Spacelog Apollo 13

Aquarius, Houston.

Go ahead.

We are going to try to improve the COMM and telemetry by temporarily breaking lock and reacquiring. You may hear some noise in your headset.

Okay. Couldn't be any more noise than we're getting now.

Hello, Houston; Aquarius.

Aquarius, Houston. Go ahead.

Okay. Now that there's no noise, you can give …

Jim, I didn't copy that. Your COMM is pretty good, though. How is it with us?

Good. Okay.

Houston, do you want to reconfigure the DOWN VOICE BACKUP again?

Aquarius, Houston. I don't think so at this time. Our voice is good now. How's yours?

Ours is very good.

Okay. Houston, Aquarius. We're deadbanding in the new attitude.

Aquarius, Houston. Over.

Go ahead, Houston.

Okay, Jim. In order to save on an amp or 2 of power here, we'd like you to go to the DOWN VOICE BACKUP COMM configuration, which is pulling the power and circuit breaker and going to DOWN VOICE BACKUP. If we get into a COMM problem, all you have to do is reverse that configuration, and it should be good again. Over.

Okay, we'll go to DOWN VOICE BACKUP and pull the POWER AMPL circuit breaker, and if we get into trouble, we'll come back again.

Okay, real fine, and we estimate the next yaw maneuver should start at about 68:02. Over.

Okay. Could you give me that in minutes?

I sure can. That's going to be in 29 minutes from now, Jim.

Okay. Thank you.

Okay.

Okay, Houston. We're in DOWN VOICE BACKUP and the POWER AMPLIFIER is pulled.

Jim, Houston. Roger that. You are readable through the noise. How are we? Over.

You are loud and clear.

Very good.

Yes, I guess … at this time … out … configuration …, and we have to get … …

Okay. What else do we have to …

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Okay.

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I guess they're going to take …

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Well, there's another good one …

… going off?

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No. … we had battery power for a while, we could …

It's locked.

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I don't think that was …

… powered up …

… got one.

… … all powered down.

…?

That's right.

Thank you.

…?

I'll wake you up.

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(Coughing)

About four …

Okay.

Go ahead.

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… …?

Yes.

Well, I'm afraid this is going to be the last lunar mission for a long time.

… copy.

Are we in DOWN VOICE BACKUP …

Maybe it should reverse itself. I think …

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… radio check.

Aquarius, this is Houston. Go ahead.

Maneuver complete.

Roger, Jim. We show you on telemetry. Looks solid at the new attitude. Just by the way of information, the latest tracking data shows the pericynthion to be holding somewhere above 136 miles, and the pad you have is still good. Over.

Roger. Understand.

Okay, and, Jim, we wonder whether you've attempted to get drinking water out of the command module po-ti [sic] tank yet. It's—Is that going all right or do you have any questions on it. Over.

… do it at 169 hours.