Spacelog Apollo 13

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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)

Jack, read you loud and clear.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Okay. Fine.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

We show minus 8-1/2 minutes.

Vance Brand (CAPCOM)

Roger. Houston copies.

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Close —

Fred Haise (LMP)

Is that too close, Vance, or can you make out the SPS engine panel now?

Vance Brand (CAPCOM)

We can see your fuel and oxidizer gages and hydrogen/oxygen gages at the top of the picture and the PUGS, but it isn't coming in in focus too well. It's a little dim.

Fred Haise (LMP)

Yes. I think the problem is I'm about 2 feet and it doesn't go down but to 4.

Vance Brand (CAPCOM)

Right. We understand that's the panel right in front of your face.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Okay. Vance, stand by for the main …

Fred Haise (LMP)

Okay. We're minus 7 minutes.

Vance Brand (CAPCOM)

Roger.

Vance Brand (CAPCOM)

Fred, the focus is good enough that we can see the position of your four ball valves at the top of the picture for the big SPS engine.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

What would you like to watch, Vance?

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Hopefully, you'll see the—or we'll see the two on the left here, set A, go on here directly —

Fred Haise (LMP)

Minus 6 minutes.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

MAIN BUS TIES, two, ON, Fred. Okay. SPS HELIUM VALVE, two, AUTO and checked AUTO barber pole. TVC SERVO POWER is 1, AC1/MAIN A; 2, AC2/MAIN B.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

AC1/MAIN A, AC2/MAIN B.

Fred Haise (LMP)

MAIN BUS TIES, ON.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Okay. ROTATIONAL POWER NORMAL no. 2, AC.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Number 2, AC.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

DIRECT, two, OFF.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

DIRECT, two, OFF.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

BMAGs, three, ATT 1/RATE 2.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

ATT 1/RATE 2.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

SPACECRAFT CONTROL, SCS.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

SCS.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

And arm your hand controller.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

RHC armed.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Okay. Let's do a primary TVC check.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Fred, are you ready to start primary?

Fred Haise (LMP)

Okay. Go ahead on primaries.

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Jack Swigert (CMP)

Okay. PITCH 1, START.

Fred Haise (LMP)

Good.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

YAW 1, START.

Fred Haise (LMP)

That one's good.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Thumbwheel control. 0.96 plus 0.96 minus 0.23.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

That's affirm. Check MTVC.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

MTVC checked. Okay.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Okay.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

THC —

Fred Haise (LMP)

… C —

Jack Swigert (CMP)

— TRIM returns to NEUTRAL.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Clockwise on the translation controller.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Mine? No MTVC.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

No MTVC. Okay.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Starting …

Fred Haise (LMP)

Okay.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Okay.

Fred Haise (LMP)

Go ahead.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

PITCH 2, START.

Fred Haise (LMP)

Good.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

YAW 2, START.

Fred Haise (LMP)

Okay. Both good.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Good. Good trim control. Minus 0.96, plus 0.96, minus 0.23.

Fred Haise (LMP)

Good.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

MTVC. TRANSLATION CONTROL, NEUTRAL. MAX trim up to zero.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Good. No MTVC.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

No MTVC.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Okay.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

BMAGs MODE, RATE 2.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

ROTATIONAL HAND CONTROL POWER, two, NORMAL, AC/DC.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

AC/DC.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

RATE 2, MAIN A/MAIN B.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

B.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Okay. BMAGs, you got three, RATE 2? Okay, we'll proceed for final trim.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

MAG's where we are.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Okay. BMAG MODEs, three, ATT 1/RATE 2.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

ATT 1/RATE 2.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

… ENTER. Okay. We'll do the GIMBAL TEST OPTION.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Okay. PROCEED.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Proceeding.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Plus 2, minus 2, 0, plus 2, 2, 0.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Yes. We can hear and feel the engine gimbal as we do the test.

Vance Brand (CAPCOM)

Roger. Good —

Jim Lovell (CDR)

FDAI SCALE —

Jack Swigert (CMP)

— … relay cut in and TRIM is set.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

FDAI SCALE, 5/5?

Jack Swigert (CMP)

5/5.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

RATE, HIGH and update the DET.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Time?

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Let's check it.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Okay. We're coming up on 3 minutes. I'll give you a Mark.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Fair enough.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

MARK.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Three minutes. DET is good.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Okay. We're set.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

AS 58, we want DELTA-V THRUST A to NORMAL.

Vance Brand (CAPCOM)

Jim, Houston. You're looking good down here. GO for the burn.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Right, Vance.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Okay. Two minutes. DELTA-V thrust —

Jim Lovell (CDR)

DELTA-V THRUST A to NORMAL.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

NORMAL.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

TRANSLATION HAND CONTROLLER armed. Arm your ROTATIONAL HAND CONTROLLER. I've already got mine armed. Okay, Fred. TAPE RECORDER, HIGH BIT RATE, RECORD, FORWARD, COMMAND RESET. Standing by for 59.

Fred Haise (LMP)

It's running.

Fred Haise (LMP)

Minus 1 minute.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Okay …

Jack Swigert (CMP)

AVERAGE G.

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Spoken on April 13, 1970, 1:48 a.m. UTC (54 years, 7 months ago). Link to this transcript range is: Tweet

Jim Lovell (CDR)

EMS mode to NORMAL.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

MODE NORMAL.

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