Spacelog Apollo 8

Apollo 8, Houston.

Go ahead, Houston.

Apollo 8, we've got a command handover from Guam to Honeysuckle coming up in about 2 and 1/2 minutes.

Roger.

Houston, Apollo 8.

Go ahead, Apollo 8. This is Flight -

… at this distance —

Say again, Apollo 8.

… at this distance, there is no problem—there is no problem in seeing stars in the daylight at this distance.

Roger. Copy.

Apollo 8, Flight.

This is 8; go ahead.

Jim, are you talking about out the window or out any of the—or out the telescope?

I am looking out the window right now. I have the lights out in the spacecraft, the window covered where the sun is, and I can see the stars very well out the left rendezvous window.

Okay. I guess that window is still pretty good for you then.

That's right. It is one of the few that is. The center window, unfortunately, is all fogged over; it looks like a coating of ice or coating of heavy fog. Bill claims it is something else, though.

Roger. By the way, I am just getting OJT on this CAP COM job while Jerry is out of the room.

Well, we all have to learn sometime.

Yes sir.

You picked a midnight shift, I see.

Yes, it is turning out to be kind of quiet, too.

We like it that way.

Well, things will pick up here by tomorrow night, I think.

I believe you are right.

We're starting to show cabin temperature at 70, so it may be warming up for you.

Well, we can feel it warm up. I have both fans on and the—our gages indicate about 70.

Apollo 8, Houston.

Apollo 8. This is Houston, with a flyby, and a PC, pericynthian plus 2 hours maneuver PAD, when you are ready to copy.

Ready to copy.

Roger. Your TLI plus 44 maneuver PAD is good, requires no update. Flyby maneuver PAD follows: SPS/G&N 62954, minus 162, plus 129. Copy?

I am copying.

Roger. 060:59:48.08, plus 00953, plus 00578, minus 02076 000 000 000. Copy?

I am copying. Stand by. I am going to switch to OMNI antenna.

Roger. Standing by.

Okay. Go ahead.

Roger. HA is not applicable, plus 00202, 02356 022 02280 03 0393 310 013, up 048, right 35—I repeat, right 35. Copy?

Copy.

Roger. Plus 1418, minus 16505, 12904 36160 146:29:11; GDC align with your Sirius, Rigel set stars. 137 311 339; no ullage. Copy?

We are copying.

Roger. I have two comments. Number one; requires realignment to preferred REFSMMAT; two, raises perilune to 554 miles. Over.

Roger. I have it. Stand by for readback.

Roger. Standing by.

Flyby maneuver SPS/G&N 62954, minus 162, plus 129 060:59:48.08 953 578—those are 00953 and plus 000578—minus 02076 000 000 000, not applicable, plus 00202, 02356 022 02280 03 0393 310 013, up 048, right 35, plus 1418, minus 165 05 12904 36160 146:29:11, Sirius, Rigel 137 311 339, no ullage, requires realignment to preferred REFSMMAT, raises perilune to 554 nautical miles.

Roger. Jim, that is correct. Let me know when you are ready for your PC plus 2.

Okay. Let's go on PC plus 2.

Roger. Pericynthian plus 2, fast return, SPS/G&N 61503, minus 158, plus 131 071:36:12.44, plus 59578, minus 00086, minus 05287. Copy?

I am copying.