Otrobonita/noicy-space-talks huggingface dataset:
CDR: (,k_:y. Going to EESE_ and back to N0_MAL.
CC: _{,:,ger.
CDR: _ello, there, 5_r. Worden.
UNKNOWN: Ho_ are you?
CC: I'm tine, sir. How are you? f/n/, :oo.
CC: Arc yc,_, ?'early for ...
UNKNOWN: Say again. Page679 '[ RF,_.,O.b (_-v115)
UNKNOWN: Boustc_, A_lto 9.
CC: Apollo 9, }{ou'_-ton.Go. to call you and tell you we had a very nice view of Hawaii a5 we went across it.
CC: Very Good. ahead
CC: Why f.,on't?'ougo and remiXnd hi.-.- -
CDR: We tried to t_k,- a few pictures for the folks x down on the grou:,ri.
UNKNOWN: Roger, Jim. He)', did you clays put inverter 3 on _4AIN A as Dart ¢,f the powerdo_?
CC: Okay. We Just wanted to remind you of it. to
LMP: Okay. ;_'eare _.oing do it now, Al, so we won't forget it.
UNKNOWN: And we were Just talking about - We have to turf: the t_rk 2 hyJrogen fan on and to turn that invertor on yet.
CDR: -- what the hydrogen looks like.
CC: _oger. Understand. Guess you will purge a little r_r¢', tc_? .'emds about 212, 222, or 271_.
CC: !?nderstand that is because ';,'e were real good an extra to :,ca and let you _!eep 3 hours this :C_- £qays
UNKNOWN: you are so good, I can't believe it.
UNKNOWN: Well, ye ar_ .-.binkingcnly of .v_'u. . P,_e 680
CC: I'm goiug to start calling you s_-eet lips.
LMP: You wouldnrt call him sweet lips _f _ou could see him!
CDR: Hey, Al, would you do me & favor_
CDR: Call _<v )_ids a.ud tell them that '_'r.', really growing a fancy beard for *hem.
CC: Okay. I'11 do that.
CDR: Tell them I still can't bring it home for them, because I h%;;e lo i_have it off _hen ye get ,,n board the ship. _ui tell them I'm going lo have some t,ict'_ ¢_ t.f _t for lb_-m,
CC: Okay. I undorstand, i urid::rst_und thni shaving it off, too. You're a reoal full-blown Colonel up there.
CC: Got t.cshave that r,eard off before you get on- board, huh?
CDR: No; :_ot before 'I get onboard, after '[ get on- board. I have cnou6_,h b'.m.rd to l _'oud of'; o I don't h_ve to shave z_inc off E_head. of t{me. But it is anything but fancy.
CC: Don't want to mention any names, do you.
CC: Apollo 9, _o._ston. Guess you _ra going c,_r the hill. See you _7uvs _o t?_e r-orning.
CDR: Okey-dokey. I:_ght-nigJat.
CC: Night-night.
CMP: What time is morning, A37 _,' .._4 confused, it lo,kc !fk,_ it _.'5_i plus 20. P_ge68:1 r;OCOYP43NiCATIONS RSiSFFERIOD - REST Pt-_RIOD- NO CO_%_JNICATIONS 9 AIR-TO-G.9OUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION REST PERIOD - NO CO_41qUNICATIONS REST PF_RIOD - NO C_-J3f. JNICATIONS APOLI,3 5: -_,IP-_O-_3__.'D ' ,'lICE TRANSCRIPTION Page _.2% HONEYSU:iK[ '_<(REV 117 )
CC: Hello. .%polio 9, this is Hoaston. 7_nybody t.i.. there gc.t choir g-lm_d up?
CC: Apol',o9, t::-isis Kou_%on. How do .Sou read?
CC: Good mo.mtingl :'o,'are you this bright, s_,:shiny
CC: Apo]io 9, Eoustcr.,.
CMP: houstc,r,, ij': :,:,_.
CC: Oh' C__,cd.morning. Even _hough i% is ,!ark .?,,bs_cte, l,e it must lime to get t:p.
UNKNOWN: Oh, I g-J. es_ .ix,must be. Yc.u're calling.
CC: Oh, y_'s.
UNKNOWN: _(ouston, hew do you resd me? //
CC: I read you loud a_:dclear.
CDR: Oh, we'11 tr'¢ r,.ot to do that.
CC: Okay. I a_dn't figure you would.
CC: ;fe'w_ got lCou zig¢ing ac'zoss ,.':_'.rcury , h_:re. ]["ii have you for about the next ._minutes,
UNKNOWN: Alrighty. _2_at would you like to start _u,.l
CC: 'el, i aa:.. i.,_' ,,_, 4ot_ ct-the .-.~::t'.,'_.,e'-_,,: 'irr_at_ ¢:_icb _s %he , 'aiest?
UNKNOWN: let -_ find the book ar.-ifind cut
UNKNOWN: Ho a_ton, Apollo 9. _,y &::,'t we start vith %nc cons -u_!es_ r,hosc s.re only two digit,: apiece.
CC: _)kay. ;_'re com/ng throufj_ a ]it%l_ weak, there, Dave. Hew are you read/n E me'."
CC: ¥_.-,'r_' rt.a_ good. Okay. The cons'__ablez ;Jrst: _o_ h_u:'s _3 iC 42 ]2 Li_ 13 43 13 285 20 32 27 39. And .your LAP redline$, service module: 25 '<_ 34 34. ELd of consumables. 39 25 31 ?, ?,. C5_
UNKNOWN: ! reckon. Stand by one.
UNKNOWN: Okay, .%%_. J 'ye got %he appropriate sqmr_ Go ahea_ and fill them.
CC: Okay. i_,ea_.Lngblock data n_,tber 19: ii9 k ,.'ravo, plus 262, nlnus 06LC .1_'[03 40 3515; 120 i Bravo, plus 318 , _tnus 06'30 188 h2 .,o _'" 310 6 ; 12i 1 Bravo, plus 303, m__nus 0(,60 192 07 02 3k45; 1_.3 4 /alfa, 312, m:nus ].632 ._.94 43 50 ' _- . plus 4 /,jo, 1630 196 25 35 2_93; 125 4 Ali's [!US - - r r_in_s . , ·" plus ' 5__, a ' ._l'_s 1290 .199 25 a9 2998. PLtcL u_,d yaw trim: minus 0.61_, minus 0.:34. We've got :f.':,.,c' 60 seco:_ds. 'Read them back as fast a.'..' ynu _';:r,.
UNKNOWN: Roger. i r_ssed the second batch. You [,rok_ ,_p.
CC: 5%e second blocK, you say_
CC: Okay. Reading second block: 120 1 Bravo, plus qfC,/. _18, m.in"_ Oc_,9 ?.P,._ 42 .,o o _ . _md w- ,' _. bet.".'_.r t_._e your rea Shack L.ver ,.: i_-_a at., . ' ......... to turn o'"" %he fan on :' L_''_ 2, a-',a ....... , . inverter 3. "you. ',,'r t': .__.;.
UNKNOWN: _'e']l ,.__=n -_-_ %rs . t.o SU! .... _.:-_ __ !_ngi,.-d_ n t?.e f''_ .... e_( 1i9/
CC: Okay. Longitude is minus 0640.
UNKNOWN: O_ay. See you at 57.
CC: Roger. (KEV _V_'iC, UA liB)
UNKNOWN: CC Apollo 9, }-cus:on. how dc, you read_ kcw',tc,:., _cad:
CC: Al:olio 9, iow do you
CMP: Roger. Fiw:-:y.
CC: I'_ reading yo', real good. Apo]lo 9, w,..'d_ike charfc on to sta.,_ a battery Baker.
UNKNOWN: Okay. battery Baker ter ci,arge. CO_t_
CC: Okay. _a our RC_3 · ' gura_ion today: we're AC rol 1. u:_ .':ndl?,elts-use mi1.
CC: That's affirm_tive. Aj,'._lio5J, ii' you wish, you ,!ata.
UNKNOWN: CMP Okay. Stand by one.
UNKNOWN: Okz_.). Bitch data. Are you r_'aay?
CC: I'm rea'dy. Let her rip.
UNKNOWN: Okay. The first couple here - There were s_e breakups, -_'¥e_though I got some extra, sc you mig]c_ war.ch L},cn: i]9 Bravo, plus 262, ri:..:s 0640 it',703 12 '<,2>; i20 _l Braw>, p]_ 3_e, minus ].[t[_ ,,2 '_< i;.,',<; :.r_j the l.-',ge, 7,21 _-ravc, 0689 - i plus 3J{,. r_in.t,_. '0{,_,' .: 20 >.'DOb;].22' i .... :'a. plut' %3_ t.intm o(,(' ]92 0 v 02 '_,4rr_- 123 h _-'-.ifa v,inu? pltu_ ?.::_. 'plus ,490 199 ?5 49 2998; witt a fitch t:'end :.,f l'irdiS 0 .(_4 ,,rid VaW tI'5.Ili OF n'llrft2S k., .... --. in iL'z tie fJr_,t L,lock. i'l_ Pase 6_
UNKNOWN: Okay. = for 11_
CC: Okay. Under _he s_cond blc,.:k, 120 I Br_,_,.,, time :_f ignition is 188 42 %_,.
UNKNOWN: 188 h2 36.
CC: Roger. And that's -bl¢.:',',data confirmed. A!righty. you. We'z'e obliging }_. and we h_ve invoker q CFF and t?.,-: }L f[,r_ ia plan updates here for you, at your co::veni, :,
UNKNOWN: Okay. Stand by again.
UNKNOWN: Okay. Go ahead witt, the flight pl_a:_ ,,'pdate_ lil,
CC: Ail .rigl_t. Let's start at 186 _-,i aelet the H2 purge go with at !_6 30, delete the h F _,urge.
UNKNOWN: Okay. 186 30.
CC: Okay · Now, these ar_ all udditions . -'-_v '_ J_(,t) using we'd like %o do a PS1 the COAS option, and then _,P52 to ...._..... R.?_r o;,~,, _l . do that? How alocut that, you were thinking % but we've got to admit w_ picked uI, yoL:t ide_ via the DSE.
UNKNOWN: you fc_[lows are clever. Dut I'm a.n honest guy.
CC: Okay. And we'd like to Lave your torqueing a om that. 9}:%y. 5c;' at I_P 25 - - 119/5
UNKNOWN: - - _:my. t
CC: We'11 do a P'5::' to }_C2_INAL, and you.' '2-align is k9t' 33 CO.
CC: Okay. At 185) 3h, we'.' nave some S065 photos.
UNKNOWN: (on, vet%, we.'.'!. S065 and IllS' 3_+.
UNKNOWN: :v:,(c:'. 2_nd _t:" : :..'_'.'c- .,.:.,' _,.pdate [nd _<:c,forth o:,. ._._:d the:: _: 25. v_ _:,.:.t '.., do a iaLer 19] P52 realign %o NOMISAL a::d your T-_iign of that _s 192 DC GO.
UNKNOWN: 'e_.; P52, rea]ig_ t_. ,,...,,r_,,-,',,_ ..... ut 19P CO C_¢_ ....
CC: Okay. And nov the _.cxt ,: ,ostic, u 'is - You ,t:_v, ihe-z're w_.t,t_:ngto ;.:.'.t_,r. raF,h v:tbte :'ate/' dump f'rcr%he ".t.f. we ground, _ o one of "J:,_ow$ },ave ii-_, r<roliril .',_,.'.,. But. l:,._,-._'-'., az, ri_k% also during SC_5 ;,'_,:,,O:rc, phy, ::.:iv('d .,_:., ' '_ '15 ko t o have your -uzr:' cora:ent on this. If you b-_w. dou'_ts about it, we c]on'_ w-a/_tto do lhe %z.uste ,,:e+_?rdu_mp. thL:
CDR: Yes. Stu, ] don't think wt can :io and still not t_.ke pictures. It's going to interfere; we _mve enoug?_ gays %0 do _t, bu'. ... roll :_f _,ictur_
CC: JSr,, Roger. Jif,, you got ... you gc_ a lot of tha.*J _'as-- o:2ini: _oo. Let's Jus:_ forget the wa_qte :;at<,r _tump; %'e'i catch fhat some _,ther ti-'c.
CDR: tlr. ay. We'11 :,('e if we .'_n get 5.t in scme noncon-
CC: Roger. And _te';',.t':_'c:_'.,c,,_t 3 ;'.inures here. Wa'r_ going to have fret. t;. b_.s ,3<"_,:' :.et me finish thes_ updates when we lick you rL, aL ,'.heCanaries, abcul in 3 mint,:es ... C_2;AhY (I':W/: _8 )
CC: Okay. Apo;:o 9, ko_stcn. Hey de you read _ <,::ay n>:-,-
UNKNOWN: We've i:ot _=:--, g'.cod C_:/_'-'. 'Gc.i_., no_-. Zou rc_,a,y +: '-''_, _c-.e .-ontinu_ llDd,_.-.:??
UNKNOWN: Or:, very we_l. We're ready. Go.
CC: Okay. At 192 00, we will uplink you ::.- desirc, d orient :..tion , and at 192 55 we'd ]ik,: _o have ,az, aligm_:ent to that preferred option.
UNKNOWN: 0'3 lO2 Okay. Underst_-nd. At OO you'11 61ve u_ _n uplink with the desired, '=nd we'11 aliin to it a_ 192 55.
UNKNOWN: _xd t_e reason L_hind _! that _s, aL 19_': we,d like .:do ar. S-band b_gl_,-g_in _m=enna test.
CDR: kew '-Dour that. Okay. A_ 193 Oo we'11 try out %hat aig antenna.
CC: Okay. And at )3 35 we'11 also Lave ,,: S-band nib:h-gain antenna test.
UNKNOWN: ° C_kay. :93 35, !--band.
CC: Okay , . 19 h 27, a P52, ..... N_,ILAL ,,piton '?-alif,_ 195 p]us OO pl',:s 00.
CMP: Roger. .19h 27, P52 NOMINAL, 19',,OO .:?.
CC: Okay. kuu _,% 19.% p'.us 10, we'l] ?,av_ _c:'?: _22 landmark * ° ''"' ' ' ' ,_his _r--cx_..b. A_q,J _'e _r:_; glCr:. 51_OUri_ now or ]ater. ;Te':'e getLin 6 _!! the details, but basically we're going to disable the l?i alarm sc' you will not g_t __,+,. We d,_,.have T:.e:_'zQ':_nF. to drum us up sor.e %t,dl; rates that c:_rres..ond to that six-t.?ntL_- fCU rate :aah JIM a_L_.f for t}_e other day, which we have seemed to fi_,d yet. Also, we're having them lock into what the prograr_ will do v_th it if we do _:;_rk, ever. tt,;,ugh yo_, don't get the- _-.'ar-_, But we can ',ar, sic with that later
UNKNOWN: Okay. Very goon. Zr.ann you. 195 '._Ufor [?iJ.
CC: ttoger. And at !97 00, we'11 power down the space- craft.
C: Cka_. Power dc_r., at 197 CO. :___-_dia_,:,
CC: Okay At _-_7 ] _, we'd :i.:c to _et survey through your pass aa-re:ns +,?:e Lt-'',.n_i-:_% _ahat time. J3::_ i've got a cc._:,l_ r-£ _ro..:f.,du:es .'_,_, that :.eter that gcc %t'a_k ..'_.:wn _-,' ..... t':.:- "_.,¥ s_'y:,_. conditioning Fanel sc_-ewhere, g_es:-' - _- th:,.t k:,: s'__me one you ali tcok into the i2.:t?,_t _--e_aw on _ P._e 692
CDR: Roger. It is.
UNKNOWN: Okay. ::_lt we',. like to i,ave at _-_i_ t,Lme m'ou!d l,c to, _.kef'_ the zsnge s,'J_ch to 0 to ,..? REV's per hour, _n,_ placa _hc snub svitc._ to 0}'? and obtain the peak dc,sc _.%a _d time of occurrence between
UNKNOWN: OKay. Understand. [;et the range t,o U to O'.l, t?:e $n'/: OFF, cbtaJn peak dose smd time during 'Li_(. i'_rio,4 _.9'_ 23 t.-']4_'! R3.
CC: T._at's affimative. 5'hat's all our ul.:hates at th,]_ time, Wc would JJke to get a report from you c_ yotu SC3(,c;ir.ames _(;,t_inir,g, the 7)r.m and 16r.'_ :ii]_-_ _cmaining, amc; anything about _he t__tr;j, t,s of' ,.,:.portunJty you ),.h,:'tographed yesterd_Lv that you ieel you h'..ven't tala ur..
UNKNOWN: 'Okay. _;,::._;by. nlinut e.
UNKNOWN: We'x't _ive you the photo stu_ ir a ]itt!e bit. Ve'r_ coming over the top of apcmgee here, and we wantc:_ to se(, if _.:e eou-[d get some t,ictures.
CC: heaY g:,.;u. V:,,'_ i rw,:_w y_,t_ Just -bout making land ia!l. ('ti stop ta_king t., you. About the only thing _ lse -_e'd like to get from you would be a crew' ..... :._,._s _ report at . your ccnvenlenc¢; ';_c c!m d' ';t as you rome %,_c} around.
UNKNOWN: _'_;:a:,. Very we31, \'h_rtv'
CC: /m_', ;i<:i-'c 9, ho_£.t, on. seconds LOS _L'_rld; ("_rr,.?_,'vor;. at 4.5.
UNKNOWN: .w",g-r :?,_..:'n=rvo_ _:t. 4¢ %-: cm_A_vo_ (?=_v_8 )
UNKNOWN: '-¢p Atx_llo 9, }.O'AStO_ ; through Ca_-_,_.rv_,n. .:%an'..ing by.
UNKNOWN: Roger. You'ze five-square. (;c, od _ornin C.
CC: Good morr, it,_, }.,_st.y. _r: ;[O',_ t O._;? least it was when I ,-'ame in. it's a little chilly. We've been havJnl- ,_ome _old westhet.
UNKNOWN: Buy, I'm clad we chose tL_._ -'i-e cf yea.r %o tyke our vacation!
CC: Yes, you're missing - --,:,','(. r,.:.i.:;inr aii L.he' , cold weatLer here. 'It '_i ':.,e :,.;_..-e a,vt balm[,' w.:,..rl you get back. This shoui_t end - the ;eaves arc budding out, you know; cf :'ours¥, it'. _ sprin_tim?, but it '._ cold.
CC: We can't. af, c- a crew r;ta_,uc report sJly time ;,_,,'d like to give it to u>. sleep last :,[ght; L took one Attired.
UNKNOWN: Roger. I copy that. ,,r,d
UNKNOWN: ... half one Actifed.
CC: Say hours of again, ku_t/:. yuzu_ steep
UNKNOWN: By the w_y, .just out of curiosity, rat you tell _uy d_fference in tke quality of' the voice t etweer, Day.:' .and 7 or Jim and IY
UNKNOWN: _ou'rt, coming t:lr_,ltgh real good. .Let's Lave Ji_. ', ssy sc:,met'hit,gelse, here. ,OLd,On. [, 2, 3, [_ 119/9
CC: O?.ay. That's not quite as clear as R_lsty's trar,smission. [_:_i."_'_"_T_-'_Z'; CARNARVON [I_ 11_}
CC: i belie,'e iL so_nde$ ].ike lb:vt to sa5 sonet..+.fng,and I couldn't hear' it, at ali.
CDR: Oh, okay. F,r,wabout mine r.ow':
UNKNOWN: Lsn't o_._iteas cica',. It's a ]i'ile _..ushv, o Fhmiy'. ' the but the %!.ree, Js best.
UNKNOWN: ',.'_.ay.T'r. is_ _._ ._us_y. 'm wearing a bu_n_,ynat, and the c,.:or %wo are wear;r,b iighzweight_ . We were Just kind of ctu-iou_'.
CC: Oh, w,:i._. It look'.; ire w,_ got ', {_,,t.a point. Hey, ,)'_m, for you _our i,,;o, tlc v,.' t.her - For look._ si,aoin, _.,? ]_:al we}- _or Thursd,/, r,o..'_ .:rig. _.. 'r,,-- r,._ct, ty ?,.,4. l,o'..;'u ,ike it'_ got,',.,, t' say _,:'ettyC_,"', that wa:_ .-omparcd lo w]_at } - gave _,,,u?_f. 0'ffici-f__, wl,at I erday. , wc'__ forecasting c_,,. _(-_.l,:..-attered, var;_.ble, broken, .,0 miles vis. winds 20( (iegre_.z_t I'_ knots., tht: ._.<:u'_ about _ to '_ i'eet w_'.,_ u [,w s. higher ._:wel'l ..u._,_ _,,,.i:
CDR: Yel±, keep w.,rking ,a_ it. "_r_at'$r,o% spec i ftc at iOhS ,yet. :md _',C:._
CC: Yes, sir; that's in work could we get site? retort ?
C: [{cger. i _,t.._ about ._.... '; hours a.-.d h:,; nc, _, lis
CMP: Oh, listen; one c_.:.ertL_ng _,' shcu .: thrcw _n
CC: (,_:.ay. Very go-,d. ?._e v'_ _-.-_;_r,; stay_.'U:.,. _:_J'.i:,v.
UNKNOWN: .!:,d. houstor,, we've taY?.-r, *5 I_.:--:? t,f-.:,.,._ so
CC: And., at your cenvenience, we'u like to know ':.ow _rach 72-_ a_nd 16r_m film you-ve go+..
UNKNOWN: Roge_. _ the 70 millimeter, we've got roug_nly 200 lYe_t-esleft.
UNKNOWN: a q;_ustion ,!us% pcrsonal- on curiosity here: I w-_s wonderi_,g 71f anybody !',z_,l trit'd the D-:.t:tc:.:,,:?ingat %Le groLmd 'targ(t_ and _:o forth - !_.:'.' bkey showed up _n thai. probably get a;'ohqd to it, here. one of thes¢ days. Tnat'f _ good idea. ;md, running ::own 66, _9, n ;t.iced _',,,cabir, tern? _nd so fortL. Do you no_ fee] cool at that, when you']_r siee_Jng, or do you sleep pretiy 't.,_.l,_m?
LMP: Gee, _ a matter of fact that's a lit%2c w_lrm nroun4 '(G. I thin/< that's our _eneral f*¢-,.3, ing.
UNKNOWN: $tu, w_.h the aabin far_ not running that' rea!l_ the temperature of the cabin sensor, only. it's a little hard to tell exactly what th_',t_perature we not_ceJ the other day, that it Jlnnf):_I0 a fc-w Jan ;'.(:_ degrees, So I guess tha_ the cabin - I the te-perature sensor is located ix ,_ s?ut tha_I':: a ]jtt]e -_ >'_erthan the main cz_bin.
UNKNOWN: you wa_nted a fairly honest xc_dir,£, we could tu::. the cabin fan on for a r;econd and let it get ,-_.tLere and turn it back off again. ;,_,,that's ,as
CC: Eo. no proh!em.. Jt_z% _'r:inking of you slee_ing with theft tcr:_:erarureo _ ,,:_ cu' Juct at,titus wheLher ycu tho_n_ it wes ccld whetier 2,,:-," _o3,i .,- w-aY- ':.e :._;-hz. durinf- Page 65'T please. HG_EYSUCKtE (REV i]8)
CC: 4J_ay. Apollo 9, Houston. i'tv_ got you Lhroug], Ecr.(y:_:ckle. ELd.I get y,Jc_ S-b'and _,,]ume '_q_?
CC: good. Hou_-_t.or ,. ',.k'
CC: kud, Apotio 9_ 're reccr._endtng th__t C::a. rlie ro?l Lc t'hfZqFr :'.'. Delt_ roll _.!z..-_ ....
UNKNOWN: P.-__er. Cr,;_-li.e3'!_A2LED, _.nd Del_:-.,.._iSA';I.]<D on
CC: _md, _,usty, Yr,us_on. At your conveni_:m.¢, you _ig_ht puqh on your .BI0b_D sensors; we'r:, getting iittle _.rra%i,:' da' _... a
UNKNOWN: ,.r,e? LM]-_ j,.'_r_I:)r,g e].i ov_. r.
LMP: Hc-_ about now? Do they settle d_n _my?
CC: No, it's. - I_'. _. not, it's really goir_£ wild. Must. either t: -- If i_ '_. r:r,t r.ovc, d ii' :.ust be · _r,so.. _,_d _
UNKNOWN: _'_ . _D..t , _,_' r V _:£'_rt .
CC: .,'4_n, -r hr,, e nr,t /,r'_.:_d t'c'..l_ -. ].i_.t?,_: bit scratchy out. It -'...'::c · :'-_t r,o'o:. ]'_e,t wealth of krewledge coming up wit _1 stztements like :hat. L!-fP ':r. q ..... t .
UNKNOWN: '_ a_raid
CC: i s.c._. V, houston. -.::othercurious
CC: D_nd, Apollo Just :'ou've t-..... %Ineu you question, if got the dump the _,_ste wa_cr, doe_ il h_ng a_'o:_,Jthe space- -- cra.*% for a ioz:g time: o:' do you does it - particles, C-_n you see the or d,n the_ diss-ra%e pretty easily?
UNKNOWN: eau see alJ especially at s._lset. and su.nrise. .-.vreally shcr_t,out there '. ..... of with pretty l'ti_hVe]ocfty, and it's kind cf interest '_ -, be?'.;;_::or....u.-,. ¢_.f%her- di_.appear ow,-":tr{. hill _,'.:i tbouzh t.:, rapidly, ii looks _': it continues sputter a_ni s_urt out of the divot,there for quil.e a while, after you've complet_:d the _'_Lr'r,l'r_ sure ecntinu<_> not how long it that _a'y, _u*. for quite a while. %._.enyou're watching _,he particles go away, ._tr_n,,el} _nough, _t looks like _-,c:.c cf ._.%,.._,_Ling. :.'.-:.:,_'_ them either coil_de or 'Je : figured oat what, yet, t.,t,',, t,_'-,.;:¢u. 'ial'iy on= cf them w._ll come back p:=.s_!u3 ,(.r a litt].e while.
CC: Oood grief! Have you got some p',t,:ture:' c,,:, _hose?
CC: Good. We're going to have _a_ early LOS ,acre at Honeysuckle, and wa'Il see you Mercury C5.
UNKNOWN: Roger. (R_; MERCLrHy 118 )
CC: ___d, Apollo 9,' this is Houston througt.,the ?/r;rc,Jry. And t(? ':,:-._'_'.re I want w.]unteer a map update here
UNKNOWN: Okay. Stand by. i'11 get somuthin< to co:;y jtm.
CC: Okay. %'est. 187 24 55; longitude, ]98 degrees
CC: that.': af;'_r'?.tire. 1'20/5 Page 69P
CC: And I copy 3_,_ star angle difference and your torqueing anF:tes, there, Apo]lo 9.
UNKNOWN: Boger. AhA i' ti run a quick sextant realignment on REro_.__. to £ee w.,a_ kind of accuracy we got out of this.
C: sa,: :'11 } .'_ _own _nd _,.n a sextant realignment n:-w ..'.L 3EFf'c.t;f[' to see ;:hat _'.it,f: o(' accuracy we /jot out of _:e ,",,;-q. :it,
CC: Oh, very good. And i bake the telescope worked okay yesterday. D_. _ hang up at ail with you?
CC: No, yesterday %'al;a cte_n day. '_%sn't one flitch all day.
CC: Did you do any_ [n/:i,'-' ,-:iait Just go away'f
CC: _Io, a_parentJy it Just ¥orked itself out. Perhaps somc_minr': I2.'.. there, va_ o'z the outside from the thrusters or :c,metbing, but it seems to have worked its(']._cut, }
CC: Very good. <
CC: Apollo c Houston. }'orty seconds LOS _4ercury; see you _'exas, ]%9.
UNKNOWN: O_ay. TEXAi; l _9 (REV )
CC: A_<_llo 9, i:,,_:ston, f4tandir,g by. CL
CC: _ouston, Apollo 9 .... CC:C,[
UNKNOWN: L__ve, the here is real bad. l.et's hoid off for about. 2 minutes. _ Couldn't copy. Pa_e 700'
CC: knd, i,_Jilo }ouster,. We have a state vector , please.
CMP: You have _'00 _:A ACCEPT.
CC: Apollo _.;,.__,u _on.. We'd )i_-e %o turn the _'_:r, on in H. -tar£_ .. _.t _hi_, time, please.
CC: And, ,::,'. : ,Houstcn. How do yL_, read now'
UNKNOWN: fou're coming in five-square, Houston. 66
CC: Okay, Apollo '_. VERB has been ente-,.:,. _%a ·-'long with t.ha_ vector. ,_Ht,an, b:,.
CMP: Okay. Go -.L,_'_d. 3329. plu_, 'I%_,77 ?/94.
CMP: Okay. bnderst_.md. 188 30 00, minus :'_29, plus 13537 2291_
CC: Roger. Readback is corrccb, _md it l¢_,ks like we ought to h._ve an answer here shoct}y.
UNKNOWN: Here's your answer.
CMP: And, Houston, _... Let .,e F Lye you some' _,f this data from the C(:AS. T *' · r,i . _nlnk you ght "ind i +
CC: Roger. i '.,,_cady to copy. [ c-au read you okay now, Dave. torqueing amg]*s and tell you what inrtr._r:er.t w_.. u_ed. Okay?
UNKNOWN: C,_ O/.ay. T_-. f.:.l_% one':., tl.e CO_Zf, _r._ uzeJ the i
UNKNOWN: 120/7 i'ne st;_r az',_;]e - %¥r GL'_' _s lq'[ '14 30. The gyro (,COPo3,minus torqueing aug±es were minu_ 00013, anf _,ttm 00183.
CC: Hey, that sounds 'beautifu3, l,uv,,. That's real good.
UNKNOWN: the star-angle diffe:e_ce on that was 0.03. we d"%, tko _r,., 1_7 OO s_nd tnrcuci:',£, v: _: 59 ih( ' _,E.¢._ t' _ vere ,, .... - 0On73, plus 00060, _:Linus 00084. The ¢tar-ar.gle cliff(ronco on %h3t ::_50.Ol. bombed throu?j_ there, didn't it?
UNKNOWN: Ye_;, Chen I :,._t_:nether ... to :';ce_'.,;at_c ._'". q';, 's were _,_J '.he ',:_, down, s,:._'2 L'..'.ve r_r,c,ther _cxtant ;,: you: ]87 24 _'0. 'eric FYr,> torqueing .,.ingles we_', 1,,_,:_ .. 't,a!l_; 3, minus 5 'balls 25, _]ur and ,; balls :.which _ort of says t.he sex- taut'.,;pretty good, which we _7i_cady know. The $tar-sngle difference on that was O.f)l. the sim ;;as comin_ up but I tried to get a tele- t_lignment, ai_:o, but I think we sc rt of scope .my lost c,_t a little bit because second star _as Menkent, amd f! vas pretty dim. I nad a tough F.'-v': but ]'z you the data ar%_ay. The time was 187 31 0O. Oyrf torquein_ angles were minus 0070, was 0.05 and ' think tLat's ¥,ccause I Just cot_lckn't Fcnkent _', ' _ee w,.(,, _re FoI .:iay]_y,,_t ' _hrough theft telescope.
CC: Okay. Yeti, deed. bility '.:]th that CO/.$
CC: Yes, it sure _ ,9 .... ?hat lo_ks pretty good.
CC: $_d have a o _s for acr,'_$ _fr_ca this ti_e, _f :(-"_e _r, a picture- _a?ing m_.;'.,t7.
LMP: Oh, yes. Always.
CC: All right. Are you ready to copy?
LMP: Okay. Go _head. CC
UNKNOWN: right. _e target is in Chad. It's the northeast slope of the Tibetsi Mountains. Your time for the first frame: ]87 57 03 We woula io.' 03 _u'vun 'i,,-secon n intervals, a-nd rig_It on the nadir again.
LMP: Okay. the first one. ]87 57 _eveiL frames, intervals, a_u 10-secOnd u:_ the n;:uir; loO vj uO ' ', seven fr_cnes , lO-second iuterva!s, nadir on the again.
CC: That'._ affirmative, Apollo 9.
LMP: Okay. According there, to the map update t_i._ REV Ve does not take us over Chad. cros_._north of i1_ in Libya. I wonder if it's right'.'
CC: Roger. I copy. Apollo 9 the map mignt be off Just a little bit here due to orbital parmmet,er. Let me. get the details on that
CC: Rusty i'm looking a_ the Lmp ._,ereai_c, _,l ]' agree with you. I thi:,;<we must have. :'omethin_, wrong on mar first update.
LMP: O_ay. It looks like may get the Rea Joe in there, Just the southern end of the Red _i Roger.
CC: I see that.
CC: Well, Rusty, we're working _.h_t out. i'1i have to take a_ga!nz% a go%cha because I ii_n't check that the map before I passed it to you.
UNKNOWN: You think that first cna was a _a:i ,; ',
CC: Yes, I th_L< it was, and i _id not check it cn ._- before ,-:,tr_e. w_ap I sent it up to 'jou, _o you've Pa_e 703
LMP: Di_u't me_a_ to do that, buC I did wa.ut to get it straig_at. CANARY (REV 119)
CC: Roger. ._RiO ( _:_Vll9)
UNKNOWN: Lpollo 9, Ho_%cn.
UNKNOWN: ahead. Houston, Apollo 9. map and h,._e, ] wot[Id believe 30 degrees south. of the nadir whici: is the information that we have now. i don't know %he Tibetsi ',k, uutains b_ _u_,_they're f_,_t name, not listed; but there ia at that time. the time and the frame stay tLe sa_e. Shoot ii. _3 degrees south of the nad_ r. ;_d
UNKNOWN: OKay; fine. be _dvised we have about two and one-third rolls of ._6m_ outdoor film ._.;t_l!le_. Je want to save one roll for re-entry.
CC: Ro_er- Co_y. 'Z_o and one-third rolls 16mm anti s_ving on_'. :
CC: Jim, these targets of opportunity - i '_ platming on Just passin_ them to you at conveni_,r,_ f.i_ez until you kol!er Uncle, :;o if we sta_t giving you too much Just sky so,
CDR: Okay. We're _.icklng up the ones we c_r, get to easiest and it's _ort o-f'a random p_se-_s.
CC: Roger. _]ndersta_nd.
CC: And, Apollo 9, Houston. i w__s guilty cf siigkting so---eonecn r_ flight pta-_. update: '_.5er the ccm=ents, it was good.mo_ing _r.om your $mi!in_% fligi_t p!a-nner_-.,
CC: Ye 'l} c_er Car::arrc:: abc_ kO. Ye're g_r. a ia. _ose 'you here _% _c'_:eysuckic - ? _.t. :/a_:'ja _]thin mean a minute. Page 70_
CDR: Okay, _c._ston. We wag,cto report or,.another fai±_.;re.L_st -,ightlhe exer_-iserfailed. ¢xcrcis_.rl'aiieu.
CC: Roger. [_nderstao_thc WhO do we give credit for Being so strong they busted it?
CDR: kusty broke it.
CDR: okay. Page 'tO5 c_t_v0:; (REV lip )
CC: Aimllc, -;, Houston ,t.hrough Car'narvon. Standing by. loud _md ciear'.
CC: !_..[:er. Yov,'re coming _n real goo6. ina the SC_5 o ihi. .Tv over Afr-.;c-ahas bec:, cancel_e-'. Sue t.: weazkcr. The one on the next revcomin[' over it these days ... that series of photos alo:';g the end of *he R_.d Sea. They sho_ up pretty,
CDR: ;_nd we did not _et the ones saong those mouu,tains.
CC: OKay. Thank you.
CC: Apol]<, _, Houston.
CC: Roger. We'a like to turn the fans off in H 2 tank 1. We're goir_ to let lhe pressure drot= down during the day. Be looking at it around ]90, we. }_ope.
UNKNOWN: CDR Oa. Very _ood. Fans are off -4r,tank 3.
CC: And, Rusty, when you got a chance, we'd li):e to have you check your B_O:_.D leads going into your blue sigr;_J[ conditioner.
UNKNOWN: OKa 2 I'11 give thai a ct,eck right now_ '.",uld you say ii a6ain? The blue what, ]iea_se':
CC: The blue signal conditi - Hey, I cculdn't say it the second t__e, either. 3- giv- up.
UNKNOWN: Oka_ _. i[ want to ask you again°
CC: _T_at little btu_ box do_rn there.
UNKNOWN: Roger! Page
UNKNOWN: ?2ous_on, I Zhink that the blue le_ds are all rig_ht. Did you - Were you reading mc- okay last _u3t night before we all -acked cut?
CC: 'Lnat's aff;rr_ative, Rusty.
UNKNOWN: Okay. I think it's Just the _cnsors.
CC: Okay. We're getting sL_u't of good data _nd *,Leu long periods of err'c_tic data. _'. ': l,_ *'," ' _' _o1_ up. going over .,. llO:°e _ y_ _12C._.Le Houston
CC: Apollo 9, w_t.h _ couple of targets of
UNKNOWN: by one.
CC: pi'as shoot ezposures; 10 _.lus P_; three fra.nes, t2-seccad should be righ_ on the nadir. ":ext target: P eruuda, fr_".es, 12-secc:.d v_is; grid%h-_t's going to be real close tc the nadir. MigT_t be r_OUt a mile off.
UNKNOWN: Cape Kennedy: i_0 23; clump T c,f 12 seconds. _crr._uda: 1'_ 14 07; three frames, dump T 12 second_. Both on the nadir.
CC: That's affirmative, A_i]o Texas ?
CC: I haven't teen out since it 's been daylight, undcrstand Rusty; lee r.e c2:eck, here. I thcre's broken c]o_ in o_r area.
CC: And we'li _e you Merc,.,_--j l;O !._RCt'.:CY (._2'; i1_ )
CC: Apollo 9, Youston through the Mercury. Standing by.
UNKNOWN: Roger - -
UNKNOWN: - - Roger, Ho,w;ton, bhis i_ AI_:,]lo9. Got scme _fjro tor%_,ei_,g. ,'_.gt_'s, ;f yo_: wan-t _hem.
UNKNOWN: CO_,y.
UNKNOWN: bLi Of ]_; 00, pluc. Od_, plu-_ 0009_, plus 01792.
CC: Roger. Wo_'_ldyou read me the th;rd one _:?ain please, F.ave?
UNKNOWN: 5'oger. Plus 01792. _:ld :hat ';-_%tr, a noniual _li_nment. We ccurse-a!igned, _n,_ t],;r_t'.', why [,:etthe you big nu-_.ber the_c.
CC: Okay. [ j_st wanted to r_a2<es_re _ ','a_sgett_:_.g it rXght. ':'nank you.
CC: Apollo P }c,_ston. Cne minute 'LCb ','_-cu_y; Redstone _7.
UNKNOWN: Roger. ·
UNKNOWN: Ro_er, Houston.
UNKNOWN: Apollo 9, {:custon t:bro_, 5c,-__':tone. Ycu na_ a GO for !_ dash i.
CDR: Hogs."on _'_'.e C<'.
CDR: hoger. Cc,_,hee_.
CC: Roger. We've got yuu now for a :,ice_o:,gpass. %:s'!]hsve you dntil 28 or so, and I've got an _._,_. D[,drlt( at ;c,,tr' convc_,_ertce
UNKNOWN: ... Cop>' ...
CC: 0;;_. Apollo 9_ Hotzston. SO65 ul_ate. Inertial engles' l$na 2!?GtO 0 ]90 !.t_ :95 30 0_,; ,:.M: 3Y ;ft:e fir_,t one i_ Austin: 19u :*? 44 '_C503, _J_TE. r,:er r,r,dthe weather Au'?'tinha_ broken c']ouds, but _:]¢:t.u_rt': vn'yw-Ly. 'inc we W'.ntth( taken next Ct,arieL. ton: area is 'U" , ,. :'f 1.0 ,.i6 03; your ORB ball, 180 ._mme_.:;yc,u OP,B R&TE ¢(_'L_, - _.c,ur%%r_Yz is %he used _esterd. a_. ! can repes_ it,, if' you *_ish; have it yo,._,can u._e or, if you copied, that.
CC: tie]lo,Apollo How do you read
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. l_c_you r<ad? ' didn't make it site. you Eot ._yupdate? Did 121/5709
CC: Okay. L_arleston is _our second sf_t: 190 05 W:TE ·0 03. Your ORB angles: i80 327.5 0; ORB RATE: 0.066.
UNKNOWN: [{oger. Do we have Victor through 2.c:ro?
CC: Roger. I have those. They are t'.,:,_ s:_,( as yesterday. Wou/d you 15k¢' rct(, _c:-! them?
CC: Okay. And one _ns _o_ent: - r *" ' US ,.,',2_21 CO_L _ _,_'Jf'_' _. U.S., get '[0_-,f,hotos, On the we'd linc,:to some northward across the U.S., out of nut,her f:ve window.
CDR: We're coming acro_s backward_ and upside down, Houston.
CC: Roger. This was in connection wlt_ the SO65 PAD.
CDR: Sorry'
CC: But you know, I don't really tb._r,kthat'_ requirement. If you Just take u_ sene govd old pictures looking north_'ard, there, that'11 be all right. some cid pit.tutor: looking northward'.'
CC: But as you will notice on the nap, this REV 121, you get up there quite a ways . _ _na_ _ 's really the pass we want them on. Christi'.' over Corpus On thS_, Fass?
CC: ]_ou should be past it. You are not tou far off the west coast of Florida. can nOW.
CMP: Oh yes. I see Capu Sandblast right i rg Refugio, 121/6 Page ?lO
CC: Aro]lo 9, Houston.
CC: P,oger. _"ny don't you all thir_k a little bit, today, how much in the flight plan to_.orro%' afternoop you would like to get squared awa$' up for reentry. We will be getting you zight e£_ time t?_e r..ex_two days, but we %?_oughl if you wanted, to__orrcw you !.;ightwant afe'; hour_.
CDR: Yes, we have some moving around to do and we would like to be in a pretty posture for reentry ·_nen we get up on reentry morning.
CC: _ny c_on't you kick 5t around a little bit, and u:; an hou/rs r_aybe Just give estimate in that you'd like ex%fa for tomorrow afternoon. 'We'il make a].]cv.:ancein the t,hoto plan, and so forth.
CDR: Al righty.
UNKNOWN: And, }[ouston, do we have enough time for the readb_~ck on the S0657
CC: Okay. 18000 29610 all zips 190 3744 1903000 _3_q'EO.066; ORB local vertical angles, 180, 327.5, and 0. Austin: 190 42 44 10 03, weather broken but take them anywa;r; Charleston: 190 47 10 08 03. %q,QfYZ,5s your the same a_ yesterday.
CC: That is affir_tive_ and your data that you load,
CC: LMP Okay.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. Omc m_nute LOS; Tananarive at k2.
CDR: }[ello there, young man.
CDR: _rtcc_,are you today?
CC: Well, i'11 t e]l _ou. I% locks like i'm going to have to get a fligh,t to get any ;_,leep.
CDR: Aw, come on now'. Stol',picking on r._!
CC: Okay. i,o5 really. Any excuse to get a _Aight. thoug21. _.,- ] H&.,oCRIFi IO:_ CAP_A.%'oN (t_:\'120)
CC: AD olio 9, Houston through Carnarvon. I tare ¢,r.¢ H__sse]blad target of opportunity.
UNKNOWN: You: ,_.._.get v'}i _.e ra_,e Bla:',c: oc .... :,- c:grap?:y, p]u:_ [.,(: 33, f'rar:es, 25-sec'..,,d 191 plus five _nterva2, ,ond i_'s north 5 degu:ees, Over. 30,
UNKNOWN: Roger. The time i_ 191 OO Cape BI,ut, ocean- ograpay, five frames, 25-second intervals, q degreea r_orth.
CC: .,',,oger. An_, Apollo 9, Houst_:,. We'v,' c,_en :_,_i_,.,_ [,hat _'ou've been avereg']ng about 20 t..u:_6'.-: _,f' day, RCS per for the'S06> landmark au& photou what f.ave you. You ::till nave at.:,ut70 pounds above the )'ca SCS, RCS redline, and what we're sayi:,g is that can just about double your average tLS_ge az_d still be in good shaD(., ' f you want to dc',some particular trackiug on something.
CDR: Okay. Ver_' good. We've a_taaiiy been thzowing Jn a litti_: particular trackiug now a_,d then too. havir,g I third: the f'tic, l t_sage th,At we've been is proLablv a].i that we need. Thaw}: you,
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. We are coming up on Eone"ysffckie;. S-band volume up in about 30 seconds..
UNKNOWN: Roger. i(oger. M_',RCUHY _20) (REW
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. About 45 seconds 1,0S. Redstone _,.'t '33. .Page 7i3 RE,'DSki'O';E ) (k_¥ i?o A big long pass this time.
UNKNOWN: Hey, _{ous;on, what's %he forecasted weather condition on the eas_ coast? CC Let _ou 12_[P ;z._ in
UNKNOWN: in partictklar, I'm intere._ted %nether we are going to ge5 r;,._;nodshot ..1us+- north of Charles ton there.
CC: Roger. h tm _at way.
LMP: Real great weather, j!
CC: Roger. (_v 121) TF. XAS
UNKNOWN: Okay. Three pictu_'es ef clouds over Austin.
UNKNOWN: 9, Houston. I have a 16nm update.
UNKNOWN: _ Okay. Stand by one. I'tl ge_ rea_y to copy.
CC: Standing by. second, CEX 36B film, _tart ti.'_.e ]91 r/tus 03 !]us
LMP: Okay. Gui_!' _,f Gu/nea to :,_d:_,:e,.scar, ,.,"-'., -_:m _:_:._. '-; -CF Z '- . ' ' , -, ' '
UNKNOWN: Roger. Next one, target will be Gu/f Stream: same camera, same fi_, start at 192 plus 22 t,lus [;0, shoot oI. track for 3 minutes.
UNKNOWN: Okay. Gulf Strea2n: 192 22 00 on track 3 minutes.
CC: Okay. On one roll of that CEX 36_ _'c'd like $cze interior photos. Use a spot neter at _ZSA 2C0, i/_0. roll .'.,.nd shutter speed Use entire mark tko ma_azine for c0rrcct processing.
UNKNOWN: %'e don't have enc_] film to do that. Ve still have some interior film. We o-_!y have two full rolls of exterior, _;d we w_a:.:_o save one for reentry, so _e only have one to pla) -_ith arid it looks like it will take it for the Gulf of Guinea and Afri:ca _.d the Gulf Stream.
CC: understand, than
UNKNOWN: i thoug_t you had more t_'_,
CC: nur.bers sta_% looking for a fuel manifold pressure decay, to push the secondaries in your RCS.
UNKNOWN: Okay. Go ahead. CC througSJ !;8.
UNKNOWN: Alfa Delta will be [8, =2._, 44, and is that correct?
CC: That's _ffirmative. _hey'11 b_ onboard gage reading=_ - %:_ v'11 update them as we go .a_o.qghere a titt![ bit more. start but that's where you can looking for fuel manifold pressure decay to s_itch. switch
LMP: Okay. You want us to them 1707
CC: A_,ilo 9, Houston. I r.:._sedyour last say ii again.
UNKNOWN: }'oc(r. You _'z_:.t us to g,_ _ea,_ _z,d brlr, g c,:, the in s_condaries 170 psi? Page 7£5
CC: _nat's affi_ative. 270 p_i.
CC: 9, hotnqton. With your earlier comment on fue_ _'ou usage, we're predicting that probably wo:_'t F.et to those crossover points to_y.
UNKNOWN: _ C_ay. ',!.,derst_nd. Prc.bat,_lywon't reach them %o0_o_ , but we'11 _cep them i:';ni:_,_.
CC: Apollo 9, kc'_ston, kbout 1 minute ".CS. LiKt to w-rSfy the a;_it'c_e set switches in GDC. 2'.heattitude -i,'-._G.
CC: _{oger. Request GL;C ,.n.,2_,sy_'a h_-ve a r_a] r_ustn to put. in I?.J.
UNKNOWN: 1_o _nat's just _rhere it ended up tke lust ti-:e I did a GDC
CC: Bc,ger.
CC: 9, houston. In prcl;a_rat'Lon to ii:rir_gup the S-b'_d, like to do _').,_..'_"_'.. checklist, pa_e '<i[_,the fSrst six steps c.{ 'kr _[_' : _L(._.'--_ system pc_erup.
UNKNOWN: Okay. Understand. Tr_e first ';ix steps or, 21[ !,'.2' ckcck!iFt.
CC: Apollo 9. houston through Carnarvon. 7 have aJ; t_[.,__t e. S065
UNKNOWN: ,: Houslon, _rnile you _rt: di_ing '_ '_.- ,,Jr you _t,u; _" ' aJ_ o.]t yolk! procedures boo::, arq ! can update your hlgh-g_in antenna test.
CDR: Okay. '_y don't you giv_ us th_ S065 first?
UNKNOWN: I,:oger. 7ou ruady_
CC: lbOuC, 289Ou, :,':.'_ ':: _].1 zir,_ ]3_ 09 33 :97 (,;_ OO, ORB AA'fR. +'Jrst _.,5.hl Co]r, rado Rive-r: .', ti 33 08. :,e<:(mo :,ight _ 10 Snyder, _,'exas: 1'27 ,.[; 02 05 03. Third sight, 7ct.uberland Plateau: !92 .'] l? p.) 0 and 03. Over.
CDR: !{oger. ][_0 00 2'69 ".40r'il ziD_ 192 0_I '¢0 'iS'F00 Chq. Or%,i', rat<, Co[<nado River: i. 92 Il, ',5 10 08. And _onep]acc Jr, q_:x;,s: -9_. 18 O? &:_ 03. t_u_berland Plateau: 192 21 l l 08 03.
UNKNOWN: Hob, ur. Rcafb .... uorrect. That's Snydez, ',__exa_. ;,nd your Viet,',:_ t[_ough Zulu n_.,bers _ilt ?? the same as tefore.
CDR: ok-_y - -
UNKNOWN: - - O_,ay. '_.a:at ,1o you ?.ave on th':: high _in S-!ana antenna'.'
CC: Okay. _fny don't _e Just copy these things do_m, if you have got a pad there to ecl,y; and thtn I'11 go into the _rocedures and change the procedure it self. by.
UNKNOWN: Okay. t,t_nd i_'_t z,¢ Just get a pad. !
CC: ;ad wl,iLe you a_c doir_g that, u-e are g.:_f_.11 to be kind of close there between the end of the _,_': _nd tho first C:_rnarvon pass. And, also, you 'nave got
CDR: Yes. We can get l.l_l'l, at. i;O lll'oblf_.%.
CC: Okay. Go _head with the PAD. Hon.
CC: Okay. 'i%e plat,,'ormis alicn:d ,J_t o.+ plane to the north; ,/olc-_:('0'.C4 will t,c V_?. Okay. Change procedures follo_:;: high-gain anl.t-nnatest, a_ -- -
UNKNOWN: - -- ._cw, ',;_il'you give I, _.;he:L" first, ,,r notes, ;{on'.'
CC: i'11 jive you ,,ot, c,'_first.
UNKNOWN: Okay. St,_md by. I [jot the }'AD first. Hold on.
UNKNOWN: sorry.
UNKNOWN: ()kay. I've got -_t,cproc,.dures ,.>o_ here, aow, vith ou-_ ),_ccedure 'y_,,::.:,t:_:follow jr, :it. Will the _,roc(dures. so .]ca,',. :._%rkal_C:,_.,"' '*'" ?n it' I I'11 give you :,ome additional notes
CDR: _ Ok,_y. minus to :_t_-p7, ._:mdyou-" antenna: :ai'&les_'.__. pitch,
UNKNOWN: Okay. Go _,he_d.
CC: Okay? Delete step 5, terform ste£; _ at 193 plus '06 to plus 05, and rdd bit,h-gain u:_t_nr:_,traok reacquire.
UNKNOWN: As part of ,:_te I, 9 Ron%
CC: Do step 10 at acquisiticn which wfll ke at 0_ plus 05. 12. Delete step
UNKNOWN: A_y .TxDre t.h_ _. th.mt, Ran%
UNKNOWN: Af'fil'r_tive l-Yhi!cT tbihk ?.'bOUt-'' !.,-'--band volume up at 42 for Honeysuckle. We'11 t ___ at _awaii AOS, be 35 plus £/_; _"_;d :'ia_ii LOS at. 4_ _us 09. _nd scr=tch st'..?:: !', c:'. Page 71_l
CMP: Okay. Is that everything on the procedur=_ then? r,_._,.__.,,, I,rocedurc._ i:.-''r,
CC: Okay.. ail of %he . i'd ] get you yet up in a bassive therr?,i control. Ar.-II can give ycu some nur.bers for that so that %'e can ] in as going PTC _e are t,hroug_h this test.
UNKNOWN: Okay. :.O.,_Y_.....· 'jr _'%' C' '_'f' (Pr:: 12 _ )
UNKNOWN: Houston. We're back _'ith you now. Go ahead m_ith the ]C'C. page 3 - _'{. Oi:ay. Ste!, P: at 29.1 _lus 06) ;,ftc,L Pit¢? ar_ ]52.00 - rather roll is 352.c - and yaw ml ] zeros.
CMP: OKay. Do _ore, or do you want =e read all thct _ack to 3'GU? Ct','., V?:EP,;4 of that c:,ecklist a._ follows: LOU:i 0) i_tTE_, 31['5 ..... ', l; _........... Step 7: V_.B 21 _ITER, 3176 ..... _.,_FR., 23163 _is,',':'. ..... An
CMP: Okay, Ron. 1 go= t_a',. For ster, 6 is only ck_r.,_e i$a 00002 a:r_ !I,713, and t.he nuz:ber on step 7 is 23163.
UNKNOWN: J CC That 's r i ght.
C: Okay. On _hat, i got Jusl a minute. Ron, - us there, sho'uldu't that time be for step 7?
CC: T_t's affirmative. Should be,on step 7, !hat tine there, :193 ptus 06.
UNKNOWN: Okay. ;'_ t.Le prccedares, o:',r-rep 7 yo.i'v_ got t_,e pitch of :-_i:lus 4.5 a::t ya__ of !,l_:::93; de]crc step 8; i'erfcr= ]_3 9,JOr.;;ar'.,J :'_d trier step _ al; On 123/4 Pace 719 which --10¢ld be at 08 05; delete step i2; --rep 13 we're going to do three tit.e; Oarnarvon LOS at &19 40,- Hawaii _.OS at 235 ___,_- and Ea_ii LO_ .., t 44 09. Delete cverythi; g beyond step 1_ - delete step 15 and beyond. Excuse me.
CC: Affirmative. Delete st_p 15 and beyond. ?'n,.' ACkS and gave iu IDS times I you were 193 minutes.
UNKNOWN: Right. hkay.. Underst£.-d the platf(,rm is going _o _._ _3t-of-t,].e.neto tlc north, gnd _:_'re g%ing _o use }'::;.' _olce for radio.
CC: LOger. ''il give you Carnzrvon LOS, _d',_ ,s 193 ].9 l,O. _,_waii A0q is 193 35 22, IDS _._ .1!,}: 41, 0].
UNKNOWN: Okay- Un4crstand the _._-_'ali 1138 is at 44 U7 ] n s __ :,'z 09.
CC: Affir:,_i i,e.
UNKNOWN: (_av. We'.:; look these oyez, _d if we h'._,ve_my q_eM ;on_- i']ii give yoa _ buzz later.
CC: rK_y. Just also note '[.hato,._step 3.-_there, where _ ta'r:_' those three times, copy them do_ tsfter the antfnna stops slewing. clown
UNKNOWN: Ur_lersta_-d. Copy after the antenna stops slc;ring.
CC: Rc,g_.¢.. fkT-:¢ ] 2]. } HAWAII
UNKNOWN: AI_llo 9, Houston'
CDR: Go, Youaton.
CC: Roger. If you ha'zen't guessed it yet, t >,?.'s_you c_, see tlc purpose of _L_s S-l.-'t!d a.nt¢-m.{_ _,z__t i:; - _a i-. I ,_-sting the auto-_,,ic P} :,.lQ r_ode ce _,..&. o;_ the. w:? to 'the .,,.-ocn. 3'-:', yo_t ca_. _;_.:t. VL?_B (_',4 to -'uonitcc, hilt. we don't _nt ygu t,:, ,3o ,..;,':y ,-canual :_1cwi n g ' · . ,., lielp the reac3, _4s;:icn_ t,otween ,Ca/-r_a_--¢on ar,4 } awaij. Okay.' "r,
CDR: Ul_,icrstatPd. _.._. _.r,_.-.' oi( r_lion . ShaLl we __-ke it t.uLhentic by .,;lee:;t_? *,'_;' You've '
CC: Well, no. _Dt e.nough sleep. You call Just observe.
CDR: Okay. ;I.pOllO9,
CC: gouston, fo.
UNKNOWN: Okay. }]ouston, he:Il make it authentic, 'I guarantee ._- you ! r
UNKNOWN: .' Okay. ,.,,ar
CC: Wa,ut las: _qro t.o:'queing tnB!es'.' i !
UNKNOWN: 191 - Stand by. We are getting ready to sts_rt this 1'11 _;ive minute. r%neuver; them to you in a
CC: Okay. p4m _uiLing
CDR: Ron, while w_ here: be _Jlvised I have looked tb__ough the fi ight plan, and [ th_nk if we go through tomorrow j]st _._ it is scheduled in the rill flight plan, _'e be uJl right.
UNKNOWN: well. [_ound_ good, then.
CDR: If we knock ofz at ,_;_time that _'e are supposed to knock off, %re will have plenty of time to store' the spacecraft.
UNKNOWN: Okay, here are your [.3_rotorqueing angles, if you ._rc ready.
CC: Roger; We copy that.
UNKNOWN: Okay. VANC_JA_wJ) (REV 122)
LMP: Houston, t hi_ is Apollo 9.
CC: Apol]c, 9, Houston. Go.
UNKNOWN: Weld, '[ think :hia _.s a fairly successful S065 I_xss. We had som_, real l_;ce weather over the clouded areas. .md .".:_yder, '2,._,L,,},ad a deck of clou.'i_ that /cxo?,.'_ Like _t ca-_(, right ai; _e×t to it, _nd I think thut both the geolvgist and the wuatherman will really appreciate the[,c because it sho%'s a solid deck of clouds and a really sharp t,rca.k, and then the land sticks out from underneath it. ?o they ought to both get _,.good - A pretty good t,iece of it.
CC: w-fy, w_ry go_d. :_' golly.
CMP: And, Houst_Jn, you Kot an ui,link for ur?
CC: A, Zl.a_%_ e.... eques% fc_ an ACCE?T a,ud we have the REFS.VYAz s_anding by to/.,end fo you.
CMP: Okay. You've got POO in ACCE£'I'.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. Weld like you to verify your S72S beat,_-:' and gaging _,:&lg A and !.::_INB circuit ! breakers arc open.
UNKNOWN: Negative. 5q°S systc:-_'_heaters a_,d gaging MAI._i A and MAIN P circuit, breakers are c]osed. CC Roger. We'd like to open them. We are not go_'ng to us.-;FJCS for :.he de_rbit burn.
CDR: Alriglnty. We'11 open them up for y,.,:right now.
CC: Apollo 9, the computer is yours.
CDR: ;11 rlgj_t. ;';oback to t!':eBLOCK.
CDR: That m_as uretty snapDy. They are still smiling.
CDR: How are _Jll you guys dO_n there in that, _40Cf{holding up? We giving ,.'ou fati&qze yet?
CC: Oh no. We're still in good shape. soot t,i¢cc of water w/th no wind and no _a%es tomorrow and tots ;_f _,:r:_hine.
CC: We're- -wo_kin& on it re_l good. too.
CC: OKay.
CDR: I wnmt you to tell those guys on the OuaciaL_:anal we're ]o._king forw_-d C_, s,?-_in6 :i,em.
CC: Okay. Yo_'rc stJ[!.]thinking about the cake.
UNKNOWN: that a other things.
UNKNOWN: And that, too.
CC: Apoll:) 9, Houston.
LMP: Go ahead, Houston. _¢,t
CC: RoEez'.. %''c some _JintitAg data for you, if
CC: Roger. You there now?
UNKNOWN: Yes. At _.ith 175'.9, yaw 3-L.-,, you _?ould se,.'Pegasus passing %hroui by about 920 miles, and '._u ',rillLc 77 :/les ;,elow it.
LMP: Okay. _"nat _,'as the z'ol17 j
CC: Eoll is 357.8. :_
UNKNOWN: At 192 43 09 - vas that'.,'
CDR: Affirmative. · i s Dassiag ,.1_._,. -' -'' . . : to ]eft 020 trailing at 77 below ,, Houston. square
CC: 9, You've got aboat t50 f_._,,of ! area on Pegasus, so you r,_i_,htbe able to get a pretty at. -it . good. look
UNKNOWN: Roger. ;.'erethose inertial angles or local vertical? Rog_:l'. :i'hcseare
CC: inertia i arlgle_ assuming you havcr_ 't toro,w,'ith, plat'orm on around to the new :,.,r_.,__.._ v, >ou. gave
CC: That's a good assumption at t.hi[ t,)int. And be h%ve 8zlvised we taken - We've: t_ken ]05 fra,neq of the S065 nov.
CC: Roger. 105 fra_c._. ASC?,JSION {F.EV 122 ) i
CC: Apollo 9, Hvuston through Ascension. Star.ding by. _,
CC: f¢c,ger,P.oustor, ... Houston.
CC: Apollo 9, I c_n't read you. 'You're in a keyho!e -'_ _ %-.'e no_.
CC: Apollo 9, ho.-,ston. n!;ght be able to read you
UNKNOWN: S-_y again. .Pouston, Ap-ol!o 9- CC ..... ' I ','z=: ..',-nderir, a *'_," ' sec ].. _-. _ _ ,_:: . - .... o _'c coLlla e×-_ec'_t._ s o_" in ' _p_.- 123/9 ' Page 72_
CC: Would you believe _ seconds tO the - Just to the COAS part of it at that attitude, so you can see it a zi_._.tleLit longer than that going through the 'window.
CC: 9, Houston. We've been looking for scmt other Zhings _rith _ little more of a trailir,g _mg]c. Secn_ like everything we've co_e across .,_ f'_,r is _bou_ _ 90-degree c._ossing. Ve '
CDR: Oh g. eat. _ re ml_'_ys out of pn_;c.
CC: Yes. If}3.
CC: Apollo 9, }{ouston. About 30 seconds ?_qmnari at 53. L_V3
UNKNOWN: Houston. _We _av F(,_,_susgoi,,,:by. %;_ were a_miring the'diastir;,_ters, and _ i[,hing the spacecraft were in the proper at t:it:t{,e. Al the moment we went through ...
CC: Roger. 730
CC: Roger. We are getting ,-ovies of it right now.
CC: Okay. Good deal. You're ahead of' ._s. _md the other ones are clouded in, _e f,',_zndr_.at, so that's it.
UNKNOWN: Rom, are we Just going over the recovery sites"
CC: Say again, missed it:.
CDR: Did we Just go over Cbc recovery -'_Jtes? do_m, ?rd i saw ; grea_ big ship dovn there. I
CC: i think you are w_y south of ft. I
CC: Affi_muative.
CDR: Okay. _xn_ (R_ 123)
CC: _RIA 5, Houston CAP COM_4. 'Go remote.
CC: A_o]lo 9, i[ouston tkrc,ugn ARIA for voice cheDks.
CDR: Just a little bit b. _ken, but readable. How us':
UNKNOWN: Roger. I thi*-'i you s_-e a little ]ess than readable.
CDR: AiL right. Amother one: 1, 2, 3, h, 5, '.),7, 8, 9. Aoollo 9 out.
CDR: O_zy. ;:& you are ccmlng '_ .....'_ .... ,-_-, _retty gOOd r:._, %6.5.
CC: And, Apollo 9, Houston. Another voice check, S-:_nd.
CDR: Say again, Houston.
CC: Roger. I Just '_anted to - ARIA is sending S-band back to us now for voice checks. Okay.
CDR: Rcger. We're reading you pretty well, too.
CC: Yes. I think they are working a little better nowdays than they used to be.
CDR: Hey, I think they come in very handy.
CC: Concur who]eheartedly. ASCENSION (REV 123 )
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. Any Joy?
CDR: ROger, Houston. We got it. He went thro._gh the - He went ',o the diastimeter about a degree and a
CMP: And %ha same on the COAS. But on the ['CAS, he was only about a half of a degree low,
CC: Okay. Half _' degree low on the COAS.
CMP: Right. L_llt now it in the right window, afl _: it's probsc)v not calibrated very well.
CDR: He was a degree __nd a half in the left window, which shot,ld be calibrated pretty good.
CC: Okay. We're a Jittle curious on the times. How did the t_mes work ou $ there?
UNKNOWN: he was like - about 10 seconds late. : Ok_:y.
CDR: Boy, he's really =oving. crcssi".,;.,
CC: Yes. ?ha_'s .Jus_ about a 9'J degree .here. _e 732. t_oust*.,n.
CC: Apollo 9, One minute I_DS. Tananarive Carn_-_-von at 30, and It4.
CMP: Roger. I !r._!-U3-_._!,-)VOICE 5'RANSCf_.IFTION Ta_ 125/t C.A-R__A._VO:{( REV ] 23 )
CC: Apollo 5', ::ou_o,,' ..... . Standing by.
CC: ;i_11,:,9, Houston. We'rt copying a pretty gooa :ddle yir._bai,_;-'re. ,_i:'_'i :
CMP: Roger. ';':.:'r, '..o_,"_ _ :' ose.'._ing on over to corrou_ attitu,3r ?,_,ndmarktracking. for
CC: (,>ay. Go_}.
UNKNOWN: GOo:i eye, though.
CDR: You _eep (m :;,Ron.
CC: We'11 try (nat,
UNKNOWN: [_ 's going t.o come a day when we don't, see it.
CC: Okay. about 57. · 1_ eye
UNKNOWN: Wner_ _c. cone ',._p o_'er Guam, see if we'Ve been into it or r,c4.
UNKNOWN: Apollo u, Houston. We _e all smiling again.
CDR: We fooled x.'.TM, Q_d_"t _'e?
C: 1 .... ",t t c know if the",' ;.'as ar. yhody placing any ','h_[- cn_ .
CC: ,-.aught_r) Tape
UNKNOWN: Go ahead. Houston, Apollo 9-
UNKNOWN: Roger. Pretty sr.ootn about w-_lking that around there. ] have one m_re target of cp.portunity.
CDR: Star_.:'_. by.
LMP: Okay. _;c,ahead.
CC: Okay. At tir.e 195 43 32: it's the Amazon Delta, ,cc. u, £raphy, _jw: fram.es, 10-second intervals; JL '_.!l be north 3> de_.eas.
UNKNOWN: Okay. Understamd. 19_ _3 32: ;_mazon Delta, Du-LLTA-T, oceanugraphy, five _rames, 10 seconds north 35 degrees. ;und be advised, we kind of conclu,!ed afber u.nfortunately having r.a_._ethe % shot, mistake that the i'_rbados o?eanography on ''_ _'"_ = th_ last REV _,_..... h'..vebuen [S_'_s_uth rather than 30 north, ab least from our r_p here. Unfortunately, until we didn't realize tLat _e had 51re_-dy taken _'1:' ,_or%h.
CC: ! Okay. I_t me see if you caught ,Is again.
LMP: Yes. I'_ not sure if' that's right, Hon. They I may have actually wanted the pictures well north i of Barbados, b_t the Barbados were south of us. i I HAWAII (REV 123)
CC: _oger. %:c're both right c,n that Barbados thing. Tae Island is actually south, but we _anted se_e the pictures to north for oceanography-type th[ugs. to the north, and it's w_ter and clouds.
CC: Roger. ;.:,iJ;_,_ 3andr.%rk
CC: _n that second t:-acking tn=n_' ' ~, the wea_ _r i,_ -, little %_t :-_an'finalon _a_ one.
UNKNOWN: 0k_-i,'.I think our ir,tre_Zd 'r_cker can _r=hab!y n_il ' _ ?.;-.., th_,u;f:'.. good.
CC: Very _.'_ attempt.
UNKNOWN: 0<ay. Got you.
CC: Roger. i,%'_c thi,',kingof puttiaE in a backup GDC mligT, a% 196 hours %here - Just to Itt you know. ] '11 pass up some data on it ali utlc bit later or.,.
UNKNOWN: Fine. u_tay.
UNKNOWN: Houston, just north of us right now t,b about 70 o_ 80 ,._;1,:s, there't, a very, very sy'rr, elrical cyclonic pattern of clouds out ther_ - anticyclonic, I'm eorrect_ d. 1._'4 TEXAS (RKV )
UNKNOWN: Okay. t{outton, Apollo 9.