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05 10 18 52
Frank Borman (CDR): When we get the PAD data, we'll get it all out here.
05 10 18 58
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Yes. We'll be sending the PAD data up to you in about another 2 hours, Frank; about 132 hours GET.
05 10 19 06
Frank Borman (CDR): Okay. We—this will be the last set of star sightings we do now nominally, and even if we lose COMM, we'll just come on in with what we got.
05 10 19 19
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Okay, Frank.
05 10 19 22
Frank Borman (CDR): Incidentally, that COMM has been fantastic. I don't know how you've heard us, but boy, it's just like you are next door even in lunar distances.
05 10 19 31
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Yes. It has really been great with rare exceptions when you are on a bad OMNI right before you switch. Then we get an awful lot of background noise, but in general, it has been excellent, and boy, we are really thankful for it because reading all these updates would be bad news with bad COMM, as you know.
05 10 19 48
Frank Borman (CDR): Right.
05 10 19 50
Jim Lovell (CMP): Say, Mike, have you noticed the confidence the Captain has in his navigator?
05 10 19 56
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): He hasn't called you Goldfinger yet.
05 10 20 00
Jim Lovell (CMP): No. He is disregarding anything I can do. We're coming in anyway.
05 10 20 13
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): I suspect he is right on that point.
05 10 20 18
Jim Lovell (CMP): Well, back to the drawing board.
05 10 20 21
Frank Borman (CDR): As usual, we are all a little pooped. I've got Bill sleeping now, and then Jim and I will swap just as soon as we get through with these stars.
05 10 20 30
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Well, you're sounding real good, and you are doing good work.
05 10 20 34
Frank Borman (CDR): Thank you.
05 10 56 40
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston.
05 10 56 43
Frank Borman (CDR): Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 8.
05 10 56 45
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Roger, Frank. If you get a chance to, we'd like for you to read us down your trunnion calibration number. We missed that one on the downlink, and we have an update for your passive thermal control attitude.
05 10 56 56
Frank Borman (CDR): Okay. The trunnion calibrations were all zeros.
05 10 57 00
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Roger. Thank you, and on page 2-104 the PTC attitudes should read zero pitch and 45 degrees yaw. Over.
05 10 57 14
Frank Borman (CDR): Zero pitch and 45 degrees at 2-104.
05 10 57 17
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Roger. And we'd like some PRD readings for those of you who are up and around.
05 10 57 57
Frank Borman (CDR): Zero pitch, 45 yaw, it is?
05 10 58 01
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Roger. Thank you.
05 10 58 07
Frank Borman (CDR): I'm asking. I wasn't sure I copied it right.
05 10 58 10
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Yes. That's affirmative, Frank. Zero pitch, 45 degrees yaw.
05 10 58 15
Frank Borman (CDR): My PRD now reads 2.85.
05 10 58 21
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): 2.85.
05 11 33 39
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Radio check. Over.
05 11 33 45
Jim Lovell (CMP): This is 8. Loud and clear. How us?
05 11 33 47
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Roger. You're loud and clear, Jim. We'd like to get your PRD reading while we've got you up and a flight plan change we're suggesting on page 2-107 when you're ready to copy.
05 11 34 03
Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger. Stand by.
05 11 34 12
Jim Lovell (CMP): I'm the only person up, and my PRD is reading 0.15.
05 11 34 18
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Roger. I understand; 0.15.
05 11 34 22
Jim Lovell (CMP): And I'll bet that Bill's is still reading 0.64.
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05 11 34 27
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): That's okay; don't bother him with it. He's asleep.
05 11 34 48
Jim Lovell (CMP): Okay. Go ahead with your flight plan change.
05 11 35 11
Jim Lovell (CMP): Houston, Apollo 8. Go ahead with your flight plan change.
05 11 35 14
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Okay, Jim. On page 2-107, we're recommending that you delete that P52 and just-stay in PTC attitude. Your platform is real good, and we don't feel that alignment's necessary. One is coming up again at 139 hours anyway. And also, on that same page, we'd like to delete the “begin cabin cold soak.” Over.
05 11 35 44
Jim Lovell (CMP): Righto. Will delete the “begin cabin cold soak,” and we'll delete the P52.
05 11 35 49
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Okay. Thank you.
05 12 04 57
Jim Lovell (CMP): Houston, Apollo 8. Over.
05 12 04 59
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Roger, Apollo 8. This is Houston. Over.
05 12 05 03
Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger. Mike. Are you still planning to send up these updates at 132 hours?
05 12 05 08
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Yes; affirmative, Jim. We're getting them together now.
05 12 05 13
Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger.
05 12 06 06
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Would you please go to P00 and ACCEPT, Jim, and we'll send you a P27.
05 12 06 27
Jim Lovell (CMP): We're ready for you.
05 12 06 29
Mike Collins (CAPCOM): Okay. Sending up a state vector to LM slot.
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05 12 06 35
Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger.

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