Spacelog Apollo 8

Lift off. The clock is running.

Roger. Clock.

Roll and pitch program.

Roger.

How do you hear me, Houston?

Loud and clear.

Mark Mode 1 Bravo, Apollo 8.

Mode 1 B.

Apollo 8, you're looking good.

Roger.

Mark Mode 1 Charlie, Apollo 8.

Mode 1 C.

Apollo 8, Houston. You are GO for staging. Over.

Roger.

Staging.

… second plane SEP.

Roger. Understand; SEP.

Roger.

Houston, how do you read? Apollo 8.

We hear you loud and clear, Apollo 8.

Okay. The first stage was very smooth, and this one is smoother.

Understand; smooth and smoother; Looks good here.

Apollo 8, Houston. Your trajectory and guidance are GO. Over.

Thank you, Houston. Apollo 8.

Apollo 8, Houston. Your trajectory and guidance are GO. Over.

Thank you, Michael.

Yes, you're looking real good, Frank.

Very good.

Apollo 8, Houston. Trajectory and guidance are GO.

Roger. Apollo 8. GO.

MARK.

You have S-IVB to orbit capability. Over.

Roger. Thank you. S-IVB to orbit.

Apollo 8, Houston. Your trajectory and guidance are GO. Over.

Apollo 8's GO.

Onboard chart confirmed.

Roger. Understand.

Just tried to PU shift, I believe.

Roger. Thatch the correct time for it.

Roger.

Apollo 8, Houston. Your trajectory and guidance are GO.

Roger. We're picking up a slight POGO at this point.

Understand; slight POGO. Thank you.

Roger. SECO.

Apollo 8, Houston. You are GO.

Apollo 8 is GO. Thank you, Houston.

AOS is MANUAL.

… is OFF.

Houston, we're recording altitude HA 1026, HP 96.8, RVI 25 560.

Roger, Apollo 8. Understand; apogee 102.6, perigee 96.8, and velocity—I understand—25 560. Could you confirm?

That's affirmative.

Thank you, Jim.

Apollo 8, Houston. We are rewinding the tape recorder at this time. Over.

Roger.

Apollo 8, Houston. We have you apogee 103, perigee 99. Over.

103, 99.

Roger.

Apollo 8. Houston. We have you 1 minute from LOS the Vanguard. We'll see you over the Canaries at 16:28.

Thank you, Houston; 16:28.

Roger.

Apollo 8, Houston through the Canaries. How do you read me?

You are loud and clear, Houston, over the Canaries.

Good; you are clear, too. How is it going?

Fine. We seem to be going along very well. We noticed about a 10-pound DELTA-V between the oxygen fuel in the SPS zone.

Apollo 8, Houston. That is normal; that's just about what we expected. Over.

Apollo 8, Houston.

This is 8. Go ahead.

Roger, Jim. when you do your P52, you can expect a torquing angle of 0.25 degrees. Over.

Roger. Torquing angle of 0.25 degrees when we do P52. Thank you.

Roger.

Stand by for the—a—stand by. Okay. Main REG B valve closed.

Apollo 8, Houston. Say again.

Negative. we didn't say anything. Go ahead, Houston.

I think you were transmitting; Jim was transmitting and disregard.

Roger. No matter.

Apollo 8. Houston.

Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 8.

Roger. You have 1 minute to LOS Canaries. Everything is looking good onboard the spacecraft and the S-IVB; we will see you over Tananarive at 37 minutes. Over.

Roger. Thank you, Houston. Apollo 8.

Apollo 8, Houston. You have the tape recorder low bit rate. Over.

Thank you.

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Houston, Apollo 8. How do you read?

Apollo 8, Houston. Reading you weak but clear. How me?

You're loud and clear, Mike. Everything seems to be going very well.

Okay. Everything looks real good on the ground with both vehicles. We still have you 103 by 99 on your orbit from my low speed data, and everything is looking real good. Over.

Apollo 8, Houston.

Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 8.

We have 1 minute to LOS Tananarive; we will see you again over Carnarvon at 52:09. Over.