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05 04 21 04
Jack Swigert (CMP): Thank you.
05 04 38 32
Jim Lovell (CDR): Houston, Aquarius. Over
05 04 38 38
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Go ahead, Aquarius.
05 04 38 42
Jim Lovell (CDR): Are the flowers in bloom in Houston?
05 04 38 45
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): No, not yet. Still must be winter.
05 04 38 52
Jim Lovell (CDR): Suspicions confirmed.
05 04 38 57
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Yes, I doubt if they will be blooming even Saturday, when you return.
05 04 39 05
Jim Lovell (CDR): I concur.
05 04 39 07
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Hey, Jim, we have some photo information to pass up to you. Discussed this briefly with Fred earlier. It's instructions or suggestions for which photos—which cameras and lenses to use during your service module photography. Over.
05 04 39 31
Jim Lovell (CDR): Okay. Stand by 1.
05 04 39 33
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay.
05 04 39 57
Jim Lovell (CDR): Go ahead.
05 04 39 59
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. We have three cameras here, two of them to be used for picture taking from the LM, one to be used from the number 5 window of the CSM. First, I'll hit the LM cameras. And this camera that I mention now has first priority. It's considered the one to give you the best results. That's the 70-millimeter DC Reseau camera, Hasselblad, that is, with the 80-millimeter lens, from box A-13. Suggest fresh magazine of 3400 black-and-white film.
05 04 41 02
Jim Lovell (CDR): Okay.
05 04 41 06
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. Suggest either magazine R or magazine S from A-13. Transfer all of this to the LM and recommend the following settings: LM/DC/80/BW 3400 (f:5.6 at a 250th).
05 04 42 00
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): And that's all for that one.
05 04 42 04
Jim Lovell (CDR): Okay, Vance. Let me see if I have it here. For the LM, want to use the 70-millimeter DC Hasselblad 80-millimeter lens in A-13, using 3400 black-and-white film MAGs R or S. Prepare to take camera to the LM, and the setting would be the LM/DC/80/BW 3400 (f:5.6) at a 250th.
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05 04 42 28
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): That's correct. Okay. Next: the next camera—Stand by 1. I've got noise here. Okay. The next LM—The next camera for the LM will be the 16-millimeter, and these photos are considered to be priority 3. Okay. One, get the 16-millimeter DAC and powerpack from A-8. Get the 10-millimeter lens, and remove it—remove the 10-millimeter lens, and take the 18-millimeter lens from B-3 and attach it to the camera. And attach the power cable transfer to the LM, set frame rate at 12 frames per second, and the same data line that I gave you before reads this way this time. LM/DAC/18/CEX, battery (f:8 and 1/250th). Okay. Now looking at these two cameras in the LM, it's recommended that you use the 16-millimeter for the first 2-1/2 minutes and then switch to the 70-millimeter. That's partly because the frame's been—or the—They've been optimized for closer and longer range. Okay. Read back, please.
05 04 44 59
Jim Lovell (CDR): Okay, Vance. Essentially, what you wanted to use as far as the movie camera in the LM goes, is our lunar sequence camera which is attached to the powerpack. We use the 18-millimeter lens, set it at 12 frames per second … f:8 at 250th of a second.
05 04 45 22
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger. f:8 at 250th.
05 04 45 30
Jim Lovell (CDR): Right; f:8 at 250th.
05 04 45 35
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. Would you believe that we have a correction now to the last camera I gave you? Correct that 18-millimeter lens to 75-millimeter lens.
05 04 45 52
Jim Lovell (CDR): Okay. The 18-millimeter to the 75-millimeter lens. Okay.
05 04 45 57
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Right. Okay. Next for the command module pictures, it may be a little hard to see the service module from the command module, but if you can see it, it will be through window 5, people down here think. Recommend for that the CM 70-millimeter. These photos have priority 2. So this is 70-millimeter EL, with—which has the 80-millimeter attached, and this is all in B-3. Take off the 80-millimeter lens and attach the 250-millimeter lens. And the 250-millimeter lens can be found in U-4. Use CEX film from A-13. Ring sight from A-7, and these pictures will be f:8 at a 250th. And I think probably by now you probably all have—already have these cameras configured, and this may be redundant information, but here it is anyway. Over.
05 04 47 26
Jim Lovell (CDR): Okay, Vance. You're right. We do have cameras almost configured like you said. For the command module, you think that the EL with the 250 lens, CEX film, f:8 at a 250th is the best bet, and you're saying now that where you think you'll see it is out window 5? Is that it?
05 04 47 48
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): That's right, Jim.
05 04 47 52
Jim Lovell (CDR): Okay. My procedure, now, after service module JETT is going to be to pitch up, in order to try to get the service module into the—to get the center window in view of the service module, which we are going to have somebody there—to photograph. Why do you think window 5 will be it?
05 04 48 35
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. Stand by on that one. This is a question of geometry, and I'll get right back.
05 04 58 10
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Aquarius, Houston. Over.
05 04 58 14
Jim Lovell (CDR): Go ahead, Houston.
05 04 58 16
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Jim, regarding window 5, I have a drawing here; and, when you're docked, you have approximately a 60-degree angle between the Z-axes of the two spacecraft. It appears that peering out window 5, you would be looking at the rendezvous radar on top of the LM which would, if you pitched, more or less give you a view of the service module. That is, if you pitched, so—from—and I think that this has been run by quite a few folks here; so, offhand, I can't see where any other window would be as good or perhaps even possible.
05 04 59 12
Jim Lovell (CDR): Okay. I understand. Yes, you're right. When we look out window 5, we can see rendezvous radar, and we'll try—We'll try window 5.
05 04 59 21
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger. It presumes, though, that there has to be a pitch to be able to see it. You guys sound a lot more rested today.
05 04 59 33
Jim Lovell (CDR): Well, I just went back and sacked out for an hour or so and didn't get back up.
05 04 59 40
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Very good.
05 05 00 51
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): And, Jim, Houston. We really are going to get those checklists up to you.
05 05 00 57
Jim Lovell (CDR): Okay.
05 05 15 07
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Aquarius, Houston. Over.
05 05 16 27
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Aquarius, Houston. Over.
05 05 16 32
Jim Lovell (CDR): Go ahead, Houston.
05 05 16 33
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Jim, it's time for readings on the battery charging again. Request the BAT A voltage and the charger amps. Over.
05 05 16 43
Jim Lovell (CDR): Okay. Stand by, Vance.
05 05 19 07
Jim Lovell (CDR): Houston, Aquarius.
05 05 19 09
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Go ahead, Jim.
05 05 19 12
Jim Lovell (CDR): Okay. We have no more water in the potable tank. We tried to get some more out a few minutes ago, and there isn't any.
05 05 19 21
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. Understand you ran out of water in the CM potable tank.
05 05 19 27
Jim Lovell (CDR): Affirmative.
05 05 25 17
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Aquarius, Houston. Over.
05 05 25 50
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Aquarius, Houston. Over.
05 05 25 54
Jim Lovell (CDR): Go ahead, Houston.
05 05 25 56
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Jim, we—you were able to get those voltage—BAT A voltage and current readings?
05 05 26 02
Jim Lovell (CDR): Oh, yes. Fred's—Fred's up there now.
05 05 26 05
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. And we're ready to read you the first checklist installment. This will—What we're going to readup is going to be a LM time line, a CSM time line, and checklist changes to conform with these. And right now I have the first installment of the CSM time line ready to read up. Over.
05 05 26 37
Jim Lovell (CDR): Okay, Jack. I'm going to get—Vance, I'm going to get Jack on the line for that; and so stand by.
05 05 26 43
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. And he'll need a lot of paper.
05 05 26 50
Jim Lovell (CDR): Okay. Volts are 39.5; amps, 1.24. Stand by.
05 05 27 01
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. We got it.
05 05 27 28
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Aquarius, Houston.
05 05 27 50
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay, Vance. I'm on and ready to copy.
05 05 27 54
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay, Jack. Wait 1. We want to get one into the hands of FLIGHT and EECOM, and it'll take about a minute or 2. Sorry to wake you up for this, but take about a minute, and then we'll read it up to you.
05 05 30 07
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Aquarius, Houston.
05 05 30 12
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay, Vance. Go ahead.
05 05 30 14
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay, Jack. Do you have any of that CM water—bagged water, left? Over.
05 05 30 22
Jack Swigert (CMP): Negative. I went up and tried to repressurize the surge tank and get another shot of water, and was able to repressurize the surge tank okay, but there was no water that came out of the water tank.
05 05 30 36
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Yes. We understand that there isn't any more in the potable tank, but we understood that you had put some water from that tank into bags, and I wondered if any of the bags were left.
05 05 30 48
Jack Swigert (CMP): Negative.
05 05 30 50
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay.
05 05 33 42
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay, Jack. Ready to copy?
05 05 33 49
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay, Vance. Ready to copy.
05 05 33 51
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. Start at EI minus 6-1/2 hours. You're going to re—get LM pads and CSM pads, and I don't know if you want to copy them or not. This is something I can just read off to you. Over. Without you copying unless you especially want it.
05 05 34 17
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay.
05 05 34 19
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. LM pad, SM jettison —
05 05 34 25
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. Go ahead; read which ones we're going to get.
05 05 34 28
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. I'll read them fast first here so you get a general idea. LM pad, service module JETT attitude, Moon viewing attitude, Sun viewing attitude, and LM JETT attitude. The CM pads are coarse aline angles for LM attitudes during Moon and Sun sightings, coarse aline angles for entry REFSMMAT, and CMC angles on entry REFSMMAT for LM JETT. Moon viewing, and entry. Okay. That—That's general pad information. If you want, I'll read it slowly so you can copy it all down; otherwise, I'll go ahead.
05 05 35 30
Jack Swigert (CMP): I got—I was trying to copy it as you were reading it, Vance. The LM pads are service module jettison attitude, Moon viewing attitude, Sun viewing attitude, and LM jettison attitude. Is that correct?
05 05 35 44
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): That's correct. Okay. I'll read the CM pads now, slowly. Coarse aline angles for LM attitudes during Moon and Sun sightings.
05 05 36 21
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. The next coarse aline angles for entry REFSMMAT. Okay. The next, CMC angles on entry REFSMMAT for (1) LM JETT, (2) Moon viewing, (3) entry. Okay. I'll stand by until you read that back.
05 05 37 37
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. The CSM pads will be coarse aline angles for LM attitudes during Moon and Sun sightings. Coarse aline angles for entry REFSMMAT. CMC—CMC angles on entry REFSMMAT for (1) LM jettison, (2) Moon viewing, (3) entry.
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05 05 38 07
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. That's correct.
05 05 38 43
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay, Jack. Going to hold up 1. All the hordes of people that devised this procedure are going to be coming into the room in a minute, and they'd like to hold up until everybody can listen in.
05 05 39 24
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Get that, Jack?
05 05 39 50
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay, Vance. We're ready to go.
05 05 39 54
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. We lost you there briefly while you were in an attitude where we couldn't receive you. Jack, we'd like to hold off for about 5 minutes. We have some more people coming in to listen to this, and it took a lot of people to devise this procedure, and a few people have been testing it out, so we'd like to have them all on hand while we give you the rest.
05 05 40 21
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay.
05 05 40 28
Deke Slayton: How's the temperature up there, Jack? You guys chopping wood to keep warm?
05 05 40 34
Jack Swigert (CMP): Deke, it's about 51, I think, or 50 in the LM, and it's about—I don't know—45 or little bit less in the command module.
05 05 40 49
Deke Slayton: Oh, it's a nice fall day, huh?
05 05 40 54
Jack Swigert (CMP): Yes, I tell you, we don't have to worry about chilldown.
05 05 43 30
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay, Vance. While we're waiting, do you have there also what I can expect ground to uplink me?
05 05 43 44
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): We'll have that, Jack, but—Stand by for that.
05 05 43 52
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay.
05 05 44 08
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Jack, probably—probably the thing to do is to give you all of the checklist, and it will include things like this. Then we'll have a big question and answer session afterwards, if that's okay by you.
05 05 44 24
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. That sounds good.
05 05 46 52
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay, Vance. While we're waiting, just for your information, the command module has been stowed per your checklist with the exception of the two Hasselblad cameras.
05 05 47 11
Deke Slayton: Roger. Got that, Jack.
05 05 47 22
Jack Swigert (CMP): And the LM is pretty well stowed with the exception when we have yet to bring in the probe and the drogue.
05 05 47 31
Deke Slayton: Roger. Got that.
05 05 47 55
Deke Slayton: Relative to your water situation, Jack, we're going to have a pretty good hack on the LM here in the next few hours, and we anticipate letting you fill your own tanks before we transfer over, so you should be in reasonably good shape there.
05 05 48 12
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. We have a number of juice bags all out and ready to go, and we tried to get the water out of the command module about 20 minutes ago and found out that the command module's potable tank was empty. So we have no bags made up now, so we're dependent on LM water, PLSS water.
05 05 48 39
Deke Slayton: Roger. If you feel like trying the PLSS, that's all excess, and you might want to try that at any time. I'm sure it'll taste like PLSS but you might as well try it.

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