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08 01 16 11
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston with a little recovery force information. Over.
08 01 16 17
Michael Collins (CMP): Go ahead.
08 01 16 18
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger. The Hornet is on station just far enough off the target point to keep from getting hit. Recovery 1, or the chopper, is there; they're on station. And Hawaii Rescue 1 and 2, the C 130's, are within 40 minutes of your target point. Over.
08 01 16 50
Michael Collins (CMP): Sounds good. Thank you.
08 01 25 08
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston.
08 01 25 11
Neil Armstrong (CDR): Go ahead.
08 01 25 13
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger. Just to get a little downlink here to check out our VHF: I show us about an hour and 37 minutes, approximately, from entry interface. Over.
08 01 25 26
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay. That's about right.
08 01 25 28
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Okay. Looks like we're together on that, and I guess we're standing by for you to whip into the entry attitude.
08 01 25 37
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay. We've just been taking a couple of last minute pictures. We've finished the EMS entry check, primary water EVAP activation.
08 01 25 46
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger. Mighty fine.
08 01 31 22
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston.
08 01 31 26
Michael Collins (CMP): Go ahead.
08 01 31 28
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger, Mike. We recommend the left VHF antenna for VHF.
08 01 31 33
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): And this is your friendly backup CMP. Have a good trip, and may—remember to come in BEF.
08 01 31 42
Michael Collins (CMP): You better believe. Thank you kindly.
08 01 31 48
Michael Collins (CMP): We can see the Moon passing by the window and it looks what I considered to be a correct size.
08 01 33 26
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Houston, Apollo 11. Like to switch to S band OMNI C. I just did a minute ago, and noticed a loss of signal strength, over.
08 01 33 34
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger, Apollo 11. Go ahead and try it again now that you're in attitude.
08 01 33 42
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Roger. Going OMNI C.
08 01 37 10
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston.
08 01 37 31
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston. Recommend antenna Bravo. Over.
08 01 41 08
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston. Recommend antenna Bravo, or at least a better one. Over.
08 01 47 35
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston.
08 01 47 39
Neil Armstrong (CDR): Go ahead, Ron.
08 01 47 40
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger. Faces are red here. We lost data with you there for a while. Did you do the P52? Over.
08 01 47 47
Neil Armstrong (CDR): That's affirmative, we completed the P52. We'll give you the data from it in just a second. We passed our sextant star check at entry attitude, and right now we're maneuvering to our first horizon check pitch attitude of 298 degrees.
08 01 48 05
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger. Copy that, 11.
08 01 58 53
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston. About 4 minutes to 1 hour, and I'll give you a mark at 1 hour. Was a command module preheat necessary? Over.
08 01 59 03
Michael Collins (CMP): Negative that.
08 01 59 06
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger. Copy. Negative command module preheat.
08 02 02 06
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston.
08 02 02 09
Michael Collins (CMP): Go ahead.
08 02 02 11
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger. We don't want to jettison the hydrogen tank that stratified, so could you cycle the fans in tank 2 please? Hydrogen tank 2.
08 02 02 26
Michael Collins (CMP): You better believe, that old service module has taken good care of us. We want to take good care of it.
08 02 02 30
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): It sure has, hasn't it.
08 02 02 33
Michael Collins (CMP): It's been a champ.
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08 02 04 48
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): 11, Houston. I'll give you a time hack at 58 minutes to go. It's about 15 seconds yet.
08 02 04 57
Michael Collins (CMP): Thank you.
08 02 05 04
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Stand by.
08 02 05 07
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): MARK.
08 02 05 08
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): 58 minutes.
08 02 05 13
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Roger.
08 02 10 13
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston.
08 02 10 16
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 11.
08 02 10 17
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger. We have our update at the state vector out there for you. Request P00 and ACCEPT. Over.
08 02 10 28
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay. You've got it.
08 02 10 32
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Okay. Here it comes.
08 02 11 55
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston.
08 02 11 58
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Go ahead.
08 02 12 00
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger. The computer is yours now. Looks like you're in VHF range, here. So we'll try a VHF check for you. We'll just send VHF up to you. Stand by.
08 02 12 11
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay.
08 02 12 25
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston. VHF check on Simplex Alfa. Over.
08 02 12 32
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Roger, Houston. Apollo 11, VHF Simplex Alfa, loud and clear. How me? Over.
08 02 12 38
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger, 11. Houston. You're loud. The standard VHF noise, though, makes you realize that S band is good.
08 02 12 48
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Roger. Understand. Thank you.
08 02 13 19
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston. Backup S band now, and we're standing by for command module RCS activation.
08 02 13 27
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay. We're just about there.
08 02 15 15
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston, you're GO for PYRO ARM.
08 02 15 19
Michael Collins (CMP): Thank you, Houston.
08 02 16 36
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston. Your command module pressurization looks mighty fine to us.
08 02 16 41
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Looks good here, Ron.
08 02 16 46
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): And 11, Houston, I've got an update for about four items on your entry PAD.
08 02 16 55
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Ready to copy.
08 02 16 57
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger. Your MAX g, 063; your NOUN 60, your Gamma, at 400K, 648; your range to go on the EMS, 14033; and your RETRO time for V circular, 02 14. Over.
08 02 17 40
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Roger. Copy MAX g 6.3; R2 at NOUN 60, 6.48; range to go, EMS, 14033; RET V circular, 02 14. Over.
08 02 17 58
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger. Readback is correct there.
08 02 24 37
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Houston, Apollo 11.
08 02 24 39
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston. GO.
08 02 24 43
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Roger. The first horizon check 194 23 06 at a pitch angle of 298 does not quite fall on the 31 7 line. It's just a little high. It's within 5 degrees tolerance.
08 02 24 57
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston. The horizon check there was supposed to be at 33. Over.
08 02 25 05
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay. That's fine, sir. Thank you.
08 02 25 07
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger.
08 02 29 00
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston. Command module RCS looks fine to us.
08 02 29 05
Neil Armstrong (CDR): Same here, Ron. Looks very good. Doesn't make as much noise as we thought. Some of them are barely audible.
08 02 29 11
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger.
08 02 29 16
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): And 11, Houston. Weather still holding real fine in the recovery area.
08 02 29 21
Neil Armstrong (CDR): Roger.
08 02 29 22
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Looks like it's about 1500 scattered, high scattered. And it's still 3 to 6 foot waves.
08 02 29 29
Neil Armstrong (CDR): Hey, that part of it sounds good.
08 02 29 33
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger.
08 02 30 00
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): 11, Houston, I'll give you another Mark at 33 minutes. Stand by.
08 02 30 07
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): MARK.
08 02 30 10
Michael Collins (CMP): Roger that.
08 02 32 37
Michael Collins (CMP): Houston, Apollo 11. Do you have any recommended settings to catch the sunset. Over.
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08 02 32 48
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger. Well, the time is 36 41. And stand by for some settings.
08 02 32 59
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay. I'll probably only be doing it maybe—part of it at six frames a second, some it at one. So I could be changing settings as it goes through.
08 02 33 09
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger. Copy.
08 02 33 19
Michael Collins (CMP): And the horizon check passes; it's right on the money.
08 02 33 24
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Hey, mighty fine. Sounds good.
08 02 35 07
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston. On the shooting at the Sun, f:16th at 1 over 250.
08 02 35 18
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Understand f:16 at 1 over 250.
08 02 35 22
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger.
08 02 37 05
Michael Collins (CMP): And the Sun is going down on schedule. It's getting real dark in here.
08 02 37 11
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11. Houston. Copy.
08 02 48 54
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston. We see you getting ready for SEP. Everything looks mighty fine down here.
08 02 48 59
Michael Collins (CMP): Same here, Ron. Thank you.
08 02 50 42
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston. You're still looking mighty fine from here. You're cleared for landing.
08 02 50 47
Neil Armstrong (CDR): We appreciate that, Ron. Thank you.
08 02 50 49
Michael Collins (CMP): Roger. Gears down and locked.

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