Spacelog Apollo 11

Yes. We're going to tape that one over.

Roger.

We're going to tape that one over.

We concur.

The restraints in here do a pretty good job of pulling my pants down.

Roger. We haven't quite got that before the 50,000,000 TV audience, yet.

11, Houston. That's a good view of the eight ball. We see—You can even read the OFF flag, there.

You can see the signal strength meter for the radar, read the numbers on it.

Houston, did you want us to test the cameras in the LM and—I was wondering about that. I saw it in the flight plan, but I'm just wondering if you want to do that on CSM power, or do you want us to take both of the 16mm cameras back in the CSM and test them there? Over.

Stand by, Buzz.

As an alternative to that, why, we could wait LOI day and do it then when we transfer over to LM power.

Roger. Stand by. We'll have an answer.

11, Houston. On that TV, our commentary—The monitor I was looking at was delayed about 12 seconds, 12 to 15 seconds while it went through our color converter. It was probably—You thought I was crazy, but we were looking at it 15 seconds after you broadcast it. 11, Houston —

We understood that, Charlie.

Okay. On the LM cameras, we'd like you to do it on LOI day with the LM power. Over.

Okay. That's what we'll do.

Houston, we're showing you something that came out of the Commander's checklist stowage packet. It's got a 16-millimeter camera in it, and it's got this little cylinder; and I guess—I don't understand what it is. Maybe you can tell us.

Roger. Stand by. We can't figure it out either.

It's got an arrow on the back, and it says “turn,” but I'm afraid to turn it.

Apollo 11, Houston. About 50 percent of the time, we're getting high bit rate off the OMNI's when you're in PTC. Over.

Okay. Thank you.

You're welcome.

Apollo 11, Houston. Neil, at this attitude you look like you're about 12 feet long.

It seems like I always find myself upside-down in whatever I'm doing around here.

Apollo 11, Houston. Could you give us a few comments on your crew comfort with the CSM hoses moving the air around? Over.

Well, it's picking up a little bit on circulation in here.

What do you estimate the temperature is, Buzz? Over.

Oh, I'd say maybe 73, 75.

Roger.

It's hard to tell at this density and pressure of gas, but comfort level is about the—about the same as the command module.

You probably —

It was a little warmer or stuffier when we first got in, but it seems to be improving.

Houston copies. Out.

11, Houston.

You may be able to see some —

Go ahead.

— some particles jumping around on your screen. That's just dust particles that are being illuminated by Sun shafting in the window.

Roger. They're very clear now. Over. And that's a good view of Neil's—correction, of Buzz's circuit breaker panel, there.

I can just barely see the handrail on the front porch from the position on the right-hand window.

Roger.

11, Houston. Our view of the Panel 11 is—gets brighter, then darker. Are you changing the f-stop at all? Over.

No, what's happening is, we get pretty close to the window now and then, and it drives the automatic light control into the stop, I think.

I think that's right.