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01 21 30 08
Bill Anders (LMP): Roger. Minus MA procedure okay for abort when GERU less than 07990.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. I'll read back the entire remarks now just to make sure we got it straight. Use P37 NC-4, steps 1 through 11; then proceed to longitude control for no COMM procedure on page NC-7; average Victor 400K for corridor control chart is 36253; Minus MA procedure is okay after abort when GERU is less than 07990.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Roger. Copy.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Go ahead.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Bill, you can turn on the H₂ purge line heater now.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Okay.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Go ahead, Houston.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Jim, when you get a chance, either you or Bill, would you give us a crew status report on you and Bill?
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger. We're going to finish up this one set of stars for you, then we'll do that.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Okay.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Have you been getting this data down there in Houston?
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): That's affirmative, Apollo 8.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Jim, so far we've only missed one point; we'll ask you to read it back a little bit later.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Which one do you need?
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Stand by.
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. What we need is the third mark on the first set, star 33, trunnion only. Over.
Bill Anders (LMP): Roger. That's the only one we're in doubt of. We think it was 12020.
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Copy.
Bill Anders (LMP): Okay. That completes two for this time, Houston. Are you satisfied?
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Jim.
Jim Lovell (CMP): Houston, for information, the last two stars, 34 and 40, were shot at the very tip of the lit rim. You practically have to imagine the rim continued on past where it goes into the darkness.
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. I understand they were shot at the tip of the lit rim.
Jim Lovell (CMP): That's affirmative, and the area around the entire moon now, both the sky and the moon itself, are all a milky white because of the nearness of the sun.
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Copying.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. You can reestablish PTC same attitude, 224 and 20.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Roger, Houston. I'm heading that way now.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Okay.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Go ahead, Houston.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): We'd like to have you start your waste water dump as soon as you can; dump to 20 percent. We're doing this in order to get 71 percent at LOI. Over.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Understand; 20 percent.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Go ahead, Houston.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. We see waste water coming down now. While it's on its way down, how about a cryo fan cycle?
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Okay. Cryo fan cycle; I'll cycle H₂ and O₂ fans, one at a time, 2 minutes each.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. We're showing you at 20.0 percent now.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Roger. We're showing about 25. We'll shut it off now.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Next on deck is the fuel cell H₂, O₂ purge.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Stand by.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Okay. Houston, we're ready to start the purge.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Bill. While you're purging, can you give us a crew status report?
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Bill Anders (LMP): That's going to be O₂ and H₂. Is that correct?
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Affirmative.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Roger. H₂ first, okay?
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. That's okay.
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Bill Anders (LMP): We're getting H₂ flow, Jerry, but we don't have any of the—any vapor particles anywhere. Some are starting now.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. We confirm your flow and understand you're seeing particles now.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Not much, though. Okay. Now going to number 2.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger.
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Bill Anders (LMP): You know, it's really too bad the side windows are fogged up because we never see any sun in the rendezvous windows, and we can't get very good pictures through these foggy ones.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Start number 3. H₂.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Okay. Start number 3, O₂.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Apollo 8. Apollo 8, this is Houston. Would you set for ACCEPT for a P27 update, state vector to your LM side, and we'd like you to -
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Bill Anders (LMP): Say again.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Bill. Would you set up to ACCEPT a state vector update? We'll be putting it in the LM slot, and do not unzap. Over.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Roger. NORMAL ACCEPT.
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Bill Anders (LMP): We're going to put the word “zap” back in the dictionary.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Batman.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Houston, Apollo 8.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Go.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): It might be interesting to note that after NAV sightings, we ran out P21, and we get a pericynthian now of 66.8 miles.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, 8. We copy.
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Bill Anders (LMP): I knew if he did it long enough, he'd finally get one that was close.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Okay. Start fuel cell 2.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Your state vector update is complete and verified. You can have the computer back in BLOCK. Over.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Okay. Going to number 1, O₂.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Bill.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Old Helmut Kuehnel's kitchen timer is pretty nice.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Bill. You can turn off your H₂ heaters now.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Wilco.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Bill, we show you 168 000 out, and we're getting—still getting pretty good high bit rate off the 30-foot dishes.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Okay. I'm in NARROW BEAM high gain now. Were you getting good high bit rate on the OMNI?
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): That's affirmative. We're back on high gain now.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Okay. Number 1 O₂ is off, and will you clarify your previous statement. Were you getting good high bit rate while we were on the OMNI's about 10 minutes ago? Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. That's affirmative. We were getting fairly good high bit rate with a little bit of noise.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Okay. Thank you.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. We only got two things left to do now. We need your crew status report and a redundant component check.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Jim will give you the latter—former, and I'll give you the latter.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Okay.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Bill, EECOM says thanks for the good job on keeping the OMNI's moving.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Roger. We'll make any sacrifice as long as they keep an eye on the systems.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Wilco.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Who's on the watch with you?
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): It's just me right now.
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Bill Anders (LMP): How about EECOM?
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Well, we have Clint. The Black Watch is watching.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Okay. Stay alert.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. The Black Watch is watching.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Roger. I'll stay alert.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Okay, Houston. Here comes the status report.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. We're ready to copy.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger. For sleep, each of us has had two sleep periods; Frank's in his third one right now. Bill had 6 hours the last time; I had 4 hours the last time. Good to fair, both of us. Frank had 5 hours the last time, of fair. And Frank, of course, is sleeping now.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Jim. How are the three of you feeling?

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