Otrobonita/noicy-space-talks huggingface dataset:
CDR: Okay - okay, well, however - -
CDR: Yeah, but, you know, RCS is midcourse fuel.
CMP: Yeah, I know.
CDR: And this thing has got a barrelful of it.
LMP: Okay; 20 seconds, Ken.
LMP: You bas - you cr_mmy thing.
CDR: What did it do?
LMP: PRO. I thought I had a stuck key, but it came out.
CDR: Okay, did you get that PRO, Ken?
LMP: Okay; plus 0.5, plus 0.2, plus 0.7.
CDR: Well, I don't know. The last one was so good, I might as well do this one, too.
CMP: I've got plus 0.5, minus 0.5 and plus 2.2.
LMP: Okay, we'11 burn this.
LMP: We're going to burn plus 0.5, plus 0.2, plus 0.7.
LMP: 90 degrees at 26.5. We're coming right in there, John. Perfect. You want a lunar rock as a souvenir? They'd never miss it.
CDR: I'11 give it to Ken. No, I don't - I don't know what to do with it at this point. Oh, first igneous rock I've seen.
LMP: Man, we've got some nice crystalline rocks.
CDR: Hope so. Here we go, Charlie.
CDR: One minute to gQ, Ken.
CDR: And he said 29 foot a second on the braking, which sounds about right. What'd it say?
LMP: PGNS said 27.
CDR: Okay, we'11 take iZ.
LMP: Ground said 29.
CMP: Well, in case you don't have enough ..., I'11 give you ...
LMP: Okay, average g is on.
LMP: This is some flying machine, boy.
CDR: Isn't it?
LMP: Okay, John, it's flashing at you.
CDR: Okay, 0.4.
LMP: Up, up.
CDR: Minus 0.8.
LMP: Okay, Ken, there they are; minus O, minus 0.1, minus O.
LMP: Okay, John, go to P00. VERB 48, when that gets up. ?,,,-, ;_.,,r,,_-. ,y,_,/,c -_,_ *?? C% 1, i':_ '/_i i_
LMP: Okay, 11002. Okay. Okay, PRO and a P47. And a VERB 63.
LMP: Want me to key that for you?
LMP: Okay, we're at 3.15 miles, Ken; 33 feet a second.
LMP: Okay, the AGS is set. Hey, here comes the AO - AOS. Good show. I was wrong on that.
LMP: Hello, Houston; Orion. Over.
LMP: Okay, Jim. We're 3 miles out, closing. We did a TPI of plus 78.0, plus 2.7, plus 0.7, and we burned two midcourses of minus 0.3, minus 0.1, plus 0.9, plus 0.5, plus 0.2, plus 0.7, and we got a visual.
CC: Roger. Copied all that.
LMP: I guess we don't need to tell you, but this is a sweet machine.
CC: You're so right.
LMP: Look at that bright spot up there, will you. Okay, John, I'11 get the - you got the burn report? UP-LINK SQUELCH is coming OFF, PCM is HI, bit rate is LEFT [sic]. Okay, set up the camera. I'11 my Just hold it in hand.
CMP: Orion, you're Just a little tiny black dot to the unaided eye.
LMP: Well, you look brighter than any star or planet I've ever seen. Against that black sky.
CDR: Either that or w_!rSiP_dSzvousing with Venus.
LMP: Yeah, we're coming to Venus. (Laughter)
CDR: Okay; 15,000 feet, 2.42 miles, and 31 feet a second. And the line-of-sight rates are essen- tially nulled.
LMP: You lost a screw, John. I guess that - I guess they left them out on purpose.
CDR: Probably had this panel off and back on so many times, they didn't know what else to do.
CDR: I want that sign.
LMP: Okay, I'11 - We'11 remember - -
CDR: If there's any way. I don't know how to get it.
LMP: Well, we can peel - it'11 peel off of there. It's Just a piece of tape. Okay, get - I'11 put it on your good side.
LMP: Two miles, Ken.
CDR: We may have to not do any line-of-sight corrections.
LMP: I don't think there's going to be a bit. Isn't that _mazing?
CDR: He is right in the middle of the COAS and he is not moving one iota.
CMP: Okay, I've got you at 28 foot per second.
CDR: That's what we've got us at 28.3.
CDR: You might - When he starts to grow - He's growing now.
LMP: Yeah. You can make out an outline now, Ken.
CMP: ... still reading 28 foot per second at a mile and a half.
LMP: 0ka_.
CDR: Look at that white rock coming at us.
CDR: There you go, Charlie; there's a white rock for yOU.
LMP: Seen lots of them.
CDR: Okay, 8000 feet; 27 feet a second.
CDR: Charlie, don't cover up my DSKY.
LMP: I was Just looking at that dirt on that hatch down there.
CMP: Ok ay , I see you; you are a little white dot.
CDR: Show me ...
LMP: It's on the needle.
CDR: Up down ... about out of plane. Here, Charlie, you'11 need this for your ...
LMP: That's what I was looking for. I dropped that beauty.
CDR: Okay, Ken, we're approaching ..., and we're going to brake to 20.
LMP: No, 30 at a mile, 20 at 3.
CDR: Okay, I'm going to get this vertical out.
LMP: Okay. We got a little - Radar says a little to the left, John.
CDR: Okay, Just hold it a little.
CMP: I think that's right; you need to go to your - you need to go to your ...
LMP: Be north. Okay, 5000 feet. 5000 out, Houston.
CMP: Looks like it could be a little more to the north.
CDR: Hey, listen, who's vectoring who around here?
CMP: I tho_gbt the idea was we took turns.
LMP: Okay; 4000 feet, Ken, and we got 7 feet to kill off.
LMP: Twenty at 3, John?
LMP: Okay, 3000 at 21, Ken.
LMP: Okay, John. We want 10 at 1500.
CDR: Okay. And you're getting big, Ken.
LMP: Sure is. Growing like a-
CDR: Okay, we got 2000 feet now, Ken.
CMP: Okay. Man, that looks good.
CDR: What a beautiful machine.
LMP: Okay, we need to take 10 off, John.
CDR: Okay, we'11 take 10 off, Charlie.
LMP: At 600 feet, we want 5, John.
LMP: Boy, you are beautiful, Ken.
CMP: That's the nicest thing anyone's said.
LMP: Casper - -
CDR: What a rendezvous machine this is.
LMP: Casper is really beautiful. Okay, we're at 800 feet at 10 feet per second, John.
LMP: 650 at 10.
CDR: Okay, going to 5, Charlie.
LMP: Okay. Okay, we're at 5, Ken, at 600 feet. Make it 540 feet.
CMP: You look a 10t smaller in the daytime. It's really great.
CDR: What a flying machine this is, Ken. Okay, 400 feet; we're going to 4.
CMP: MY, you look good. Your forward firing thrusters look like little flashlights when they fire.
LMP: Ken, you're clean. You don't have a boom out.
CMP: Okay, wait until you get back around there and take a look. We know they aren't out that far, but we want to look at the covers.
LMP: Okay. We're 240 feet.
LMP: 280 feet, it says. Sure looks like we're closer than that to me.
CDR: No. _
LMP: Man, that big dish looks great. I couldn't get mine to work in yaw.
LMP: Okay, 200 feet, John?
LMP: Give you a little cooling. How's that? Closing at about 4.
CDR: More like about 2, Charlie.
LMP: Yeah, probably. I was Just looking at the radar. Okay, John, I'm going to go to POO.
CMP: (Laughter) ... these cartoons in the real world.
CDR: Isn't it something?
LMP: Okay, I'11 go to dock.
CMP: Okay, I'm ready to go to attitude whenever you are.
CDR: Okay, wait until I get this thing where I want it, Char - Ken.
CC: Orion, this is Houston. When you're stationkeep- ing, let me know. We have some words for you.
CDR: Okay, we're stationkeeping.
CC: Okay, John. Looking at the pictures of the lift- off, and it appears that something might have come loose from the skin on the back of the vehicle, so for that reason, we want Ken to take some pictures of the LM. So we have a slight modification ... the Flight Plan and ask you to do a yaw 360 after Ken does his VERB - VERB 49 to the docking attitude.
CDR: Roger. I - I - a yaw 360 after Ken does a VERB 49 to the docking attitude. Okay, now (laughter) -
CMP: Okay, right here I've got good lighting, if - if you want me to get some pictures, if John could Just do a ... - -
CC: - - we can't hear you very well, but - -
CDR: Let me pitch up 90, Ken, and you hold station. Can you do that?
CMP: Stand by. Let me get my camera out and ready, and I'11 take it - see if I can -
UNKNOWN: Hey, Houston - -
CC: 16, this is Houston. Let me Just recap here, the procedure.
CDR: Okay. Okay, Houston. We're in perfect position to get - -
CC: We want you to do - Ken, do the VERB 49 maneuver, attempt a attitude ... per the Flight Plan, and then do the 360-degree roll, and of course follow- ing that, you do the VERB 49 maneuver into the docking attitude. And then I have a change for the Flight Plan, whenever you're ready to copy.
CMP: Ok ay . We're in perfect position to take pictures of the LM right now. All we've got to do is to pitch. You'11 prepare us to go to the other sequence, is that correct?
CC: Okay, if you're in position to take pictures of the LM, we wanted the LM to do a 360-degree yaw, and you're to take pictures of the - the minus-B por- tion of the ascent stage, using the same camera settings that you have on the - the DAC and the EL, except for focus on the EL should be changed to infinity. Over.
CMP: Okay, 1/250 is that setting, and I'11 take pictures of the ... Let's see, that's ...
UNKNOWN: That's the back part, Ken.
CC: Okay, Ken, it's the back side of the LM.
CMP: Roger. I - I'm with you. And I'11 turn the DAC on, and I'11 - and I'11 take an EL. And I have stationkeeping now.
CC: Ken, if you observe anything there, will you please relay your observations?
CMP: Yes, sir; certainly will.
LMP: Houston, on lift-off, one of the MESA blankets flew out in front of the LM and hit the ground about 200 meters in front of the LM. Over.
CC: And a portion of the MESA blanket is still on the front?
LMP: Yeah, that might have been what you saw. It came pretty high in the air and went straight out to the west. Look at that crater down there, would you?
CMP: Okay, everything on the LM back side looks clean, Just the surfaces of the - are flaked with the paint that are ...
LMP: Look at that maria out there, John. In that highland.
CMP: Okay, on the - on the back side - -
CDR: Get the pictures - -
CMP: - - it looks like some of the - -
CC: Orion, will you go FORWARD omni.
CDR: FORWARD omni, Charlie.
CMP: Looks like some of the thermal blanket around the descent engine on the back end there is - well, pretty badly chewed up. Some of the stuff is torn, a couple of panels are torn off, and some of the stripping in between looks like it was struck by something. It looks like all the Mylar blankets underneath are still in tact.
CDR: These guys are crazy (laughter).
LMP: They are. Well, that's - that's a data point.
CDR: Yeah, they have a ... doing 360-degree yaws. Ken's going to do one.
CDR: I don't know. I don't know. When we first got in this program- -
CMP: We got the ... on the underside of the ... side of the - -
CC: Ken, can you observe whether it's possible for sunlight to directly impinge on portions of the spacecraft equipment ?
CMP: No, sir, it's not possible when you're docked. I can't tell you about the bottom, but on the back side, the - the Mylar blankets are still intact. It's only that outer covering that' s broken.
CDR: I tell - -
CDR: I tell you, this thing really flies beautifully.
CC: Orion, A3T omni.
CMP: ... big thing. This is easy.
CDR: You better believe.
LMP: There's old - What's the big crater down there? It looks like Theophilus.
CMP: What's your range? I'm ready to go to ... attitude.
CC: Okay. We'11 be pressing on with the Flight Plan.
CDR: Roger. We're pressing.
CMP: Okay, John, are you ready for me to go to my att itude ?
CDR: That's a - Wait a second until we get in position.
CMP: Okay. I'm Just going to do a little with the roll and the pitch, be my pitch down - -
CC: Orion, will you go NORMAL voice?
CMP: ... Are you all set?
CDR: Wait until we get up here.
LMP: Okay, you got us NORMAL voice, Houston? You got Orion?
CDR: Are you ready, Charlie?
LMP: Yeah, I'm ready.
CDR: Okay, go to it, Ken.
CMP: Okay, you have stationkeeping. I'm maneuvering.
CDR: Shoot, I thought I had the stationkeeping long before this.
CC: Casper, will you read ...?
CC: You're ...
CDR: Okay, I'm gonna keep him - keep him in the middle, Charlie.
LMP: What is it - what are we going to see with him rolling like that?
CDR: He's maneuvering to some attitude - he's maneuver- ing - he's doing a three-axis maneuver to the SIM bay attitude.
CDR: Oh. Well, I got a peek at the SIM bay as we came up under it; clean.
CDR: Now, Charlie, you want me to maneuver and get a little closer to him?
CMP: Hey, Charlie, have you got a ...?
LMP: Yeah, I'm on it.
CMP: Okay. The thing I'd like you to look at is up around the aft shelf of the SIM bay; there's two booms back there.
CMP: One of my ... mass spec has got a white cover, and it's kind of a rectangular-shaped cover. The one on the left - or it's really at about the middle, ... thermal cover, and that's the ... Would you take a look and see if either of those covers are not quite closed, because we have indi- cations that the base ... are not closed. We have indications that ...
CDR: Are you maneuvering, Ken?
CMP: This is one of the fastest maneuvers I've made in a long time.
LMP: Are you gonna sit - are you gonna pitch some more, so we can see the SIM bay?
CMP: Well, I'm not there yet, Charlie.
CMP: I'11 tell you when I get there.
CMP: Got about 20 degrees of pitch and about 30 degrees of roll.
LMP: Okay, what do you do after that?
CMP: Well, then I wait for you to take a look. And then after you do that, why, we'11 do a 360-degree rotation about the X-axis while you take pictures of the thermal coatings.
LMP: Okay, I can see around the - the thrusters now that it's blistered and peeled. They want OM - they want - -
CMP: Did you call Casper?
LMP: - - OMNI Delta.
CC: OMNI Delta.
CDR: They want your OMNI Delta, Ken.
CDR: Well, you'd probably be blistered and peeled, too, if you were as hot as they are.
LMP: Okay, Ken, at the aft end, down next to the engine bell, there's a black cover that appears to be partially opened.
CMP: Could you tell me which side of the SIM bay?
LMP: Okay, it's on the side away from the hatch.
CMP: Okay, and it's dark beneath the thermal covering?
CMP: Okay. And it's partially open?
LMP: Looks like it to me.
CMP: Okay. Okay, you don't see anything white sticking out from under it?
CMP: Okay, there may be a little shield on the mass spec is - the black. Okay, do you see the gamma ray door?
UNKNOWN: T_a,t_,s_y_',_i_'t it?
CDR: Let's go on up there, Charlie.
CDR: Are you there yet, Ken?
CMP: (Laughter) No, no. I'11 - I'11 tell you.
LMP: Are we there yet, daddy?
LMP: I think f/8 is too bright; I think we need f/11.
CDR: Yeah, the Sun is shining on it. This is a lousy attitude for picturetaking. Are you taking pictures now?
LMP: Ain't gonna be doing any good with the Sun shining on it like that though, John.
CC: Orion, you have 32 minutes to ...
LMP: Okay, start - Okay, Ken, the paint is blistered on the quad above the SIM bay, too, pretty badly.
CMP: On the quad above the SIM bay? You mean A quad?
LMP: Not A quad, I mean the paneling above the SIM bay. You know, as you come out the hatch, you grab the handles and walk down to the two handles on the SIM bay?
LMP: Okay, that along the wide - those - that silver paint in there is really badly - -
CDR: Here's a door that's not closed there back there in the back end.
LMP: Yeah, that's what I said. Yeah, that's the one - Okay, you - The - the mass - the g,_ma ray door is partially open, Ken.
CMP: Okay, good. Can you get some pictures of those, too?
CMP: Okay, and I'm ready to start my 360 roll when you get the pictures of those things.
LMP: We got them; go ahead.
CMP: Okay. I'm gonna roll left.
CDR: Okay. I'm gonna back up here. I don't want to run into hig h gain, Charlie.
LMP: Yeah. You're zapping the - the SIM bay, too, with the thrusters. John, I can't see my - Okay, there we go. Looks good.
CMP: You guys are pretty fast ... outside up there. It was nice and clean until you came back.
LMP: Part of the "United States" has peeled off, Ken.
CDR: What are you doing to your high gain there, Ken?
CMP: I'm ...
CMP: I'11 pick it up.
LMP: Okay, Ken, the umbilical thing is really - I don't see how you get any thrust out of that thruster that's pointed right at that umbilical thing. Shoot, it fires right on it.
CDR: That make you a little nervous, Charlie?
CDR: Is this close enough, Charlie, or do you want to be closer?
LMP: No, that's fine, John. I don't believe I could get it all in the field of view if you were any closer.
CDR: Okay, Ken, I can - as soon as we get around here, we better go dock, because we got 32 minutes to darkness, and I don't want to have another one of them night dockings.
CMP: OkaY. Well, We're aTmost there. The next event on our schedule is for me to go to the docking attitude.
CMP: And then, I guess you can slide around in front of me .... inspect the engine.
CDR: Okay, go to it. What is - Your attitude and my attitude dockingwise is compatible? It's the S a/Re - -
CMP: They had been in the simulator, and I'm sure they will be todaY.
CDR: I'd be surprised. The only thing nominal so far is the rendezvous. I hope the rest of it turns out that way.
LMP: We want to go to 180, 282, 300 on the ball, John.
LMP: Okay, }fen, the a - Out your - your window, off behind you on the high gain side, it's real nice and clean; on the other side of the spacecraft, the - the 180 opposite that, starting at about the middle of the hatch around, is pretty badly blistered and peeled. Not peeled, but blistered; around about the umbilicals.
CDR: Okay, what? Maneuvering to - -
CMP: Okay, I'm getting ready to go over to a ... attitude.
CMP: - - the attitude we came up in.
CMP: All set?
LMP: That's enough pictures. I'm getting tired of holding that button.
CDR: What were you shooting at? One frame a second?
LMP: Well, I don't mean holding the button, I mean holding the camera.
CDR: I'm not used to this zero g.
CDR: It raises Cain with us.
UNKNOWN: Hey, that is some crater, right down there.
CDR: Are you going to undocking now, Ken?
CMP: I beg your pardon, John?
CDR: Are you at the undocking attitude now?
CMP: Yes, sir; I'm in the undocking attitude. It's almost identical to my rendezvous attitude.
CDR: Okay. We go to 180 what? : , : ,
LMP: 180 roll, 282 pitch, and 300 yaw.
LMP: Okay. There we go. Now I'm zero gravity, took my-
CDR: Oh, man l
LMP: John, this place still looks like a pig sty.
CC: ... go OMNI Delta.
LMP: Hey, Ken, are you - are you about there now?
CMP: Well, I got 90 degrees of roll to go.
CDR: Okay. But your pitch is okay, huh?
CMP: Well, I got about 10 degrees of pitch.
CDR: That's what I thought. It looks pretty good.
CMP: Houston, did you get me on logic GO and the omni? and
CDR: Houston, Casper wants a logic GO a omni.
CC: Okay. You're GO.
CDR: Okay. They gave you a GO, Ken.
CC: Casper, OMNI Alfa.
CMP: Okay, the LOGIC is on.
CC: Let's hold up on the PYRO ARM.
LMP: Hold on the PYRO ARM, Ken.
CDR: Don't tell me.
UNKNOWN: You copy that, Ken?
CMP: I thought they gave me a GO, but I guess not.
CC: ... take the LOGICs, OFF, and ... again.
CDR: I can't believe it.
CC: ... GO for PYRO ARM ... LOGICs on.
CMP: Okay. The LOGICs are coming on. There goes number one. There goes number two.
CC: Casper, you're GO for PYRO ARM.
CMP: Okay. PYRO ARM's coming on. One. There's two.
LMP: Okay, John, you want to pull the RENDEZVOUS RADAR breakers?
CDR: Okay, Ken. You there?
CMP: I'm about 5 degrees from it. You can go ahead smd ...
CDR: Okay, you have it. 282.
CDR: And yaw 300, Charlie?
CDR: And yaw, 300, which is over there.
CMP: Okay, I'm approaching. Your attitude looks good. I'11 tell you when we have capture.
CDR: What is this thing lined up with? Whewl
LMP: How's he look?
CDR: I never got the true picture of this before today. 3-71
CDR: He's right on, about a degree off. There's no way you can see it, Charlie.
LMP: No, I can't see him.
CDR: I want - I - I Just want to be able to do some- thing intelligent, like shut the thrusters off when we get capture.
LMP: It's only 09:30, John; we've been up since - 15 hours. Not bad.
CDR: Ken, you look beautiful to me.
CDR: You look right on to me. My optical sight is coming right into your docking window.
CDR: Don't hit n_ arm, Charlie.
CDR: ... transfer?
CDR: How would you like to do a EVA
LMP: How would you like a kick in the behind?
CDR: Hot mike to Houston. (Laughter)
LMP: No, we're normal voice. But we got our tape recorder running. (Laughter). ### NASA--MSC
CDR: Roll program.
CC: Roger; roll. You have good thrust in all five.
CC: MARK. I Bravo. Your feet wet now, 16.
CC: 16, you're through max q and everything looks good.
CDR: Roger; we're ... - -
CC: MARK. I Charlie.
CDR: EDS is manual.
CC: Than); you.
CDR: Inboard shutdown.
CC: Roger; inboard. You're GO for staging.
CC: Thrust is GO on all five on the S-II.
CDR: Second plane SEP light's out. We'11 go on time.
LMP: Evaporators on.
CC: Roger. Steering has converged. CMC is GO.
CC: 16, Houston. Four minutes; everything looks great down here.
CDR: Everything looks good up here, too.
LMP: Hey, Gordy, you ought to see that horizon; Just gorgeous.
CC: 16t_HHouston_ Times are nominal. Level sense will be 8 plus 37, and cut-off at 9 plus 19.
CC: Stand by for S-IVB to COI capability.
CDR: Roger. 1/B Tape Page B
LMP: You-got OMNI Delta, Gordy?
CC: Roger, C_riie_
CDR: Inboard shutdown on time.
CC: Roger; inboard.
CC: 16, at 8 minutes. Looking good here.
CDR: PU shift.
CC: 16, Houston. We saw the PU shift. Thrust looks good, and you're GO for staging.
CC: You k_ve level sense arm now.
CDR: Okay; there was S-II shutdown.
CDR: And we have S-IVB ignition.
CC: And your thrust looks good on the S-IVB.
CC: Apollo 16, Houston. You're GO for orbit. Predicted cut-off, 11 plus 49.
CDR: Roger; 11:H9.
CDR: SECO,
CDR: Pitch i is coming off.
CC: 16, Houston. The range safety system is safe. The orbit is GO.
CDR: Roger. Boy, it's Just beautiful up here, looking out the window. It's Just really fantastic. And the thing worked like a gem.
CC: Sure did. We copy NOUN 62, and your orbit by radaw is 95 by 90.
CC: 16, Houston. The booster looks good. It's reconfigured for orbit.
CC: 16, Houston. The Z-torquing angle will be plus 0.06. Over.
LMP: Plus - Roger. Plus 0.06.
LMP: Okay, Gordy; we're on page 2-11 down through - We're getting to installing the COAS. That MA was the transducer; ECS.
CC: Apollo 16, Houston. C_Y l) (REV
CC: Apollo 16 through Canaries. How do you read?
LMP: Okay, you're 5 by, Gordy.
CC: Okay; we're noticing a possible blockage in the primary coolant loop. Would you have John check the GLYCOL RESERVOIR BYPASS valve to be sure it's OPEN? l/5 Tape
UNKNOWN: Hey, Gordy, do you want us to go ahead and - and - put the radiators on?
CC: Charlle, this is Houston. Whatever you Just did up there got the coolant loop flow back. We'd like to watch it for a minute before proceeding. Over.
CC: Okay, we're at step 12, page 2-13, configuration now with radiators at bypass. We've got the - the RESERVOIR BYPASS, OPEN, and the OUTLET and the INLET _,CLOSED.
CDR: Okay, let me teli you w_t 2% waS, Gordon, i think, is the - the OUTLET was - was accidently OPEN, Probably at - at some other time, and the - the BYPASS was CLOSED and the INLET was - was OPEN. That's probably been the indications on the line.
CDR: We're c_ning up over Africa now, Gordon, and it really is a spectacular view.
CC: Roger. I wish I was there with you.
CDR: I guess we're - we're just over the Canaries 10oking down at those little islands, and that sure is sc_etlhing.
CC: 16, Houston. You can proceed with the rest of the normal ECS configuration.
CC: 16, Houston. We're having a - kind of intermittent data down here due to a problem with Canaries antenna.
CDR: Okay, we're gonna put the glycol to the res - to the radiators now.
CC: Roger. 1/6 Tape
CC: 16, Houston. Data is back now good, and everything looks fine as we come up 20 seconds to LOS. We'11 see you at Carnarvon at 52:39.
CC: Enjoy the view, there.
CDR: Well, we're Just starting to come into darkness now, and the sunset is Just as beautiful as always in this space business.
CC: Roger. CAR A VON (REVl)
CC: Apollo 16, Houston through Canar - Carnarvon. Over.
CMP: Hey there, Houston. Read you loud and clear.
UNKNOWN: Okay, Gordy. We're down through - on page 2-17, P52, and everything is copacetic on all the steps up to that point, and I'11 let Ken - Well, I've got the numbers here. He marked on stars 23 and 30. It was NOUN 05 with all balls. Torquing angles were plus 040, plus 031, plus 045, and we torqued them at 38:40. Over.
CC: Okay, Charlie. We got that.
CMP: And that torquing angle was Just super. And you can even see stars.
LMP: Man, this is really s_nething, Gordy.
CDR: Hey, Gordon. Let me tell you a little bit about the ride.
CC: Okay, stand by l, John. We're discussing the booster data here.
CDR: Okay. Pressures look good up here.
CC: John, this is Houston. If - if there is nothing startling to report about the ride, we'd rather hold off. We're watching - we're evaluating a need for a possible IU NAM update, and also we're seeing some pressure - overpressure in APS module number 2. We'11 give you a Full story on that over Honeysuckle.
CDR: Okay, I - No, there's nothing really spectacularly different to report on the ride. We'11 hold off on that.
CC: Okay. HO_EYSUCKLE (REV 1)
CC: Apollo 16, Houston through Honeysuckle. Over.
LMP: Go ahead, Gordon.
CC: Okay. I'11 give you all the story on the APS module problem. Evidently APS module number 2, which is our one on top of the vehicle, the one that would cause you to pitch away from the Earth; the primary helium regulator there has failed to regulating the backup, and the backup isn't prop- erly. Normally, it should hold around 190 psi. This pressurizes both fuel and oxidizer. And it has gradually increased now up around the 320 range. And there's a relief valve which will relieve helium pressure at 325 and reseat when the pressure gets down to 225. There should be a gradual loss of helium. We'11 have a better hack at the States pass as to when you could expect a deplete. But should you lose control in orbit, go to the proce- dure on L/2-10 for service module RCS control of the S-IVB. Over.
CC: 16, we're Just about to LOS. The pressure shows right - in fact, a little bit above the release pressure. We'11 have to wait _ill the States to get a real good handle on how it's gonna deplete. Over.
LMP: Roger. STATESIDE PASS (REV l)
LMP: Okay, Houston. How are you doing?
CDR: Houston, 16. Over. and
CC: Roger, 16. Loud clear. Go ahead.
CDR: Okay. You're 5 by. The coastline is under us. It's beautiful, and we're standing by for some words. The spacecraft has been holding attitude, Just perfect in pitch.
CC: Okay, John. We'11 take a look at the APS module here.
LMP: Gordy, why the late acquisition?
LMP: Houston, 16. Over.
LMP: Okay, how are you coming on the pads, Gordy?
CC: Okay, I'm ready with the TLI plus 90 and the P37 for lift-off plus 8. We're putting together a story and looking at the APS module. No immediate action is necessary, so let's get the pads out of the ws_.
LMP: Okay, fine. Go ahead. SPS/G&N;
CC: Okay, TLI plus 90, the weight is 66973; minus 0.54, plus 1.89; time of ignition is 004:03:18.55; minus 0356.2, plus four balls 1, plus 3600.7; 181, 234, 002; HA is NA; HP, plus 0018.9; 3618.3, 5:04, 3602.0; sextant star is 26, 073.4. Stand by 1. We got a handover coming up; I'11 get the rest in a minute. 2/2 Tape
CC: Charlie, this is Houston. How do you read now? 5/5
LMP: Okay, Gordy. Go ahead.
CC: Okay, shaft was 073.4, trunnion, 15.1; boresight star 037, up 25.7, right 2.9; minus 21.31, minus 165.00; 1093.2, 34867; and 0.05g time is 023:08:28. Sirius and Rigel; 317, 108, 005. No ullage. Go ahead.
LMP: Okay, TLI plus 90, SPS/G&N; 66973; minus 0.54, plus 1.89; 004:03:18.55; minus 0356.2, plus four balls l, plus 3600.7; 181, 234, 002; HA is NA; plus 0018.9; 3618.3, 5:04, 3602.0; 26, 073.4; 15.1; 037, 025.7 correction -'that's up 25.7, right 2.9; minus 21.31, minus 165.00; 1093.2, 34867; 023:08:28. Sirius and Rigel; 317, 108, 005. No ullage.
CC: Okay, readback correct. Ready for lift-off plus 8.
LMP: Speak.
CC: 008:00; DELTA-V T is 79_8, minus 165, 022:06. Go ahead.
LMP: Roger. P37 for lift-off plus 8: 008:00, 7948, minus 165, 022:06, and ready for TLI.
CC: Okay, readback correct, and TLI pad time base 6 predict: 2:23:57; attitude 179, ll3, 000; burn time is 5:43; 10373.0, 35589; SEP attitude is 359, 146, 319; extraction is 301, 326, 041; R2 align 112.7, 107.2, 57:20, and yaw is 001. Go ahead.
LMP: Roger. Give me DELTA-V C again.
CC: DELTA-V C is 10373.0.
LMP: Okay, copy. TLI, 2:23:57.
CC: Stand by l, Charlie - -
CC: Handover. Page "Il
CC: Okay. Go ahead, Charlie.
LMP: Okay, 2:2B:57; 179, llB, 000; 5:43; 10373.0, 35589_ 359, 146, B19; 301, 326, 041; 112.7, 107.2, 57:20 _.001. Over.
CC: Readback is good.
CC: Okay, Gordy - that stateside pass, the part I saw was Just super. He the other guys saw Ellington as we went over.
CC: How about that? Say, Charlie. Got an update to the ORDEAL monitor numbers on page L 2-28 and 29.
LMP: Okay, you speak.
CC: Okay, we got a - last-minute change. Stand by on that. Sorry.
CC: I would like COMMAND MODULE UPTEL, ACCEPT, for a new vector.
CDR: Okay, you got it.
CC: Okay, and words on the APS module. It appears to be operating, not completely normally, but ade- quately - that we predict that it will be good through TLI and TD&E with no change in procedure. Over.
CDR: Outst_ading prediction.
CC: Okay, and back to what we started earlier, on L 2-2--28, Charlie. Opposite 56 $inutes, "Slow FDAI number i to PITCH equal 17," change 17 to 16. Ove r.
LMP: Okay, go ahead. It was changed to 16.
CC: And next page, after the ORDEAL start time, change that to 57:20 rather than 57 even.
LMP: Okay, ORDEAL start, 57:20.
CC: That's affirmative. And then, "Insure FDAI number 1 PITCH equal to 11" rather than !3, inside the box there.
LMP: Okay, at 57 minutes, I've changed that to 57:20 to start the ORDEAL and the - insure FDA [sic] num- ber 1 pitch is at 11.
CC: Okay, and then the blank under there - "Maneuver to R2 ignition," attitude is 107 as printed in parentheses.
CC: That's good. And the CMC is yours. The up-link is complete.
CDR: Okays and we're back in BLOCK.
CMP: Okay, Gordy. We're standing by with the SECS arm.
CC: Roger. Stand by. Go ahead, we're watching.
CDR: Okay, Houston, stand by for the LOGIC.
CMP: Okay, LOGIC l's going on, up; LOGIC 2, on, _p.
CC: Okay, you' re GO for pyro arm.
CDR: Roger. Thank you, sir.
CC: And I'd like to update a procedure, the APS-module- fail procedure - one step in that, just in case the prediction is wrong and it does fail to - If you can get that page out, I'11 give you a short update.
CDR: Okay, Charlie's got it.
CC: Okay, Charlie. In the center of the procedure, it says "DSE command burn mo-de on," cross _hat line out. And the one below it says_ -,l successful, LAUNCH VEHICLE GUIDANCE, IU." And, after the line that s_¥s "Control pitch and yaw with the, roll with RHC," add "Keep rates below 0.2 degrees per second, pitch and yaw; 0.6 degree per second in
CC: Okay, that's it.
CC: 16, Houston. We're about a minute and a half to LOS. No further updates. Everything looks good. Canaries should have their antenna fixed, and we should be good as we go through their site. Over.
CDR: 16; Roger. cAN Y(ssv2)
CC: 16, Houston through Canary.
CDR: Loud _ld clear, Gordon.
CC: Okay, you're a little - a little down in the mud, but I _;hink I can understand you.
UNKNOWN: Gordy, we heard you then even before we got any signal strength up. That must have been on VHF, huh?
CC: Roger. You're clear but weak.
LMP: Okay, how do you read now, Gordy?
CC: Loud and clear, Charlie.
CC: Okay, our signal strength is up to max now.
CC: 16, Houston.
CC: We'd like the H2 TANK 3 FANS to AUTO. Over.
LMP: Roger; H2 TANK 3 FANS going to AUTO.
CC: 16, Houston. About 30 seconds to LOS. We should get - should have you through ARIA at 2:22, a couple of minutes later than shown in the Flight Plan. Over.
CC: Roger; understand. ARIA i (REV 2)
CDR: We don't read anything you say, but we'11 transmit in the blind.
CC: And so are you, John.
CDR: Everything looks good here. We' re a minute - 10 minutes and 30 seconds to the burn.
CDR: Okay, on time for time base 6.
CDR: Okay, Houston. The S-II SEP light went out on time.
CC: Roger; very good. C NARVON(REV2)
CC: 16, this is Houston through Carnarvon now, and the APS looking module is good.
CDR: 16; Roger. Everything looks normal here.
LMP: Gordy, one question on the - comment on the primary loop. Does it look okay to you guys?
CC: Stand by, Charlie. Roger, Charlie. EECOM is happy.
CC: 16, Houston. You're GO for TLI.
CDR: Roger; GO for TLI.
CC: 16, Houston. We're about LOS Carnarvon, handing over to ARIA. We'11 watch the booster for you. Spacecraft is all yours.
CDR: Thank you much. ARIA 2 (REV 2)
CDR: One minute; looks good.
CC: Roger; we're looking good here.
CC: We've seen PU shifts the thrust looks good.
CDR: Roger. Right on in here.
CC: Roger. ARIA 3 (REV2)
CC: 16, Hcuston through ARIA 3 now. Burn time as pre- dicted, 5:43. Everything looks good. Tape2/8
UNKNOWN: SECO right on time.
CC: Roger; looks like normal shutdown and a guided cut-off.
CDR: That's what it looked like. We're looking at minus 10 on the DELTA-VC.
CC: 16, Houston. If it's convenient, would you give us VI at cut-off?
CMP: Okay, Gordy. We got you a late - stand by.
CDR: Gordy, we broke the display on the - what's - it - the - and we got over to 62, it was already changing.
CC: Okay, Ken, we copied that, although you faded out at the end. We'11 be up on Hawaii here at 44.
LMP: Okay, Gordy. We're ... we're in P00.
CC: Charlie, you're Just about unreadable. Copy that you are in POO and we're standing by for Hawaii acquisition. NOTE
CC: Apollo 16, Houston through Hawaii. Over. Tape219
CMP: Houston, this is the most spectacular view in the - that you can possibly imagine.
CC: Roger, Gordy. You're 5 by, and it's the most spectacular view I've ever seen.
CC: Roger, Charlie. You're loud and clear.
CMP: Okay, ttouston, the direct 02 is coming on; we're pumping her up right now.
CC: Okay, tfouston. I'm going to OMNI Charlte.
CC: Gordy, you got OMNI Charlie. Over.
CC: Roger; OMNI Charlie, Charlie.
CMP: Okay, _md we are maneuvering to the attitude right now.
CC: 16, we see the cabin is up to 5.7 now.
CMP: Roger. Thank you, sir.
CC: We'd like OMNI Delta, please.
CC: OMNI Alfa now, please.
CC: Give mD OMNI Alfa, Charlie.
CC: Okay, you got it.
CC: Request OMNI Bravo now, please.
CC: Like OMNI Charlie, please. i
CC: 16, Houston. The booster is in attitude and stable. You have a GO for T&D.
CDR: Roger. We'11 give you a call Just before we get off.
CMP: Okay, Houston. We're getting ready to arm the pyros. Are you ready? 3/1 Tape
CMP: Okay; PYRO ARM A is armed; and B is armed. [
CC: Roger. That looks good.
CDR: Okay, we're coming up on 59:40.
CDR: Okay; all the talkbacks are still gray, Houston. It's pitching around now.
LMP: Okay, Houston. You got the high gain?
CC: We got a picture now, Charlie, and it looks real good.
LMP: Man, it Just looks like a picture book from up here, Gordo. We must have a zillion particles along with US.
CC: Roger. We see the particles and - great picture!
LMP: Hey, is the zoom in too much, Gordo? You - Let me take it out a little bit.
CC: That's Just right, Charlie. That's a good zoom setting right now.
LMP: Super!
LMP: Gordy, looks like Orion is - is hanging in there pretty well. She looks great.
CC: books the same to us.
CDR: About a foot out now, Houston.
CC: ZRoger. Looks like a real smooth Joinup.
CMP: 3arber pole.
CDR: ()kay, we're captured there, Houston.
CDR: Ken's taking some time in dressing this thing up, getting these attitudes right.
CC: ()kay, John.
CDR: ()kay, Houston. We're hard docked.
CC: Roger, John. We saw it come in.
CC: And there is no question when you get the latches.
CC: Roger, Ken.
CC: We'd like - We noticed the mixing valves cycling about once every 10, 15 seconds. We'd like to give you a mark, at which time we want you to put the GLYCOL EVAP TEMP IN valve in MANUAL and try to catch the flow rate at a - at a appropriate setting. I'11 - I'11 give you kind of a countdown and a mark here.
CC: Okay, flow rate's high and starting back down. _ P _
CC: John, now all of a sudden wefve stopped seeing it_ that it has stopped cycling. You didn't throv' the switch already, did you? 3/3 Tape
CC: Well, it - (chuckle) it Just hung up. Just as I said that. Standby.
CDR: Okay, you were in MANUAL for about 2 seconds and back to AUTO.
CC: Okay. Okay, it's coming down now. Stand by to put it in MANUAL.
CC: ReaCt. Now.
CDR: Okay. Okay, you got it right there on the "now."
CC: I was a little slow on the "now," but leave it there for now and press on with the normal procedures.
LMP: Houston, before we turn the TV off, we gon - we want to give you a picture of the Earth.
CC: Okay, I'11 appreciate that.
CC: Very nice picture, Charlie. We can see South- western United States, Lower California. Very nice.
LMP: Good Ken's doing all that good work for you. It's out his window.
CMP: Gor_r, is that color okay for you?
CC: Very nice, Ken. Beautiful color.
CMP: I bet it's good, but you Just can't believe how beautiful it is. See the reds in the desert down there and the Southern United States and northern part of Mexico. And from here, you see the Great Lakes and the State of Florida out there. And it's Just absolutely something. We're going to go back to work, but thought you'd enjoy that. 3/4 Tape
CC: Thank you for the picture. It's the next best thing to being up there.
CMP: And - and we might be able to get you an S-IVB later on. That's if you got room to get that kind of stuff.
CC: Okay, we'11 be waiting.
CC: 16, Houston. We'11 extend the time on commercial TV lines here if - if it looks like we'11 get some good shots on the S-IVB.
CMP: Okay. I really haven't worked out the angles to tell you exactly how the Sun is going to be, but I have an idea we'11 see it pretty nicely from here.
CC: Okay, we'11 stand by for it.
CDR: Just went to AUTO on 02 teater [sic] 3, Houston. We're down to that part in the postdocking checklist.
CC: Okay. dow//
LMP: Okay, Gordy, we're to 0.2 on the DELTA - I mean, correction 2.0 on the DELTA-P, and we're starting our leak check.
LMP: We're picking up again on the procedure, Gordy. Cabin pressure's down to 41.
CC: 16, Houston. In about 30 seconds, a couple non- propulsive vents will open on the booster.
LMP: Okay, Houston. The hatch is out.
CC: Thank you. 3/5 Tape
CMP: Houston, it looks like number 10 latch is indeed locked. Let me start by saying all the latches are locked. Number 10 is - is over the ring, but the handle isn't all the way up flush, and we're Just going to leave it alone. Thought we'd just tell you about it.
CC: Okay, Ken.
LMP: Okay, Houston. The connectors are connected, and we got LM power to CSM, and the system test is okay.
LMP: And, Gordy, the old Rover is right where it's sup- posed to be.
MCC: CAP C0_94, 16.
LMP: Okay, Gordy. So when we pitched around, I'd like to tell you a little bit about something we saw on the LM. When we were coming around out about 30 or 40 feet out, we had a lot of white particles. Looked like it was coming out from around the lunar module. Quite a number of them. And, as we got closer, it looked like to me that the primary - most of the particles were coming bet - from between the ascent propellant tank over quad[ I and this omni antenna. And it looks like they was being Jetted out from either some out- gassing o_s6mething, and we assumed it's Myiar_ but are not convinced of that.
CC: We copy that, Charlie.
LMP: The only reason we comment on it, it just seemed like there was a awful lot of them.
CDR: There's two LOGICS on.
CC: You're GO for pyro arm.
CDR: Here comes PYRO A.
CDR: MARK. PYRO B.
LMP: Houston, we got - We're ready to get off if you guys are ready.
CC: Roger. You're GO for ejection.
LMP: Okay, we're off, Houston.
CMP: Dkay, Houston. We're doing our maneuver, and we'11 tell you as soon as we have a visual.
CMP: ,)kay, Houston. The post-LM-injection - ejection checklist is complete.
CC: Roger. And, for your information, we're unable to get lines from Goldstone to Houston for live TV; give however, we're going to record any TV you us for later playback. Over.
CMP: We'11 do it for you.
CMP: Houston, Casper [sic] is out of his bag; and we go% the S-IVB in the window. And the TV is transmitting pictures of it now, and if you want _o do yo_ _a- neuver with iv, we're well clear.
CC: Okay, we copy a GO for the S-IVB maneuver.
CMP: That's the attitude maneuver we're talking about.
CC: They'11 start the maneuver about 4:10 GET.
CC: 16, your TV down-link looks good out at the site; however, we can't see it here in Houston live.
CMP: Okay. Well we're still adjusting the - all those good things.
CC: The S-IVB maneuver - attitude maneuver is in progress now.
CMP: Roger. We can see it maneuvering. I tell you, then never make movies like these.
CC: We'd like AUTO TRACK on the HIGH GAIN, please.
CC: Thar_ you.
CMP: Gord_, we've - we lost the monitor picture, and we're gonna try to power the TV set down, and we're gonna check all the connections, and it's got a lot of horizontal lines. And you really can't even make out the image. It started out okay, and then while John was taking a picture, it - the monitor picture went out. So we're gonna try to take a look at it. It's got a whole bunch of horizontal lines°
CC: Okay, we'11 go to - -
CMP: It looks like maybe multiple images.
CC: We'11 go to the site. Standby.
CC: 16, Houston. The maneuver is complete. We're striding by for your C_ for the evasive burn. 3/8 Tape
CMP: Okay, Gordy, we're all set. It looks like it's almost 90 degrees to us.
CC: Okay. On the TV problem, we had a good picture out at the site there at the first, but then we started losing signal strength, which would - doesn't really tell us whether anything is wrong with your monitor set or not.
CMP: Okay. Well, we're gonna take pictures like it's working, and you can check it out later.
CMP: And we are all set.
CC: 16, Houston. Goldstone says they're getting a good picture, and so your trouble is with the ef- fort there, and we'11 start the evasive burn at 4:18 even.
CMP: Okay, Gordy, thank you. We got another spectacu- lar view of the Earth down here. The polar ice cap. We can see the whole sphere, and the United States is absolutely spectacular.
CDR: And out the other side, we've got a crescent Moon.
CMP: In fact, you can see Lake Mead, Gordy; very clearly.
CC: No kidding?
CDR: We can see her moving away now, Gordon, and she's Just slowly picking up a little speed there. Only way you can tell it's moving is against the - the particles in the background. I don't think you can see those on TV, but it's - it looks like there's a million stars out behind the S-iVB as i% moves off.
CC: Roger_ John. 3/9 Tape
CC: Now the evasive burn is complete, now.
CDR: And - Roger. And as she moves out of sight, the old Apollo 16 crew would really like to express their thanks and appreciation to the guys at the Marshall Space Flight Center that give such a phenomenal ride. Not to mention the Boeing Com- pany on the first stage, North American on the second, MeDAC on the third, IBM on the IU. It was superb all the way.
CC: Okay, John, I'11 speak to them. Thank you.
CDR: And you might relay to old Mike Wash, thanks a lot for his help. We know he's leaving, and we're sure glad we didn't have to use any of that train- ing he gave us.
CC: Okay, we'11 sure do that. He's Just about to walk out the door.
CDR: Gordy_, up off - looks like Alaska - up maybe a little farther north - is a pretty good swirl pat- tern. Looks like a pretty good storm up there.
CC: Apollo 16, here is a word from the auxiliary CAP COMM here.
MCC: Good luck, you fellows. Take it easy, and hope everything works out all right.
CDR: Kind words, Mike. Thank you.
MCC: Say a_ain?
CDR: Thank you for all your trouble. We sure enjoyed working with you.
MCC: It was certainly my pleasure, John; thank you a lot. Good-bye and good luck.
CDR: Thank you, now.
CDR: Okay and the - the S-IVB has drifted maybe half a mile away now, so we went ahead and turned off vhe tube.
CC: John, Just before you turned the mon - the TV off, was the monitor still giving you trouble?
CDR: I guess it's about time for a little VERB 49 to the P52 attitude. How's that suit you?
CMP: Gordy, the - I can't get over the view of that Earth. None of the pictures Just do it justice. Absolutely beautiful.
CC: We're kind of getting the idea that you're impressed.
CDR: Man, the thing about it, Gordy, is that the whole Southern United States, Mexico, and that - and - and Florida and Cuba and the Virgin Islands down that way - they're all clear of clouds. It's just fantastic!
CC: Did you take some good pictures?
CDR: Got some.
CMP: The way we're going, we may have to get a reload before we get to the Moon.
CDR: As a matter of fact, you can see as far north as Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.
CC: Somuds great.
LMP: And all the way down past the Yucatan and - and into the Central America.
CMP: Houston, we've got the cabin back up some now, and our LM/CM DELTA-P gage is reading 0.6_ and that's probably due to that DELTA on _he cabin° And the 02 FLOW HIGH light has gons out, so things are getting back to normal. /r
CC: Okay..
CMP: And, Houston, we've done a LM/CM DELTA-Pi ando at time 4 hours and 30 minutes, we had a plus 0.6.
CMP: Houston, we're going to take the WASTE STOWAGE valve to VENT this time.
CC: Roger, Ken. 4/1 Tape
CC: Apollo 16, Houston. Don't know if you can see it or not, but we've started the LOX dump on the S-IVB.
LMP: We lost it a little while ago, Gordy.
LMP: Houston, are you ready for us to start charging battery B?
CC: Ok_r, we're GO for the battery charge on B, and we'd also like you to dial in the Flight Plan high-gain angles, minus 47 and 98, and go to REACQ.
LMP: Okay, you got the angles, and you're going to REACQ.
LMP: MAI_.
CC: G9 ahead.
LMP: Okay, we got BAT B charging, and it says volts should be 37-1/2 to 39-1/2, and I'm looking at 33.
CC: Charlie, we got - we figured about 8 amp-hours out of that battery, so it'11 be a while yet before the voltage gets back up, and EECOM thinks that's okay.
LMP: Ok_f, fine.
CDR: Houston, we got 3.4 on 7A. We're gonna vent - we gonna vent the battery to zero, if that's okay.
CC: St_md by.
CC: We'd like you to hold on that a minute.
CDR: You're too late, we just vented it.
CDR: Okay, it's reading about 0.2 right now.
CDR: Say again, 0.4.
CC: 0.4.
CMP: Houston, got a couple of comments on the EMS for G&C, whenever he has a break.
CC: They're all ears; go ahead.
CMP: That must look funny. Okay. We been running null bias tests here for - well, since we got in orbit - each time the checklist calls for it. On the first one, we found that in our hundred-second check, it gained 2.5; then, just before docking, it got 2.6; and I .just ran another one, and I have 2.8. And I don't really know what you can do with that, but I just thought I'd go ahead and tell you about that's the magnitude of what we're looking at.
CDR: Okay, and our first rough guess as to how the SCS GDC system is performing, it looks like it's well within spec in pitch, yaw, and roll, as far as its drift measurements go.
CC: Okay, Ken and John, we got that.
CC: 16, Houston. Whenever you're ready, we're ready to load the PTC REFSMMAT.
CMP: Okay, you have POO and ACCEPT.
CC: Ken, sorry about that. We didn't get coordinated here. We don't have an up-link site, so go back to BLOCK until after 5 hours, and we'11 try it again then.
CMP: All righty. They're back in UP TEL to BLOCK. And we're going to be kind of hanging up here for a while anyhow, while we get our suits off. It - it turns out to be a pretty interesting operation with these new B-suits.
CC: Roger. 33 Page
CMP: I'11 tell you, Gordy, there were some sights out there that were really something. One of the - one of the things that - most things happened like people had said they would. But there were a couple of things that I had never seen or heard anyone even mention, and maybe they'd been on - been there all along. But one of the things that was really nifty was, while we were in powered flight, both in later stages of the boost and during the TLI burn, there were particles that I could see out the window that were going past us in the plus-X direction, and I kept thinking that that was an optical illusion, and I kept going back and looking at it again, and sure enough! And these were after we were in steady state. It wasn't around any kind of a staging event or anything that I was aware of.
CC: Oh, how about that. I haven't heard of that one be fore.
CMP: Then when we - when we scooted out here and you started your nonpropulsive vent, we could see - First, it just looked like it was a little mist around the outside when you looked at the Sun. And then the Sun hit it at such an angle that you started getting a spectral reflection, and _t looked like a rainbow out over the LM. And then after that, you could look out my number 1 window, and apparently the lighting was just right so that it - it had the appearance of light streaming off to a point source at infinity. There was a little blank spot in it at the - at what looked like the origin. And then all these streaks were coming back towards you, like you were right in the center of a cone. And these things would change colors. They go to a light - light purple, and then they'd haw-_ a little sandy color to them. That was another one that I don't remember ever hearing before, and it was - maybe it was just the lighting on it, but it .sure was pretty.
CC: Roger. Enjoying the description.