Spacelog Apollo 8

Okay. We're still looking for the S-band NORMAL mode ranging to RANGING.

I guess we didn't hear that one. Going to RANGING.

Roger.

It's in RANGING now.

Thank you.

And—Houston, Apollo 8—what size antenna are you going to now?

Apollo 8, Houston. We're working through Ascension, a 30-footer. Over.

Okay. We—our signal strength is … AGC is pretty low up here.

Roger. Understand.

Apollo 8, Houston. Requesting S-band OFF state to OFF. This should put us back in the normal configuration. Over.

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 8.

Okay. S-band OFF state to OFF. That returns us to normal configuration, and we need a couple or items from you. First, the CMP and LMP status report (including PRD readings on all three crewmembers), and we'd like to know did you chlorinate the water after your last meal. Over.

No, we haven't chlorinated the water, yet. We'll get the other for you.

Roger. Thank you.

Houston, do you show the FM—Houston, Apollo 8—do you show the FM on now?

Stand by and we'll check it, Bill.

Because our S-baud off state has been OFF. Possibly—we don't have control of it.

Apollo 8, Houston. We've switched on all the communications switch; functions are operating normally, Bill.

Okay, Mike. Thanks.

Mike, the PRD readings for the CDR are 4—that's 0.04, for the CMP is 0.64, and for the LMP is 0.25.

Good. I copy 0.04, 0.64, 0.25. Thank you.

Houston, this is Apollo 8.

Go ahead, Apollo 8.

Oh, hi, Ken. How are you doing?

Roger. Fine. How you been?

Is this Jerry?

This is Ken.

Hey, listen, we still have this TV coming up here—let's see—31:20?

Affirmative.

We're about in the right position for high gain; we wondered if you wanted to take a trial run and see if it will work. Or do you just want to wait and try it when they're supposed to go on the air with it?

Okay. Stand by on that.

Houston, Apollo 8. Over.

Go ahead, Apollo 8.

Roger. Could you ask the GNC to give us an update on our prop quantity, please?

Wilco. You're referring to the RCS?

Roger.

If you'll give it to me kinda slow, I'll plot it.

Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 8.

Okay. In reference the early TV, we're losing the high-gain antenna now, and it looks like the only way we would have gotten the early TV pass in anyhow was to send it to remote site and look at it there. So we're going to scrub that idea and we'll just pick up with the scheduled TV. The COMM checks that are remaining are the high-gain dependent type, and we'll put those off until the TV session is completed, and we are working on the fuel propellant curve for you now.

Apollo 8, Houston.

Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 8.

Okay, Apollo 8. What we're going to do on the TV is to go ahead and let you crank it up as soon as we get back on the high-gain antenna, and it looks like—my guess is that this will be about 31:07, and we'll just use this to—as long as we have the coverage there. I have an update to your TLI plus 35 PAD. Now we have to correct a couple of times on there. So when you get that out, let me know and I'll read it to you.

Go ahead.

Okay. On the TLI plus 35 pass, the update I want to give you is the last three lines in the block: the EMS range to go 13084 35985 0984217. Over.