Spacelog Apollo 13

… he's never been through a command module activation.

… Oh, wait a minute; I'm sorry I didn't see it. …

Can I have my juice?

… there's an orange in yours.

Yes, I've got to get the launch checklist. And we're going to go over initial switch configuration. And get all those …

Okay; Houston; Aquarius.

Aquarius, Houston. Go ahead.

Okay, Joe, I'm ready to start on that command module switch configuration. That's on page L 1-1.

Okay, Jack. Understand you are ready for the switch configuration checklist. And I have in front of me the lift-off configuration, page L 1-1. Are you with me? Over.

I'm right with you.

Okay. I'll read these in bunches of three or four at a time, some of them are the same, some of them are changed, and you can read them back every few steps. EMS FUNCTION to OFF; EMS MODE to STANDBY, no change; GTA, off, down, no change; and GTA cover, secure, no change. Over.

Okay. EMS FUNCTION, OFF, MODE, STANDBY, GTA, off; GTA cover secure.

Roger. CMC ATTITUDE to IMU, no change; FDAI scale, 5/5, no change; FDAI SELECT number 1; and FDAI SOURCE, GDC. Over.

Okay. CMC ATTITUDE, IMU; FDAI scale, 5/5; FDAI, select 1; SOURCE GDC. Hey, what you do is just read the ones that have the changes, Joe, and I'll read back to you, everything, where you stop.

Okay; fine. The next one that changes is three down, where we go, “MAN ATTITUDE PITCH to RATE COMMAND.” Over.

Go ahead.

Okay. The next one, two, three, four are unchanged. And then we want TRANSLATION CONTROLLER POWER to OFF, ROTATION CONTROL POWER NORMAL, two, to OFF; and ROTATION CONTROL POWER DIRECT, two, to OFF. Over.

Okay.

Okay. The next two are unchanged. And we want the 3 BMAG switches in RATE 2. Over.

Okay.

Okay. The next one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight are unchanged, and we get down to the ELS AUTO switch which we want in MANUAL. Over.

Okay.

Okay. And we want CM RCS LOGIC, OFF, down, and the rest of the page is unchanged. Over.

Okay. Let me read back the whole page.

Okay. Go.

EMS FUNCTION, OFF; MODE, STANDBY; GTA, down; GTA cover, secure; CMC ATTITUDE, IMU; scale, 5/5; FDAI SELECT, 1; SOURCE, GDC; ATT SET, GDC; MANUAL ATTITUDE ROLL, PITCH, YAW, RATE COMMAND; LIMIT CYCLE, OFF; DEADBAND, MIN; RATE, HIGH; THC POWER, OFF; ROTATION CONTROL POWER NORMAL, two, OFF; ROTATION CONTROL POWER DIRECT, two, OFF; SPACECRAFT CONTROL, SCS; CMC MODE, FREE; BMAG, ROLL, PITCH, YAW …

Jack, Houston. You are not coming through. And request you talk a little more directly into the mike. I've got the BMAGS in RATE 2. And start from there. Over.

… SPS thrust to NORMAL; DELTA-V thrust, two, OFF; SCS TVC PITCH and YAW to AUTO; SCS gimbal MOTORS PITCH and YAW OFF; DELTA-V/CG, LM/CSM; ELS LOGIC, OFF; ELS AUTO to MANUAL; CM RCS LOGIC OFF, down; CM PROPELLANT DUMP, OFF; PROPELLANT PURGE, OFF; IMU CAGE, OFF; EMS ROLL and .05g, OFF.

Okay. That's 100 percent, Jack. Let's go to page 2. And we start with alpha Pc to Pc, and LAUNCH VEHICLE/SPS INDICATORS to GPI. Over.

Okay. Keep going.

Okay. The next three are unchanged. And then the EVENT TIMER START to STOP. Over.

Okay.

Okay. The next ones, on panel 1 are unchanged, and on panel 2, go all the way down to SM RCS propellant talkbacks, and in parenthesis scratch out “eight,” and put “four to gray,” and then pencil in a line “SM RCS propellant talkbacks, four, to barber pole.” Over.

Let me ask you. SM RCS propellant talkbacks, four, barber poles. And you want the switches? And you think …?

I guess that's the config—Stand by 1, and I'll check that.

Okay, Jack. The switches all remain in their present position, which is center, but we—Because we have no power on the bus, the bottom row of talkbacks will be spring loaded to the barber pole position and that's for your information. Over.

Oh, that's right. Oh, I knew that. I'm not thinking too well.

Okay. Now the next one, two, three, four, five are the same, and we want EDS AUTO to OFF. Over.

Okay.

Okay. The next three are the same, and then we want PROPELLANT DUMP to RCS COMMAND; 2 ENGINE OUT to OFF and LAUNCH VEHICLE RATES to OFF. Over.

Okay. Let me read back the whole page.

Go.

Alpha/Pc to Pc; LAUNCH VEHICLE SPS INDICATOR to GPI; TVC GIMBAL DRIVE PITCH and YAW to AUTO; EVENT TIMER RESET, up; EVENT TIMER START to STOP; EVENT TIMER MINUTES, SECONDS to center; POSTLANDING VENT valve, push; PROBE EXTEND/RELEASE to OFF; EXTEND/RELEASE talkbacks, two of them, gray; DOCK PROBE RETRACT, PRIMARY and SECONDARY, off; extend RUNNING LIGHTS/EVA LIGHTS, OFF; extend RUNNING LIGHTS—RENDEZVOUS LIGHT, OFF—got to get a—there you go—TUNNEL LIGHT, OFF; LM POWER LIGHT, OFF; SERVICE MODULE RCS Helium, four, center; HELIUM 1 talkback, four, gray; UP TELEMETRY COMMAND MODULE and IU to BLOCK; COMMAND MODULE RCS PRESSUREs, off; SERVICE MODULE RCS INDICATOR, PROPELLANT QUANTITY; SERVICE MODULE RCS Helium 2, four, center; HELIUM 2, four, talkbacks, gray; SERVICE MODULE RCS HEATERS, four, OFF; SERVICE MODULE RCS PROPELLANT, four, center, on, up; SERVICE MODULE PROPELLANT talkback, four, gray, and four, barber pole; RCS COMMAND, center; RCS TRANSFER, center.