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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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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 -
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Frank Borman (CDR)
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No comprendo.
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Spoken on Dec. 24, 1968, 8:47 a.m. UTC (55 years, 9 months ago). Link to this transcript range is: Tweet
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