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03 00 05 13
Jim Lovell (CMP): There is a crater Taruntius, I believe, over there.
03 00 05 27
Jim Lovell (CMP): We will try to get TV on this at a later time, when we are not getting ready for a burn.
03 00 05 32
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Jim.
03 00 05 40
Jim Lovell (CMP): I can see the old second bishop right now, Mount Marilyn.
03 00 05 47
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger.
03 00 06 18
Jim Lovell (CMP): Houston, at these sun angles, everything is quite distinct; shadows are good; the ground doesn't have any sunlight returned. It appears very good visibility at these sun angles.
03 00 06 30
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger.
03 00 07 02
Jim Lovell (CMP): As a matter of fact, Bill just mentioned that the visibility seems to be excellent just about up to the terminator. It's something which I didn't expect. I thought there would be a little bit more gradual shift to darkness, but it's very sharp and distinct.
03 00 07 15
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Jim.
03 00 07 19
Bill Anders (LMP): Of course, we are in a very high phase angle now.
03 00 07 24
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. All of your updates are in; the computer is yours. Over.
03 00 07 32
Frank Borman (CDR): Thank you.
03 00 07 41
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): The update block.
03 00 07 44
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Break. Apollo 8, Houston. Your TEI 2 PAD is good; stand by to copy your TEI 3. Over.
03 00 08 05
Frank Borman (CDR): Ready for TEI 3.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. TEI 3. SPS/G&N 46427, minus 053, plus 141 075:31:29.95, plus 28960, minus 00456, plus 00720. Copy?
03 00 09 06
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger.
03 00 09 08
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. 180 021 002, not applicable, plus 00188 28972 251 28793 40 2769 396. Copy?
03 00 09 58
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger.
03 00 10 00
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. 033 0000, left 17, plus 0883, minus 16500 12955 36185 146:35:07; Sirius, Rigel 129, 155 010, ullage two jets, 20 seconds, quads Bravo and Delta. Horizon on the 24 degree line at ignition minus 3 minutes, assumes no LOI 2. Over.
03 00 11 29
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. SPS/G&N—this is for TEI 3—46427, minus 053, plus 141 075:31:29.95, plus 28960, minus 00456, plus 00720 180 021 002, NA, plus 00188 28972 251 28793 40 2769 396 033 0000, left 17, plus 00883, minus 16500 12955 36185 146:35:07; Sirius, Rigel 129, 155, 01, two jet, 20 seconds, B and D, horizon 2 degrees at ignition minus 3 minutes, assumes no LOI 2.
03 00 12 51
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Readback is correct.
03 00 13 13
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston with a TEI 3—with an LOI 2. Over.
03 00 13 31
Frank Borman (CDR): Go ahead.
03 00 13 33
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. TEI 3: SPS/G&N 45810, minus 053, plus 141 075:21:28.46, plus 30128, minus 00540, plus 01911. 180 019 001. Copy?
03 00 14 46
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. Go ahead.
03 00 14 48
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Not applicable, plus 00188 30193 255 30008 40 2742 396 033, down 021, left 18. Copy?
03 00 15 42
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger.
03 00 15 44
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Plus 0888, minus 16500 12955 36185 146:34:50 GDC, align no change, ullage no change, horizon 1 degree at ignition minus three. Assumes LOI 2. Over.
03 00 16 45
Frank Borman (CDR): Go ahead—or Houston, this is Apollo 8. TEI 3 with LOI 2. SPS/G&N 45810, minus 053, plus 141 075:21:28.46, plus 30128, minus 00540, plus 01911 180 019 001, NA plus 00188 30193 255 30008 40 2742 396 033, down 021, left 18, plus 0888, minus 16500 12955 36185 146:34:50; no change, no change 1 degree in the rise of ignition minus three, assumes LOI 2.
03 00 18 04
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Roger. I made one mistake; horizon window is minus 1 degree. Over.
03 00 18 16
Frank Borman (CDR): Minus 1 degree.
03 00 18 18
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Readback is correct.
03 00 18 36
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. You are GO across the board for LOI 2. Would like to take the DSE for a dump. Over.
03 00 18 47
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. You got it. I understand we are GO for LOI 2.
03 00 18 51
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): That's affirmative.
03 00 18 52
Bill Anders (LMP): Before you take the DSE for a dump, let me give you a quick—let me give you a quick rundown on the DSE before you dump it, if you will.
03 00 19 01
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Standing by.
03 00 19 06
Bill Anders (LMP): Roger.
03 00 21 02
Bill Anders (LMP): Okay, Houston. You've got the tape.
03 00 21 06
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Roger.
03 00 21 52
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Would you believe that Taurus, Aida is Pleaides? Over.
03 00 22 01
Jim Lovell (CMP): Thank you.
03 00 27 15
Bill Anders (LMP): Have you got that tape dumped, Houston? We're about to lose the high gainer.
03 00 27 32
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. We're dumping now—looks like we'll be 5 or 10 more minutes.
03 00 27 42
Bill Anders (LMP): Try to get it dumped, and I'll play it, rewind it if necessary -
03 00 27 47
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Copy.
03 00 28 55
Bill Anders (LMP): We are about to lose it, Houston. How far are you on the tape dump?
03 00 29 01
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. It looks like we have lost it. They weren't quite done. We are standing by for a countdown to BIOMED switch left. Over.
03 00 29 12
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger.
03 00 29 14
Jim Lovell (CMP): Look, we would like to get it dumped if we could. Standby a second.
03 00 29 18
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Okay.
03 00 29 19
Frank Borman (CDR): Did you get it stopped?
03 00 29 30
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Bill, you can go ahead and turn it off.
03 00 29 54
Bill Anders (LMP): Okay. We are not going to have a high gain now until the next time around. Can you give me some idea of how much of that pass you got.
03 00 30 04
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8. this is Houston. We—negative. We can't tell. You can go ahead and turn it off.
03 00 30 12
Bill Anders (LMP): Well, how long did you—did you dump it?
03 00 30 15
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. stand by; they are checking.
03 00 31 09
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
03 00 31 21
Bill Anders (LMP): Go ahead Houston.
03 00 31 23
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston reading you with a great deal of noise in the background. Go ahead and rewind your tape and start it in low bit rate, and we will try to catch that dump at the end of the next rev.
03 00 31 46
Bill Anders (LMP): Roger. I would like to have an idea on how much you dumped. So I know whether … all these things or whether we have better setting in.
03 00 31 56
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Stand by.
03 00 32 29
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. We are working on that time. We should be able to tell you before LOS. Over.
03 00 32 47
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
03 00 32 53
Bill Anders (LMP): Go ahead.
03 00 32 54
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Did you read my last?
03 00 32 59
Bill Anders (LMP): That is affirmative. You will give us a run-down when you figure out how much tape you dumped.
03 00 33 03
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. They feel reasonably sure, however, that if you rewind and start low bit rate, we'll be able to get all of the burn and still not run into what needs to be down linked yet.
03 00 35 32
Frank Borman (CDR): Houston, Apollo 8.
03 00 35 33
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Go.
03 00 35 34
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. What REFSMMAT are we using for this LOI 2 burn?
03 00 36 11
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Stand by, Frank. We're talking.
03 00 36 17
Frank Borman (CDR): Okay. I notice an LOI 2 REFSMMAT. If it is, I don't understand why the pitch is 175.
03 00 38 12
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
03 00 38 17
Frank Borman (CDR): Go ahead.
03 00 38 18
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. You are right; the REFSMMAT is LOI 2. The REFSMMAT was determined out there before the last midcourse correction, and since that time, there has been a slight change of trajectory, and the point at which you are burning LOI 2 now is just a shade different than where it was originally planned. Over.
03 00 38 42
Frank Borman (CDR): Okay. Thank you.
03 00 41 43
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
03 00 41 51
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
03 00 42 12
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
03 00 43 27
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
03 00 43 45
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
03 00 44 10
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
03 00 44 35
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
03 00 45 12
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
03 00 45 26
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
03 00 45 33
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 8.
03 00 45 35
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. DSE is rewound, and it's yours—available for use is about 1 hour of low bit rate and 2 minutes of high bit rate for your burn, without running over your good data. Over.
03 00 45 52
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. Do you read us now, Houston?
03 00 45 55
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Reading you loud and clear now.
03 00 46 00
Frank Borman (CDR): Okay.
03 00 46 16
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo. 8, this is Houston. You are GO for LOI 2 on the next rev. Over.
03 00 46 23
Frank Borman (CDR): I can understand GO for LOI 2 on the next rev.
03 00 46 31
Frank Borman (CDR): How do you read, Houston?
03 00 46 33
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Reading you loud and clear. How me?
03 00 46 40
Frank Borman (CDR): Loud and clear.
03 00 46 41
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Frank, did you get my message on the DSE?
03 00 46 47
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. Roger.
03 00 46 49
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Okay.
03 00 50 15
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Verify the TELEMETRY INPUT switch LOW. Over.
03 00 50 23
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. Understand; TELEMETRY INPUT LOW.
03 00 50 26
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Affirmative.
03 00 50 27
Frank Borman (CDR): Going to LOW; it was in HIGH.
03 00 50 28
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger.
03 00 59 37
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Five minutes to LOS. Over.
03 00 59 44
Frank Borman (CDR): Thank you, Houston.
03 01 03 30
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. One minute to LOS; all systems GO. Over.
03 01 03 40
Frank Borman (CDR): Apollo 8. Roger.
03 01 04 25
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): So long.
03 01 04 30
Frank Borman (CDR): Adios. See you.
03 01 49 25
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
03 01 49 40
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
03 01 50 17
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
03 01 50 27
Bill Anders (LMP): Houston, Apollo 8. Over.
03 01 50 28
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Loud and clear. How me?
03 01 50 40
Bill Anders (LMP): Houston, Apollo 8. Over.
03 01 50 42
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Loud and clear. How me?
03 01 50 49
Bill Anders (LMP): Roger. Reading you loud and clear and ready for the burn status report.
03 01 50 53
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Ready to copy.
03 01 50 56
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. The burn was on time, 11 seconds, 0.2 with a VG_X, 1.8 VG_Y; that's minus 1.8, minus 0.2 VG_Z. DELTA-V_C was minus 9.4; VERB 82 gives us an apogee 62 and a perigee of 60.8.
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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Roger. Your burn was on time, 11 seconds; VG_X was plus 0.2, VG_Y was minus 1.8, VG_Z minus 0.2, DELTA-V_C minus 9.4, apogee 62, perigee 60.8. Over.
03 01 52 16
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger.
03 01 59 06
Bill Anders (LMP): Houston, how do you read? This is Apollo 8.
03 01 59 09
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Weak but clear.
03 01 59 15
Bill Anders (LMP): You are loud and clear.
03 02 00 49
Frank Borman (CDR): Houston, Apollo 8. We're on high gain now if you want to get the high-speed data to look at that burn.
03 02 00 56
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Roger.
03 02 01 04
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. We are taking the DSE.
03 02 01 11
Frank Borman (CDR): Thank you. Can you hold it for about 5 seconds—or about 1 minute?
03 02 01 17
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Holding.
03 02 01 30
Frank Borman (CDR): Okay. Okay. You can dump the data now.
03 02 01 42
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Roger. We are taking the DSE for dump.
03 02 01 55
Frank Borman (CDR): Thank you. We have—updated the LM state vector with the VERB 66, Houston.
03 02 02 01
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Houston. Roger.
03 02 11 38
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Over.
03 02 11 42
Frank Borman (CDR): Hello, Michael.
03 02 11 44
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Hey, good morning, Frank. We've been tracking you for about 18 minutes now, and we show your orbit 61 by 61-1/2. Over.
03 02 11 54
Frank Borman (CDR): Thank you.
03 02 12 02
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Your SPS engine looked good on LOI number 2 burn.
03 02 12 11
Frank Borman (CDR): Thank you.
03 02 16 24
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
03 02 16 29
Frank Borman (CDR): Go ahead.
03 02 16 30
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Bill has got the tape recorder now; we are evaluating the dump. The data is good, and we are evaluating the voice quality here shortly.
03 02 16 41
Frank Borman (CDR): Thank you.
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Over.
Frank Borman (CDR): Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 8.
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): I've got a few jolly updates for you when you are ready to copy.
Frank Borman (CDR): Stand by.
03 02 21 33
Frank Borman (CDR): Go ahead, Houston, with your updates.
03 02 21 36
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Roger. Apollo 8, Houston. I have a TEI 3, TEI 4, and map update for REV 3 and 4 to read to you. Actually the TEI 3 update which you have on board is still valid, but we will not update that one. Which do you want first, the TEI 4 or the map update?
03 02 22 03
Frank Borman (CDR): TEI 4.
03 02 22 05
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Alright. This is the TEI 4 update: SPS/G&N 45695, minus 053, plus 141. Are you with me so far? Over.
03 02 22 34
Frank Borman (CDR): So far.
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Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Very good. 077:21:27.58, plus 30627, minus 00625, plus 00577 180 018 001, not applicable, plus 00188 30639 256 30452. Are you with me so far? Over.
03 02 23 50
Frank Borman (CDR): So far seems … hold it a minute though, will you?
03 02 24 11
Frank Borman (CDR): Okay. Go ahead.
03 02 24 13
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Okay. The last number I gave was DELTA-V_C. Picking up at the sextant star: 40 2730 396 033, down 030, left 19. Are you with me? Over.
03 02 24 52
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger.
03 02 24 53
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Okay. Plus 0858, minus 16500 12960 36195 146:37:21; comments: north set of stars Sirius and Rigel, roll 129, pitch 155, yaw 010, ullage two quad, 20 seconds, two-zero seconds from quads Bravo and Delta; horizon on 2-degree line at tine of ignition minus 3 minutes. Over.
03 02 26 15
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger, Houston. We got a TEI 4 SPS/G&N 45695, minus 053 plus 141 077:21:27.58, plus 30627, minus 00625, plus 00577 180 018 001, NA, plus 00188 30639 256 30452 40 2730 396 033, down 030, left 19, plus 0858, minus 16500, plus 12960, plus 36195 146:37:21; Sirius, Rigel, 129 155 010, two quads, 20 seconds B and D, horizon 2 degrees at TIG minus 3.
03 02 27 26
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): That's about the size of it, Frank, and a map update for REV's 3/4 when you are ready.
03 02 27 38
Frank Borman (CDR): Ready.
03 02 27 40
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): REV's 3/4: LOS 75:01:23, sunrise 75:10:16, prime meridian 75:17:16, AOS 75:47:18, sunset 76:23:11; remarks: subsolar point 75:46:55, IP-1 acquisition 76:11:17, IP-2 acquisition 76:12:30. For IP-1 and 2, those ACQ times are for shaft and trunnion angles equals zero. Over.
03 02 28 53
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. Thank you. 75:01:23 75:10:16 75:17:16 75:47:18 76:23:11, subsolar 75:46:55, IP-1 76:11:17, IP-2 76:12:30, and at shaft and trunnion at 0.
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Mike Collins (CAPCOM): That's affirmative, Frank.
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Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
03 02 32 57
Frank Borman (CDR): Go ahead, Houston.
03 02 32 58
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Roger. When Bill gets a minute, we'd like to get battery B started charging. Over.
03 02 33 07
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. Thank you. He'll take a minute right now.
03 02 36 01
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
03 02 36 07
Frank Borman (CDR): Go.
03 02 36 08
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Roger. For Bill—the voice quality on the backside DSE is extremely poor. We consider it unusable, and we recommend that all pertinent comments be hand recorded so we don't lose them. We should not count on using the tape at low bit rate for voice.
03 02 36 32
Bill Anders (LMP): Okay, Houston. We're getting so busy that we are having a hard time trying to do a neat job of logging. I'll try to do it on the flight plan; and if I make any visual observations, we'll put them on the DSE, and I'll try to scribble some notes here and there.
03 02 36 49
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Roger. Understand. Now high bit rate is working great.
03 02 36 59
Bill Anders (LMP): Roger.
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Frank Borman (CDR): Hey, Houston, Apollo 8.
03 02 38 30
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over.
03 02 38 35
Frank Borman (CDR): How about giving us the TV times for the ninth REV, will you please?
03 02 38 38
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Yes, we sure will, Frank. Stand by.
03 02 40 36
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
03 02 40 40
Frank Borman (CDR): Go ahead.
03 02 40 42
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Roger. We were checking into precise start and stop times for TV, and you are GO for the next REV. Over.
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Frank Borman (CDR): I understand; go for the next REV. Mike, we'd like to, if we could, time the TV to a passing over the terminator. We would like to track the terminator with the TV; think that's the most impressive thing we've seen, and that might be the best thing rather than trying to acquire the earth.
03 02 41 07
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Okay, Frank. That's one of the things we are looking at right now. We have you ending at about 86 hours, and we're looking at extending that few minutes to include that terminator view. Over.
03 02 41 23
Frank Borman (CDR): Okay. I don't want us to run into REV 10 very much at all, though.
03 02 41 28
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Roger. Understand.
03 02 41 30
Bill Anders (LMP): Houston; Apollo 8.
03 02 41 31
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Go ahead, Apollo 8.
03 02 41 36
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
03 02 41 37
Bill Anders (LMP): … since the DSE qual is not so good. How do you read, Mike?
03 02 41 43
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): I read you loud and clear. You were cut out about the DSE. Say again.
03 02 41 50
Bill Anders (LMP): Roger. Since the qual isn't so good, let me give you a quick rundown of the status of photo targets. You ready to copy?
03 02 41 59
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Ready to copy.
03 02 42 05
Bill Anders (LMP): Okay. At REV 1, we got photo target 90 and terminator photography south for near-side terminator. Starting on REV 2, we've got target 12 and targets 10, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, and 23. Unfortunately, we got into a high—I got into the high-speed film there somewhere, and I think those 250mm targets were on high speed. We did change film, and starting out in Tex—Crater, Texas, with target 28, 31, 40, 36, plus several targets of opportunity that were recorded on the DSE, but apparently lost. Have you been able to copy?
03 02 43 13
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Yes, I'm with you, Bill. Keep going.
03 02 43 18
Bill Anders (LMP): Okay. I might be calling up too fast. Okay. On the third REV, we got target 58 and 63 and 65. The training photography was accomplished, and it was done on magazine D, which now has—correction, that's magazine E—which now shows 95 exposures. Magazine D is fresh. Magazine K was also used for training photography, and it's showing 0.51.
03 02 44 22
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Roger. We copy all that, Bill.
03 02 44 36
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
03 02 44 37
Frank Borman (CDR): … Mike, this is Frank again.

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