- Ken Mattingly (CAPCOM)
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Okay. We are still going to the mid-Pacific, 357 152 359 146:29:13 267, plus 0813, minus 16503 066 36221 647 12166 36301 146:46:13 0028, the next block is November Alfa, V0 400 0210 0025 0335 0816 160590 312; Zeta Persei, up 165, right 34, up nonexit EMS pattern; Sirius and Rigel, roll 308, pitch 209, yaw 357, no P65 involved. Over.
- Jim Lovell (CMP)
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Roger, Houston. Entry PAD as follows: mid-Pacific, 357 152 359 146:29:13 267, plus 0813, minus 16503 066 36221 647 12166 36301 146:46:13 0028, NA, 400 0210 0025 0335 0816 160590 312, Zeta Persei, up 165, right 34, up. Use nonexit EMS pattern; Sirius, Rigel, 308, 209, 357, no P65.
- Ken Mattingly (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, Houston. You are clear to initiate cabin coldsoak at your discretion. Over.
- Bill Anders (LMP)
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Okay. It doesn't appear that we are going to be able to trigger the primary evaps, so I'm going to go ahead and start up the secondary loop.
Expand selection up Expand selection down Close - Frank Borman (CDR)
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Roger. Since we're going as smoothly as we are here—we've got good COMM—let's start this pyro circuit check about 10 minutes early. What do you say?
- Frank Borman (CDR)
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Okay. Everything went fine with the check. We are all armed and ready to go here.
- Ken Mattingly (CAPCOM)
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Apollo 8, Houston. Simultaneous VHF and S-band. Do you verify that you are on the left hand VHF antenna? Over.
- Ken Mattingly (CAPCOM)
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Okay. We are receiving some downlink, although it is considered to be poor quality.
- Ken Mattingly (CAPCOM)
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Okay. This is a simultaneous VHF and S-band transmission: one, two, three, four, five. How do you read on VHF? Over.
Spoken on Dec. 27, 1968, 2:14 p.m. UTC (55 years, 9 months ago). Link to this transcript range is: Tweet