Spacelog Apollo 11

Roger.

Okay, Neil. I've got the table out and the bag deployed.

We've got this view, Neil.

This is straight south.

Roger. And we see the shadow of the LM.

Roger. The little hill just beyond the shadow of the LM is a pair of elongate craters about—probably the pair together is about 40 feet long and 20 feet across, and they're probably 6 feet deep. We'll probably get some more work in there later.

Roger. We see Buzz going about his work.

How's that for a final?

For a final orientation, we'd like it to come left about 5 degrees. Over.

Now back to the right about half as much.

Okay?

Okay. That looks good there, Neil.

Okay.

Okay. You can make a Mark, Houston. *** deployed.

Roger. Solar wind.

And, incidently, you can use the shadow that the staff makes to *** getting it perpendicular ***

Roger.

Some of these small depressions *** tend to sink—oh, maybe 2 or 3 inches. *** suggest exactly what the Surveyor pictures showed when they pushed away a little bit. You get a force transmitted through the upper surface of the soil and about 5 or 6 inches of bay breaks loose and moves as if it were caked on the surface, when in fact it really isn't.

I noticed in the soft spots where we had footprints nearly an inch deep that the soil is very cohesive and it will retain a—will retain a slope of probably 70 degrees along side of the footprints.

Okay?

Yes. I think that's excellent.

They didn't come off?

*** get the ***

You'll have to extend that one.

Columbia, Columbia, this is Houston. Over.

***

Houston, Columbia on the high gain. Over.

Columbia, this is Houston. Reading you loud and clear. Over.

Yes. Reading you loud and clear. How's it going?

Roger. The EVA is progressing beautifully. I believe they are setting up the flag now.

Great.

I guess you're about the only person around that doesn't have TV coverage of the scene.

That's all right. I don't mind a bit.

How is the quality of the TV?

Oh, it's beautiful, Mike. It really is.

Oh, gee, that's great! Is the lighting half way decent?

Yes, indeed. They've got the flag up now and you can see the stars and stripes on the lunar surface.

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

That's good. See if you can pull that end off a little bit. Take that end up a little.

It won't pull out.

Okay.

Neil, this is Houston. Radio check. Over.

Roger, Houston. Loud and clear.

Roger. Out.

Loud and clear, Houston.

Roger, Buzz.

I'd like to evaluate the various paces that a person can *** traveling on the lunar surface. I believe I'm out of your field of view. Is that right, now, Houston?

That's affirmative, Buzz.

You are in our field of view now.