- Frank Borman (CDR)
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Roger. Loud and clear. We are taking pictures of the S-IVB; the postseparation sequence is completed, and we seem to have a high gain.
- Mike Collins (CAPCOM)
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Roger. We would like to ask whether you did a VERB 66 ENTER to transfer the state vector from CSM to LM slot. We didn't copy that down here.
- Jim Lovell (CMP)
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And at the same time, we can see Africa. West Africa is beautiful. I can also see Gibraltar at the same time I'm looking at Florida.
- Mike Collins (CAPCOM)
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How about your VHF check? We would like to get that done before you get too much further away.
- Frank Borman (CDR)
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We are listening on VHF alfa Simplex.
Expand selection up Contract selection down Close - Mike Collins (CAPCOM)
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Okay, good. Thank you. VHF alfa Simplex, and we will get configured for it; and in between times, give us a clue as to what it looks like from way up there.
- Jim Lovell (CMP)
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Roger. Well, Mike, I can see the entire earth now out of the center window. I can see Florida, Cuba, Central America, the whole northern half of Central America, in fact, all the way down through Argentina and down through Chile.
Expand selection down Contract selection up - Frank Borman (CDR)
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Houston, this is Apollo 8. We've lost sight of the S-IVB here. The separation maneuver may be delayed slightly, or else we will go ahead and make it without having her in sight.
- Frank Borman (CDR)
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Roger. We have the S-IVB in sight again now. We have done the separation maneuver.
Spoken on Dec. 21, 1968, 4:28 p.m. UTC (56 years ago). Link to this transcript range is: Tweet