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Introduction i This is the transcription of the Apollo 7 flight crew communications subsequently transmitted (dumped) to Manned Space Flight Network stations asandrecordedships. Magneticon board thetapesspacecraftcontainingdatadumpedstoragevoiceequipmentand onboard(DSE),recordedand Center, Houston, Texas. Transcription of these tapes was managed by the i Apolloground Spacecraftelapsed timeProgram(GET) Officewere forwardedwith thetoassistancethe NASA ofMannedpersonnelSpacecraftfrom the office of the Director of Flight Crew Operations. The Apollo 7 mission was flown October ll to 21, 1968. Communicators in the text are identified as follows: Command module: CDR Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. CMP Command modulepilot Donn F. Eisele Lunar module pilot R. Walter Cunningham SC Unidentiflable crew-member Mission Control Center: CC Capsule communicator (CAP COMM) Remote sites: CT Communications technician (COMM TECH) In the text, a series of three dots (...) is used to designate those portions of the communications which could not be transcribed because of garbling. One dash (-) is used to indicate a speaker's pause or a self-interruptlon and subsequent completion of a thought. Two dashes (- -) are used to indicate an interruption by another speaker or a point at which a recording was abruptly terminated. 1 DAY 1 00 00 03 37 LMP Okay, Donn? 00 O0 03 38 CMP Yes. O0 00 03 40 LMP They Just broke off. 00 00 03 42 CMP They gave up. 00 00 03 45 LMP Okay, we can continue with this now. It's ... but while you're there, let's get the pyro breakers off. 00 00 24 23 CDR Guys, we had a good second stage a few sec- onds after count and reached 2g before SECO. 00 OO 24 29 CDR If we got information, by the way, on mode 4, I didn't hear it. Did anybody else copy it? 00 00 24 34 I_ I didn't hear it either, and in spite of the g-load, though, I had no trouble reaching all the switches and operating the time-code meter throughout. 00 00 24 45 CDR Just at the last part, after 2 minutes, it started to read about 4g. 00 00 24 49 CMP Okay, let's continue with the ECS postinser- tion configuration here. 00 00 24 55 CMP You want to try that little peep on our suits if I hold it? 00 O0 25 00 CMP What we need to get here, Wally, Js that reservoir. Can you get at it? 00 00 25 06 LMP I'd like to loosen up on my shoulder harness here, and I can get at a couple of circuit breakers, too. 00 00 25 17 CDR Okay, let's go ahead. 00 00 25 19 CMP Okay, the next one's the hard one. We've got to get the glycol reservoir bypass valve OPEN, with the inlet and outlet valves CLOSED. CC:I7.CZ;'Ti,',' ' i 00 O0 25 28 CMP Not the radiator but the glycol ... It's awf_J11y hard to reach, Walt. 00 00 25 32 LMP Yes, I am going to loosen up my shoulder harness if you think it is okay, so far. Okay, not unplug it, Just loosen it, huh? What do you think, Wally? 00 O0 25 _2 CDR I don't think - Oh hell, we can't get shot down. Are there any systems that you are worried about? O0 00 25 _7 LMP Not a thing. t 00 00 25 51 CDR Donn, why don't you let me - oh, are you already going? Go ahead. O0 O0 25 56 CDR Did you unstrap awhile ago? 00 00 25 57 CMP Oh, I just want to get my shoulder harness unhooked. 00 O0 26 03 LMP One big question mark: we still have to work on the system to see if the radiator is flow- ing right. 00 00 26 08 CMP Yes, I'm Just loosening my belt a little - the strap's a little long. 00 00 26 25 LMP That was a lot easier than any simulation I we've had though, wasn't it? 00 00 26 30 CMP Yes, we didn't have ... trying to get in our knickers. O0 O0 26 38 CDR Yes, I want to go to - let's go to hot mikes and see how it is. O0 00 26 43 LMP I can't stand my seat belts ... 00 O0 26 _6 CMP Boy, I've got a couple of problem circuit : breakers over here myself, Walt. 00 O0 27 O1 CDR I'll guard the hand controls while you guys wrestle with your belts. I can't make it up. ·.. Okay, . .. lock it out here. Day 1 3 00 O0 27 19 CDR Never did get that swizzle stick, did we? 00 O0 27 22 LMP No. 00 00 27 24 CDR Okay, give me those DO's again. 00 00 27 27 LMP Okay, let's see. Bypass to OPEN, first - the bypass valve OPEN first, and then the reservoir outlet valve CLOSED, and last, the inlet valve CLOSED. 00 00 27 43 CDR Okay, that's done. 00 00 27 45 CDR Now about that, have you ever been ... over here. O0 00 27 52 LMP Well, let's see, we are about 27 minutes into the flight. We might try to flow our radiators. Let's go ECS radiator flow control to POWER, Donn. 00 O0 28 03 CMP POWER. 00 00 28 04 LMP Okay, glycol to radiator primary valves, push, Wally. : 00 00 28 09 LMP Look at him go. (Laughter) O0 O0 28 14 LMP This is our first ... (Laughter) 00 00 28 19 LMP Oh well. (Laughter) ... 0O 00 28 23 CDR What's going on. I can't see what you're doing. 00 00 28 26 CDR I can't understand moving around and can't get back. (Laughter) I grabbed the valve and start doing "boom" - - 00 O0 28 34 CDR First time had so much room up here. It's a real ball .... easy back there. 00 00 28 44 CDR This is going to be a real expedition to get back in these beauties. (Laughter) 00 00 28 53 CDR I still have - I've still got two circuit breakers I haven't gotten. Day 1 4 00 00 28 57 LMP Okay, I'm going to ... - I'm going to put STEAM/URINE DUMP HEATERS in, switch should he ON. Verify that switch is ON down there if you can see it, Donn. 00 00 29 04 CMP Yes. It's ON, Walt. 00 00 29 05 CDR Do you want to move the couch back up yet, or do you need to? 00 O0 29 08 LMP Really, I don't think I need to; I'm up here. 00 00 29 l0 CMP I think we - yes, I think we ought to leave it where it is. I've got a- when we - - 00 00 29 16 CDR Yes. 00 O0 29 17 CMP - - unstow down there, I have to have it in this position to start with. 00 00 29 21 CMP Hey, I found a good place for the pens, gang. O0 00 29 24 LMP For the what? 00 00 29 25 CMP Pen, like this, see? f 00 00 29 27 CMP Oh, that's cute. That ought to take care of i O_ pencil Jazz. 00 00 29 31 CDR Okay, let's see if we've got any other good things to do here. 00 00 29 34 CMP Did you get completely unpacked, Wally? 00 00 29 36 CDR I had to. Whenever ... I pulled that handle I Just started doing a 180. I had to get another hand out. O0 00 29 43 LMP Okay, we want to check - we want to monitor pretty close For the outlet temperature, Dorm, to be less than the inlet. It looks - like it is already doing that. 00 00 29 53 CMP It's coming down. It's down to . .. so far. 00 00 29 56 LMP Yes. I Day 1 5 00 00 30 0O CDR You notice all the stars you see out there on the right? (Laughter) 00 00 30 06 LMP Yes, 8 billion stars out there. 90 00 30 08 CDR There's sure a lot of dirt on those side windows; look how dusty they are. O0 O0 30 13 LMP Yes. 00 00 30 14 CMF You ?now, I haven't even hardly looked out yet. That's only the second time I've looked out.