NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION APOLLO 9 Technical Air-to-Ground Voice Transcription (GOSS NET 1) MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER HOUSTON, TEXAS March 1969 Introduction This is the transcription of the Technical Air-to-Ground Voice Trans- mission (GOSS NET 1) from the Apollo 9 mission. Communicator in the text may be identified according to the following list of definitions. Command Module: CDR Commander James A. McDivitt CMP Command module pilot David R. Scott LMP Lunar module pilot Russell Schweickart SC Unidentifiable crew member Mission Control Center: CC Capsule Communicator (CAP COMM) F Flight Remote Sites: CT Communications Technician (COMM TECH) Recovery Forces: GUAD USS Guadalcanal R Recovery helicopter A series of three dots (...) is used to designate those portions of the communications that could not be transcribed because of garbling, One dash (-) is used to indicate a speaker's pause or a self-interruption and subsequent completion of a thought. Two dashes (--) are used to indicate an interruption by another speaker or a point at which a recording was terminated abruptly. APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 1/1 Page 1 MILA (REV 1) 00 00 00 03 CC Roger. Clock's going. 00 00 00 13 CC Roger. There's our roll program, and now we're reading you loud and clear. 00 00 00 44 CC Roger. One Bravo. 00 00 01 58 CC Apollo 9, you are GO for staging. And you are mode 1 Charlie. 00 00 02 04 CDR EDS OFF. 00 00 02 48 SC ... 00 00 02 57 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston, your thrust looks good. 00 00 03 02 CC Apollo 9, you are GO for tower JETT. 00 00 03 04 CDR Roger. 00 00 03 16 CDR There's SEP. 00 00 03 18 CMP Tower JETT -- 00 00 03 19 SC -- Looks good. 00 00 03 20 CMP We're looking good here, I've got the tower OFF. 00 00 03 32 CC And, Apollo 9, we're still in guidance INITIATE - everything looks good. 00 00 03 40 CC Apollo 9, you are GO all the way. Everything looks good. 00 00 03 43 CDR Roger. 00 00 03 56 CDR Houston, did you read our comment that our SPS helium pressure went to zero, indicated zero at lift-off? 00 00 04 07 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. I did not copy. 00 00 04 09 CDR Roger. Be advised our SPS helium pressure went to zero at lift-off. 00 00 04 15 CC Roger. Copy. 00 00 04 17 CDR Okay. You got any good words on that, why don't you give them to me when you can? (GOSS NET 1) Tape 1/2 Page 2 00 00 04 22 CC Roger. It is GO here, Apollo 9. 00 00 04 24 CDR Very good. 00 00 05 01 CC And, Apollo 9, it's 5 minutes, and everybody is as happy as a clam here. Looking good. 00 00 05 05 CDR So are we. 00 00 06 11 CC Apollo 9, you have S-IVB to orbit capability. 00 00 06 15 SC Roger here. Roger here. 00 00 06 17 CC Your level sense arm time is 08 plus 21; pre- dicted S-II cutoff 08 plus 56. 00 00 06 22 CDR 08:21 and 08:56. Roger. And we've got S-baud omni to Delta. 00 00 06 27 CC Copy. Omni Delta. Thank you. 00 00 06 55 LMP And the rookie says that looks beautiful. BERMUDA (REV 1) 00 00 07 01 CC And rookie, at 7 minutes, everything is going real great. 00 00 07 05 LMP Roger. 00 00 08 04 CC Apollo 9, at 8 minutes everything is GO. 00 00 08 08 CDR Roger, Everything looks fine here, too. 00 00 08 10 CC Very good. The COMM is beautiful, Jim. You are really coming through clear, I read you nice and - 00 00 08 15 CDR Roger. Your [sic] - nice and clear and loud, too, Smokey. We had no trouble with COMM on launch at all. 00 00 08 25 CC Roger. Copy that, Apollo 9, and you are GO for staging. 00 00 08 29 CDR Roger, getting a little vibration. About eight - 00 00 09 03 CDR Staging complete, and S-IVB is running. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 1/3 Page 3 00 00 09 07 CC Roger. [??] copy staging complete. We're showing good thrust on S-IVB. Everything is GO. 00 00 09 18 CDR Okay. We're guiding now. 00 00 09 57 CC Apollo 9, you have mode 4 capability and every- thing is GO. You are real solid. 00 00 10 03 CDR Roger. What time do you think we can shut down? 00 00 10 05 CC We will have that for you in a flash, Apollo 9. 00 00 10 10 CDR Okay. 00 00 10 29 CDR My onboard FIDO here says we are doing okay. 00 00 10 33 CC Yes. Everything is looking good here, Apollo 9. 00 00 10 35 CDR Okay. 00 00 10 39 CC We'll try to have your cut-off time shortly. 00 00 10 42 CDR Better hurry. I'm going to cut off first. 00 00 10 43 CC Roger. 00 00 11 08 CDR Shutdown - 00 00 11 10 CC Roger. Shutdown. 00 00 11 12 CDR Okay. 00 00 11 17 CMP Houston, we've got 103 by 89.5. 00 00 11 22 CC Roger, Apollo 9. Copy. 00 00 11 39 CC And, Apollo 9, you are GO in the orbit. 00 00 11 43 CDR Roger. 00 00 11 47 CC And your CMC is GO; it is valid. 00 00 11 51 CDR Okay. 00 00 11 56 CC And, Apollo 9, the S-IVB has been safed. 00 00 11 59 CDR Roger. Safed. Do you have our apogee and peri- gee? 00 00 12 02 CC Not yet, Apollo 9. Stand by. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 1/4 Page 4 00 00 12 06 CDR Okay. VANGUARD (REV 1) 00 00 13 05 CC Apollo 9, the S-IVB has been configured for orbit. It's looking real good, and your SPS helium is solid as a rock. 00 00 13 14 CDR Roger, We copy. Thanks a lot. 00 00 13 16 CC Roger. 00 00 17 09 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 00 17 12 CDR Roger. Go ahead, Houston. CANARY (REV 1) 00 00 17 14 CC Roger, We've got Canaries here. You can con- figure SIMPLEX Alfa. 00 00 17 31 CC Apollo 9, Houston. Did you copy? 00 00 17 54 CC Apollo 9, Houston. Do you read? 00 00 17 57 CMP Roger, Houston. Five-by. How us? 00 00 18 00 CC Okay. You're coming in five-square. We switched over all right, I guess, and everything looks good. 00 00 18 06 LMP Roger. What kind of orbit did you get us in? 00 00 18 09 CC We don't have it yet, Apollo 9. We are still running it through the computers. 00 00 18 15 SC Okay. 00 00 19 03 CC Apollo 9. Houston. 00 00 19 07 CDR Go, Houston Apollo 9. 00 00 19 09 CC Roger, with our F-band [??] radar we're showing you 107 by 98.9 as the first cut. 00 00 19 21 CMP[??] Roger 107, 98.9. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 1/5 Page 5 00 00 19 26 CC And we are continuing to massage this, Apollo 9, and we will keep you updated. 00 00 19 33 CMP Roger. Understand. 00 00 22 37 CC Apollo 9, Houston. We've got 1 minute with you at Canaries, and we will see you over Tananarive at 37. 00 00 22 44 CDR Roger. Tananarive at 37. Thank you, 00 00 22 48 CC Roger. Out. TANANARIVE (REV 1) 00 00 35 30 CC Hello, Apollo 9. This is Houston. Do you read? 00 00 36 58 CC Hello, Apollo 9. Houston through Tananarive. 00 00 37 09 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Tananarive. 00 00 37 12 CDR Go ahead, Houston. 00 00 37 15 CC Roger, Apollo 9. Our Canary data shows your or- bit at 103.9 by 102.3. 00 00 37 31 CMP Roger. Understand 103.9 by 102.3. 00 00 37 37 CC That is affirmative, and that changes slightly as the S-IVB vents, but that was a pretty good hack at it on Canary. 00 00 37 53 CC And we'll have you here at Tananarive for about another 5 minutes. 00 00 37 58 CMP Roger. Pressure looks good, huh? 00 00 39 08 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. Do you copy our parking angles? 00 00 39 10 CC We have no data here at Tananarive, Dave. You will have to read them to me. 00 00 39 14 CMP Very well. GET was 39:00 plus 00116 minus 00032 minus 00108. 00 00 39 30 CC Roger, Apollo 9, this is Houston. I copied the time and the angles. Thank you. 00 00 39 36 CMP Works like a charm. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 1/6 Page 6 00 00 39 38 CC Roger, looks like the platform was right there. And that was a nice speedy job on that 52. 00 00 39 52 CMP Good old AUTO optics. 00 00 39 55 CC I see. Copy. 00 00 41 48 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. We are going to lose you here at Tananarive in about 45 seconds, and we'll see you over Carnarvon at 52. 00 00 41 58 CMP Roger. 52 at Carnarvon. CARNARVON (REV 0[sic]) 00 00 53 25 LMP Hey, Houston. How do you read Apollo 9. 00 00 53 28 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. Reading you loud and clear through Carnarvon. 00 00 53 32 LMP Okay. I'm presently in a backup COMM check - step five there on LMP 1 dash 2, and I'm on line 5. I got the initial contact, and I got my S-band volume up. 00 00 53 46 CC Roger, Understand you are in step 5 and stand by one here. 00 00 54 00 LMP Roger. And I'm standing by for a GO for the backup voice check. 00 00 54 05 CC Roger. We will give you a GO on that in about 30 seconds here. 00 00 54 10 LMP Okey-dokey. 00 00 54 26 CC Okay. Apollo 9, this is Houston. We are standing by for your voice check on the S-band. Let her rip. 00 00 54 48 CC Okay, Apollo 9, this is Houston. I did not copy anything. I got one blast in there sounded like you keyed, and that was all. 00 00 55 48 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston on the VHF. Do you read? 00 00 56 03 CC Apollo 9. Apollo 9, this is Houston on - via the VHF. Do you read? (GOSS NET 1) Tape 1/7 Page 7 00 00 56 09 LMP Roger, Houston. We read you on VHF. I gave you a call on DOWNVOICE BACKUP, and evidently you are not reading on it. However, I'm reading you up on the S-band. 00 00 56 19 CC Okay, and we confirmed with the site that we did not get an S-band downlink on that one, Rusty. 00 00 56 28 LMP Roger. We will be standing by for suggestions. Let me just give you my configuration here, if you want to copy that. 00 00 56 35 CC Go. 00 00 56 38 LMP Okay. I'm on the primary transponder, and I'm reading you okay - up okay. Everything else is in NORMAL there. Going across, I've got the ranging switch OFF, I've got the S-band AUX TAPE in DOWNVOICE BACKUP. I've got the power PMP [??] back up to NORMAL, and everything else is vanilla. 00 00 57 03 CC Roger. I copy that, Apollo 9. Let us mull that over. We are going to have you here about another minute at Carnarvon, and then we are going to pick up over Honeysuckle at about 50 - it'll be just about on the hour, so have your S-band volumes up at that time. 00 00 57 23 LMP Roger. And be advised, we are mushing [??] on through all our checklist here, and we've got most every- thing done. The fuel cell purge check checked out okay. 00 00 57 32 CC Roger, Sounds great and, Apollo 9, you are GO for 6 dash 4. 00 00 57 38 LMP Roger. GO for 6 dash 4. 00 00 57 54 LMP And, Houston, be advised that I'm going to go out of this backup COMM check configuration here and go back to NORMAL. 00 00 58 01 CC Roger, Let's meet you over Honeysuckle in normal configuration just about on the hour. 00 00 58 10 LMP Roger. HONEYSUCKLE (REV 1) 00 01 00 12 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Honeysuckle. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 1/8 Page 8 00 01 00 50 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Honeysuckle. 00 01 00 56 LMP You're 5-square on S-band, Apollo - or Houston. 00 01 01 00 CC Roger. You're - that's really great, Rusty. You're coming in, and if you want to try this backup COMM check again, we can support it. It's dealer's choice. And just as we were leaving Carnarvon, the downlink appeared to be coming through on the backup. 00 01 01 20 LMP Okay. Why don't we forego it right now, and we'll try to check that at some quiet period. 00 01 01 25 CC Roger. We concur. 00 01 05 04 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. We are going to lose you here at Honeysuckle in about 40 seconds, and we will see you over Huntsville in about 3 minutes. 00 01 05 14 LMP Roger. HUNTSVILLE (REV 1) 00 01 08 25 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston through the Hunts- ville. 00 01 08 40 CT Huntsville cannot maintain valid two-way range, so we lost signal bearing in advancing. 00 01 09 08 CC Hello, Apollo 9, this is Houston. You read through the Huntsville? 00 01 09 40 CT Huntsville is valid in two way ... 00 01 10 03 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston through the Hunts- ville. 00 01 10 08 CMP Roger. 00 01 10 12 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. You're coming through garbled. 00 01 10 18 CC Okay, Apollo 9, this is Houston. You're breaking up pretty badly. We don't have much to pass you here - we're only going to have you for about another minute and a half, and we'll talk to you as you come across the States and pass the data to you then. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 1/9 Page 9 00 01 10 35 CMP Roger. 00 01 11 16 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston if you can read me. We'll see you over the Redstone at about 24. 00 01 11 25 CMP Roger. 00 01 13 00 CT Huntsville LOS. REDSTONE (REV 1) 00 01 23 57 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through the Redstone. Standing by. 00 01 24 25 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through the Redstone. 00 01 24 30 LMP Roger, Houston. Apollo 9. How do you read? 00 01 24 32 CC You're clear as a bell, Apollo 9; this is Houston. 00 01 24 38 LMP Roger. 00 01 24 42 CC And, Apollo 9, we'd like to confirm that you are in omni Baker and primary S-band transponder. 00 01 24 54 LMP Let me do that for you. 00 01 26 48 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 01 26 51 LMP Go ahead. 00 01 26 53 CC Roger. It may be a coincidence, but we lost data just about the time I gave you that transmission to clarify that omni Baker. Did you change con- figuration then? 00 01 27 05 LMP That's affirmative. We are - we were on Delta and I just switched it to omni for you. 00 01 27 15 CC I understand you did go from Delta to Baker and the primary transponder was ON. You didn't need to change that, did you? 00 01 27 23 LMP That's a negative. The primary was ON. 00 01 27 31 CDR How are you doing down there, Smokey? 00 01 27 33 CC We're pressing along, Jim. And we're - you can anticipate we'll probably have a state vector (GOSS NET 1) Tape 1/lO Page 10 we want to uplink over Bermuda or Vanguard - 5 or 10 minutes, and for Rusty's benefit, the backup COMM check over Carnarvon was 5-square. It came in - we had a momentary dropout there, but we got it real good. 00 01 27 56 LMP Goody. We'll write that one off then. 00 01 27 58 CDR Okay. We have got all of the checklist done ex- cept the glycol and some things that we're going to do right now. And we haven't taken the PIPA bias check either. I guess you guys want to do that. 00 01 28 10 CC Roger. We'll try it. We have no data right now, 9. 00 01 29 12 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. For your info we do have our data coming in now solid. And Jim - for the bias check - we really will get a good one on you after TD and E. END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 2/1 Page 11 00 01 31 55 CMP And, Houston, Apollo 9. 00 01 31 57 CC Go, Apollo 9. 00 01 31 59 CMP Roger. We just got a MASTER ALARM cryo PRESS here on the number 1 H[2] tank. It's just off the lower limit here; you might want to take a look at that. 00 01 32 11 CC Roger, Apollo 9. We copy. We'll see what we can do for you. 00 01 32 26 CMP Okay, and the heater just came on, and it's going back up again. It looks like it's just tickling the MASTER ALARM there before it decides to heat up. 00 01 32 36 CC Roger, Apollo 9. Copy. 00 01 33 01 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. That's probably SIM SUP just playing with the tolerances a little bit. 00 01 33 06 CMP Yes, could be. BERMUDA (REV 2) 00 01 40 15 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Bermuda. 00 01 40 19 CDR Roger. Houston through Bermuda. Go ahead. 00 01 40 21 CC Roger. We'd like to uplink you a state vector there, Apollo 9. We - there is a discrepancy between your vector and ours. We don't have a real good story for you at this time. It was sort of a slow diversion trend, but we would like to slip it in. There are some fun- nies about the lift-off time, and everything that we're working on, but at this time we'd like to give you a new vector. 00 01 40 43 CMP Okay. Understand you want to give us a new vector on the - Let me see - Stand by. 00 01 40 51 CMP Roger. P00 in ACCEPT. You got it. 00 01 40 53 CC Roger. We'll go to work on it. Thank you. 00 01 42 46 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. 00 01 42 48 CC Go, Apollo 9. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 2/2 Page 12 00 01 42 49 CMP Roger. I checked the O[2] purge before I noticed I didn't check the H[2], so I got the purge heater on for awhile, and I'm gonna check the H[2] purge. Might be seeing that. 00 01 43 05 CC Roger. You're going to be checking H[2] purge; and Apollo 9, I have a NAV check to go along with this state vector when you are ready to copy. 00 01 43 13 CDR Roger. Stand by on the purge, and stand by on the NAV check. 00 01 43 17 CC Roger. At your convenience. 00 01 43 44 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. The computer is yours. The vector has been transferred, and it looks good. 00 01 43 52 CMP Roger, Thank you. 00 01 43 53 CDR And ready to copy on the NAV. 00 01 43 55 CC Roger. Reading the NAV check. Time: 00229 all zeros minus 3081 plus 11622 1067. End of update. 00 01 44 25 CDR Roger. Readback: 00229 all zips minus 3081 plus 11622 1067. 00 01 44 35 CC Roger. Houston confirms the update. 00 01 44 38 CDR Okay. 00 01 45 28 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. We copy your DSKY on the ground. 00 01 48 01 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 01 48 04 CDR Go ahead, Houston. 00 01 48 06 CC Roger. Just for your info here, we'll be sending a command into the IU just to verify our response, and this will have no effect on you. We are just trying to troubleshoot our LVDC data, and we don't want you to move the IU ACCEPT switch; leave it in BLOCK. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 2/3 Page 13 CANARY (REV 2) 00 01 48 20 CDR Roger. 00 01 50 39 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. 00 01 50 46 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. 00 01 50 48 CC Go, Apollo 9. 00 01 50 50 CMP Roger, Houston. Apollo 9. Do you - We're about ready to terminate our cabin purge. Is that okay with you? 00 01 50 56 CC Stand by one, Apollo 9. 00 01 51 08 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. We concur. Go ahead and terminate. 00 01 51 13 CMP Okay. 00 01 51 16 CMP Didn't work. 00 01 51 18 CC Roger. Copy. 00 01 53 27 CMP Houston, this is Apollo 9. 00 01 53 29 CC Go, Apollo 9. 00 01 53 31 CMP We're ready to extend the docking probe. Are you ready. 00 01 53 32 CC Oh boy, we are all ears down here. Please let us hear how that goes. 00 01 53 39 CMP Okay. Fine. It's in work. 00 01 53 42 CC Roger. 00 01 53 51 CDR We've got a good one. 00 01 53 52 CC Roger. Copy. That makes us all happy. 00 01 54 00 CMP Roger. It was just like the chamber; we heard it go out, and it took a couple or 3/10 of a second. 00 01 54 07 CC Roger. Copy. 00 01 54 35 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. We'll fall off at Canaries here in about another minute and we'll see you over Tananarive around 09. (GOSS NET l) Tape 2/4 Page 14 00 01 54 46 CMP Roger. Tananarive at 09. TANANARIVE (REV 2) 00 02 09 34 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Tananarive. 00 02 09 56 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Tananarive. 00 02 10 37 CT Tananarive, Houston, NET 1. 00 02 10 38 CT Houston, Tananarive, 00 02 10 39 CT Verify CAP COM is uplinking properly. 00 02 10 41 CT That's affirmative, 00 02 10 42 CT Roger, thank you. 00 02 11 03 CC And, Apollo 9,this is Houston, We'll have you over Tananarive for about the next 5 minutes; we are standing by. I have not heard any transmissions from you here. 00 02 11 14 SC Okay ... 00 02 11 30 CC Okay. Apollo 9, Houston. I heard just the first part of that; I'll just stand by here. 00 02 15 24 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. We'll lose you in Tananarive here in about 1 minute. If you have tried to call me, I haven't received anything, but we'll see you over Carnarvon at 26. 00 02 15 42 CC And, Apollo 9, that will be Carnarvon at 26. CANARVON (REV 2) 00 02 25 31 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Carnarvon. 00 02 25 36 CDR Roger, Houston. We're here. 00 02 25 38 CC Roger. We read you loud and clear, We would like to have the up-telemetry IU switched to ACCEPT. 00 02 25 44 CDR Go for the pyro arm anytime you want to run through it. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 2/5 Page 15 00 02 25 48 CC Roger. We want to take a look at you, and we will give you a GO on that shortly. We would like to have you go ahead and arm the logic at this time. 00 02 25 58 CDR Roger. 00 02 26 03 CC And would you confirm up-telemetry; are you ENABLED? 00 02 26 08 CDR Negative. Up-telemetry IU is in BLOCK. Do you want to go to up-telemetry IU in ACCEPT? 00 02 26 15 CC That is affirmative. We would like to have the up-telemetry IU to ACCEPT. 00 02 26 20 CDR In ACCEPT. 00 02 26 21 CC Understand. 00 02 26 23 CDR Roger. 00 02 26 45 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. We would like to have you have the up-telemetry IU switched to BLOCK. 00 02 26 54 CDR Up-telemetry IU to BLOCK. 00 02 26 56 CC Very good. Thank you. 00 02 26 59 CDR And, Houston, the logic on my Mark, 3, 2, 1. 00 02 27 06 CDR MARK. 00 02 27 08 CDR Two logic. 00 02 27 09 CC Roger. We copy. Stand by one. 00 02 27 26 CC Apollo 9; this is Houston. You are GO for pyro arm. 00 02 27 30 CDR Roger. Understand, GO for pyro arm. Thank you. 00 02 27 33 CC That is affirmative. 00 02 28 04 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. You are GO for TD and E. 00 02 28 08 CDR Roger. Understand, GO for TD and E. 00 02 28 38 CDR Houston, what time do we come into daylight? 00 02 28 40 CC Do you mean on this pass or for the ejection pass? (GOSS NET 1) Tape 2/6 Page 16 00 02 28 45 CDR This pass. 00 02 28 47 CC Okay. Stand by. 00 02 29 34 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 02 29 38 CDR Go ahead. 00 02 29 39 CC Roger. You will come into daylight on this one at about 02 plus 39 plus 21. 00 02 29 48 CDR Roger. Thank you. 00 02 29 56 CC Here I was all primed for your ejection sunrise time. You faked me out on this one. 00 02 30 03 CDR Next time I'll ask. 00 02 30 05 CC Roger. 00 02 31 19 CDR Houston, Apollo 9. 00 02 31 21 CC Go, Apollo 9. 00 02 31 24 CDR We have a rather consistent behavior on this number 1 H[2] tank. It appears to light the cryo warning light every time it gets down there before the heater comes on. You might start thinking about how we're going to handle that for the sleep period because it keeps setting off the MASTER ALARM. 00 02 31 43 CC Roger, Apollo 9. Copy. And that is in work. 00 02 31 48 CDR Okay. Thank you. 00 02 31 57 CC And, Apollo 9, this it Houston. We will go right on through an ARIA as soon as we come up off of Carnarvon on this one in about 20 seconds. ARIA (REV 2) 00 02 33 20 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through an honest-to- goodness ARIA. How do you read? 00 02 33 27 CDR Awa-wa-wa-wa! I got it? 00 02 33 34 CC Roger on the wa-wa's, Apollo 9. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 2/7 Page 17 00 02 34 00 CDR We are going to come into parallel with the S-IVB in about 6 or 8 seconds. 00 02 35 28 CDR Houston, we're just about there. 00 02 39 16 CDR Hello. 00 02 39 17 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. Did you call? HUNTSVILLE (REV 2) 00 02 39 33 CT Huntsville AOS. 00 02 40 21 CT Huntsville valid two-way lock. 00 02 43 48 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. 00 02 43 51 CC Go, Apollo 9. This is Houston. 00 02 43 54 CMP Roger. It's out there, and we're turned around and proceeding with the stationkeeping and dock- ing. 00 02 44 00 CC Tremendous, Apollo 9. Thank you. 00 02 44 20 CMP It's a big fellow. 00 02 44 23 CC Roger. Copy that. 00 02 46 14 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. We're going to lose you here in about 45 seconds, and we'll see you over Hawaii in about 5 minutes at 51. 00 02 46 24 CMP Roger. 00 02 46 29 CC And we may have an ARIA in here, but if it is like the last one, we won't hear much out of you. 00 02 46 38 CMP Just a minute. As a matter of fact, we would be better without it. 00 02 46 39 CC Okay. We will see you at 51. HAWAII (REV 2) 00 02 51 01 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. We should have you through Hawaii. Standing by. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 2/8 Page 18 00 02 51 07 CDR Roger. REDSTONE (REV 2) 00 02 52 28 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. We've got you through the Redstone. Standing by. 00 02 58 29 CDR Roger. 00 02 58 34 CMP Roger, Houston. We are about 25 feet now and ... 00 02 58 41 CC Copy. 00 03 01 13 SC That should do it. 00 03 02 07 SC Alright, Houston. We're hard docked. 00 03 02 11 CC Roger, Apollo 9. Understand hard dock. 00 03 02 15 CC Good show. 00 03 02 27 CDR Hello, Houston, Apollo 9. We had a MASTER ALARM when we did the docking when we made the contact there, And we had some problems with our RCS thrusters we'll tell you about later. 00 03 02 40 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. Understand you got a MASTER ALARM just as you docked, and I didn't copy about the RCS. 00 03 02 46 CDR We'll tell it to you later, just a minute. 00 03 02 47 CC Roger. 00 03 04 30 CMP Apollo - Houston, Apollo 9. 00 03 04 31 CC Go, Apollo 9. 00 03 04 33 CMP Roger. We'll give you a quick rundown here. How much time do we have with you? 00 03 04 36 CC We've got you for a long time here. We're coming across the States here - just over California now. 00 03 04 43 CMP Okay. I've got it. We came out just right. The angles were all just right. We got turned off, turned around, and lined up, and didn't have any LEFT translation for some reason. 00 03 05 00 CC Roger. Copy, No LEFT translation. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 2/9 Page 19 00 03 05 06 CDR Houston, check quad A service module RCS focus. 00 03 05 18 CC Stand by a second, Apollo 9. 00 03 05 24 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. It looks okay to us Do you have a question? 00 03 05 29 CDR Roger. We just had a light on it, and it's difficult to tell with the helmets on whether we have any adjustment on it or not. Didn't see any motion - just wanted you to check. 00 03 05 38 CC Roger, Apollo 9. Copy. 00 03 05 43 CDR Okay. The pressures all look good up here. END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET l) Tape 3/1 Page 20 00 03 06 06 CMP Houston, our package temp on the quad A is running about 200. What do you have down there? 00 03 06 10 CC Stand by, Apollo 9, and let's check it. 00 03 07 02 CDR Houston, 9. Do you want to go on with the recap? 00 03 07 06 CC That's affirmative, Apollo 9. Let's press ahead, and your COMM sort of cycles in and out. You are a little weak at times. We do confirm the temperature here however, and we will have some more words on that in a minute. And we are standing by for the rest of your recap. 00 03 07 27 CMP Okay. When we got off, we were in pretty good shape and then for some reason we noticed that we didn't have any LEFT translation and tried to figure out why. Finally noticed that the primary quad C and secondary quad C isolation valves were closed, and the secondary Dog was closed, and by this time we had moved over somewhat to the side. It took us a while to get back after we got that sorted out and probably used up quite a bit of gas getting us squared away, but the docking was smooth. The capture latches worked just right, there were no oscillations after we captured. We lined it up and did the retract, and it took about 10 seconds, and it sounded like we got a good solid lock. 00 03 08 21 CC Roger, Apollo 9. Copied all that real good. 00 03 10 08 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. We will have another state vector for you over Bermuda. 00 03 10 13 CMP Roger. 00 03 10 23 CC And you should be coming just about overhead, Apollo 9. You ought to be over Texas. 00 03 10 30 CMP Roger. 00 03 13 50 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 03 13 53 CMP Go ahead, Houston. 00 03 13 54 CC Roger. Could you give us P00 in ACCEPT, please? We have a state vector for you, and I have a NAV (GOSS NET 1) Tape 3/2 Page 21 check when you are ready to copy. And we would also like to have your opinion on do you think you will have any problems continuing on the time- line through ejection with this situation. 00 03 14 13 CMP Okay. You have got P00 in ACCEPT. 00 03 14 16 CC Roger. 00 03 16 28 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. The computer is yours, and that quad A temp has dropped about 8 degrees now coming across the States, and we're keeping an eye on it. 00 03 16 39 CMP Okay, Houston. Stand by. We're briefing. 00 03 20 45 CC Apollo 9, Houston. We've got you for about another minute. We'll see you over Ascension, around 28. We would like to have you to go BLOCK on your command module telemetry, and you don't have to slip a NAV check. We've checked your vector, and it's good. 00 03 21 26 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. Do you read us now? 00 03 21 30 CC Apollo 9, Houston. You're way down in the mud. Try again. ASCENSION (REV 3) 00 03 28 57 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Ascension. Standing by. 00 03 29 03 CMP Roger. 00 03 29 04 CMP Roger. We are mating the umbilicals right now. 00 03 29 07 CC Roger. Understand you are connecting the um- bilicals. 00 03 29 58 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. We are going to have you for about another minute here at Ascension, and then we'll see you over Tananarive at about 44, and we would like to know the time of when you transfer to the CSM power, and I have a sunrise time any time you want it. 00 03 33 17 CMP Roger. We transferred to CSM power at 3 hours 33 minutes and 0 seconds. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 3/3 Page 22 00 03 33 25 CC Very good. Thank you. 00 03 33 36 CMP Houston, what oscillation reading on the system test meter through the LM power to about a half a volt to sometimes up to 3 volts. It's in slow oscillation maybe every 10 seconds or so. 00 03 33 51 CC Roger. Copy. It's varying from a half to 3 volts slowly. Thank you. 00 03 34 00 CMP Roger. Pops open, and pops back down sometimes to two. 00 03 34 04 CDR There is some smaller oscillations that occur at a period about every second. It's been about 2 or 3/10 of a volt. 00 03 34 18 CC Roger. Copy small oscillations 2/10 to 3/10. Thank you. And we'll see you over Tananarive, 44. 00 03 34 31 CMP Roger. And what was the sunrise time, Houston! 00 03 34 35 CC Sunrise time is 04 plus 08. 00 03 34 39 CMP Roger. 04 plus 08. TANANARIVE (REV 3) 00 03 44 00 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Tananarive. 00 03 44 28 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Tananarive. Standing by. 00 03 44 39 SC ... 00 03 44 50 CC Okay, Apollo 9. I heard you answer me, but it's unreadable at this time. 00 03 44 56 CDR Roger. The tunnel is closed out, the hatch is in, we are preparing for ejection. 00 03 45 03 CC Roger. Copy. The hatch is closed out, and you are pressurizing. 00 03 45 20 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. We're losing you here at Tananarive. We'll see you over Carnarvon at about 59. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 3/4 Page 23 00 03 57 48 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Carnarvon. 00 03 58 44 CC Apollo 9, Houston, through, Carnarvon. 00 03 58 48 CDR Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 9. 00 03 58 51 CC Roger. We have got you now in good voice con- tact. We will be giving you your GO here shortly and take a look at you. 00 03 58 59 CDR Okay. Very good, 00 03 59 03 CC And Apollo 9, we would like to have you arm the logic busses. 00 03 59 07 CDR Roger, Houston. You ready? 00 03 59 08 CC That's affirm. 00 03 59 12 CDR ... logic coming on now. Two logic ON. 00 03 59 16 CC Copy. Stand by one. And, Apollo 9, you are GO for pyro arm. 00 03 59 27 CMP Roger. Understood, and understand the ejection at 4 hours 11 minutes. Is that correct? 00 03 59 34 CC That's a - negative. We - I gave you the sunrise time here as 04 plus 08. 00 03 59 45 CMP Roger. You went us to go on sunrise or at 04:11? 00 03 59 53 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. We would like to have you go at sunrise. 00 04 00 00 CMP Roger. Understand. 00 04 00 06 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. That will put your evasive maneuver at 04 plus 11. 00 04 00 14 CMP Roger 00 04 00 23 CDR Houston, 9. 00 04 00 26 CC Go, Apollo 9. 00 04 00 28 CDR Listen, if you concur, we would sort of like to wait until we have good sunlight before we come off of that. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 3/5 Page 24 00 04 00 35 CC Roger. We concur with that. Use your judgement. 00 04 00 39 CDR Okay. Thank you. 00 04 00 41 CC And, Apollo 9, we're still showing your command module telemetry switch in ACCEPT. We would like to have you go BLOCK on that. 00 04 00 56 CDR Roger. 00 04 00 58 CC Roger. Thank you. 00 04 02 25 CC Apollo 9, this Houston. You are GO for ejection. 00 04 02 29 CMP Roger. GO for ejection. 00 04 05 25 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. You are coming off of Carnarvon here, but we will be monitoring your ejection through an ARIA. 00 04 05 37 CMP Roger. Those ARIA's [sic] make an awful lot of noise, Houston. We have trouble hearing each othar. 00 04 05 42 CC Roger. Copy. 00 04 06 25 CMP ... very loud and making all kinds of noise and -- 00 04 06 31 CC Apollo 9, Houston. Say again. 00 04 06 36 CDR Houston, Apollo 9. You are making very much noise in VHF, and it would be better if we do not do it this way. 00 04 06 45 CC Roger. Understand that you want the ARIA down. Is that affirmative? 00 04 06 50 CDR I think that would be better if the ARIA is out of it. 00 04 06 55 CC Okay. Copy. HUNTSVILLE (REV 3) 00 04 14 30 CT Huntsville AOS. 00 04 14 54 CT Hunstville. Valid two-way. 00 04 15 18 CDR Houston, Apollo 9. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 3/6 Page 25 00 04 15 21 CC Go, Apollo 9. This is Houston. 00 04 15 24 CDR Okay, Houston. You're coming in very weak, but be advised we had a successful ejection and we are presently separating very slowly from the S-IVB. We've got them in sight out of all of the windows. 00 04 15 36 CC Sounds beautiful. Could you give me your ejec- tion time, please? 00 04 15 48 CDR Okay, Houston. If you can read - the ejection time was 4 hours 8 minutes and 5 seconds. 00 04 15 56 CC Say the minutes again, please, Apollo 9. Just the minutes. 00 04 16 52 CT Huntsville does not have valid two-way. Clear- ing signal. 00 04 17 02 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. If you read - we did copy your transmission of a successful ejection. You are moving away. We did copy the time but we would like for you to verify the minutes - if you can try it again. 00 04 17 20 CDR Houston, this is Apollo 9. Say again, please. 00 04 17 23 CC Roger. Would you give me your ejection time again, please? 00 04 17 28 CDR Roger. It was 08:05. 00 04 17 34 CC Roger. We copy. Thank you,and we'll see you over Hawaii at about 24. 00 04 17 41 CDR Roger. 00 04 17 49 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. If you can read me, the S-IVB maneuver time is 25 plus 04. 00 04 17 58 CDR Roger. 25:04. 00 04 18 01 CC Very good. We're talking to each other again. 00 04 19 02 CT Huntsville LOS. HAWAII (REV 3) 00 04 23 26 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Hawaii. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 3/7 Page 26 00 04 23 53 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Hawaii. Standing by. 00 04 24 20 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Hawaii. 00 04 26 42 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Hawaii. 00 04 26 45 CDR Roger, Houston. We've been sitting here watch- ing the S-IVB maneuver, and it's just about 90 degrees to our line of sight now. 00 04 26 54 CC Roger. The COMM is beautiful now, Apollo 9; we had dropped our GOSS Conference was the delay. And I would like to pass you the igni- tion time for the S-IVB, 00 04 27 09 CDR Roger. Go ahead. 00 04 27 12 CC Roger. Stand by one here. We might get a bet- ter one. 00 04 28 13 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 04 28 16 CDR Go ahead, Houston, 00 04 28 17 CC Roger. We are showing the S-IVB restart at 04 plus 45 plus 56. 00 04 28 25 CDR 04:45:56. 00 04 28 27 CC That's affirmative. 00 04 28 48 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. The S-IVB has com- pleted its maneuver, and we would like to have a GO from you to release the maneuver inhibit - the restart inhibit. 00 04 30 01 CDR Say that again, Houston. Apollo 9. 00 04 30 04 CC Roger. The S-IVB has completed its maneuver, and we are standing by for its ignition. We would like to have a GO from you to release the restart inhibit. 00 04 30 18 CMP Roger, Houston. Apollo 9, here. We've just announced that we are quartering to the rear and above, and you have a GO for restart in- hibit. 00 04 30 26 CC Roger, Apollo 9. Houston. Copy. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 3/8 Page 27 00 04 30 32 CDR Houston, Apollo 9. 00 04 30 37 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. You're fading, Stand by about a minute and we'll pick you up better. REDSTONE (REV 3) 00 04 31 57 LMP Houston, Apollo 9. 00 04 32 02 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. We've got you now through the Redstone, and you were faded out on your last transmission there. 00 04 32 09 LMP Roger. You have a GO to release the restart inhibit. 00 04 32 12 CC Roger, Apollo 9. We copy that. Thank you. 00 04 32 16 CDR Houston, Apollo 9. Do you read me? 00 04 32 18 CC You are a little weaker than Rusty, Jim. Go ahead. 00 04 32 23 CDR Okay. I just was wondering; you weren't answering some of my transmissions. We are quartering behind and above at the present time, and you do have that GO. 00 04 32 34 CC Okay. Thank you, Jim. We got it. Your last transmission was an ARIA at LOS coming off Hawaii there; we had about a 40-second break here. 00 04 32 42 CDR Alright. 00 04 32 44 CC But, I've got you real good now. 00 04 34 44 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. If you got the time, could you give me a guess at the range from the S-IVB? 00 04 34 54 CDR It's a pretty tough question. 00 04 34 59 CC Okay. I thought it might be. I was just curious for a guesstimate. 00 04 35 04 CDR We are about a couple thousand feet or so, I'd guess ... (GOSS NET 1) Tape 3/9 Page 28 00 04 35 10 CC Okay. Thank you. 00 04 35 15 CDR Looks like it's going to be right down the tailpipe. 00 04 35 23 CC That ought to be a good view. 00 04 36 24 CDR No smog in LA today. 00 04 36 30 CC Did you say that it was smoggy, Apollo 9? 00 04 36 34 CDR Doesn't look like it; looks pretty clear. 00 04 36 36 CC Very good. 00 04 36 40 CDR ... 00 04 36 42 CC I missed what Jim said there. 00 04 36 51 CDR Houston, we're down what locks like about 1000 feet or so. 00 04 36 58 CC Understand you are now at 1000 feet. Is that affirmative? Does it look like you are closing? 00 04 37 05 CDR Well, just climbing up above. He's just crossing the horizon with respect to us, so he's going to get up above us again and then come back around us. 00 04 37 53 CDR Houston, we're going to be just about down his tailpipe. It looks like about 1000 feet or so. 00 04 37 58 CC Roger. Copy. Right down to tailpipe and about 1000 feet. 00 04 38 03 CDR Does that look like a good place? 00 04 38 07 CC Stand by one. It's better than being right off the nose, but let's see what somebody says here. 00 04 38 23 CC Okay Apollo 9, this is Houston. It's our under- standing that the places not to be are directly above or below inside of 500 feet, so with that criteria, it sounds like you are doing okay. 00 04 35 38 CDR Alright. END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 4/1 Page 29 REDSTONE (REV 3) 00 04 38 53 LMP Houston, against the black sky you can really see the APS firing away. 00 04 39 00 CC Roger. Copy. 00 04 39 05 CC And, Apollo 9, when your lead cuts in its after- burner you're expected to keep up. 00 04 39 12 CDR No thanks. 00 04 39 14 CC Okay. 00 04 39 17 LMP Give us about an hour. 00 04 43 33 LMP Houston, Apollo 9. It looks like we have slid down enough below them now so they are not going to be thrusting right at us with the engine. 00 04 43 41 CC Roger. Understand you are a little below, and I will wait until after this burn, of course, but I do have your SPS-1 PAD when you get squared away after this burn. Okay? 00 04 44 03 LMP Houston, what time should we begin to see the ullaging of the venting? 00 04 44 11 CC Stand by, Apollo 9. 00 04 44 20 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. You should see it start in about 15 seconds from right now. 00 04 44 26 LMP Okay. Thank you. 00 04 44 28 CC Roger. 00 04 44 40 CC Ullage ON, Apollo 9. 00 04 44 45 LMP Roger. Understand. Ullage ON, and we don't see any change yet. 00 04 44 50 CC Roger. 00 04 45 01 CC MARK. 00 04 45 02 CC One minute to ignition. 00 04 46 03 CC We show ignition on the S-IVB. 00 04 46 06 LMP It's on the way. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 4/2 Page 30 00 04 46 15 CDR It's just like a bright star disappearing into the distance. 00 04 46 24 CC Is there quite a bit of debris kicked out there, Apollo 9? 00 04 46 28 CDR Looked like a real clean burn. 00 04 46 29 LMP You could see a lot of stuff coming out when he just started up, but then it just went into a nice bright light. 00 04 46 37 CC Beautiful! 00 04 46 39 LMP We got some movies, but I'm not sure they're going to be too good. He's pretty far out there. 00 04 47 10 CC And the S-IVB has shut down, Apollo 9? 00 04 47 15 CDR Roger. He's just a speck in the distance right now. 00 04 47 18 CC Okay. Now that we've got him out of the way, back with the business at hand. I'm ready to read SPS-1 PAD any time. 00 04 47 27 CDR Okay. Stand by just a minute. 00 04 47 52 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. Could we have P00 and ACCEPT? We'd like to start you up a target load. 00 04 47 59 CMP Roger. You got it. 00 04 48 01 CC Understand. We got it. 00 04 48 02 CMP Roger. 00 04 48 10 CDR Okay, Houston. Ready to copy the P30. 00 04 48 13 CC Roger. Starting with the P30, and there will be about a minute delay on the target load. We're going to switch stations. Starting now on the maneuver PAD. SPS-1: 005 59 all zips, plus 00368 all zips, all zips, 00368 00324 0051 58 840, plus 100 minus 020 17 13. 00 04 49 23 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. 00 04 49 27 CC Go, Apollo 9. 00 04 49 30 CC Go, Apollo 9. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 4/3 Page 31 ANTIGUA (REV 4) 00 04 49 31 CMP Roger. You cut out very badly in that. I got TIG and I got DELTA-V[X] and DELTA-V[R] and DELTA-V[C] and that's all I got. 00 04 49 41 CC Okay. We'll try you again, Now are you reading me, okay? 00 04 49 48 CMP Roger. Reading you okay now. Stand by just a minute. 00 04 50 00 CMP Okay. Go ahead again. 00 04 50 03 CC Roger again, Apollo 9. 00 04 50 05 CMP Roger. Go ahead with your PAD. 00 04 50 09 CC Okay, I won't read the TIG again. That's 55900, and reading the DELTA-V[X], plus 00368, and are you with me? 00 04 50 25 CMP Yes I am, and that's as far as we got last time. 00 04 50 28 CC Okay. All zeros for DELTA-V[Y], all zeros 00368 00324 0051 58 840, plus 100, minus 020 17 13 520 33 100. 00 04 51 16 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. 00 04 51 18 CC Go, Apollo 9. 00 04 51 20 CMP Roger. The last thing I got was 58 840; you got any more? 00 04 51 23 CC Roger. We'll try you again here. Stand by one here. 00 04 51 54 CC Okay. Apollo 9, Houston. How do you read? 00 04 51 58 CMP Reading you five-square, Houston. 00 04 52 00 CC Okay. You're coming in a little weak. Understand you got up through CSM weight; is that affirmative? 00 04 52 07 CMP That'a affirmative. 00 04 52 09 CC Okay. Reading PITCH TRIM: Plus 100, minus 020 17 13 520 33 100. End of the PAD. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 4/4 Page 32 00 04 52 29 CMP Roger. Readback: 00559 all zips, plus 00368 all zips all zips 00368 00324 0051 58 840, plus 100, minus 020 17 13 520 33 100. 00 04 53 03 CC Houston confirms the PAD. I would also now like t[sic] give you your gimbal angles used in the PAD REFSM[sic] for SPS-1. 00 04 53 14 CDR Go. 00 04 53 16 CC Roger. It's roll 00, pitch 359, yaw 001. 00 04 53 30 CDR Roger. Understand, 000 359 001. 00 04 53 35 CC And this is affirmative; Houston confirms. 00 04 53 40 CDR Roger. 00 04 53 42 LMP And is the computer ours? Did you get the P27 in? 00 04 53 47 CC The computer is yours, Apollo 9. 00 04 53 50 LMP Roger. Thank you. ASCENSION (REV 4) 00 05 02 38 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Ascension. 00 05 02 43 CMP Roger, Houston. This is Apollo 9. Reading you loud and clear. 00 05 02 46 CC Roger, Apollo 9. We'd like to update your state vector again, if you could give us P00 and ACCEPT. 00 05 02 57 CMP Roger. You have P00 and ACCEPT. 00 05 03 00 CC Roger. And a couple of items: There is a bias in your X-PIPA, and we are taking a look at this. Th[sic] only steps we would like to do at this time would be to recommend that you stay in average G as littl[sic] time as possible. We are estimating that during t[sic] SPS-1 burn. there will be an error of about a foot and a half, and so the only thing we will do at th[sic] time is you just come out of average G as soon as possible, and we will talk about this later after the burn. 00 05 03 37 CMP Okay. And we have another problem here. Our O[2] [sic] (GOSS NET 1) Tape 4/5 Page 33 to have a steady-state flow around 7-8/10 pounds per hour. We don't have the vent open yet - the waste management vent, but we do have the LM pressurization on, and I'm wondering if you could give us a clue as to whether you think we have a leaky LM or what. 00 05 04 07 CC Roger. We copied the transmission, Apollo 9. And stand by for some words of wisdom on that. 00 05 04 17 CMP We're getting the MASTER ALARM light on every few minutes here, either from the hydrogen-cryo or the O[2] FLOW HIGH. It is almost like the simulator. 00 05 04 30 CC Roger. That is a shame. 00 05 04 44 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 05 04 48 CMP Go ahead. 00 05 04 49 CC Roger. We'd like to have the fans in. H[2] tank turned on manually at this time, and just leave it on. We will leave it on for a while and take a look at it. 00 05 05 01 CMP Okay. Very good. We'll turn the fan on. 00 05 05 03 CC Okay, And we would like to know if you can see the docking angle index when you were up in the tunnel. 00 05 05 11 CMP Negative. I didn't look. 00 05 05 14 CC Okay. 00 05 05 35 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. The computer is yours and I have a state vector - I mean a NAV check to go along with that state vector. 00 05 05 46 CDR Roger. Stand by. 00 05 06 10 CMP Okay, Houston. Ready to copy your NAV check. 00 05 06 13 CC Roger. Disregard, Apollo 9. We have checked it here on the ground. Unless you want it, I won't read it to you. 00 05 06 29 CC Apollo 9, did you copy? 00 05 06 33 CMP ... Houston. We won't need it. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 4/6 Page 34 00 05 06 35 CC Okay. We won't read it. We are going to have you for about another minute at Ascension and the[sic] we will see you over Tananarive at 19. 00 05 06 45 CMP Roger. 00 05 07 14 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 05 07 17 CMP Go ahead, Houston. 00 05 07 19 CC Roger. We would like to have you turn off the LM pressurization valve to see if that takes care of the O[2] HIGH FLOW. 00 05 07 27 LMP Roger. We will catch that in a few minutes and advise you. 00 05 07 31 CC Okay. 00 05 07 40 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 05 07 48 LMP Go ahead, Houston. 00 05 07 49 CC Roger. We want you to go back to P30 - P40 again to recompute that REFSMATT [sic] after this uplink. TANANARIVE (REV 4) 00 05 20 00 CC Hello, Apollo 9, this is Houston through Tananari[sic] 00 05 20 35 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. If you read me, we'll see you over Carnarvon at around 32. CANARVON (REV 4) 00 05 32 52 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Carnarvon. 00 05 32 55 CDR Roger, Houston. 00 05 32 58 CC We're reading you loud and clear. 00 05 33 00 CDR ... angles if you are ready to copy. 00 05 33 01 CC Go ahead. 00 05 33 03 CDR ... GET 05, 1830, plus 00153, plus 00333, minus 00638. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 4/7 Page 35 00 05 33 21 CC Roger, Apollo 9. I copy that. 00 05 33 26 CDR Roger. 00 05 33 52 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. You are GO SPS-1. 00 05 35 57 LMP Roger, Houston .... GO for SPS-1. 00 05 37 03 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. 00 05 37 08 CDR Houston, Apollo 9. Go ahead. 00 05 37 10 CC Roger. Just a word of info to close out that item on the power going into the LM. That duty cycle has now settled down and is exactly the same as the duty cycle was prior to launch. So everything is good im the LM power. And it's 5 on and 28 off. 00 05 37 31 CDR Real fine. Thank you. 00 05 37 33 CC Roger. GUAM (REV 4) 00 05 44 11 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Guam. Standing by. 00 05 44 17 LMP Roger, Houston. We're rushing through a checklist here. 00 05 48 03 CC Apollo 9, Houston, I will have you here for about another 2-1/2 minutes, and I have got a couple of words of wisdom on your attitude on this burn - why you are going to be off a couple of degrees in pitch and a couple of degrees in yaw if you want to give them to you. 00 05 48 18 LMP Go ahead. 00 05 48 20 CC Okay. Your REFSMMAT is off slightly and we think this may have come about by the order in which you loaded the DAP in relation to the P52. However, we have taken a look at this and we are saying at burn attitude you are going to have zero roll, a pitch of 358, and a yaw of about 002, and this will give you the right burn. It's just you won't be at 000 on the ball. 00 05 49 05 CDR Roger, Houston. Thank you very much. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 4/8 Page 36 00 05 49 08 CC Roger. 00 05 49 56 CMP Houston, this is Apollo 9. 00 05 49 58 CC Go, Apollo 9. 00 05 50 01 LMP We seem to have our O[2] thing in hand now. We have closed the tunnel thing and we also ... suit ... valve, and one of us had our helmet off for just a moment there and that was contributing to it, too. So it looks like we have the O[2] problem in hand. 00 05 50 26 CC Roger. We copy that. Some of it was dropped out. I am about to lose you here. We will see you over Hawaii at 57. HAWAII (REV 4) 00 05 57 43 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. Standing by for you[sic] burn. 00 05 57 48 CMP Roger, Houston. Apollo 9. A minute 10 seconds, ready to go. 00 05 57 53 CC Roger. 00 05 59 16 CMP Burn complete. 00 05 59 18 CC Roger. Copy. Burn complete. 00 05 59 42 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. I copy your residuals: plus 1.8, plus 0.5, minus 0.2. 00 05 59 48 CMP Roger. That's affirmative. And the EMS was minus 4.2. 00 05 59 53 CC Roger. Minus 4.2. 00 06 02 52 CC Apollo 9, Houston. In about 30 seconds we'll lose you off Hawaii and have you back at Redstone about a minute later. There will be a break in there, and then we'll pick you up for a long pass. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 4/9 Page 37 REDSTONE (REV 4) 00 06 05 18 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Redstone. We ought to have you now on a long stateside pass. 00 06 06 17 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Redatone. How do you read? 00 06 06 28 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. How do you read? 00 06 06 31 CC You're down a little bit, Dave, but I'm reading you okay. We've got you through the Redstone now, and it should be a nice long pass. 00 06 06 43 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. You are unreadable. 00 06 06 46 CC Roger. You're about the same. Stand by one here. I think we'll get better here in a couple of minute[sic] 00 06 10 04 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. How do you read now? 00 06 10 38 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. Trying again; how do you read? 00 06 12 16 CC Apollo 9, Houston. Do you read? END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 5/1 Page 38 TEXAS (REV 5) 00 06 13 22 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Texas. How do you read? 00 06 13 25 CDR Roger. Houston, Apollo 9, We read you loud and clear. Now about us? 00 06 13 28 CC We're reading you five-square, We just sent the S-IVB hyperbolic and got it out of your way. 00 06 13 31 CDR Very good. We were reading you all along there. I guess you just weren't reading us. 00 06 13 35 CC Roger. Guess we had some of our receivers turned in on the S-IVB there, that I didn't know they had taken away from me. 00 06 13 47 CDR Okay. 00 06 13 48 CC When you get squared away after the burn, I've got your star count update for you. 00 06 14 13 CDR Okay. 00 06 14 17 CDR Okay, Houston. Go ahead with the update. 00 06 14 21 CC Roger. Star count update: 006 49 4500 068 - 0680 if you want the decimal there - 2911 3302. End of update. 00 06 14 44 CDR Roger, Understand. 006 49 4500 0680 2911 3302. 00 06 14 54 CC That's affirmative. Houston confirms the update and would like to have you go ahead and open up the LM pressurization valve, if you concur. 00 06 15 04 CDR Roger. We tried to get ahold[sic] of you before to tell you we're going to do it, so we'll open it up at this time. 00 06 15 10 CC Okay. 00 06 15 25 CDR Hoston, Apollo 9. 00 06 15 28 CC Go, Apollo 9. 00 06 15 31 CDR How are we making out on RCS as opposed to MANUAL? What I'm wondering about is whether or not we should do the star count. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 5/2 Page 39 00 06 15 47 CC Roger. Stand by one. 00 06 16 30 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 06 16 32 CDR Go ahead. 00 06 16 34 CC Roger. We're down a little bit, but we're got an excellent margin, and nobody is sweating it at all, Jim. We recommend that you go ahead and do this star check. 00 06 16 46 CDR Okay. ANTIGUA (REV 5) 00 06 17 32 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. 00 06 17 34 CC Go, Houston. 00 06 17 37 CMP Let me give you an UP on the SPS PU system there. Following the burn, I'm reading 89.2 percent in oxidizer and 93.7 in fuel and an unbalanced pegged on the decreased side. 00 06 18 02 CC Roger. Copy 89.2, 93.7, and the unbalanced pegged on the decreased side. 00 06 18 10 CMP Roger. And for your information, the feed vent, SPS injector valve A-1 opens slower than A-2. 00 06 18 22 CC Roger. Copy. A-1 is slower than A-2. 00 06 24 57 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. We are about to lose you here. We will pick you up over Tananarive at 51. 00 06 25 05 CMP Roger, Tananarive at 51. TANANARIVE (REV 5) 00 06 52 09 CC Hello, Apollo 9. This is Houston through Tananarive. Do you read? 00 06 52 22 SC ... (GOSS NET 1) Tape 5/3 Page 40 00 06 55 01 CC Okay, Apollo 9, this is Houston through Tanan- arive. We're probably not getting you here. We got about another minute and a half, and if you can read me, we'll see you over Guam at about 17. 00 06 55 14 CDR Roger, Houston. This is Apollo 9, and we're reading you loud and clear through Tananarive. We'll look for you over Guam. How do you read me? 00 06 55 21 CC Oh, we're getting you in here now. I didn't read you at all the first time or two around. 00 06 55 27 CDR Okay, I heard your call a couple of times but I guess we just weren't getting down to you. 00 06 55 33 CC Roger. It hasn't been too stern here off Tananarive today. 00 06 55 38 CDR Okay. We're just taking a little time out to eat here right now. We haven't had anything to eat yet ... 00 06 55 48 CC Okay, our plan is that as we come over Guam and back across the States, why we'll discuss all our system problems and so forth before you go to sleep tonight. 00 06 56 04 CDR Roger. 00 06 56 38 CC And we speak Sayonara at Tananarive. See you over Guam. 00 06 56 43 CDR Roger. GUAM (REV 5) 00 07 18 09 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Guam. 00 07 18 14 CDR Hello, Houston. Apollo 9, here. 00 07 18 16 CC Roger. We would like to have P00 and ACCEPT, please. We are going to give you a state vector. 00 07 18 24 CDR Roger. You have P00 and ACCEPT. 00 07 18 26 CC Roger. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 5/4 Page 41 00 07 18 32 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. Can you talk a few minutes here? We are going to have you over Guam for about 5 minutes. 00 07 18 39 CDR Sure, go ahead. What shall we talk about? 00 07 18 41 CC Okay, stand by one just a second. 00 07 18 48 CDR What I want to talk about is that X-PIPA bias. 00 07 18 52 CC Okay, we will take that one first. We are showing an error in that X-PIPA of about 0.04 feet per second squared. The plan is to not do any- thing with that tonight, and we will update that tomorrow prior to the first burn. 00 07 19 11 SC Okay. Is it within the tolerance of what you can update? 00 07 19 13 CC Yes it is. That is affirmative. 00 07 19 18 CDR Okay, very good. 00 07 19 20 CC Okay, that takes care of that. I would just like to ask a fast question. You haven't men- tioned it. I assume that you have no reading on that SCS helium pressure that's still gone. 00 07 19 34 CDR That is affirmative, and still reading FULL SCALE LOW. 00 07 19 37 CC Okay, very good. Another item on this MASTER ALARM on the hard docking. We don't have you a good explanation; however, we do have some info in from the Cape that this was found on spacecraft 106 when they docked, and they hadn't found out why. But they did get an unexplained MASTER ALARM when they docked down there with 106. 00 07 20 05 CDR Okay. 00 07 20 07 CC And we are going to replay the data when you dock to see if we can get anything out of it but we can not close the loop on that one at this time. 00 07 20 18 CDR Okay. Do you have any idea what could have caused our primary and secondary propellant valves to go closed? (GOSS NET 1) Tape 5/5 Page 42 00 07 20 25 CC I think you must be looking at my sheet here, Jim, because that was my exact item coming up next I would like to ask you. We feel that two explanations, one was a stray electrical current there that actually did it, or do you feel that you could have bumped the switches when you were changing seats? 00 07 20 50 CDR No, I don't think so because, I don't think we could have bumped them because we did an RCS check after that, and it was dark in here but I looked through all of the quads and I looked at all the talkbacks. The talkbacks looked okay. It is possible but not very probable that I missed all three of those talkbacks. I was wondering if we couldn't have had the jolt from the separation between the service module and the SLA caused them to go closed. I can't imagine that we would only have one of the talk- backs on the D-quad go closed for any other reason. 00 07 21 28 CC Okay, that was something we wanted to verify - that the talkback that was closed on quad Delta was the secondary propellant. 00 07 21 39 CDR Roger. C had primary and secondary closed, D or Delta had just the secondary closed. 00 07 21 47 CC Okay, we copy that, and we agree with you. We are really at a loss how the secondary propel- lant only talkback could have gotten in that condition. 00 07 21 59 CDR Okay. 00 07 22 00 CC So that is something that we will have to think about here over the night. 00 07 22 05 CDR All right. Be advised of one other thing. Sort of keep track of the venting - cabin vent. We didn't go back to waste the vent overboard until 07:15. We didn't get that open again until then. 00 07 22 21 CC Roger. Copy. 00 07 22 23 CDR And you know when we closed it, it was just prior to the docking. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 5/6 Page 43 00 07 22 28 CC Roger. Okay, and that is okay. Next item is, I would just like to - We are closing this one out about that LM power cycling. That is running, as I mentioned before, just exactly on the cycle that we would expect and the way it was doing on the PAD. 00 07 22 49 CDR Okay, fine. 00 07 22 50 CC Okay, we have got some other things. We will pick them up here over Hawaii at about 32. I have a minute left, and I have a NAV check to go with the state vector just passed you. 00 07 23 04 CDR Stand by one. We are going to have to sort through the food bags for a piece of paper. 00 07 23 09 CC Okay. Understand. And the computer is yours. 00 07 23 28 CDR Okay, Houston. Go ahead with the NAV check. 00 07 23 30 CC Okay. Time: 00810 all zeros, minus 2719, plus 02980 1256. End of update. 00 07 23 52 CDR Roger. Understand. 00810 all zips 92719[sic], plus 02980. 00 07 24 02 CC Okay, Apollo 9, You went over the hill with everything confirmed except the altitude, and we will see you over Hawaii. HAWAII (REV 5) 00 07 32 25 CC Greetings, Apollo 9. This is Houston through Hawaii. 00 07 32 29 CMP Roger. Houston, Apollo 9. 00 07 32 34 CC Roger. I didn't get to confirm all your NAV checkout. If you run it, you have probably discovered the sign was wrong on the longitude. 00 07 32 43 CMP Oh, we're glad you knew that. 00 07 32 48 CC Say again, Apollo 9. 00 07 32 51 CMP Roger. We discovered that. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 5/7 Page 44 00 07 32 53 CC Roger. And I guess the - Did the rest of it go okay? 00 07 32 56 CMP That's affirmative. Right on the money. 00 07 32 59 CC Alright. And are you free to talk now? 00 07 33 06 CMP Roger. Go ahead. 00 07 33 08 CC First, is this cryo tank. What we would like to have you do at this time is turn off fans - the fans and heaters in both H[2] tanks. And want to let the pressure drop down to 200 and then have you manually maintain that at 200 until you power down. And after you're powered down, just before sacking out, we are going to turn on the fan in H[2] tank 1, and the estimates on this one is that it will slowly build up the pressure and when you wake up in the morning it will have built back up to 235 and it will keep the MASTER ALARM from coming on through the night. 00 07 33 58 LMP Okay. 00 07 34 04 CC Okay, Are we squared, away on that, Apollo 9? 00 07 34 09 CMP Okay, you want us to turn the heaters and fans off on both the H[2] tanks, and when do you want us to do that, now? 00 07 34 15 CC You can do that right now. 00 07 34 17 CMP Okay, Fine. 00 07 34 21 CC Okay, Very good. We would also - Have you started a charge on battery B? 00 07 34 30 CMP Negative, we weren't going to start the charge until we went to sleep. ... charge on battery B. 00 07 34 43 CC Okay. We will go ahead and agree with that, Apollo 9. 00 07 34 49 CMP Okay. We're going - You're going to call us and tell us to turn it on just before we go to sleep. Is that right? 00 07 34 54 CC Okay. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 5/8 Page 45 00 07 39 21 CC And Apollo 9, this is Houston. You are GO for 19 dash 1. 00 07 35 27 CMP Roger. Understand we are GO for 19 dash 1. 00 07 35 30 CC Okay, and this O[2] FLOW HIGH readings you were getting - We consider that a closed item. How you feel on this one, Apollo 9? 00 07 35 39 CMP I think it is a closed item also. 00 07 35 41 CC Okay, and on Rusty's comment on SPS-1, our data shows that both ball valves opened right the money - opened together. 00 07 35 53 CMP Okay, fine. We may have just had a sticky gage in the cockpit. How about PICON valves that we have on the quantity gage? 00 07 36 06 CC Okay. This one we will have to look at some more. We don't believe that it is a valid reading at this time, Apollo 9. That - On that short of a burn, we feel that the PUGS worked for such a short time that it probably didn't get a valid reading, and we don't believe that. 00 07 36 21 CMP Yes. That sounds pretty logical. 00 07 36 25 CC Okay. And on SPS-1 everything - It was a nominal burn. GNC is real happy; the PC and everything else looks real good, so that - Looks like we are in fine shape on it. 00 07 36 37 CMP Okay. Very good. 00 07 36 41 CC Okay, we are about to lose you here for about a couple of minutes and we will see you over the Redstone about 38. REDSTONE (REV 5) 00 07 38 41 CC Okay. Apollo 9, this is Houston. We should have you through to Redstone now. 00 07 39 43 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through the Redstone. How do you read? (GOSS NET 1) Tape 5/9 Page 46 00 07 38 47 CMP You are weak but clear, Houston. Go ahead. 00 07 38 50 CC You are coming in clear, [sic]ere. Okay. We would like to have you go back to BLOCK on your CM telemetry, 00 07 40 02 CMP Roger. BLOCK. Let me ask you a question about the other H[2] tank. If we run them both down to 200, and we turn the fan on in H[2] tank number 1, what are we going to do with tank number 2? 00 07 40 15 CC We expect it will -- 00 07 40 25 CMP I didn't get that answer. 00 07 40 29 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. I copied that; would you stand by one? 00 07 40 33 CMP Roger. 00 07 41 11 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 07 41 14 LMP Go ahead. 00 07 41 15 CC Okay. Copy your question, and what we're - What we're saying is that the pressure will stay equal in tank 2 just due to the heat leak, even though we are feeding primarily out of tank 1, but that pressure should come up right along with tank 1. 00 07 41 36 LMP Okay. 00 07 41 42 CC And also we would like - Could you verify that the surge tank is on the line? 00 07 41 51 LMP Roger. The surge tank is. 00 07 41 54 CC Okay. Very good, we just noticed that coming up a little slow. 00 07 41 58 LMP Yes. It sure is coming up slow, isn't it? 00 07 42 18 CC And, Apollo 9, we are showing you about 60 de- gree yaw now; just wanted to mention that. 00 07 42 26 LMP Roger. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 5/10 Page 47 00 07 42 58 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. That just about closes out my list here, I hit it briefly back there, unless you have any questions about my comments on that 2-degree pitch and yaw on the attitude for SPS-1. 00 07 43 15 CMP We have nothing. What was your comment about ... 00 07 43 18 CC Say again, Apollo 9. 00 07 43 21 CMP Were you saying you were going to take the gimbal ... off? 00 07 43 28 CC Boy, you are really coming in scratchy here on this one, Apollo. 00 07 43 35 CMP Okay, I think we have it - I think we under- stand what you said. 00 07 43 39 CC Okay. And that cleans us up here, Apollo 9. Have you got anything you would like to toss in here across this PAD? This is about the last time we plan on doing much talking to you. 00 07 43 55 CMP No, I don't - I guess it is just the general comment we were pretty well crowded today to all of these things in, so we sort of missed lunch. 00 07 44 09 CC Roger. I could tell you were really humping up there. Pretty busy day. 00 07 44 31 CC And Apollo 9, Houston. We'd like to verify the canister change at 6:30. 00 07 44 38 CMP It's in the process of being changed right now. 00 07 44 41 CC Roger. Copy. 00 07 45 46 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 07 46 11 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 07 46 24 CC Apollo 9, Houston. How do you read? (GOSS NET 1) Tape 5/11 Page 48 PRETORIA (REV 6) 00 07 46 26 CDR Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 9. We are reading you loud and clear. 00 07 46 32 CC Okay. We have got you in here now. Two other items; we would like to get an E memory dump from you to give us some homework here tonight if you can give us a Mark and take that. 00 07 46 43 CDR ... E memory dump ... 00 07 46 47 CC Wait. Stand by, Apollo 9; our telemetry just dropped out. 00 07 46 51 CDR Okay. We would like to know when you would like us to start charging the battery. 00 07 46 57 CC Okay. You can start it - You can start it any time prior to sacking out. We are going to lose you here in about another minute and the only other time we will talk with you before sack time will be over Tananarive which will hit there at 24. So, you can - You can start any- time you want. 00 07 47 16 CDR Okay, fine. Do you want that E memory dump now or do you want to just skip it? 00 07 47 20 CC No, we are standing by now. Go ahead and let her run. 00 07 47 23 CDR Okay. Stand by. 00 07 47 44 CMP It's - Houston it's ... memory dump is on the way. 00 07 47 47 CC Okay. Roger. Copy. And one other item, over Tananarive, if you can, we would like to have a PRD readout from each one of you. 00 07 48 31 CC And we will see you over Tananarive at about 24 or 25. END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 6/1 Page 49 TEXAS (REV 6) 00 07 48 35 CDR Roger. Thank you, and we will get a PRD report as soon as we figure out what it is. And we're charging battery D[sic] right now for you. 00 07 48 49 CC Okay. And that's a dosimeter reading over Tananarive. TANANARIVE (REV 6) 00 08 25 02 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Tananarive. 00 08 25 07 CMP Roger. This is Apollo 9. Go ahead. 00 08 25 10 CC Roger. I am not reading you very good at all, but are you reading me well enough to take your block data. I am ready to send that if you can read. it. 00 08 25 20 CMP Roger. Stand by just one. 00 08 25 24 CC Okay. 00 08 25 44 CMP Okay, Houston. Go ahead. 00 08 25 47 CC Roger. Reading block data number 2: 009 Bravo, plus 256, plus 1450 013 1431 29 28 010. Okay, Charlie Charlie, minus 195, minus 1617 015 0251 29 28 011 Alfa Charlie, plus 008, minus 0230 015 4024 29 28. And am I coming through all right, Apollo 9? 00 08 27 37 CMP Roger. What was the first area? 00 08 27 42 CC Okay. I've still got some more for you, but my first area was 009 3 Bravo. 00 08 27 56 CMP Roger. Ready to continue. 00 08 27 59 CC Okay, continuing on: 012 Alfa Charlie, plus 101, minus 0321 017 1349 29 28 0132 Alfa, plus 250, minus 0264 018 5057 29 28, and the last one 014 Alfa Charlie, plus 308, minus 0279 020 2440 29 28. That is the end of the block data, and your SPS trim angles for this: pitch minus 133, yaw plus 135 and that is the end of the block data. Before you start the readback, there are a couple of other comments for you. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 6/2 Page 50 00 08 30 00 CMP Okay. Go ahead. 00 08 30 03 CC Roger. We'd like to have you verify that you will do a waste water dump down to 25 percent prior to the rest period. 00 08 30 13 LMP Roger. Waste water dump down to 25 percent prior to rest period. 00 08 30 19 CC That is affirmative, and we'd like to have a dosimeter reading, if you've got it. 00 08 30 30 LMP Roger. Stand by. 00 08 30 55 LMP Okay. The LMP dosimeter is 8001. 00 08 31 03 CC Roger. 80 - go ahead. 00 08 31 09 LMP ... 001. 00 08 31 12 CC Roger. I copy LMP 8001. Say the next one. 00 08 31 16 LMP CDR is 3102. 00 08 31 22 CC Roger. And the CMP? 00 08 31 24 LMP We'll have to do ... is all packed up. 00 08 31 32 CC Roger. Copy. No reading for the CMP. Thank you. And we've only got about 20 seconds here before we leave. On this surge tank coming up, we say if you would bring the REPRESS pack on the line and give us a reading on that, it might help us troubleshoot that. 00 08 32 01 CC And we're going to lose you here, Apollo 9, at the end of the pass. The next pass is scheduled over Hawaii at 05, which is right at the beginning of your rest period. END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 7/1 Page 51 REDSTONE (REV 6) 00 09 18 07 CC Apollo 7, Houston. About 1 minute to LOS. Looks like the last time we'll be talking to you this evening. 00 09 18 13 CDR Roger. That's Apollo 9. 00 09 18 15 CC Sorry about that. 00 09 18 17 CDR That's all right. New guys are that way. 00 09 18 19 CC Okay. And -- 00 09 18 21 CMP Roger. And, Houston, we are purging. Is that what you want? 00 09 18 27 CC That's affirmative. 00 09 18 29 CMP We're presently in the process of purging O[2] fuel cells. 00 09 18 33 CC Affirmative. 00 09 18 39 CC And is your H[2] tank 1 fan on at this time? 00 09 18 45 CMP We'll bring it on now. We noticed it's 200. 00 09 18 47 CC Okay. END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 8/1 Page 52 REST PERIOD - NO COMMUNICATIONS APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 9/1 Page 53 REST PERIOD - NO COMMUNICATIONS (GOSS NET 1) Tape 10/1 Page 54 REST PERIOD - NO COMMUNICATIONS APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 11/1 Page 55 REST PERIOD - NO COMMUNICATIONS APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 12/1 Page 56 MERCURY (REV 12) 00 18 36 12 CC Good morning. Apollo 9, Houston. 00 18 36 17 LMP Good morning, Houston. This is Apollo 9. 00 18 36 20 CC Roger. Loud and clear. Looks like the night was in good shape. We didn't notice any anom- alies. 00 18 36 27 LMP Very good. I guess we have to wake up now, right? 00 18 36 34 CC Yes. It's about that time. 00 18 37 36 CC 9, Houston. We've got about 2 minutes left here of Mercury, and then we'll pick you up at Antigua at 02. If you feel like talking, I've got a couple of comments for you. 00 18 37 47 CDR Okay. You say we'll be at Antigua at 02? Did you have anything you wanted to tell us, Ron? 00 18 37 51 CC No. I was just going to remind you in your powerup there in the cryo stratification, when you cycle your fans just to note the pressures on them. 00 18 38 00 CDR Okay. You want us to break the fans out one at a time, is that right? 00 18 38 05 CC That's affirmative. And to note the pressures as you bring them up. 00 18 38 08 CDR Roger. END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 13/1 Page 57 ANTIGUA (REV 13) 00 19 02 35 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Antigua. 00 19 02 39 CMP Roger. Houston, Apollo 9. 00 19 02 42 CC Roger. I read you loud and clear. I've got a bunch of updates if you're ready to copy some of them. I've got a flight plan, a consumables, and a block data. 00 19 02 52 CMP Roger. Stand by. 00 19 03 24 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. Go over the flight plan. 00 19 03 27 CC Roger. Time: 24 plus 44, page 3 dash 15, delete MCC GO/NO-GO for 33 dash 1. 00 19 03 52 CMP Roger. 24:44, 315, delete MCC GO/NO-GO for 33 dash 1. 00 19 04 00 CC Affirmative. At time 23 plus 34, page 3 dash 14, add MCC GO/NO-GO for 33 dash 1. 00 19 04 22 CMP Roger. 23:34, page 3l4, ade the MCC GO/NO-GO for 33 dash 1. 00 19 04 30 CC Affirmative, And that's the flight plan update. 00 19 04 33 CMP Roger. What's your next? 00 19 04 37 CC Roger. Your consumables. 00 19 04 44 CMP Okay. Go ahead with the consumables. 00 19 04 48 CC GET is 018 8130 8440 8840 8636 564 4831 36 39, now. Houston over. 00 19 05 28 CMP Roger. Copy 018 8130 8440 8840 8636 564 4831 36 39. 00 19 05 49 CC Apollo 9, Houston. Readback correct. 00 19 05 58 CMP Roger. And ready for your block data. 00 19 05 55 CC Roger. Area is 0151 Bravo, plus 267, minus 0670 021 5249 3671 0161 Bravo, plus 324, minus 0670 023 2803 3670 0171 Bravo, plus 335, minus 0670 025 0225 3668 0181 Bravo, plus 318, minus 0663 026 3758 3627. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 13/2 Page 58 VANGUARD (REV 13) 00 19 09 40 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Vanguard. It's a real low elevation here. I'll pass the rest of block data at 12, over Canary. 00 19 09 52 CMP Lost you at 0181 B ... CANARY (REV 13) 00 19 12 35 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Canaries. 00 19 12 43 CMP On the 018 data 1 Bravo block data, I got down through the TIG and then lost you - if you want to go from there. 00 19 12 54 CC Roger. The TIG is 026 3758, the DELTA-V[c] is 3627, area 0191 Bravo, plus 258, minus 0692 028 11 50 3627 020 4 Alfa, plus 332, minus 1655 031 07 17 3620, and I have some trim angles if you want them. 00 19 14 09 CMP Roger. Stand by. Go ahead with the trim angles. 00 19 14 18 CC Roger. Area 15: pitch minus 134, yaw plus 135, the next four - the next four areas: pitch minus 080, yaw plus 130. For area 20: pitch minus 090, yaw minus 071. 00 19 15 07 CMP Roger. Copy that. Drop one bit on the 017 dash 1 Bravo TIG, the last digit. 00 19 15 17 CC Roger. 25 seconds. 00 19 15 24 CMP Okay. You ready for the readback? 00 19 15 26 CC Affirmative. Go. 00 19 16 28 CMP Okay. 015 dash 1 Bravo, plus 267, minus 0670 021 5249 3671 0161 Bravo, plus 324, minus 0670 023 2803 3670 0171 Bravo, plus 335, minus 0670 025 0225 3668 018 1 Bravo, plus 318, minus 0663 026 3758 3627 019 1 Bravo, plus 258, minus 0692 028 1150 3627 020 4 Alfa, plus 332 minus 1655 031 0717 3620. And for the trim angles vary of 15: pitch minus 134, yaw plus 135. Area 16 through 19: pitch minus 080, yaw plus 130. For area 20: pitch minus 090, yaw minus 071. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 13/3 Page 59 00 19 17 05 CC Apollo 9. Houston. Your readback is correct. I got about 2 minutes left here; we're missing a little data from the powerdown last night. 00 19 17 15 CMP Roger. What would you like? We got that. 00 19 17 19 CC ... 00 19 17 24 CMP Say again, HOuston. 00 19 17 25 CC Okay. What we need is your command module RCS injector temperatures and your pyro A and B batteries and BATT C voltage. Before you give that, though, we'd like to configure your H[2] tanks here. 00 19 17 38 CMP Roger. How would you like them? 00 19 17 40 CC Okay. H[2] tank 2 heater in AUTO, H[2] tank 1 heater OFF, and both fans OFF. 00 19 17 52 CMP Roger. H[2] tank 1 fan OFF, tank 2 fan to AUTO, H[2] fans both OFF. 00 19 18 01 CC Negative. That's H[2] tank 2 heater in AUTO, both fans OFF, and tank 1 heater OFF. 00 19 18 11 CMP Roger. I just read it backwards to you. H[2] heater number 2 in AUTO and number 1 OFF and the fans are both OFF. 00 19 18 18 CC Roger. 00 19 18 23 CMP And -- 00 19 18 24 CC Apollo 9, Houston. S-band up. 00 19 18 27 CMP I have the injector temperature if you want it. 00 19 18 29 CC Roger. Go. MADRID (REV 13) 00 19 19 07 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Madrid. S-band. 00 19 20 00 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Madrid. S-band volume up. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 13/4 Page 60 00 19 20 11 CMP Roger. Houston, 9. Looks like we have a good lock now. Did you get the battery readings? 00 19 20 16 CC Negative. 00 19 20 18 LMP Okay. BATT C was 37, pyro A was 37, pyro B was 37, and that was on the powerdown last night. 00 19 20 27 CC Roger. And I didn't get your injector temp, command module temp either. 00 19 20 31 LMP Okay. The injector temps - I'll give you systems test meter readout. 00 19 20 36 CC Affirmative. 00 19 20 38 LMP All of them were FULL SCALE HIGH except C, and that was reading 5 volts. 00 19 20 44 CC Roger. Six Charlie with 5 volts. 00 19 20 46 LMP That's correct. 00 19 20 48 CC Okay, Next thing is, on your cryo surge tank pressure, you noticed it took a long time to come up and then all of a sudden it came on up. Did you jiggle any valves or anything? 00 19 21 00 LMP Yes ... CARNARVON (REV 13) 00 19 50 43 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Carnarvon. 00 19 50 47 CDR Roger. Houston, Apollo 9. Stand by one. 00 19 51 03 CDR Houston, 9. Go. 00 19 51 06 CC Roger, we listened to your OJT during P52 last night but didn't copy any gyro torquing angles. We could use those if you would copy them down. 00 19 51 18 CDR Very well. Stand by. 00 19 51 37 CDR Okay. Houston,9. Are you ready to copy? 00 19 51 40 CC 9, go - or Houston, go. 00 19 51 43 CDR Roger. GET of 08 24 30, plus 00110, plus: 00002, minus 00108. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 13/5 Page 61 00 19 52 02 CC Houston. Copy. 00 19 52 06 CDR And I'll give you a rundown on the H[2] and O[2] cryo pressures when we ran the fans if you've got a pencil. 00 19 52 16 CC Houston. Go. 00 19 52 19 CDR Okay. H[2] 1: when we turned the fan off, it was 228 for the pressure, and right now it's about 228. 00 19 52 31 CC Roger. 00 19 52 33 CDR H[2] 2: when we turned the fan on, it was 242. After 3 minutes of fans it was 242. 00 19 52 44 CC Roger. Sounds good. 00 19 52 47 CDR O[2] 1: when we started out with the H[2], it was 816 by the time we got to the O[2], and it was 890 when the fans were turned on; it was 880 when the fans were turned off. 00 19 53 03 CC Roger. Copy. 890 to 880. 00 19 53 07 CDR That's correct. And O[2] 2: when the fans were turned on it was 880, and when they were turned off it was 870. 00 19 53 17 CC Roger. 880 to 870. And S-band volume up at 56. 00 19 53 23 CDR Roger. It's up now. 00 19 53 33 CDR And, Houston, 9. We're down through the CMC sub- tests and getting ready for a P51. Do you want those CMC subtests numbers? They're on the DSKY. 00 19 53 48 CC Roger. We have them. HONEYSUCKLE (REV 13) 00 19 57 48 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Honeysuckle. 00 19 57 55 CDR Roger. Houston, Apollo 9. Loud and clear. 00 19 57 55 CC Roger. Same. We never did get what you did on those cryo valves. I tried to get that surge tank up. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 13/6 Page 62 00 19 58 06 LMP All I did was move the surge tank knob back and forth a little bit on the console, here, and then I went to bed. And I think that may have done it. 00 19 58 18 CC Roger. That did it. 00 19 58 20 LMP And did it come up pretty fast after that, Ron? 00 19 58 22 CC Affirmative. 00 19 58 24 LMP Okay. Well, we never did get our PLSS tank filled, so we're going to be filling that here along the -- along the way today. It only has about 200 or 300 psi in it. 00 19 58 34 CC Roger. We understand. 00 19 58 53 SC Houston, Apollo 9. 00 19 58 55 CC Houston. Go. 00 19 58 56 LMP Roger. We're still charging battery B. What's the status of that? Do you want us to continue or stop or what have you? 00 19 59 03 CC Affirmative. Go ahead and continue on it. We estimate it will probably be up to charge at about 22 hours or just before SPS number 2 burns, and we'll tell you at that time to turn it off. 00 19 59 16 LMP Okay. Very good. 00 20 02 28 CC Apollo 9, Houston. Thirty seconds LOS; Mercury at 08. 00 20 02 32 CDR Roger. MERCURY (REV 13) 00 20 12 09 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Mercury. Standing by. 00 20 12 12 CDR Roger, Houston. 00 20 12 14 CC Roger. 00 20 13 44 CC Apollo 9, Houston. We indicate you're right close to gimbal lock. 00 20 13 51 CDR That's affirmative. END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 14/1 Page 63 ANTIGUA (REV 14) 00 20 36 17 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Antigua. 00 20 36 40 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Antigua. 00 20 36 43 CMP Roger. Houston, Apollo 9. How do you read? 00 20 36 46 CC I read you loud and clear. Good morning. 00 20 36 50 CMP Good morning. We were wondering whether maybe you want to give us the updates first, or whether you want an E-memory dump first? 00 20 37 03 CC We do not need an E-memory dump. 00 20 37 07 CMP Okay. 00 20 37 13 CMP Okay. We're ready to accept your update, then, any time, Houston. 00 20 37 19 CC Roger. Stand by one on that. I have an SPS-2 PAD here for you any time you're ready to copy, and we'll have the loads ready for you in a min- ute. 00 20 37 33 LMP Stand by. He's getting it. 00 20 37 36 CMP Okay. Go ahead. Ready to copy. 00 20 37 39 CC Roger. SPS-2: 022 12 03 00, plus 00993, minus 08 446, plus 00 176 08 506 08 457 1512, and stand by one. 00 20 38 37 CC Apollo 9, we're ready to uplink at this time, and then I'll finish the PAD while they're doing that. 00 20 38 43 CMP The computer is yours. 00 20 38 45 CC Okay. We have the computer. And starting again, I finished up on the burn time which was: 15 12 58 504, plus 1 00, minus 0 20 21 20 840 13 200, plus 01 23, plus 05 514 16 45. End of update. 00 20 38 38 CMP Okay, Houston ... 00 20 40 00 CMP ... 08506 08457 ... 3 58504, plus 100, minus 020 21 2084 0 13200, plus 1 - rather - plus 0013, plus 0554 0 ... I beg your pardon - 1645. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 14/2 Page 64 00 20 40 40 CC Apollo 9 ... The COMM on that was extremely bad. I only got about three lines of the whole blooming smear. Let's stand by one. I think we are going to hand off here, and maybe we can try it again. VANGUARD (REV 14) 00 20 41 16 SC Houston, Apollo 9. 00 20 41 29 SC Houston, Apollo 9. 00 20 41 44 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. Do you read? 00 20 41 49 SC Roger. This is Apollo 9 here, Houston. 00 20 42 02 SC Houston, this is Apollo 9. 00 20 42 23 SC Houston, Apollo 9. 00 20 42 30 CC Okay. Apollo 9, this is Houston. If you read me, I cannot get you. I can hear that you are trans- mitting; you are way, way down. The site is re- porting no VHF downlink. You might check that, but I don't understand why our S-band isn't any better either. 00 20 42 53 SC Okay. You read now? 00 20 42 57 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. I can barely read you. I just barely copied it. 00 20 43 05 SC Roger ... S-band ... 00 20 44 03 CDR Houston, Apollo 9. How now? 00 20 44 06 CC Apollo 9, you are very, very weak. I can't get your readbacks, but I'd like to give you the NAV check again. The NAV check I gave you was wrong. We're starting off good today, and I'd like to - If you can copy, I'd like to read you the NAV check again. It should be: minus 2891, minus 16997 1228. 00 20 44 55 CDR Okay. How can you read me? 00 20 44 58 CC I can just hear you transmitting, and that's about all. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 14/3 Page 65 CANARY (REV 14) 00 20 46 21 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. How do you read now? 00 20 46 26 CC Hello. Apollo 9, Houston. Do you read now? 00 20 46 37 CMP Houston, 9. Read you five-by. 00 20 46 39 CC Great! We've got you through Canaries now. Evidently, we couldn't get Vanguard and Antigua back through Goddard. Did you copy my correction on the NAV check? 00 20 46 48 CMP Roger. If you read, I got a minus 2891, minus 16997 122.8. 00 20 46 58 CC Roger. That ought to check a lot better, and I'm reading you five-square now. We've got good COMM through Canaries here for about the next 5 minutes. 00 20 47 08 CMP Roger. Did you read the readback on the SPS-2 PAD? 00 20 47 15 CC Okay. Go ahead. 00 20 47 17 CMP Okay. 02212 03 00, plus 00993, minus 08446, plus 00176 08506 08457 1512 58502, plus 100, minus 020, 2120840 13200 - And you've already got the NAV check. 00 20 47 58 CC Roger. I confirm the update. One small correc- tion. The last number in the CSM weight is 4, vice 2 as you read, but that really doesn't matter. 00 20 48 09 CMP Yes. I guess I wrote it right and read it wrong. 00 20 48 13 CC Okay. 00 20 48 14 CMP 58504. 00 20 48 16 CC That's affirmative. 00 20 48 27 CC And, Apollo 9, the computer is yours. We have given you a target load, a state vector, and a VERB 66. 00 20 48 41 CMP Roger. Copy. 00 20 49 19 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 20 49 21 CMP Go. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 14/4 Page 66 00 20 49 24 CMP Roger, Houston. Go. 00 20 49 25 CC Okay. We've got about 3 minutes here. We would like to update that PIPA bias if we can have the computer again. 00 20 49 35 CMP Okay. The computer is yours, and while you're doing that, I'd like to know what you would like us to do with battery B. We are still charging it, and it's now down to about 0.4. 00 20 49 48 CC Roger. Last word I had was we wanted to run the battery charge; it'll probably run up to almost the time of SPS-2. 00 20 49 58 CMP Okay. Thank you. 00 20 50 08 CC And we're indicating about 0.43 or so, and we'd like to let it run awhile and cut it off on our indication. 00 20 50 18 CMP Okay. 00 20 52 54 CC And, Apollo 9, we'll be handing over to Madrid, so have your S-band volume up. 00 20 53 10 CC Apollo 9, Houston. The computer is yours. The PIPA bias is in. 00 20 53 16 CMP Roger. Thank you. MADRID (REV 14) 00 20 54 23 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. We're about 30 seconds from LOS Madrid, and we'll see you over Carnarvon at 21. 00 20 54 32 CMP Roger. Carnarvon at 21. CARNARVON (REV 14) 00 21 21 27 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Carnarvon. 00 21 21 31 CDR Hello, Nouston. Apollo 9. 00 21 21 33 CC I read you five-square. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 14/5 Page 67 00 21 21 36 CDR Roger. 00 21 21 47 CDR Just had an interesting sidelight here, Houston. Whenever we give the command module/LM, combina- tion a pulse of DIRECT ACCELERATION COMMAND to attitude control system, we get a lot of coupling from pitch to yaw and back to pitch. I suspect this stroker test may be fairly exciting. 00 21 22 08 CC Roger. I guess it must be a lot more noticeable than on the simulator, then. 00 21 22 16 CDR Sure is! 00 21 22 18 CC (Laughter) Stand by for a ride. 00 21 22 33 CDR And, Houston, another little interesting sidellght; when we woke up this morning and got the BMAGS ready - and aft.er drifting all night - Our high- est drift rate was approximately 1/10 of a degree per second. 00 21 22 49 CC Roger, Apollo 9. Copy. 00 21 24 47 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. 00 21 24 49 CC Go, Apollo 9. 00 21 24 51 CMP Do you still want us to cycle our H[2] and O[2] fans prior to the burn, or do you want to just leave them alone? 00 21 25 03 CC Apollo 9, Houston. We do not want them cycled prior to the burn. Just let them go as is. 00 21 25 10 CMP 0kay. Very good. 00 21 27 18 CC Apollo 8 [sic], Houston. 00 21 27 22 CDR Go ahead. 00 21 27 23 CC Roger. You can terminate the charge on battery B. And for your info, we took 10 AMP-hours out and put seven back in. 00 21 27 34 CDR Roger. 00 21 27 59 CC Apollo 9, Houston. Like to make sure you have your S-Band volume up. We will be picking up Honeysuckle in about a minute. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 14/6 Page 68 00 21 28 10 CDR Roger. HONEYSUCKLE (REV 14) 00 21 35 44 CD And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. We are 1 minute to LOS Honeysuckle. We'll see you over Mercury at 41. MERCURY (REV 14) 00 21 36 36 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 21 42 26 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Mercury. 00 21 42 33 CDR Roger. Houston, Apollo 9. 00 21 42 35 CC Sterling! You are loud and clear. 00 21 42 39 CDR Roger. We're in process of donning our helmets and gloves here for the burn. 00 21 42 45 CC Roger, Understand. 00 21 43 20 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. I believe you went over the hill at Honeysuckle, there, before I got you, but you are GO for SPS-2. 00 21 43 24 CMP Roger. Understand we are GO for SPS-2. Thank you. 00 21 43 26 CC Roger. 00 21 47 40 CC Apollo 9, Houston. One minute LOS Mercury, and we'll see you over Texas at 04. 00 21 47 47 SC Roger. Texas at 04. END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 15/1 Page 69 TEXAS (REV 15) 00 22 04 41 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Texas. Stand- ing by for your burn. 00 22 04 45 CMP Roger. 00 22 10 20 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 22 10 22 CDR Houston, go. 00 22 10 23 CC Roger. We are showing your scale in five, five. 00 22 10 26 CDR Roger. Understand five, five will shift to five and one when we get ready for ESTROKER. [sic] 00 22 10 31 CC Roger. Thank you. 00 22 14 35 CMP Houston, we have your residuals. 00 22 14 37 CC Apollo 9, I've got minus 0001, plus 0007, and plus 00003. 00 22 14 48 CMP Okay. That's pretty good, and the DELTA-V counter was minus 5.0. 00 22 14 52 CC Say it again. Minus 5.0. 00 22 14 56 CMP Minus 5.1. 00 22 14 58 CC Minus 5.1. 00 22 15 09 CC And it looked pretty smooth, Apollo 9. 00 22 15 17 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. Our first catch shows you 189 by 108. 00 22 15 37 CC And I copy your onboad noun at 44, Apollo 9. VANGUARD (REV 15) 00 22 17 21 CC Apollo 9, Houston through the Vanguard. How do you read? 00 22 17 26 CDR Loud and clear, Houston. How do you read us? (GOSS NET 1) Tape 15/2 Page 70 00 22 17 28 CC That's about a thousand percent improvement over the last pass. Reading you loud and clear. Our earthband track now shows you 192 by 107. Looks like we are about to agree with you. 00 22 17 39 CDR Roger, How's our PIPA bias? 00 22 17 45 CC Stand by. 00 22 18 19 CDR Houston, Apollo 9. 00 22 18 21 CC Go, Apollo 9. 00 22 18 22 CDR Roger. ESTROKER looks pretty smooth. We had a 40 percent ... about 30 percent of 1 degree, and the MAX rate in pitch was about a tenth of a degree, and there didn't appear to be any coupling in the yaw. It all damped out probably about 5 seconds after the ESTROKER stopped. 00 22 18 45 CC Roger, Apollo 9. Copied. Sounds great. 00 22 18 53 CDR Okay. Houston, Apollo 9 here. SPS PU sensor light came on during the burn because of the large unbalance we had. However, it immediately jumped back down, and we are presently reading 69.25 per- cent oxidizer and 69.4 percent fuel, and the unbalance is reading decrease about 30 pounds. 00 22 19 22 CC Roger, Apollo 9. Copied. Sounds like things are shaping up. 00 22 19 29 CDR We still don't have an indicated helium pressure, though. 00 22 19 34 CC Well, maybe if you kick that transducer again, you'll get that back. 00 22 19 39 CDR If you'll tell us where to kick, we'll try it. 00 22 19 43 CC Roger. In work. 00 22 19 49 CC And at your convenience I have your gimbal angles for SPS-3 using your SPS-2 REFSMMAT. 00 22 19 58 CDR Roger. Stand by. 00 22 20 04 CDR Okay. Ready to copy. 00 22 20 05 CC Roger. Reading: roll 024, pitch 001, yaw 353. 00 22 20 21 CDR 024, 001, 3 ... (GOSS NET 1) Tape 15/3 Page 71 00 22 20 25 CC Roger. 353 on the yaw, and I'd like to make sure your S-band volume is up. We'll be handing over to Honeysuckle in about 3 minutes - 3 or 4 minutes. I meant Madrid - Sorry about that. 00 22 23 09 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 22 23 10 CDR Go ahead, Houston. 00 22 23 12 CC Roger. We're showing PIPA bias as minus 0.02 feet- per-second [sic] squared. 00 22 23 21 CDR Roger. It looks like we counted up about - almost a foot per second there in that 30 seconds we were waiting for the burn to start. 00 22 23 31 CC Roger. Copy. And, Apollo 9, Houston. That looks like it's within tolerance, so we accept that. 00 22 23 46 LMP Roger, Houston. And be advised the count in R-3 was positive. Also there prior to the burn, not negative. 00 22 23 58 CC Roger. Copy. 00 22 24 20 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. Fido [sic] is real happy with that burn; says it's completely nominal. Looks like he won't even have to retarget for SPS-3. You do good work. 00 22 24 35 CDR Roger. And I assume you'll give us a GO for the structural demonstration before we get there. Right? 00 22 24 42 CC That's affirmative. 00 22 24 44 CDR 0kay. MADRID (REV 15) 00 22 25 04 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. 00 22 25 06 CC Go. 00 22 25 07 CMP Roger. For you information on the clock, the burn shut off, about 8/10 of a second early. 00 22 25 16 CC Roger. Copy. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 15/4 Page 72 00 22 26 39 LMP Hey, Smokey. 00 22 26 41 CC Roger. Smokey here. 00 22 26 44 LMP I'll call you again in a minute. 00 22 26 47 CC Say again. 00 22 26 56 LMP Hey, Smokey. 00 22 26 57 CC Go. 00 22 26 58 LMP Have you ever been attacked by a band of wild elephants? 00 22 27 02 CC Negative. 00 22 27 04 LMP You ought to see what it looks like in here with these six big black hoses. 00 22 27 09 CC (Laughter) Roger. Copy. 00 22 27 16 LMP Did you ever dream about octopuses? 00 22 27 20 CC Speaking of dreaming, how did the night go? 00 22 27 25 LMP I guess we did okay for a first cut. 00 22 27 28 CC Okay. Sounds real good. I'm going to lose you here at Madrid in about 30 seconds, and we'll see you over Carnarvon at 54. 00 22 27 35 LMP Stu, one thing we were having a problem with was a lot of radio chatter coming up from the ground. 00 22 27 40 CC Okay. We'll see if we can stop that tonight. 00 22 27 48 CDR What did you do ... pass. CARNARVON (REV 15) 00 22 54 17 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Carnarvon. 00 22 54 21 LMP Go ahead, Houston. 00 22 54 23 CC Roger. You're making it five-square. Standing by. 00 22 54 27 LMP Okay. We're chlorinating our water. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 15/5 Page 73 00 22 54 31 CC Very good. You are chlorinating your water. 00 22 54 35 LMP That's a little behind schedule on that, but that's what we're doing. 00 23 00 46 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. Remind you on your S-band volume, we'll be going over to Honeysuckle in about 2 minutes. 00 23 00 55 CMP Roger. 00 23 04 09 CC Apollo 9, Houston. I've got m question for you when you've got time, at your convenience. HONEYSUCKLE (REV 15) 00 23 04 45 CC Apollo 9, Houston. Do you read? 00 23 05 47 CC Apollo 9, Houston. How do you read through Honey- suckle? 00 23 05 54 CMP Houston, say again. 00 23 05 55 CC Roger. I've got a question for you when you get time. 00 23 06 00 CMP Yes. Go ahead. 00 23 06 01 CC Okay. Just to ease our mind here to make sure we're working on the same procedures, we're curious about loading the DAP. We'd like to verify that you are doing that prior to the P30, P40 program. 00 23 06 18 CMP The last time we did it after P30, but prior to P40. 00 23 06 25 CC Okay. We would like to have you load the DAP prior to both P30, and P40 prior to your P52. 00 23 06 36 CMP Okay. We'll do that. 00 23 06 37 CC Okay. Very good. 00 23 06 41 CMP I guess we also have a question on whether you want us to load the PITCH TRIM and YAW TRIM you send us up next time, which looks like it will be somewhat different from what the DAP ended up with on the SPS-2. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 15/6 Page 74 00 23 06 58 CC Okay. Would you say the first part of your question again, Dave? 00 23 07 04 CMP Roger. We've looked at the nominal SPS-3 PITCH TRIM and YAW TRIM for the gimbals, and they look somewhat different from what we ended up with after SPS-2. I guess the question is, do you want us to load your numbers or our numbers? 00 23 07 19 CC Okay. Copy. We'll give you that info, and I have the PAD. 00 23 07 25 CMP Okay. Stand by. 00 23 07 40 LMP Houston, do you have a PAD at this time? 00 23 07 43 CC That's negative, Apollo 9. 00 23 07 46 LMP Okay. 00 23 10 34 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. We're about a minute to LOS at Honeysuckle, and we'll see you over Mercury about 15. 00 23 10 43 LMP Roger. MERCURY (REV 15) 00 23 15 55 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through the Mercury. Standing by. 00 23 16 00 CMP Roger. Go ahead. 00 23 16 02 CC Roger. Just checking in. You are coming in five-square. Sounds like the Mercury is working good. 00 23 16 08 CMP That's a very pleasant surprise. 00 23 16 11 CC Roger. 00 23 16 13 CMP How's the weather in Houston, Smokey? (GOSS NET 1) Tape 15/7 Page 75 00 23 16 15 CC Would you believe that there was ice on the wind- shield this morning? 00 23 16 19 CMP No, I wouldn't. 00 23 16 20 CC Well, I speak with a straight tongue. 00 23 16 28 CMP Is the place washed away yet? 00 23 16 30 CC No, we are keeping all the water out, and every- thing's pretty good. It's just a little chilly. 00 23 16 38 CMP Very good. 00 23 16 40 CDR I wish we could say the same. 00 23 16 46 CC What - Does that mean you are running hot, or you're not dry? 00 23 16 52 CMP We're a tad damp on occasion. 00 23 16 57 CC Ah-so. Copy. 00 23 17 00 LMP There's nothing wrong. Those are human errors. 00 23 17 07 CC Roger. Smokey understands. 00 23 17 17 CMP You've never made one; you've just heard about them. Is that right? 00 23 17 23 CC That's a negative. 00 23 17 40 CC Sounds like you all are too relaxed today, We'll have to put you to work tomorrow. You better save it up. 00 23 17 49 LMP This is bad enough today just trying to figure out how we eat and sleep. 00 23 19 41 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. 00 23 19 44 CC Go, Apollo 9. 00 23 19 46 CMP I get some data here on our little interruptions last night. Seems like we were going over some station that was transmitting VHFD [sic] from a tower clearing people to land, and it was daylight when we went over, and I have got some times. I doubt if it wil1 do any good, but you can have them anyway. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 15/8 Page 76 00 23 20 06 CC Okay. Go ahead. 00 23 20 08 CMP We picked up some at 10:18, 10 hours and 18 min- utes. Again at 11:57; again 16:35; again at 18:12. And the first couple sounded somewhat like Chinese. 00 23 20 31 CC Roger. Understand the first couple was a Navy tower. 00 23 20 35 CMP Something like that. I'm not an expert in that particular branch, but it was strange. 00 23 20 40 CDR I'll give you a clue. They've got a runway that's 112, and they have a taxiway 112. They fly a whole bunch of different kinds of airplanes - Mohawks, and C-47 and 01's. 00 23 20 54 CMP And if you really wanted, you could call Green Hornet 35 or Black Hawk 15. 00 23 21 03 CC Roger, Copy all that. You know I thought you were jesting awhile ago when you said about the trans- missions interrupting you. 00 23 21 12 CMP Negative. Every hour and a half. We had about a two 6 or 7 minute passes. Chris ought to incor- porate these guys in the network. 00 23 21 24 LMP Actually, it was one of the better tower operators I've heard. The guy really had a lot of traffic, and he was doing pretty good. 00 23 21 56 CC Okay - Okay, Apollo 9. This is Houston. We'll do a little work on this to see what's going on. Yes, I didn't realize you had this, and it is on the DSE. We'll take a look at it. 00 23 22 12 CDR Okay. Good. 00 23 22 25 CC I guess it's all right just as long as you don't have to get clearance through the - through that tower. And I am going to lose you in Mercury in about a minute and we'll see you over Guaymas around 34. 00 23 22 37 CDR Okay. END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 16/1 Page 77 GUAYMAS (REV 15) 00 23 35 14 CC Roger. I haven't heard anything. 00 23 35 23 LMP Okay. Stand by. Houston, how do you read Apollo 9? 00 23 35 27 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. Reading you loud and clear. 00 23 35 37 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. I read you loud and clear. 00 23 35 41 LMP ... you copy fast. 00 23 35 51 LMP Houston, Apollo 9. 00 23 35 53 CC Apollo 9, I'm reading you loud and clear. How me? 00 23 35 56 LMP Same. Ready to copy. 00 23 35 58 CC Roger. You'll have to stand by here; don't have yet. Let me give you an estimate of when it's going to come out of the trench. 00 23 36 05 LMP Okay. 00 23 36 35 CC Okay. Apollo 9, Houston. We've got the PAD all ready with the exception of the star data, and we ought to have it for you in another 4 or 5 min- utes. We've got you now on a nice long stateside pass here. MILA (REV 16) 00 23 43 20 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 23 43 23 CMP Go ahead, Houston. 00 23 43 24 CC Roger. We would like to give you a state vector and a target load, if you will go P00 in [sic] ACCEPT. 00 23 43 30 CMP Roger. It's yours. 00 23 43 33 CC Understand it is ours. 00 24 43 36 CMP That's affirmative. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 16/2 Page 78 00 23 44 35 CC Apollo 9, Houston. I have your SPS-3 PAD. 00 23 44 41 CMP Roger, Houston. Ready to copy. 00 23 44 44 CC Roger. Reading SPS-3: 025 17 38 00, plus 00 151, minus 25 707, minus 00 00 2 25 707 25 640 4 419 51 207, plus 118, minus 017 21 12 010 21 600, minus 21 45, plus 16 867 16 10. End of update. 00 23 46 23 CMP Okay. You ready for the readback? 00 23 46 26 CC Go. 00 23 46 27 LMP Roger. 05 17 38 00, plus 00 151, minus 5 707, minus 00 25 707 5 60 4419 51 207, plus 118, minus 017 21 120 10 21600, minus 2145, plus 16867 1610. 00 23 47 10 CC Roger. I think you got it all there, Rusty, but I want to confirm a couple of them. Seemed like you were cutting out on the twos on the time. It's 025 DELTA-V[Y] is a minus 25707, and DELTA-V[Z] minus 00 002, and DELTA-V[C] 25 640. 00 23 47 41 LMP Roger. We've got that. 00 23 47 43 CC Okay. Second. 00 23 47 50 CC And, Apollo 9, the computer is yours. You have your target load and the state vector in both slots. VANGUARD (REV 16) 00 23 47 57 LMP Roger. Did you happen to notice the PITCH and YAM TRIM that we have in the DAP at this time, after the last burn? 00 23 48 03 CC Roger. It looked like we were running pretty close. 00 23 48 40 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 23 48 42 CMP Go ahead. 00 23 48 51 CC Roger. Just for your info, we did take your values and use them. That's why they checked so well. 00 23 48 52 CMP Okay. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 16/3 Page 79 00 23 48 53 CC We're shaping up. 00 23 48 56 CMP DAP wins again. 00 23 49 38 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 23 49 42 CDR Go ahead, Houston. 00 23 49 44 CC Roger. The data from the SPS-2 burn, on the ESTROKE looks real nominal with rigid body re- sults. MAX rate and pitch was about 2 seconds after initiation and peaked out about a minus 0.15. The yaw was real low, and everything was essentially nominal, and you are GO for a full amplitude on SPS-3. 00 23 50 17 CDR Okay. And we'll give you a full structural dem- onstration. 00 23 50 21 CC Roger. Copy. 00 23 50 23 CDR It's sort of interesting. The RCS quads, when they fire, even in the middle of impulse, and particularly when we are moving around in ADAPT, you can feel the whole thing shake and vibrate. It really feels just like a ... When the SPS burns, it's pretty solid. 00 23 50 42 CC Roger. Copying. 00 23 51 09 CDR Houston, Apollo 9. 00 23 51 10 CC Go, Apollo 9. 00 23 51 15 CC Apollo 9, Houston here. Go ahead. 00 23 52 07 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. I didn't copy your last transmission. If you will just hang loose for just a couple of minutes we will be over the Canaries, and I'll be able to read you then. 00 23 52 18 CDR Roger. CANARY (REV 16) 00 23 54 45 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Canaries. How do you read? 00 23 51 58 CDR Read you five-by. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 16/4 Page 80 00 23 55 00 CC Roger. Apollo 9, you have a GO for 33 dash 1. 00 23 55 04 CDR Roger. Understand GO for 33 dash 1. 00 23 55 08 CC And I'm reading you five-square, and I missed your last transmission when we were mixed up on the Vanguard there. 00 23 55 16 CMP Roger. I was just commenting that the machinery here is very interesting because with the RCS quads, you can feel the whole structure bend and vibrate, just one or two propulsions; yet with the SPS, it seems pretty solid. You can hardly feel any bending at all. 00 23 55 34 CC Roger. Copy. Thank you. 00 23 55 36 CDR Houston, Apollo 9. 00 23 55 38 CC Go, Apollo 9. 00 23 55 40 CDR What the time for this burn? We have 25:17:38:20 in our computer, and I just have 25:17:38 here. 00 23 55 56 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. Go with the time in the computer. 00 23 56 02 CDR Okay. 00 23 58 07 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 00 23 56 08 LMP Go ahead, Houston. 00 23 58 09 CC Roger. We would like to have you confirm this onboard. It appears here that the evaporator appears to be drying out. If this is true, we would recommend just shutting it down, not to reservice it at this time. 00 23 58 22 LMP Okay. We can comfirm that onboard, and I'll go ahead and shut it down. 00 23 58 28 CC Roger. Understand. 01 00 00 22 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 01 00 00 25 LMP Go ahead. 01 00 00 26 CC We're about a minute and a half LOS Canaries, and Tananarive is down this pass. We'll see you over Carnarvon at 30. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 16/5 Page 81 01 00 00 36 LMP Roger. Carnarvon at 30. 01 00 00 55 LMP Houston. do you still read Apollo 9? If you do, we would like to advise you that we did get the secandary water flow control OFF yesterday. 01 00 01 05 CC Roger. Copy that. And I should be able to copy you for about another 45 seconds or so. 01 00 01 12 LMP Okay. CARNARVON (REV 16) 01 00 28 30 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Carnarvon. Standing by. 01 00 28 34 CMP Roger. 01 00 30 12 CDR Houston, are you ready for torquing angle? 01 00 30 15 CC Go ahead. 01 00 30 18 CDR Roger. Plus 232, minus 473, minus 841. 24:28:00. 01 00 31 48 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. We copy that. The time 24:28:00. 01 00 31 56 CDR Roger. 01 00 36 28 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. Like to have you bring up your S-band volume. We'll be going over the Honeysuckle in about a minute and a half. 01 00 36 37 LMP Roger. S-band is up. 01 00 38 40 CC Copy. HONEYSUCKLE (REV 16) 01 00 41 35 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 01 00 41 37 LMP Go ahead, Houston. 01 00 41 38 CC Roger. You are GO for SPS-3. 01 00 41 41 LMP Roger. Understand. GO for SPS-3. 01 00 45 45 CC And, Apllo 9, this is Houston. We are going to lose you here at Honeysuckle in about 30 seconds. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 16/6 Page 82 The COMM through the Huntsville is reported to be a little bad here. If we don't make contact there, we'll see you at the Redstone at 02. HUNTSVILLE (REV 16) 01 00 47 14 CT Huntsville. Valid two-way. 01 00 47 17 CC Say again, Apollo 9. 01 00 47 58 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. We'll have you through the Huntsville here for about 5 minutes. If the noise gets to blasting you, try to let us know. We'll just turn it off. 01 00 48 14 CDR Roger, Houston. How do you read? 01 00 48 17 CC You're down in the mud a little bit; I can copy. 01 00 51 40 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. Coming off the Huntsville in about 1 minute. We'll see you over Redstone about 02. END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET l) Tape 17/1 Page 83 REDSTONE (REV 16) 01 01 03 50 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston through the Red- stone. Standing by for your burn. 01 01 03 55 CDR Roger. MILA (REV 17) 01 01 22 56 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. 01 01 22 57 CC Roger, Apollo 9. I copy the residuals at plus 26, minus 21, and minus 25. 01 01 23 04 CMP Roger. That's pretty close, and we have a minus 6.6 on the DELTA-V counter. And the burn was nominal, stroker was mild. 01 01 23 14 CC Roger. Copy minus 6.6 on the DELTA-V, and we were monitoring here - It looked real smooth, and everything looked great. 01 01 23 56 CDR Here's our orbit, Houston: 274.5 by 109.6. 01 01 24 01 CC Roger. Copy that, and it - The burn looks real good here. We will have you the onboard reading, but it's going to be real nominal. And we will have the ground orbit for you shortly. 01 01 24 20 CC Dave, did you have to do much flying on that MTVC? 01 01 24 25 CMP Roger. We had a pretty good transient in roll, but when I switched over I believe because the BMAGS were caging zero, and we were sitting in the edge, the DAP did bend about 5 degrees over. We were ... by the time we got to the switchover, our GIMBAL TRIM was almost two, and we trimmed a little over one in pitch, which gave a little transient at pitch. And we had about a half a degree in trim and yaw which gave a little transient in yaw, but pretty easy to damp out all of A and move just about like the simulator. 01 01 24 57 CC Roger. Thank you. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 17/2 Page 84 BERMUDA (REV 17) 01 01 25 00 LMP And, Houston, we've got a couple of other system things we're going to have to tell you about here before you go over the hill. 01 01 25 04 CC Roger. Go ahead. We have got several minutes. 01 01 25 08 LMP Okay. We would like you to take a look at fuel cell 3. At the preseut time, the fuel cell 3 O[2] flow is high. I'm reading 0.78 in it, and the H[2] flow at the same time is 0.072, so we may have a leaky fuel cell 2 purge valve or something. 01 01 25 31 CC Roger. Copy. 01 01 25 34 CMP Kind of rambles all over during a burn, and we are presently 500 pounds on the increase side. The light must have come on at least 6 or 7 times. I went to AUXILIARY on it, and the light came on and off there also. I switched back to NORMAL, and we are presently reading 23.1 and 21.1, AUX [sic] and fuel, respectively. 01 01 26 02 CC Roger. Copy that. And 23.1 and 21.1. CANARY (REV 17) 01 01 27 12 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. I have your gimbal angles for SPS-4 using this REFSMMAT. 01 01 27 20 CMP Go ahead. 01 01 27 25 CC Roger. Roll 017, pitch 001, yaw 355. 01 01 27 37 CMP Roger. 017, 001, 355. 01 01 27 42 CC That's affirmative, Apollo 9. 01 01 36 02 CC And, Apollo 9, Houstou. We are about a minute from LOS on Canaries, and we'll see you over Tananarive about 48. 01 01 36 09 LMP Okay. Houston, Apollo 9 here. 01 01 36 16 CMP What's our average, Hoston? (GOSS NET 1) Tape 17/3 Page 85 01 01 36 20 CC Roger. Stand by. We haven't got that out of FIDO yet. 01 01 36 26 CMP Okay. And also, Houston, you might have some words to say after you look at the data there on the SPSP sensor. Both normal and AUX have a pretty high increase. I'd like to know if you want to go DECREASE on the next burn. 01 01 36 40 CC Roger, Apollo 9. We are going to have some work on the PUGS for the SPS-4. 01 01 36 48 CMP Okay. 01 01 37 18 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. We're losing you here. We'll see you over Tananarive with a prelimimary orbit - I hope. 01 01 37 25 LMP Roger. TANANARIVE (REV 17) 01 01 49 00 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Tauanarive. 01 01 49 06 SC ... 01 01 49 21 CC Okay. Apollo 9, Houston. I think you are trying to answer me, but you are unreadable. Our orbit is showing you in a 271.8 by 109.5. 01 01 49 40 CMP Roger. How do you read ... 01 01 49 45 CC You are essentially umreadable, Apollo 9; I can detect you are transmitting. 01 01 49 52 SC ... 01 01 58 11 CC Apollo 9, Houston. We are going to lose you at Tananarive in about a minute, and we'll see you over Carnarvon at 05. 01 01 58 19 CMP Roger, Houston. How do you read us now? 01 01 58 25 CC I missed that, Apollo 9. Say again. 01 01 58 28 CMP Are you able to read us now? 01 01 58 31 CC I can make you out now - barely. Before, I couldn't read you at all. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 17/4 Page 86 01 01 58 39 CMP Okay. We'll see you at 05 at Carnarvon. 01 01 58 44 CC Roger. CARNARVON (REV 17) 01 02 05 52 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Carnarvon. 01 02 05 56 LMP Roger. Houston, Apollo 9. 01 02 05 59 CC Roger. You are loud and clear, and we've got you here at Carnarvon for about 10 minutes. 01 02 06 04 LMP Beautiful. This must be one of those long passes. 01 02 06 07 CC Roger. I guess you copied the orbit we're show- ing you in over Tananarive. 01 02 06 18 LMP Roger. We did, and I'd like to update you on the malfunction procedure. Stand by just one. 01 02 06 24 CC Roger. 01 02 06 36 LMP Okay. We've gone through malfunction 1-Golf, end we've worked our way through steps 1, 5, and 6, and we're presently standing by to see if the cryo quantity decreases abnormally. And be ad- vised, if you are ready to copy, I've got some data on the purge flow. 01 02 07 08 CC Roger. I copied malfunction 1-Golf, your steps, and I'm standing by to copy. 01 02 07 14 LMP Okay. In step 5 there, when I purged fuel cell 3, the O[2] flow increase was much greater then normal. In fact, it went OFF SCALE HIGH, so I don't know how much of an increase I got, but the increase went from 0.65 to OFF SCALE HIGH. 01 02 07 40 CC Roger. Copy. From 0.65 to OFF SCALE HIGH on the O[2] flow, purged fuel cell 3. 01 02 07 48 LMP Roger. 01 02 08 38 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 01 02 08 42 CMP Go ahead, Houston. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 17/5 Page 87 01 02 08 45 CC Roger. Just a couple items on the flight plan [sic] In regards to this subject, at about 29:45 there is an O[2] purge on the fuel cells shown, and we would like to have you do that over a ground sta- tion so we could watch it. 01 02 09 02 CMP Okay. You want us to purge over a ground station on that 29:45 purge. 01 02 09 07 CC That is affirmative. 01 02 09 10 CC And - 01 02 09 13 SC ... 01 02 09 14 CC Go, Apollo 9. 01 02 09 16 CMP Roger. I beg your pardon. Would you like that over Hawaii? 01 02 09 20 CC Hawaii will be fine. 01 02 09 23 CMP Okay. 01 02 09 25 CC And one other item on the flight plan. 01 02 09 28 CMP Why don't we do that over Carnarvon, and that way if you have any good news for us or any instruc- tion, you can give them to us at Hawaii and not interrupt our rest period. 01 02 09 41 CC Roger. That's a sterling idea, Apollo 9. 01 02 09 47 CMP Okay. 01 02 10 22 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 01 02 10 26 CDR Go ahead. 01 02 10 27 CC Roger. One, other item on the flight plan. Along in here any time, we would like to have you re- service the waterboiler. 01 02 10 39 LMP Okay. 01 02 10 50 CC Okay. And that is to just leave it off, Apollo 9. Just reservice it and leave it off. 01 02 10 55 LMP Okay. I understand you want to reservice it and leave it off. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 17/6 Page 88 01 02 10 59 CC That is affirmative, and we are also picking up trouble with the DSE voice. We are showing about four discrete tones wiping out the voice on it, and we would like to have you verify your VHF configuration there; just as a first cut at it. We have got a handle on the problem. 01 02 11 21 LMP Okay. We are in SYNTAX [sic] Alfa and everything else is off. 01 02 11 29 CC Roger. Copy. 01 02 12 36 CC Apollo 9, Houston. Would you bring up your S-brand volume. We are going to go over to Honeysuckle in a couple of minutes. 01 02 12 44 LMP Roger. 01 02 12 46 CC And for your info, FIDO tells us that we are within seconds of the proper setup on the ren- dezvous right now. 01 02 12 56 LHP Roger, Good news ... 01 02 13 01 CDR We want to fix it before we get there. 01 02 13 06 CC (Laughter) Roger. HONEYSUCKLE (REV 17) 01 02 17 25 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 01 02 17 37 CDR Houston, Apollo 9. 01 02 17 40 CC Roger. Could you trip your surge tank for us, please? 01 02 37 51 LMP Roger. We're just filling the PLSS tank there. 01 02 17 51 CC Roger. Understand. Thank you. 01 02 18 01 LMP Houston, we just fillied the PLSS tank up to 600, and we've let the surge tank build back up again. We want to work that up this time. 01 02 18 10 CC Roger. Copy. We concur; we just wanted to verify our reading here on the surge tank. 01 02 15 16 LMP Roger. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 17/7 Page 89 01 02 18 18 CC Just peering over your shoulder. 01 02 18 20 LMP Yes. We didn't think you were watching. 01 02 18 23 CC Big brother is ever watching. 01 02 18 27 CDR Good. 01 02 18 29 CMP How about big sister? 01 02 18 31 CC Negative. Just old Smokey. 01 02 18 38 LMP Hey, has old Golden Throat made it back yet? 01 02 18 41 CC I haven't seen or heard from him. 01 02 18 49 CMP How about Sonny? Is he there? 01 02 18 51 CC I understand he is in the local area, but I haven't seen him over here yet. 01 02 18 57 CMP Tell him we send our love. 01 02 18 59 CC All right. Sure will. 01 02 21 25 CC Apollo 9, Houston. We are about to come off with Honeysuckle, and we're going to try the Huntsville again this time through a satellite, so we'll see how, if the COMM has improved any. 01 02 22 58 CT Two-way lock. HUNTSVILLE (REV 17) 01 02 23 27 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through the Huntsville. How do you read? 01 02 24 49 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through the Huntsville ... transmitting now ... trying to evaluate the COMMAND. Pretty noisy to me. Can you read me at all? 01 02 25 19 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. If you can read me and you've got the time could you give me a short count, Houston. 01 02 25 35 LMP 3, 2, 1; Apollo 9 out. 01 02 25 40 CC Roger, Apollo 9. I copied the 3, 2, 1. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 17/8 Page 90 01 02 26 11 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. ... giving you a short count - maybe try to help set up their equipment. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Houston out. 01 02 27 16 CC Apollo 9, Houston. Do you read? 01 02 27 21 LMP I read you weak, but clear. 01 02 27 25 CC Okay. Understand. Weak, but clear, and I copied you about the same on that one. 01 02 27 40 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. Just for your info - We're trying these tests - trying to get some COMM set up here looking ahead to rendezvous day. 01 02 27 51 LMP How do you read now? 01 02 27 53 CC Okay. You are coming through real weak; I can make it out, however. 01 02 27 58 LMP That's the same for you. You are coming through clear but very weak. 01 02 28 06 CC Okay. Understand. Clear but weak. Are you getting this background static? 01 02 28 14 LMP There is some background static, but not tremendous. 01 02 28 20 CC Roger. Copy. 01 02 28 35 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. We'll have you over Hawaii at asbout 34, and at that time, we would like to get a long count from you from about 15 seconds while we work some ground equipment at that time. I'll give you a GO on your count. 01 02 28 58 LMP Roger. Apollo 9. END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 18/1 Page 91 01 02 35 07 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Hawaii. How do you read? 01 02 35 13 LMP You're coming in about four-by-five, Houston. 01 02 35 18 CC Apollo 9, say again. 01 02 35 22 LMP Roger. You are coming in five-square now. 01 02 35 25 CC Real good. Stand by one here; let me check - see if we are ready for your long count. 01 02 35 38 CC Okay. Apollo 9, this is Houston. We would like to start in about 30 seconds. And what we need is - We are trying to get this equip- ment set up for rendezvous day, and we need a long, slow count, up to about 15 seconds. Bring it on pretty slow here for us, because we will he changing some ground antenna config- urations during your count. 01 02 36 01 LMP Roger. 01 02 36 09 CC Okay. Apollo 9, Houston. You can begin the count any time. 01 02 36 16 LMP Okay. Long ... starting: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. Did I miss any? 01 02 36 50 CC Roger. We copied all that except for 1, but we really - It was really enlightening down here. We switched some configuration right about 5 and you went down at a fairly iow level; you popped right up to five-square, and we'd like to repeat this test again in about a minute -minute-and-a-half. 01 02 37 18 LMP Okay. We'll choose that five-square config- uration for rendezvous. 01 02 37 22 CC That's affirmative. 01 02 37 30 CC In fact, we might just do you one better; we might just use that from nov on, as well as the rendezvous. 01 02 37 39 LMP What did you all do, turn on the receiver? (GOSS NET 1) Tape 18/2 Page 92 01 02 37 42 CC That's about it. 01 02 38 13 CC Apollo 9, Houston. We would like to have you repeat that test, please. 01 02 38 18 LMP Okay. Long count coming: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. How was that? 01 02 38 48 CC That was real good, appreciate that, think we got some good data there. 01 02 38 54 CDR Good little performance, didn't he? TEXAS (REV 18) 01 02 51 10 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 01 02 51 11 LMP Go ahead, Houston. 01 02 51 14 CC Roger. We'd like to uplink you a state vector in the target load if you'll give us P00 in[sic] ACCEPT. 01 02 51 21 LMP Okay. You've got it. 01 02 51 23 CC Okay. And if you'd drag out your pads I'll have an SPS-4 PAD for you in about 1 minute. 01 02 51 30 LMP They're cut; just say when. 01 02 51 32 CC Okay. 01 02 53 17 CC Apollo 9, Houston. I have SPS-4 PAD. 01 02 53 39 CC Apollo 9, Houston. I have SPS-4 PAD ready to read. 01 02 53 42 LMP Roger. Houston, Apollo 9. How do you read? We are ready to copy. 01 02 53 46 CC Roger. Reading you five-square. Reading: 028 244030, minus 00012, minus 03 009 all zips 03 009 029 45 0283 32743, plus 150, minus 069 26 245 60 25 100 minus 17 37, plus 139 70 2092. End of update. 01 02 55 24 LMP Houston, Apollo 9. Do we have time for the readback? (GOSS NET 1) Tape 18/3 Page 93 01 02 55 28 CC That's affirmative; we've got time here. We may have a handoff here to Bermuda, but go ahead; it shouldn't break us up. 01 02 55 38 CMP Okay. Reading back: 028 244030, minus 00012, minus 03 009 all zips 03 009 029 45 0283 32743, plus 150, minus 069 26 245 60 25 100, minus 17 37, plus 139 70 2092. Over. BERMUDA (REV 18) 01 02 56 25 CC Roger. Houston confirms that, and we went right through that handoff without losing a digit. 01 02 56 31 LMP Fantastical. Hey Smokie, got a minute? 01 02 56 34 CC Press. 01 02 56 37 LMP Hey, when we flew across Texas a minute ago I looked down and I thought I saw a whole bunch of flags flying in Nassau Bay. And if I did, would you thank all those people down there for us? 01 02 56 48 CC All righty; sure will. They probably heard you here over our friendly radio station. 01 02 56 55 LMP Alrighty; tell them we all think it's pretty neat. 01 02 56 58 CC All right. And Apollo 9, the computer is yours; we have sent you a state vector and a target load. 01 02 57 10 CMP Roger. Understand. We got the computer state vector and a target load. 01 02 57 19 CDR Houston, this is Apollo 9. We did another realign before SPS-3 before we got the torque- lng angles and the times; we'll give it to you when we get the other ones that we haven't already. Houston, you still with us? 01 02 57 36 CC Roger. I copy that. Apollo 9, I'm trying to look back at - the last time we got them from you was 24 plus 28 plus 00. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 18/4 Page 94 01 02 57 45 CMP Yes, we have some later ones here, Huston. You ready to copy? 01 02 57 49 CC Roger. Go ahead. 01 02 57 52 CMP Okay. Plus 00006, plus 00010, minus 00022, and the time was 24 51 00. 01 02 58 10 CC Roger. Copy. Thank you. 01 02 58 14 CMP That was the second alignment before that burn. 01 02 58 17 CC Roger. Understand. 01 02 58 21 CDR Figure that one and make sure. 01 03 00 23 CC Hey, we're getting better. 01 03 00 27 LMP Last time you were perfect. 01 03 00 30 CC Okay. 01 03 00 32 CDR If you keep this up you will figure out where we are. 01 03 00 37 CC Hey, I was just looking at the difference in the - in your vectors on the tube here, and it is almost all zeros. You've really got winner on board there. 01 03 00 49 LMP You mean our computer? 01 03 00 53 CC That's affirmative. Yes, in a comparison between your onboard vector and the ground vector is almost no error between the two. CMP has really been tracking good. 01 03 01 05 CMP Say, one thing I'm still a little concerned about is, every time average G comes on at T minus 30 there, we're picking up almost a foot per second in that 30 seconds waiting for the burn to start. 01 03 01 19 CC Roger. We copied your query on that before, and everybody says that that is well within the tolerance. I looked through the check- list here and it says as long as it is less than 2 feet per second in 5 seconds, it's GO. 01 03 01 37 CMP Yes, but we want to be perfect. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 18/5 Page 95 01 03 01 39 CC I see. You want to trim those -- 01 03 01 40 CDR I guess we've just never seen this much before in SIMS. 01 03 01 42 LMP It is sort of unusual to see anything, really. 01 03 01 49 CC Yes. We agree with that. I guess that's prob- ably a good thing; we ought to load some in the simulator. 01 03 01 57 CMP Probably be a good idea. 01 03 01 58 CC Hey, if you got a minute for a question, I'm curious about your windows. Are they fogged up? How is your visability? 01 03 02 08 LMP I just took a picture of the left hand rendez- vous window and it's starting to fog up around the sides. It looks like some sort of film on the outside of the outer pane - or the inside of the outer pane; it's hard to tell. It has moved in from the edge about a half an inch, now, on the far right side and all the way down and about 4 inches down from the top on the left side from the top of the apex. And the hatch window has got a big circle in the middle of it. It's beginning to fog up. 01 03 02 46 CC Roger. Copy that. Sounds like the problem's still with us, then. 01 03 02 53 LMP And windows 4 and 5 are clear. I don't see any trouble with them at all. And be advised that hatch window - It's a pretty light coating, still. 01 03 03 06 CC Roger. Understand. 01 03 03 07 CMP It almost looks like it goes away when the sun shines on that - that and window number 1. 01 03 03 14 CC Roger. Copy.And -- 01 03 03 19 CDR Window number 1 seems to fog up periodically, but I'd say for the most part really they are pretty good. 01 03 03 30 CC Roger. Understand. And I got a few words of wisdom on the cryo tanks for tonight. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 18/6 Page 96 01 03 03 40 CMP Okay, Go ahead. 01 03 03 43 CC Roger. You are starting to fade out on me a little bit. We still got some time here with you, but tonight we'd like to just about repeat the plan that we did last night. At this time go ahead and turn off the heaters in both H[2] tanks. Allow the pressure to drop to 175 psi, and use the heaters to keep the pressure from going below 175, and then prior to the sleep period we'll turn on the fans and H[2] tank number 2. We hope that it will keep the pres- sure up during the night. 01 03 04 28 CMP Okay. We've got the heaters off now and you want us to let it go down 175 - keep it to 175 using the heaters, and then tonight use H[2] fan number 2 rather than 1. 01 03 04 44 CC That's affirmative. 01 03 04 48 CMP Roger. CANARY (REV 18) 01 03 09 00 CC Apollo 9, Houston. We are showing a pretty big middle gimbal angle there. 01 03 09 06 CMP Roger. We got a ... 01 03 09 36 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. What's your temperatures on the quads for the burn here - on the roll quad? 01 03 09 44 CC Roger, Apollo 9. Copy. Stand by. 01 03 09 47 CMP Okay. We've been using B and D because they show highest up here, but if you have any other preferences, let us know. 01 03 09 55 CC All right. Understand. You are going to plan on using Baker and Delta unless we advise you otherwise. 01 03 10 00 CMP That's affirm. 01 03 10 02 CC Okay. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 18/7 Page 97 01 03 11 46 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. We are losing you at Canaries. We will see you at Tananarive about 25. Excuse me - Ascension here coming up real soon. Sorry about that. ASCENSION (REV 18) 01 03 14 32 CC Apollo 9, Houlton. Do you read? 01 03 15 21 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. 01 03 15 24 CC Go ahead, Apollo 9. 01 03 15 27 CMP Roger. You called? 01 03 15 29 CC Yes. We've got one other question for you on the PUGS system. Rusty commented that he switched from PRIME or NORMAL to AUX. We would like to know if the meter changed when you switched, and if it did, the readings before and after. 01 03 15 51 LMP Okay. The answer is yes. It did change. The unbalance tended to decrease but then it came back up again, and it also caused the MASTER ALARM to go on, and off and so I switched back to NORMAL. Both NORMAL and AUX indicate an increase in the oxidizier unbalance. I can't give you a quantity reading on the auxiliary system because it was moving. For your infor- mation, during the burn the oxidizer unbalance jumped all around. 01 03 16 30 CC Okay, Apollo 9. We copied that. Thank you very much. 01 03 16 36 LMP Okay. And if you can't think of anything better to do with it, we might consider shutting it off on some of these later burns, because it's taking a lot of time to reset the MASTER ALARMS in the middle of a burn. 01 03 16 50 CC Roger, Apollo 9. We've been considering that and unless we can come with something better, that is probably going to be our recommendation. We are still trying to troubleshoot it; that is the purpose for this question. 01 03 17 02 LMP Okay. Besides that, it changes the pulse rate, too. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 18/8 Page 98 01 03 17 12 CC I'm sorry, Apollo 9. Change of what? I didn't catch your last statement. 01 03 17 17 LMP I say the MASTER ALARM changes the heart rate. 01 03 17 21 CC (Laughter) Roger. Understand. We didn't notice that down here. You looked cool as a cucumber. 01 03 17 31 LMP Sweaty palms. TANANARIVE (REV 18) 01 03 27 00 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Tananarive. 01 03 27 16 LMP Houston, Apollo 9. 01 03 27 19 CC Okay. I'm reading you okay - just standing by here. We'll have you for about 8 minutes across Tananarive. 01 03 27 28 LMP Roger. Do you want to copy the torquing angles? 01 03 27 34 CC Roger. Go ahead. 01 03 27 36 SC Okay. Plus 00298, minus 00374, minus 00649. 01 03 27 50 CC Roger. I copy. 01 03 27 52 SC Beginning of the time will be 27 28 00. 01 03 27 59 CC Roger. Copy time 27 28 00, and I copied angles. 01 03 28 03 SC Roger. 01 03 36 05 CC And, Apollo 9, we'll see you over Carnarvon in about 42. CANARVON (REV 18) 01 03 41 58 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston through Carnarvon. 01 03 42 03 CMP Roger. (GOSS NETT 1) Tape 18/9 Page 99 01 03 42 05 CC And you're loud and clear. And, Apollo 9, I would like to close a loop on an item I men- tioned a while back about the DSE voice inter- ference. Evidently that was a ground playback problem; we've run your last dump through and it's real good, so that DSE voice is okay. 01 03 42 28 CDR Okay, fine. 01 03 43 50 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. Another item: fuel cell 3 O[2] flow looks normal to us. It's set- tled back down. 01 03 43 59 CMP Yes, it does look like it is coming down again. 01 03 44 22 LMP And, Houston, Apollo 9. Do you plan to have us charge BATT A tonight? 01 03 44 30 CC Copy, Apollo 9. Stand by. 01 03 44 38 CC And, Apollo 9, that is affirmative. 01 03 44 42 LMP Roger. Thank you. 01 03 46 16 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 01 03 46 20 LMP Go ahead. 01 03 46 21 CC Roger. Another question on our PUGS problem. Have you tried the test switch on this? 01 03 46 32 LMP That's a negative. 01 03 46 36 CC Roger. Understand. Have you got time to run that for us now, Rusty? If we so request it? 01 03 46 46 LMP Sure do. 01 03 46 48 CC Okay. Stand by one. Okay. Okay, Rusty. We would like to have you do that. I'm sure you are familiar with this procedure, but we would like to have you know your values now so you can return to those. And a caution on this is to not stay in position 1 or position 2 longer than 10 seconds. And we would like it run in both NORMAL and AUX. 01 03 47 25 LMP Okay. Understand you want to do it in both NORMAL and AUX, and let me know when you are ready. You want test 1 and test 2 in both of them. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 18/10 Page 100 01 03 47 34 CC That is affirmative. And as I say, note here that you will have to note your values so you can bring it back to your present values now. 01 03 47 47 LMP Okay. I'll give you about 8 seconds. We are starting and - you ready to go? 01 03 47 54 CC Roger, Apollo 9. We can't - We can't monitor this; we would just like to have you do it on board and we would like to have you go up and down, back to the present values and NORMAL and PRIMARY, and then the same thing in AUX. And give us a few words of wisdom as you proceed through it. 01 03 48 15 LMP Okay. In work. 01 03 48 16 CC Okay. 01 03 48 38 LMP Okay, Houston. I just ran test 1 in PRIMARY, rather in NORMAL and in 10 seconds I got no motion at all. The MASTER ALARM light did come on after about 5 seconds, but no motion at all on the counters and for that reason I don't think I will go down to test 2. I may not be able to get it back up where it belongs. 01 03 49 09 CC Roger. We copy that. Stand by one. That's a pretty definite test of some sort, so stand by one, Apollo 9. 01 03 49 19 LMP Roger. And any time you want to give me a GO, I'll go ahead and run the same test in AUX. 01 03 49 24 CC Okay. Stand by. 01 03 52 55 CC And Apollo 9, this is Houston. We're about to lose you here at Carnarvon. We'll see you at Huntsville at about 59. 01 03 53 04 LMP Roger. Do you want me to try and test it in AUX or are you still thinking about it? 01 03 53 07 CC Well, our plan is that we're going to have you disable these - the PUGS for this burn and we'll talk about that over the Huntsville or Hawaii; we're coming up on 30 minutes of the burn, and we figure we should just go ahead and chuck it for this one. 01 03 53 24 LMP Okay. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 18/11 Page 101 01 03 59 20 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through the Huntsville. 01 03 59 55 CC Huntsville M&O, Houston CAP COMM. How do you read? 01 04 00 00 CT Houston CAP COMM, Huntsville M&O. Read you loud and clear. We have not established valid two- way lock yet with the spacecraft. 01 04 00 07 CC Roger. Understand. Would you give me a call when you do? 01 04 00 13 CT Roger. Wilco. 01 04 00 18 LMP Hello. Houston, Apollo 9. 01 04 00 21 CC Apollo 9, Houston. You are loud and clear. 01 04 00 29 LMP Weak, but -- 01 04 00 34 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. I read you loud and clear. How me? 01 04 00 48 CC Okay, Apollo 9, this is Houston. I think you are reading me. We are recommending that we turn the PUGS off for this burn. We would like to have you turn the SPS gaging switch off. We would like to have you pull 2 circuit breakers on panel 8; they are the heater gaging circuit breaker, MAIN A, MAIN B. 01 04 01 18 LMP ... 01 04 01 32 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. I am not read- ing you at all. 01 04 01 51 CT Houston CAP COMM, this is the Huntsville M&O. At the time we were talking to the spacecraft we had valid two-way lock, and we've lost it presently. 01 04 02 00 CC Roger. You say I did have two-way lock at the time of my transmission? 01 04 02 06 CT Roger. During the brief transmission you had two-way lock; presently you do not have it. The signal is very weak. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 18/12 Page 102 01 04 02 12 CC Roger. Understand. Thank you. 01 04 03 09 LWP Houston, Apollo 9. How do you read now? 01 04 03 12 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. I read you loud and clear. Did you copy my last transmission? 01 04 03 17 LMP That's a negative. You were way down in the mud. 01 04 03 20 CC Okay. We're recommending that you disable the PUGS for this burn. We would like to have you turn the SPS gaging switch off, and pull the two circuit breakers on panel 8, labeled [sic] SPS HEATER GAGING, MAIN A, MAIN B. 01 04 03 40 LMP Roger. SPS gaging OFF, and the breakers are OPEN. 01 04 03 44 CC Okay. Very good. Thank you, Apollo 9. 01 04 03 48 LMP Roger. END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 19/1 Page 103 HUNTSVILLE (REV 18) -- -- -- -- CDR Roger. -- -- -- -- CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. We are losing you over the Huntsville; we'll see you over Hawaii at 10. -- -- -- -- CDR Houston, this is Apollo 9. You are breaking up very badly, lots of noise, and the S-band's cutting you out there. -- -- -- -- CC Roger. We'll see you over Hawaii at 10. -- -- -- -- CDR Roger. Hawaii at 10. You came through pretty good that time if you want to try again. -- -- -- -- CC No, I was just telling you we were LOS. HAWAII (REV 18) 01 04 10 25 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Hawaii. Standing by. 01 04 10 30 CDR Roger. Houston, Apollo 9. Coming up on the burn here. 01 04 10 35 CC Roger. You are loud and clear, and we'll have your GO/NO-GO shortly. Let everybody take a look at your data. 01 04 10 42 CDR Okay. 01 04 13 12 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. You are GO for SPS-4. 01 04 13 17 CDR Apollo 9. Roger. 01 04 25 49 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. I copy your residuals plus 00003, plus 00035, plus 00032. 01 04 25 58 CMP Roger. That's correct for the DELTA-V curve, that's a minus 6.2. 01 04 26 04 CC Roger. Minus 6.2. 01 04 26 21 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. I copy the order. 01 04 26 26 CMP Roger. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 19/2 Page 104 01 04 26 27 LMP Roger. 01 04 26 30 CMP That was a good burn. 01 04 26 32 CC Roger. Understand. Looked good here. 01 04 26 35 CMP You're really ... 01 04 27 11 LMP And, Houston, do ycu want us to begin charging BATT A? 01 04 27 19 CC That's affirmative, Apollo 9. Let's start charging battery A. 01 04 27 24 LMP Okay. 01 04 28 41 CDR Houston, this is Apollo 9. 01 04 28 45 CC Go, Apollo 9. 01 04 28 47 CDR We just want to advise you that the command amd service module now weighs less than the LM. 01 04 28 52 CC Roger. Copy. 01 04 29 01 CC Hey, Jim. I think you must like the heavy jobs. Soon as you got this one lighter - Now tomorrow you are going to crawl into the heavy one. 01 04 29 08 CDR Yea. I always have been in favor of beavies. 01 04 29 11 CC (Laughter) Roger. 01 01 29 16 CMP You notice the way we end up, though, at the end of the run. 01 04 29 19 CC Okay. TEXAS (REV 19) 01 04 32 58 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 01 04 33 00 LMP Go ahead. 01 04 33 01 CC Roger. Our COMM dropped down there a little bit right when you were commenting on your MASTER ALARM during the burn. Would you repeat that? 01 04 33 07 LMP Roger. The comment was that it was a real good burn and we didn't have any MASTER ALARMS that time. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 19/3 Page 105 01 04 33 13 CC Roger. Well, the white hats picked up one on that. 01 04 33 17 LMP We had one caution light, but it was on before the burn, so I guess that's okay. 01 04 33 21 CC That's right. 01 04 33 23 LMP SIM SUP must be falling down on his job. 01 04 33 30 CC We'll talk to him about that; see what he can do for you tomorrow. 01 04 33 34 SC ... 01 04 33 35 LMP No thanks - okay? 01 04 33 38 CC Okay. BERMUDA (REV 19) 01 04 35 19 LMP Houston, did you call? 01 04 36 18 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 01 04 36 20 LMP Go ahead, Houston. Apollo 9. 01 04 36 22 CC Roger. Just for your info, that Y-residual on that burn took out those few seconds that we were off on the rendezvous and now we are trying to measure it in centiseconds. 01 04 36 35 CMP Good. We've got just the computer that can take centiseconds. 01 04 36 39 CC Okay. 01 04 36 43 LMP I have something to tell you; he's going to have t[sic] If that doesn't work, you can just make the numbers smaller and smaller. 01 04 36 29 CC Okay. 01 04 37 39 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. 01 04 37 43 CC Apollo 9, go. 01 04 37 45 CMP Are you going to leave the SPS gaging circuit down for the rest of the flight? (GOSS NET 1) Tape 19/4 Page 106 01 04 37 53 CC We haven't really decided on that yet, Apollo 9. I guess it depends on how our troubleshooting goes. 01 04 37 59 CMP Okay. We will just stand by for whatever you want to do, then. ANTIGUA (REV 19) 01 04 38 02 CC Roger. If we can come up with some good ideas, we will work on it. 01 04 38 07 CMP Roger. 01 04 38 19 LMP Houston, Apollo 9. 01 04 38 23 CC Apollo 9, go ahead. 01 04 38 25 LMP Roger. We would like to know what your plans are for purging of the fuel cells, if any. 01 04 38 30 CC Roger. We would like to have that 0[2] purge as we talked about before over Carnarvon. And stand by here; we will see if we got any other on that. And we would like to have an E memory dump at this time. We're standing by now on your Mark. 01 04 38 50 LMP Okay. 3, 2, 1, 01 04 38 52 LMP Mark. 01 04 38 53 LMP E memory dump. 01 04 39 25 LMP Houston, we are going to fill the PLSS tank again so the surge will be coming down. 01 04 39 30 CC Roger. Understand. 01 04 40 30 CC And, Apollo 9, this is Houston. We've got about 1 more minute at Antigua, and then we will see you over Ascension at 46. 01 04 40 42 LMP Roger. Ascension 46. ASCENSION (REV 19) 01 04 46 55 CC Apollo 9, Houston, 01 04 47 07 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Ascension. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 19/5 Page 107 01 04 47 12 CDR Roger. Houston, Apollo 9. 01 04 47 14 CC Hello. Tremendous COMM this pass. We'd like to have P00 in ACCEPT. We'd like to give you a state vector. 01 04 47 21 CDR Roger. You've got it. 01 04 47 23 CC Understand. 01 04 47 50 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. I have a NAV check to go along with the state vector ... 01 04 48 01 CMP Roger. Go ahead with your NAV check. 01 04 48 03 CC Roger. Reading NAV check: 029 40 all zips, plus 12 27, plus 16 044 135 8. 01 04 48 35 CMP Roger. Reading back: 029 49 all zips, plus 12 27, plus 16 044 135 8. 01 04 48 46 CC Roger. Confirm the update. 01 04 49 23 CC Apollo 9, Houston. You have both the state vector clocks loaded. The computer is yours. 01 04 49 30 CMP Roger. Computer's ours; thank you. 01 04 50 10 LMP You guys were perfect again. 01 04 50 15 CC Roger. I see it on there now. With a little practice, by gosh, we may make it yet. 01 04 50 27 LMP Roger. And we're ready for block data any time you got it. 01 04 50 31 CC I'm sorry about that, Rusty. We don't have that yet. We'll try to catch that - I know it's through your eat period here, but we're going to have to catch it over Carnarvon, some spot over there, during the next hour. 01 04 50 44 LMP Okay. Fine. 01 04 50 54 LMP And, Houston, we're going to be powering down the G&N here. 01 04 50 59 CC Roger. Understand. Any time. 01 04 51 03 LMP Okay. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 19/6 Page 108 01 04 51 13 CC And, Apollo 9, if you would, like to do that O[2] purge now that would be one less thing you would have to do next hour. We've still got you here at Ascension for almost 6 minutes. 01 04 51 26 LMP Okay. We'll run through that O[2] purge right now. 01 04 51 40 CC Roger. Understand you are starting an O[2] purge. Very good. 01 04 52 15 CC And, Apllo 9, Houston. Just for your info - why we're late on the block data is the weather has turned pretty bad in some areas and we had to shift the areas. 01 04 52 29 LMP Roger. 01 04 52 33 CC In fact, it looks like we are going to have to keep you flying or either land you out here in - off Radfish Isle in Galveston Bay. 01 04 52 44 LMP Why don't we just stay up for a few days? 01 04 52 46 CC Okay. That sounds like a good idea. 01 04 52 57 LMP The food and bubbly are holding out all right. 01 04 53 01 CC Tremendous. And Apollo 9, another thing I would like to get from you would be your RCS quads - your onborad readout, quantity, and your thruster temp. 01 04 54 17 LMP Roger. I;ll be right down with them. 01 04 54 19 CC Okay. 01 04 54 02 LMP Okay. Purge is complete. 01 04 54 05 CC Roger. Copy purge complete. 01 04 54 36 CDR Houston, here is the RCS quantity if you want to copy. 01 04 54 39 CC Roger. Go ahead. 01 04 54 42 CDR A quad is 79 percent, B is 84, C is 79, D is 79. 01 04 55 01 CC Roger. I copy 79, 84, 79, 79. 01 04 55 06 CDR That is affirm. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 19/7 Page 109 01 04 55 20 CDR And, Houston, stand by on the injector temps for just a second. 01 04 55 24 CC Roger. Understand. 01 04 56 46 LMP Houston, Apollo 9. We'll get you with the injector temps on next station. 01 04 56 51 CC Roger. We're about to lose you here at Ascension and the next station is Tananarive at about 04, but our COMM has been pretty bad. I won't even try to talk with you unless you contact us, and I'll contact you next over Carnarvon at 19. 01 04 57 09 LMP Roger. CARNARVON (REV 19) 01 05 21 17 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Carnarvon. Standing by. 01 05 21 23 LMP Okay, Houston. You're coming in five-square. How us? 01 05 21 26 CC Og, it's sterling. Five-square. 01 05 21 31 LMP Okay. And we've got some readouts for you? Did you copy the RCS? 01 05 21 36 CC We copied the RCS quantities. 01 05 21 41 LMP Okay. Here come the BATT voltages: BATT C, 37.0; pyro A, 37.1; pyro B, 37.1; and I've got the injector temperatures for you. 01 05 21 57 CC Roger. I copy the battery voltages; go with the injector temperatures. 01 05 22 02 LMP Roger. 5C and D, OFF SCALE HIOH; 6A and B, OFF SCALE HIGH; 6 Charlie and Delta are, respectively, 4.0 and 4.6. 01 05 22 24 CC Roger. Copy 5 Charlie and Delta, OFF SCALE HIGH; 6 Alfa and Bravo, OFF SCALE HIGH; and Charlie and Delta, 4.0 and 4.6. 01 05 22 34 LMP That's Charlie. 01 05 22 37 CC Okay. And we'd like to confirm with you that before you sack out you'll turn the fan on in H[2] tank 2. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 19/8 Page 110 01 05 22 48 LMP Roger. We will, and be advised that it doesn't look like we're going to get down to 175. 01 05 22 53 CC Roger. We confirm that. And another thing, we'd like to recommend that tonight you turn your VHF B receiver off. We will be guarding that frequency on the ground, and we will be monitoring the spacecraft, and if we can't get through to you in A - VHF A - we'll use the CREW ALERT. 01 05 23 21 LMP Okay, we'll turn Bravo off. You want us to stay just in SIMPLEX A. 01 05 23 26 CC That is affirmative. SIMPLEX Alfa and turn off your VHF B. 01 05 23 35 LMP Okay. We're SIMPLEX Alfa at this time, and we're ready with the block data then. 01 05 23 47 CC Roger. It'll still be a little bit - the weather is shifting those sites around. I do not have the block data for you yet; and I would like to confirm that we will be monitoring B-frequency if you need to bring it up in transit. 01 05 24 03 LMP Roger. Understand you'll be listening on B also. Thank you. 01 05 24 06 CC Roger. 01 05 27 30 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 01 05 27 33 LMP Go ahead. Houston, Apollo 9. 01 05 27 35 CC Roger. I've only got about 2 minutes here at Carnarvon. I'd like to start the block data, though, and finish it up over Guam. 01 05 27 44 LMP Okay. Ready to copy. 01 05 27 45 CC Roger. Reading block data: 021 4 Alfa, plus 325, minus 1610 032 44 34 3859; 022 4 Charlie, plus 259, minus 1610 034 19 01 3859; 023 4 Charlie, plus 145, minus 1675 035 56 03 4856; 024 Alfa Charlie, minus 216, minus 0070 036 24 11 5397. I believe I've lost you. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 19/9 Page 111 GUAM (REV 19) 01 05 33 35 CC Apollo 9, Houston. Do you read through Guam? 01 05 33 40 LMP Houston, Apollo 9. Roger. We read you; how us? 01 05 33 43 CC Roger. I read you five-square. How far did I get? 01 05 33 47 LMP Okay. I got to the last line in 24 Alfa Charlie, and I got a 53 there, and that is all. 01 05 33 54 CC Okay. The last line in Alfa Charlie is 5397, and reading on the next one: 025 4 Charlie, minus 178, minus 1620 039 13 13 8020. The last one: 026 Alfa Charlie, minus 042, minus 0260 039 33 59 4000. That's the end of the update. I would like to go back to the third line and 4 Char - 023 4 Charlie, the third one I read. The third line in that should be minus 1625. And the - your SPS trim angles: pitch, minus 0.9, yaw, minus 0.7. 01 05 35 36 LMP Okay. A readback on them all. Do we have enough time to read them all back? 01 05 35 40 CC Apollo 9, before you start the readback, we would like to have you turn on the H[2] purge heaters; and what we are working up to is just before your rest period, it looks like we are going to have to purge to get the pressure in H[2] cryo tanks down to 175. 01 05 36 03 LMP Roger. We've got the H[2] purge heater on. 01 05 36 07 CC Understand. And I am ready for the readback. 01 05 36 14 LMP Roger. 021 dash 4 Alfa, plus 325, minus 1610 032 44 34 3859; 022 4 Charlie, plus 259, minus 1610 034 19 01 3859; 023 4 Charlie, plus 145, minus 1625 035 56 03 4856. Are you still with us? 01 05 36 59 CC Roger. We've got 3 minutes left. 01 05 37 02 LMP Okay. 024 Alfa Charlie, minus 216, minus 0070 036 24 11 5397; 025 4 Charlie, minus 178, minus 1620 039 13 13 8020; 026 Alfa Charlie, minus 042, minus 0260 039 33 59 4000. Pitch 0.9, yaw 0.7. That is a minus and a minus. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 19/10 Page 112 01 05 37 53 CC That is affirmative. Houston confirms that update. We sti11 have about 2-1/2 minutes left in this pass and we will see what our words of wisdom are on the tanks, and that should be the last time we will have to talk to you tonight, I believe. 01 05 38 07 CMP Okay. 01 05 38 10 CDR Can we talk to you if we want to? 01 05 38 26 CC Okay, Apollo 9. The way we would like for you to do it is, after your time is up on the heater, to go ahead and do a purge as required to get it down to 175; and discontinue the purge, turn the heaters off and turn the fan on in tank 2. 01 05 38 44 LMP Roger. Understand when the 20 minutes are up, you want us to purge H[2] on all three fuel cells until the cryo gets down to 175. Discontinue the purge, turn the fan on in tank 2, and sack out. 01 05 39 02 CC That is affirmative. One other item I would like to get, if you can give it to us, is a dosimeter reading. 01 05 39 09 LMP Roger. Stand by; I'll give you mine. ... 01 05 39 40 CC Apollo 9, if that was a transmission, I didn't get it. 01 05 39 52 CC Apollo 9. Do you read Houston? END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 20/1 Page 113 HAWAII (REV 19) 01 05 47 27 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Hawaii. 01 05 47 32 CDR Go ahead. Houston, Apollo 9. 01 05 47 34 CC Roger. If you'll give me a dosimeter reading, I'll be quiet for the rest of the night. 01 05 47 42 CDR Roger. The dosimeter for Dave, 6102. My dosimeter is packed down in the bottom of my seat. If you really went it, I'll unpack it. If you don't need it, I'll delay it until tomorrow and give it to you. 01 05 47 56 CC That's negative. We don't want you to unpack it and the first one was for Dave, is that right? 01 05 48 03 CDR 6102 is Dave's. 01 05 48 06 CC Okay. I got that. 01 05 48 08 CDR You already got Rusty's, didn't you? 01 05 48 13 CC And I did not get Rusty's. Could you give me that one? 01 05 48 15 CDR Oh, okay. Just a minute. 01 05 48 20 CDR That's 8002. 01 05 48 23 CC Roger. 8002. And with that we'll close out. What we'd like to have you do in the morning would be to give us an evaluation of your sleep in hours, if you could, for tonight and the first night. We don't want to bother you with that now, and unless you have something else, why, Smokey bids you a fond night's sleep. 01 05 48 49 CDR Okay. Thanks very much. Would you tell my family I said, "Hello." 01 05 48 56 CC Roger. Will do that. 01 06 16 28 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston. You don't even have to answer me, but if you don't get that filter changed as shown on the 30 hours, you're going to have a MASTER ALARM before your rest period ends. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 20/2 Page 114 01 06 16 48 LMP Roger, Houston. Understand. If we don't get the LiOH canister changed before 30 hours we'll have a MASTER ALARM before the end of our rest period? 01 06 16 58 CC That's affirmative. It's shown in the flight plan and I just wanted to remind you before we got too far into the rest period. 01 06 17 04 CDR That's all right. You know what I told you about little reminds. 01 06 17 10 CDR Anytime your little heart desires to remind us, you do that. 01 06 17 27 CDR How are things in Houston, there, Smokey? 01 06 17 30 CC Say again. 01 06 17 31 CDR How are things in Houston? Now that we're not working I want to talk to you. 01 06 17 35 CC Negative. We refuse to talk to you; it's a rest period. The only thing we want is you to answer one question. Did you happen to move the B3 thruster switch - B1 thruster switch? 01 06 17 44 CDR Roger. I did. 01 06 17 46 CC Okay. Very good. That solves that problem and we've reminded you of the canister and that will keep you fram getting a MASTER ALARM and we're not going to answer you anymore. 01 06 17 55 CDR What are you, a smart guy? 01 06 17 58 CC No, sir. 01 06 17 59 CDR Which one of those good teams ia on right now, Gold or White or Orange? 01 06 18 03 CC It's the G-squared team, good Gold. 01 06 18 08 CDR Good Gold. END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 21/1 Page 115 REST PERIOD - NO COMMUNICATIONS APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 22/1 Page 116 REST PERIOD - NO COMMUNICATIONS APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 23/1 Page 117 REST PERIOD - NO COMMUNICATIONS APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 24/1 Page 118 REST PERIOD - NO COMMUNICATIONS APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 25/1 Page 119 REST PERIOD - NO COMMUNICATIONS APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 26/1 Page 120 GUAM (REV 25) 01 15 20 24 CC Good morning, Apollo 9. Houston calling. 01 15 20 45 CDR Good morning, Houston. Apollo 9. 01 15 20 48 CC Roger. I'm a long ways away, so you can't hit me for waking you up. 01 15 20 53 CDR Say again. 01 15 20 54 CC I'm a long ways away, so you can't swing and hit me on waking up. 01 15 20 59 CDR Okay. How's everything looking down there? 01 15 21 07 CC It's looked beautiful all night; kept it so quiet here that we didn't have too much to do. 01 15 21 13 CDR Oh. Very good. 01 15 21 20 CC I have a lot of good information here: flight plan update, consumables, and some block data when you get around to copying some of it. 01 15 21 30 CDR Okay. Stand by one. 01 15 22 49 CDR Okay, Houston. Go with your flight plan update. 01 15 22 57 CC Roger. At time about 39 plus 55, primary glycol accumulator refill. Fill to 50 to 55 percent, LMP 2 dash 7 step 4. Over. HUNTSVILLE (REV 25) 01 15 23 53 CDR ... 39, plus 55 primary glycol accumulator refill; fill to 50 to 55 percent ... 01 15 24 12 CMP Houston, 9. Did you get the readback? 01 15 24 15 CC Houston. Roger. Came through kind of weak, but it was okay. Change. Move S-band conference MSFN relay up to 44 plus 18 over Honeysuckle. Systems page 27. Over. 01 15 25 00 CDR Okay. Move S-band conference MSFN S-band relay up to 44 plus 18 over Honeysuckle. Systems page 27. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 26/2 Page 121 01 15 25 12 CC Roger. Next one: move CSM one-way relay up to 45 plus 38 over Carnarvon. Systems page 31. Over. 01 15 25 45 CDR Roger. Move CSM one-way relay up to 45 plus 38 over Carnarvon. Systems page 31. 01 15 25 56 CC Roger. That's all of the general things. We're going to try to give your state vector and your reference - REFSMMATS; we'll send it over Guam at 40 plus 51. 01 15 26 13 CDR Roger. 40 plus 51 for the state vector REFSMMATS. 01 15 26 19 CC Roger. And I have your consumables. 01 15 26 25 CDR Roger. And the consumables. Okay. 01 15 26 28 CC GET 039 75 17 76 22 81 22 76 22 528 44 36 31 39. Over, 01 15 27 11 CDR Okay. 039 75 17 76 22 81 22 76 22 528 44 36 31 39 [sic] 01 15 27 35 CC 9, Houston. Your readback is correct. 01 15 27 38 CDR Roger. 01 15 28 39 CMP Houston, 9. Did you want to go through the block data, too? 01 15 28 42 CC Roger. I have it if you're ready. 01 15 25 45 CMP Okay. Go. 01 15 28 47 CC Roger. 027 Alfa Charlie, plus 090, minus 0310 041 16 03 3529; 028 2 Alfa, plus 249, minus 0264 043 02 57 3001; 029 Alfa Charlie, plus 317, minus 0285 044 46 10 3569; 030 2 Charlie, plus 340, minus 0290 046 24 14 3859; 031 2 Charlie, plus 321 [sic] minus 0320 047 58 31 3859; 032 2 Bravo, plus 253, minus 0330 049 34 33 4358. Your SPS trim: pitch minus 0.9; yaw, minus 0.7. Over. ASCENSION (REV 26) 01 16 12 19 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Ascension. 01 16 12 39 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Ascension. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 26/3 Page 122 01 16 13 00 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 01 16 13 21 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 01 16 13 26 LMP Go ahead. 01 16 13 28 CC Roger. If you haven't already done it, we'll set up our hydrogen tank 1 and 2 heaters to AUTO and the fans OFF for the day. 01 16 13 42 LMP Okay. Heaters 1 and 2 to AUTO and the fans OFF. 01 16 13 45 CC Roger. And I have your block data if you're ready to copy. 01 16 13 50 CMP Okay. Stand by one, please. 01 16 13 52 CC Roger. 01 16 13 56 CMP Houston, how long's this pass? 01 16 13 59 CC They got a keyhole; we only have about a minute and a half here yet. 01 16 14 04 CMP Okay, Stand by. 01 16 14 23 CMP Okay. Go ahead, Houston. How about starting with 28 dash 2A? 01 16 14 28 CC Roger. 028 dash 2A Alfa, plus 249, minus 0264 043 02 57 3001; 029 Alfa Charlie, plus 317, minus 0285 044 46 10 3569; 030 2 Charlie, plus 340, minus 0290 046 24 14 3859. And, 9, Houston. You still with me? 01 16 16 13 CC Apollo 9, Houston. END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 27/1 Page 123 GUAM (REV 27) 01 16 52 39 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Guam. 01 16 52 43 CDR Roger. Houston, Apollo 9. Go. 01 16 52 45 CC Roger. We see you have P00. Request ACCEPT. 01 16 52 49 CDR Roger. You got ACCEPT. 01 16 52 53 CC Roger. We'll send your state vector and your REFSMMAT up to you. 01 16 52 58 CDR Okay. 01 16 53 01 CC We might continue with block data when you get a chance there. 01 16 53 04 CDR Okay. Stand by one, please. 01 16 54 55 LMP Houston, Apollo 9. 01 16 54 57 CC Houston. Go. 01 16 54 59 LMP Okay. I copied up through the DELTA-V[C] on 030 dash 2 Charlie. Do you want to go from there? 01 16 55 07 CC Roger. DELTA-V[C] on 030 dash 2 Charlie 3859 031 dash 2 Charlie, plus 321, minus 0320 047 58 31 3859; 032 2 Bravo, plus 253, minus 0330 049 34 33 4358. And your SPS trim: pitch minus 0.9, yaw minus 0.7. Over. 01 16 55 21 LMP Roger. Understand. I'll read them all back to you if your [sic] ready. 01 16 55 24 CC Roger. Go. HUNTSVILLE (REV 27) 01 16 55 28 LMP How do you read now; you fading on me? 01 16 55 30 CC Roger. Loud and clear. 01 16 55 34 LMP Okay. 027 Alfa Charlie, plus 090, minus 0310 041 16 03 3529; 028 dash 2 Alfa, plus 249, minus 0264 043 02 57 3001; 029 Alfa Charlie, plus 317, (GOSS NET 1) Tape 27/2 Page 124 minus 0285 044 45 10 3569; 030 dash 2 Charlie, plus 340, minus 0290 046 24 14 3859; 031 dash 2 Charlie, plus 321. minus 0320 047 58 31 3859; 032 dash 2 Bravo, plus 253, minus 0330 049 34 33 4358. And I have for a pitch trim minus 0.9, and yaw trim minus 0.7. 01 16 57 52 CC Apollo 9, Houston. Your readback correct. 01 16 58 04 CC Apollo 9, Houston. The computer is yours. 01 16 58 08 LMP Okay. I understand. And did you copy all that? 01 16 58 11 CC Affirmative. Your readback was correct, and I have a NAV check for you. 01 16 58 17 LMP NAV check. Okay. Go ahead. 01 16 58 20 CC Roger. 042 00 0000, plus 2858, plus 00646 1126. And this is 30 minutes prior to NAV update. 01 16 58 49 LMP Roger. 042 0000, plus 2858, plus 0646 1126. 01 16 58 59 CC Apollo 9, Houston. You readback correct. 01 16 59 02 LMP Roger. MERCURY (REV 27) 01 17 01 11 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 01 17 01 50 CC Apollo 9, Houston. 01 17 01 53 CDR Houston, Apollo 9. Go ahead. 01 17 01 57 CC Roger. I have a new CSM weight for your DAP data load. 01 17 02 01 CDR Okay. Go. 01 17 02 03 CC Roger. CSM weight 3057. 01 17 02 15 CDR Apollo. Roger. 30571 for CSM weight. 01 17 02 19 CC Affirmative. 01 17 09 34 CC Apollo 9, Houston. I have your AOT star observation PAD. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 27/3 Page 125 01 17 09 41 CDR Okay. Stand by, please. 01 17 09 43 CC Wilco. 01 17 10 21 SC Okay. Houston, Apollo 9. Go with the AOT PAD. 01 17 10 24 CC Roger. GET 043 plus 55 plus 00; AOT detent 2; NAV star, 15 Sirius. CSM gimbal angles: roll 079, pitch 358, yaw 309. Comments: earth [sic] in field of view until 43 plus 55. Over. 01 17 11 17 CDR Okay. Copy that. At 043:55:00; AOT detent 2; NAV star, Sirius 15. Roll 079, pitch 358, yaw 309. Earth in field of view until 43 plus 55. 01 17 11 37 CC Apollo 9, Houston. Correct. 01 17 11 40 CDR Okay. 01 17 16 49 CDR Houston, Apollo 9. 01 17 16 51 CC Houston. Go. 01 17 16 53 CDR Hey, when you sent us a REFSMMAT did you put it in the preferred location? 01 17 17 00 CC Affirmative. 01 17 17 02 CDR Okay. Thanks; just wanted to make sure. 01 17 17 04 CC Roger. 01 17 18 47 CC Apollo 9, Houston. About 1 minute to LOS. I've got some S-band antenna checks, gimbal angles, and times, if you want them. 01 17 18 57 LMP Okay. I guess as good a time as any. 01 17 19 00 CC Okay. The first one, GET: 44 plus 06 plus 00; pitch 188, yaw 070. GET: 44 plus 08 plus 00; pitch 169, yaw 044. GET: 44 plus 10 plus 00; pitch 159, yaw 017. 01 17 19 45 LMP Okay. S-band 44:06, pitch 188, yaw 070; 44:08, pitch 169, yaw 044; 44:10, pitch 159, yaw 017. 01 17 20 00 CC Roger. Correct. And Canaries at 52. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 27/4 Page 126 CANARY (REV 27) 01 17 52 08 CC Apollo 9, Houston through Canaries. 01 17 52 11 CDR Roger. Houston, Apollo 9. Go. 01 17 52 16 CC I read you loud and clear. Everything looks good down here. You have a GO for IVT. 01 17 52 22 CDR Roger. I understand a GO for IVT. Thank you. We're mushing along. 01 17 52 27 CC Roger. 01 17 57 47 CC Apollo 9. Houston. One minute to LOS. S-band up for Honeysuckle at 37, will try ARIA at 29. 01 17 57 57 CDR Roger. Honeysuckle at 37 and ARIA at 29, and S-band up at Honeysuckle. 01 17 58 02 CC Roger. 01 17 58 11 CC Have a good day. Will see you this evening. 01 17 58 14 CDR Okay. Thank you, Ron. 01 17 58 16 CC Roger. END OF TAPE (GOSS NET 1) Tape 28/1 Page 127 ARIA (REV 27) 01 18 31 49 CC Roger. Apollo 9, this is Houston through ARIA 1. How do you read? HONEYSUCKLE (REV 27) 01 18 38 31 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Honeysuckle. Standing by. 01 18 38 45 CDR Roger. Houston, this is Apollo 9 here. Go ahead. 01 18 38 50 CC Roger. Copy. We're just standing by. 01 18 38 53 CDR Okay. We're still trying to do a P51 here. We haven't started clearing the tunnel, so we're running quite a bit late. 01 18 44 19 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. We'll see you over Mercury in about 3 minutes. 01 18 44 25 CDR Roger. MERCURY (REV 27) 01 18 48 03 CC Apollo 9, Houston. We've got you through Mercury. 01 18 48 05 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. Say again. 01 18 48 06 CC Roger. We've got you through the Mercury solid; have you for about another 8-1/2 minutes. 01 18 48 12 CMP Roger. We've just completed a P51 and 52, and we'll be mushing on. 01 18 48 16 CC Roger. 01 18 53 15 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. 01 18 53 18 CC Go, Apollo 9. 01 18 53 21 CMP Roger. We're going to be pretty busy here for the next few minutes. If you see us getting toward gimbal lock, let us know. 01 18 53 28 CC Roger. We'll only have contact with you for the next 3 minutes, and then our next station is Antigua at 17. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 28/2 Page 128 01 18 53 37 CMP Okay. ANTIGUA (REV 28) 01 19 18 36 CC Apollo 9, this is Houston through Antigua. Stand- ing by. 01 19 18 39 CDR Okay, Houston. We have the tunnel clear now, and we're starting the transfer. 01 19 18 44 CC Roger. Copy. 01 19 20 12 CDR Houston, the docking tunnel index angle is plus 2.1. 01 19 20 18 CC Roger. Copy plus 2.1. Thank you. 01 19 21 37 CDR Houstom, Apollo 9. 01 19 21 39 CC Go, Apollo 9. 01 19 21 41 CDR Since we're running so far late here, you might take a look at the flight plan and see what needs to be changed. I haven't had time to do that. 01 19 21 51 CC Roger. We're working on that now. We can give you some recommendations later on. 01 19 21 57 CDR Roger. 01 19 22 28 CDR Houston, just for your info, tunnel clearing went pretty much according to plan. 01 19 22 34 CC Roger. I understand that tunnel clearing went real well and just for info, we're looking ahead. We're just saying press right on down the line right now, Jim, and we may just slip the docked DPS the REV. 01 19 22 51 CC But I think with your activity in there, you may just make up a good bit of this time. 01 19 23 51 CDR Houston, Apollo 9. 01 19 23 53 CC Go, Apollo 9. 01 19 23 59 CC Apollo 9, Houston. Go ahead. 01 19 24 05 CDR Houston, Apollo 9. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 28/3 Page 129 01 19 24 09 CC Go ahead, Apollo 9. Houston is reading you loud and clear. 01 19 24 13 CDR Roger. Another little piece of info for you. The drogue looks as good as new. There was a very small pencil line about 4 inches long, and that's about all we could see on it. 01 19 24 28 CC Roger, Apollo 9. Copy. CANARY (REV 28) 01 19 28 28 CMP This is Apollo, Houston. Apollo 9. 01 19 28 29 CC Go, Apollo 9. [sic optics drive problem] 01 19 28 32 CMP One little problem we might advise you of here, you might think about it. On the optics on the drive - The manual drive of the optics, the shaft seems to hang up around 64 degrees when you try to drive it manually. Seems to drive okay auto- matically. The feedback, the readout on the LEB, the mechanical readout is frozen at 64 degrees. The numbers read 64.0, and we haven't been able to get that to move since yesterday. Once you get past the 64-degree mark, it seems to work okay. 01 19 29 13 CC Roger, Apollo 9. Houston copies. 01 19 29 20 CMP Okay. 01 19 31 59 CC And, Apollo 9, Houston. We'd like to have you bring up your S-band volume; we'll be working Madrid. 01 19 32 04 CMP Roger. S-Band up, MADRID (REV 28) 01 19 34 50 CMP Houston, Apollo 9. 01 19 34 51 CC Go, Apollo 9. 01 19 34 55 CMP Okay. I've got the gyro torquing angles for the P52 if you're ready to copy. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 28/4 Page 130 01 19 35 00 CC Go ahead. 01 19 35 02 CMP GET: 42:48:00, minus 01172, minus 00 099, plus 00413. 01 19 35 20 CC Roger, Apollo 9. I copied those. Thank you. 01 19 35 21 CMP Okay. 01 19 37 21 CC Okay. Apollo 9, Houston. We're going to lose you at Madrid in about a minute, and we'll see you over Carnarvon at 04. END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 29/1 Page 131 01 20 03 25 LMP Okay, how do you read on SIMPLEX A? (SPIDER) 01 20 03 27 CMP Five-square. (GUMDROP) 01 20 03 33 LMP VHF B transmitter has come - I mean VHF B trans- (SPIDER) mitter is sensational. 01 20 03 40 CMP Your - Spider, this is Gumdrop. Do you read? (GUMDROP) 01 20 03 54 LMP Gumdrop, Spider. (SPIDER) 01 20 03 57 CDR Go ahead, Spider. Gumdrop here. (GUMDROP) 01 20 03 59 LMP Roger. Do you want the tape off now, also? (SPIDER) 01 20 04 00 CMP It doesn't say so. Seems like a good idea, though. (GUMDROP) 01 20 04 06 LMP Yes. Tape coming off. (SPIDER) 01 20 04 10 CC And, Spider, Gumdrop -- 01 20 04 12 CDR Okay. We're configuring the CSM now for the -- (GUMDROP) 01 20 04 15 LMP Go ahead, Jim. (SPIDER) 01 20 04 17 CDR -- LM data, and we want you to go to TELEMETRY (GUMDROP) LOW. 01 20 04 20 LMP Roger. We're TELEMETRY LOW. (SPIDER) 01 20 04 22 CDR VHF B transmitter to DATA and VHF receiver OFF. (GUMDROP) 01 20 04 25 LMP Roger. Got it. (SPIDER) 01 20 04 28 CMP Okay. We've already done the anternna checks. (GUMDROP) (GOSS NET 1) Tape 29/2 Page 132 01 20 04 31 LMP Just a second. (SPIDER) 01 20 04 35 CC Spider, this is Houston. Could you give us high bit rate, please? 01 20 04 40 LMP Roger. Houston, Spider. High bit rate. How do (SPIDER) you read, Houston? 01 20 04 44 CC I read you five-square. And, Gumdrop, I'm copying you five-by-five. 01 20 04 48 LMP Roger. (SPIDER) 01 20 04 52 CDR Okay. I've got the tape off here now. Was there (GUMDROP) any noticeable difference between the antennas? 01 20 04 56 LMP Oh, a little bit, but I had a lot of noise in the (SPIDER) S-band when I tried it. 01 20 05 00 CDR Okay. Let's just stay where we are; this is good (GUMDROP) over here. 01 20 05 03 LMP Roger. Good here, too. (SPIDER) 01 20 05 06 CDR Okay. I'm going to be coming over now, so I'll (GUMDROP) see you in a minute. 01 20 05 09 LMP Okay. Now wait a minute. I've got to get my (SPIDER) hose hooked up here, Jim. 01 20 05 13 CDR Roger. (GUMDROP) 01 20 05 17 LMP Gumdrop? (SPIDER) 01 20 05 18 CDR Go ahead. (GUMDROP) 01 20 05 19 LMP Roger. We're going to have to transfer me onto the (SPIDER) ECS first. First few steps there are mine, I think. 01 20 05 25 CDR Okay. Let me go back here and get these. (GUMDROP) 01 20 05 40 CDR Yes. When you get ready to transfer over, let us (GUMDROP) know; we'll turn your suit flow off. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 29/3 Page 133 01 20 05 46 LMP Okay. Stand by. Let me advise. (SPIDER) 01 20 05 48 CDR Okay. (GUMDROP) 01 20 05 52 CC Gumdrop, Houston. 01 20 05 54 CDR Go ahead. (GUMDROP) 03 20 05 56 CC Roger. We're trying to do a little planning here. We'd like to have your opinion on how you're doing on the timeline. And we're looking, trying to size up whether or not you're more than an hour behind it [sic] 01 20 06 10 CDR Just a minute, and let me see. We're just about (GUMDROP) ready to start the CDR transfer, which is supposed to take place at 43:08, and we're at 44::06. 01 20 06 21 LMP ... to my suit, there, ... Gumdrop. (SPIDER) 01 20 06 24 CDR Okay. Just a minute. We'll get if [sic] off. So (GUMDROP) we're running just about an hour behind. 01 20 06 31 CC Okay. Copied. 01 20 06 34 CDR We haven't run into any glitches yet, so we're (GUMDROP) going right along here. Maybe we can pick up some time here in a minute. 01 20 06 41 CC Roger. Copy. 01 20 06 45 CDR It's okay, Rusty; suit flow coming off now. (GUMDROP) 01 20 06 47 LMP Okay. (SPIDER) 01 20 06 58 CMP Okay. Then the LMP's supposed to take his suit (GUMDROP) isolation valve and let his suit flow when you get plugged in? 01 20 07 16 LMP Okay ... I'm in suit flow. (SPIDER) (GOSS NET 1) Tape 29/4 Page 134 01 20 07 19 CDR You're in suit flow. Okay we'll ... the umbilical (GUMDROP) here. 01 20 07 25 CDR Okay, we're going to pass the ISO over to you in (GUMDROP) just a minute, soon as we get the -- 01 20 07 31 LMP All right. (SPIDER) 01 20 07 32 CC Spider, Houston. We'd like to have DFI ON when able. 01 20 07 39 CDR And did you get that, Rusty? They want the (GUMDROP) DFI ON. And, Spider, configure the cabin with the straps, utility lights, ..., and restraints. 01 20 07 52 LMP Okay, Houston. We got the DFI ON, and be advised (SPIDER) we had a MASTER ALARM with DFI ON, and I don't have any other lightts on. 01 20 08 01 CC Roger. Copy. 01 20 08 06 CDR Okay. And I'm going to disconnect here. I'll (GUMDROP) be on my way over in a minute, Rusty. 01 20 08 13 LMP Okay. Stand by. Okay. I'm ready. (SPIDER) 01 20 08 15 CDR Okay. I'll put the checklist away, and I'll (GUMDROP) take my helmet off and be over in a minute. 01 20 10 45 CC Spider, Houston. When you get a chance, we'd like to have the DFI OFF; we're heating up the glycol a little bit. 01 20 10 55 LMP Roger. I'll be with you in just a second. (SPIDER) 01 20 10 50 CC Roger. And, Gumdrop and Spider, like to ensure S-band volume up. We're going over to Honeysuckle shortly. 01 20 11 08 CDR ... Gumdrop. 01 20 11 18 LMP And, Houston, this is Spider. (SPIDER) 01 20 11 19 CC Go. 01 20 11 21 LMP Roger. For your information, the SUPERCRIT (SPIDER) pressure is reading zero at the moment. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 29/5 Page 135 01 20 11 28 CC Roger. Copy. We're reading 686, Spider. 01 20 11 35 LMP Okay. (SPIDER) HONEYSUCKLE (REV 28) 01 20 12 00 CMP Houston, Gumdrop. (GUMDROP) 01 20 12 02 CC Go, Gumdrop. 01 20 12 06 CC Go ahead, Gumdrop. Houston here. 01 20 12 23 CMP Houston, Gumdrop. (GUMDROP) 01 20 12 25 CC Gumdrop, Houston. I'm reading you loud and clear. Go ahead. 01 20 12 28 CMP Okay. The noise is gone now. Would you keep (GUMDROP) an eye on the gimbal angles, please? 01 20 12 34 CC That's affirmative. We'll watch them for you. And we'll have you over Honeysuckle here for 10 minutes. 01 20 12 39 CMP Very well. Thank you. (GUMDROP) 01 20 13 32 LMP Houston, Spider. (SPIDER) 01 20 13 33 CC Go, Spider. 01 20 13 37 CC Spider, Houston. I'm reading you loud and clear. 01 20 13 47 CMP Spider, Gumdrop. He's reading you. (GUMDROP) 01 20 13 55 CC Spider, this is Houston. I'm reading you loud and clear. 01 20 14 07 CMP Spider, Gumdrop. (GUMDROP) 01 20 14 14 CMP He reads you five-by. (GUMDROP) (GOSS NET 1) Tape 29/6 Page 136 01 20 14 32 CMP Houstom, Gumdrop. Did you copy to Spider? (GUMDROP) 01 20 14 35 CC That's negative, Gumdrop. Maybe you'd better relay it. 01 20 14 39 CMP DFI is OFF, and the R and D is OPEN. (GUMDROP) 01 20 14 44 CC Roger. Copy. 01 20 14 52 CC And, Gumdrop, you're 30 degrees yaw. We're watching it for you. 01 20 14 55 CMP Okay. Thanks. (GUMDROP) 01 20 15 55 CC And, Spider, Houston. We'd like to have R and D instrumentation circuit breaker Baker IN as soon as you can. 01 20 16 08 CMP Spider, Gumdrop. R and D instrumentation (GUMDROP) circuit breaker Baker IN when you have a chance. 01 20 16 22 CMP You say it is IN? (GUMDROP) 01 20 16 24 CC Okay. Thank you, Gumdrop. 01 20 16 29 CC And Gumdrop, you're 4O degrees yaw. We're watching it. 01 20 16 32 CMP Okay. Thank you. (GUMDROP) 01 20 19 37 LMP Houston, this is Spider. If you read, be advised, (SPIDER) that we got good signal strength on S-band, but we're getting some static and a steady tone. 01 20 19 47 CC Roger, Spider. And we're reading you loud and clear now. Honeysuckle had you on a side lobe. We've got you in good voice, and we're getting data. 01 20 20 13 CDR Hello, Gumdrop. This is Spider. How do you read? (SPIDER) 01 20 20 16 CMP Five-square. How me? (GUMDROP) 01 20 20 17 CDR Loud and clear. Let me check a couple of the (SPIDER) other buttons here. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 29/7 Page 137 01 20 20 19 CMP Okay. (GUMDROP) 01 20 20 21 CDR How do you read me on this one? (SPIDER) 01 20 20 22 CMP Five-square. (GUMDROP) 01 20 20 23 CDR Okay. Let me try ... check the VOX. (SPIDER) 01 20 20 43 CDR Hello, Gumdrop. This ia Spider. How do you (SPIDER) read? 01 20 20 47 CMP Sounds good. (GUMDROP) 01 20 20 48 CDR Do you read me now, all right? (SPIDER) 01 20 20 49 CMP Five-square. (GUMDROP) 01 20 20 52 CDR That's good. (SPIDER) 01 29 20 53 CC And, Gumdrop, Houston. Copied all three of those. You're coming through loud and clear, Jim. 01 20 21 07 CC And, Gumdrop, this is Houston. 01 20 21 08 CMP Go. (GUMDROP) 01 20 21 09 CC We're going to drop off with Honeysuckle, here. You've got 60 degrees, and you've got about a tenth of a secomd rate. 01 20 21 26 CC Gumdrop, Houston. You've got about 60 degrees of yaw. MERCURY (REV 28) 01 20 23 05 CMP Who's in the tunnel now? (GUMDROP) 01 20 23 09 CDR Stand by. We're going to check ... (SPIDER) (GOSS NET 1) Tape 29/8 Page 138 01 20 23 12 CMP Okay. (GUMDROP) 01 20 23 17 CMP ... Spider ... (GUMDROP) 01 20 23 40 CC 8pider and Gumdrop, we've got you through Mercury now. 01 20 23 50 CDR Roger, Houston. Spider here. How do you read? (SPIDER) 01 20 23 54 CC I'm reading you okay, Spider. 01 20 23 58 CDR Okay. We sure had a lot of static and noise (SPIDER) coming up on the S-band there over Carnarvon. 01 20 24 06 CDR Or make that Honeysuckle. (SPIDER) 01 20 24 09 CC Roger, Spider. We'll try to solve that. You were coming through here loud and clear after we got a main lobe lock on. 01 20 24 19 CDR ... all. I had a keyhole static and a steady (SPIDER) high tone on it. 01 20 24 26 CC Roger. Understand you had a high tone. 01 20 24 37 CC And, Gumdrop,we're showing you at 60 degrees. 01 20 24 40 CMP Roger. Thanks. I've got a hold of it now, and (GUMDROP) I think the trend looks like we'll clear it fine. Thank you. 01 20 24 47 CC Roger. Thanks. 01 20 26 29 CDR And, Gumdrop to Spider. (SPIDER) 01 20 26 31 CMP Go ahead. (GUMDROP) 01 20 26 32 CDR Roger. We're going to start reinstalling. (SPIDER) 01 20 26 35 CMP Okey. Drogue's in. (GUMDROP) 01 20 27 25 LMP Dave, I guess you don't need me for anything more (SPIDER) in the tunnel here. I'll go ahead and close up our hatch. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 29/9 Page 139 01 20 27 29 CMP I'd like for you to check the capture latches. (GUMDROP) 01 20 27 31 LMP Okay. (SPIDER) 01 20 27 32 LKP I'm up here waiting for you. (SPIDER) 01 20 27 35 CMP Be right up. (GUMDROP) 01 20 27 38 LMP Yes. I see your problem. (SPIDER) 01 20 27 40 CMP Boy, I tell you these hoses are really something. (GUMDROP) 01 20 28 44 CDR Houston, Spider. (SPIDER) 01 20 28 46 CC Go, Spider. 01 20 28 48 CDR Roger. We're picking up an awful lot of noise (SPIDER) and static on the S-band again here. 01 20 28 54 CC Roger. Understand. Gumdrop, are you getting it also? 01 20 29 00 CMP Roger. Not bad. (GUMDROP) 01 20 29 06 CC Did you say you were not getting it bad there? 01 20 29 08 CMP No, I'm not getting it bad; Gumdrop sounds clear. (GUMDROP) Sounds like your standard S-band pass, Houston. 01 20 29 14 CC Okay. Copy that. Did you copy, Spider? 01 29 29 18 CDR Yea ... I copied. (SPIDER) 01 20 29 23 LMP Okay, Davy. I'm right here. (SPIDER) 01 20 29 28 CMP Okay. (GUMDROP) 01 20 30 00 LMP Okay. That looks like it did it. (SPIDER) (GOSS NET 1) Tape 29/10 Page 140 01 20 30 02 CMP Okay. I give a pull, and it feels solid. (GUMDROP) 01 20 30 04 LMP Yes. On all three ... (SPIDER) 01 20 30 07 CMP Okay. (GUMDROP) 01 20 30 08 LMP Fine. See you later; I'm going to close the door. (SPIDER) 01 20 30 11 CMP All righty. Have a nice time. (GUMDROP) 01 20 30 13 LMP We will. (SPIDER) 01 20 30 14 CMP I'll get dinner ready when you're ready. (GUMDROP) 01 20 30 16 LMP Man, am I hungry! (SPIDER) 01 20 30 52 CMP Houston, Gumdrop. (GUMDROP) 01 20 30 53 CC Go, Gumdrop. 01 20 30 55 CMP How much longer do we have you here? (GUMDROP) 01 20 30 57 CC Okay. We're going to have you here for about another 3 minutes, and then we're coming up over Antigua at about 53. And I would like to pass to Spider, also, that we would like to try to pick up a nominal flight plan at Antigua with the secondary S-Band check. We are recommending eliminating the COMM checks and whatever you have to do to pick up the flight plan at that time. 01 20 31 29 CDR Okay, Nouston. We read you. This is Spider. (SPIDER) 01 20 31 33 CC Okay. 01 20 31 34 CMP What time is that pass at Antigua? (GUMDROP) 01 20 31 35 CC Okay. Antigua will be at 53. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 29/11 Page 141 01 20 31 39 CDR Roger. We'll be ready for you. (SPIDER) 01 20 31 40 CC Okay. 01 20 31 41 CMP Gumdrop copies. (GUMDROP) 01 20 31 42 CC And, Spider, we have no good data for that AOT star visibility check. We'll have to elimi- nate that, and so you could leave your rendezvous radar stowed if you want to. 01 20 32 00 CDR Roger. Understand. (SPIDER) 01 20 32 02 CC And we'll see you over Antigua, docking on ready. 01 20 32 09 CDR Roger. (SPIDER) 01 20 32 12 CC And, Gumdrop, I know with all the activity I'd like to remind you of your CO[2] cartridge change that's due at 44:10. 01 20 32 21 CMP Roger. I'll have to get the tumnel closed up (GUMDROP) first, but I'll get it first chance. 01 20 32 25 CC Roger. No sweat. I just wanted to pass it to you. 01 20 32 29 CMP Okay. Thank you. (GUMDROP) 01 20 32 36 CC Spider, this is Houston. Would you go low bit rate? 01 20 32 40 CDR Roger. Go on low bit rate. (SPIDER) ANTIGUA (REV 29) 01 20 53 51 CC Hello, Spider. This is Houstcn. How do you read? 01 20 53 54 LMP You're five-square, Houston. How me? (SPIDER) 01 20 53 56 CC Oh, you're coming in great, Spider. How are you doing? (GOSS NET 1) Tape 29/12 Page 142 01 20 54 01 CC And, Spider, we're standing by for the secondary S-band check at your convenience. 01 20 54 09 LMP Roger. Power AMP going off now. (SPIDER) 01 20 54 12 CC Roger. 01 20 54 25 CMP And, Houston, Gumdrop here. The tunnel is closed (GUMDROP) off, and everything works just like it should. 01 20 54 31 CC Roger, Gumdrop. Thank you. 01 20 54 41 CDR And, Houston, this is Spider. How do you read? (SPIDER) 01 20 54 45 CC We're reading you loud and clear, Spider. We've had a data drop out here; let's hang loose and see if we can get our data check. 01 20 54 54 CDR Roger. (SPIDER) 01 20 55 02 CMP I could hear your data drop out. (GUMDROP) 01 20 55 03 CC Very good. 01 20 55 14 CC And, Spider, this is Houston. Could you give us high bit rate? 01 20 55 18 CDR Roger. Going high. (SPIDER) 01 20 55 36 CC Okay, Spider. We'll have to hang loose here for a minute. I'm getting your VHF down. We don't have a good lock on S-band. 01 20 55 43 LMP Roger. (SPIDER) 01 20 55 48 CC And while we are waiting, could you comment on if you accomplished the - With the exception of the COPMM check, are you up on the flight plan now? 01 20 56 00 CDR We got the glycol check done and a suit integrity (SPIDER) check done. We have not accomplished a regulator check or the rest of the COMM or the daylight star visibility. 01 20 56 12 CC Okay. We are scrubbing the daylight star visibility and the COMM check. Now about your ascent batteries (GOSS NET 1) Tape 29/13 Page 143 01 20 56 18 LMP Roger. The ascent batteries checked out okay, (SPIDER) and the pyros. You ready to copy? 01 20 56 23 CC Go ahead. 01 20 56 24 LMP Roger. 36.8, 37.5 - A and B. (SPIDER) 01 20 56 28 CC Roger. Copy. 36.8 and 37.5. Thank you. 01 20 56 33 CDR Roger. (SPIDER) 01 20 56 40 CDR And for your information, the ascent batteries (SPIDER) were sharing just about equally. 01 20 56 46 CC Roger. Understand. 01 20 56 56 CC And, Spider. We have got our data check. Let's go on with the secondary S-band check, step 2. 01 20 57 03 CDR Roger. Power AMP going to SECONDARY. 01 20 57 10 CC Roger. 01 20 57 21 CDR Okay. And we are on secondary transmitter/receiver. (SPIDER) How do you read? 01 20 57 25 CC Roger. I'm reading you loud and clear. Let me verify that it is S-band, Spider. 01 20 57 30 CDR Okay. (SPIDER) 01 20 58 14 CC And, Spider, this is Houston. Let's go on to step 3. 01 20 58 19 CDR Roger. (SPIDER) 01 20 58 46 CDR And Houston. We are back in primary primary, (SPIDER) and be advised on the primary transmitter/receiver, I've got a squeal. 01 20 58 56 CC Roger. Understand you're primary primary, and there is a squeal. You're coming through loud and clear here without any static at all. Let's stand by for a data. I will give you a call. 01 29 59 07 CDR Roger. (SPIDER) (GOSS NET 1) Tape 29/14 Page 144 01 20 59 08 CC And Spider. Also, we'd like to - at your convenience get an E memory dump in here. It's a little ahead of schedule, but we'd like to get it now if you can give us a VERB 71, sometime on your Mark. 01 20 59 20 CDR Roger. Stand by. (SPIDER) 01 20 59 30 CDR Okay. 3, 2, 1. (SPIDER) 01 20 59 32 CDR MARK. (SPIDER) 01 20 59 39 CC Roger. We got your - we got your Mark. We'll stand by and see if we got it. We might have you repeat it again shortly; and let me see if we are through with this check. 01 20 59 59 CC Spider, this is Houston. We have completed the secondary S-band check. 01 21 00 04 CDR Roger. (SPIDER) 01 21 00 15 CC And, Spider. If you have still got the squeal on primary, let's go secondary on your transmitter/ receiver. 01 21 00 23 CDR Roger. It has gone away now. We'll see how it (SPIDER) works. 01 21 00 27 CC Okay. Thank you. 01 21 02 07 CC Spider and Gumdrop, this is Houston. We'll have you now for about another 12 minutes. 01 21 02 15 CMP Gumdrop. Roger. (GUMDROP) 01 21 02 18 CDR Spider. Roger (SPIDER) 01 21 04 46 CC Spider, Houston. We'd like to know when you are going to deploy the landing gear. We'd like to have a Mark on it and would like to get it before we lose you at Madrid in about 8 minutes, if possible. 01 21 04 59 CDR Right away. (SPIDER) (GOSS NET 1) Tape 29/15 Page 145 01 21 05 01 CDR It will be pretty close to the end. (SPIDER) 01 21 05 04 CC Okay. Understand. CANARY (REV 29) 01 21 08 22 CDR Hey, Gumdrop, this is Spider. We're going to (SPIDER) deploy the landing gear in a few minutes here, so you'll probably feel a big bang. 01 21 08 28 CMP Sounds good. (GUMDROP) 01 21 68 31 CDR Roger. (SPIDER) 01 21 08 41 CMP You might stand back and give me a minute, will (GUMDROP) you? 01 21 08 52 CC Gumdrop and Spider. Insure S-band volume up. We'll be going over to Madrid shortly. 01 21 08 58 CDR Okay. How long do we have before you want the (SPIDER) gear down? 01 21 09 00 CC We're ready any time. 01 21 09 05 CDR How long do we have? (GUMDROP) [sic] 01 21 09 06 CC Okay. You've got about another 5 minutes before we'll lose you at Madrid. 01 21 09 12 CMP Okay. (GUMDROP) 01 21 10 22 CC And, Spider. For your info we - DFI, we cannot read at - Madrid, so we've only got about another minute here on Canaries to monitor that gear. 01 21 10 36 CDR Okay, Dave. We'll do it very quickly. (SPIDER) 01 21 10 37 CMP Okay. (GUMDROP) 01 21 10 38 CDR Okay. (SPIDER) (GOSS NET 1) Tape 29/16 Page 146 01 21 10 53 CDR Okay. Houston, this is Spider. You ready? (SPIDER) 01 21 11 03 CC We're ready. 01 21 11 06 CDR Houston, Spider. Do you read? (SPIDER) 01 21 11 09 CC Spider, this is Houston. Read you loud and clear. We are ready. Go ahead and deploy the gear. 01 21 11 16 CDR 3, 2, 1. (SPIDER) 01 21 11 18 CDR MARK. (SPIDER) 01 21 11 26 CMP Spider, Gumdrop. (GUMDROP) MADRID (REV 29) 01 21 11 27 CDR Dave, ... I've got ... (SPIDER) 01 21 11 44 CMP Spider, Gumdrop. Okay. I think they copied you. (GUMDROP) They were listening when you said 3, 2, 1; then I got a break lock. ... 01 21 11 53 CC Gumdrop - 01 21 11 54 CMP We've got one out here too, boy ... (GUMDROP) 01 21 11 56 CC Gumdrop and Spider, we copied you. We heard talk back gray, and you got a visual on the gear. 01 21 12 31 CMP By the way, can you see me out your overhead (GUMDROP) window? Go ahead, don't let me bother you. 01 21 12 54 CC Spider, this is Houstou. Could you give us low bit rate? 01 21 12 56 LMP Roger. Going low bit rate, and we are going to (SPIDER) CAL right now. 01 21 12 59 CC Roger. Understand. We will see you over Carnarvon at 39. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 29/17 Page 147 01 21 13 04 CDR Okay. Did you get that gear extension, Houston? (SPIDER) 01 21 13 07 CC That's affirmative, Spider. It came through loud and clear. We are showing the relay closed, and I copied all your transmissions. 01 21 13 14 CDR Thanks, Dave. (SPIDER) 01 21 13 15 CMP Roger. (GUMDROP) 01 21 13 24 CC Gumdrop, this is Houston. Could you give us your up-telemetry switch, your command to RESET and back to NORMAL? 01 21 13 42 CC Gumdrop, Houston. Could you give us RESET, back to NORMAL on your command reset? 01 21 14 16 CC And we will see you at Carnarvon at 39, Gumdrop and Spider. END OF TAPE APOLLO 9 AIR-TO-GROUND VOICE TRANSCRIPTION (GOSS NET 1) Tape 30/1 Page 148 01 21 38 58 CC Hello, Gumdrop and Spider. This is Houston through Carnarvon. 01 21 39 04 CMP Roger. Go. (GUMDROP) 01 21 39 05 CDR ... I would like to go private with you. (SPIDER) 01 21 39 08 CC You cut each other out there. Say again, please. 01 21 39 12 CDR I'll get it, Dave. Houston, this is Spider. I (SPIDER) would like to go private with you, please. 01 21 39 22 CC Roger. Understand. Will do. 01 21 39 45 CC Okay, Spider. It will be a couple of minutes here. 01 21 39 49 CDR Okay. (SPIDER) 01 21 41 51 CC Spider, this is Rouston. Do you read? 01 21 41 55 CDR Roger. I read you. (SPIDER) 01 21 41 56 CC Okay. We're all configured for a private talk, Jim. HONEYSUCKLE (REV 29) 01 21 52 51 CMP Hel]o, Houston. This is ... (GUMDROP) 01 21 53 07 CC Hel]o, Spider. Did you call? This is Houston. 01 21 53 23 CC Gumdrop, this is Houston. How do you read through Honeysuckle? 01 21 53 27 CMP Roger, Houston. You're five-by, (GUMDROP) 01 21 53 30 CC Roger. I believe Spider called. We may be having S-band troubles with him again. Can you read me, Spider? (GOSS NET 1) Tape 30/2 Page 149 01 21 53 40 CMP Spider, Gumdrop. Could you try and call Houston? (GUMDROP) They're reading you. 01 21 53 44 CDR No, I'm not reading Houston at all. Roger. I (SPIDER) Just wanted to te]l them that we're going to try to complete that TV pass over Houston with the PLSS. And at that time, we're going to try tak- ing the PLSS apart, and that will be the end of the COMM check. 01 21 53 59 CC Spider, this is Houston. I copy that, and what I'm recommending is that we configure for that mode 10 over Mercury. We will bave about an Il-minute pass over Mercury, and we will get all set up then, and then we wi]] be ready to go when we come iuto the States. 01 21 54 25 CMP Okay. Spider, Gumdrop. What he wants you do is - (GUMDROP) He understood what you said. He would like for you to configure for the mode 10 over Mercury so you can get all set up to get about an ll-minute pass here. 01 21 54 41 CC Gumdrop, this is Houston. If they will not be ready for that, it's no problem. We've still got you here at Honeysuckle for about 5 minutes. We will have you at Mercury for 11. 01 21 54 52 CMP Okay. He got it, Houston. He said "Roger," and (GUMDROP) I assume they'll be able to do that for you. 01 21 54 56 CC Okay. Very good. MERCURY (REV 29) 01 22 01 58 CC Hello, Spider. This is Houston. Could you give a high bit rate, please? 01 22 02 07 CMP Spider, Houstom wants high bit rate. (GUMDROP) 01 22 02 26 CC Gumdrop, Houston. Did he copy you? 01 22 02 29 CMP Roger. He said he'd get at in just a minute. (GUMDROP) 01 22 02 31 CC Okay. Evidently, I'm not getting anything out of him. I'll check the site. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 30/3 Page 150 01 22 02 36 CMP Okay. (GUMDROP) 01 22 02 39 CDR This is Spider. (SPIDER) 01 22 02 46 CMP Houston, Gumdrop. Spider says he's reading you (GUMDROP) five-by now. 01 22 02 50 CC Roger. Understand. Spider, can you give me a transmission? How do you read me? 01 22 02 55 CDR I'm reading you loud and clear. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; (SPIDER) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 01 22 02 59 CC Okay. I'm reading you real good. We've got 8 minutes in this pass, and if you'd like to get set up for the LM two-way relay and adjust your VOX and so forth, I can give you a count any time you want it and get yours. Let me know when you are going to that configuration. 01 22 03 30 CDR Roger, Houston. We'll be with you in a minute. (SPIDER) Stand by. 01 22 03 34 CC Roger. Standing by. 01 22 04 14 CDR And, Houston, we're going FM now. (SPIDER) 01 22 44 16 CC Roger. Go on FM. 01 22 04 28 CC And, Gumdrop and Spider, be advised I'm going to go to our test configuration, which will be LM S-band only back to Houston. And, Mercury M and O, this is Houston CAP COM. Would you inhibit my VHF uplink and remote LM S-band only. 01 22 05 07 CC And, Spider, this is Houston. If you read, could you give me antenna number 2, S-band antenna num- bar 2? 01 22 05 19 CDR Roger. You've got 2. Do you want 1? (SPIDER) 01 22 05 22 CC Negative. Leave it in 2 right now, and I'm read- ing you okay. 01 22 05 26 CDR Okay. Roger. That's what you had all along. (SPIDER) (GOSS NET 1) Tape 30/4 Page 151 01 22 05 29 CC Okay. 01 22 05 49 CMP Why don't you go ahead and do it? (GUMDROP) 01 22 05 59 CDR .... (SPIDER) 01 22 06 03 CMP Take if off; what the hell. (GUMDROP) 01 22 06 17 LMP How'd you hear me? (SPIDER) 01 22 06 18 CC Okay, Spider. I got just the last part of that. How about a short count? 01 22 06 25 LMP Were we active there? (SPIDER) 01 22 06 30 CC Okay, Spider. It's breaking -- 01 22 06 33 LMP It's in one? (SPIDER) 01 22 06 44 CDR ... COMM 8C audio close. (SPIDER) 01 22 06 47 CDR Roger. Just a minute. (SPIDER) 01 22 06 58 CDR Unstowed. (SPIDER) 01 22 07 04 CDR Audio for the LMP side. S-band and TI. ICS OFF. (SPIDER) Relay ON. ... outside RCS transmitter. 01 22 07 19 CMP RCS transmitter. (GUMDROP) 01 22 07 20 CDR Just VOX to about 8. (SPIDER) 01 22 07 21 CMP VOX to about 8. (GUMDROP) 01 22 07 26 CDR HF 8 a TR. (SPIDER) 01 22 07 27 CMP A to TR. (GUMDROP) (GOSS NET 1) Tape 30/5 Page 152 01 22 07 30 CDR B OFF. (SPIDER) 01 22 07 32 CMP B OFF. (GUMDROP) 01 22 07 35 CDR HF 8 scratched. Adjusted at CDR to hear CSM. (SPIDER) 01 22 07 41 CDR Gumdrop, Spider here. Give me a short count. (SPIDER) 01 22 07 44 CMP Roger, Gumdrop. l, 2, 3, 4, 5; 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. (GUMDROP) Gumdrop out. 01 22 07 51 CDR Roger. Fine. That was good. Thank you. (SPIDER) 01 22 07 52 CMP Say it again; you're broken to me. (GUMDROP) 01 22 07 55 CDR Roger. I'm on VOX now. I said that was good. (SPIDER) And, Gumdrop, we're configuring for the TV mode, which is mode 10. 01 22 08 16 CMP I'm not hearing you at all, Jim. (GUMDROP) 01 22 08 22 CDR Gumdrop, this is Spider. Do you read me? (SPIDER) 01 22 08 26 CMP Do you have your audio on? (GUMDROP) 01 22 08 35 CC Gumdrop, did you hear Spider? He's calling. 01 22 08 36 CDR Gumdrop, Spider. Do you read? (SPIDER) 01 22 08 45 CC Spider, this is Houston. How do you read? 01 22 08 57 CDR Roger, Gumdrop. This is Spider. How do you read? (SPIDER) 01 22 09 01 CMP Okay ... (GUMDROP) 01 22 09 03 CDR Roger. We're configuring mode 10 COMM, which is (SPIDER) the TV ERMU relay. 01 22 09 09 CMP Roger. ... (GOSS NET 1) Tape 30/6 Page 153 01 22 09 10 CDR Okay. Very good. (SPIDER) 01 22 09 35 CC Okay, Spider and Gumdrop. It'e about a minute and a half to LOS here at Mercury. Your acquisi- tion time at Texas is 25. 01 22 09 56 CDR There's our trouble. (SPIDER) 01 22 10 01 CC Spider, this is Houston. Do you read? If you do, we are going to lose you in about a minute. Your acquisition time at Texas is 25. 01 22 10 13 LMP ... 25. (SPIDER) 01 22 10 15 CC Okay. It will be 25, and then we'll have about 2 minutes at the MIN before the TV pass starts. 01 22 10 26 CDR Roger. (SPIDER) 01 22 10 28 CC And, Spider, could you give us low bit rate? 01 22 10 56 CC And, Spider, this is Houston. We'd like - We'd like to have low bit rate and data on VHF B until we get you. TEXAS (REV 30) 01 22 24 42 CC Apollo 9, Houston. Excuse me - Spider and Gum- drop, this is Houston. How do you read through Texas? 01 22 25 00 CC Spider, this is Houston through Texas. How do you read? 01 22 25 30 CC Okay, Spider. This is Houston. Do I have you? 01 22 25 56 CC Spider, this is Houston. Do you read? 01 22 26 25 CDR .. acquisition by now, shouldn't we? (SPIDER) 01 22 26 29 CC Hello, Spider. This is Houston. Do you read us? 01 22 26 37 CC Spider, this is Houston. If you read, you can go ahead and put in your TV circuit breaker. We are going to be handing over to Mila in about 20 sec- onds. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 30/7 Page 154 01 22 26 49 CC And, Spider, if you read, we'd like high bit rate. MILA (REV 30) 01 22 27 20 CC Hello, Spider. This is Houston. How do you read? 01 22 27 24 CDR Roger, Houston. This is Spider. Loud and clear. (SPIDER) 01 22 27 26 CC Roger. You are loud and clear here. Now we have you in Mila AOS. You can start your TV pass. 01 22 28 18 CC Beautiful, Spider. We've got a picture now. 01 22 28 26 CC And, Spider, this is Houston. If you read me, could you give us high bit rate? 01 22 28 49 CC And you - And the picture is coming through good, Spider. We are copying it. We've got a good view of Rusty and the PLSS. 01 22 29 10 CC Okay. Rusty, if you read me, how about raising your left arm there? Very good. We can see you; coming in real good. 01 22 29 39 CC Well, we just went through a little snov storm there, Spider, but it looks like it might come back in. 01 22 29 48 CC Okay, the blizzard is gone, and you are back real sharp now. We've got good detail. 01 22 30 00 CC And, Spider, like I say, we are getting a good picture; we're getting no voice at all. 01 22 30 12 CC And I can see you tnlking there, Jim. Too bad I can't read your lips. 01 22 30 35 CC Okay. Why don't you just go VHF if you can, Spide [sic] 01 22 30 41 CDR Roger. Now do you read me right now? (SPIDER) 01 22 30 42 CC We're reading you loud and clear, Spider. 01 22 30 45 CDR Okay. I guess we're just not getting out, like (SPIDER) a [sic] VOX or something. Gumdrop is reading me all right, but you aren't. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 30/8 Page 155 01 22 30 52 CC Okay. I'm not reading Gumdrop at all, and I am reading you loud and clear now. And the TV pic- ture has been real good. 01 22 30 59 CDR Okay. We are going to have the LMP talking into (SPIDER) the PLSS COMM. 01 22 31 04 LMP Okay. How do you read now, Houston? (SPIDER) 01 22 31 07 CC PLSS? You are coming through loud and clear, Rusty. It's real good. 01 22 31 12 LMP Okay. We have to go to PTC on the hand control- (SPIDER) ler to do it. Evidently, ICS won't do it. 01 22 31 20 CC Roger. Copy. It's coming through real good nov. We've got just a little under 3 minutes in the pass. 01 22 31 37 CC And, Rusty, if you -- 01 22 31 46 CDR Houston, this is Spider. Say again. (SPIDER) 01 22 31 50 CC Roger. If it's real convenient, we would like to have position 5 on the PLSS. But don't sweat it if you can't give us that. 01 22 32 00 CDR ... (SPIDER) 01 22 32 09 CC Okay. We had a loud squeal in there. I've got you back again now. The request was - If it's real convenient, we would like to have position 5 on the PLSS. 01 22 32 59 CC Okay. Jim, could we have a couple of words on - of wisdom to go along with the TV show? 01 22 33 16 CC Okay. We are not receiving you. Rusty, how about you trying it again? Maybe we can pick you up. 01 22 34 03 CC Okay, Spider. This is Houston. That's the end of the Mila pass. If you read me, you can go back to COMM basic at your convenience and press ahead with the flight plan. 01 22 34 21 CDR We're reconfiguring the PLSS right nov and its (SPIDER) COMM, and we're going to end the COMM checks here. And we will get them some other time. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 30/9 Page 156 01 22 34 27 CC Roger. Understand. And that transmission case through loud and clear, and we will be standing by. BERMUDA (REV 30) 01 22 35 25 CDR Houston, Spider. (SPIDER) 01 22 35 28 CC Go ahead, Spider. Houston reading you loud and and clear. 01 22 35 31 CDR Roger, Houston. We're reconfiguring to basic (SPIDER) COMM, and we're going to mush on and prepare for all the systems here. 01 22 35 38 CC Roger. We will be standing by. 01 22 35 40 CDR Roger, (SPIDER) 01 22 35 52 CDR And, Gumdrop, did you read that? (SPIDER) 01 22 35 55 CMP Negative. I'm not copying Houston at all. (GUMDROP) 01 22 35 58 CDR Roger. We're configuring, and we are going to (SPIDER) press on with the systems. 01 22 36 02 CMP Okay. Understand. (GUMDROP) 01 22 36 07 CC And, Gumdrop, this is Houston. I've got you now. 01 22 36 10 CMP Roger. Houston, Gumdrop. You are five-by. (GUMDROP) 01 22 36 12 CC Very good. 01 22 38 07 CC Gumdrop, Houston. 01 22 38 09 CMP Houston, Gumdrop. (GUMDROP) 01 22 38 11 CC Roger. We would like to terminate the cherge on battery A. 01 22 38 15 CMP Roger. Understand. Battery A, terminate charge. (GUMDROP) (GOSS NET 1) Tape 30/10 Page 157 01 22 38 48 CC And, Gumdrop, Houston. We put in 13 AMP-hours. You are right back up at 40. 01 22 38 54 CMP Roger. Thank you. Very nice. (GUMDROP) MADRID (REV 30) 01 22 47 16 CC Okay. Gumdrop and Spider. We're going to lose you in about a minute and a half here, amd we'll see you over Carnavon at 16. 01 22 47 54 CC Spider, this is Houston. If you read, give us low bit rate. 01 22 48 00 CDR Roger. Low bit rate. (SPIDER) 01 22 48 03 CC Okay. We'll see you at 16 over Carnarvon. 01 22 48 07 CDR Roger. (SPIDER) END OF TAPE (GOSS NET 1) [sic] Page 158 CARNARVON (REV 30) 01 23 14 18 CDR Ready. (SPIDER) 01 23 14 24 CMP [sic] 64 00308. (GUMDROP) 01 23 14 32 CDR All right. That was a little fast, but 35128 (SPIDER) 06864 00308. 01 23 14 41 CMP Roger. You got it. (GUMDROP) 01 23 14 42 CDR Thank you. (SPIDER) 01 23 14 46 CDR Dave, are your rates slow? (SPIDER) 01 23 14 50 CMP Holy Christmas! What a bunch of gyros I've got (GUMDROP) over here! 01 23 15 00 CC And, Spider, this is Houston. We'd like to have high bit rate. 01 23 15 05 CDR Houston, this is Spider. Go again. (SPIDER) 01 23 15 08 CC Roger. We'd like to have high bit rate. 01 23 15 11 CDR High bit rate. Roger. (SPIDER) 01 23 15 25 CDR Gumdrop, Spider. Every one of my gyros is (SPIDER) indicating about 3/10 of a degree per second. 01 23 15 32 CMP Is that right? My roll is 0, pitch 0, yaw 0. (GUMDROP) 01 23 15 36 LMP Great! (SPIDER) 01 23 17 11 CC And Gumdrop, I haven't heard from you on this one. And, Spider, I've got a couple of items pass to you when you have a chance. 01 23 17 22 CDR Spider here. Go ahead. (SPIDER) (GOSS NET 1) Tape 31/2 Page 159 01 23 17 24 CC Roger. I've got a couple of addresses that's got to be changed as a result of the 3-day slip in the launch date, and when you are ready to copy, I'll give them to you. 01 23 17 39 CDR OKay. Before you give us those, be advised that we (SPIDER) have got a cockpit error here and we loaded - in starting up the PGNCS, we loaded location 30 000 with 2176 and we would like to know what we should put back into 30 000. 01 23 18 00 CC Roger. Stand by. In work. 01 23 18 04 CDR If you want a reference on that, it's system 36, (SPIDER) step 1. 01 23 18 11 CC Roger. Copy. 01 23 18 14 CMP And the Gumdrop's with you, Houston. (GUMDROP) 01 23 18 17 CC Roger, Gumdrop. 01 23 18 53 CC And, Gumdrop, this is Houston. At your convenience, you might drag, out your block dats pad. I have block data 6 to give you as we get along here. I have the PAD now. 01 23 19 06 CMP ... (GUMDROP) 01 23 19 10 CDR And, Gumdrop, this is Spider. So you can get out (SPIDER) of your narrow deadband hold there, we will take an 0620 on your Mark. 01 23 19 19 CMP Okay. Stand by. (GUMDROP) 01 23 19 26 CMP Roger. Spider, Gumdrop. 3, 2, 1. (GUMDROP) 01 23 19 30 CMP MARK. (GUMDROP) 01 23 19 35 CDR Okay. Ready to copy your angles, and you can go (SPIDER) to DRIFT. 01 23 19 38 CMP Thank you. 35168 06888 00282. (GUMDROP) 01 23 19 56 CDR Roger. Houston and Gumdrop, readback here from (SPIDER) the Spider: 35168 06888 00282. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 31/3 Page 160 01 23 20 10 CC Roger, Spider. I have that. I'm reading back Gumdrop's as plus 35168 06888 00282; I'm reading yours as 31148 24879 35590. 01 23 20 35 CDR That's a verify, and the docking ring angle (SPIDER) was plus 2.10 degrees. 01 23 20 41 CC Roger. Plus 2.1. 01 23 20 46 CDR Roger. And Spider ready to copy your updates. (SPIDER) 01 23 20 52 CC Okay. These addresses, if you are - if this unit W were the North Pole' - and your first address is 1714. What we want to load in there is 11143. The next address is 1716. We would like to load 30341. Now there were a couple of updates needed in the TFM, but you will pick thos [sic] up as you go through that step. These are the only two that we would like to have you load. 01 23 21 31 CDR Roger. Be advised we already loaded TFM. Do you (SPIDER) want us to read that down to you? 01 23 21 38 CC Yes. Let's have it to verify. 01 23 21 42 CDR Okay. Ready to copy? (SPIDER) 01 23 21 43 CC Go ahead. 01 23 21 45 CDR Okay. Four balls 7 35016 31153. (SPIDER) 01 23 21 52 CC Roger. That's verified. 01 23 21 55 CDR Okay. And we will be using these right now. (SPIDER) 01 23 21 57 CC Okay. Very good. 01 23 22 20 CMP Houston, Gumdrop. I'm all ready for the block (GUMDROP) update. 01 23 22 24 CC Roger. Stand by just one if you can, Gumdrop. 01 23 22 29 CMP All righty. (GUMDROP) 01 23 22 40 CC Spider, Houston. (GOSS NET 1) Tape 31/4 Page 161 01 23 22 43 CDR Go. (SPIDER) 01 23 22 44 CC Roger. We would like to know if you got an operator error when you hit ENTER on that 30 000 address. 01 23 22 51 CDR That's a negative. (SPIDER) 01 23 22 54 CC Roger. Copy. No operator error. 01 23 22 57 CDR Not that I noticed, anyway. (SPIDER) 01 23 22 59 CC Okay. 01 23 23 04 CDR Let me put it this way. If there was an operator (SPIDER) error, it disappeared by itself when I loaded the date, because I did not key a RESET. 01 23 23 13 CC Roger. Copy. 01 23 23 34 CDR Gumdrop, Spider. We would like to insure [sic] that the (SPIDER) rates are less than 1/10 of a degree per second, cud you won't be firing any jets for the next min- ute or so. 01 23 23 43 CMP Okay. You are all set. (GUMDROP) 01 23 23 44 CDR Roger. Thank you. (SPIDER) 01 23 24 40 CC Okay. Gumdrop, this is Houston. I would like to get started on this block data. 01 23 24 45 CMP Roger. Go. (GUMDROP) 01 23 24 47 CC Rogar. 033 1 Alfa, plus 297, minus O621 O51 04 32 3870, and I would like to have both vehicles insure S-band volume up. 034 4 Alfa, plus 325, minus 1579 053 58 09 3858; 035 4 Alfa, plus 337, minus 1579 055 29 08 3857; 036 3 Alfa, plus 292, plus 1450 056 53 16 4638. Like to verify you are with me, Gumdrop. We didn't lose you over in the handover? Document truncated.