Spacelog Apollo 8

Secondary activation.

Houston, Apollo 8.

Go ahead.

Ken, on this maneuver, MCC 7, are you going to—are we going to burn the PAD data that we got some time ago, or is there a new maneuver coming up, or what's going on in that regard?

Okay, Apollo 8. If required, we'll give you a new one. Right now, we are looking at not making a maneuver burn at all.

You say we may not even have another one now?

That's right.

Okay. You're the boss.

Apollo 8, Houston.

Apollo 8, Houston.

Apollo 8, Houston. Could you try another OMNI?

Apollo 8, Houston. Try another CMRI, please.

Apollo 8, Houston.

Apollo 8, Houston.

Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 8.

Okay. Read you loud and clear now. Just wanted to remind you that in the event of a loss of COMM, we don't want you to burn MCC 7. Your present entry PAD is good. We'll be updating your landing points at the same time that you would have gotten MCC 7, and I'd like to have a crew status report from you when it's convenient.

Okay, Ken. I understand. If we would lose COMM, you do not want us to burn MCC 7, just go ahead and use the entry PAD you've given us?

That's affirmative. You'll be within 0.06 degrees of your entry angle target line.

Alright. The crew status is everybody has gotten real good rest last night, and everybody is in good shape. Jim is just waking up, and Bill is starting the initial stowage, and we all feel very well.

Okay.

Houston, Apollo 8.

Go ahead, 8.

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, Houston. Go ahead.

Roger. Could you give us our range—correction, our velocity and range from the earth now?

Stand by.

Apollo 8, Apollo 8, Houston. At time 51, your velocity will be 9526, altitude 42946. Over.