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00 09 26 19
Fred Haise (LMP): Okay. And, Houston, stand by for a mark on another picture.
00 09 26 24
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger. Standing by.
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Fred Haise (LMP): 3, 2, 1-
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Fred Haise (LMP): MARK it.
00 09 26 39
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger. We copy, Fred.
00 09 26 54
Fred Haise (LMP): Okay, Vance; we've completed that procedure, and let me know if everything was okay.
00 09 26 59
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay, thank you. We'll let you know if anything isn't okay. I'm sure it's good now.
00 09 27 15
Fred Haise (LMP): Tell GNC and GUIDO thanks a lot for keeping good track of me, there.
00 09 27 21
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger. They're right on the ball.
00 09 27 36
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): And, 13, Houston. If you would like, we can let you know about every 2 minutes before the Earth should be coming into your window. We think we've got it pegged down pretty well now, and you won't have to look for it so much. You want that?
00 09 27 54
Fred Haise (LMP): Yes. That would be fine, Vance.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay.
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00 09 28 06
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): And, 13, Houston. GUIDO says the bits are reset—rather, are set.
00 09 28 13
Fred Haise (LMP): Okay, thanks much.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Apollo 13, Houston.
00 09 46 01
Jim Lovell (CDR): Go ahead, Houston.
00 09 46 04
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): It's time for Fred to start looking for the Earth, should be coming by in about a couple of minutes.
00 09 46 10
Jim Lovell (CDR): Okay. He's got his head out there right now.
00 09 46 14
Fred Haise (LMP): Yes. You've got that pretty well pegged, man. There it be.
00 09 46 21
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Doesn't that give you confidence?
00 09 46 26
Fred Haise (LMP): Yes. I guess so. In a minute, you're going to hear my kitchen timer ding, and that also says the Earth is there.
00 09 46 39
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay.
00 09 46 57
Fred Haise (LMP): Okay. Stand … countdown.
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Jim Lovell (CDR): 3, 2, 1 -
00 09 47 12
Jim Lovell (CDR): MARK.
00 09 47 15
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger. We copy.
00 09 49 51
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Apollo 13, Houston. Over.
00 09 49 54
Jim Lovell (CDR): Go ahead, Houston.
00 09 49 56
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger. We're enjoying Fred's music there.
00 09 50 04
Jim Lovell (CDR): Yes, … up here.
00 09 50 09
Fred Haise (LMP): Yes, I kind of like it too, Vance.
00 09 50 15
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Yes, we didn't hear much of it, though.
00 10 03 38
Jack Swigert (CMP): Houston, Apollo 13.
00 10 03 41
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): 13, Houston. Go ahead.
00 10 03 44
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay, Vance, we did another EMS null bias test and the—it went from 100.0 to 101.8 in 100 seconds.
00 10 03 59
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger. We copy.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): 13, Houston.
00 10 06 12
Jack Swigert (CMP): Go ahead, Vance.
00 10 06 13
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Jack, like to verify, was that 100 to 100.8 or 101.8?
00 10 06 20
Jack Swigert (CMP): 101.8.
00 10 06 23
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger.
00 10 06 26
Jack Swigert (CMP): It was plus 100 to plus 101.8.
00 10 06 31
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger.
00 10 07 57
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Apollo 13, Houston.
00 10 08 01
Jack Swigert (CMP): Go ahead.
00 10 08 02
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): The Earth's coming up in the window again in 1 to 2 minutes.
00 10 08 08
Jack Swigert (CMP): He's got it. You're right again.
00 10 08 24
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay, stand by for a mark here.
00 10 08 26
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger.
00 10 08 38
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay, ready? 3, 2, 1 -
00 10 08 40
Jack Swigert (CMP): MARK.
00 10 08 42
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger, copy your mark.
00 10 09 06
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Apollo 13, Houston. We have a CSM state vector to send you. Request P00 and ACCEPT at your convenience.
00 10 09 28
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay, Vance. There's P00 and ACCEPT.
00 10 09 32
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay, it's coming up.
00 10 11 30
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): 13, the computer is yours again.
00 10 11 33
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay, going back to BLOCK.
00 10 11 35
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger.
00 10 29 31
Fred Haise (LMP): Key moment The crew take some photographs of Earth: Looks like picture-taking time again.
00 10 29 50
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Apollo 13, Houston.
00 10 29 53
Fred Haise (LMP): Go ahead, Van.
00 10 29 56
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay, Earth should be coming into view.
00 10 30 01
Fred Haise (LMP): Okay. I got it.
00 10 30 56
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. Stand by, Vance. 3, 2, 1 -
00 10 31 01
Jack Swigert (CMP): MARK.
00 10 31 03
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger. We got it.
00 10 31 14
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Earth starting to look pretty small now?
00 10 31 23
Jack Swigert (CMP): Well, looking at here, Vance, it's hard to be convinced it's even the Earth. All we see is water and clouds.
00 10 31 36
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Well, I guess that's what we want. We want pictures of weather, right, clouds.
00 10 31 43
Jack Swigert (CMP): Yes, about half of it's covered with clouds.
00 10 39 25
Jack Swigert (CMP): Houston, Apollo 13.
00 10 39 28
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): This is Houston. Go ahead.
00 10 39 30
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay, Van. Ready to copy in the torquing angles of the P52 option 3?
00 10 39 45
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): That's affirm—that's affirm, but stand by.
00 10 39 51
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay.
00 10 39 56
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. We've got them. Go ahead with the torquing, Jack.
00 10 40 01
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. That was stars 20 and 27 and star-angle difference is five balls, and the time at torquing would be 10 hours 40 minutes 15 seconds.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): 1 hour 40 minutes and 15 seconds; 20 and 27, stars; and five balls. Roger.
00 10 51 33
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Apollo 13, Houston.
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Jack Swigert (CMP): Go ahead, Vance.
00 10 51 40
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Time to look out your window for us again.
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Jack Swigert (CMP): Lo and behold.
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Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. It's 3, 2, 1-
00 10 53 01
Jack Swigert (CMP): MARK.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger. Copy.
00 10 59 08
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Apollo 13, Houston.
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Jim Lovell (CDR): Go ahead, Houston.
00 10 59 13
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Jim, we're coming up on a handover between sites. You might lose COMM momentarily.
00 10 59 20
Jim Lovell (CDR): Okay. Understand handover, we might lose the COMM.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Apollo 13, Houston.
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Jack Swigert (CMP): Go ahead.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): You should have the Earth coming into view here shortly.
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Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay.
00 11 14 12
Fred Haise (LMP): We got a new CAP COMM now.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): No, I changed my voice.
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Fred Haise (LMP): 3, 2, 1 -
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Fred Haise (LMP): MARK.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger. Copy.
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Jim Lovell (CDR): Negative, Houston. Say again.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): We got your mark, Jim.
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Jim Lovell (CDR): Okay.
00 11 16 53
Fred Haise (LMP): Hey, you still there, Van?
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger. Go ahead.
00 11 16 59
Fred Haise (LMP): I guess the world really does turn. I can see some of my landmasses now. It must be Australia down near the bottom and I guess we haven't really figured out what's over the—to the left. It must be some part of Asia. China, probably.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Hey, maybe the fact that you verified that the Earth really turns, we can call this Haise's theory, huh?
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Fred Haise (LMP): Very good, Vance. Very good.
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Jim Lovell (CDR): …
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): No, seriously. Very interestingly, we can see on the map now that you're between Guam and Hawaii and a little bit north, and you're almost out 60 000 miles.
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Jack Swigert (CMP): Yes. I just did a P21 and we had 55 900.
00 11 18 08
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. That's pretty good.
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Jack Swigert (CMP): I'll let you look at it again here.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Incidentally, we're looking at a replay of your TD&E stuff here and the TV looks pretty good. First chance some of us had had to see it.
00 11 18 47
Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay, Vance. In R₁, there's our altitude in tens of miles, 55 290.
00 11 19 01
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Apollo 13, Houston.
00 11 20 18
Jim Lovell (CDR): Go ahead, Houston.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. Looking at our computations back here, we show you about 55 450 and going out rapidly now.
00 11 20 33
Jim Lovell (CDR): Well, Hal might be a little bit off.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay.
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Jack Swigert (CMP): We have a sign underneath our LEB DSKY that “my name is Hal.”
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): I can't imagine how that got there. Just remember, you have to be nice to Hal.
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Jack Swigert (CMP): We will.
00 11 21 04
Jack Swigert (CMP): I think this PTC's going to work out good. I been watching it here for the last hour here.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Good. It's looking good here.
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Unidentified crew member: (Music—Aquarius)
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Good Lord!
00 11 23 57
Jim Lovell (CDR): Houston, 13.
00 11 24 02
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): 13, Houston. You're very weak. Please repeat.
00 11 24 07
Jim Lovell (CDR): Vance, to my calculations, we have taken about 10 Earth window photography pictures. I see nothing coming up here except to close the waste stowage vent here in a little while. I was thinking about getting squared away to bed down for the evening pretty soon.
00 11 24 35
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. That sounds good, Jim. FAO here would like to request just one more picture before you bed down, if you don't mind.
00 11 24 47
Jim Lovell (CDR): Okay. We'll come through with one more picture.
00 11 24 50
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay.
00 11 30 33
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Apollo 13, Houston.
00 11 30 38
Jim Lovell (CDR): Go ahead, Houston.
00 11 30 40
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): A couple of items, Jim. The first is, the time for closing the waste stowage vent is 12:24. If you turn in before that time, why it's okay as far as we're concerned down here to close it before that time just before you go to bed. The second point, we have some results on the P23s, and, if Jack's interested, we could give him the corrected altitudes we're getting, and so forth.
00 11 31 18
Jack Swigert (CMP): Yes. I sure am, Vance.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay. This is preliminary results, but it will give you some indication. Corrected altitude is turning out to be 17 plus or minus 4 kilometers, and the fact that it's plus or minus 4 kilometers indicates that you're being very consistent in judging the altitude. The effective altitude is turning out to be 10 plus or minus 12 kilometers. Comments are that, as I said before, you're being consistent on the horizon selection. The substellar point error is averaging 15 arc-minutes and if you could hold the rates to a minimum, you might shoot for 5 arc-minutes. That's the only comment there. Over.
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Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. We'll try doing it better next time.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): But, they're real satisfactory.
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Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. Thanks, Vance.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Roger.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Apollo 13, Houston.
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Jack Swigert (CMP): Go ahead.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay, Jack, this is the last time for the Earth coming into view in about 1 or 2 minutes.
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Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay. I got my photographer looking out there.
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Vance Brand (CAPCOM): Okay.
00 11 35 59
Vance Brand (CAPCOM): 13, Houston. I just corrected. Actually, the Earth will come into view more times. It's just that we're … to the photography. Over.
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Jack Swigert (CMP): Okay.
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Fred Haise (LMP): 3, 2, 1 -

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