Spacelog Apollo 13

Roger. As you know, we're going to do this on LM power, so this reflects that.

Okay. Real fine.

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.

Okay. Do you want the same readouts from me that I gave you before?

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.

That's—that's the way I read it.

Okay.

Okay; going back up into the refrigerator.

Hey, I thought it was the bedroom.

Well, it's got a new name now, because it is about 30 degrees cooler.

Roger. Returning to the deep freeze —

— 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?

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?

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.

Okay. We copy that, and we owe you an answer on your last question.

Okay. And I'm in work, going to give you some telemetry.

Aquarius, Houston. We're receiving CSM data now.

Aquarius, Houston.

Say again, Vance.

Fred, we just lost data on Aquar—on Jack. Would you have him select best OMNI, please?

Aquarius, Houston.

All right. Go ahead.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Okay. I'll be standing by.

One other thing, Jack—You still with me?

Yes, go ahead.

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.

No problem.

All right, go ahead.

Okay, Vance. The volt 39.3, amp 1.3.

Roger. Copy 39.3 and 1.3.

Aquarius, Houston. Over.

Go ahead, Vance.

Jack, looks like the LM suit release valve has been bumped to AUTO again; request it —

Okay.

— closed. Over.

In work.

Okay.

How's that right there?

Okay. They say it looks good.

Aquarius, Houston.

Go ahead.

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.

Oh, don't worry about it. I'd like to have you talk with us. Volts and amps coming up.

Okay.

Okay, Vance. Volts 39.4, amps 1.25.

Okay. EECOM's got it duly recorded.

Is John Aaron on?