Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston with a map update. Over.

Frank Borman (CDR)

Okay. Stand by a minute.

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?

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.

Jim Lovell (CMP)

Roger. Standby. I'll get the antenna.

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.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, this is Houston. Readback is correct.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Try to lock up an OMNI for us. Over.

Frank Borman (CDR)

How do you read now, Houston?

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Reading you loud and clear. No TM.

Frank Borman (CDR)

Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 8.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Roger, Frank. How far are you from your gimbal drive check? Over.

Frank Borman (CDR)

We're just maneuvering to the attitude now.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Roger, Frank. Can you lock up the high gain at that attitude? We have a telemetry problem. Over.

Frank Borman (CDR)

We'll try to. I don't know if we can or not; have to wait until we get there.

Frank Borman (CDR)

Houston, this is Apollo 8. We cannot get the high gain at the burn attitude.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Roger, Frank. Thanks anyway.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, this is Houston. We have a handover from Honeysuckle to Guam in about two minutes.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston.

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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Loud and clear. How me?

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, this is Houston. Loud and clear. How me? Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Frank Borman (CDR)

Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 8 here.

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.

Frank Borman (CDR)

Roger. You think it's a ground problem?

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Roger. It's a ground problem; we just got it back.

Frank Borman (CDR)

Houston, Apollo 8. Go ahead with your data.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, this is Houston with an LOI 1 PAD. Over.

Frank Borman (CDR)

Roger. Understand. LOI 1.

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?

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Frank Borman (CDR)

Roger. We broke lock; did not get the DELTA-VX.