Spacelog Apollo 8

We had a little egg nog at Charlie Duke's tonight. Val Anders dropped by. She's looking fine. Tell Bill she's doing real fine.

Fine.

How do you like shift work, Jerry?

It's great Frank. You've got the black watch watching you tonight.

Boy, Jerry. That earth is sure looking small.

Roger. I guess it'll get smaller, too.

Yes, we're getting along pretty good, though, now.

Real good. It looks like you're approaching 150 000 miles.

Roger.

How does the moon look, Frank?

Say again.

Have you looked at the moon lately?

No. I saw it yesterday, but we haven't seen it today.

Frank, you've probably already been told this, but you looked great on TV today. One little homey item, though. In the El Lago area you were upstaged by Santa Claus. He came along on a fire engine just about the time you guys came along. So most of the little critters were all outside.

That's good. I wish we could have got that one lens working. I'd like to share the view here we have of the earth.

Frank, we've got some guys looking at it. We might be able to find a way to make it work for you. Hopefully, by a couple of hours before TV time tomorrow, we'll have an answer.

Very good.

Jack Schmitt is working with us, too.

Very good.

Ah, Jack Schmitt's working with it, too.

Very good. That's Typhoid Jack.

(Laughter)

This COMM so good we don't figure we'll have much to debrief.

Roger. Probably the biggest part of the debrief will be the medical part.

Go ahead.

Apollo 8, this is Houston. We have a handover coming up in 2-1/2 minutes to Guam. Over.

Okay, Jerry. Thank you. Hey, Jerry?

Go ahead.

How about a long-range guess on what the weather is going to be like in the recovery area on Friday.

Apollo 8, Houston, with a weather watch.

Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 8.

Roger, Frank. For 7 degrees, 38 minutes north, 165 west landing area, we are showing 2000 scattered, 12 000 broken, high over at 10; the wind's from the east at 12, 4-foot swells, about an 82 degree temperature. There will be some rain showers in about 10 to 30 percent of the area with ceilings around 2000. If there is—turns out to be a thunderstorm in the area, it will probably have a ceiling around 500 feet.

Apollo 8, Houston. Did you copy that weather okay?

Roger. I said thank you. Do you read me now?

Roger. Reading you much better. We got the voice coming down through Honeysuckle now.

Apollo 8, Houston.

Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 8.

Roger, Frank. Can you cycle the H₂ and O₂ cryo fans now for us?

Roger. Will turn her now, the H₂. Manual—2 minutes.

Roger.

You may need to call us now and then. Everybody is a little drowsy.