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02 18 56 22
Frank Borman (CDR): Thank you.
02 18 57 39
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston with a map update. Over.
02 18 57 45
Frank Borman (CDR): Okay. Stand by a minute.
02 18 57 48
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger.
02 18 58 04
Frank Borman (CDR): Go ahead.
02 18 58 07
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Map update REV 1, slash 2: 68:58:04 69:05:05 69:31:41 70:14:48. Copy?
02 18 58 41
Frank Borman (CDR): Copy.
02 18 58 43
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): 70:56:36 71:00:59 71:10:42 71:39:40 [03:00:23:17|72:23:17]. Copy?
02 18 59 21
Frank Borman (CDR): Copy.
02 18 59 23
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Remarks: Charlie Poppa 1, 71:14:57, Charlie Poppa 2, 71:28:32, Charlie Poppa 3, 71:47:26, Bravo 1, 72:09:42. Over.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger. Standby. I'll get the antenna.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Map update as follows, Houston: 68:58:04 69:05:05 69:31:41 70:14:48 70:56:36 71:00:59 71:10:42 71:39:40 72:23:17; Charlie Poppa 1, 71:14:57, Charlie Poppa 2, 71:28:32, Charlie Poppa 3, 71:47:26, Bravo 1, 72:09:42.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Readback is correct.
02 19 04 26
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Try to lock up an OMNI for us. Over.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger.
02 19 04 59
Frank Borman (CDR): How do you read now, Houston?
02 19 05 03
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Reading you loud and clear. No TM.
02 19 05 11
Frank Borman (CDR): Understand. No TM.
02 19 06 33
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
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Frank Borman (CDR): Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 8.
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02 19 06 41
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Frank. How far are you from your gimbal drive check? Over.
02 19 06 50
Frank Borman (CDR): We're just maneuvering to the attitude now.
02 19 06 55
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Frank. Can you lock up the high gain at that attitude? We have a telemetry problem. Over.
02 19 07 04
Frank Borman (CDR): We'll try to. I don't know if we can or not; have to wait until we get there.
02 19 07 09
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Standing by.
02 19 11 25
Frank Borman (CDR): Houston, this is Apollo 8. We cannot get the high gain at the burn attitude.
02 19 11 31
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Frank. Thanks anyway.
02 19 12 07
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. We have a handover from Honeysuckle to Guam in about two minutes.
02 19 12 16
Frank Borman (CDR): Thank you.
02 19 13 29
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
02 19 13 47
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
02 19 14 22
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
02 19 15 17
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
02 19 16 08
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
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Frank Borman (CDR): Houston, Apollo 8.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Loud and clear. How me?
02 19 17 10
Frank Borman (CDR): Houston, Apollo 8.
02 19 17 13
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Loud and clear. How me? Over.
02 19 17 41
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
02 19 18 00
Frank Borman (CDR): Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 8 here.
02 19 18 02
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. I have TEI 1 and TEI 2 PAD'S. We still have no telemetry; expect to get it soon. Over.
02 19 18 14
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. You think it's a ground problem?
02 19 18 19
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. It's a ground problem; we just got it back.
02 19 18 57
Frank Borman (CDR): Houston, Apollo 8. Go ahead with your data.
02 19 19 05
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston with an LOI 1 PAD. Over.
02 19 19 14
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. Understand. LOI 1.
02 19 19 17
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): That is affirmative, LOI 1, SPS/G&N: 62844 1, correction, minus 161, plus 129 069:08:19.52, minus 29840, plus 02390, plus 01053. Copy?
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
02 19 21 02
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. We broke lock; did not get the DELTA-V_X.
02 19 21 08
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Roger. Beginning with DELTA-V_X: minus 29840, plus 02390, plus 01053 000 200 005 01693, plus 00600 29954 402 29788. Copy?
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Frank Borman (CDR): Roger.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. 01 0688 259, Persei Zeta, down 048, left 05. The remainder not applicable. Sirius, Rigel, 129 155 010; negative ullage. Horizon window, ignition minus 2 minutes, 40 degrees unlit, ignition 27 degrees unlit. Over.
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Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. LOI 1, SPS/G&N: 62844 minus 161, plus 129 069:08:19.52, minus 29840, plus 02390, plus 01053 000 200 005 01693, plus 00600 29954 402 29788 01 0688 259, Persei Zeta, down 048, left 05; Sirius, Rigel, 129 155 010: no ullage, horizon 2 minutes 40 degrees unlit, ignition 27 degrees unlit.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Readback is correct. Ready to copy TEI 1. Over.
02 19 25 05
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger, Houston.
02 19 25 14
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Are you waiting for us before you start your gimbal check? Over.
02 19 25 23
Frank Borman (CDR): We can start the gimbals check right here.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. You want to copy while you're doing it or stand by on TEI 1?
02 19 25 35
Frank Borman (CDR): Stand by for a minute.
02 19 25 37
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. standing by.
02 19 26 48
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Shifting command back to Honeysuckle. Over.
02 19 26 55
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. How did that gimbal drive check go?
02 19 34 52
Frank Borman (CDR): It went fine.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Frank. We're ready with the TEI 1 and 2 maneuver PAD's. We've also got two state vectors and a target load to uplink and load if you'll configure for it. Over.
02 19 35 07
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. We're trying to get the high gain now. We're maneuvering to PTC attitude.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Go ahead with your TEI PAD's.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. TEI 1, SPS/G&N: 462, correction, 46728, minus 053, plus 121 071:25:04.73, plus 37746, minus 03299, plus 00824. Copy?
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Jim Lovell (CMP): We're copying.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. 179 346 357, not applicable, plus 00176 37900 336 37705 42 1279 309. Copy?
02 19 37 26
Jim Lovell (CMP): Copying.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. NA, NA, NA, plus 1350, minus 16500 13050 36389 122:10:45; Sirius, Rigel, 129 155 010, ullage two-jet, 20 seconds jet Bravo Delta, horizon window X-axis on horizon at ignition minus 3 minutes; assumes LOI 1. Over.
02 19 38 59
Jim Lovell (CMP): Houston, Apollo 8. TEI 1 as follows: SPS/G&N: 46728, minus 053, plus 121 071:25:04.73. Copy?
02 19 39 22
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Copy.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Plus 37746, minus 03299, plus 00844 179 346 357, not applicable, plus 00176 37900 336 37705 42 1279 309, not applicable three times, plus 1350, minus 16500 13050 36389 122:10:45; Sirius, Rigel, 129 155 010, ullage two jets, 20 seconds, quads B and D, horizon window X-axis on horizon at TIG minus 3, assumes LOI 1.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Roger. Correct.
02 19 41 05
Jim Lovell (CMP): Standing by for TEI 2, if you have it.
02 19 41 15
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Will be ready with the TEI 2 in about 1 minute.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger.
02 19 42 10
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston with a TEI 2 maneuver PAD.
02 19 42 18
Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger. Ready to copy.
02 19 42 21
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. TEI 2 SPS/G&N: 46728, minus 053, plus 121. Copy?
02 19 42 47
Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger. Copy.
02 19 42 49
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. 073:21:30.24, plus 28466, minus 00350, plus 02406 180 022 002, not applicable, plus 00188. Copy?
02 19 43 46
Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger. Copy.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. 28570 250 28401 42 0641 296, not applicable three times, plus 0920, minus 16500 12953 36175 146:32:16. Copy?
02 19 45 01
Jim Lovell (CMP): Copy. Looks like you left out a digit …
02 19 45 09
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Request you switch your OMNI. It's getting pretty garbled now.
02 19 45 18
Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger. Stand by.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Houston, this is Apollo 8. I copied. I question the latitude and the range to go. It appears that you gave me one too few digits in both cases.
02 19 45 43
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. I repeat, latitude plus 0920, minus 16500 12953 36175 146:32:16. Copy?
02 19 46 20
Jim Lovell (CMP): I copied.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Your GDC align is no change, ullage no change, horizon on the minus 2-degree line at ignition minus 3 minutes, assumes LOI 1. Over.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger. TEI 2 maneuver PAD, SPS/G&N: 46728, minus 053, plus 121 073:21:30.24 plus 28466 minus 00352. I did not get the 502406 for a DELTA-V_Z. 180 022 002, not applicable, plus 00188 28570 250 28401 42 0641 296, not applicable three times, plus 0920 minus 16500 12953 36175 146:32:16. No change in the GDC align stars, no change in ullage, a rise on the minus P-degree line at TIG minus 3, assumes LOI 1.
02 19 48 28
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Roger. Correct. I repeat DELTA-V_Z plus 02406. Over.
02 19 48 42
Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger. Plus 02406.
02 19 48 46
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. If you can go 00 and ACCEPT, we'll start the NAV loads.

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