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LMP: Well, I guess that, immediately, I think of the - the orientation or organization that was revealed in the side of Mount Hadley. There's 14,000 feet vertical relief of vast mountain face exposed to us. And there was layering in there that was most impressive for the total 14_000 feet, and we com- mented on the number of beds we could see. That really impressed me, that you could have that much organization in - on a large mountain on the Moon.
CC: Question number 4. This is the toughest landing area we have attempted to - to reach on the Moon. Describe what it was like, flying into it.
CDR: Well, I think, to begin with, we had every confi- dence that we could get to the landing site. The trajectory had been modified such that we had adequate clearance over the mountains. And the first sight I had out the window was somewhere around probably 9 or 10,000 feet as we passed down below the upper elevations of Mount Hadley. And I could see Mount Hadley to my left before we pitch - pitched over and saw the - the plain at Hadley, and that was probably as impressive sight - a sight as I've seen. The landing itself, once we pitched over, was somewhat of a surprise in that the - the cratering was much more subtle that we had expected. There was a great lack of any large fragments or boulders on the surface. It was apparently quite smooth, and those rather deep craters, which we - we had anticipated using as landmarks because of their subtlety, did not appear quite as readily as we had hoped. I think we did recognize our relative position east-west of the rille because of the size of the rille it- self. I think we were a little off on the north- south, but close enough to handle the traverses in the Rover. And I think that having a vehicle such as that - as that enables us to go into more complicated, difficult landing areas, because it's not necessary to land on an exact point. We can take advantage of our mobility and land anywhere within a certain prescribed area, which was ini- tially our goal on this flight.
CC: Question number 5 for A1 Worden. In lunar orbit, you, too, carried out geologic observations; for example, you reported cinder cones. Could you discuss this and other observations from 60 miles up?
CMP: Yes. The comment on the cinder cones was one of color, but we noticed particularly on - on some of the lighter part of the back side that many, many of the craters that we - that we flew over were filled with what appeared to be lava. There seemed to be a great number of lava flows in the - in the mare area, particularly Mare Imbrium. Mare Imbrium seems to be a - Just a - countless numbers of - of lava flows, which were all appar- ently very thin and - and very fluid. And you can see - you can Just count number - numbers of flow fronts covering Mare Imbrium. So we got, I think, quite a distinct impression of a - of a - of a great deal of volcanism around the Moon. And, in some particular isolated area, such as the Littrow area and such as areas like probably the Aristarchus Plateau, there's a great deal of volcanism and some cinder cones and - and certainly a lot of lava flows.
CC: Question number 6. Do you feel that the workload during your three lunar-surface excursions was too demanding? You appeared at times to be reaching the limit of your endurance. Any recommendations for Apollo 167
CDR: I think any time you set out on a task such as the one we had, you're bound to, at certain times, get a little tired, which I think we probably did. However, I - I think we came back and I don't think we ever reached anywhere near the limit of our physical endurance. I think Apollo 16 probably has everything in hand; it's just a matter of con- ditioning yourself. Jim and I have discussed it since we got back on board the Endeavour and con- cluded that our training is what really prepared us, and the many hours we spent during geology field trips and in simulations at the Cape in our suits, we feel, was a factor which really con- tributed to being able to proceed with those dura- tion EVAs. I see no problem in the future with conducting three successive 7-hour EVAs. Neither one of us were particularly physically tired. I think the fatigue is really in the - the mental regime, in which you're concentrating very in- tensely for 7 hours, and you're pressing to do your best all the way through and - and keep your eyes open to make the appropriate observations and gather the samples. And I think it's really more of a mental factor than a physical factor.
CC: Question number 7. You described the Lunar Rover as a bucking bronco on the Moon. Would you elaborate and assess the Rover's performance and tell us what changes you recommend for the 1972 model?
CDR: (Laughter) Jim, you want to talk about that? Why don't you go ahead? Not too hard, though (laughter).
LMP: Well, there were several times there when we were riding along where we'd hit a - a sizable bump and you could - you could see the - the wheels come off the ground and then float through the air and - But Dave should comment more as far as the - the driving. And it was really like a bucking bronco, that's true, because I was strapped in. As you know, Dave had to strap me in because I had some trouble with my seatbelt, but I - I really did feel like I was on a - a bucking bronco.
CDR: I think I might add that it's a - it's a very stable machine, but because of the - the 1/6th gravity, it tends to float. In - in the simula- tions we ran in Houston, we saw the same amplitude or the same degree of bouncing but a different damping. In other words, the - the vehicle would come off the ground, or one wheel normally would come off the ground, and it would take it somewhat longer to return to the ground than in one g. And I think it's Just a matter of being - becoming accustomed to the - to driving. It's a very stable vehicle; the suspension system - system is excel- lent. We had to make some rather sharp avoidance turns periodically, and in - in these turns, we could tell the vehicle was quite stable. No tend- ency to turn over whatsoever. I think the only recommendation we'd really have would be to come up with a new idea on a seatbelt-type arrangement, and we - we've discussed that also. I think we have some suggestions we could make when we get back to ensure that you can have both crewmen securely in their seats in a short period of time. Other than that, I think the vehicle is about as optimum as you can build.
CC: Question number 8 for Dave Scott. The drill seemed to drive you up the crater walls. What was the problem, and was it worth the time?
CDR: I guess I'd anticipated that question. I think the problem was a - a striking discovery. When we went to Hadley Rille, we expected to find a regolith, or the soil, about 5 meters thick. And with that in mind, like 25 feet, I expected to have no trouble putting the heat flow probes in or drill- ing the - the core stem because of the expected soft soil. After about I meter, I ran into hard rock, and nV first thought was it was an isolated rock somewhere within the - the soil. But that was not the case. Apparently, what we have is a very thin regolith or a thin soil layer above solid rock. And with this in mind, I think we brought back a core stem or a deep drill-core of the Moon of basic bedrock or foundation rock on the Hadley Plain. I think that's a very significant find. I think it will be very meaningful to the scientists when they analyze it. The perplexing problem was doing the actual drilling and extracting the core stem. If you put a drill into solid rock, it's very difficult to get it out. And there at the end, it took both Jim and I with our shoulders, pushing as hard as we could, up, to extract the drill stem. But, in the final analysis, as I look back on it, I think it is indeed worthwhile. At the - at the time it occurred, we were both inter- ested in moving out to the - the Northern Complex and further geology, which Jim and I are both quite interested in. And the mechanical task of doing the drill at that time seemed what - somewhat less important than seeking new - new finds in a new geological area. But, in retrospect, I think we have, in fact, brought back one of the most sig- nificant samples of the whole t_ip.
CC: Question number 9 for Dave Scott.
CDR: Gee, I don't want them all.
CC: In view of your comment to geologist Leon Silver about the need for trained scientists on the Moon, do you think that Scientist-Astronaut Jack Schmitt should be included in the crew of Apollo 17, the last of the Apollos?
CDR: Okay. Well, since I really had very little say-so as to which - which people get selected for which crews, I might sort of bypass it with the - with the one comment that I think the more qualified a man is on the Moon, the more results you're going to get. And I think that's one of the rea- sons that we put as much time as we did into the geological aspects, in hopes of - of learning enough to bring back some significant data. I think that, in any situation such as this, in any scientific endeavor, that you want the most qual- ified people possible. You must also remember that this is a - a highly complex operational mission. It requires a great deal of - of training and skill in order to fly these machines. I think, in par- ticular, Jack Schmitt - Schmitt is a very highly qualified individual in both aspects. And I be- lieve it's up to the - the management, that when they select the crews, to select the best people for the flight. That all right?
CC: - - A1 Worden. What runs through the mind of a man orbiting the Moon alone?
CMP: Well, I guess - I guess the - the thing foremost in my mind during those 3 days was how I was going to keep up with the time line and the Flight Plan, and how I was going to keep track of all the ex- periments we had going and where they were, and - and whether they were operating or not. And I guess that was a very, very fast 3 days for me. When I wasn't looking at the SIM bay experiments, I was looking out a window and taking pictures, and it was a pretty crammed B days. As a matter of fact, I - I guess I didn't really have - have much time to give any thoughts to being alone out there.
CC: Question number 11, again for Al. You said, after your spacewalk, you wish you'd stayed out longer. What was it like out there between the Earth and the Moon, and why did you come in so soon?
CMP: Well, let me answer the last one first. I - I guess I didn't come in soon; I came in when the Job was done. And, as a matter of fact, I made an extra trip back out to take a look at the map- ping camera. Now as - as far as what I felt like when I went out there, we talked a little bit about it after - after the EVA and decided it was sort of like walking on stage at your high school - dinner dance or something. We opened the hatch and it was pitch black, and as soon as we got out, the Sun was beating down on everything, and it looked like a very large floodlight on a stage. And then putting the TV camera out on the door Just added a little bit more to that sort of unreal feeling that it was time to get out on the stage and do something. I think, as far as the EVA went, we - we did it Just almost exactly as we'd practiced it. It took almost exactly the same amount of time; we did it the same way. And, of course, we had practiced out with the pan - with the mapping camera in the extended position, and so that - that really posed no difficulty to us.
CC: Question number 12 for Dave and Jim. You - you didn't have time to get to North Complex, craters which may have been formed volcanically and where you thought some surprises might be found. Was this a significant loss?
LMP: Why don't you?
CDR: Well, I'11 start out and - and throw an answer there. I think if you look back at the original requirements for the landing at the Hadley- Apennines, they were primarily to inspect the Front and the rille. It was only after a - a con- siderable amount of study had been done and some rearrangement in the Flight Plan - the timing on the surface, that we found we had enough time to plan to go to the Northern Complex. So the Ncrthern Complex was, in fact, an addition to the original requirement; it was a bonus. And I think, because Jim and I have spent so much time with volcanics in our terrestrial geology work, that we were quite interested in getting to the Northern Com- plex to see if, in fact, it was a volcanic area. But I don't believe we lost anything from the lunar surface by not going there; only we would have had an extra - a bonus had we been able to reach that point. And, with that in mind, I hope that some- day somebody gets a chance to go back and take a look at the Northern Complex. Jim, you want to answer?
LMP: No, I agree with everything you said. It was Just a - a little personal disappointment that we couldn't get up there, because we - we thought we'd have another beautiful view of the - the plains there and the LM, a view almost - -
LMP: - - as beautiful as it - as it was from the side of Hadley Delta.
CC: Question number 13 for each of you. Would you, please, in your own words, tell us what you gave the American taxpayers besides a few hours of good television?
CDR: (Laughter) Well, I think - the magnitude of the scientific data we've returned will speak for the taxpayers' money. The small amount of time they had for television, I think, is rather insignifi- cant relative to the amount of return we've gathered in the SIM bay and in the lunar samples we have aboard right now. I think these data will not only en - enhance the progress of science, but it'11 reach the common man on the street directly by the - the byproducts of what we learn. I think man must extend himself, that new frontiers must be opened in order for us to - to propagate man- kind, and I think this is one way in which we do it. I - I feel that the taxpayers got, probably - as a matter of fact, I hope they got more than their money's worth out of the flight. And, if you could see the size of the - the film magazines that A1 brought in yesterday fram those cameras, why, you'd see that we have indeed at - at least a great deal of data on film alone. Want to an- swer that?
CMP: Well, I really guess that - that there's not much more to add to what Dave said. He - he expressed my sentiments exactly, in that the - the knowledge that, hopefully, we've - we've added to our store of information about the Moon and about ourselves will be increased in an extent which is greater than - than the - than the capital that was - spent on the flight itself. And I would certainly think that - that this whole theory adds signifi- cantly to - to man's knowledge about himself pri- marily and about himself in those areas where it will help future generations maybe. Jim?
LMP: I can only add that we're bringing back Just a - a lot of - a lot of data and a log of material, and it's going to take many years for people to really appreciate how much was gained from - from this flight.
CC: Question number 14. It seemed this flight had as many problems as some of the old Gemini missions. Which of these gave you the most concern; and, for Dave, did you ever feel you were back on Gemini VIII?
CDR: Well, I guess we weren't aware we had that many problems. I thought this was a rather troublefree flight, myself. We went a long way, we spent a long time doing the Job, and I think, relative to the number of systems we have in all the space- craft, that we had very few problems. I can think of none that were significant that would enable me to compare it with Gemini VIII at all. We had a - I guess the first little problem we had was a - a leak in our water system, which was cleared up rather rapidly by somebody having already done some investigation and having a procedure at hand. I believe our system is such that people have all the anticipated problems understood, and, when they have them understood, they come up with solutions which are quite meaningful and successful. And I feel like the spacecraft and the life-support systems on the Moon and everything worked exceedingly well. I - I guess really I couldn't ask for much more. How about you?
CMP: Well, I really don't - -
CDR: No, go ahead.
LMP: Go ahead. You know, really, we had very few prob- lems. It seemed like a very tame simulation, as far as I was concerned.
CMP: Certainly, there were - there were - there were irritating things that happened like some circuit breakers in the spacecraft here that gave us some trouble, and some lights that aren't working exactly right. But certainly none of the important aspects of the flight or - or none of the essential pieces of equipment has malfunctioned, and I think it's been just great. Okay, Karl, you take it from there, baby.
CC: Gentlemen, we'd like to continue the press confer- meantime, ence in a few minutes. But, in the we'd be anxious to get - start - get one of you started on the lunar-eclipse photos.
LMP: Yes, turn - -
CDR: We got to try to do both?
CC: - - three more questions.
CC: Question 15.
LMP: Why don't we show them the lunar eclipse?
LMP: There's a lunar rock to show them.
CC: - - 15 - for Dave and Jim. How many times did each of you fall down on the lunar surface? Did any of these falls hurt you or give you any problems?
CDR: Let's think, how many times?
LMP: Well, I fell down twice - -
LMP: - - and it was never any real problem. Actually, I could have got up very well by myself without anyhelp.
CDR: Yes, I guess I fell down twice, too, and, as - as Jim said, it was never any really problem. It's a matter of, if you start to go - and, of course, the terrain there, I guess you could see in the television, was quite rough and irregular with occasionally rocks around, and we were pressing to try and get things done. And it was Just a matter, if you Just start losing your balance, to go ahead and go easy, and accept somewhat of a - a light fall. Because of the 1/6th gravity, there was never any impact when we hit. Take it easy and get up slow. And I don't think either one of us ever came anywhere near the point of being hurt, in that sense of the matter, it's Just a matter of slowing you up for a minute, enabling you to regain your balance, and go ahead. And - and I have a question. Do you want to have the photos of lunar eclipse with the television now, or do you want us to get on with the - the camera photos? Because if that's the case, we have to turn the lights out.
CC: Roger. We're going to skip down to the last ques- tion, Dave, which says your cabin must be J_mmed with Moon rocks, core samples, suits, and assorted hardware. Can you show us what it's like in there? And, as you show us around, you can get set up for the Moon photos and dim the lights when you like.
LMP: (Laughter) Ohhl
CDR: Okay. I guess - -
CDR: - - to show you around, we have to unstow every- thing. We're - we're pretty well stowed for re- entry right now. We have all the samples stowed, The suits are all stowed, and I guess, in order to show you around, we'd have to do some unstowing because under - beneath the couches right now, it's Jammed full. And I guess we'd like to do that for you, but it's some - somewhat impractical, in that all you could see would he some - some edges of the white bags, and that's why we have the room in the cabin here. Every - everything's pretty well squared away. But, when we get back, I'm sure you'11 have an opportunity to see the many things we have, and there's really a lot of it.
CC: 0 - okay, Dave. That's fine. And I guess one last request is, when you get over to that window to - and before you take the photos, could you give us a quick picture of the Moon with the TV camera?
CDR: Sure will. Can try it.
CDR: Have I got any pictures? I'11 cut this thing down.
CMP: (Hl,W_ming)
CDR: See any magazines?
LMP: Right here's some, Dave. I got Al's. You got some? Procedures, cameras -
CMP: You ought to get over here.
CDR: Let me get over there.
CC: 15, the word here is to proceed. Give your photog- raphy first priority there, and maybe we can see the - the Moon out of the other window.
CMP: That's ... - -
CDR: Okay, we're working on it.
LMP: Got enough?
LMP: Hold it, Al. It's still going - -
CDR: Monitor? Yes, I can get it from here. I think.
CC: 15, Houston. We hear that your attitude is very good right now; there's no need to trim the maneuver.
CDR: Okay, Al, you got the camera all set up over there, huh?
CMP: Do you want me to read the settings to you, Just in case?
LMP: There's a change.
CDR: If you'11 grab those ...
LMP: What do you want me to get, Dave? Get the lights? Yes, I can get them.
CMP: If you can get the lights -
LMP: Turn this up a little bit. Okay, Al, when you're ready for me, I'11 read to you.
CDR: Could that be it?
CMP: Need anything down there, Dave?
CDR: No, I don't think so. See what it looks like.
LMP: Well, it's completely dark now. Just the lower part is orange.
LMP: The top part's almost a red, a dark red, and the bottom is an orange.
CDR: There you go. Yes, you got her. Okay, Houston. I think you have a picture of her now. There she is.
LMP: Okay. Let's check it; f/1.27
CMP: Yes. 1/500th?
LMP: Take eight frames? Okay, I guess we'11 give prior- ity to you, huh, Al?
CDR: Okay, we - we got to get the - -
CC: 15, so far we have a blank screen down here.
CDR: Oh, really?I've got a good picture on the monitor.
CMP: Okay, Jim, while - -
CC: Hang on for a moment, please.
LMP: Okay, we're coming up on 6 minutes here at 55 - -
CMP: Besides, we're FREE here.
CDR: Boy, every time those - the jet fires ...
LMP: Okay, go - we're FREE.
CC: It's coming through now.
LMP: Okay, stand by. Your first one'11 be a 60-second exposure time and I'11 - it'11 be at 55:53.
CMP: Well, that's kind of - not ...
CC: That's a beautiful picture with Just an edge of the Moon coming out of eclipse.
CMP: I can do it anyhow.
CMP: Roger; that's right.
LMP: Okay. Suit yourself then. I'm - - TIME SKIP
CDR: Anybody else like chicken stew?
LMP: Chicken stew, huh? Yes, I do. I didn't know we had any. Is that what you have up there?
CDR: No, uh-uh.
LMP: If you want to eat here, I'11 be happy to come down the re.
LMP: Hey, throw me some beef steak. Well, I guess some turkey and gravy.
LMP: Go back where? Yes, man, you aren't kidding.
CMP: Thought you wanted to go back to the Moon?
LMP: Don't know why.
LMP: I'11 trade with you, Dave.
LMP: I'11 go down there.
CDR: Down here?
LMP: This is our new garbage can down here, huh? Good.
LMP: You want to get those readings now, Al, or after supper?
LMP: Get them now?
CMP: Okay. Start out with 5-C.
CMP: 5-C reading 4 - 4.2.
CMP: All right; 5-D?
LMP: 3.9.
CMP: 6-A?
LMP: You writing them down?
LMP: 6-A is 4.1.
CMP: Okay; 6-B?
LMP: 4.2.
CMP: 6-C?
LMP: Greater than 5.
CMP: No kidding. Huh. Okay - -
CMP: - - 6-D? Houston, 15. Go ahead.
CC: Roger. Remember back aways, we were talking about doing some more mass spec boom tests at 275 hours, which has gone by. We're right now talking about delayin_ that until 276 hours, approximately, or at least until before you start your VERB 49 ma- neuvers for the next set of P23s. Over.
CMP: Okay, fine. 6'D.
LMP: Is that okay on 6-C, the fact that it's - -
CMP: I don't know; we'11 tell them.
LMP: Okay, 6-D is 45.
CMP: Okay. And, Houston; 15. I have some command module RCS injector temperatures for you.
CMP: Okay, these are readings off the SYSTEMS TEST meter: 5-A is 4. - or 5-C is 4.2, 5-D is 3.9; 6-A is 4.1, B is 4.2, C is greater than 5, and D is 4.5.
CC: Roger. Copy 4.2, 3.9, 4.1, 4.2, greater than, and 4.5.
LMP: Here, put it on there, I'11 give you a squirt. How many do you want?
CDR: Is that the soup?
CMP: Chicken stew.
LMP: How many do you want?
CDR: Three of them.
LMP: Screw it in there?
CDR: Yes. Roger.
CDR: Well, we have a lot of drinks for breakfast.
LMP: Okay, I ought to change the LiOH. Which one was
CMP: Okay, 23 to B and 21 to A-5.
LMP: Okay, going into B.
CMP: 23 into B.
LMP: I wonder if any of this food is - the - the ir-
CDR: Could be ....
LMP: One way of preserving food these days is to -
CDR: ... radiation.
LMP: And it preserves it. At certain times, radia-
LMP: Okay. Canister change is complete.
LMP: That's wrong, Dave.
CDR: Al, you going to monitor comm? I'm going to get
CDR: Come forward, Al. Thank you very much .... Just ruined the whole thing.
CMP: Oh - d_u!
CDR: Oh, my God.
CMP: Freaking DAC won't come off.
CDR: You need one of these, too? That okay?
CDR: There you go. Can I get that for you?
CDR: Ready for it now?
CDR: ... Move over some ....
CMP: If I were you, I'd go over to the lab and pick one up out of there - a perfect sample. them.
CDR: They don't have
CMP: They don't? ·
LMP: Dammit, why don't you buy a set of them? ...
CMP: I might buy them.
LMP: Yes, but you'd be taking all that guff.
LMP: Feast over his favorite rock.
LMP: How come?
CMP: On the ball.
CMP: ... to surprise ...
CDR: ... 330 ...
CMP: (Clears throat) You going to do anything else down there? Are you going to do anything down there? All right.
CMP: Well, I've got a P23 to do in 3 minutes, and then we got to ... the daytime. I got to clean up and change my long johns and take my biomed off, while I got the chance.
CMP: Dave, I hope we're going to be able to see them unload all those rocks.
CDR: Yes, I think _we should.
CDR: ... time ...
LMP: I hope so. Yes. They'11 just have to hold up the - the rocks until we're there.
CDR: ... going to have a ball ... Is that why you ...?
CDR: ... mind working some long hours.
LMP: How long does the medical take on the ship?
LMP: ... ship until about what - 6 o'clock tomorrow night? We'11 be taking that physical until 10 tomorrow night ?
CDR: Ten their time is all I know.
LMP: Oh, that's right. It's 4 our time, which is - -
CDR: On board the ship.
CMP: ... we're laughing.
CDR: I think we might look ...
LMP: I had it under control. I had it under control.
CMP: We're all having his.
LMP: Man, we're down low. The cupboard's bare. Bacon squares.
LMP: I don't know if we have enough in there for two more. Yes, I guess we do.
LMP: Yes, you need a reinfo - forced toe section.
CMP: I'11 take that and get this - Going to use the camera.
LMP: Have a 9-hour rest period.
LMP: Make sure I'm turned on there, will you, Dave? My power on?
CMP: What? Yes, if you want to dig it out, it's in the - I put it in that bag. Dave, could you get - Dave, could you get - There's a bag in my TSB. One of the white towel bags that has all my gear it in.
LMP: Thank you. It's in here, Al.
LMP: Go ahead, Bob.
CC: Roger. If one of you fellows has the time, we might like to continue on with the mass spec boom retract test.
LMP: Okay. Is St something I should write down, or can I Just do it real time?
CC: Give it to you in real time. It's not that com- plicated, Jim.
CC: Okay. We need the EXPERIMENT switch to ON down there in the ALPHA - Excuse me, the MASS SPEC, EX- PERIMENT switch to ON; and the ION SOURCE, ON. Over.
LMP: Okay. I understand MASS SPEC, EXPERIMENT, ON; and ION SOURCE, ON. Stand by. David, can you get a couple of switches over there? The MASS SPEC, EXPERIMENT, ON; and the I0N SOURCE, ON.
LMP: Okay, Bob. They're both ON.
CC: Okay. And then next, you go down to the other panel, and we go DEPLOY for 20 seconds on the MASS SPEC BOOM, and then RETRACT for 40 seconds, or until we get a gray indication. Over.
LMP: Understand you want DEPLOY for 20 seconds and then - on the MASS SPEC BOOM, and then RETRACT until we get gray or 40 seconds.
CC: Roger. Whichever occurs first.
CC: Okay. Okay, Dave. On that MASS SPEC BOOM, we go DEPLOY for 20 seconds. If you want, I can give m-wk. you a
LMP: Go to OFF and then I'11 have you - and then RE - and then RETRACT it for 40 seconds - - TIME SKIP
CDR: Oh, 6:_5 tomorr °w.
LMP: He didn't. 67.
CDR: Cabin temp,
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LMP: TAPE RECORDER's on HIGH BIT RATE. Record the start.
CDR: Okay. It worked.
CMP: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 -
CMP: ZERO.
LMP: ... open. TIME SKIP
LMP: Okay, TAPE RECORDER's on HIGH BIT RATE, RECORD, and FORWARD.
CDR: Here, my friend, is a lunar rock.
CMP: Yes. Floating around in the space of our spacecraft.
CDR: Yes. Wonder (laughter) - The sequence of pauels we go through is somewhat inane.
CMP: Oh, it really is, isn't it? Godl
CMP: About 8 minutes.
CDR: This is the most leisurely entry we've ever done.
LMP: Yes, I don't understand how - why we have so much time.
CMP: Stand by .... fast.
CDR: It'11 go fast. hours
CMP: That's because we started 4 earlier - -
CDR: (La_gbter)
CMP: - - than we normally do.
CDR: (Laughter) That's true. This is our normal reset burn, right here.
CC: Apollo 15, Houston. You're looking good. About a minute and a half to handover to ARIA.
CDR: Separation really unloosened a bunch of stuff.
LMP: See my nut come flying by yet?
CDR: No (laughter). Nor your screw (laughter).
LMP: Listen, man, I've got my screw right here.
CDR: Got your camera all ready, Jim?
CMP: Don't forget it.
LMP: I think I'11 turn it on at - probably - Oh, look out the window, and you see iona - ionization.
LMP: Probably be just before blackout, I guess. Blackout at PT. Yes. Before zero phase.
CMP: Looks like 5 minutes.
CDR: Right on. Time is right on.
CDR: Can't argue with that.
CMP: MY dynamics - or traJectory's changing somewhere, because that light's coming from a different place now.
CMP: Oh, that's the Earth down there, baby.
CDR: Sure as hell can. Yes, siree, I hope to tell you.
LMP: Are we going backwards?
CDR: It's big and real.
LMP: Yes. I can see it. Just barely see it out of nV window.
CMP: Yes, we're going backwards.
CDR: Encouraging.
CMP: Just check the needle on the peg here; 51 and a couple of minutes until we're down.
LMP: Is that pausing from minimum impulse?
CDR: It sure is. Man, that's Just bang, bang. That's really neat.
CMP: I keep thinking that, if I hit the stick quick, that minimum impulse will be less (laughter). Did you ever get that feeling?
CMP: There's Just a little bit you want to go - -
CDR: It's right then.
CMP: - - and you try to get it and you can't quite get there. Yes.
CMP: Oh, yes. Hey - Oh, man, are we moving, tool Son of a gun! Sheeoo!
CDR: Yes, indeedy. You ought to be able to see it out the - out the hatch window.
CMP: Oh my, I sure can. Sure a lot of mountains down there. How about that l
LMP: Shit, I think that's Alaska out there. That would be right, wouldn't it?
CMP: Yes. Keep an eye out for the Moon.
CDR: Yes, keep au eye out for the Moon.
CMP: We've done it. Oh, we've missed it.
CDR: 56:37. Oh, A1 - -
CMP: We were too busy watching the Earth.
CDR: - - why don't you pay attention to what you're doing there.
CMP: Too busy watching the Earth.
CDR: I'm not sure there's much you could do about it any - any - to correct it anyway.
CMP: Not at this point. Here comes the needle off the peg. There it goes. Now let me get to 5. Yes, 55.
CDR: Neat.
LMP: We Just passed south of Alaska.
CDR: Did we?
CDR: Little earlier than usual.
CMP: Houston, 15; go ahead.
CDR: Okay, the needle's off the peg.
CMP: About right.
LMP: What a view! Whew!
CMP: Okay, we've got about 10 - 20 seconds to entry interface.
LMP: More than that. Oh, EI, yes .... I don't think I'm going to like it.
LMP: There's RRT.
LMP: Getting the ionization?
CDR: Yes, man.
CMP: Put your - -
CDR: Yes, look at it. Good.
CDR: Ionization?
CDR: Boy, I guess.
CMP: .O1, .02, 4 -
CMP: .05G light.
CDR: Okay, GO. EMB scroll - -
LMP: .05G switch - -
CDR: EMB good.
LMP: .05G switch, on; EMS ROLL, on.
CDR: They're both on.
CDR: Okay. Okay, .39.
CDR: .5, .1.
LMP: .6.
CDR: .8, 1, 1.3, 2g's, 2g's - -
CMP: Accelerometer and the DSKY.
CMP: Scroll look good?
UNKNOWN: 3g's.
CDR: Three and a half.
CMP: 4.
CDR: There's 4.
CDR: There's 5, 6 -
CMP: Scroll looks good.
CDR: There's 6, 6, 6 there, 6.2. Don't see anything on master alarm.
CMP: Want the master alarm?
CDR: 5.6. We roll 180. 5, 4.7 -
CMP: Looking good.
CDR: 180 roll, 4, 4.4, 4.2, 4.1. Rolling to 150, ll7, 092 - -
CMP: Okay, looking good.
CDR: Plus 69, plus 51.
CDR: Plus 49.
CDR: 4g's, you're right on.
CMP: 4g's.
CDR: Eighty-five, plus 101. Holding 4g's. Lift vector, up.
CMP: Going up.
CDR: We're in P67.
CDR: Okay. Minus 51.
CDR: And at 4g's. Minus ll0.
CMP: Okay, we're going in.
CDR: Minus ll6.
CMP: Okay, 450 miles and that's - -
CMP: - - right where we are on the scroll.
CDR: Okay, at 399, we're - -
CMP: Okay, we're off the ...
CDR: - - almost 3g's. Boy, EMS has missed here within about 5 miles.
CMP: Yes, we're looking good.
CDR: Seventy-one, minus 70.
CMP: EMB is -
CDR: Minus 70.
CMP: Pretty good.
CMP: Minus 70 - -
CDR: Okay, there's 3g's.
CMP: And the scroll shows us right on the range to go.
CMP: Couldn't be better.
CDR: Houston, Apollo 15. We're in P67. The EMS and the G&N agree within 15 miles, and everybody's in good shape.
CDR: Okay, plus 52.
CMP: Roger. That's where we are. Still pulling 3g's.
CMP: And we're coming right straight down that scroll. Beautiful.
CDR: Good. Houston, 15. EMS and G&N agree within about 10 miles, and everybody's in fine shape.
CMP: There they are.
CDR: Okay, 32 degrees ...
CMP: Okay, 98, NOUN 18; boy, that's slick.
CDR: 10,000 feet per second.
CMP: My eyes were cocked; 100 miles to go. I'm about 4 miles off; so - Looks like even the scroll's working great.
CDR: Yes. Great. Hey, now I know why you got to check the tunnel for water.
LMP: Yes, boy, I guess. Did you get wet?
CDR: Yes, man ....
LMP: Yes, it really comes barreling out of there, doesn't it? (Laughter)
CDR: Okay .... - -
CMP: Sixty miles to go. Okay, up.
CDR: ...? 33 and 46. Boy, they really agree. 6000 .....
CMP: Getting our cross range right now.
CDR: Hey, Houston; 15 in the blind. The EMS and G&N agree within about 10 miles.
CMP: Gee, what makes you feel - sound so hollow?
LMP: Sounds like ... is about to make a low pass on us.
CDR: We're cc_ing up to 38. Watch your steam pressure, Jim.
CMP: It's 3000.
CDR: No steam pressure yet?
CDR: It's going up now.
LMP: Okay, steam pressure's pegged.
CMP: Okay, we should get - 50K in about another 600 feet, Got 9 miles to go on EMS.
CDR: Okay. Should be getting a NOUN 67 here directly.
CDR: Okay, Houston; 15 in the blind. Datitude, plus 26.12; longitude, minus 158.17 - -
CMP: Okay, we're off the peg.
CDR: - - and about a 2.2 off the peg.
CMP: BOOST/ENTRY.
LMP: SEQUENCE PYRO, two, to ARM.
CMP: PYRO to ARM.
LMP: Standing by for 30.
CMP: We're out of 40.
CDR: Okay, Houston; 15. Out of 40K, and we're showing about a .7, .2, this business now. Everybody's in good shape.
LMP: How's the altitude, Al?
CMP: Coming up on 30.
CMP: Okay, 30K.
LMP: Okay, ELS LOGIC, on.
CMP: ELS LOGIC, on.
CMP: AUTO, on.
CDR: Okay. Stand by for - -
LMP: Standing by for drogues at 24. There go the - there goes the apex. There are the drogues.
LMP: Okay, cabin pressure's increasing.
LMP: Standing by for mains - at 10.
CMP: Okay, we're out of 18.
CDR: Give us a call when you get to 10.
CMP: Well, coming out of 14, 13, out of 12, 11,000.
LMP: Okay, the mains are up there.
CMP: And the mains are out, three.
CDR: - - Apollo 15 has good mains.
CMP: The mains are opening.
LMP: SURGE TANK 02, off, Al.
CMP: SURGE TANK 02 coming off.
LMP: REPRESS PACKAGE, OFF.
CDR: Let's go, Al.
CMP: REPRESS, OFF.
CMP: DIRECT 02, OPEN.
P: - - the bearing is 130 to - three main chutes. I have visual contact; three main chutes.
CMP: - - 8000.
UNKNOWN: 0kinawa, Roger. Out.
LMP: - - PRESSURE RELIEF, two, CLOSED.
LMP: CM RCS LOGIC, on, up.
CDR: ... 2, Apollo 15. We're showing about a minus .6 - -
CMP: RCS LOGIC, on.
CDR: - - on the miss distance - -
LMP: CM PROPELLANT to DUMP.
CDR: - - Everybody's in good shape.
R: Okinawa, Recovery has a recovery beacon contact, bearing 175 magnetic. On station.
UNKNOWN: Okinawa here.
UNKNOWN: Okinawa, this is Swim 2. I have a visual contact bearing 010, that's approximately i mile. My position, 134; Okinawa 8.5 miles. Altitude is about 6000 feet to the command module.
UNKNOWN: 0kinawa, this is Swim 1. I have recovery beacon, ll5 degrees magnetic, at 270, 12 miles, at time 47. Over.
UNKNOWN: Okinawa, Roger. Out.
CMP: Pick out the place.
P: This is Photo. I have one - there's something - something's falling beside the command module. I could not tell what it was, though.
LMP: Strut locks, four, unlocked.
R: Apollo 15, Apollo 15, this is Recovery. Over.
CDR: Recovery, Apollo 15. Everybody's in good shape, and we're looking at about 3500 feet.
R: This is Recovery. I have a visual of 165 - -
LMP: Ten seconds to release.
R: - - from me, about 8 miles. ,L
CDR: Go ahead, Jim.
LMP: Stand by for purge dump.
P: This is Photo. It appears that one of your main chutes is streaming. I can only see two main chutes, and one appears to be streaming.
UNKNOWN: Yes .... two chutes concurred.'
P: They have one streaming chute.
LMP: Do we have three, Al?
CMP: We got two.
CDR: No, we're at 3000 - -
LMP: Stand by for ... - -
P: Okinawa, this is Photo i - -
LMP: P - - the extra fuel has been Jettisoned and burned off.
CDR: Cinch up, gang.
CMP: Cinch up, gang.
CDR: Got your VHF beacon on?
CMP: 3000 - -
LMP: Yes, it's - -
CMP: - - Jim.
CDR: 3000, Jim.
LMP: Okay, CM RCS PROPELLANT, two, OFF.
CMP: Two, off.
LMP: CABIN PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE to DUMP.
CMP: All right, coming to DUMP.
LMP: FLOODs to POSTLANDING.
CMP: Coming up on 2000.
CDR: How many chutes we got, Al?
LMP: Two.
CMP: We got a streamer on one.
CMP: FLOODs to POSTLANDING.
LMP: Stand by for 800.
P: This is Photo. Lost contact due to cloud cover.
CDR: Roger, Recovery; 15. You're 5 square. Everybody's
CMP: Okay, we're out at 1500, Jim.
R: Roger, Apollo 15. If you hear, all units have you
CMP: 1000 feet, Jim.
CDR: ... dump.
LMP: - - CABIN PRESSURE RELIEF to CL08E.
UNKNOWN: Apollo 15 - -
UNKNOWN: - - this is Okinawa. Request your splashdown read- out. Over.
LMP: Okay, you ready for MAIN BUS TIES to come OFF.
CDR: Roger. Plus 26.13, minus 158.12.
CMP: Ready for BUS TIES.
P: This is Photo. Approaching ...
CMP: Okay-, END OF TRANSCRIPT NASA--MSC
LMP: *** is ON.
CDR: Okay. Okay, there, Endeavour. How do you read the Falcon on SIMPLEX B?
LMP: You're beautiful.
CDR: Okay. Let's configure for SIMPLEX A.
CDR: VHF A TRANSMITTER, VOICE.
CMP: Did you want a Tephem, Dave?
CDR: Did A1 get - -
CMP: Give it to you if you want.
CDR: Configure for SIMPLEX A.
CDR: Okay. The VHF A TRANSMITTER, VOICE.
LMP: VOICE.
CDR: A RECEIVER, ON.
CDR: B TRANSMITTER, OFF.
LMP: TRANSMITTER, off.
CDR: AUDIO, both, VHF B, RECEIVE, md A to T/R.
CDR: That's nice,
CDR: Okay, now you can give me your Tephem'
LMP: Self-test is successful.
CMP: - - ...?
CMP: Just like SIMs. Ail balls in the Ri; R2 is 32251; R 3 is 26157.
CDR: Okay. Ail balls, 32251, 26157.
CDR: Okay, Jim. We got those self-tests?
LMP: Okay. Yes. Okay, a VERB 21 NOUN 27, and a zero.
UNKNOWN: sync?
CDR: Stand by 1. Okay?
CDR: Got that done?
LMP: Okay, we're ready to - Clock sync coming up. 25 NOUN 36. Load mission time. Gee, I can do it from here. Yes. Let's see. 98:25:30.
LMP: I got to call Houston - -
CDR: Okay, Al. VERB 06 - 6 - VERB 06 NOUN 65; I'11 give you a mark.
LMP: I'm going to call Houston, Dave.
CDR: Okay, just a second. 3, 2, 1 -
CMP: Okay; 98:25:45.60.
CDR: Okay; 25:45.60.
CDR: Okay; subtract -
LMP: Let's see, ours was 98 -
CDR: 60.
CC: Apollo 15, Houston. Standing by.
CDR: Go ahead, Jim; I'11 get this.
LMP: Roger, Houston; this is Falcon. Read you loud and clear.
CDR: We don't have S-band up yet, Jim.
CC: Houston, Falcon. Reading you - -
CC: We have a lot of noise on the loop. Maybe it will go away in a moment.
LMP: Okay, let's hope so.
CDR: Okay. DELTA-T is - minus - -
LMP: I got .61.
LMP: Is that what you got?
CDR: Okay; 6 - yes, minus 61.
CDR: Okay, Endeavour. Another NOUN 65, if you're ready.
CMP: On your mark. 3,
CMP: Okay; 98:26:59.60.
CDR: Okay, give me the next.
LMP: Okay; you can unload CA - Tephem'
LMP: Okay. 17 06. Load Tephem'
CDR: Okay. That look good to you?
CC: Endeavour, Houston. Do you read?
CDR: It's good.
CMP: Endeavour, Houston. This is Endeavour. Loud and clear.
CC: Okay, Al. We read you through the static. Let us have NARROW on the HIGH GAIN, please.
CMP: Okay, you got it. NARROW and REACQ.
CDR: Okay, why don't you go ahead and do the -
CDR: What's next, the S-band?
LMP: Yes, and, Houston, this is Falcon. We're going to configure for secondary S-band transmitter and receiver.
CC: Okay, Falcon. Press on with secondary S-band.
LMP: Houston, this is Falcon. How do you read?
CDR: (Laughter) Oh, yes. Oh, God, yes.
CMP: Hello, folks. How you doing?
CC: Endeavour, Houston. Verify on your last P52, you used option 1.
CMP: I'm going to take your umbilical.
LMP: Hey, Al, they're trying to call you.
CMP: Houston, Endeavour. Go ahead.
CC: Roger, Al. Verify that on your last P52 you used option 1.
CMP: I think that's a negative, Ed. I used option 3. Stand by 1, and I'11 check.
LMP: Yes, Houston, how do you read Falcon?
CC: Falcon, Houston. You're coming through. We have a lot of static on the line. We're trying to clear it up now. You're way down in the mud.
LMP: Okay. I give you my prime evap flow time as 97:54:55.
LMP: Okay. We're ready to set the -
CMP: Houston, Endeavour.
LMP: Maybe if we do the steerable, we'11 get signal.
CC: Go ahead, Endeavour.
CMP: Okay, Ed. I did do that on an option 3.
CDR: No. He said -
LMP: They're trying to clear it up down there, but if - -
CC: We now have some words for you. And we're ready to up-link to you, Endeavour, if you will give us POO and ACCEPT.
LMP: If we go to HIGH GAIN - -
CMP: POO and ACCEPT.
CDR: They said they had line - static on their lines.
CC: Falcon, Houston. Your S-band check is okay. You can press on and I'11 have your update for you in a little while.
LMP: Okay. You want to do this S-band -
LMP: Okay. HEATER CONTROL TEMP MON to S-BAND.
CDR: Okay. Go to S-BAND. Reading about 15.
LMP: Okay. If you read to me.
CC: Apollo 15, Houston. I'm going to hold off reading you any pads at the moment until we can clear up our comm on the ground.
CDR: Okay. S-BAND, PM.
LMP: PM.
CDR: SEC.
LMP: SEC.
CDR: PRIM.
LMP: PRIM.
CDR: VOICE.
CDR: PCM.
LMP: PCM.
CDR: RANGE.
LMP: RANGE.
CDR: HI.
LMP: HI.
CDR: Okay, HIGH GAIN: PITCH, minus 75; YAW, minus 12.
CC: Falcon, Houston. Bring up your steerable, please - -
CC: - - see if that helps our comm.
CDR: In work. TRACK MODE, SLEW. Wait 30 seconds.
LMP: SLEW. Okay?
CDR: Okay. It should be PITCH and YAW for MSFN.
LMP: Yes. We'11 use - use those settings. You might want to call up VERB 48.
CDR: VERB 64 you mean.
LMP: No, I was thinking of setting the DAP.
LMP: Oh, you went through this all already?
CDR: Ail done.
LMP: Using these values, huh?
LMP: Shoot, you're way ahead of me. Okay. How about the E- - oh, well, we'11 get - -
CDR: No, I haven't done that.
LMP: I guess when we get on the stereo, it will be okay.
LMP: Okay, there's 30 seconds. I'm going to -
CDR: Okay. PITCH and YAW. You're going to go 134 and 6. That ought to be right. Plus 134 and plus 6.
LMP: Okay, I'm going there now. 134 and plus 6.
CDR: And SLEW.
LMP: Okay, I'm going to SLEW.
CDR: Signal's straight greater than 3 - -
LMP: Beautiful. Greater than 4 - -
CDR: Yes? Great. TRACK MODE, AUTO.
LMP: Okay, going to AUTO.
CDR: UPLINK SQUELCH, OFF.
LMP: OFF. Just ... the antenna- -
CDR: The antenna.
LMP: Slew it in.
CDR: Good grief. UPLINK SQUELCH, OFF; RANGE CWEA, ENABLE.
LMP: RANGE CWEA, ENABLE.
CDR: S-band check with MSFN.
CDR: Biomed switch, RIGHT.
LMP: Houston, this is Falcon. We're locked up on the - the high gain. How do you read?
UNKNOWN: Okay, Jim. Reading you loud and clear now. That seemed to have improved our comm and I'm - I'm ready to start with the pads. I'11 start with the CSM first. Al, whenever you're ready.
CDR: Okay, he's working right now. Are you ready for an E-memory dump from the Falcon?
LMP: We can go with the landing gear ...
LMP: Okay. CB(ii) ED: LANDING GEAR FLAG, close.
CDR: Okay. LANDING GEAR FLAG, closed.
LMP: LOGIC POWER A, open.
CDR: LOGIC POWER A, open.
LMP: Okay, we want Al, though, to be in position to watch it.
CDR: No, he can't see anything.
LMP: The landing gear?
CDR: No. Not much.
LMP: (Yelling) Okay, Al. We're going to extend the landing - -
CC: Falcon, Houston. We're ready for the E-MOD dump.
LMP: Okay; stand by.
LMP: (Yelling) We're going to extend the gear. you'11 hear a little thump, okay?
CMP: I got your ...
LMP: (Yelling) Good.
LMP: They're ready for the E-memory dump, Dave.
CDR: It's on the way. I gave it to them.
LMP: Oh, you gave it to them!
CC: En - Endeavour, Houston. The computer's yours.
LMP: Okay, MASTER ARM, ON.
CDR: MASTER ARM going ON.
LMP: SYSTEM B light, on.
CDR: B light's on.
LMP: I heard it. Gadzooks!
CDR: Clunk! Back to SAFE.
LMP: Okay, we got a gray?
CDR: Got a gray.
LMP: Good. CB(ii) ED: LOGIC POWER A, closed.
LMP: SYSTEM A light should be on.
CDR: SAFE.
LMP: A and B lights, off.
CC: And, Endeavour; Houston. We will stay with the REFSMMAT you have.
CDR: A and B lights are off.
CMP: Okay, Ed. Thank you.
LMP: CB on 11 ED: LANDING GEAR FLAG, open.
CDR: LANDING GEAR FLAG coming open. Barber pole. Okay.
LMP: Okay, you got the DAP; we got the E-memory dump; we got the steerable. We're ready for the suit fan wat - We'11 have to get the up-link - when - -
CDR: That's right. Let's get the suit fan stuff.
LMP: Okay. Rea_ to me?
CDR: CB(16) ECS: SUIT FAN 2, open.
LMP: SUIT FAN 2 coming open. SUIT/FAN.
CDR: MASTER ALARM; SUIT FAN component lights are on.
CDR: Okay, CB(ii).
LMP: ECS SUIT FAN 1, closed.
CDR: FAN 1, closed. H2O SEP SELECT, push SEP 1.
LMP: Push SEP 1.
CDR: Okay, SUIT FAN, select number 1.
LMP: Number 1.
CDR: Lights go off.
CDR: CB(16) ECS: SUIT FAN number 2, closed.
CDR: Okay. Glycol pump check.
LMP: Yes. Okay, CB on 11, ECS: GLYCOL PUMP 1, open - -
CC: Falcon, Houston. Give us POO and DATA. I have an up-link for you.
CDR: Roger. POO and DATA. Go, DATA.
CMP: (Yelling) Dave.
CC: And I'm ready to give the pads, Falcon, whenever you want them.
CDR: Go ahead, Jim. (Yelling) Okay, I'11 check them - -
CMP: (Yelling) Are you all set?
CDR: (Yelling) Yes, looks good.
CC: Ail right, your LM DAP data first: CSM weight, 37679; LM weight, 36630. Your GDA drive angles on board are good.
LMP: Okay, copy. CSM weight is 37679; LM weight, 36630.
CC: That's affirm. AGS abort constants: 224 - -
CC: - - plus 60442; 225 plus 29365; 226, plus 60449; 305, minus 01659; 662, minus 55021; 673, minus 32306.
LMP: Okay. Readback on the AGS abort constants: 60442, 29365, 60449, 01659, 55021, and 32306.
CC: Affirm. The first three are plus; the last three are negative.
CDR: Let me tell him something here. Houston, Falcon.
CC: Go ahead, Falcon.
CDR: Okay, everything is in order up to this point as far as the checkout goes with the exception of the LOC. When we pushed in the LGC circuit breaker, we got a PROGRAM light. With a 400, an Ri, a VERB 5 NOUN 9 gave us - gave us an 1105, which seems to be of little consequence. Just thought you might like to know.
CC: We copy, Dave,
LMP: Okay, Dave_ you ready to press on with that glycol pump check?
CDR: Wait a minute. (Yelling) Say again, Al?
CDR: (Yelling) Okay. Good boy. (Yelling) We're going to be up here with a docked IMU aline in about 5 minutes.
CDR: (Yelling) We're going to be up with a docked IMU aline in about 5 minutes.
LMP: Okay. On 11, ECS: GLYCOL PUMP l, open.
CDR: GLYCOL PUMP l, open.
LMP: You should get a MASTER ALARM, ECS caution and GLYCOL component lights, on.
CDR: We did.
LMP: Okay, ECS GLYCOL PUMP 1, closed.
CDR: Okay; closed.
LMP: Component lights should come on.
CDR: Did. Okay.
LMP: GLYCOL INSTRUMENTATION, SECONDARY. And reading 8 psi.
LMP: Okay, I'11 close INSTRUMENT SEC - GLYCOL PUMP SEC.
LMP: We got a pressure rise. GLYCOL PUMP SEC coming open; pressure decrease. Okay, GLYCOL to PUMP - -
CC: Falcon, Houston. The computer's yours.
LMP: Okay. CB on 11, ECS: GLYCOL PUMP AUTO TRANSFER, open.
CDR: Okay. AUTO TRANSFER_ open.
LMP: Go on to PUMP 1.
CDR: PUMP 1.
LMP: Okay, good pressure. About 25. Okay.
CDR: Okay, how about going to - off of DATA over there?
LMP: Yes. Okay, we can do the ascent BAT checkout while we're - -
LMP: - - waiting for Al.
CDR: CB(16) EPS: ASCENT ECA CONTROL, closed.
UNKNOWN: Closed. POWER/TEMP
CDR: MONITOR select to LUNAR.
UNKNOWN: LUNAR. OFF/RESET,
CDR: LMP LUNAR BATTERY, barber pole.
LMP: OFF, OFF, and barber pole.
CDR: Then ON, talkback, LMP.
LMP: ON, talkback, LMP.
CDR: Okay, verify lo_nar BAT co, rent.
LMP: Verified. Reading - 25.
CDR: Okay. LMP LUNAR BATTERY, OFF/RESET, barber pole.
LMP: OFF and barber pole.
CDR: POWER TEMP MONITOR, select BAT 5.
LMP: Wonder if we ought to tell Houston we're doing this. So they're - they'11 probably get it anyway.
CDR: They're watching.
CC: And, Endeavour; Houston. Are you about ready for your pad?
LMP: Okay, I'm on BAT 5.
CDR: Okay. BAT 5, NORMAL, LM - -
CMP: Roger, Ed. Stand by 1.
CDR: BAT 5, NORMAL LMP FEED, ON, gray.
LMP: ON and gray.
CDR: Verify BAT 5 current.
CDR: Okay. LMP BAT 1, HI - VOLTAGE, OFF/RESET, barber pole. PDI PREPARATION TO POSTTOUCHDOWN
CDR: Well, we'11 check them. I'm - I_m hack ICS, Jim.
LMP: Find a better place for this.