Spacelog Apollo 11

I'm now in the area of the minus Y strut taking some … photographs.

How's the bulk sample coming, Neil?

Bulk sample is just being sealed.

Houston, Columbia.

Columbia, this is Houston. Go ahead. Over.

Roger. No marks on the LM that time. I did see a suspiciously small white object whose coordinates are —

Go ahead with the coordinates on the small white object.

Easy—Easy 0.3, 7.6, but I … right on the southwest end of a crater. I think they would know it if they were in such a location. It looks like their LM would be pitched up quite a degree. It's on the southwest wall of a smallish crater.

Roger. Copy Echo 0.3 and 7.6, and -

Columbia, this is Houston. While I'm talking to you, LOS will be at 111 19 31; AOS, 112 05 43. Over.

Columbia, this is Houston. Did you copy LOS AOS times? Over.

Negative, Houston. You broke. Disregard. I'll get them off the flight plans.

Roger. Out.

The jet deflector that's mounted on quad 1 seems to be a good bit more wrinkled *** right now on quad 4.

You're breaking up again, Buzz.

I say the jets deflector that's mounted on quad 4 seems to be—the surface of it seems lo be more wrinkled than the one that's on quad 1. Generally, underneath part of the LM seems to have stood up quite well to the *** get some pictures in the aft part of the LM that will illuminate the thermal effects much better than we could get them up here in the front.

Roger. Out.

We're going to get some particular photographs of the bulk sample area, Neil?

Okay.

And, Houston? Buzz here. I'm showing 3.78 psi, 63 percent, no flags, adequate, slight warming *** fingered.

Neil and Buzz, this is Houston. To clarify my last, your consumables are in good shape at this time. The 30 minute reference was with respect to the nominal timeline. Over.

Roger. I understand that.

I don't note any abnormalities in the LM. The pods seem to be in good shape. The primary and secondary struts are in good shape. Antennas are all in place. There's no evidence of problem underneath the LM due to engine exhaust or drainage of any kind.

Roger. Out.

It's very surprising, the very surprising lack of penetration of all four of the foot pads. I'd say if we were to try and determine just how far below the surface they would have penetrated, you'd measure maybe 3 inches, wouldn't you say, Neil?

At the most, yes. That Y strut there is probably even less than that.

Nice paint job.

I get a picture of the plus Y strut taken from near the descent stage, and I think we'll be able to see a little bit better what the thermal effects are. Seem to be quite minimal.

There's one picture taken in the right rear of the spacecraft looking at the skirt of the descent stage, shows a quite darkening of the surface color, a rather minimal amount of radiating or etching away or erosion of the surface. On descent, both of us remarked that we could see a large amount of very fine dust particles moving out. It was reported beforehand that we would probably see an upgassing from the surface after actual engine shutdown, but as I recall, I was unable to confirm that.

This is too big an angle, Neil.

Yes. I think you are right.

We're back at the minus Z strut now. *** very little force of impact that we actually had.

And, Neil, if you'll take the camera, I'll get to work on the SEQ bay.

Okay.

Columbia, Columbia, this is Houston. I notice that -

Go ahead, Buzz.

Taking some close up pictures of that rock.

I was saying that, Houston, *** stop and take a photograph or something and then want to start moving again sideways, there's quite a tendency to start doing it with just gradual sideways hops until you start getting ***

Roger.

Can you see us underneath the LM over at the SEQ bay, Houston?