Spacelog Apollo 13

Okay. I'm on the other OMNI now. I just said that you're coming in even louder than previously.

And, for your information, Jack, I'm just going to tear into some beef and gravy and other assorted goodies.

I presume that you're doing this with the full permission and—of the commander.

And this—at this moment, who do you think is the commander?

If I was him, I'd make you sign out everything you ate, so I'd know.

Well, I'm sneaking inside of the LM where he doesn't have … Incidentally, this PTC must have some—must have a wobble mode around our X-axis there because now the Moon and Earth are back in the right perspective.

Good. Let's see if it goes the other way.

These guys down here are saying they knew it all the time.

Well, that's right. They do good work. Whoever heard of doing a P52 in the LM?

Say, Fred, sometime when you're not too busy chewing on that beef, how about telling us what the CO₂ reads?

Okay, I'm reading 13, 1 3.

Yes. It appears the wobble is going the other way, Jack, because the Earth is now rising and the Moon is starting to get lower in the window.

Roger. Could you give us an LPD number periodically?

LPD number? Yes, okay.

In fact, if you could give it two or three REVs in a row, why then we could predict where it's going and maybe help us set it up again if we have to.

Okay.

Okay. The center of the Earth has just gone by at an LPD number of 4.

And the center of the Moon is about LPD 21.

Okay. LPD 21. Is that the center of the Moon, you say?

That's affirm.

And, Fred, we're doing a little better on our water than we had anticipated. Our numbers were designed for 3.5 pounds per hour; we're using about 3.0, and expect to go a little bit less.

Beautiful.

When this flight's all over, we'll really be able to figure out what a LM can do.

Maybe it'll make the …

Okay. The Earth went—just went by about—clear above the LPD index. It was—it was, if it were extended, the number would be minus 6.

Okay. Way up there at minus 6.

Yes, there's actually no such number. I just extended the line beyond zero which, for a negative rate, is what it would be if there was one.

Right. If minus 6 was there, that's where it would be. Right?

That's right.

Do you still have that super-dense star field?

It's still there. I'm looking at it right now. I can look at—the Sun is right behind me, then all these sparklies show up. Yes. It kind of looks like I'm right in the middle of the—of the Milky Way. There are several thousand little sparklies at various ranges out as far as I can see …

They're kind of interesting. They're all moving … and sparkling there. And I can …—at least I think I can what will occasionally give you a real star from the bunch of sparklies, but it really does break up the capability to pick out a star pattern, particularly through …

Okay. So far, we haven't identified what the sparklies are and what is venting.

How you feeling, Fred?

Oh, as soon as I chug down this grape drink and grapefruit—orange drink, I think I'll be in pretty good shape.

How much sleep did you get between the burn and the time you got up for this exercise?

Oh, I'd guesstimate about 4 hours, Jack. Wait a minute, which burn you talking about?

It was the burn we just made. Did you get any sleep between it, and the time you got up for this watch?

Oh, no. I didn't—I haven't been to bed since all the action the night before, and I went to go to bed for about 4 hours then …

Yes.

Well, we're just trying to figure out who's likely to be the most tired up there. You or Jim.

I think we'll get caught up pretty good in the next couple of days.

Say again.

That was a good TV show you put on the other night, Fred, during LM entry.

Yes. It would have been an even better one about 10 minutes later.

Yes. Things sure turned to worms there in a hurry after that show.

Yes. You're right.

Okay. The center of the Moon new is about minus 2 degrees LPD.

Minus 2 degrees, center of the Moon.

Charlie said to say hello.

Who's that?

Charlie.

Is he still around there?

Unless my watch is wrong, it says it's almost 2 a.m. back there.

No. That's the bearded one.

Oh! Okay.

Hey, tell Charlie that I'll be back down there personally to thank him for this baby.

Okay. The Earth went by there, Jack, at LPD about 18 degrees.

Okay. The Moon—I'd estimate it up around minus—somewhere 17 to minus 20 degrees LPD.

Okay. Moon's minus 17 to minus 20.

How would you like to spend a week on an aircraft carrier getting back?

If I can get on an aircraft carrier, I don't care how long it takes, Jack.

They're going to take you by helo to Samoa. You'll spend the night in Samoa, get on a 141, and be at Ellington shortly thereafter.

Okay. Kind of sounds like the original plans for the …

Had you worrying that you're going to spend the night on the ship, helo to Samoa and directly to Ellington.

Very good.

Boy, these thrusters are sure … …

Fred, I'm not reading you. Maybe we'd better wait until we change antennas or unless you can speak up a little louder.

How do you read now?

Better.

Okay. The thrusters … and the … outside … and they hardly look like they … …

Gee, I'm sorry, Fred. We're just not reading you right now. Maybe we'll have to wait a little bit.

Okay.

Let's try it now. If you can speak up, the background noise has gone down a little bit.

Okay. How do you read now?

A little better.

I was just commenting—I've been looking here at the thrusters on quads 1 and 4. We've got a slight discoloration on the outside of the barrel. The nozzles look like they hadn't ever been fired,—like they're brand new. … of like those skinny things on the interior on the upper nozzle …

You say the coloration of the thrusters appears they haven't been fired on quads 1 and 4?

I'm saying all of them look clean again. I guess they've fired so clean that they don't seem to … at all. … different color, … copper, bronze, color of the oxygen cell. They've been fired because I watched them fire. Okay. The Earth's going by at an LPD of 42.

Roger. Copy LPD 42. Is that affirm?

That's affirm.

And, Fred, that may be why the COMM is a little bit degraded, more background noise, because we're getting out of attitude a little bit there.

How do you read on AFT OMNI now …?

I'm reading you, Fred. I've got a lot of background noise. Looks like it might come and go with attitude.

Yes. I think that's probably—just looking through the command module at you now.

How do you read now, Jack?

About the same, Fred.

Okay.

Okay. And the Moon just went by at about minus 14 degrees.