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04 04 55 46
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, 04064.
04 04 55 53
Frank Borman (CDR): Righto.
04 04 55 55
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Thank you, Frank.
04 04 55 58
Frank Borman (CDR): You're welcome, Jerry.
04 04 56 03
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): That Lovell's getting pretty proficient.
04 04 56 07
Frank Borman (CDR): Not bad.
04 04 57 41
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
04 04 57 46
Frank Borman (CDR): Go ahead.
04 04 57 47
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Was that last number you read down to me mark 2 on star number 1?
04 04 57 59
Frank Borman (CDR): That's right. Star number 1, mark 2.
04 04 58 03
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Thank you. Now that one got you on guidance.
04 04 58 16
Frank Borman (CDR): Okay.
04 05 03 10
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. You're back under our influence again. Over.
04 05 03 16
Frank Borman (CDR): Very good. Things start speeding up now, huh?
04 05 03 21
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. You've been in for about 20 minutes.
04 05 03 26
Frank Borman (CDR): Very good.
04 05 03 29
Jim Lovell (CMP): Jerry, this is Jim.
04 05 03 31
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Go ahead, Jim.
04 05 03 35
Jim Lovell (CMP): Find out from the Guidance group if a midcourse maneuver of minus 4.8 to access corridor at 14 hours would be better than the 15.2 I came up with first.
04 05 03 47
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Okay. Minus 4.8.
04 05 03 52
Jim Lovell (CMP): Right.
04 05 03 54
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): We have already started checking it, Jim. I bet you think you sneaked that P37 past us.
04 05 04 06
Jim Lovell (CMP): Big brother is watching.
04 05 04 09
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Affirm.
04 05 12 29
Frank Borman (CDR): Houston, Apollo 8.
04 05 12 32
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Go.
04 05 12 43
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Go.
04 05 12 47
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. I just wondered how temp on quad A tank is doing.
04 05 12 54
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): We have seen no improvement as yet, Frank.
04 05 13 00
Frank Borman (CDR): How hot is it?
04 05 13 03
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Eighty-six degrees.
04 05 13 07
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger.
04 05 17 28
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
04 05 17 32
Frank Borman (CDR): Go ahead.
04 05 17 34
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Frank, we are going to establish a range sequence now. We would like to keep silence on the net for about 3 minutes. Over.
04 05 17 44
Frank Borman (CDR): Very well.
04 05 21 21
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Range sequence complete. Over.
04 05 21 26
Frank Borman (CDR): Thank you.
04 05 28 13
Frank Borman (CDR): Hello, Houston. Apollo 8. How do you read?
04 05 28 16
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Loud and clear.
04 05 29 11
Frank Borman (CDR): Houston, how do you read? Apollo 8.
04 05 29 14
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Loud and clear by me.
04 05 29 19
Frank Borman (CDR): I wasn't reading you for a while. I read you loud and clear now.
04 05 29 22
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Frank.
04 05 29 28
Frank Borman (CDR): I wanted to know what a range sequence test was, Jerry.
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04 05 29 35
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): I was afraid you was going to ask that. Stand by.
04 05 30 53
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
04 05 30 57
Frank Borman (CDR): Go ahead.
04 05 30 59
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. This range sequence is a phenomenon we get on down-voice backup; in this mode, the ranging and the voice share the same channels, so we have to periodically check and make sure that they are not interfering with each other. Over.
04 05 31 16
Frank Borman (CDR): Thank you. These flights are very educational.
04 05 31 28
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. We are learning a little bit down here, too.
04 05 31 38
Frank Borman (CDR): I hope you're not studying reentry.
04 05 31 46
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): No, we're fat on those, Frank.
04 05 31 51
Frank Borman (CDR): Okay.
04 05 39 12
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
04 05 39 16
Frank Borman (CDR): Go ahead, Houston.
04 05 39 18
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Frank. We would like for you to go back into PTC now. Your helium tank temperature is still holding about the same. And we are going to try PTC to even things out. Over.
04 05 39 32
Frank Borman (CDR): Okay.
04 05 40 49
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
04 05 40 53
Frank Borman (CDR): Go ahead, Houston.
04 05 40 54
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Is Jim listening?
04 05 40 58
Frank Borman (CDR): He's off the air right now.
04 05 41 01
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Frank. Let him know that we've compared his latest P37, and the state vectors have converged to—they are very, very close now.
04 05 41 13
Frank Borman (CDR): Your state vector and our state vector are very, very close.
04 05 41 16
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): That's affirmative, Frank.
04 05 41 18
Frank Borman (CDR): Is that right, Jerry? Okay. I'll tell him. Thank you.
04 05 41 21
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger.
04 05 41 27
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Don't let his head get big, though.
04 05 41 32
Frank Borman (CDR): You guys are going to make it impossible to live with him. It always was pretty hard.
04 05 51 03
Frank Borman (CDR): Houston. How do you read Apollo 8?
04 05 51 09
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Say again.
04 05 51 13
Frank Borman (CDR): Hello Michael, we lost lock and Bill hit COMMAND RESET to get the lock back on again, but you're welcome to the antenna.
04 05 51 21
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Okay, Frank. Thank you.
04 06 07 02
Frank Borman (CDR): Houston, Apollo 8. Over.
04 06 07 08
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Go ahead.
04 06 07 13
Bill Anders (LMP): Good morning, Michael.
04 06 07 15
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Good morning.
04 06 07 17
Bill Anders (LMP): Or is it afternoon?
04 06 07 23
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. You've got a lot of background noise and about unreadable. We're trying to get a better OMNI.
04 06 07 45
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. How do you read? Over.
04 06 07 50
Bill Anders (LMP): Loud and clear.
04 06 07 51
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Okay. You're loud and clear. Is this Bill?
04 06 07 57
Bill Anders (LMP): None other.
04 06 07 58
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): I got a message for you while you were asleep. Valerie said to tell you that she and the kids are leaving for church about 11:30 and eagerly awaiting your return. She said presents are magically starting to appear under the Christmas tree again so it looks like a double barrel Christmas. Over.
04 06 08 16
Bill Anders (LMP): You can't beat a deal like that. How was Christmas at your house today?
04 06 08 26
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Early and busy as usual. I told Michael you guys are up there, and he said who's driving?
04 06 08 39
Bill Anders (LMP): That's a good question. I think Isaac Newton is doing most of the driving right now.
04 06 08 51
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Say again.
04 06 08 55
Bill Anders (LMP): I think Isaac Newton is doing most of the driving right now.
04 06 08 59
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Roger. We copy.
04 06 09 40
Bill Anders (LMP): Tell Valerie and the kids a Merry Christmas for me, Mike, and tell them I'll see them there in a while.
04 06 09 46
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): I sure will, and you might tell Frank if he's got any messages his people are about 10 feet away.
04 06 09 57
Bill Anders (LMP): He said “bah humbug.”
04 06 10 01
Frank Borman (CDR): Howdy, how are you all?
04 06 10 06
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): You've got a whole row of smiling faces in the back room, Frank.
04 06 10 11
Frank Borman (CDR): Very good. Will they be proud of me: I'm using the Exer-Genie right now.
04 06 10 19
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Don't overdo it.
04 06 10 23
Frank Borman (CDR): I won't.
04 06 15 54
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Over,
04 06 15 59
Bill Anders (LMP): Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 8.
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