PAO: This is Apollo Control. 183 hours, 25 minutes Ground Elapsed Time. Columbia spacecraft now 69,520 nautical miles [128,751 km] out from Earth, approaching at 6 thou - as you were - 7,262 feet per second [2,213 m/s]. Crew now in their rest period. Started their sleep period a little over an hour ago. To reiterate the change in landing point, this is a weather avoidance situation where thunderstorms are forecast for the aiming point - the original aiming point in the mid-Pacific. Therefore, after the normal Entry Interface, the lifting characteristics of the Apollo Command Module will be used to extend the entry range some 215 nautical miles farther down range toward Hawaii to a preliminary aiming point. That is, the aiming point may shift around between now and entry which is some 11 hours, 36 minutes from now. But at any rate, the aiming point as calculated now is some 13 degrees, 19 minutes North latitude by 169 degrees, 10 minutes West longitude. The preliminary time of drogue deploy is 195 hours, 12 minutes - or as you were - yes 195 hours, 12 minutes, 4 seconds. And the net extension over the earlier splash time is something like 40 seconds. At 183 hours, 27 minutes Ground Elapsed Time, this is Apollo Control.
Command Module Operations - through the use of operational and housekeeping procedures the commandmodule cabin will be purged of lunar surface and/or other particulate containination prior toEarth reeentry. These procedures start while the LM is docked with the CM and continue throughreentry into the Earth's atmosphere.The LM crewmen will doff their spacesuits immediately upon separation of the LM and CM. Thespacesuits will be stowed and will not be used again during the trans-Earth phase unless anemergency occurs.Specific periods for cleaning the spacecraft using the vacuum brush have been established.Visible liquids will be removed by the liquid dump system. Towels will be used by the crew towipe surfaces clean of liquids and dirt particles. The three ECS suit hoses will be located atrandom positions around the spacecraft to insure positive ventilation, cabin atmospherefiltration, and avoid partitioning. During the transearth phase, the command module atmospherewill be continually filtered through the environmental control system lithium hydroxide canister.This will remove essentially all air borne dust particles. After about 63 hours operationessentially none(10^-90 per cent) of the original contaminates will remain.Lunar Mission Recovery Operations Following landing and the attachment of the flotation collar tothe command module, the swimmer in a biological isolation garment (BIG) will open the spacecrafthatch, pass three BIGs into the spacecraft, and close the hatch.The crew will don the BIGs and then egress into a life raft containing a decontaminant solution.The hatch will be closed immediately after egress. Tests have shown that the crew can don theirBIGs in less than 5 minutes under ideal sea conditions. The spacecraft hatch will only be open fora matter of a few minutes. The spacecraft and crew will be decontaminated by the swimmer using aliquid agent.Crew retrieval will be accomplished by helicopter to the carrier and subsequent crew transfer to the Mobile Quarantine Facility. The spacecraft will be retrieved by the aircraft carrier.Biological Isolation Garment - Biological isolation garment(BIGs), will be donned in the CM just prior to egress and helicopter pickup and will be worn until the crew enters the Mobile Quarantine Facility aboard the primary recoveryship.The suit is fabricated of a light weight cloth fabric which completely covers the wearer and serves as abiological barrier. Built into the hood area is a face mask with a plastic visor, air inlet flapper valve, and an air outlet biological filter.Two types of BIGs are used in the recovery operation. One is worn by the recovery swimmer. In this type garment, the in flow air (inspired) is filtered by a biological filter to preclude possible contamination of support personnel. The second type is worn by the astronauts. The inflow gas is no tfiltered, but the outflow gas (respired) is passed through a biological flter to preclude contamination of the air.Mobile Quarantine Facility - The Mobile Quarantine Facility, is equipped to house six people for a period up to 10 days. The interior is divided into three sections--lounge area, galley, and sleep/bath area. The facility is powered through several systems to interface with various ships, aircraft, and transportation vehicles. The shell is air and water tight. The principal method of assuring quarantine is to filter effluent air and provide a negative pressure differential for biological containment in the event of leaks.Non-fecal liquids from the trailer are chemically treated and stored in special containers. Fecal wastes will be contained until after the quarantine period. Items are passed in or out of the MQF through a submersible transfer lock. A complete communications system is provided for intercom and external communications to land bases from ship o raircraft. Emergency alarms are provided for oxygen alerts while in transport by aircraft for fire, loss of power and loss of negative pressure.Specially packaged and controlled meals will be passed into the facility where they will be prepared in a micro-wave oven. Medical equipment to complete immediate post landing crew examination and tests are provided.