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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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Roger.
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Jim Lovell (CMP)
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Go ahead, Houston. This is Apollo 8. Burn complete. Our orbit 160.9 by 60.5; 169.1 by 60.5.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, this is Houston. Verify your evaporator water control in AUTOMATIC. Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, this is Houston. Reading you loud and clear now. And verify your evaporator water control panel switch to the AUTO position. Over.
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Jim Lovell (CMP)
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Burn status report as follows: burn on time, burn time 4 minutes 6-1/2 seconds, VGX minus 1.4, attitude is nominal, no trim, VGY was zero, VGZ was plus 0.2, DELTA-VC was minus 20.2, orbit 169.1 by 60.5.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, Houston. Roger. The burn on time, burn time of 4:06.5, VGX is minus 1.4.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, Houston. Verify your EVAP water control on panel 382 is AUTO. Your EVAP OUT temperature is high. Over.
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Bill Anders (LMP)
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Houston, Apollo 8. Roger. Primary EVAP is AUTO, H2 flow AUTO. Do you recommend activating the secondary water boiler?
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, this is Houston. Reverify manual valve on panel 382, evaporator water control AUTOMATIC. Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, this is Houston. Recommend you activate your secondary water evaporator.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, this is Houston. And I will continue my readback of the burn status report. Copied VGX zero, VGY zero, VGZ 1.2, DELTA-V Charlie minus 20.2. Over.
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Bill Anders (LMP)
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Houston, this is Apollo 8. We are on malfunction 1 of 6, going through step 1 to step 2. Over.
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Frank Borman (CDR)
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Houston, this is Apollo 8. I would like to confirm that burn status report. VGX was minus 1.4, VGY 0. VGZ 0.2, minus 0.2 that is. DELTA-VC was minus 20.2 -
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, this is Houston. Roger. I will read back again. The burn was on time, 4 minutes and 6-1/2 seconds, VGX minus 1.4, trim nominal, VGY zero, VGZ minus 0.2, DELTA-V Charlie minus 20.2. Over.
Spoken on Dec. 24, 1968, 9:28 a.m. UTC (55 years, 9 months ago). Link to this transcript range is: Tweet
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