Vance Brand (CAPCOM)

Jack, read you loud and clear.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

We show minus 8-1/2 minutes.

Unidentified crew member

Close —

Fred Haise (LMP)

Is that too close, Vance, or can you make out the SPS engine panel now?

Vance Brand (CAPCOM)

We can see your fuel and oxidizer gages and hydrogen/oxygen gages at the top of the picture and the PUGS, but it isn't coming in in focus too well. It's a little dim.

Fred Haise (LMP)

Yes. I think the problem is I'm about 2 feet and it doesn't go down but to 4.

Vance Brand (CAPCOM)

Right. We understand that's the panel right in front of your face.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Okay. Vance, stand by for the main …

Fred Haise (LMP)

Okay. We're minus 7 minutes.

Vance Brand (CAPCOM)

Fred, the focus is good enough that we can see the position of your four ball valves at the top of the picture for the big SPS engine.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

What would you like to watch, Vance?

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Hopefully, you'll see the—or we'll see the two on the left here, set A, go on here directly —

Jim Lovell (CDR)

MAIN BUS TIES, two, ON, Fred. Okay. SPS HELIUM VALVE, two, AUTO and checked AUTO barber pole. TVC SERVO POWER is 1, AC1/MAIN A; 2, AC2/MAIN B.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

AC1/MAIN A, AC2/MAIN B.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Okay. ROTATIONAL POWER NORMAL no. 2, AC.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

BMAGs, three, ATT 1/RATE 2.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

SPACECRAFT CONTROL, SCS.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

And arm your hand controller.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Okay. Let's do a primary TVC check.

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Spoken on April 13, 1970, 1:48 a.m. UTC (53 years, 11 months ago). Link to this transcript range is: Tweet

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Fred, are you ready to start primary?

Fred Haise (LMP)

Okay. Go ahead on primaries.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

Thumbwheel control. 0.96 plus 0.96 minus 0.23.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

That's affirm. Check MTVC.

Jack Swigert (CMP)

— TRIM returns to NEUTRAL.

Jim Lovell (CDR)

Clockwise on the translation controller.