Spacelog Apollo 13

This is the LM to command module transfer, and this is the Delta from the launch stowage. Number 1: DSEA …; number 2: LM flight data file in R-1, R-2, R-3; three PPKs in A-8 … -

… A-8; and used LM fecal bags in R-9.

Okay, that's affirm, Jim. We had a lot of noise, and we didn't get the middle part, but I think that's fairly—should be fairly clear to you, and don't bother with the readback of that that we missed, unless you have any doubts. And then I'll, if you're ready to copy, I'll give you the second list.

Okay.

Okay. This is CM to LM equipment transfer. Cabin fan filter and bag, and that, in the LM, should go in the ISA. Okay, next: decontamination bags, except for the ones used to wrap camera, should go in the ISA.

Okay. Two LCGs, if you don't have them on already, to the IS—ISA. I realize you wouldn't have them on, because you're cold enough already.

That's right.

Okay, and finally, four LiOH cans, the ones used in the LM, and those can go in the jettison bag in the LM. Okay, a couple of notes. After loading the ISA, recommend secure it to the righthand restraint system.

And secure the jettison bag to the PLSS on the floor. And that's all.

Okay, Vance. This is command module to LM: cabin fan filter and bag in the ISA; decontamination bags, except for the ones we use for the TV camera, in the ISA; two LCGs in the ISA; four LOiH [sic] cans in the JETT bag; and we'll secure the ISA on the right-hand side—on the right-hand restraint system, and we'll secure the JETT bags to the PLSS on the floor.

Aquarius, Houston. Over.

Aquarius, Houston.

Go ahead.

Jim, would you give us PCM to HI bit rate. We think maybe we might be able to lock up on your high bit rate now. Over.

Aquarius, Houston.

Go ahead.

Okay, Jim. We're getting it intermittently. We think we might get it steady and improve circuit margins if you would, in addition, on panel 16, open the PRIMARY POWER AMPL circuit breaker, and I'll give you next step in a minute.

Okay. PRIMARY POWER AMPL is opened.

Okay. And on panel 12, POWER AMPL to PRIMARY.

POWER AMPL to PRIMARY.

Aquarius, 13.

Go ahead, Houston.

Or rather, Houston. Jim, it looks like we got a lockon, which is going to improve our data flow here. Only thing is, we'll probably lose data and probably voice, too, during a portion of each roll. So you might expect that. The other thing is, if anyone has on any BIOMED, would you switch your switch to—your BIOMED switch to that position.

Understand the first, Vance, and no one has on any BIOMED —

Okay.

— Fred and Jack are maneuvering things around right now, and mine is long since departed the scene.

Okay. Copy.

Vance, you might be interested—the way we're—the way we got this thing arranged, we have one helmet attached to the COMM lines attached to the LM hoses, and the guy that's got the duty wears the helmet, so the other people are free to maneuver.

Right. That's understandable. One guy's on the leash, huh?

Aquarius, Houston.

Go ahead.

Jim, when you get finished moving your stowage around and it's convenient, we'd like to terminate the battery charge for a little while to bring up the CM TM so we can take a look at the temperatures again, like we did yesterday. Advise that right now on your batteries, you have 111 amp-hours; and, eventually, we hope to have them up—peaked up to about 116. One other point, we—we can either read that procedure up again which involves cranking up the telemetry, or, if Jack still has it, we can use his notes and—but I have one or two changes to—to make on them. Over.

Okay, understand that you'll want us to terminate battery charge for a while, and crank up the CM TM to read out temperatures. And you have a few changes to Jack's checklist, and I'll turn the COMM over here to Jack shortly, as soon as he's finished, and we'll get along with it.

Houston, Aquarius.

Go ahead, Jim.

Just out of curiosity, Vance, what's our distance and velocity now?

Hey, stand by 1. You're speeding up, I think.

Jim, we have you 101 000 miles out, and your velocity is 5848. Starting to speed up.

Okay. Thank you.

Okay, Houston; Aquarius.

Go ahead, Jack.

Okay, Vance. Jim said that you want to terminate battery charge on battery A.

That's affirm, Jack. Request to—Before you terminate it, get the usual readout on voltage and current; and we'd also like a time of termination, and understand you have the termination procedures. Is that affirm?

Okay. That's affirm. Stand by. Let me just make sure I've got everything here before I go off on a tangent.

And, Fred, request PCM on LO bit rate, now.

Okay. And there was one piece of flight data that we needed that we didn't bring along this time.

What was that?

That's a big book with a lot of just plain old blank pages in it.

Yes, when you—when you get off nominal, why you just need scratch paper, don't you?

Yes.

Okay, Vance. I got the stowage list now.

Okay, I gave you two lists —

And Jack's got—and Jack said he's completed—the—secured the battery charge now.

Okay, and we're recording the time that that was complete. You have two lists there, one is LM to CM equipment transfer and the second list is the reverse. Request you scratch the last item on the first list, which is returning used bags to the CM.

Okay. We didn't have any of those, so that didn't pose any problem anyway.

Okay.

Aquarius, Houston.

Okay, Vance. Aquarius is back on.

Okay, Jack. Understand you completed securing the battery charge. Now if you are ready to copy, Jack, I would like to give you the two changes that we have to the powerup for the CM procedure. Over.

Okay. Stand by 1.

Okay.

Okay, Vance. You say you have some changes in the procedures that I used before to get telemetry and to check out the CSM system?

Yes, that's correct, Jack; they're pretty simple. About halfway through the procedure, we have a step on panel 3, which is POWER AMPL, HIGH; we'd like to change that to POWER AMPL, LOW.

Okay. Copy. POWER AMPL, LOW.

And the next change, Jack, is panel 275. Scratch the step “CB MAIN B, BAT B, close—BAT BUS B, close.”

Okay. You want to delete the step “CB MAIN B, BAT BUS B, close.”