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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.
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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.
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.
08 02 50 52
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger.
08 02 50 54
Michael Collins (CMP): Thank you.
08 02 54 40
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Houston, we got the service module going by. A little high and a little bit to the right.
08 02 54 49
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger. Thank you.
08 02 54 53
Michael Collins (CMP): And it's rotating just like it should be. Thrusters are firing.
08 02 55 05
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Good. It's got a lot of gas there to burn out, too.
08 02 55 07
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): It's coming across now from right to left.
08 02 55 13
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Houston. Roger.
08 02 57 07
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Houston, Apollo 11. You going to turn on the tape recorder shortly?
08 02 57 19
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): 11, Houston. You can go ahead and turn it on.
08 02 57 24
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay. I'll have to go to command reset to do that.
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Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): 11, Houston. That's negative. All you have to do is turn it on. That'll be fine.
08 02 57 44
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): I guess I don't know how to turn it on, then. I got PCM, ANTILOG RECORD, FORWARD; high bit rate, and barber pole.
08 02 58 03
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): 11, Houston. We'll send the ON command from down here, see if it works.
08 02 58 07
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay.
08 02 58 56
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Got our friend the Moon whipping by the field of view right now.
08 02 59 01
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Roger. Copy.
08 03 00 32
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): 11, Houston. We'll have you for about 3 or 4 minutes through Redstone and then pick you up after blackout through ARIA.
08 03 00 41
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Roger.
08 03 01 48
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Houston, Apollo 11. I'm going to go to COMMAND RESET and turn the tape on.
08 03 01 54
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): …
08 03 02 00
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): 11, Houston. Recommend negative on that. That will put us in low bit rate.
08 03 02 12
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay. I already put it to COMMAND RESET, but I still have barber pole on the tape. And now my switch is high bit rate.
08 03 02 22
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Okay. That will be fine. On 225, there, if you can reach it, Buzz, the last two circuit breakers in the second row from the bottom, punch those in.
08 03 02 42
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): And 11, Houston, don't mess around with that 225 there.
08 03 02 48
Buzz Aldrin (LMP): Okay.
08 03 03 01
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Key moment Apollo 11 re-enters Earth's atmosphere: And 11, Houston. You're going over the hill there shortly. You're looking mighty fine to us.
08 03 03 06
Neil Armstrong (CDR): See you later.
08 03 07 15
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston through ARIA.
08 03 07 37
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston through ARIA.
08 03 08 10
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston through ARIA 4.
08 03 09 08
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston through ARIA. Standing by. Over.
08 03 09 45
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston in the blind. AIR BOSS has visual contact.
08 03 11 18
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston. Standing by for your DSKY reading. Over.
08 03 11 49
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston. Stand by for your miss distance. Over.
08 03 12 04
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston. Standing by for your DSKY reading. Over.
08 03 12 09
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Drogues.
08 03 12 22
Ronald Evans (CAPCOM): Apollo 11, Houston. Your DSKY reading, please. Over.
08 03 12 31
Neil Armstrong (CDR): Roger. We were *** right on … 169, 17.
08 03 12 53
Neil Armstrong (CDR): Reading 1330, 1069, 15.
08 03 15 03
USS Hornet: Apollo 11, Apollo 11. This is Hornet. Hornet. Over.
08 03 15 07
Neil Armstrong (CDR): Hello, Hornet. This is Apollo 11 reading you loud and clear. Our position 1330, 16915.
08 03 15 19
USS Hornet: 11, Hornet. Copy 1330, 1675. Any further data? Over.
08 03 15 31
USS Hornet: Do you have an error?
08 03 15 39
USS Hornet: We have that. And what is condition of the crew?
08 03 15 45
USS Hornet: 11, this is Hornet. What's your error of splashdown and condition of crew? Over.
08 03 15 52
Neil Armstrong (CDR): The condition of crew *** 4000—3500 feet, on the way down.
08 03 16 00
USS Hornet: 11, this is Hornet. Copy. 11, Hornet. What's your splashdown error? Over.
08 03 16 06
Unidentified crew member: Okay. Our splashdown error is by latitude, longitude, 1330 16 *** 15. That's ***
08 03 16 19
USS Hornet: Hornet. Roger, out.

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