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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / 138:09:15 GUIDO & CONTROL pass LM attitude for jettison

« on: April 17, 2020, 09:28:02 am »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=138:09:15&ch=57

Before the LM is jettisoned, the FDAI-reading attitudes for the LM are set up.  CONTROL (LM GNC) asks GUIDANCE for the correct angles.

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / 138:04:46 "And there's one whole side of that spacecraft missing!"

« on: April 17, 2020, 09:19:11 am »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=138:04:46&ch=14

Lovell reports on their first view of the damage to the Service Module.

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / Re: 096:27:18 A lot of CAPCOM(?) cussing about the press

« on: April 17, 2020, 08:57:37 am »

the "Tom" here is Tom Stafford

OK, I was wondering if it might be.  Joe Kerwin was CAPCOM on duty at the time, I think, so was Stafford sitting by at the right console, then?  Since I couldn't hear Kerwin talking as the transcript scrolled by, I wonder if the CAPCOM [R] track shifted over to the CAPCOM [L] position as the tape was being read in at this time.

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / 096:27:18 A lot of CAPCOM(?) cussing about the press

« on: April 15, 2020, 03:47:22 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=096:27:18&ch=14

On the CAPCOM channel, there's a phone call with someone about press briefings.  At this point, "Tom" (the person he's on the phone with says, "Thank-you, Tom" at the end) starts using a bunch of four-letter words about how the press is reacting. 

I'm not sure this is really CAPCOM.  At the beginning of the call, a few minutes earlier, the transcript was showing Houston-to-13 communications going on during the call, and I couldn't hear that on the CAPCOM channel.  Any ideas what's up?

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / 072:23:52 Ken Mattingly wants to call up Swigert's family

« on: April 14, 2020, 03:43:41 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=072:23:52&ch=14
Ken Mattingly (CMP prime crew, replaced for medical reasons) talks to CAPCOM about getting in touch with Jack Swigert's family in Colorado.  A Tom Andrews had been there with the family since the flight began, mostly to protect them from the press.  CAPCOM gives Mattingly the Swigerts' phone number.

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Apollo 11 Moments of Interest / Re: -1:06:44 Houston Recovery & Atlantic Recovery tease each other

« on: March 18, 2020, 12:36:16 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/?t=-01:04:52&ch=32

Atlantic—"I asked Phil(?) [...] what he's going to do up there this time without my brownies."

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Apollo 11 Moments of Interest / Re: -1:07:34 Vice President Spiro Agnew in the Firing Room

« on: March 18, 2020, 12:32:23 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/?t=-01:05:54&ch=32

Agnew signs an autograph for one of the officials.

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Apollo 11 Moments of Interest / -1:06:44 Houston Recovery & Atlantic Recovery tease each other

« on: March 18, 2020, 12:28:14 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/?t=-01:06:44&ch=32

Some teasing between Houston and Atlantic Recovery:
Houston—"Paula(?) put your stuff in the mail yesterday, Gus(?)."
Atlantic—"Real good.  Appreciate that."
Houston—"She's what?"
Atlantic—"Real good.  I appreciate that."
Houston—"You shouldn't say those things about her."
Atlantic—"Yeah, we'll, I'll give her her just reward when I get back."
Houston—"OK, don't say anything more; she just punched up."
Atlantic—[Laughs]  "I bet you're making me sound like a pretty bad guy, when I didn't say anything but how nice a girl she was!"

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Apollo 11 Moments of Interest / -1:07:34 Vice President Spiro Agnew in the Firing Room

« on: March 18, 2020, 12:20:11 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/?t=-01:07:33&ch=14

The Vice President arrives in the Firing Room.

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Apollo 11 Moments of Interest / -1:17:49 Former President Johnson arrives in the VIP stands

« on: March 18, 2020, 12:04:03 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/?t=-01:17:49&ch=14

Video only.  Former President Johnson arrives in the VIP stands, shaking hands with other visitors.  Current Vice President Spiro Agnew will join him later.

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / Re: 055:52:03 Great work synching those Apollo 13 tank pressures!

« on: March 16, 2020, 10:21:24 pm »

Sorry to hear about not having the telemetry data tapes.  At least there's some data on paper, as you found there.  I'm going to go through some of that to replicate the kinds of charts for Flight Controllers to use in the simulator.  Glad y'all posted a link to the PDF.

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / 055:52:03 Great work synching those Apollo 13 tank pressures!

« on: March 16, 2020, 04:38:15 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=055:52:03&ch=14

To Ben and whoever else helped, that is a fantastic idea on putting the cryo tank pressure chart in the video window as the problem unfolds.  I love how the scroll is synchronized with GET.  I'd love to see more of this sort of thing with the future missions, showing telemetry at interesting times.  Innovative and well done!

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / Re: -00:00:31 JoAnn Morgan "The only woman in Launch Control"

« on: March 16, 2020, 01:39:11 pm »

I noticed her featured rather prominently in the Apollo 11 documentary shots of the Firing Room, as they were doing some pre-launch planning.

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Apollo 11 Moments of Interest / Re: -1:01:01:22 Von Braun addresses the Firing Room

« on: March 14, 2020, 03:25:54 pm »

You're welcome, Ben.  I was glad to see some fresh territory here before I dived into Apollo 13.  I've been spending a bit of time listening to the Apollo 11 audio from a few hours before launch, to see what the early preparations were like, and I've found a few interesting items I'll post.

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Apollo 11 Moments of Interest / -1:01:01:22 Von Braun addresses the Firing Room

« on: March 13, 2020, 01:46:52 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/?t=-01:01:02&ch=14

Video only:  Werner von Braun addresses the Firing Room briefly.  (I think I've identified him correctly.)  He has a pair of binoculars slung around his neck, like a lot of the others.