Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston in the blind. Your yaw is 42 degrees. Recommend you set pitch and yaw to ATTITUDE HOLD for PTC. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, this is Houston in the blind. Switch to antenna Alfa. Over. Antenna Alfa.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, Houston in the blind. Select antenna Alfa, antenna Alfa. Over.

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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, this is Houston, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, this is Houston, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, Houston, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, this is Houston, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, this is Houston, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, this is Houston, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, this is Houston, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, this is Houston. How do you read?

Bill Anders (LMP)

I read you loud and clear; my COMM here must have come unconnected.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Roger, Bill. We lost data on you for 15 minutes and voice COMM for about 45 and were beginning to get a little itchy. Is your PTC set up for rate command attitude hold?

Bill Anders (LMP)

Roger. Pitch and roll is in PTC.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Set up OMNI Charlie. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. We're showing yaw 54.5. Over.

Bill Anders (LMP)

Roger. It's been deadband right around there the whole time.

Bill Anders (LMP)

You can take command P00, also, if you want to. You might have to use it again.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Say again.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, Houston. Say again.

Bill Anders (LMP)

You can take over command P00; you might have to use it again.

Bill Anders (LMP)

I'm trying to be quiet so the other guys can sleep, Jerry.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, this is Houston.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Switch to OMNI Bravo, and we'll try the Bravo-Delta switching again. Over.

Bill Anders (LMP)

We're on OMNI E now, Houston.

Bill Anders (LMP)

Looks like B couldn't quite hack it; I'll put it back there in a minute.

Bill Anders (LMP)

Houston, if your EECOM's need any more help, just tell them to give me a call.

Bill Anders (LMP)

We're going on OMNI Bravo now, Houston.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Say again.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Looks like we're getting pretty far off in both pitch and yaw. Showing about 50 degrees in pitch; and about 25 in yaw.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, this is Houston. All systems looking good. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, this is Houston. Your systems are all looking good. Got a flight plan update for you: at time 96, you can delete P52. Your drift rates are real small.

Bill Anders (LMP)

Roger. And I'd like to do the chlorination at about 95:30 if I could.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Roger. Understand; chlorination: 95:30. Okay?

Bill Anders (LMP)

Houston, we're on OMNI C and going to Bravo now—correction, Dog.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Roger. Understand; going Delta.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Roger. Understand you're on Charlie. Break. Verify your UP TLM switch at COMMAND RESET is at NORMAL. Over.

Bill Anders (LMP)

Roger. It's in NORMAL. I've had the COMMAND RESET since we broke lock there, and I have to get back and control the OMNI's, so why don't you go command it over to Dog. Then give it back, and I'll set the other one on Bravo.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Roger.

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Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. We have you on Delta; you can go to Bravo. Break. Give us a call when you've finished your chlorination. Over.

Bill Anders (LMP)

Okay. Everybody seems to be stirring around now, so we'll probably do it on time.

Bill Anders (LMP)

Houston, and the other two space aces are up now, and LMP's going to hit the pad and like to take a Seconal prior.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Roger. Permission granted, Bill. Have a good sleep.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Looks like you need about 3 more hours on that battery A charging. Over.

Bill Anders (LMP)

Okay. Well, my cohorts can handle it.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, Houston. Can we get a crew status report on Bill before he goes to sleep?

Bill Anders (LMP)

He's feeling fine; a little sleepy.

Bill Anders (LMP)

And had a meal about—had a meal about 2 hours ago; drinking lots of water.

Bill Anders (LMP)

Good night. Wish everybody a Merry Christmas for me.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Sure will, Bill. Same to you.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Make sure Bill hangs up his stocking before he goes to bed.

Bill Anders (LMP)

I've got it right next to my teddy bear.

Frank Borman (CDR)

Roger. We're up on all the jobs; Bill's going to sleep; he's already down.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Roger, Frank. Good morning.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Apollo 8, this is Houston. I have a little feature news and sports news for you if you'd like to hear it.

Frank Borman (CDR)

Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 8.

Jerry Carr (CAPCOM)

Roger, Frank. I have some feature page and sports page news if you'd like it.