Spacelog Apollo 8

Ken, are you through with the tape recorder?

Stand by one.

We're on a maneuver to burn attitude, and it's going to make us lose the high gain.

Apollo 8, the tape recorder is yours. We have your double umbra update, 89:07:15.87.

Roger. Copy.

Roger. And no change on your AOS time.

Say that again, will you, Ken?

There's no change on your AOS time.

Now what was it?

Okay. With TEI, 89:28:39.

Thank you.

Apollo 8, Houston. We have 3 minutes to LOS; all systems are GO.

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, this is Houston. Three minutes LOS; all systems are GO. Over.

Roger. Thank you, Houston. Apollo 8.

All systems are GO. Apollo 8.

Roger. Please be informed there is a Santa Claus.

That's affirmative. You are the best ones to know.

That burn status report: it burned on time; burn time 2 minutes 23 seconds, seven-tenths VG_X. Attitude nominal, residuals minus five-tenths VG_X plus four-tenths VG_X—of minus O VG_Z. DELTA-V_C minus 26.4.

Roger.

Apollo FLIGHT has -

Apollo 8, reconfirm your burn time, please.

Roger. We had 2 minutes 23 seconds. Our—wait one. Change that to read 3 minutes 23 seconds.

Thank you.

This gives the sensation that you are climbing, Ken.

Say again, Apollo 8.

I say that this gives the sensation that you are climbing.

Roger.

What's next on the docket?

High-gain antenna.

Apollo 8, at the first convenient moment, we'd like to have the high-gain antenna.

You've got it; you're on the high gain.

Apollo 8, Houston. We do not have any data on the ground yet; the voice is very good.

Roger.

Apollo 8, Houston. We'd like to try to have you manually acquire on the high gain.

Okay.

This will take a wide beam width.

Wide beam width. Roger.

Houston, Apollo 8. We've manually acquired in wide beam.

Roger. Reading you loud and clear. Initial tracking indicates a 4 foot per second at 8 hours will put you on target.

Four foot per second at 8 hours.

Correction, that's 15 hours.

Roger. Roger.

Apollo 8, we have data; we'd like to have the tape recorder.

You can have it.

Thank you.

Houston, Apollo 8.

Go ahead, Apollo 8.

Roger. Do you wish me to reinitialize the W-matrix at this time?

Affirmative, Apollo 8.

Roger. And that —

Houston, Apollo 8. Which battery do you want us to start charging?

Okay. We'd like to start on battery Alfa.

Battery Alfa. Okay.

Apollo 8, would you go to NARROW BEAM on the high gain?

Just a minute.

We're on NARROW BEAM.