NASA - Apollo 14 - On Board - Voice Transcript

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The Apollo 14 mission was flown January 31 to February 9, 1971;
lift-off occurred at 21:03:02 G.m.t. (4:03:02 e.s.t.) on January 31.
Speakers in the transcript are identified as follows:
Spacecraft:
CDR Commander Alan B. (Al) Shepard, Jr.
CMl° Command module pilot Stuart A. (Stu) Eoosa
LMP Lunar module pilot Edgar D. (Ed) Mitchell
SC Unidentifiable crewmember
MS Multiple speakers
Mission Control Centers:
CC Capsule communicator (CAP COMM)
LCC Launch control center
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DAY 1
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00 00 O0 00 LCC ZERO -
00 00 00 01 LCC RELEASE. LIFT-OFF.
00 00 00 02 CMP Lift-off. Clock start. Pll.
00 O0 00 04 CDR The clock start?
00 O0 00 09 CMP Beautifull
00 00 00 10 LCC Clear the towerl
00 00 00 11 CDR Tower clear. Roll and pitch start. Oh! Look at
that ... - -
00 00 O0 14 CC Roger; you have good thrust in all five engines - -
00 O0 00 16 CDR Beautiful.
O0 00 00 18 CMP Go, baby, gol
O0 00 00 21 LMP She's going; she's going. Everything's good.
00 00 00 24 CDR Okay.
00 00 00 29 CDR Okay, Houston. Roll complete.
00 00 00 30 CC Roger. Roll complete.
00 00 00 37 CMP 37, 38 - -
00 00 00 39 CC Stand by for Mode I Bravo.
00 00 00 40 CMP 40, 41 - -
00 00 O0 42 CC MARK; I Bravo now.
00 00 00 43 CDR Okay, we're I Bravo.
00 00 O0 44 CMP I Bravo.
00 00 00 49 CDR Okay. Coming up on our favorite number, babe.
00 00 00 51 CMP Stand by. I didn't want you to - I was going to
give you that one.
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00 00 00 56 CDR CABIN PRESSURE RELIEF.
00 00 00 57 CMP Okay.
00 00 00 58 CDR Good.
00 00 01 00 CMP One minute and 69.
00 00 01 12 CC 14, Houston. Everything looks good here on the
ground.
00 00 01 16 CDR Roger.
00 00 01 29 CDR And we got through MAX q real fine, troops.
00 00 0] 32 C_ Yes.
00 00 01 36 LMP Watch her go.
00 00 01 40 CDR Now, we're off and running. Look at the ice
coming off.
00 00 01 50 CDR Okay, coming up on 2 - -
00 00 01 52 CMP Roger.
00 00 01 54 CDR - - 3, 2 and a half g's.
00 00 01 56 CC Stand by for Mode I Charlie.
00 00 O1 59 CC MARK; I Charlie now.
00 00 02 00 CMP I Charlie.
00 00 02 01 CDR We're I Charlie. EDS AUTO's OFF.
00 00 02 03 CC Roger.
00 00 02 06 CDR Okay, inboard in about 10 seconds.
00 O0 02 07 CMP Roger.
O0 00 02 14 C_ Okay, about 2 seconds.
O0 00 02 16 CDR INBOARD CUT-OFF.
00 00 02 18 CC Inboard.
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O0 00 02 21 CDR ...
00 00 02 26 CMP Okay, attitude is good.
00 00 02 28 CDR Yes.
00 00 02 32 CDR About l0 seconds to cut-off.
O0 00 02 37 CMP ...
00 00 02 38 CDR Okay.
O0 00 02 41 CDR Five to go.
00 00 02 45 CDR CUT-OFF.
00 O0 02 46 CMP SEPARATION.
00 00 02 49 CDR IGNITION on five.
00 00 02 51 CMl° Okay. You could see the flare from lift-off.
00 00 02 55 LMP You sure could. Uh-huh.
O0 00 02 58 CDR Looks good on five engines.
00 00 02 59 CMP Oh, beautiful.
00 00 03 02 CC Roger. We confirm good thrust on all five engines.
00 00 03 06 CMl° Okay. Passing 3 minutes.
00 00 03 07 CDR ...
00 00 03 08 CMl° If we don't get that job - -
00 00 03 10 CDR S-II SEP.
00 00 03 11 CMl° - - We're about 4 seconds from S-II SEP. Right.
00 00 03 13 CDR S-II SEP.
00 00 03 14 CMP Good SEP.
00 O0 03 15 CDR Let her go, Stu.
00 00 03 18 CMP 17, 18, 19, 20.
00 00 03 19 CDR ...l_? ....... _ '_ _Page 4
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00 00 03 20 CDR There goes the towerl
00 00 03 22 CMP There she goesl
00 00 03 23 CC We confirm the skirt SEP, and you're in Mode II
nOW.
00 00 03 26 CDR Mode II.
00 00 03 27 CMl) We're in Mode II in the cockpit, troops.
00 00 03 28 CDR Okay - -
00 00 03 29 LMP STEAM PRESS, WATER, AUTO.
00 00 03 30 CDR - - PITCH to RATE - PITCH to RATE COM_O_.
DELTA V C .
00 00 03 31 CC Roger, Ed.
00 00 03 32 CMl° ...
00 00 03 38 CMP Better watch this; that horizon is beautiful.
00 00 03 40 LMP It sure is!
00 00 03 42 CDR Keep your eyes on the pin, cockpit troops.
00 00 03 45 CMP Yes. Okay, we're coming up toward 4 minutes.
We're pitching 42.6; it looks real good, leader.
00 00 03 50 CDR Yes.
00 00 03 51 CDR 42.7 right now. That's good.
00 00 03 59 CR_ And that center engine is burning.
00 00 04 01 CC 14, Houston. At 4 minutes, trajectory and guidance
look good - -
00 00 04 05 CR_ Okay, 4 minutes, 6 ... - -
00 00 04 06 L_ 14; Roger.
00 00 04 07 CR_ Right smack dab in the money.
00 00 04 08 L_ Beautiful.
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00 00 04 09 CMP Just smack dab in - -
00 00 04 10 CC And, 14; Houston. The CMC is GO.
O0 00 04 14 CDR Roger; CMC, GO.
00 00 04 20 CMP We're about 50 miles, Ed.
O0 00 04 22 LMP Oh, great. Everything's GO on this side, Al.
O0 00 04 27 CDR Good show, buddy.
00 00 04 29 LMP Okay.
00 00 04 31 CMl° 04:30. 73.5. We are absolutely beautiful. It
is right in the fracking money. There's a little
more ice flaking off.
00 00 04 43 CDR Okay. We're still upstaging for three-on program
at this point.
00 00 04 50 C_ We don't have S-IVB - -
00 00 04 51 LMP No, we don't. No, we don't. That's right.
COI's 5:45, not 4:45.
00 00 05 02 C_ And at 5 minutes. Eighty miles. We're riding
within two or three tenths of - of this profile.
Beautiful.
00 00 05 10 LMP Just can't beat it, huh?
00 00 05 12 C_ Smooth. Just looks like a little side oscillation
in the couch.
00 00 05 17 LMP That's all you're feeling; Just like a railroad
coach is this couch.
00 00 05 21 CDR Okay, 5 plus 20; we should have COI here in
25 seconds.
00 00 05 41 CMl° ... 25 seconds. About 13 2, 8 26 - -
00 00 05 47 CC Stand by for S-IVB to COI.
00 00 05 49 CC MARK. S-IVB to COI, now
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00 00 05 52 CDR S-IVB to COI. Okay, Ed-babe, stand by for the
GIMBAL MOTORS.
00 00 05 55 LMP GIMBAL MOTORS - -
00 00 05 56 CC Roger. Your times are nominal. Level sense arm,
8 plus 39; and S-II - -
00 00 06 01 CMP Understand - -
00 00 06 02 CC - - ...
00 00 06 03 CMP PITCH 1.
00 00 06 04 LMP I've got it.
00 00 06 05 CMl° YAW 1.
00 00 06 06 LMP Got that one.
00 00 06 07 C_ PITCH 2.
00 00 06 08 LMP Got that one.
00 00 06 10 CMl° YAW 2.
00 00 06 11 LMP Got that one.
00 00 06 12 CDR Okay. GPI. Verify a minus 145 and plus 130.
00 00 06 15 CMl° Roger.
00 00 06 16 LMP ...
00 00 06 21 CDR Houston, gimbal motors are running.
00 00 06 24 CC 14. Gimbal motors on.
00 00 06 29 C_._ At 6:30. I think we got TLI, now, on that center
engine, no matter what.
00 00 06 32 CDR I think you're right - -
00 00 06 33 CMP Yes.
00 00 06 34 CDR - - about 2 and a fourth before nominal here.
The heat's still going.
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00 00 06 39 CC Stand by for S-IVB to orbit.
00 00 06 41 CC MARK. You have S-IVB to orbit now.
00 00 06 44 CDR Roger. S-IVB orbit.
00 00 06 47 CMP And it's beautiful. This trajectory is absolutely
fantastic.
00 00 06 53 LMP Right along the ...
O0 00 06 54 CMP It's better than the simulator.
00 00 06 56 CDR Okay. We got about 45 seconds now .... nominally.
00 O0 07 03 CMP Eleven minutes.
00 00 07 04 CDR This guidance is steady as a rock.
00 00 07 07 CMP We are right in the numbers. Just right - ...
seems like there's something I ought to be doing.
Strike 20 seconds from the board .... now.
O0 00 07 30 LMP There, it's real comfortable.
00 00 07 36 CDR About 5 seconds.
00 00 07 44 CDR INBOARD CUT-OFF.
O0 00 07 45 CC Roger. Inboard.
00 00 07 47 CMP Right on time.
00 00 07 49 LMP That's beautiful.
00 00 07 51 CMP That computes to ... - -
00 00 07 52 CDR There she goes.
00 00 07 56 CMP Hey, did you feel that PU valve?
00 00 07 57 LMP Yes.
00 00 07 59 CDR Yes. Sure did. Didn't hear it though.
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00 00 09 24 CMP Look at the ice go up there.
00 00 09 25 LMP Yes ....
00 00 09 26 CDR And good thrust on 1.
00 00 09 27 CMP There's a big outside.
00 00 09 29 LMP A jillion stars.
00 00 09 30 CDR Good thrust on 1.
00 00 09 31 CMP Okay.
00 00 09 33 CC 14, Houston. Thrust looks good on S-IVB.
00 00 09 37 CDR Thank you.
00 00 09 40 CMP Okay. Okay. We're at 101.3 and it's bringing
the H-dot down. Starting our run now.
00 00 09 48 CDR ... - -
00 00 09 49 CMP Just about 2000 feet to go.
00 00 09 53 CDR ... in Mode IV.
00 00 09 54 C_ At 101.5, I'll - Okay. We have 100, 25, 5; 77, 25,
5; 15. Okay. 256 60.
00 00 10 05 CDR 256 60.
00 00 10 07 CMP Is - is our shutdown.
00 00 10 09 CDR Okay. On the stage switch.
00 00 10 10 CMP On the stage switch.
00 O0 10 11 CDR ... get it - -
00 00 10 12 CC 14, Houston. Everything's looking perfect here.
00 00 10 17 CMl° Roger.
00 00 10 20 CMP H-dot is just about zero. We're 102 - -
00 00 10 23 CDR Here, I can get it.
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0 O0 10 26 C[_P Okay. Got about 1500 feet to go.
00 00 10 30 CDR Okay.
00 00 10 32 CMP It's pretty damn nominal, isn't it, so far?
00 00 10 34 MS Boy.
00 00 10 35 CMlO Magnificent.
00 00 27 59 C_ Down here somewhere. There, you're getting close.
00 00 28 02 L_ Don't see it. There it comes.
00 00 28 04 C_ ...
00 00 28 05 CDR Cut the ...
00 00 28 06 CDR Okay. MAIN REG B valve, OPEN; and A valve, closed.
00 00 28 09 CMP A, closed.
00 00 28 10 IA_P Okay. EMERGENCY CABIN PRESS, select 2.
00 O0 28 12 CR_ 2.
00 O0 28 13 LMP Push to test.
00 00 28 15 CMP Tested.
00 00 28 16 LMP ... RUIN REG A valve, OPEN.
00 O0 28 20 CMP OPEN.
00 00 28 21 _l _ _ERGENCY CABIN PRESS, select closed.
00 00 28 23 CMP Close.
00 00 28 24 _dP Okay. Here, let me get you started on your optics.
00 00 28 26 CMP Can I borrow that ... back again? Oh, there she
be.
00 00 28 31 IZ_ Okay. Ready for your optics, Stuart?
00 00 28 36 CR_ No, not quite yet. Let me get my handholds down
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