Spacelog Apollo 13

SECO.

Copy SECO, Jim. We're looking at the DSKY.

Roger.

Apollo 13, Houston. You have a GO orbit all sources, and the booster is safe. Over.

GO orbit and the booster is safe. Thank you, Joe.

Don't mention it.

13, Houston. We copy your NOUN 44.

Okay, Joe.

Apollo 13, Houston. Your preliminary orbit down here is 102.5 times 100.3, and everything is looking good.

Roger, Houston. And it looks good to be up here again.

I'll bet.

13, Houston. I have your Z torquing angles. You ready?

Jack is ready to copy, Joe.

Okay. It's plus 0.26. Over.

Okay, Joe. Plus 0.26.

Apollo 13, Houston.

Go ahead, Houston.

Okay. Couple minutes to LOS, Jim. Everything is looking real good. Your AOS time at Carnarvon will be 52:36, and we don't have too much of a handle on why the inboard cut off early except that it apparently was an engine problem and not a switch-select function. But we are certain that you'll be able to make TLI based on what we are looking at now.

Roger. There's nothing like an interesting launch.

That's right.

Apollo 13, Houston. Canary LOS in 30 seconds. Request COMMAND RESET, please.

Roger. COMMAND RESET coming on.

Thank you.

Apollo 13, Houston. Request LOW BIT RATE, please. Over.

Houston, how do you read 13?

13, Houston. Loud and clear.

Okay, Joe. Everything's going good. We're proceeding on the time line in good fashion. I've got a P52 done. I can give you the torquing angles.

I'm ready for them, Jack.

Okay. Use NOUN 26; stars 26 and 33. The star angle difference was all balls. NOUN 93: minus 067, minus all balls, plus 0.162. The time of torquing was 45 minutes 35 seconds.

Well, that sounds marginally acceptable.

For a new CMP, it ain't too bad.

Apollo 13, Houston. LOS Carnarvon in about 30 seconds. Honeysuckle on the hour, and verify your S-band is up for Honeysuckle. Over.

That's verified.

Roger.

And, Houston, we're beginning to see a beautiful sunrise here.

13, Houston through Honeysuckle.

Apollo 13, Houston through Honeysuckle.

Roger, Houston; 13 here. Reading you loud and clear.

Houston, 13.

Go ahead, 13.

Would it be okay if I crank up the FM … …?

You're coming in weak. I didn't quite copy it.

Would it be okay, Joe, if we crank up the FM after we leave Honeysuckle here?

I don't think we require it just yet, Jack, but we'll command it when we're ready. I believe they are dumping the tape now. The booster looks good. The spacecraft looks good on the few minutes' data we've had.

That sounds good.

Jim finally let me look out.

(Laughter) How do you like it?

Chained me to the LEB down there stowing things and unstowing things, and I finally got a chance to look out and see the world.

Apollo 13, Houston. I have the TLI plus 90, and lift-off plus 8 pads whenever you're ready.

Okay. Go ahead with the TLI pad, Joe.

Joe, we had a dropout of signal there about midway or about a fifth of the start of your pad, and Fred didn't get it. We'd like you to start over again. Could you please?

Sure thing. You want the whole thing?

Yes, I think you'd better.

Okay. TLI plus 90: SPS/G&N, 63825, minus 1.54, plus 1.32, 004:06:45.53, minus 0491.7, plus 0000.1, plus 6634.0, 180, 228, 001; N/A; plus 0017.9, 6652.2, 7:37, 6626.5, 26, 155.4, 15.7; Zeta Sagittarius; up, 08.0; right 2.1; minus 22.81, minus 025.00, 1140.7, 34087, 013:32:14. Set starts: Arcturus, Denebola; roll 044, pitch 012, yaw 025; no ullage. Over.

Okay, Joe. That's 63825, minus 1.54, plus 1.32, 004:06:45.53 —

Fred, Houston. Stand by 1.

— minus 0491.7, plus 0000.1, plus 6634.0.

Fred, Houston. Over.

Go ahead.

That's correct. We would like you to go the S-BAND AUX TV switch to TV, please.

Okay. It's set to TV.

Okay. We're not getting a signal.

Okay. I'll go to TRANSMIT, Joe.

Okay. You can continue reading back.

Okay. Roll 180, pitch 228, yaw 001; N/A; plus 0017.9, 6652.2, 7:37, 6626.5 and I missed sextant shaft;—trunnion—trunnion, 15.7, Zeta Sagittarius, up, 08.0; roll 2.1; minus 22.81, minus 00—correction, minus 025.00, 1140.7, 34087, 013:32:14. Set starts: Arcturus and Denebola; roll aline 044, pitch 012, yaw 025; no ullage.

Roger, Fred. Readback correct. The sextant star is 26, and the shaft is 15.54. Over.

Okay. Sextant star 26 and 15.54.

Roger. And we have a picture now; however, it's moving around quite a bit, if you could hold the camera a little steadier. And I have your —

— Okay, Joe. There's nothing but clouds outside, and when we get some land down there coming up, I'll switch back to the window. I thought I'd just show you Jim here, to make sure he's still here.

Okay; real fine. We had a good picture of Jim there for a minute. I have the lift-off plus 8 pad, Fred. If you're ready.

Go ahead, Joe.

Okay. GETI, 008:00; DELTA-V_T, 7835; longitude, minus 165; GET 400 K, 022:36. Over.

Okay. 008:00, 7835, minus 165, 022:36.

Okay, then. And I have a TLI pad for you.

Okay. I'm ready.

TLI: 2:26:05, 179, 108, 000, 5:47, 10416.9, 35587, 358, 139, 320, 302, 319, 040. Ejection time, 4 plus 01 plus 00. Over.