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CC: Okay. R_; 'to4, which Y9U arc on now; 16_ 51. 05; longitude, [2_.5 west. f.nd if you want to use your star cbart, right ;._3cension, 15 plus l_5- right Aseensio:_, 15 ?lus 45.
UNKNOWN: Thank _u . m
CC: And, Apollo 9, ik_uston. Any time at your conveni- ence we'11 take a crew status report.
CDR: Okay. '_r?}si_. the Co::_,_,:der. I had about 9 hours pill yesterday.
UNKNOWN: D This is _ne _. I had about _ hours sleep last night a-nd _mxt a vite_?.Jn[,ill yesterday.
CDR: Okay. And iiusty had one v_ta.nin pill and 8'1/2 hours of sleep.
CC: Okay. I cci? those. %_ank you. 106/3 c_Y (REV Z05)
CC: Apollo 9· Houston.
CC: Apollo 9· Houston through Canaries.
CMP: Roger. Houston, 9- You're five-by.
CC: Roger. We would like to recommend the following RCS configurations for today.
CC: Roger· Apollo 9. Do you read Houston?
CC: I'd like to give you the RCS configuration.
CC: Okay. We wotLld like -Today we would like to Baker Delta - rol_ - and on SPS-7, we are
CMP: Seven: use Baker D_lta for the ullage.
UNKNOWN: cut out on the first part of the readoaek. Use quad }_ker and Charlie, BI) roll, and BD
CMP: Roger. Baker a_,d Charlie, BD roll, a_nd BI) ullage.
CDR: Roger. TM
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. Thirty seconds LOS. We will see you at Carnarvon at 51.
UNKNOWN: CarnarVon at 51. c_as_v0N (_w :05)
UNKNOWN: 9, Houston. Get you through Caruarvon. Standing by.
CDR: F_oger. Houston, 9.
CC: It's _ litl]c chi]33', it'._ :_en __.tmshiny the last couple of dr.3 ._.,t._;.t it'_ prett3' chilly. It._/>y start t,3rzdng _ .];.it3,--cloudy i'}',i_t_fter- n/Jot,,they'rr saying.
CDR: OKay.
LMP: Hey, Stu, th_s ir.Rut.ry.
CC: Yes, go :_ _ad, 5<usty.
UNKNOWN: How Cb<._L;._ gi'zing th= Frau a cai] _=_,dsaying :.:od
CC: Okay. '+'13 d<, _b,:.t for _-1i three of you.
UNKNOWN: <=-.
CC: S_y, there'. _ :<u:,ebi_. about _i,]:. ,';PSbum, that bc t, t._ng 7'"o%':bly :_u we'11 to you r.Dre drtsil, J.!r._ tO £tmxt <'_ ;,o_' if you have tine ]DIl% I'd to listen for _. c*(,uIO,e ¢;£ minut, :q.
CMP: Okay-. Do :'-:' have to write _.n_hihg dowu? i,
CC: Mo, ! do:,_ think _o. Just bori, of le me s'_-arJ:-',,a :e'a thing_ i,ere. Ck.,
CMP: Okay, _he_d.
CC: Okay. On %his bua':,_= arc. F_c'ng to try to get a moetter ! :.k at th.:___- r.t _.._',e PUGS system. We'v_ analyz,_, th._ dart-, and v_. _aiiy - ¥.,'e really think uncle:bt;_n_ _hc 1c., d,..t.,_ w_ most of funni¢[.. SO ;:et ,.bur:; ;L, u,,ing on re we _r,_ ullsf;(, we've in- t_,-*_ngth ,i,ft?';[ l..__,"r,.. bu-r. cre.csed 5'he +ine [_ Koi_i.. !'_. L< 'Lout go_ng P_ secor._'iS, ,Y.d '.r-'r< to u_:e .17._. ._JQa.on Ct. We're ;.1',lngto use ii, in the PR)",[%:5: -ode, _..:,c, d,...,'l s_'Jt:'b. YOU r.ty get ea',_,tion Lnd _:.:" ':_g !i&ht_ after ,-,bout 5 s,_conds <-,._,_-_e$ when it c:., r-',dt?.<:'e'. < _- oefinite procedure here we ','unz,*::'-e fcr t'Lc 33'7-5;.It's about three _:-i%e stc, s, ..!_icl2 v..bl,3_:nt yea tJ down later 'on, ?ut } just m__uted _o lass thi._ :.n to be i!_5_'<inga%'-D:ttSt. you so yo,_ can
CDR: Okay. c:.c3on're got3.L to r-_zkethe burn 25 seconds 33-._',_! longer. we thai r:m_= _:,el left? Pa_e 636
CC: Roger. That's supposed to be the plan. We can get you the specific details on it, Jim.
CDR: Okay. Don't forget we have one more after this. f
CC: Doggone! knew we were forgetting something.
CDR: I figured you guys left out one step, Just the RETRO burr,, huh?
CC: Yes; th'Lt'S it.
CDR: Okay. _rny don't _ou giv, me a hack at how much fuel I have ].eft?
CC: Okay. You hart. 6_ seconds of burn time left and we are going to t_ke _d_out 25 of those.
CDR: I blocked you o._t; say agai n how r_ny seconds left? and
CC: You have 68 seconds left we are going to use 25 of those.
CC: And yotur deorbit burn/ is shaping up to be about 12 seconds. /
CC: And, Apollo 9, thi[ is Houston. Just for tank off in 0 tank 1. Leave the heater in tank 2 in AUTO. 2
CMP: Okay. The heater on 02 tank 1 is going off at this time, and we leave the heater in 02 tank 2 in AUTO.
CC: Okay. Very good; thank you.
CDR: What's our resulting orbit going to be when we finish up our 25-second burn here?
CC: Just a second, here. i took a hard copy of this thing a minute ago, but I can't read it. Stand by one here.
CDR: Still going _o be about 200 by 95 or so. 106/6
CC: Ho_er. It'_ going to t,e ?_0 by 98.
CDR: Very g_ocl; ZSO by 9E',, 9, have at.
CC: And, Apollo ,_'11 _ou Honeysuckle in about a minute, if you will brir,g up your S-band wolume _,1 that tfme.
CDR: Okay. Very gc_d. We'11 come up on S-band. HONEYSUCKLE (R_V 105)
CC: And, Apollo c), Houston. We should Lave you through Hon ey_uckt e.
CC: And, AIollo 9_ }_ouston. We'_u got you lc,cked _q> 5-1/2 on Honeysuckle about minutes.
CMP: ,Roger.
CDR: Hey, Stu, were, _ou the fcliow who told us about the big cake on the Ouadalcanal'._
CC: Yes, I _e_Ltioned that
CDR: Well, ever sirLc_:you mentioned it, Rusty and Dave haven't stopped talking abot,t _t. send
CC: i sure _ _on'y about that. Maybe ye better TWX out there _nd have them r:_ke that a 700 pounder.
CDR: What's the weat_,er forecast for the recovery area at recovery time?
CC: Jim, I hate to bring that up. :[was going to wait until you a:ked. We got a look at that this morning, and - course it's a long range forecast on how fast are right this front roves through, but they calling at your primg site fo_ fairly heavy winds - Yes around 30 knots or so, and %'aves around 6 to 8 feet. Nov, now. We're starting that's the first c,At right to get - And w_'11 make sure the weather is good, though, r don' t think _--':_'11 plu_Lk _u do_ in the
CC: Well, you l:now, you've had too easy r, tir..ehere. We've got to keep Jacking you up a little.
CDR: I've noticed that.
CC: But you }mow, Jim, it su/ie is lucky you weren't _,csterday. 18nding out i_L there either, I don't know ho'.'it i's ,=his _rning, bdt al1 da._ yesterday and last night I g_ess the waves of - having 10 to 12 foot .'w_ls out in that _r_a.
CDR: Yes. _q_en m_. were flying When _:e've been across J the Atlantic, _h.re, .ii 'rooked like it's becll pretty rough dom._ there. You c¢,uld see the white caps from up where we arc.
CC: Yes. really beer, kicking up. So::_cbodywas telling :,'_. the wLnds ,':cou:_d Bermuda this morning
CDR: Oh, great!
CC: Yes, in fact w_'re r:ot even ur,lng Bermuda because the winds arc blowing _-o hard it's bard to get a lock on you.
CC: It blows those radio waw_s rlght ¢,ut c,f the way, huh _'
CC: Roger. I think, instead of having to depend on the fc,reca_.i., you're the best weather RECON we got, we'11 Just let you pick out your owr, area.
CDR: You sti]t there, ''_": ._tu
CC: Yes. i'm still here.
CC: We'11 see you over Mercury at 11. (REV -'.05) _-RCURY
CC: Apollo 9, Hoastcr.. _'_.? got yc,_ _b_o_gL the now, Mercltry _md how r;_ch time !ou think you'11 on
CDR: Quite a bit. We're Just eating; we're Just finishing up eating cud _'11 be powering up the spacecraft her(- in m few ___nutes.
CDR: Give u_ the ui_ates , Stu. If we get them, fine; if %'e don't, t_t's too bad.
CC: Okay. Let':; Jus_ take tn_m in order here, tken. _he first one _'_.- ;.uuld l_ke you to have _'omld be the Corpu_ Christi area, ._md I can give you a tine on tkat. It'-: q>_,plu_ 33. It's on this re%. %;c %'au_idlike to have three shots at 6- second inter_-a!'_,and you should Lc shooting right on the nadir on this one. I think you go right over it.
UNKNOWN: (kay. ;_;d
CC: Okay. we _,ould like to haw. you _hoo: Oalv*.-:.ton, thfxt t[_-ee and u'iii be at 3_ plus 05. Like to have shots, 8-secon,2 intel-_a], and you will be shooting 30 degrees north of the nadir.
CDR: $tu, how f_;r north of the nadir was that?
CC: 30 degrees, :t. says,
CMP: Okay. T_uk you.
UNKNOWN: CC Okay. _ _'-- ,,egot a couple more. On this one, the Mississippi L'c'lta. Tact %?ill be at 35 plus ]-7. nadir. the
CC: And anot?,er one will be Mobile, Alabama, at 35 plus 43. Like _ou to take three shots, 8-second inter- vel, shooting 20 degrees north. And the last one I have for you :;ow will be or, this rev on - caning across Africa, starting at 52 00. Like to _,]I_S u_,oot using 3(:8. frames a second, CEX We %'auld Just like cant inent. _r£11 tinent. some iixnm settings with the 16mm camera, 75mm lens, P_e &kO light pass where you can see the sun -linting off the ocean. If you ca31 find thib, _'e %_ould ii}:(.* to, }:_vc abcat 5 minutes of film or, that at six fra__e_ a second.
CC: And that will do it for now. We are about to lose Mercury. We rill see you over Redstone P3. about
CDR: OKay. REDSTONE (R_; 105) tL,,
UNKNOWN: 9, Houston thrc_h };edst. one. We should h_e you for about the next 30 minutes here coming across.
CC: Hey, t_us;ty,you busy.v I got a little
UNKNOWN: Go ahead, Stu.
CC: Roger. Elin won first place in the science fair.
LMP: Fantastic. _at kid's going to get a big head. That's two years ir_ a row.
CC: Yes; that's what I understand.
UNKNOWN: That's good. Tell her she's a good giri, for me, Stu.
CC: Okay. Sure will. REDSm_ (?_ 105)
UNKNOWN: And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. If you hawe got time as you come across us, you might give us the weather report - how it looks from weatl;er RECON there. morni ng.
CC: All right. We'd appreciate that.
CDR: Houston, this is Apollo 9, no_. We a_e just abo_t to Corpus, aud the weather doesn't look very good over in this area. It might be better up aro_uud Houston there.
CC: Roger. Ccq;y.
CC: Ana, Apollo 9, this is Houston. _ose _>icture_ at Corpus and Calveston we would like regard]ess of the weather. They are also interested in the weather in those pictures.
UNKNOWN: _ Okay. We'11 hurry then.
CDR: Okay, ·Houston. 'Ibis is Apollo 9, now. We're in coming across - We're the vicinity of Co_ Christi now. The cloud deck is breaking up. i track here. We're rig_ht along the Gulf _':* It's all pretty clear out there. Is there a storm down there moving up cn us _.
CDR: No, I didn't see. It Just !coked like a lot of high clouds.
CC: Yes. You call them.
CDR: Houston?
CC: Go ahead. Apollo Q, Houston. nc_;
CDR: Roger. Je're running across the East Coast you can .l:>c_kdo_nn into Florida. __i1 of _']oriclais _]w.ost clear _--xccptjust the tiu end. 2'_ere's a lot of snow along the East Coast. ?ney r :_t Lgkc had some pretty good snow stol_s up there recently, it and comes %_y down here to the south. Page 642
UNKNOWN: kog_r. C-,py.
UNKNOWN: ... nov, and th,.z£'s a definite break in the clouds right &long t}_a co_st. _11_enas you get out into the Atlantic there'[ a lot of clouds, but they don't look to be very fierce, Just a lot of low- big thunderstorms c.r anything that looks like major 1,-eather sticking out. ,.,_r,_.(_v 106)
CC: Okay. Copy. You know, the weather map of ye'ster.iay shows a pretty good front laying right out Jn the Also, one way up to th_. north - I don't know ho_ far up you can see, but there's a disturbsunce way up to the morth that's _:ausing oome swells coming do-_n u_._off $_ far south FJorida, there.
CDR: Okay. Well, I ce_u see t':_at. Way up to the north 3._ke it looks there is some pretty significant weather. _'es.
CC: Tnat beauty is kicking off' swells, aud they neath your track _r3wn in there.
CDR: I'11 be darned. Let's sec if we can see the white caps on the water down here today.
CC: And, Jim, .Just to elaborate a little more. on that weather l,rief'ing t?_a.tye ou the r<rcc, vczw- got this rot[Lng --::e are Koing to ,;,_,it. until tomorrow a to [__ec - get : ettc-r hack. You know, at this stag, of tk_ L.;_:_e, that. '_as j u_[. the first _,re- ,liction that ro;'er_nt of t'ne on front.
CDR: Okay. And locking down Lere, I can see white caps on tlc cce_m.
CC: Okay. Yon :-an? Is that affirmative?
CDR: Afi[l_ative. Yes, I c_-n see white caps on the oce 8_1.
CC: Okay. ;nd we'2] _ive you a hack here when you're over _he _rime landing spot. 107/3 six-tenths Irony clouds; it's about five- or coverage.
CDR: Btu, how about getting those things moved out, okay
CC: O_ay. In work.
UNKNOWN: _nank you. Bow that we get out over the ocean here, you can see the water pt_ttern mo_e. t.lp to the north of us nus% be the center of a g:'eat big thick low, s-nd ha3_ging down there's probably a front out of i%, sm-irling off to t_:c soutLwest and then _rouuud t,.,the southeast. You can see the cloud t%'_e pattern follows that. cyclonic pattern ail %'ay dc'_'nhere to '_hcre we arc; must be, oh, I guezs it's a thousar:d m/les across this thing,
CC: That's really a vivid description, Jim. It Just matches the weather map here perfectly.
CC: And, t?ollo 9, the Vanguard Js having iS-foot swells. Wc F_ght have a little trouble with ,.-Ob__across p up the there. If so, _e'11 pick you VA_OUZ_D(_ i06)
CDR: Roger. We do; go ahead.
CC: Hoger. You have a GO for 122 dash 1, and you'11 coming be over the Vanguard here. We're talking through the Vanguard no_', and they are having 18-foot swe]ls down there.
CDR: Oh, boyl You're _king me seasick way up here, $tu.
UNKNOWN: P_ger.
CC: I'm sure glad we advanced to where th(. C_3 CO,V2_ stays in Houston.
UNKNOWN: Yes, I'd hate to have you getting sick on us.
CC: _%ere you go. 107/4 didn't did they, Stu"
CC: No, they sure tilden't,Rusty. I bet we can find out, though. c_.R_r (_._:vlO6)
CC: And, Rusty, Houston here. The period on the swells !? is about seconds.
LMP: Okay. That's lovely; _ iot of energy in those.
CC: Roger. And,
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. I've got about six steps n.e to cover th_r_, ILll be _]ad to.
CMP: Stand by Just a _,econd, Stu.
CC: Roger. No sweat; we've got all kinds of time. 9, _'nirty
CC: Apollo Houston. seconds LOS Canaries; see you at Tananarive 0_{. ;nd
CDR: OKay, Stu. the weather is real nice across Africa. We're getting a 16mm strip. TANk_AHZVE (_v 306)
CC: Apollo _, Houston throug_h Tananarive. Standing by.
CT: CAP CO.t_{uplinking properly. n,r_?
CMP: ... Apollo 9- How do you read
CC: Apollo 9, HoUSton. How do you read? ''' but why aon't you go ahead _ud try that procedure on the PUGS?
CC: Okay, Rusty, I'm reading you now, Step 1: SPS gaging t<, AC-1. Step 2: SPS heater/gaging MAIN A, MAIN B, CLOSED. PUGS mode, PRIM_-RY. Now go to test 2 until oxidizer reads 10.8 percent. Record the fuel readings before ignition. switch not PUGS more during the burn. We would like to emphasize that we do feel you wiil get at least one caution and warning - maybe more. LM3_
UNKNOWN: Just before I do the test 2 - I missed that step.
CC: Okay. You go test 2 until oxidizer reads 10.8 per- cent. l...'_ want
UNKNOWN: know; Just before that you me in PUGS mode PR IM_ARY?
CC: That's affirmative. The third step is PUGS mode PRI_'_RY.
UNKNOWN: A, MAI:{ B, CLOSED.
CC: Okay, Apollo 9. If you read, we are not getting you. I believe you were attempting a readback. 2-1/2 We'11 be here for about minutes, if you want to try again in about 30 seconds. If not, and we'11 see you at Carnarvon at P5 confirm it then.
CC: And Just to clarify one other point: we do feel you will get this caution and warning when the PUGS comes in about 5 seconds after ignition. Tnirty
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. seconds LOG Tanmnarlve; Carnarvon 25. CAm_ARVON(_W 106) .
CC: Apollo 9, this is Houston through Carnarvor-.
CMP: Go. Houston, Apollo 9. normal;
CC: Okay. _md situation I couldn't rezd you very well over Tananarive. I Just wanted to verify that Rusty got those steps.
CC: Okay. You ready to copy, Stu?
CC: Roger. Go ahead. 107/6 :
UNKNOWN: Okay. Let m_ read you back what I've got. ?nat was SFS g_ging to AC-1. The r.Q_iNA and B breakers (aging _OSED on the and heaters, and PUGS mode to PRI_CARY. !73 in r,umbcr- test 2 unti] the oxidizer let,ds J£_.8 and record the feel. Expect caution 8.ndwarning burn. the 6,.a'ingthe And the fuel after scoring _'ith 15.1', 1-5-_, &nd the oxi- dtzer balance is }'tILLSCM,E DECREASE.
CC: Roger. Very good, _asty. copy, _J_d vould r._Jde to I,r, ke two other notes. Do _,ot svitch the dura),g Ibc burn; _(> _Jnead mhd let it stay in PRIMARY. ;_6 v.e _'?,*_to er_phasize that we do feel t)mt you w]i) get caution o. at least a caution and war_:';ng about 5 seconds after igniticn. When %.}5_qcomc_':in - s-ud you may get _ore _ha_ _ne.
LMP: Roger. The %'ay it behaved %ne other du_:',Stu, I'm not. sure how c.]ear _hat, got. across, but the oxi- d/zer uz)bala.:ced Ch _'ing tt_e[,urn %;ith (_y.[.remel_ unstable - ]t %,o,.[]dJump 'ali cw, r ar.d give repeated caution aha warning, smd unless something changed, I'd. expect, the same behax_or.
CC: Okay_ Apollo 9. Just to make it clear' again: [.¢.cne.11 I haw,_ of that on the data, and we d_J fee]. _e do knov the eulsvers to it. And we do want t¢_ do it. on !his test to see if what we are going to get - for two things. One on ar, ullage start which we have not. seen on this system, and the other ene is,_.ttemp't to really nail do,in these %.c oxidJz'er biases that are seeing $n the storage tanks. Housto:_,
CDR: _hiz is Apollo 9. Ue're kll for the test. %_e're just coz_.enting on i%,
CC: Okay. heal good. And, >cs - those ._eries tliat ,%GU got the other day - t'_,i(<:e seven - Every cue has l:c:enr,_i!ed dowr_ _xeept <_ne on th_% caution and _i.rning.
UNKNOWN: CDR P_ger, Wr,at
UNKNOWN: TM did you nail them to, Stu7
CC: W'eii, four of th en - One of them v_.s ar_ 02 high _ank cane right four of then - - ', -_.., Pg_e 647 over Auatreiia now, I. g_ess, an,'._ _e can see a number of cities down there f2k'.lighted up. _'nich one arc _e over right nuv? it's _ great big one with ali kind_ of lights.
CC: Okay. q'hat should be }'erth, A:_llo 9.
UNKNOWN: Okay. Rello all -you people do_':_ the.re in Perth, Apollo 9 sends you greetings.
CC: ;.nd, hpollo 9, You_ton. _itea6.
CDR: Go those varn_ngs, k_nat liras - We had a small resldua] it, that oxidizer stora;je tank, and it appeared Lo be wetting the cap_citant's probe and getting real erratic readings ,:>n it,.
CC: That was af't_r it was empty. '?nat was on your SPS-3, _md _:c think we got at least five of the caution warnings from that.
CC: And the other pr_,blemthat _e T.n_.mwe have i_ the c apilliary action of the !_el, and that it's giving an erroneous reading at the start, i'hat':. why ye are interested in gettir_ a_ ullage start on it, to see if that vi]l hel[_ Solve that problem.
CC: 9, about 3t)._econdsLOS Carnarvon. 50x__s,'Jcma (_-%'z06)
CC: Good morning, Apollo 9, t.hro_ Honeysuckle.
UNKNOWN: Lo, [ dc,_L't _elieve it. ¢.c_nback
CDR: }!elLo, on in the daytime. How are you?
CC: Ge,Cd 2_hape; Rood shape. }{ow
UNKNOWN: was your steak? '
CC: Really deliciotus.
CDR: }fey, listen, i've had guys play dirty tricks on me before, Lut nothin£1 like that one last ni_lt. It really got :-,?.
CC: I figured that would really get to you.
CDR: It really did. Jin 8-1/2 hours
UNKNOWN: was so disturbed he only got sleeT, last of night.
CMP: Hey, Ron. We've. got some gyro torqueing angles if you didn't get them there on that P52,
CC: Roger. G',. minus 00655.
CC: Roger. 9, Ho_ton. We copy.
CMP: And that was P52 to a nominal T-align of 170 - 17o48 oo.
CC: Hey, Dave. This _s Stu again.
CMP: Go ahead. Say again, please.
CC: Okay, Apollo 9- Just to comment on this alignment now: you will be doing a preferred bu-_n, so we'11 want that - another T-align on after the burn before the S065 pass.
UNKNOWN: Roger. We'11 d_ that. Wa Just wanted to get the preferred - a final line-uP he_e so we'd be _lane and that other note. io7/9 Page 6!,9
UNKNOWN: qhat's _, gc,.,d note. HUNq_¥ILLE (P£V 106)
CC: Apollo 9, Houston through Huntsvi]ie.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston' through huntsville. We have anl an b_ circuit here, we're not going to - You are not ,;or, ing back. _AWAH (m.Vi06)
CC: Apollo 9, Houston through Hawaii. Roger. Houston,
CMP: Apollo 9. Go.
CC: Roger. I have three Hasselblad targets of opportunity this rev, if you [hir_k you ea_i get them while you are getting ready for the burn.
CMP: Ok_f. Stand by.
CC: Roger. First one: Dallas-Fort Worth; geography; 168 07 01; three frames; 6 seconds. It's south 15 degrees.
CC: _l_e Intel-tropical Convergence Zone; the weather, 18 seconds. It's south _0 degrees.
UNKNOWN: Okay. Gu/f
CC: The of C_inea; oceanograFhy , ]68 30 37; five frames; 60 seccnds; and it's north 50 dmgrees. Over.
CC: Roger. Understa_i_. 168 07 01; g__/las-Fo_ Worth, geography; three frames; 6-second interv___ls; south 15 degrees. 168 2,q _I; !nt'ertropics]. Zone; weather; three frames; 18 seccnd;s; :'_outh; and ! believe you said },O degrees Is that correct?
CC: ;.ffirmativ,: ,Couth 40 degrees.
UNKNOWN: 37, Gulf c,f'Guln_a, iive l'rar?s, and 1 didn't get, the interval on that.
CC: Boger. Si_:ty-_cond interval.
UNKNOWN: Roger. _ixty seconds, and north, and I didn't get degrees the or_ i},_t.
CC: Norlh 5(' degrees.
UNKNOWN: Okay. ,.¢_rth Jcr" degrees.
UNKNOWN: l,OS. ] '1] _,_,veyour maneuver PAD in mJmutes. &b¢.:_ ? _,olston.
UNKNOWN: O', _.'.,.ud. )k._,.;ton, Apollo, 9.
CC: Roger. Ue _,oticed a C?E RESEq' about i5 minutes ago, _,,,_: ye vondered if you -,oticed any other glitches or rJ, ything.
UNKNOWN: houston, _:tcre is notLiug that we can thir_k of that. we :,aw _,hr:orma.l.
CC: Boger. And I have your maneuver PAD. I,_CF
UNKNOWN: I'11 _,et the book.
UNKNOWN: Okay. £_J ahead.
CC: ¥_oger. Purpose SPS-7: 169 38 59 30, plus 02270, _:,[nus,L59_0, plus 01650 06533 06366 0250 26772, minus 090, minus 11022 31830 28400, minus 1510, p]u_ 14563 1137. Ovrr. 38 59 30,
UNKNOWN: Roger. 'SPS-]: 169 plus 02270, ninus 05900, plm: 01659 06521 06366 0250 26772, minus m.lnu_q11022 090, 3183f) 28400, minus 1510, plus 14563 1137-
CC: Apollo 9, ilouston- You read back correct.
UNKNOWN: Fa_ger. sc_e more inf'c:r:_ation on the cabin fan.
CDR: Okay, Houston. We r,av=n't run the :_abin f_s very much. As a _atter of fact, yesterday is the only da)' we ran them. 'ik,ey seer,e_i Co _vakc the temperatL_'( go up, so %'her, we were shifting the fans around r_t;the end of the ds_y ia- when we fliscovered that cabin f'er,)_._er 1 didn't ru_L and heated up like it did.
CC: ,Roger. Understan_ t_.e cabit_ fan harl been on most of %he day yesterday_ then he_:t_:d ut,.
CDR: Negative; negative. We were moving the other cabin fan, and _? decided to shift fans. '_q%en we decide(1 to shift fsns, we put on fan t_ul:_ber1, wasn't any sotud or vind coming out cf the cabin f'a%,r.rea. f;o %'e s_i'Lcbed t,::ck i9 number 2_. I happened to _;LicX rV hand in th::t _,rea to clean out some Junk, ar,d I felt il,at fan housing on fan number 1. Jt was rely hot, so ve pulled the circuit breaker on it.
CC: Okay. Now we copy correct. Roger. Thank you.
CC: And, Apollo 9, Houston. Request POO in ACCE.>_. We'11 send you your state vector and target
CMP: Roger. POO in ACCEPT. %_- GkOIJND TRANSCRIPTION 108/1 VA_C, UAa_ (_] Jo6)
CC: A[_J1]o 9, Houston. I can give you some pointing data here to ta/_e a look at your prime recovery are&, if you _nt.
UNKNOWN: Okay; fine. Go ahead.
CC: Dy:ay. At 168, plus 13, plus 00, with a roll 235, (,15, pitch yaw 025, range will be 224 miles, and you']] be pointing right at your prime recov_.ry area.
UNKNOWN: Alrighty. Than}: you.
CC: Apo]lo 9, Houston. You have state vectors both slot_; and the target load. Ccxnput¢,r is yours.
UNKNOWN: TLa.k 3'ou. 9,
CC: And Houston.. We've also checked your vector, and it's good.
CDR: Very good. _ank you. CC Apollo 9,
UNKNOWN: About one minute LOS Vanguard; Tananarive
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. Standing by, Tananari_c.
CDR: Roger, }:ouston. Apollo 9 here. Reading you loud and clear.
CC: Roger. S_-r_ here. C_RNARVON(REVlOT) CC
UNKNOWN: 9, ftouston.
CDR: Go. _,hend, Houston. Apollo 9- Pa_e653
CC: Roger. In preparation for a possible fuel cell request purge lipe h_ater on.
CDR: Roger. They're on.
CC: Roger. } Apollo 9,
CC: Roger. Req_esL ar_ H? p,_rge on fuel ceil 2 for 5 E_inutes, at .!6_'_,[us i7, _nd this is to bring temperature
UNKNOWN: Roger. _el cell t_urge for 5 minutes at 169 ]7.
CC: Affirmative, and this 7.'_._.owe won't get a M3.STER _34 due to the high c_gmust during the burn. _,'_ (REVm?)
CC: Apollo 9, }:ousto[_t_oug_h Hawaii. I can give you a time hack at 16 ninutes.
CDR: Roger, Houston. Apollo 9, atanding by.
CC: 4, 3. 2, l.
CC: MARK. minutes.
CC: Sixteen We're you.
CDR: Okay. right with
CC: Apollo 9, t_ouston.
CDR: Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 9-
CC: Roger. YoU're looking great down here. You have & GO for SPS _umber 7. Roger. Understand. number
CDR: A GO for S?S ? Affirmative. AiR-_O-GROUL, MZnA(REV108)
CC: Apollo 9, Hcuston. You're still looking good. Standing by.
CDR: Roger. Houston, Apollo 9.
CMP: Houston, Apollo 9. Have you got the residual s off the DSKY?
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. I have the residuals. counter is minus 17 =
CC: M_nus 17.5 97.9.
CC: 9, Houston.. We have your orbit 253.1 by
LMP: You know, after all these days up here in zero g we're not accustomed to these high g's like 0.8 g's.
CDR: Houston, where are we right now?
CC: Roger. You're over Mila now.
CC: 9, Houston. E_erything looks real good down here. minutes. Verygood.
CDR: Lister,. I never was able to get the spacecraft look over in the right attitude lo at the weather as we went before, so I'm. afraid I can't tell _'1_ w you what tL__ weather is. Besides which, I didn't want, to terrify _fs_,If for seeing how bad it really
CC: Roger. That'_ _ll right,. It's going to get better, anyhow.
CMP: Now that we have perforz,.¢d our day's work, we are b_ck eating again.
CC: Okay. Goc_t.
CMP: oo.
CC: £ey, while yo_ are eating your lunch there, I might read to you wh_t the astrologers say about your day. This i_ for both Jiu _,ud Daw, o You must learn to get listen well. :)on't into any disagreements today and group activity :_.:preferable tonight. Well, t._'y
CDR: wc'!l - (_ughter) - We'11 try, Ron,
CDR: Hey_ is three c_nsidered a _oup?
CC: Stand by. This is Rusty',.;. ;:_ ::elective in choosing your friends. Get rLny ne°_ scheme roving promptly. il.,_' new
UNKNOWN: got a _'cheme movlug promptly t?:[s morning.
CDR: I bhink he l'_y have a little trouble choosing his friends foz ,. _ouple of days.
CC: _j_t'_, right.
CC: f:oger.
UNKNOWN: How far along are they in the playoffs for the _sketball ch_-picnships?
CC: Roger. Copy. Just a second.
CC: 9, Hcuston. _cquest a readout of the PUGS gages and the imhala:,cemeter.
LMP: _ Okay. O×idize:' Js 9.2, and the fuel is 5.0, and th(:unba3_.n_-c'_ I-I3LL_ALE HIGH - That is Ftri, I, SCALE on the f.crease. Roger, 9.0?
CC: Was _he fuel
UNKNOWN: 9. - l'm sor_,, rh_elwas 5.0, oxidizer 9.2.
CC: _;oger. Fuel _.('. %'aai's
LMP: affirr_ative.
CDR: Hey, }_r.?:vans. i have a little bit of news for you.
CC: Roger. Ge.
CDR: Do you r,:alizet+_t that was the 17th maneuver that we have performed o:,t_,i5fright - not co'arttingtls ii-lC, the S-II, the three S-IVB'. , _ 'd the APS burn to depletion.
CDR: See. Don't we have a lot of useless data up here?
CC: Antigua at - Ascension at _8. asc_:isio_t (RLa' ]o9)
UNKNOWN: H_astonthrough ASC(?!ALlJ.(,!,. gm_me_a5 .:,ne of the playoff Cares. 'L_le_2_-yoffs arc ge'.sc.-,:icrc on now. '<t']l _:_oresfor you when we get s_me.
CDR: T_e USC/UCLA game w_sn't a playoff game, _as it?
CC: _legativL. That m'_s _ conference g_Jne.
LMP: Did the University of Ho aston get in the playoffs?
CC: I'm not .,'Jre. E:_.nJacinto State beat Tyler here in the first &?_c c,_'the 5'exar. playoffs for the national
CC: Apollo 9, }'ou.%tnn. We'd like to verify the }{2 purge-liue bet.Xer i.a cfC.
UNKNOWN: T4a%'_ v:-rifJc&, Houston.
UNKNOWN: Roger. ;;nat's o_r i.uclin_ttion following that burn, p!case?
CC: l{oger. St_:d by o:_e.
CC: 9, Hou:_ton. four tnelinabion is 33.54 degrees. 33.54.
C: Okay. Understand _:enk you.
CC: _.pollo 9, Houston. O:',eminute LOS. Tananariv_; at 15.
UNKNOWN: Roger. Ta.n_.narive 19. Ck_iAii¥ON (RE_ _09}
CC: AF,ollo 9, Houston through Carnarvon.
UNKNOWN: F,oger, He,us;ton, r:ead you five-square. T
CC: .Wager. ?_ve _r. S'J65 update. rage 658
UNKNOWN: Okay. Go sLead. We're read_ _ to cody.
CC: Roger. inertial angles 180 00, 18i ?0 all zips. GEI' is 17] [_ 00. YotLr T-align _as i70 48 00. 0.066 It's orb rate, and the rate is degrees [_r second. Yodr orb rate fall angles, ].8,7) 327.5 and O. The site is the ;_-.%zonRiver mouth 171 29 ,:rd 03, 26 20
UNKNOWN: that 21, Ron?
CC: Roger. I have _ome mor_ brief d_._tafor you. Just · the one on this rme here.
LMP: Okay. Go ahea_ with yoLu' orb rate data.
CC: Roger. Victor through Z.t_lu: '00002, t4 175 00000 11 Over. 546 514 621.
LMP: Okay. Unders.ta:,l. ]80 00, 181 2f_, _,li zips. 171 24800 170 4_i 00; orb rate 0.0:f6 degrees per second. Local vertic_al angles 180, 327..50, Amazon River mouth 171 29 26 20 03, and Victor through Zulu: 00002 1417.5, all zips, 11546 and 54621.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. Your readbaek iu correct, and I've got some sequence camera stuff roi'you.
CC: Okay. Stand by one.
CC: Okay. lt's a high oblique to %he north sweeping across the United States. six
CC: Sequence camera, 75 m_% lens, frar,es per second, and you'11 be using CEX 368 fil:_,. You'11 start at GET 171 plus 1! Dins 38 to 171 plus 19 plus ]·6. Over.
CDR: Roger. High oblique to the north _weep_,,_' '-- across the U.S., sequence camera, '(>tm lens, siw frames per second, CEX 368, beginning 171 11 35 to 171 19 16. We may have a little problum there because to point way out to the north there we are going to get in gLmbal lock -we'11 - If we point out 45 degrees or _o, we'11 be able to hack it for you.
CC: Tkat'11 be r_2ghty fine.
UNKNOWN: right. c,uA._(m<vlo_)
UNKNOWN: Roger. Go ahead, Houston.
CC: Roger. I have your ]it.:at_on p?].uts if you feel so it,c]incd.
UNKNOWN: Yes. _r_e o:_Ls _],_t i _.nted - by the _ay, Rom - _"e_ the ones fr, r the r_<,e', - ez_rth/moon libration point.
CC: the, t'_ aff_r,-_tJv,:, T_.at,'s what gave you. wc
CC: 0k_y. Etm_her I - _.nO Lhk_ zs all at 172 hours - rm_ber 1, r_ght ascen._,:_c'.n ]2 hours _6 minutes, 3.f, number 2 };6r.d_¢]t(-s, 22 at 20 hours declination minus degrees i5 r_inutes.
LMP: Okay. Number 1 c.t 1,6 minus 6 degrees _-_d .13 _,:i:mtes; ._umber ;', 20 !-.:,u/'s _6 minutes, declination [,inns 2_ degrees and 15 minutes, and those· are good for 17P hot,rs.
CC: Roger. And number'i turns out to be up around by [:,. the : Spiea; r,umber 2 is down Cadillac V.
CC: Okay. Thank you. 9,
CC: Houston. We will },ave you at Pm_aii at 58.
CMP: Boger,
CC: And be advit,ed that yoa ?_';e tur_r'cl10 515 feet per second in th* C$!,f DEbTA--¥ J_.f_.nd
UNKNOWN: Re,ger.
LMP: Do we get a pin for the !0 fi00 club? HAWAII (H_:V _09)
CC: Apollo 9, Houston t_ough }[awaji. _md it looks like we'11 Y_ave you all th,. wa 3, throdgh tntigus, until a_o'a t 28.
CDR: M_y goodness - k: ;_t a long pass.
LMP: Roger, Houston,, UnderSta_,d. Hey, ;-mahave got littt_: another '_hing you can work on - for those libratJon pointc_. .Twonder _f you cc,,i}dgive us the one-half unit "cctorz for those, and we could use .Z,.UTOoptics.
CC: Roger. Onc-bat_ unft vectors. We'J]. see Jf we can't work them out fez' you.
CDR: Houston, Apollo t'_
CC: Apollo 9, Housto:,. Go.
CDR: Roger. We need a little mpre detail on this string of 75-millimeter - i6-mill_([cr movies we are going to tak_ here. How far o.at - How far below the horizon do you want the picture take,i, or how far out from th_ track do you want it taken? We need some angle to tm!nt tlc camera.
CC: Okay. Understand. L _,WAII (_.'¥ ]08)
CMP: Houston,9.
CC: Roger. Read you loud and clear now: 9. On this pointing angle you w_xnt about k5 to 60 degrees degrees
CDR: Forty-five to 60 above the nadir.
CDR: O_a_. Thank you.
CMP: Houston, this is Atollo 9.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. Go. /
CMP: Roger. We are getting a_ awful lot' of pictures of clouds heru. Do you want to use the film on clouds ? f Roger. re_ding from
CC: We copy. I'm getting a the ! back room there.
CC: Keep clicking away.
UNKNOWN: Will do.
CC: H_uston. Go.
UNKNOWN: Roger. It's Just about time for us to stop this now. thing We're coming across the southern tip of Florida, the Keys, and the _outhern tip of Cuba. I think w_'11 let it keep running here. And are it looks like we finally gettLng cut of the cl.c'_ds. m,_e662
CC: Eey, fine. Continue.
CC: You might be a_vised that _his is one of tLe rare times t?,at the mouth of the Amazon is sup- to without posed be clouds down there, so that is why we are trying to get that one this time.
UNKNOWN: Okay. You wa_'_tsome Hasselblad 70-millimeter stendard stuff, too?
CC: Okay. You cmn some ¢,f them tLere if you can get it whil_ you are getting the S065.
LMP: Oh, man, we're We take pictures same out of four or five windows at the time.
CMP: You wouldn't believe the amount of gear we have
LMP: Co, Houston. Apollo 9.
CC: Roger. I wonder if you could tell us if the FDAI is in ]/2, and if ball ! is in orb rate 1/2
UNKNOWN: The FDAI is in and ball 1 is not in orb rm'oe; it's inertial. And ball 2 is in orb rate.
CC: Roger. Thank you. _NTIGUA (RkU; 109)
CDR: Roger. We o.=_' '_' !et the 16:'..m z-3m all the way down. Just by :::,incidence ii :_'nt - it's gone right dowrL t_.:echain of islar,ds _nd Just went right +hrouLfa the midd!a of the tcng_e of the ocean _aT]_ ?:ere a'_ays.
CC: Roger. We copT; that. t
UNKNOWN: This is the Apollo 9 travel log_e.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. I have those half - unit vectors there if you have somebody that can copy them.
UNKNOWN: I _aess we're all taking pictures. Can you stand by?
CC: Sure. We'11 :.stch you at Ascension. ASCENSION (RP,; 10 9,
CC: Apollo Houston t_roug},Ascension.
CC: Roger. Do you want those unit vector things?
CC: Roger. I X over _ _ ir,us O.l_SfC_; Y minus 0.09910; , 0.3465'9; Z minus 0.1_.i:932. (_er.
CMP: Roger. Min_, 0.I_8708,minus 0.09910, minus 0.05411,,
CC: Apollo _, Houston. Your re_dback correct. CMP Houstor,, 7 'i:;afraid it looked like tb_ Amazon _s cloudy again today, but %_ took the pictures any- _.'ay.
CC: Okay. coast ._Jld n_t directly over the Amazon - or the th,', mouth of Ar_zon.
CC: Okay. Understar, :. It's really wliere we wanted i %o he, sc....
UNKNOWN: Okay. Well, we g3t some Easselblad of the no'¢'h. too. ZlO/_ 6_4
CC: Okay. G_-_.
CC: ADo]lo 9-. Houston. Ts_anarive at 51. 51-
CDR: Roger. _ananarive at TANAN_RIVE (HFV 109)
CC: Apollo ;', Houst,_,ntfa'ough Tanana_ive. Do you r_d %-ci] _tottsh for three targets of opportunity update ? Houston, f'ive-square.
CC: _,po!lo 9. We read you Go ahead with the updates. Co_It_
CC: Hogcr. _;ica, active volcano: geology, weather; -_'/:'_,lus 57 plus 00, three- :tames, 10 seconds apart, ¢,n track. Target: vest coast, Coluo;_,ia, veather, 177 p/d Len plu._ 99 _-:_iO, frames, 10 seconds f_oart.,on track. '{'a_'Eet:Brazil, Rio Madera, g(=,logj, weather, ]73 !'.lus03 plus 54, six frames, ¢_tr. 10 teconds, on track.
CC: Okay. How do you read, Houston?
CC: Not %c,o v=11.
LMP: Okay. You _ant a rea&back, or you _-nt to save it?
CC: We'11 save then.
CDR: Okay. ;.'e']ltalk. to you next statioa. (RU_' 1.09) CARNARVON
CC: __pollo 9, }'ousuon t,hrough Carv,:a:rvon.
UNKNOWN: Roger .... Go e_bead.
CDR: sh.e._. _{oust, on, t:i.,_l?,o 9.
CC: Roger. [ _._%'_your D96_ _pdate, _'_. then )ou can give me _he targets ¢,f opDoriuuity if you wB2%t.
UNKNOWN: Rogar. Heady to copy.
CC: Okay. Inertial angles 180 00 218 30, all zips, 172 k6 OO 172 19 00. It rill be orb rate, your sar:_eas orb rate ball angles are the be_re: 180, 327.5, _nd O. %que site: Toiuca, Mexico, 172 52 08 05 0_. And that's the or2y one. 'are
LMP: Okay. And Victor through Whiskey, or Victor through Zulu the same as before? doal,le
CC: That is affirmative. And we __re cLecking knot' them and _Lll that and will ]et you if there's any difference.
UNKNOWN: Okay, then. On the readback, 180 218 ?0, and all zips, 172 k6 00 172 19 00, orb rate; got the target local vertical ball; the is Mexico 172 52 Oh. 08 08
CC: Roger. Your readback is correct.
UNKNOWN: Okay. And I m_ill give you those other ones also.
CDR: Okay. I didn't get where the first site was. The time was ]72 57 00, three frames, 10 second DELTA-T, active volcano _nd %'eather. And must be somewhere in Mexico or around there.
UNKNOWN: Affirmative. It's in CoSta Rica. And about 5 days ago, the lava flow was about 3 miles by a half a mile.
LMP: Okay. See if ye cs_'t get that one. one was 172 59 40, target was the _,st coasb of Columbia, ten frames at 10 second intervals; _'eather, 173 03 54, Brazil , geology and six frames and 10 second DELTA-T. And the ]_st two _'ere on track. How about the volcano_
CC: Affirmative. Volcano is on track also.
UNKNOWN: Since that active volcano is right on there, track I '_onder if th_. _ o_o2_'- gu;_, wculd %_nt a picture of an active in their ]ittle ca, eras?
UNKNOWN: Ve're _"_,._'>_n_ '_"] i_ '_, see
CC: Ho:,s-c_ Guam.
UNKNOWN: 9, through
CC: Roger. Apollo 9, Ho:aston. lt's u__=_Ty well weathered-in do=_ there, but __ -_ So see what the IR film _il! do on this SO65, =-_,] have the data for that.
UNKNOWN: were cut au-- on tb_t last one, _crn. Go ahead no'_.
CC: Okay. On the vcLcano- it lock._ kfkm it's partially - a :.-etty well cloud c_r_--_, but we'd .2ha,._r_that still like aD _':_c5_ss on i%. data,
CDR: Okay l St_.ud by ¥Llo_. .... one.
CC: Roger. The sig?._ is the volcano aa _72 57 OO 10 and 03. ,'+,.*er.
UNKNOWN: Volcano 172 57 OO 10 03.
CC: Roger. ¢.opy ::_rreet.
LMP: Houston, 9.
CC: Go. we'd appreciate tP_t.
CC: Here we - at 172 17 35 __'-_z?,t 123.6 Over,1 ascension ]5 '-'5,iongitude ez_:._.
LMP: Okay. RE_; 109, 172 17 35, i5 _5 ri__-h_ ascension, and 123.6 esst.
CC: 9, _oustcn. _'-_:..=.'s correct. _,_r_i -_._v_' some ca.-_ ,'.v here block d_ta %? start reading 5% and ti"-_cughA_IA. continue it
CDR: Stand b/,'_-_one.
CC: ui_] _. _;.r. ea_.
CDR: Okay. 2-'-_
CC: Okay. :_:.ill _ Alfa, plus =. -_u_ 1600 175 29 _i 2:-:- !]2 3 Brmvo, plu_= '- _us lh85 176 53 09 7 ]]._ 3 Alfa, p!u=: _: --?_.!h_O 178 32 _?'_,' _!4 Cnarlie, _'..:_ 27 3 !us ]1_10 180 0]_ Ii? 2.5'.;- t'J.5 C_rlie f', u-'._:-_ .fa._:: 2(:_, minus 161,.>!.- !_9 8196; and :,, '-- _":zout to have iE_S -;er:...lc'vt _,,_t a ('(97<,- _-__:'-:.-ottgh ARIA. So I'11 .? it.
CC: ARIA ,", ;---'";%c, CAP CObD4. F:' r,':' '::. ViCF up. ARi;_ :_ llO)
CC: Apollo :._.,uston *R-_:'_h..AiR_'.,...,. ...
CC: Apollo '-,..:;uston. ( don't .,_ ,_ -u'y well,
CC: I'm remi_.you ... _.:':i.i':3_ Iiouston. .:
CC: 9 - ] dcn '_' .ou at all ]-:reacl,and for this _ F._rt'of it. :_w i: wk-:_ hcw then "_,not talking, =_:noisc is in the b_tc:: :-:;ri,i?
UNKNOWN: Okay. 'i.--:on. For do ,_ou rea_ 9 no'_ :,+__co
CC: P.oger. : ' re _ak !_t _ . ' %hree, ?--2. -"'.c-.*.,._u do r, ~_ ,._ __-=---- · ' :','. is very little :r:a. 'It is some _;Z hz- '....r.'_-ciable.
UNKNOWN: :py that. .,'r,_ r,c;, ..(...__tv, turn ,your _...:=%on.
CC: gl_ll_ Ho_ do y_;, :_'_2-b-:,,d'i
UNKNOWN: F_v_-£qu"--u It's heautifui -'TL.
UNKNOWN: . - abc:,_, fcur t:'/ f:-ir ...... -_' .. CO_.t_' _' ";-2 ') ' · .... e"f ' ?.*'e _'_ '<
UNKNOWN: Tape 110/8
CDR: 30 _9 _:.._e_r. ____ ..... ' _ L:_rlie, plus 049, ninus 0320 1_._2 "" '-- --' .;.17 2 Cha-_lie, plus _22, r._r. us ('..... ____; !18 '-' Alfa, plus 298, :_r;:s , -_:' ' 323o. Yc.:..r pitch trim, mi_,._s . ?,. m 1.41. C._,er. back. /.tc_----'--:-= 175 29 L] 2884; 112 3 _avc, ¥'I,,=_ i '- 09 Dlus _22. _76 53 3160; 113 3 Alfa, -?_;. :' : 3 Charli-., :!t:,. _7,_ 32 _-t 3790. 114 plus ,_-_' ............ ;_"I; 0_; .'_:,_;'; 115 Charlie "_ii_, _: _minus 1610 152 01 49 8196; _'i6 :._ f ,z'z__: _~9, m_n'as 0320 182 21 01 4952; ' '?._=. _ius 222, -_inus 0270 183 59 if '_.502. '...... 2._3, minus 0300 185 37 2'[ 323_:;. .-:.:_ :'us. '2._8;-,'ay, minus 1.41. Ca-_.= '' n_£_=._ : ,..f' a _:.-"-r -._en I'm not transmitting ucc?
CDR: 34 27 :-'_-- ;,one a= ----- ,.::::Ieanas ,.', _histle. -..w_L;c'z'_
UNKNOWN: '_:'"_' gettin_ a little bit of noise _,.-_r.-___r__-nol !.ad at all. We should ,"._ ,-,_-r -:..,-.._' ':_g:i ?:a'_aii, _%nd then %'e'11 pi_-:i no)
LMP: Hey, }{o:lston.
LMP: Roger. q"fmt first site _-v_-___xla_ -z____ te_--r, ific; big voles.no down there, :-- -.'-_-_._ _ =he only clear _cea in the 'alqole=_-_r_ma.
CC: Say. _..ealbeautiful. two extra. You might v=_n: -.' _.g ':._.
CC: Okay. We have that.
UNKNOWN: And w_ got sOr.e Hasselb] 'a__a-- .:JJ. ur.
CC: Roger. Real good.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. About 1.2 you up at Tananarive at 2[. TA31AiiAEIVE (REV 110)
UNKNOWN: 9, Houston through ----=--_''lv_---- Apollo9,
CC: Houston through -=-_ ....._. proper_z _.r_---_r_'__ '7-=__uar.=__'ive.
CC: CAP CO:_._,uplinking Ar:d, : :'--_--__cre.-___r_et _. ....... u_dates here, but I can't ur _Ll .... ..... . .,U;w. reading us now?
CC: Roger. I can't make i% .,_u_. E--:- r-_-z,ir '_ _;ood enough to re_cl up the u.od=_ue5
CC: Okay. Apollo 9, Houstc,n. Here we go. Bonin Islands; _:eathor, 174 plus 01 plu'__3}4, four fr_r_es, 10 seconds, 17[ 32 on track. (;alapa$os I$!auds; weather, plus four plus 3._, frames, 8 seconds, on track. Lima, Peru; woather, oceanography, 174 37 03, 18 frames, 12-second intervals, on track. The next one is in your rest !_riod and not required unless you can get it. Oat_-n voleauos; geology, meteorology, 175 36 07, seven frames, 30-second inter-gals, at north 32 degrees. Over.
UNKNOWN: ilow do you read'
UNKNOWN: Okay. 171_ ,q ,4, ;'cathy:, four frar.es, 10 seconds, on _rack. ]7. 32 38, Gala[,agos, weather, four frames, 8 _conds, cn track. 174 37 03, Lima, weamher and c::eancgraphy, 18 frames, 12 seconds, on track. ]7q _6 07, Japan, volcanos, weather, sev(n fra.v, es, 30 ,.cconds, north 3_? degrees.
UNKNOWN: The can w_s ... on the 70-millimeter Hasselblad rJ,d w_:'ve lc,st ..'.bout5( frames of film on a Jam_.,ed T_%ck.
CC: kroger. One Iack is J-,_ed; 50 frames are lost. ¢UA_ (REV 1101
CC: Atollo 9, Honston through Guam.
UNKNOWN: Hello, tloust,,n. Ai_llo 9.
CC: Roger. We t_ve the state vector to shoot up to you, if you bare POO Ln ACC-.r?T.
UNKNOWN: by one. Finally got the old s,_n filter on, _-.] it works pretty goo1. I can ccun ,_ about 15 sun spots. if y,?.t':,:osi_g it.. 7,o problen.
UNKNOWN: _l_y do:, '_ _'e do tha_?
CC: Ckay.
CMP: I'm learning e.bout the sun. Houston. mt,rt chines
CC: 9, l'vt. &ot some I'd like to discuss _ith you here, tl, i_agh. Ar_t %_'re requestLng both 0. cryo ),eaters to AUTO; that's &(
CDR: Okay. bo you %'=nt that done right r.ow _.
CC: Sonet'-lne; ye_.
UNKNOWN: CDR O_'gy. L-_oth02 cryo ),¢utcvs l,-,AUTO at this time.
CC: Roger. And cryo p-an is essentaitl% the 5stae:as the last two nights, except thgt we'11 have II2 tank fan on,
CDR: Okay. You're _-oi:,g_o let In< oxygen and the hydrogea pressure ck_ibbl¢,d-,_.-, .._ between 190 and ::.n4 t,..{],_., 200, _.'henwe go to ',__ntH 2 tank 2 fan on.
CC: That's &ffirma%ive. _nd l.he ba__.,etype of -2o_.: L'.%__;i'A'_DBY_5C..Stlectronics power 0._F; AU%k9 RCS OFF; t,,>TEcontrol _..:_:_'r OFF; 5RA:;S control power - You %_nt inverter also'.
CC: Affirmative. Just before >ou go to - hit the rack.
CC: And, if you t_av(-to purge fueJ - purge to get the domes, tsA;e tir_e H 2 it may a long to get it do_.m Just through fuel cell '2, _:,}.'ccc;_n use your purge all t_,_'e(', if 3_u
CDR: OYmy. Thank yoa.
CC: 9, _ouston.
CDR: Go hgve manifold pressc._, syF,te-s _'-'_t _ ALfa. ;.vd : '_-_ )_J %.een ventS' E i+ _rio_ic_lly or
LMP: _:o, we h_ven't been venting it i_?riodically.
UNKNOWN: Okay. 1.2 volts.
CC: ilollo 9, Houston. _*nen I cal2ed you abot_t the FDAI vas SE_,Fswitch ._KLECT and orb rate, the attitude in G'.]C or R,&;?
UNKNOWN: l"m not sure. We've a fe_ t_mes. Right ru'_ the attitude SEP switc_J is in L'.fJ. B_nd
CC: Okay. Understand it's in I2,._now, it,more than likely was sl thai time.
CMP: Yes. Thaf's probably right. Yes.
CC: And, 9, Houston. We'11 h_ve ,_nether ARIA check at 06.
UNKNOWN: Okay. ARIA(RZV110)
CC: _,TA. 2, Houston CAP C0_,g4. Remote V}{F up. 9,
CC: Apollo Houston th_-ough ARIA 2. VHF.
UNKNOWN: Houston, Apollo 9. Ho-_ do you read?
CC: Hey, that's beautiful this time. How ;_e?
UNKNOWN: t o_'r_ about the same. It sounds llk_ a little bit clear, of ... Yo,_'re though. a consumables u_ate if you'd like to copy that.
CMP: Okay. Stznd by one.
CMP: Okay. C,n ahead. "
CC: Okay. At 173 43 10 [3 12 47 13 4_ 13 305 22 32 28 39. And I've got some notes here for you. I e_Y_'eclup %'ith one button left and no buttcn holes. I:_e 673
UNKNOWN: We're Just about ready to switch to S-band. We'11 try S-band no%.';so S-band volume UP. S-band volume UP, a_nd ARIA 2 rcr_ote S-band.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. P;ow do you read S-band?
LMP: You're weak on S-band. How do you read us."'
CC: Roger, About the se,mc. A little _aker on S-band.
CDR: Okay. fry it.- we just - Ue're back into the noise deplet ion.
CC: . Okay. Apollo 9. I thin_ it's a functio_J of how the stuff gets from us to you and not from ARIA to you.
CC: Apollo 9, E_,Lu:ton. How do you read I_ow_
CMP: That's a little better, Houston.
CC: Okay. T_t's a lot better. %,q_atdidn't you ge% Ur_erstand
CC: Okay. J'n l_reakin_ up pretty bad. We'11 pick you up Hawaii about 12, in 2 minutes.
LMP: Houston, if you read Z,ou're coming through unable
CC: Apollo 9, Houston. Understand I am garbled. Page 67_ HAWAII (REV ilO)
CC: 9, _.justoz!through H_waii.
CDR: Roger, HousCon. We're reading you five-square now. That last check wasn't too good_ on the S-band.
CC: Roger. We concur on that also. ] was reading you most of fhe time, but it was way down in the mud.
CDR: Yes. Wc _ould tell ycu were talking, but we were unable to read anything on the S-band that time. I time, think I read a couple of words one and _t degraded again. PO{] haven"
CC: Okay. And request itl ACC___f_,if you done it. We don't _rJi_' have the data yet.
CMP: Okay. We have }OO in ACCEPT.
LMP: And ! guess you read +.nat I ran out of - Ac-tually, I _d c. couple of slots left over when we finished but update. l consumables
CC: Okay. ])efore I start it again, as soon as we get good data lock on here, I'd like to have you take the attitud_ < set switch to GDC to i_ANDBY.
UNKNOWN: us to do? switch
CC: f_]'A_[DBY_or attitude set to GDC.
CC: Okay. _e'v_ got a keyhole there, so I'11 go ahead and rend l_p +_lc consum_b!es plan ag_ain. It's at
UNKNOWN: 173, _3 10 h3 12 47 13 44 13 $05 $2 28 3P.
CC: i_oger. That's correct, and i've got some notes here.
CC: r_kay. Ready. ]cmo:-;,,:.: !_ravo
CC: Okay. we ,.ri]luse c,aad and L._;arlie; A!f_ a',5 ,_c.]_ a will ce off just as %_2ay. c_S _SLTA-V ca[ibilitl :1_3 feet _r _acnd. _P.S bur_ _i_:_,40 sec- onds. Servic._ r.,?2u!eFAP redlines 25 31 "]4 _' an4 Delta off as today. SPS DELTA-\ v:,.pability 11_3 feet per ._:econd. [:?S burn tir_e _aL._bility _0 seconds. _;erviee nodt,!c DAP red%i,:,-s _'> 31 34 3L.
CC: 'z'hat'._correct.
CC: We're _bout LOS here. ;_edstone at 17. _FDSTO,';E (_'._,_' _ 1.0)
CC: Apollo ._, }ioustc,ntbrc_gl, }_edstone.
CC: Apollo 9, Houston through Redstone.
CDR: Roger, Houston. Go nhead.
CC: _oger. Ju$_ ele_u up _ fe_ items _ound here. I guess yo.._::tiI1 owe _,_ _he waste water dump, you _,{, (:),__r£(e and know ther_',_ battery tonight. And you '_:ti]lowe n:; the ,,tendar_l :_t,acecraft readout, ;_owerdo_,:,reado._t, _,_d dc,s]meter reading.
CC: And, .&pOllO 9, Bo_ston, I guess the Ce tAister change. a {_:cre. Just r(_incler _ouston.
CDR: Koger. The CDR has _.: _i_¢,simet( ¢ ;'_'_.dingof 3115.
LMP: IMP is 8oi6.
CC: Hoger. copy 8016.
UNKNOWN: 6116. -CHP Hoost¢,_. 6et
UNKNOWN: Did you the third one: _,1167
UNKNOWN: 9, Houston. S_y _:gain.
CC: _oger. 6116.
CC: A_ollo 9, Houston, Request attitude set switch tc GDC and give us a Mark.
CDR: Roger. Have set switch going to GDC on my 5lark. 3, 2,1.
CDR: _.D_RK.
CC: Roger. Shank you.
CDR: What arc. you guys doing with that switch? resolve/- that shc,wud a little bit Of change, and it's strictly a TM thing that goes into our com- puter here, E;nd it's a functional whether your
UNKNOWN: Nothiug in the _pacccraft at all.
CDR: Ail right. _(lal._Lk yOU.' on says the basis of your ren_izion of "Happy an invitation to the crew to audition for a trio at a _pring concert.
CDR: Oh boy.
CC: T_t's what i said too.
CDR: Wonder vh_t kind of food they. serve.
CDR: Hey, Houston, you t?mough with the computer?
CC: An_ Jus_ to verify t_t you go% the word. No
CC: Roger. Tna_'_kyou.
UNKNOWN: ha4 couple ..'_ AL_:_':2 last nigj_t during yc"ar ,'3ste .... . .....(1 _e're _?.;_._. to confir_ that l_.ese _._re due to e n;.Kh O_ · _<,:.. '_ ??cu c_,','_: , i".-_t '.
CMP: Roger. that's correct.
CDR: We've go! so n_ny I._ST. ER AIAR;_2_ ir hc_( it looks like the simulator.
CC: Oh great. vith
UNKNOWN: Houston, you still us?
CC: Houston. Roger. Co. ',_._':,49
LMP: Okay. Service rodule ..f,t;, 0, D: 53; BATT andpyro C A, B: 369 371 .RTl.
CC: We're Just about LOS. Haw a gc<,d night.
CC: Okay. We car, give you sor._ _,ore stuff bore.
CC: Go. SCALE HIGH or the _nJector tests.
CC: Roger. And confirm omni Bravo ii possirJl_. I24P
UNKNOWN: Bravo.
CDR: Okay, Houston. This is A_Jklo 9, Wu're going for awhile so if you '_ant to give u._ a call. Thank
CC: Okay. Will do. you very m,_ch. TANANARIVE 110) (REV
CC: Hey, Apollo 9. P.custon t,cre. ,You re_,, :,raringthe night; the night '_atck___a_n ] s on duty.
CDR: Are you the night w_tcl ran o:, d,_: _
CC: hoger. Page678
CC: We n¢,tieed .her, we went out of range that your DSE probably _'asn't r_nning, so w_'d like for 3-ou to switch the uplink telemetry con--nd switch to RESET and then back to lqOR__kL.
CMP: Al, say that ona again. You say you w_.nt the up telemetry coder_and set to RESET and then back to FOR_TL. %:non do you _t that'.' affir-_ative, ¢._,hdo that now.