Now, in the final hours of the flight home, it is passing beneath the shadow, moving towards the Pacific on the eastern side of Earth's disc. During yesterday's lunar eclipse, the spacecraft was well to one side (and south of) Earth's shadow.
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The Earth takes up about 10° of the astronauts' field of view, about 20 times that of the full Moon as seen from the Earth. The Flight Plan includes a diagram of the expected view of both the Earth and the Moon at this time. [Joe Allen isn't simply being kind and responding in agreement to Dave's comment about the crescent Earth. Thank you.Ģ86:51:57 Scott: Well, we just got our first view of the Earth this morning, and, can you believe it's getting larger and it's getting smaller? We see just a very, very thin sliver of a very large round ball.Ģ86:52:20 Allen: Roger, Dave. I've got the world's smallest list of updates for your Flight Plan, and I've got the news summary when you're ready.Ģ86:40:07 Scott: Okay. About 8 hours apiece on the sleep, and ready for your consumables.Ģ86:39:26 Allen: Roger.
We got a postsleep checklist for you.Ģ86:39:17 Scott: Okay.
8 hours, 35 minutes till splashdown."Ģ86:39:03 Scott: Okay, Houston Endeavour. Apollo 15 now 53,782 feet - as you were - miles - nautical miles from Earth, approaching at a velocity of 7,940 feet per second. That particular version of Hawaiian War Chant done by Al Kealoha Perry. The heart rates on the cardioscope here jumped somewhat on the Flight Surgeon's console as the music began. Apparently the crew of Apollo 15 is very definitely awake after having the Hawaiian War chant come up the air waves. Public Affairs Officer - "This is Apollo Control. That got everybody up.Ģ86:33:03 Irwin: Joe, sounds like you're really in harmony this morning. At 281 hours, 29 minutes, this is Apollo Control." Maroon team of flight controllers here in the control center settled in for the graveyard shift watching the replay of yesterday's in-flight press conference. Current vector on the spacecraft still showing entry angle and entry interface at minus 6.5 degrees. Velocity continuing to increase now showing 6,435 feet per second. The spacecraft, at this time, is 74,650 nautical miles out in space approaching Earth. Splashdown clock showing 13 hours, 43 minutes until splash. Five hours and two minutes remaining until they will be wakened for preparations for entry and Earth-landing later this afternoon. The crew of Apollo 15 asleep at this time. Public Affairs Officer - "This is Apollo Control at 281 hours, 27 minutes. The Apollo 15 Flight Journal - Splashdown DayĪpollo 15 Splashdown Day Corrected Transcript and Commentary Copyright © 2000 - 2009 by Frank O'Brien and W.
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