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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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Okay, and have at it. We—we'd like to have the TM up for about 5 or 10 minutes to look at the data from the CM; look at your temperatures, et cetera. And after that, we'll go back to charging the battery again, and the charge will probably go until around GET 126.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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That's affirmative, Jack. And just to make sure that there is no mistaking the procedure, it starts out for the backout part: panel 3, POWER AMPL, OFF; TRANSPONDER, OFF; AC INVERTER 2, OFF; then goes to panel 250, et cetera.
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Jack Swigert (CMP)
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— Hey, Vance. One thing that I wanted to ask you—is on the stowage list where you have us putting the black-and-white TV camera on top of A-7 in an A … decontamination bag, I was wondering if it would be possible or if you—there would be any problem in putting it into B-6 along with the two 70-millimeter Hasselblad cameras?
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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Jack, I don't think there'll be any problem, if you can get it in, but let us get—work that and get back with you. Okay?
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Jack Swigert (CMP)
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All right. I was just thinking. I'm trying to get as much weight as possible down there in that LEB. We have no SRCs and then our waste tank is—you know—rather depleted. I think it's about down to 40 percent or so. So I'm trying to get as much L over D as I can, and any heavy items we can get down there, I'd be greatly appreciative of you bringing it to our attention.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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Fred, we just lost data on Aquar—on Jack. Would you have him select best OMNI, please?
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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Fred, we have enough data; recommend that Jack take off the TM and power back down again, using his backout procedure. Just let us know when he does it.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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And, after that, we'll start the battery charge, and we'll have to know when he starts that.
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Fred Haise (LMP)
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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?
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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Yes, it's kind of a cold winter day up there, isn't it? Is it snowing in the command module yet?
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Fred Haise (LMP)
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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.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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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.
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Fred Haise (LMP)
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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 …
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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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.
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Fred Haise (LMP)
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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.
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Fred Haise (LMP)
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Okay, Houston; Aquarius. Jack has backed out of powering up the CM, and now he's proceeding to restart battery charge on BAT A.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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And, Fred, request now first reading of voltage—BAT A voltage and charger current. Over.
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Jack Swigert (CMP)
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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.
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Jack Swigert (CMP)
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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.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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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.
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Jack Swigert (CMP)
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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.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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That's correct, Jack. We just about have procedures in hand detail checklist-type procedures to send to you. In other words, a time line with reference to entry checklist and any changes in the entry checklist. So, if you have a few pages of scratch paper, why, I think we'll have that to you within an hour.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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The stowage people have tried out this black-and-white TV camera into B-6 idea and they say even with the lens off, they can't get it in. So, I still recommend that it be stowed where we had it on the list. That's A-7.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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Jack, looks like the LM suit release valve has been bumped to AUTO again; request it —
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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Okay, Jack. We need another one of those voltage amps readouts and then maybe we will get off of your back for a little while.
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Jack Swigert (CMP)
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Oh, don't worry about it. I'd like to have you talk with us. Volts and amps coming up.
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Jack Swigert (CMP)
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The Sun is always shining—All of the shifts are morning shifts to us, because the Sun is always shining.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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Okay. Jack, right now we're told that it's closer to 6, and—But they would like to track it some more. Looks like your next midcourse will be in the order of 2 to 3 foot per second.
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Jack Swigert (CMP)
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I just got a good view of the Southern Cross, Alpha and Beta Centauri, and Atria.
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Jack Swigert (CMP)
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The reason I ask is I'm assuming that we are, and I have no idea each time I pressurize the surge tank to get water out of the command module, how much I drop that surge tank and if we are in good shape as far as water goes in the LM, we'd like to fill a couple of drink bags to get some water for drinking purposes.
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Jack Swigert (CMP)
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Oh, no, we've got plenty of drinking water. I think the—I don't have any idea what the surge tank pressure is.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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Okay. Stand by 1, Jack, and we'll give you an indication of how that water situation on the LM is—which is your question. Right?
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Jack Swigert (CMP)
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Okay. But I guess what I was really asking is, if you'd have any violent objections if we filled two drink bags from LM water rather than repressurizing the surge tank.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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And, Jack, we'll be changing stations in 1 minute; so, we may have a temporary dropout in COMM.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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Okay, Jack. We're going to bargain with you on this one. Instead of two, would—wish that you would just get just one bag full. That shouldn't do any harm; however —
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM)
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— we are not all that fat on water that we want to do any drinking out of the LM as a regular thing after this one bag. So would you let us know when you get the water out and give us a mark on it so we can watch the TM. Over.
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Jack Swigert (CMP)
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Vance, you won't believe this, but Fred-o says it's 39.4 and 1.245.
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Spoken on April 16, 1970, 10:31 p.m. UTC (54 years, 7 months ago). Link to this transcript range is: Tweet
