR: You can probably check your star through the sextant while we're on the other side. Maybe.
CMP: Well, if you maintain the same position we're burning as we go around - -
CDR: Unless the platform drifts.
UNKNOWN: - - I'11 check it - It was like this. If w_ get a good enough - well, we won't though, see? We go around like this. I could check it when you're over here. Maybe t can. C...QN£,IDENTIA t ONFIDENTIAL
CDR: We want to make sure that we're burning the way know? we're going, too. You
CDR: Okay, now we're on - I think you're supposed to go MANUAL on the other' one, first. Yes.
CMP: That's D.
CDR: I don't think that's any good. That's a good one.
UNKNOWN: That's C.
CDR: C. Houston , how do you read Apollo 8 on OMNI C?
UNKNOWN: Hey, look it. If you get to this attitude -
UNKNOWN: It shouldn't make any difference what REV we're on.
CMP: As far as I'm concerned, - -
CDR: ... earth, moon, or what?
UNKNOWN: No, I mean checking the boresight star.
CMP: Checking the boresight star.
CDR: But it isn't all -This isn't always the same - Yes, you can take the difference - -
UNKNOWN: ° Oh, oh, oh, you're splitting the difference? Okay.
CDR: Bill, where are you? m
UNKNOWN: Right under here. ,OIx!FIDENTI'AIL C.ON FIDENTl..Z, L Day 2Ol
CDR: Okay, you're not - Are you under me?
CDR: Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't want to hurt you. I didn't. Huh? Good.
CMP: Look for hardware Junk that's floating around.
CMP: Yes. Need some help down there?
CDR: See, here we are right now, right where it ...
CMP: Well, if we come up like this.
CDR: Yes. Hey, look at that - Earthshine from somewhere. Oh, my gosh, look you can see the - Hey, look right ahead there. There's a star.
UNKNOWN: I can't tell.
CDR: Son of a bitch, we're going back-wards.
CDR: What time is this post burn supposed to be?
UNKNOWN: You're right. They're coaling up this way.
UNKNOWN: you're looking like that_ they're coming up this way.
CDR: From underneath.
CDR: What? I don't see that. We're
CDR: going to burn out this way, I guess, htuh?
UNKNOWN: But on the other side, right?
CDR: Yes. ONFIDENTIAI] .-..-.,,.,,.-,_r_,,.r,A._.idlNi_iL) I_IXI/i/._L "' Day _, 2ol.
UNKNOWN: Look for hardware Junk that's floating around.
CMP: Yes. Need some help do_ there?
CDR: I'11 be able to check it back here.
CDR: Think so?
CMP: Well, if we come up like this. at
CDR: Yes. Hey, look that - Earthshine from somewhere. my Oh, gosh, look you e_n see the - Hey, look r_ght star. ahead there. There's a
CDR: I can't tell.
CDR: Son of a bitch, we're going backwards.
UNKNOWN: right. They're coming up this way.
CMP: If you're looking like that, they're coming up this way.
CDR: What? I don't see that.
UNKNOWN: _ But on the other side, right? -ONFIDENTIAL I CONFIDENTIAL
CMP: So it'11 be upside down - We'11 be upside down, forward. Okay.
CDR: What time is that supposed to be? 27 - 87 what? alright. Yes. Yes, yes, yes, we're
CMP: Well, it ought to be 87:19.
CDR: 87:19, huh?
CDR: I'm going to ts-ke a leak, a little leak would feel good.
CMP: ... went floating by here.
UNKNOWN: A bunch of crap Just went floating by.
CDR: Where are you, Bill?
UNKNOWN: Here's a little piece that got away from somebody. Frank.
UNKNOWN: Okay, we're mmneuvering up, Bill - You see?
CMP: You want to leave these suits in the L-shaped bag?
CMP: What say? Where? The tape? With the helmet? The helmet?
UNKNOWN: (Sneeze)
CC: Apollo 8, everything looks good going over the hill.
UNKNOWN: Roger, Ken. Thanks a lot. We'11 see you around the next pass. Well, Just have our TEI update for us ready early, okay?
UNKNOWN: What did you say? 89. However, we have - we're checking an 87 one, because it's going to bp almost similar, to sec what our attitude's going to be like. C.t).NFIDENTIALI ONFIDENTIAL'
CMP: Where are you going to put the food after you make it?
CMP: I'm not going to make mine until after the burn.
CMP: I'm going to.
CMP: Here - Boy, there's some things in my pocket they don't know about.
CMP: I wouldn't say this was too good, would you?
CMP: Anybody care to brush their teeth?
CMP: We arm maneuvering now, aren't we? I mean, you know, with respect to the -
CMP: I say, our spacecraft is maneuvering with respect to the -
CMP: What did I say that TEI 9 time was?
UNKNOWN: 87:19; that's - 22 minutes from now, 21 minutes from now. That's a TI 9 burn, which is the - one REV before this one - I want to see what our attitude is going to be. Here, you want some toothpaste? Huh?
UNKNOWN: I'11 get them_ I'11 get them. You might hit the IMU switch.
CMP: Here you go, Bill.
CMP: We're Just - Hold on Just a second.
CMP: Take a look at this - at your window position. We're at about - Let's see, T. - was it T. minus ?, that zg lg other one? 87:177 87:17, your T. position, your zg window position? Okay, it's in the - _t's in the update book. Bight up there. Yes?
UNKNOWN: Waat's that? O'NFIDENTIA[ "' ONFIDENTtAL'" Day
UNKNOWN: Let me see.
CMP: So, who turned on the light?
UNKNOWN: Well, I think we're in the proper posi+.ion, though.
CDR: Why don't you check to make sure we're still ... posigrade?
CMP: Supposed to be stars there.
CMP: Man, I've got to get that star check early. I'11 never get it this way. I have to get that star check early to - mean you know - I I - It can't be too early because the moon will be in the way, but it's got to be early enough so I can see.
UNKNOWN: Eey, the DAP load ought to be pretty good, huh? You see if the DAP load changed any. D;-P.
CMP: }{uh.... load the HUh? You want this display in turn the ... position? Okay. Want to up your display Just a little bit? Okay.
CDR: Eow are the boilers working, Bill?
UNKNOWN: Okay, that's good for four quads. That's C is DAP; A, B_ C, D. Right. Okay. Proceed. Zero is - Oh, the second one? The second one is the roll quad . .. Okay, 45821, 45597. _5597. Alright, well, it went up two digits. I'11 try it here now. That's already been done. 42 is Peacock.
UNKNOWN: Where are you? (Yawn)
C: ... 87 - 9 - 19. 87 - _ - Wait a second, that's - For this time, it's 87:19. Do you have a good horizon? I see horizon right here.
UNKNOWN: Well, I mean, where - Dc you see the horizon at all?
UNKNOWN: I don't want to burn into it.
UNKNOWN: Well, I see something do',m there. ONF]DENTIAL ¢..ONFIDENTIAL -- 4
CDR: That's the - You're seeing the tezminator, not the horizon. Well - okay, that's the one we're going to Burn on; you've got to get clear before we burn. mean?
CMP: What do you
UNKNOWN: 0h. Well: how far up are we - Oh, we've still got 9 minutes to go - 3 degrees per minute. What's the attitude here? 1807 Pitch is - Let me read pitch off and then see ... yaw.
CMP: You want a 180, though. You want a 180.
UNKNOWN: it's - it's - Get - Wait a second. Well, it says 180.
LMP: Roll 180.
CMP: 0h, oh, oh, pitch 7, yes. Okay. You know what amazed me is that you can see in those shadows.
LMP: Yaw zero then?
UNKNOWN: Yaw is zero. She calls 7 more minutes. And - Let me see here, 1 degree at T. minus 3. 1 degree -- What's lg this? Is that - is that it? 87:19, that would be 87:19, that would be 87:16 - in 4 minutes.
CMP: Okay, ! see the horizon. Yes.
CMP: Right on the edge here - here - We're swinging in like this to it.
CMP: It's like doing a loop.
CMP: Look at down there, Bill: all those lines in a straight dunes. row like sand
CMP: Okay, 2 minutes - minute and a half, about.
CMP: I think you're about right.
CMP: 1.2 degrees? You're wide after T. - At T. minus 3, lg zg at 16. Yes. Should probably be -- it's probably going to be the horizon right here, because you're upside down.
CMP: Got your checklist, Bill? Okay. No, I Just wondered. C,.-OFIFIDENTIAL ' Day 206 your
CMP: That's logbook.
CMP: Now. Let's see. No, wait a second - In 18 seconds. how's Okay, it no_?
UNKNOWN: ... it's 1.2 T.
CMP: Well, you can say degrees with - at minus 3. lg
CDR: I think that's kind of hard to spot in there; don't you think, Bill? Oh, you're 39; you're Just a couple early. seconds
LMP: We're going the right way now.
UNKNOWN: way. we're going with the orbit.
CDR: (Singing) Well, you still might be pitched down. It burning might be that you burn like this. You might be before you get to the top.
CMP: · I don't know, but I'11 find out.
CMP: I don't think this is a good place for this, Bill. I'm going to put this - in here or some place. Huh? No, this - Did you find it?
LMP: Is that yours?
CMP: No, I think that's mine; open it up and find out.
CDR: That's Jim's there.
CMP: Now is burn time - We got - little bit - about 10 - ]5 seconds after burn time.
LMP: Where's your checklist?
CDR: I don't know.
CMP: You didn't put it in my seat, did you? 1.
LMP: There's part of it - there's volume
UNKNOWN: Why don't you put that in your mailbox?
CDR: _ I'm going Co put this volume 2 away, too. .I'xlF. IDENT!Ah ONFIDENTtAE o'r
LMP: Why don't you keep up this -
CMP: That's the chartbook.
UNKNOWN: Got any emergency procedures to go over here? What
CMP: Just a minute, Bill; I'11 give you a ha_ud. Now, we don't need these two things, right?
CMP: No, I got the flight plan out.
CMP: I don't think it's down there. That's Just f%_]] of Junk. Anybody
CMP: Well, who's got - who's got the Pentels? got a Pentel?
CDR: Here's one.
CMP: Okay, we've got two. Okay, I want to - No, wait a minute - I Just don't want to - -
CDR: Oh, I'm sorry.
CMP: I Just want to get it when we - tape here.
CDR: 87:38:42.
CDR: For God's sake, shift the right thing there, Jim, when we go to a__n the thing.
CMP: Right. Proceed.
CDR: We got a - we've got to u/lage. Don't let me forget that: 15-second ullage.
UNKNOWN: That's true.
CDR: Alright, we're going to get another one. ,,CONFIDENTIAL E"'ONFIDENTIAIt Day
CMP: Do you want to do a gimbal drive test?
CDR: Yes, I think we might as well. Don't you?
CMP: Okay, I'11 ... Just the way we had planned it! Aren't
CMP: you going to talk to the world?
CMP: I don't know. That's the one, but it's not the final one. retro young man.
CDR: This is our burn,
CDR: Huh? turned
CMP: What do you mean? 213 - 215 seconds, that out to be.
CDR: Minus 40 feet on the D_TA-V¢ in 2 seconds.
CDR: When are you going to stop the water boiling - after the burn?
LMP: Yes, I think we ought to get away from the ...
CDR: We can stop it ...
CDR: Well, let's Just start it after the burn, then, huh?
CDR: Stop it after the burn and not before t%. Is that right ?
LMP: Yes ....
CMP: (Singing, yawn)
CDR: That TV camera worked pretty well.
CMP: There's one thing that I'm amazed at, and that is that the communications here are a lot better than I expected, i
CDR: Gees, they're great; knock, knock, knock. Let's not say anything until we're on the carrier, what do you saN (laughter)?
UNKNOWN: ..- DELTALV .-. ,ONFIDENTIAL L Day4 2o9
CDR: Huh? I didn't hear you.
CMP: 29 something - 25 - -
CDR: DELTA-V nominal is - -
CMP: Just make sure you can get the right one. Go ahead.
CDR: 3532.
CMP: You mean 3522.3.
CDR: That's a big kick in the pants, you it? 2000 miles an hour - You can look at it that way - about - more than that. We should be getting there in 4 minutes.
CDR: 2 minutes and ]8 seconds, and we're going home? Is that what you said?
CDR: 01:38. Takes a long time though, doesn't it?
CDR: How does the SPS look, Bill?
CDR: Maybe that's what we're doing.
CMP: Let's see, ... I probably could use ...
CDR: You couldn't here.
LMP: m_? could
CDR: I don't think you could here; you roll there, though.
CDR: ]{ow does that look? Huh? Huh? Can you get them on an OMNI with that?
CMP: (Whistling)
CDR: We're supposed to have him, Bill.
CMP: Think you Just did. N FtDEN.TIAL _lk IIpl-lrlqr. Ii,i-iL i-_r-i _1 il _ strength, Bill? away down there.
LMP: Wonder what good it is to have that engine pointing at the moon that way?
CMP: D_rdon.
LMP: We going to get it too hot?
CDR: Hello, Houston, Apollo 8.
CC: GO ahead, Apollo 8.
CDR: Okay, do you want the computer?
CMP: There won't be any ...
CC: Apollo 8, we'd like to have the high gain, and when we get that, well, we'11 start a dump, and we will start your updates.
CDR: Okay, how about reading us the pad, and we'11 try to get you the high gain. %mat do I have to do to get to the high gain, Bill?
LMP: Give me a VEP_ 64, will you?
CDR: Ken, read us off the pad; in case we can't get the dump in, we can still do it. Which way now?
CC: Roger; I got them' right here.
LMP: Well, let's see; I'm trying to figure it out. Well, roll right for sure.
CDR: Roll right.
UNKNOWN: That wotuld probably do it, the way you're pointing.
CC: Okay, Apollo 8. The first pad I have is TEI 10. · NFIDENItAb tDENT'tA 211
CDR: Go ahead. OhO,
CC: Alright, TEI 10, SPS G&N: 45597, minus plus 157, 089:19:1567, plus 35186, minus 01512, minus 00520 - -
LMP: A little yaw - -
LMP: Hush!
CC: - - 180, 007, 000, November Alfa, plus 00186, 35223, 318, 35018, 42, 0924, 253; Scorpii Delta, down 069, left 45, plus 0748, minus 16500, 1299h, 36300, 146, 5005; primary star, Sirius; secondary, Rigel; 129, 155, 010, four-quads 15-seconds ullage; horizon on 3.2-degree mark at T minus 3; use high-speed procedure with minus Mike Alfa. Over.
CDR: How you coming?
LMP: Just stand by a second, Jim. Just stand by - Just stand by.
LMP: Stand by 1 second.
LMP: There you go. Turn the LOCK, UP. Got him locked up yet? Okay, you got it.
CDR: YOU got the high gain now, Ken.
C: Houston, Apollo 8. How do you read?
UNKNOWN: Roger. Maneuver pad, TEI 10.
CC: Apollo 8, we would like to have you go to POO and ACCEPT, and we would like to take the recorder at this time. Then I will copy your pad.
CDR: Okay. You got it - -
CDR: You have POO and ACCEPT.
UNKNOWN: And the recorder.
CMP: And you have the recorder.
CC: Apollo 8, Houston. %'he tape recorder is yours. I have your PTC attitude. .ONFIDENTIA[ E F4Ftf ENIIAt Day 4 212
CC: Okay, PTC attitude will be pitch 10, yaw 45- This begins at 92 hours. Over.
CDR: Is that pitch 10 and yaw 45?
CC: Affirmative, and looks like that_will go with the entry REFS_AT; begins at 92 ho_rs.
CDR: Thank you. We've got a lot of good things going here. Every time I start to do that, somebody interrupts. You know, we've got to get a n_w REFS_-&T and the whole bloody works right after we - -
CC: Apollo 8, would you put your UP TEL_h'I'HY to BLOCK, please?
CDR: In BLOCK.
LMP: Okay, AUTO. Time me 10 seconds, somebody -
LMP: When I say hack: 2, 3, t -
LMP: HACK.
LMP: Hight on the money.
CDR: What is the DELTA-V - Is it in there now? Let's double- check each other.
UNKNOWN: DELTA-¥ . c
UNKNOWN: 3501.
CDR: Boy, that sun is bright.
CDR: Yes. Right in the eye.
CDR: You want to put down pitch and yaw attitude, g_r_bal lock (laughter) for, you know, PTC: 10 and 45. Ye_w is 45, Jim. ONFIDENTIAL: 'ONFIDENTIAL
CDR: Okay, you've got your burn time now there, Bill?
LMP: No, I didn't get it. Oh, I got the - I haven't got the updated one yet; what have you got?
CDR: We got to add 3.7 seconds to what they gave us because this motor hasn't been perfoi_ning like it __hould.
CMP: What's the pitch?
LMP: 4 seconds.
CDR: 10.
LMP: So we got a burn time of 322 now?
CMP: It's 318 -
LMP: Plus 4.
CDR: 318 plus 4.
LMP: So, we're going to - You still going to ignite on 19:157
CDR: Uh huh. J
CMP: That'd be 19:16.
LMP: A_nd it would be 322? I!
LMP: A second later?
LMP: 16, because it's 0.67.
CMP: Oh, okay.
LMP: So it's 67 - 0.57 you mean?
CDR: 15.67; make it a second. NFID'ENT,IA-E TDNFIDENTIAL Day _ 214
UNKNOWN: Okay, shutdown will be at 40 then, right?
CMP: 37- I have 21.
CMP: Yes, okay.
LMP: Starting at 89:19:16, burning 322, shutting down at -
CDR: 2 seconds early. Go ahead.
CC: Okay. _n the helium tank TE/2's: that's not recorded on LOW bit rate, and looking over our tape dumps, most of this stuff we have on the backside there is LOW bit rate. So we won't be able to give you an exact number, but looking at what we have every tLme we go out of sight and come back over the hill, it looks like you can expect about 82 to 84 degrees as a nominal temperature.
LMP: Shit, we got a lot to do.
UNKNOWN: the worst one we've had here.
CDR: That's worse?
LMP: Well, you know the colder, the better.
CMP: They last longer, huh?
UNKNOWN: Are you going to pull out PITCH 2 and YAW 2 circuit breakers?
CDR: I'm trying to get in place so you can get some sighting going.
CDR: Get some sighting going?
CDR: S_ghting - you know, for P52. · ©N'FtDENTIAL-. NFIDE-N-TI-A
UNKNOWN: Oh, P52 - Yes, we're going into it. North is down.
CDR: Are we? Man, look at that. There you go.
CDR: Which way is n_ optics pointing? Pointed
CDR: at the - pretty - should be - -
LMP: What is our spacecraft weight?
CMP: Have you stopped the rate?
CDR: Bill, Jim's got it. Yes.
UNKNOWN: You got it, Jim?
CDR: 45 something, Bill.
UNKNOWN: 45, okay -
CMP: 45597. Okay, may I - -
CDR: Yes, ENTER that. You didn't get it? a
CMP: Oh, you did F2_TER it?
CDR: Yes, I ENTERED it.
UNKNOWN: I'm sorry.
LMP: Based on helium pressure, I get _6 - 50.
CDR: Based on what?
LMP: Helium pressure.
CDR: Oh, good.
UNKNOWN: (Singing) '' i :DNFIDENTIA[. ¢,ONFIDENTIAL '
CDR: Well, you got two good ones, huh?
LMP: We would have enough tt_ere to blow it down, wouldn't wet
CDR: Just a minute, let me add it.
CMP: All balls; want to record that?
CDR: Yes, I've got it. Proceed.
CMP: Gimbal angles: minus three zeros 40, plus four zeros 2, plus three zeros 48.
CMP: Can I torque?
CDR: You m_ay. Torque that way.
LMP: I'm not sure we can blow it quite all the way. We can blow it for the time to get - I think we can blow for about it for over - 190 seconds down to 70 psi; if you want to go a little lower, you might as well go to chug; why, you can probably do it all the way.
UNKNOWN: It's finished.
LMP: If we do have - if we do get one tank stuck, I'm going to shut the other one off, and blow them both off together.
CDR: What do you mean by that, Bi]]?
LMP: If we get - one tank's not getting pressurized, I'11 shut off the other one, so you don't get a big DELTA-P between them. , .ONFIDENTIAL.,, CONFIDENTIAL" 217
CDR: Alright, good·
CDR: Okay, let's go - Start through the checklist. Shall we?
CMP: Okay, first of all, the external DELTA-V, right?
CDR: I'm getting my little library squared away here.
CMP: Want me to go through P307 sc
CMP: Because then you can start right then with P40. Okay, here's the burn stuff.
CDR: Alright, go shead.
CMP: 89:19:1567.
CMP: Okay, plus B5186.
CMP: Minus - what was that? - 01512.
CMP: Minus 00520.
CMP: Okay, 6 11 - this is not applicable here, okay?
CMP: Counting down.
CDR: If you set it at three counting up, I think you'd have it. Wouldn 't you?
CDR: Yes. I CONFIDENTIAL J , D.NFIDENTIAL -
CDR: We've got to get some of that Murine out; my eyes are - -
CMP: Yes, mine have b_en bothering me, too.
CDR: Okay, try it again. °
CDR: You alright?
CMP: Proceed. 87, 00, ENTER.
LMP: You want to take a look at this, too?
CDR: No, I don't think so; it Just keeps you guys from seeing doesn't it, it?
LMP: Yes, a little. Let's Just - do you ever want it?
CDR: No, I don't ever seem to have ever - -
LMP: It's in my stowage bag if you think you - if you ever want to get it.
CDR: Alright, Let's check the DAP.
CMP: Well, let's - -
CDR: Oh, is that in the checklist?
CDR: Alright, then let's go with Bill.
CMP: The checklist.
LMP: Rave you completed P307
LMP: Okay, let's go to P40: P30, complete; CMC, Ob_.
CDR: CMC is ON. NFIDENTIAt e"fDNFIDENltAL D, y 219
LMP: Test the CAUTIONIWARNING lamp; _ MODE, STA_fDBY.
LMP: FUNCTION, DELTA-V set.
LMP: And have you set 1586.87
LMP: Okay, EMS MODE, STANDBY; DELTA-V set; set DELTA-V . C
CDR: 3501.8.
CMP: I'11 cheek: 3501.8.
UNKNOWN: EMS FUNCTION, DELTA-V; NONESSENTIAL BUS, MAIN B; cycling eryc fans - good a time to do it as amy.
CDR: RATE 2. cg
CDR: CSM.
LMP: CMC MODE, FREE.
CDR: FREE.
UNKNOWN: AUTO RCS select, 16, as required for ullage.
CDR: Okay, we only need 12, I think. Right?
LMP: 127 '_
CDR: We don't need the Y thructers. N.FIDENTIAL ' ' ,CNDNF .HDENTIAL' Day
CMP: (Yawn)
CDR: You've got all - We got all we need.
LMP: Okay. Load the DAP.
CMP: Load the DAP. Okay, four Jets: one, two, three,
CMP: 45601, 45597. Good.
LMP: Just going over Copernicus.
CMP: three balls 40, plus two balls 157, right?
CDR: Right. know
LMP: I don't - Is that right?
CDR: Okay, DAP is loaded.
LMP: Okay, ROTATIONAL CONTROL POWER NOFJ,LKL,both, AC/DC.
LMP: Got your DET set?
CDR: Set and counting.
LMP: VERB 37, ENTER; 00, ENTER.
CMP: Yes, we have that.
UNKNOWN: VERB 62, ENTER.
CDR: VERB 6'2,ENTER, C'¢ FtDENTIAL '*
CDR: VERB 49, E_fTER.
UNKNOWN: 6 22: load desired maneuver pad gimbal angle.
CDR: 180.
CMP: Plus 1800. -.
LMP: - - 007, right?
CMP: Okay. zeros.
LMP: Yaw is all
UNKNOWN: Proceed?
CDR: Proceed. auto maneuver
LMP: 50 18: - you want it?
LMP: Okay, CMC and AUTO.
UNKNOWN: Okay, RATE 2, proceed.
CDR: (Singing, yawn)
LMP: You know, it might be worth putting our flight plans up.
LMP: We'11 run over that entry tomorrow once and Thursday once. Okay?
C: Okay. C.NFID ENTIAL C )NF 'IDENTI';¢ ' 4
LMP: You know, this kitchen down here's a pretty good deal.
CDR: Yes ....
CMP: Brings sort of homey atmosphere here.
LMP: Yes. How do you like your cryo, medium or well? know Let me when you get there.
CDR: It takes a long time to get there.
CDR: I'11 tell you what, I'11 hurry it up so Jim can check the boresight star while we're in the dark.
CMP: No, don't forget I got the earth - or the moon. If you're going back a_I_ain,will you make a meal?
LMP: That's a pretty good checklist now, isn't it?
LMP: Can you still see the earth over there?
CDR: Yes, very distinct - half the earth.
UNKNOWN: thought someone told me we weren't going to have any when we - hardly any of the earth when we came back.
UNKNOWN: Well, we won't I don't think, because we're going to be way out - -
CC: Apollo 8, we would like to have the tape recorder for about 5 minutes for one last look.
CMP: Roger, Houston. You're getting it. need
CDR: Does that mean they the high gain?
CDR: Well, I'11 stop right here then.
UNKNOWN: Well, you're getting - - G,ON'FIDENTIAL FtDENTIAk Day
CC: Thank you. And I guess we still have a eryo stir ahead of
CDR: Roger; and we're stirring the cry - -
LMP: Well, now they're moving again.
LMP: Can y'all hear those - - .
CC: Apollo 8, the tape recorder is yours. We have your double-umbra update - -
CDR: Okay (laughter).
CDR: I'11 get it.
CC: - - 89:07:15.87.
CDR: Roger; copy.
UNKNOWN: What's a double umbra?
CC: Roger; and no change on your AOS time.
CDR: Say that again, Mill you, Ken?
LMP: Can't believe it.
CC: There's no change on your AOS time.
CDR: Yes, what was it?
CMP: Oh, I got it. I got it.
LMP: It was in the flight plan. I read it - -
CC: Okay, with TEl: 89:28:39.
CMP: 89:28:39; 89:28:39. i
CMP: Yes, they might as well not build simulators any other way than they've been doing it. You're laying on your back in this thing no matter what you do.
UNKNOWN: Think so? I feel like I'm sitting straight up. C¢ NFIDENTIAb '-,
CDR: Do you?
CDR: I feel like I've been in the whole time like I've been in here the simulator.
CMP: Yes, that's right; me too.
CDR: I've been lying on my - - only
CMP: The difference is that this is - -
LMP: I feel like I'm in the DCPS.
UNKNOWN: ... little bit.
LMP: I'm giving these an extra little whack here Just so there won't he any surprises.
CMP: 42 is a pretty small star, too: Peacock.
CMP: Why don't you let the old DAP take it from here?
CDR: I'm going to. As soon as we get in close, I'm going to give it to the DAP. It's going ranter than the DAP can take ... roll ... it's going the way we want it to go.
CDR: Yes. I le/_t it this way so we c_u tell where we're pointing.
CDR: I left her in ORB RATE. _,._nere'sthe
LMP: earth; can you see it? I ,ONFIDENT!AL :' L,jL iNI-IUI"IN/IAL Day 225
CDR: No. Oh, it's out here, Bill- up this way. right
LMP: Okay. Getting the antenna. going down
UNKNOWN: ° Okay, so what we are to do is pitch this way, huh?
LMP: We've got an earthset picture for L_f¢ ma_azine!
CDR: We're there! are
LMP: Okay, you %her_=?
CDR: Okay, you want AUTO trim?
CDR: Yes, a little AUTO trim. LM3 and
UNKNOWN: CMC AUTO.
UNKNOWN: Proceed.
CDR: Right. star
UNKNOWN: Boresight and sextant check.
UNKNOWN: You're kind of in deep trouble for doing that. impossible. Itts
CDR: You're looking right at the moon.
UNKNOWN: Yes, you have to wa_t awhile. CDR Gee, that's a pretty interesting view, isn't it? That earthshin_ is bright.
UNKNOWN: Let me take a look. earth
UNKNOWN: When the sets, then we'11 have enougjn - -
CDR: Look down here. C:,? Rub.! ONFtDE. NTiA L' ONFIDENTIAL'
CDR: Oh, yes, I see it quite well.
LMP: Oh, I might be able to get a star up there, though. was What was the - what my star?
CMP: Your star was Scorpia Delti - Delta.
CMP: Okay, it was down 06.9 -
CMP: And left 4.5.
CDR: Oh, you'11 never get that.
UNKNOWN: Well, how in the hell would you ever get it?
CDR: Well, there are some stars up here, see, that Just - -
CMP: Yes. But Scorpio is - - not
LMP: You're going to be able to get it until damn near Just prior to ignition.
CDR: That's an inertial star-
LMP: Yes, but you've got an inertial moon in your way.
UNKNOWN: if it - if the COAS - if you set the COAS and it doesn't hit the moon, then it's okay.
UNKNOWN: That's right. It's kind of hard .not to hit it though this. (laughter), lookfng down at it like
CDR: I think you're looking at Saturn. even
UNKNOWN: Well, I can't see' ... I'm not getting in your way, am I?
LMP: (Laughter) You guys - really bad!
CDR: Alright, I'm going to put this thing INERTIAL - INERTIAL PO%F£R, OFF, ]ightin_, OFF; select ©nc. - I_'lqJ. C, :NFID ENTIA C' ONFIDENTIAL
CMP: I could - I guess I could get out the optics and set the thing all the way up. All I'd have to do is wait until we get there.
CMP: You gurys could go ahead with the checklist without me in case I don't pick it up right away.
UNKNOWN: Look at that red star going down there.
CDR: I was trying to figure o_ m_nat that was, too, Bill.
CMP: It might be Antares.
LMP: Boy, they set in a hurry, don't they?
CDR: They sure do.
LMP: Well, it's Scorpia, maybe it was - Yes?
CMP: That wou!dn't be setting now, would it?
CDR: Yes, it would be. If it's going to be part of the boresight star, it's got to be near the horizor - near the plus-X axis.
CDR: Okay, Bill, that should complete it.
CDR: I won't be able to get a boresight star because we'11 be in the daylight.
LMP: What abodt Jim?
CDR: Well, I don't know; I hope he can.
CDR: Are you going to do that before we press on, Jim?
UNKNOWN: we get - when we get - -
CMP: Why don't I Just set - -
LMP: - - your double u_nbra, why, you can do it then.
CMP: What's this double umbra? wi]]
UNKNOWN: Double shadow. When the each sets, then you be able to - you'11 be looking at 90 degrees back arid you can look right down on it. C ,NFIDENTIA[ CONFIDENTIAb
CMP: _n the earth sets?
LMP: Yes, the umbra is the shadow.
CMP: Oh, yes, okay.
LMP: So we're in the shadow of the sun; that's the umbra of the moon, and when we're in the shadow of the earth, that's the umbra. You should be able to get a boresight star pretty soon, because we're going to come to the end of the -
UNKNOWN: we? Okay, I'11 go down there and set it up. are
LMP: Wait a minute. Where in the hell we?
CDR: Confusing.
CMP: We're pitching down thisway.
LMP: We aren't doing - are we? Are we maneuvering?
UNKNOWN: we're We're holding ste?_qf, but - -
CDR: Here, let me show you - -
LMP: Yes, that's right; we're not 90 degrees from our burn - from our burn place yet. If we're 90 degrees from our burn we'11 place, be looking straight at the moon - -
CMP: We're over here.
LMP: We're com/ng this way.
UNKNOWN: And we're not upside down like that. have Your We're - Well - You - optics are up.
LMP: Optics are posigrade. They'11 go to up. through
CDR: We're goin G right here.
CDR: Okay, Bill, when do you start reading the 6-minute checklist?
LMP: 6 minutes. . NFIDENTIAL ::)NFIDENTIAL '"' here. 89:19
LMP: Well, let's see we'11 call it; let's make bc 2 will be at 89:].7 - 35 - and
CMP: I'm Just looking where the PITCH 2 YAW 2 circuit breakers are. I want to make sure you pull the right one.
CDR: YAW 2 and PITCH 2. Okay.
CDR: I'm really screwed up. It looks to me we ought to way. he going the other
CMP: Yes, I know. look. here.
CDR: Huh? Yes, well, Well, here we are right
CMP: Oh boy!
CDR: What's wrong? ago.
CMP: I should have got down here a long time i
CDR: Here's where we're going to be when we burn, right?
LMP: Yes, and we're right here now. See? A=ud we're looking straight down at the moon, and the earth is over here_
CDR: Are you doing your star check?
CDR: Yes, right in a crater!
UNKNOWN: Okay, you're not going to be able to do it until we get past this - -
CMP: Now, if I can't do it %until real late, go - Start without me.
LMP: You'11 be able to do it - You're 15 minutes - 20 minutes out of the burn.
CMP: I wonder if the moon is made out of basically the same material as the ea_ _h is.
CDR: I don't know. NFIDENTIAL DNFIDENTIAD Day 230
CDR: Anders is going to tell you when he alights from
CMP: I think he doesn't have to; he knows it all right now. Didn't you hear him? Ye geologists of the world: I see a few grabens, a few slipped discs.
LMP: There's a strange light down there.
CDR: Is it a bonfire?
LMP: It might be campfires.
CDR: How does it look?
CMP: Well, I'11 put it in And.wait for it.
CDR: Do I have the computer?
CDR: Yes, ENTER the -
CDR: Are you going to read this off to me?
CDR: Yes, what is it?
CDR: Bi%l?
LMP: Okay, I'm getting the timer.
LMP: Oh boy, we're going to get that damned thing to 10 again.
UNKNOWN: Have that time
LMP: You got a star, Jim?
CDR: No, he needs it read off to him.
LMP: Okay, OPTIC MODE, CMC.
UNKNOWN: In zero OFF.
UNKNOWN: Zero OFF. C., NFID ENTIAt3 C_ DNFIDENTIAL. . Day4
UNKNOWN: %_RB 41, NOUN 91, ENTER. Okay, we're going to lose
CMP: Okay. The shaft is 09240, plus - -
UNKNOWN: You want me to write - to log this? 09240.
CMP: Okay. ENTER. And the {runnion is plus 25300. Plus 25300. F_NTER.
LMP: There's no troublereading by earthshine.
CMP: Oh, I don't have anything yet.
CDR: Have you got the earth - the moon, I mean?
CMP: I can't see either. on
CMP: I think I'm still the earth - or the moon.
LMP: Wkat is your - what's your shaft and trunnion? Jim?
CMP: Shaft is 02940.
LMP: 02940, yes.
UNKNOWN: Left 25.3 degrees trunnion. T
UNKNOWN: Oh, well, you're looking down at its eye. You've got to wait until you get down past the 90-degree point.
CMP: I think I see it coming up.
CC: Apollo 8, Apollo 8, Houston; 3 minutes LOS; all systems are GO. Over.
CDR: Ths_nk you, Houston; Apollo 8.
CMP: I see the limb, and I see the stars coming up.
UNKNOWN: Have you got optics power, zero - Oh, you haven't done that yet, huh? I
UNKNOWN: I - until I see the
UNKNOWN: How much time do %'e have? NFIDENTIAL I[ONFIDENTIAL
CDR: Half an hour.
CDR: There's our friend out there. earthset the earth .... I get here in Just a second.
CDR: Any luck, Jim? coming but think can
CDR: It's up, I I almost verify it right now because I have Gruis, and Peacock is in line with the bottom parts of Gruis, and this optics - - We're not in hurry.
CDR: any
CMP: - - is exactly in line with it. I know, I was Just saying that we can almost verify it right now.
LMP: This is a pretty - -
CC: All systems are GO, Apollo 8.
UNKNOWN: Look at that, look at that, Frank.
CDR: Thank
UNKNOWN: Look at the earth.
CMP: Setting?
UNKNOWN: _ Yes, we're do_ in Carnarvon.
UNKNOWN: Yes, we're down in Honeysuckle; that was Australia.
LMP: You don't see that very. often, do you?
CDR: Okzy?
CDR: No, the moon's still there. I see it coming up. Stars are coming up, but the moon is still there. _ow, if you guys want to go on a little further, go ahead without me. FIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAb: Day', 2]3
CDR: Oh, we got a lot of time.
CMP: I should see Peacock risc over t{_at;a_,I'm Just amazed the way this thi_ operates.
CDR: It's been a pretty fantastic week, hasn't it? t
CMP: It's going to get better.
CMP: 'This is u_terly fantastic, though. This pawl line is lined up exactly with Gruis.
CDR: You know what I think made me sick that night?
CDR: That damned pill I took.
LMP: What pill did you take?
CDR: Secone.1 - one of the big ones.
LMP: Oh, is that right?
CDR: I didn't know you had small ones. I'd have taken one of those.
LMP: Maybe you Just had the flu.
CDR: Maybe I did, I don't know, but it seems like you guys would have gotten it.
UNKNOWN: Well, I think that basically your stomach was Just upset - because you can get it very easily - There's nothing _'roilg,yo_! know.
CDR: Yes, I know, but I'never had it before, not even in zero-g airplane, which is a -a real - 2-1/2
LMP: I hope this baby holds out for another days. It sure bas performed admirably, hasn't it?
CDR: Gentlemen, Peacock should be r_s_ng above the moon right now. i NTIA E'ONFIDENTIA[ Day
UNKNOWN: Okay, I confirm Peacock.
CDR: Okay, Bill, checklist.
CDR: You can leave that off - Looks like we're going to be burning in the daylight anyway.
LMP: Okay. Drive trunnion if less than 5 degrees.
LMP: And G&N POWER OPTICS, OFF. I_3
UNKNOWN: Optics, zero. Don't hit the switch; OPTICS, OFF.
LMP: Okay, why don't you - Frank, you can have your l_ghts up, I guess - Unless you wanted to check your star.
CMP: Too late, I'm not checking - -
UNKNOWN: Frank, let me come down the other side.
CDR: I doubt if I'11 be able to.
LMP: No, I mean around the other side.
LMP: I guess you probably won't; you'11 be pitched into the moon, won't you?
CDR: Yes, that's the trouble, I - I Just barely get - and then when I do see it, I see a lit horizon.
LMP: Okay, VERB 37, F_YfER;10, E_ES{.
LMP: _AG MODE, three, RATE 2.
CDR: BMAG, RATE 2.
LMP: SPACEC_FT CONTROL, CMC.
CDR: CMC. ,ONFIDENTIAL , EI. DEN-I.t.A Day
LMP: Okay, align spacecraft roll to GDC. You got -
CDR: OWay.
LMP: 16 minutes. Do you want to wait awhile to do this? I don't think I'11 have to do much - Put in a little bit of yaw that way.
LMP: Okay, align spacecraft roll and GDC aligned. We'11 burn. trim it again here - before the
LMP: STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM's circuit breakers, panel 8, CLOSED.
LMP: D_rect u]] age -
CDR: Don'% want to leave that out. going
LMP: I'm to check mine over here, too.
CDR: They're all CLOSED.
LMP: Okay, SPS circuit breakers CLOSED except for gaging.
CDR: Gaging OPF2_, okay; PITCH 1, YAW - 2, PITCH - YAW 1, _AW 2. They're in.
CMP: They're in - okay.
LMP: I'm Just checking all m/ne here.
CDR: Don't push on them when you've got ...
UNKNOWN: I'11 get them. , C DcNFTDENTIAL .. 'i I ONFI-DENIIAL Day 236
LMP: Okay, DEADBAND, MIN.
CDR: DEADBAND going to MINIb_ - MINIMUM!
LMP: RAPE, LOW.
LMP: LIMIT CYCLE, ON.
LMP: MANUAL ATTITUDE, three, RATE C01_AND.
CDR: RATE COMMAND. MODE, 1/RATE
LMP: BMAG three; ATT 2.
CDR: ATT 2. ROTATIONAL OFF.
CDR: CONTROL POWER DIRECT, both,
UNKNOWN: DIRECT. Okay, that's OFF.
LMP: SCS TVC, two, RATE C0bR_t_ND.
CDR: SCS TVC, two, RATE C0b_.'_D. GI6C4ALDRIVE:
UNKNOWN: TVC PITCH and YAW, AUTO.
LMP: And here's where we stop -
CDR: A-lright.
UNKNOWN: For 13 minutes.
LMP: Boy, _t's blacker than pitch out here.
UNKNOWN: Okay, (yawn) you're going to burn with the lights on anyway, aren't you, because you've got to get sunlight.
CDR: Probably will, yes. 5:'ONFIDENTIALi f C,ONFIDENTIAL
CMP: Yes, I wetched the sun - i watched that star rise, and and the star come up and- right on it.
LMP: Okay, if we get a MAIN A or an AC 1 failure, you change gimbal drives, right?
LMP: You get a MAIN B or an AC 2 failure, don't change gimbal drives except or do anything, put your gimbals to -. from AUTO to 1.
LMP: Do you see anything hanging around that could come down?
CDR: I hope not°
CDR: Tell you one thing these flights are good for: an old fatty like me, I bet I've lost a lot of weight. I didn't eat much those first two days, and I didn't - didn't even get much to eat today.
CDR: When is the ignition, 89:19, huh?
LMP: Pretty sunrise.
CMP: i'm doing a P23 right after we leave this place, huh?
CDR: Is it boiling, Bill?
LMP: No, I hope not. It looks iow. It's Just cold in there.
CMP: It does look a little low. When did I say I had the Star?
CDR: What time?
LMP: ° Huh?
UNKNOWN: Because w_ still have 60 degrees to go then, if we want to Q©NFiDENTIA! NFID'ENTIAt Day
UNKNOWN: Perpendicular (laughter): ...
CMP: The horizontal, because I was 60 degrees dow_n and I - I Just saw the - -
CMP: We're still looking at the moon - flat at the moon.
CMP: Well, not really.
LMP: Not flat at it.
CMP: I hope not.
CDR: Oh, no, not flat at it, but - Boy, it's black out there.
LMP: If you don't get G&N ignition, what are you going to do?
CDR: Go right to SPS.
LMP: Wouldn't it be smart to take it around again?
CDR: Why? If we didn't get it this time, whywould we get it better the next time?
LMP: The burn ... - -
CDR: There's a 10-degree excursion on this thing. corridor.
LMP: Make sure yon hit the
CDR: You're right. It would be smart to take it around again.
LMP: Get set up to do an SPS burn, huh?
CDR: AUTO SPS.
LMP: I haven't looked at your G - you might still be able to get - -
CDR: Wait a second; let me check it.
LMP: - - to get G&N errors.
CMP: (Singing_ whistling)
UNKNOWN: Now, you should see somethinE - Yes, there it comes.
CDR: Where do 2zou see it? QNFIDENTIAB - )NFIDENTIAL . Day
CMP: 6 minutes to recheck.
CDR: Oh, yes, it ... terminator sunrise.
LMP: I see it off the side of the from
CMP: I wonder if that - that sort of a zodiacal light was a glare off the optics, or something.
LMP: ... You ought to draw a li%t]_e picture of it, and people could tell you what it was. handy
CDR: You got the gimbal thing right off the bat?
LMP: Yes, why don't we write that down?
CDR: Minus 0 - -
UNKNOWN: - - 40 plus 157.
CDR: Is it 1577 Not 1517
CMP: I'11 check on the 11 pad. 157.
CMP: ... in there. hadn't
LMP: I bet we had the - The weight hadn't - the trim changed any since the last time. (Laug_hter) Getting worried there for a minute.
CMP: We've been eating a lot of food.
CDR: Let's see now, that's 2 - 2 minutes and 13 seconds, is that what we said? 2:18.
CDR: 138 seconds.
CMP: 2:18 must give you a slow return home.
CDR: Yes, ... your in?
LMP: You got strut
CDR: Yes, it's in. CONFIDENTtAD C' )NFIDENTIAL
LMP: Probably, one of the things we've been hearing is these oxygen masks snapping up and down.
LMP: Boy, it took three acts of Congress to get those little strings. it look like that to you?
CDR: Why ia it we do all these burns upside down?
CDR: So you can see.
CMP: (Laughter) You want to look at that?
UNKNOWN: If it makes you feel bad, look out the side windows.
CDR: Yes, I think it would look better.
CDR: I've got - coming up on 10 minutes.
CDR: Okay, 9 minutes, rig_ht now on -
CDR: MARK. -
CDR: Yes, gees, don't let me forget that!
LMP: How many seconds do you need?
CDR: 15 seconds.
UNKNOWN: Four-Jet ullage.
LMP: Okay, we better write that down.
LMP: Ullage will be _t 89:19:01. Okay?
CDR: Yes. You're goin c to call it off, right?
UNKNOWN: Well, I'11 try to remer_ber - Got it in here. ,O,NF DEN,TtAL- 'ONFtDENTtAL'" Day4 2 ,1
CMP: Yes, "ullage as required" down there, I got. You'11 see the 15 seconds right on here.
LMP: 15 seconds.
CMP: Ail it does is let you see whether it is there or then if it is, it doesn't do anything.
LMP: Yes, I know, hut it drifts off a little. The deadband affects it, I guess.
LMP: Oh. you're
LMP: Boy, youthink going to burn right into the water - I mean, right into the sand.
CDR: Did you have trcuble scooping up those _ype of rocks? You Said you went up to West Texas for that.
CDR: 7 mi nutes, coming up on 6 minutes.
CDR: Let's go ahead and start.
LMP: Okay, MAIN BUS ties are coming ON.
LMP: A is ON; B is ON.
LMP: Okay. SPS, TVC, two, RATE C0_YD; and TVC GIMBAL DRIVE, PITCH and YAW in AUTO. Recheck them.
UNKNOWN: CDR RATE COM_.L_ID and AUTO.
UNKNOWN: TVC SERVO POWER 1, AC 1, MAIN A.
CC: 2, MAIN B. P_i Irlhrk ITIA/ lll/i_t I_1 i- I U 1-I",1/ IA i., Day b, 21_2
LMP: TRANSLATIONAL CONTROl POWER, ON. TRANSLATIONAL
LMP: ROTATIONAL C0_VfR.OL P0_ER NOP_4AL °2, AC.
CDR: AC. I/4P number AP_.
UNKNOWN: HAND CONTROLLER 2, A_.
LMP: Stand by to start the GI_BAL MOTORS.
CDR: Should I pull the circuit breakers?
UNKNOWN: No, not yet !
CDR: Okay, Just checking. I2LP
UNKNOWN: let's start PITCH 1 and YAW 1.
CDR: Alright, ready; PITCH 1.
UNKNOWN: Okay, clocklrise.
CDR: Clockwise. TJ,_ _fln/C.
UNKNOWN: no
CDR: No MTVC. I:LP
UNKNOWN: Start PITCH 2 and YAW 2.
CDR: PITCH 2. ' ,CONFIDENTIAL i., GONFIDENII
CDR: Okay. IPi°
UNKNOWN: GPI trim.
CDR: Okay, minus 40, plus 157.
LMP: Verify _5_;C.
CDR: MTVC.
UNKNOWN: TRANSLATIONAL HA_UD CONTROLLER, NEUTRAL. NEUTRAL.
UNKNOWN: ROT COi_I'ROLPO?TERNO_,t&L 2, AC/DC. AC/DC.
UNKNOWN: Want to trim? Yes.
LMP: Okay. B_[AGMODE, three, RATE 2.
UNKNOWN: S - SPACECRAFT C0ZTTROL, CMC and AUTO.
UNKNOWN: ° Proceed.
CDR: Okay. C. :)NFIDENTIA[
LMP: Okay, R_L_G MODE, three, ATT 1/HATE 2.
CDR: ATT 2. [
LMP: ENTER. iI
CDR: Proceed, huh?
CDR: Alright. 20, minus 20, 00, 02, 0 minus 2, 00.
CMP: Whew!
LMP: 60 40; check your clock. '_
CDR: 60 40; clock is good.
LMP: ROT POWER DIRECT, both, A, MAIN B.
CDR: MAIN A, MAIN B.
LMP: SPS HELIUM VALVES, both, AUTO.
CDR: LIMIT CYCLE, OFF.
LMP: FDAI scale, 50/15.
LMP: Pull PITCH 2 and YAW 2..
CDR: A/right, watch thfs. C ONFIDENTIA t
CDR: PITCH 2; YAW 2.
UNKNOWN: Stand by for 2 minutes.
LMP: How's your boresight star?
CDR: Hey, listen. It looks {o me like I'm going to burn right into ground. the 0h! There's the horizon. Humray.) We're going the right way. sure can'b when
LMP: Boy, you tell you're - - minLus
CDR: 3.2 degrees at T. 3. zg
UNKNOWN: is it?
CMP: 3.2 degrees 'at T. minus 3 - right about now. lg
CDR: Okay, I can - It looks good. TP_3ISL_TIONAL
CDR: We've got to arm this RAND CONTROLLER. Did you tell me to do that?
CDR: Then, we've got to ullage.
CDR: Okay, coming up on 2-1/2 m_nutes.