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04 13 34 54
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): That looks beautiful from here, Neil.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): It has a stark beauty all its own. It's like much of the high desert of the United States. It's different but it's very pretty out here. Be advised that a lot of the rock samples out here, the hard rock samples, have what appear to be vesicles in the surface. Also, I am looking at one now that appears to have some sort of phenocryst.
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Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM): Houston. Roger. Out.
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay. The handle is off the *** in about 6 or 8 inches into the surface. I could *** easy ***.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): Yes, it is. it's—I'm sure I could push it in farther, but it's hard for me to bend down further than that.
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Now, you can throw so far.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): You can really throw things a long way up here.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): That pocket open, Buzz?
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Yes, it is. It's not up against your suit though. Hit it back once more. More toward the inside. Okay. That's good.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): That in the pocket?
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Yes. Push down.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): Got it?
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): No. It's not all the way in. Push it. There you go.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): Contingency sample is in the pocket. My oxygen is 81 percent. I have no flags, and I'm in minimum flow.
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Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM): This is Houston. Roger, Neil.
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay. I have got the cameras on at one frame a second.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): Okay.
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): And I've got the 80 percent, no flags.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): Are you getting a TV picture now, Houston?
04 13 38 05
Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM): Neil, yes we are getting a TV picture.
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Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM): Neil, this is Houston. We're getting a picture. You're not in it at the present time. We can see the bag on the LEC being moved by Buzz, though. Here you come into our field of view.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): …
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Roger.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): Hold it a second. First let me move that over the edge for you.
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay. Are you ready for me to come out?
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): Yes. Just stand by a second. I'll move this over the handrail.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): Okay.
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): All right. That's got it. Are you ready?
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): All set. Okay. You saw what difficulties I was having. I'll try to watch your PLSS from underneath here.
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): All right. The backup camera's positioned.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): Okay. Your PLSS is—Looks like it is clearing okay. Your toes are about to come over the sill. Okay. Now drop your PLSS down. There you go; you're clear. And laterally you're good. You've got an inch clearance on top of your PLSS.
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay. You need a little bit of arching of the back to come down. … How are are my feet from the edge?
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): Okay. You're right at the edge of the porch.
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay. Back in *** little of foot movement *** porch. Little arching of the back. Helmet comes up and clears the bulkhead without any trouble at all.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): Looks good.
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Bruce McCandless (CAPCOM): Neil, this is Houston. Based on your camera transfer with the LEC, do you foresee any difficulties in SRC transfer? Over.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): Negative.
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay. Now I want to back up and partially close the hatch.
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Making sure not to lock it on my way out.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): (Laughter) A pretty good thought.
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): That's our home for the next couple of hours and we want to take good care of it. Okay. I'm on the top step and I can look down over the RCU, landing gear pads. It's a very simple matter to hop down from one step to the next.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): Yes. I found I could be very comfortable, and walking is also very comfortable.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): You've got three more steps and then a long one.
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay. I'm going to leave that one foot up there and both hands down to about the fourth rung up.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): There you go.
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay. Now I think I'll do the same ***
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): A little more. About another inch.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): There you got it.
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Neil Armstrong (CDR): That's a good step. About a 3-footer.
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Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Beautiful view!

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