Spacelog Apollo 11

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I think they're just getting to be a good team in the clinch.

They certainly seem to be.

Well, if they can do that well without a roof, think of what they're going to do with a roof.

Roger. Out.

We're trying.

An old Oiler fan is trying to comment on an alien game.

You tell Michael Jr., history or no history, he'd better behave himself.

Apollo 11, Houston. If it's convenient with you, we have an LOI 1 PAD that we can pass up to you now. Over.

Stand by.

Houston, Apollo 11. The next time we pass through roll 0, we're going to stop PTC and that will give us 90 degrees pitch. Now, I understand you want us to move from 90 degrees pitch to 0 degrees pitch for the platform align, option 1. Is that affirmative?

Standby, please.

And we are ready to copy on the LOI 1.

Apollo 11, this is Houston. When you stop at 0 roll, you will be in approximately 90 pitch, 0 yaw, and 0 roll. We'd like you to run the first P52, that is, the P52 option 3, from that attitude. Then we'll uplink you a new REFSMMAT, either before or while you are maneuvering to 000, and then you can torque the platform around and run the second REFSMMAT. Over. Run the second P52. Over.

Okay.

And I copied you are ready for the LOI 1 pad. Over.

Go ahead.

Roger. LOI 1, SPS G&N: 62710, plus 098, minus 019, 075 49 4965, minus 28897, minus 03944, minus 00686; 358 226 347; 01692, plus 00610; 29173 602 29108; 31 106.6 358. GDC align Vega and Deneb 243 183 012. No ullage. Horizon in the hatch window 2 minutes before TIG. AOS with an LOI 76 15 29. AOS without an LOI 76 05 30. HA before the burn 431.3, HP minus 128.2. Say again LOS time.

Roger. LOS time 75 41 23. Over.

Understand 75 41 23.

Apollo 11, this is Houston. Over.

Go ahead.

Roger. Apparently we missed getting your onboard readouts on battery Charlie and PYRO batteries Alfa and Bravo last night. I wonder if you could give us some fresh numbers. Over.

You want the readings now?

Yes, please. If it's convenient for you.

Okay. All three of them are still 37.1.

Houston, Apollo 11. The P52 option 3 is complete. We're maneuvering to 000.

Roger. We observe your maneuvering, and we'll have some uplinks for you in a couple of minutes here.

Apollo 11, this is Houston. We observe you're in P00. If you'll give us ACCEPT, we'll start our uplinks.

You've got it, Houston.

Apollo 11, this is Houston. Over.

Go ahead, Houston.

Roger. We're on low bit rate at the present time so it's going to take us a little bit longer than normal to get this stuff up to you. Over.

I guess we're in no rush.

Okay. We're here if you're there.

The view of the Moon that we've been having recently is really spectacular. It fills about three quarters of the hatch window, and of course, we can see the entire circumference, even though part of it is in complete shadow and part of it's in earthshine. It's a view worth the price of the trip.

Well, there are a lot of us down here that would be willing to come along.

I hope you get your turn, and soon.

One of these days, we'll be able to bring the whole MOCR along, I hope. Save a lot of antenna switching.

Say again, 11.

One of these days, we could bring the whole MOCH along, and then that'll save a lot of antenna switching.

That's jolly.

Apollo 11, this is Houston. Over.

Say again, please.

I said the Czar is brushing his teeth, so I'm filling in for him. What can we do for you?

Roger. If you don't get in the way of the Czar while he's brushing his teeth, we'd like you to bring up the primary accumulator quantity a little bit. We're showing the quantity now at 20.6 percent on TM. Seems to have gone down a bit since you've gone into the shadow. We'd like it serviced to bring the quantity up to between 30 and 40 percent, preferable 35 percent. Over.

Okay.

The computer is yours, 11. The loads are in and verified. You can go back to BLOCK.

11, this is Houston. On the basis of your last P52 alignment, the platform looks like it's indeed performing very well. No problems there, no updates required, and no PIPA bias update is required either. Over.

Houston, Apollo 11. Radio check.

11, this is Houston. Loud and clear. Over.

Okay. Just checking. Do you want high gain?

Roger. If you can give it to us.

Okay.

Houston, Apollo 11. How do you read on the high gain?

Loud and clear on the high gain.

Same here. We've completed the P52 option 1.

Roger. We've been looking over your shoulder by TM.

Houston, Apollo 11. Standing by to copy TEI 1 and TEI 4. Over.

Roger. I've got the 1 and 4 PAD's here, right now. I'll be ready to read them up to you in just a second.

11, this is Houston. I'm ready with the TEI 1 and 4 PAD's. Over.

Ready to copy.

Roger. TEI 1, SPS G&N: 38658, minus 054, plus 065, 078 02 0345, plus 29180, plus 03779, minus 01325; roll NA, pitch 041; two jets, 19 seconds, undocked. TEI 4: 38658, minus 054, plus 065, 084 29 5059, plus 31373, plus 03760, minus 00968; roll NA, pitch 034; two jets, 19 seconds, undocked; assumes no LOI-2.

11, this is Houston —

— Apollo 11. Over.

— 11, this is Houston. Readback correct. Out.

11, this is Houston. Over.

Roger. Go ahead, Houston.

Roger. At GET of 74 30, we'd like you to cycle the fans in all four CRYO tanks and position the heaters in all four CRYO tanks to the AUTO position. We're doing this in advance of LOI in order to insure that you don't have any destratification as a result of the burn, which might result in giving you a master caution and warning during the burn. Over.

Okay. Was that 74 30? You want us to cycle the heaters and turn—cycle the fans and turn all the heaters on.

All the heaters to AUTO; cycle the fans at 74 30, about 25 minutes from now. Over.

11, this is Houston. Radio check. Over.

Houston, 11.

Roger. Loud and clear now.

Houston, Apollo 11.

Go ahead, 11.

Apparently this is not a very good OMNI attitude for you. We're ready to start our PTC check.

11, this is Houston. We're ready, except that we'd like to get the high gain antenna prior to this test. Over.

Can you give us a couple of pointing angles?

Roger. From an attitude with 60 degrees roll, around to an attitude of roll 058 inertial. It would be pitch plus 30 and yaw 270 on the high gain antenna.

Apollo 11, Apollo 11, this is Houston. Radio check. Over.

Apollo 11, Apollo 11, this is Houston. Radio check. Over.

Apollo 11, this is Houston. Do you read? Over.

Roger. Loud and clear.

Roger. We're reading you weak but clear.