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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, Houston. Roger. Beginning with DELTA-VX: minus 29840, plus 02390, plus 01053 000 200 005 01693, plus 00600 29954 402 29788. Copy?
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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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)
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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)
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Apollo 8, this is Houston. Are you waiting for us before you start your gimbal check? Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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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.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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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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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Roger. 179 346 357, not applicable, plus 00176 37900 336 37705 42 1279 309. Copy?
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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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.
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Jim Lovell (CMP)
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Houston, Apollo 8. TEI 1 as follows: SPS/G&N: 46728, minus 053, plus 121 071:25:04.73. Copy?
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Jim Lovell (CMP)
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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)
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Roger. 073:21:30.24, plus 28466, minus 00350, plus 02406 180 022 002, not applicable, plus 00188. Copy?
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Roger. 28570 250 28401 42 0641 296, not applicable three times, plus 0920, minus 16500 12953 36175 146:32:16. Copy?
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, Houston. Request you switch your OMNI. It's getting pretty garbled now.
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Jim Lovell (CMP)
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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.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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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)
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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-VZ. 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.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, Houston. The update is complete. You can have the computer, TLM to BLOCK. Be advised the erasable dump checks out okay.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, this is Houston. We'd like to make at this time a down-voice backup COMM check. Set the S-band AUX tape to DOWN-VOICE BACKUP, TLM inputs PCM, LOW. Over.
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Bill Anders (LMP)
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Roger, Houston. And we'd like to have a check of our DSE on low bit rate for voicing.
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Frank Borman (CDR)
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That's affirmative, and we'll give it about 10 minutes now or about 5 minutes, then you can check it out.
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Frank Borman (CDR)
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Houston, we just did a PROGRAM 21, and we show a pericynthian of plus 74.9 miles on the state vector you just uploaded.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, this is Houston. Reading your down-voice backup loud and clear. Request you keep those switches where they are for the remainder of the pass. Over.
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Frank Borman (CDR)
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We'd like to go to S-band AUX tape briefly so you can dump the tape while we're on the high gain. We've only got about 30 seconds worth.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Roger. That pericynthian you read out is for ignition. We read that as 75 miles; your true pericynthian is 64 miles at 69:10:35. Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, Houston. We're 42 minutes from LOS, and we caught another caution and warning light.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, Houston. Voice quality on the DSE dump is very good. The DSE is yours. Over.
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Frank Borman (CDR)
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Houston, Apollo 8. Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, Houston. We are on low bit rate. We won't see your steam pressure; your RAD OUT is 33. Over.
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Bill Anders (LMP)
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Roger. We're showing a fuel pressure of 167, in AUX of 163. Wondering, do you think there's a possibility of us having a transient caution warning trip on fuel AUX pressure at the beginning of the burn that would correct itself nominally as we had a chance to pressurize? Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, this is Houston. We've been reading fuel 173, AUX 167, holding steady for a long period of time. We expect no caution and warning trip. Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Roger. In about 10 seconds, we'll have you 19 minutes from ignition. Five, four, three, two, one -
Spoken on Dec. 24, 1968, 8:36 a.m. UTC (55 years, 9 months ago). Link to this transcript range is: Tweet
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