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02 20 53 13
Frank Borman (CDR): Thank you. Houston, Apollo 8.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Frank. The custard is in the oven at 350. Over.
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Frank Borman (CDR): No comprendo.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Roger.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Two minutes until LOS.
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Frank Borman (CDR): Roger.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. One minute to LOS. All systems GO.
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Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. Going to COMMAND RESET, tape recorder FORWARD low bit rate.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Safe journey, guys.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Thanks a lot, troops.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): We'll see you on the other side.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, 10 seconds to go. You're GO all the way.
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Frank Borman (CDR): Roger.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): 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): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Roger. 169.1 by 60.5. Good to hear your voice.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Verify your evaporator water control in AUTOMATIC. Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Apollo 8, this is Houston, Houston. Over.
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Frank Borman (CDR): Roger, Houston. We read you loud and clear. How do you read us?
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): 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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Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. I am sure it is in AUTO.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): Burn status report as follows: burn on time, burn time 4 minutes 6-1/2 seconds, VG_X minus 1.4, attitude is nominal, no trim, VG_Y was zero, VG_Z was plus 0.2, DELTA-V_C was minus 20.2, orbit 169.1 by 60.5.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Roger. The burn on time, burn time of 4:06.5, VG_X is minus 1.4.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): 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): Roger. Standing by.
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Bill Anders (LMP): 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): Roger. Copy. Stand by.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Reverify manual valve on panel 382, evaporator water control AUTOMATIC. Over.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Roger. Verified.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Recommend you activate your secondary water evaporator.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Secondary EVAP coming on line.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Turn off your DSE, and we will go to high bit rate. Over.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Roger.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. And I will continue my readback of the burn status report. Copied VG_X zero, VG_Y zero, VG_Z 1.2, DELTA-V Charlie minus 20.2. Over.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Stand by; he's getting the chart out again.
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Jim Lovell (CMP): DELTA-VG_Z was 0.2.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Understand; 0.2 on VG_Z.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Houston, this is Apollo 8. We are on malfunction 1 of 6, going through step 1 to step 2. Over.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Roger. Copy.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Correction. That is to step 4.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Copy; to step 4.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Now to step 13.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Step 13.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Now to step 14.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Houston. Roger.
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Bill Anders (LMP): Looks like the boiler dried out somewhere along the line.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Bill.
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Frank Borman (CDR): Houston, this is Apollo 8. I would like to confirm that burn status report. VG_X was minus 1.4, VG_Y 0. VG_Z 0.2, minus 0.2 that is. DELTA-V_C was minus 20.2 -
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, —
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Frank Borman (CDR): — apogee 169.1, perigee 60.5.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Roger. I will read back again. The burn was on time, 4 minutes and 6-1/2 seconds, VG_X minus 1.4, trim nominal, VG_Y zero, VG_Z minus 0.2, DELTA-V Charlie minus 20.2. Over.
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Frank Borman (CDR): That's Roger.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. And we copy your apogee and perigee.

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