Spacelog Apollo 13

Okay.

And, after that, we'll start the battery charge, and we'll have to know when he starts that.

Okay. He's starting to back out now. Just out of curiosity, what—did you all get a readout on what the cabin temp was up there?

Yes, we're getting 45 to 46 degrees.

Now you see why we call it the refrigerator.

Yes, it's kind of a cold winter day up there, isn't it? Is it snowing in the command module yet?

Is it what, Vance?

Is it snowing in there yet?

Oh, snowing. No—no, not quite. The windows are in pretty bad shape, and I guess the service module—we'll be trying to shoot out of the LM window, because every window in the command module is just covered with water droplets. It's going to take a lot of scrubbing to get those cleared off.

Roger. Understand. Pete says to tell you that you'll have some time on the beach in Samoa to thaw out after this cold experience.

Hey, that sounds great.

Vance, have you all thought about what cameras you wanted to use? Right now, we've got configured a Hasselblad with a 250, and I've got the lunar-surface number 1 Hasselblad, and I've got the lunar surface sequence camera, also, rigged and ready to go. Did you have any other druthers about the …

You are referring to the photography of the service module, is that right?

That's right.

We have some procedures in work, and I've seen them, Fred. I think pretty soon we'll be shooting them up to you to specify which cameras and settings. But that—that sounds pretty close.

Okay, you might let them know that, if they hadn't thought of it, that we got this lunar-surface sequence camera on board which has its own battery pack setup, and to shoot quite a few pictures with, and that could also be used for this.

Roger. I know we are planning to use that camera, among others.

Okay, Houston; Aquarius. Jack has backed out of powering up the CM, and now he's proceeding to restart battery charge on BAT A.

Okay. And we are charging battery A now.

Roger. Charging battery A, Fred.

And, Fred, request now first reading of voltage—BAT A voltage and charger current. Over.

Okay, Vance. I can give it to you. I read it right after I started it. BAT A voltage was 39.4 and the current had jumped up to 1.4.

Okay. 39.4 and 1.4. Thanks, Jack.

Okay. How about—You ready for some other readouts, that you wanted there?

Ready to copy.

Okay. BAT B, 37.0; pyro A, 37.0; pyro B, 37.0; SPS helium pressure, 3400; and nitrogen A and B—just for throwing it in for kicks, 2200 and 2400, respectively; and the injector temperature—stand by- The Sun went down. Okay. The injector temperature, 5 Charlie, 3.9; 5 Dog, 3.2; 6 Alfa, 3.6; 6 Baker, 3.9; 6 Charlie, 3.5; 6 Dog, 3.4; the battery manifold pressure, 1.4.

Okay. We copy all that, Jack. Thank you.

Okay.

You say, you figure you are going to be charging BAT A until about 126?

Roger. About 126:30 is an estimate, Jack.

Okay. You figure it will be fully charged then, huh?

Yes. That's right. We'll have all the batteries up to about 116 amps-hours.

That's good news.

That's better than 99, huh?

You're right.

How did all our systems look on …, Vance?

I didn't hear any complaints, but just a minute; let me make a detailed check.

Aquarius, Houston.

Go ahead.

Jack, it's a general statement. It looks like temperatures have cooled off in the ballpark of 6 to 8 degrees cooler than what they were yesterday. Looks like everything is still within tolerance, but we're working up a detailed sheet of temperatures to send up to you, for your interest.

Houston, Aquarius.

Go ahead, Aquarius.

Vance, Joe brought up the alinement at EI minus 2 plus 30. Were you going to send up or have a discussion about that later on.