Spacelog Apollo 8

Roger. We confirm your flow and understand you're seeing particles now.

Not much, though. Okay. Now going to number 2.

Roger.

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.

Roger.

Start number 3. H₂.

Okay. Start number 3, O₂.

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 -

Say again.

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.

Roger. NORMAL ACCEPT.

We're going to put the word “zap” back in the dictionary.

Roger, Batman.

Houston, Apollo 8.

Apollo 8, Houston. Go.

It might be interesting to note that after NAV sightings, we ran out P21, and we get a pericynthian now of 66.8 miles.

Roger, 8. We copy.

I knew if he did it long enough, he'd finally get one that was close.

Okay. Start fuel cell 2.

Roger.

Apollo 8, Houston. Your state vector update is complete and verified. You can have the computer back in BLOCK. Over.

Roger.

Okay. Going to number 1, O₂.

Roger, Bill.

Old Helmut Kuehnel's kitchen timer is pretty nice.

Roger, Bill. You can turn off your H₂ heaters now.

Wilco.

Bill, we show you 168 000 out, and we're getting—still getting pretty good high bit rate off the 30-foot dishes.

Okay. I'm in NARROW BEAM high gain now. Were you getting good high bit rate on the OMNI?

That's affirmative. We're back on high gain now.

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.

Apollo 8, Houston. That's affirmative. We were getting fairly good high bit rate with a little bit of noise.

Okay. Thank you.

Roger. We only got two things left to do now. We need your crew status report and a redundant component check.

Jim will give you the latter—former, and I'll give you the latter.

Okay.

Bill, EECOM says thanks for the good job on keeping the OMNI's moving.

Roger. We'll make any sacrifice as long as they keep an eye on the systems.

Wilco.

Who's on the watch with you?

It's just me right now.

How about EECOM?

Well, we have Clint. The Black Watch is watching.

Okay. Stay alert.

Roger. We're ready to copy.

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.

Roger, Jim. How are the three of you feeling?