Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Roger, Frank. That is fine. Do you have the gimbal angles you need?

Frank Borman (CDR)

Yes, thank you. I got them earlier today.

Frank Borman (CDR)

I'd like to keep this one kind of short because we're trying to get some sleep earlier than yesterday.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Say again, Frank. You are getting pretty garbled.

Frank Borman (CDR)

I said, will this be a short one? We are trying to hurry things up a little bit to see if we can get as much sleep as possible.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Would you put the BIOMED switch on the right side now, please?

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Frank, do you intend to start your TV before 128?

Frank Borman (CDR)

That is what you wanted, isn't it? I thought that is what it was all squared away for.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Are you planning on using the wide angle lens?

Frank Borman (CDR)

I think that would be best.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Okay. Jack says you want to be sure and use the red filter and the filter holder for that One. It takes a little darker filter.

Frank Borman (CDR)

Do you want to take both red filters on there or just the one for the one for the filter holder?

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

He thinks just the red one on the filter holder will do, but might not hurt to have the other one ready, just in case.

Frank Borman (CDR)

How about if we use the telephoto? It will be a little harder to focus, but it might end up a better picture.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Roger, Frank. If you want to use the telephoto lens, you ought to use the same combination you used going out, the 25A.

Frank Borman (CDR)

Hey, Jerry.

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Frank Borman (CDR)

Ask your EECOM how many gallons of fuel we burned for TEI, will you?

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Roger. In work, he's breaking out his sathometer now.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. We will be handing over to Goldstone in 2 minutes. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Frank, the doctors say they are not getting anything on Bill yet. Apparently, he is not plugged up.

Frank Borman (CDR)

He is down underneath the couch getting some stuff out; he doesn't have his umbilical on.

Frank Borman (CDR)

Tell them to look at the stuff they got yesterday. He hasn't changed at all, just as mean as ever.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Hey, Frank, this simulation has really been great. What do you say after these photos we recycle back to TLI again?

Frank Borman (CDR)

That's fine. Bring on the backup crew.

Jim Lovell (CMP)

Hey, Jerry, yesterday I tried to cycle back to the pass and 01 was lunar.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Jim, we missed that. Say it again when you get a better antenna.

Frank Borman (CDR)

Don't blame your antenna problems on us …

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. We are not reading you; stand by one.

Frank Borman (CDR)

Houston, do you read now?

Frank Borman (CDR)

I say, Bill will be ready in a minute; he is cycling back and forth under the couch trying to get the TV stuff out.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Backup crew says they are ready to go.

Frank Borman (CDR)

Great. A most fantastic voyage.

Frank Borman (CDR)

We're not through yet. We've still got 100 000 miles to go. You know, we kind of feel like it was all over with TEI, but we're still a long way.