Spacelog Apollo 11

That's affirmative. Right out the LOS.

Maneuver is in progress, Houston.

Apollo 11 under high gain. How do you read?

Five by, 11. How me? Over.

You're loud and clear, Charlie. What—What numbers are you looking at for TEI TIG preliminary; 135 hours 23 minutes, something like that?

That's affirmative, Mike. We're looking at about nominal time. We've considered kicking it up a REV, but we don't think this REV track is going to be any good since we had the RCS burn and we need some more tracking to get you a good TEI. Over.

That's what we're looking for.

Roger.

11, Houston. Looks like it's going to be pretty relaxed time here for the next couple of hours. We'll have you a PAD, of course, the next REV or so, and we'll keep you posted on TEI. Looks like nominal time. Over.

Thank you, Charlie.

And your little maneuver back here a moment ago will put you about 20 miles ahead of the LM at TEI.

Okay.

Imagine that place has cleared out a little bit after that rendezvous. You can find a place to sit down almost, huh?

Roger. Our MOCR's about empty right now. We're taking it a little easy. How does it feel up there to have some company?

Damn good, I'll tell you.

I'll bet. I bet, you'd almost be talking to yourself up there after 10 REVS or so.

No, no. It's a happy home here. It'd be nice to have company. As a matter of fact, it'd be nice to have a couple of hundred million Americans up here.

Roger. Well, they were with you in spirit.

Let them see what they're getting for their money.

Roger. Well, they were with you in spirit anyway, at least that many. We heard on the news today, 11, that last night—yesterday after you made your landing, New York Times came out with a—headlines, the largest headlines they've ever used in the history of the newspaper.

Save us a copy.

I'm glad to hear it was fit to print.

It was great.

That's why we didn't read you up any newscast. There really wasn't anything to talk about.

Hello, there, Boss.

Apollo 11, Houston. We've got 10 minutes to LOS; see you over the hill at 131 48. Over.

Okay, Charlie. I'll dump the water as soon as we go around the corner.

Roger. Everything's looking real good now.

Hello, Apollo 11. Houston. Coming up about 4 30 LOS. You're looking great on all your systems. Eagle is purring right along after an hour 30 without any cooling. The PNGS is still looking good. Over.

Apollo 11, Houston. Will you verify that your rendezvous radar transponder is off? Over.

It's not, but I'll get it off.

Roger. We were seeing—believe it or not, we were seeing some funnies on the Eagle's rendezvous radar, and that was the only theory that we had. It looked like it was a good one.

Hello, Apollo 11. Houston. We are standing by. Everything is looking great here. Over.

Hello, Apollo 11. Houston. If you guys want it, we've got some news, here, we can read up. Over.

Be pleased to have it.

Roger, Neil. Starting off: Congratulatory messages on the Apollo 11 mission have been pouring into the White House from world leaders in a steady stream all day. Among the latest are telegrams from Prime Minister Harold Wilson of Great Britain and the King of Belgium. The world's press has been dominated by news of Apollo 11. Some newsmen estimate that more than 60 percent of the news used in papers across the country today concerned your mission. The New York Times which, as we mentioned before, has had such a demand for its edition of the paper today (even though it ran 950 000 copies) said it will reprint the whole thing on Thursday as a souvenir edition. And Premier Alexei Kosygin has sent congratulations to you and President Nixon through former Vice President Humphrey who is visiting Russia. The cosmonauts have also issued a statement of congratulations. Humphrey quoted Kosygin as saying “I want you to tell the President and the American people that the Soviet Union desires to work with the United States in the cause of peace.”

And Mrs. Robert Goddard said today that her husband would have been so happy. “He wouldn't have shouted or anything. He would just have glowed.” She added, “That was his dream, sending a rocket to the Moon.” People around the world had many reasons to be happy about the Apollo 11 mission. The Italian police reported that Sunday night was the most crime free night of the year. And in London, a boy who had the faith to bet $5 with a bookie that a man would reach the Moon before 1970 collected $24.000. That's pretty good odds.

You're probably interested in the comments your wives have made. Neil, Jan had said about yesterday's activities, “The evening was unbelievably perfect. It is an honor and a privilege to share with my husband, the crew, the Manned Spacecraft Center, the American public, and all mankind; the magnificent experience of the beginning of lunar exploration.” She was then asked if she considered the Moon landing the greatest moment in her life. She said “No, that was the day we were married.” And Mike, Pat said simply, “It was fantastically marvelous.” Buzz, Joan said—apparently couldn't quite believe the EVA on the Moon. She said, “It was hard to think it was real until the men actually moved. After the Moon touchdown, I wept because I was so happy.” But she added, “The best part of the mission will be the splashdown.”

In other news, and there was a little bit, another explorer: Thor Heyerdahl had to give up his attempt to sail a papyrus boat across the Atlantic. The storm damaged boat was abandoned about 650 miles from Bermuda. The speed of the craft had been reduced to about 25 miles a day, and Heyerdahl said the object of the voyage had not been to provide an endurance test for the crew.

Thank you much, Charlie.

You're welcome.

11, Houston. We've got a preliminary TEI 30 PAD, if you're ready to copy.

Ready to copy.

Roger. We have a TEI 30, SPS/G&N: 36691, minus 061, plus 067 135 23 4149; plus 32020, plus 06713, minus 02773 181 054 013; NA, plus 00230, plus 32833 228 32625, 24 1510 355; NA three times, plus 1103, minus 17237 11806 36275 195 04 52. Deneb and Vega 242 172 012, two jet ullage, 16 seconds; horizon 11 degree line at TIG minus 2 minutes; sextant star visible after 134 50. Over.

Hello, Apollo 11. Houston. We're standing by.

Roger. Apollo 11.

Roger. We'd like you, sometime at your convenience, to stir up the CRYO's on this pass. And we're wondering if you got the fuel cell purge. Over.

Roger. *** fuel cell purge …

Say again. You're breaking up.

Roger. The O₂ fuel cell purge is complete.

Hello, Apollo 11, Houston. We've got a load for you, if you give us P00 and ACCEPT. The load consists of a CSM pre TEI state vector that's going in the CSM slot, and a post-TEI state vector that'll go into the LM slot, if that's okay; and also a TEI target load. Any comments? Over.

Very good. Thank you very much.

Yes, sir.

P00 and ACCEPT. You got it.

Thank you.

And, 11, Houston. A reminder: you can scratch the VERB 66 at 134 30.

Understand.

And, 11, Houston. For your information, Eagle, we had an ISS fail light came on at about 3 19 due to a CDU overheating; and at about this time at AOS it looks like we're about to lose the platform.

Apollo 11, Houston. We got the load in. You can have the computer —

11. Are you through with the computer?

That's affirmative, Buzz.

All right. That's timing for you.

And, Apollo 11, Houston. Your friendly White Team has your coming home information, if you're ready to copy. Over.

Stand by.

Apollo 11. Ready to copy.

Roger. TEI 30, SPS/G&N: 36691, minus 061, plus 066 135 23 4156, plus 32011, plus 06 818, minus 02650, 181 054 014; apogee NA, plus 00230 32836 228 32628 42 1511 357, NA three lines, plus 1103, minus 17237 11806 36275 195 04 52, Deneb and Vega, 242 172 012, two jet ullage, 16 seconds, horizon out of the window, 10 degrees, TIG minus 2 minutes, sextant star at 134 10. Over.

Roger, Buzz. Good readback. You're very weak. If you're ready to copy, I got a TEI 31 for you. Over.

All right. Go ahead.

Apollo 11, Houston. You were cut out. Say again.

Roger.

All right. Go ahead. I'm ready to copy.

Roger, 11. TEI 31, SPS/G&N: 36691, minus 061, plus 066 137 22 3985, plus 32838, plus 06845, minus 02487, NA, pitch 052. Rest of the PAD is NA. Ready for your readback. Over.

Roger. TEI 31, SPS/G&N: 36691 minus 061, plus 066, 137 22 3985, plus 32838, plus 06845, minus 02487, NA, pitch 052. The rest is NA. Over.

Roger. Good readback. And, Buzz, did you say sextant star is visible after 134 50?

No. I wrote down 134 10. I wasn't real sure about that.

Roger. It went by me there. RETRO caught it. It's 134 50. Over.

Okay. 134 50. Thank you.

Hello, Apollo 11. Houston. After the burn, we'd like you to trim X and Z. Over.

Okay, Charlie.

Roger. And that's to 0.2 foot per second, as shown in the flight plan.

Sounds like there's a story behind that one, too.

Hello, Apollo 11. Houston. Would you verify that you've stirred up the CRYO's? Over.