Apollo 131995

CAPCOM:
Aquarius, this is Houston.

Jim Lovell:
Houston, Aquarius.

CAPCOM:
Uh, Jim, we've got another course correction for you.

Jack Swigert:
What's up?

Fred Haise:
Something about another course correction.

Jim Lovell:
Uh, We copy, uh, Houston. Be advised, it's gonna take Freddo and I awhile to power up the computer for the, uh, alignment platform if we have to fire the engine.

CAPCOM:
Uh, negative on that, Jim. We can't spare power for the computer.

Fred Haise:
We gotta do this blind?

Jim Lovell:
Houston, without the computer, what do we use for orientation?

Gene Kranz:
Come on, we gotta be able to give these guys something up there.

Bill Fenner:
Without power, we can't give them a reading.

Gene Kranz:
I'm not talking about power, I'm talking about reference.

Bill Strable:
No, no. There's no references. We have a bunch of debris up there...

Jim Lovell:
Houston, what's the story with this burn?

CAPCOM:
We're trying to hash something out down here, Aquarius. Stand by.

Jim Lovell:
Well, now look, Houston, all we need to hold attitude is one fixed point in space. Is that not correct?

CAPCOM:
Yeah, roger that, Jim.

Jim Lovell:
Well, Houston, we've got one. If we can keep the Earth in the window, flying manually, the co-ax crosshairs right on its terminator, all I have to know is how long do we need to burn the engine. [under his breath] The shorter the better.

CAPCOM:
Roger that, Jim.

Glynn Lunney:
Can they fly it manually? And still shut it down on time without the computer?

Gene Kranz:
I guess that's the best we can do, Glynn. We're out of time.