Spacelog Apollo 8

Roger.

Okay. Register 1 reads 10 000.

Okay. Thank you.

And do you want VERB 74 now?

That's fine.

Apollo 8, Houston.

Go ahead.

Roger. Have you done the VERB 74 ENTER yet?

No, I'm waiting for your command.

Okay. I'm sorry; you must have missed it. You can go ahead right now, Jim; we're all set.

Roger. VERB 74.

On its way down.

Thank you.

Apollo 8, Houston. Jim, the dump is complete. You can go ahead and do whatever you like with your computer now.

Roger.

We're going to be restricted to P23 for a while.

Just don't let Anders touch the computer.

I haven't yet, and I don't plan to.

Roger. We concur with that decision.

Oh, we've just been honored by the presence of Mr. Neil Armstrong who is now standing by the CAP COM console, alert and eager.

Roger. Ask him how the stock market is doing.

Apollo 8, Houston.

Go ahead.

With the computer, we sort of got behind in our promise of music. Do you still want it?

Go ahead.

Okay.

Just so Neil doesn't accompany it.

… choir.

Must be the wrong speed.

Houston, Apollo 8.

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Roger, Mike. That's real nice, but if you don't mind, you'd better hold it off until we get this tracking test done. …

Roger, Bill. We concur.

Sounds like it is being run at the wrong speed.

It doesn't sound very good to us either.

Coming through nicely, though, Mike. You're coming through nicely, Mike; maybe you could just sing a little bit.

Houston, Apollo 8.

Apollo 8, Houston. Over.

Roger, Mike. How are our temperatures looking across the service module? Could it be GO here for a shoot in another couple sets on this next start?

Yes. I'm monitoring them, and they look real good to me, Bill. Just a second and I will check with the experts. Yes, you are just fine, Bill, on your quad temps.

And SPS is okay?

Affirmative. SPS is looking good also.

Okay.

And if you're in a copying mood, I have—would you believe—a couple of changes to your entry checklist which I'd like to read up to you sometime today or tomorrow.

Okay. Why don't we get them here after this one set of stars.

Very good.

Roger, Bill. I was just given a new one here. While you've got your flight plan out, this would be 130 hours GET. Have you got that page?

I just put it away, but I'll get it out again.

I'm sorry about that.

… if you want me.

Roger. At 130 hours GET, star 02: Where it is printed two sets, we'd like to make that only one set; and then we would like to add star 11 (star one—one) lunar far horizon, two sets. Over.

Okay.

Hey, Mike. Is MIT slipping in the back door?

Not really, Jim. It has to do with this W-matrix. You remember that we reinitialized it in lunar orbit, and then we worked on it as you came back on the previous sightings you made, and now we've gone and reinitialized it again at this point. And we'd like to restore it to its former size and shape and whatnot.

Houston, Apollo 8.

Go ahead, Jim.

Mike, I have got the entry checklist right now. You want to give me an update?

Okay, Bill. Thank you. The first one is on page E-7.

Okay. Stand by.

Okay, Mike. Ready to go. Now I know why Neil was over there.

No. You can't blame it on him. Page E-7 under CM RCS preheat, halfway down where it says “UP TELEMETRY BLOCK”—Are you with me?

I am with you.

Okay. After UP TELEMETRY BLOCK, insert “RCS CM heaters circuit breakers to CLOSE.”

Okay.

All they are doing there is just making sure you get your heater circuit breakers closed. The next one is on page E-9.

Ready to copy.

Roger. On E-9 up near the top under “terminate CM RCS preheat” and the middle there, after “CM RCS heaters OFF, LMP confirm,” insert “RCS CM heaters circuit breakers to OPEN.” That's just opening those two breakers back up.

Roger.

And the last change is on page 14.

Okay.

Yes. This one should be a favorite of yours. Near the top where it says “tape recorder, RECORD FORWARD”- Are you with me?

Roger.

Insert between “tape recorder” and “RECORD FORWARD,” insert “COMMAND RESET high bit rate.” Over.

Okay. We got them.

Thank you, Bill. That's all.

Okay, Michael.

How is it going? Do you want any systems dope?

Yes, they are hanging together. I haven't even looked at them for the last half hour. I have been over here in the sun.

Yes, they sure are, Bill. They can get you any specific numbers, whatnot, if you're interested.

Well, I hate to say I wasn't interested, but I don't need any specific numbers right now.

Okay. Very good. We concur.

That's an outer space first.