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Compiled by Eric Jones.
Last revised 27 July 2014.
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On four occasions during the Apollo 16 EVA's LMP Charlie Duke
tried to blow dust off things.� Because he was wearing a
pressure helmet, "it didn't work." On two separate occasions
involving dusty objects, EVA CapCom Tony England and, later, CDR
John Young jokingly urged Charlie to "blow on it".� The
following table details the six occassions.� All but one
happen during the first EVA.� The final one is at the first
EVA-2 geology stop.� It is Charlie who starts off making fun
of himself; implicitly giving Tony and John permission to join in.
Ground Elapsed Time (hhh:mm:ss) |
Occasion |
Transcript |
120:07:45 |
Installing dusty film magazine |
120:07:35 Duke: Okay, I'm putting on
magazine Bravo (aka AS16-114)...(Stops to listen)�
Okay, magazine Bravo is going on the Commander's camera.[Charlie is wearing John's camera.� He is holding the film magazine in his left hand and removes a dark slide with his right hand.� The magazine is a cube about 3 to 4 inches - 7 to 10 cm - on a side.]120:07:45 Duke: (Blows)� I just tried to blow off the dust (from the magazine), Tony.� And it's starting at frame count number 4. 120:07:53 England: Okay. 120:07:54 Young: That (trying to blow the dust off) won't work, Charlie. [Charlie inserts the magazine at the back of the camera and then reaches down with his left hand to get the handle-mounted trigger and advances the film by one or two frames.]120:07:55 England: Bravo 4; and keep count of how many times you blow off the dust. 120:07:56 Duke: It didn't get it off, John.� (Responding to Tony)� Well, it didn't work, so... [Charlie takes the CDR camera off his RCU bracket and puts it on John's seat.] |
120:18:21 |
PIcks up dropped TV sunshield |
120:18:21 Duke: I dropped the
sunshield, John.[Charlie grabs the MESA with his left hand and drops to his knees, illustrating the point discussed above.� He has to lean forward to get the sunshield and, as he rises, he hops forward, out of the TV field-of-view, to get his feet under his center of gravity.]120:18:24 Duke: (Straining) Ahhh, I've got it, now. 120:18:27 Young: Covered with dirt? 120:18:28 Duke: (To Houston) Second blow of dust off, Tony, but it didn't work. 120:18:33 England: Okay; that's two.� (Pause) |
�121:53:10 |
Picks up a rock and examines it, trying to
find a clean surface so he can tell what it is |
121:53:10 Duke: Look at that!�
(Pause)[Charlie has noticed an intriguing rock near the rack.� He tries to bob down to get it with his left hand.� He misses the rock and nearly falls.� He scrambles to his left to regain his balance.]121:53:16 Young: Okay, Charlie.� We're about ready to go with the geophones here. 121:53:19 Duke: Wait a minute.� I got the most beautiful thing here.� I got to pick this up, before I lose it.� (Pause) [This time, Charlie goes down on both knees and falls forward onto his hands as he grabs the rock.� He then pushes back a little and tries to run under his center of gravity;� He doesn't make it and falls back on hands and knees.]121:53:33 Duke: Agh!� (Pause) [Once he gets settled, Charlie gives a hard push back with his hands and, as his PLSS rotates over his knees, he stands without much difficulty.� This is the standard technique.� Once on his feet, Charlie examines the rock, turning it as he tries to find a clean surface.]121:53:46 England: Blow on it. 121:53:50 Duke: Huh? 121:53:51 England: Blow on it. 121:53:53 Young: What did you say, Tony?<p> 121:53:56 Duke: (replying to Tony) Yeah.� I was going to.� (Pause) |
122:06:24 |
Charlie mentions that there is dirt of the
PSE skirt |
122:06:24 Duke: Tony, the PSE skirt
has some dust kicked on it - on the north side a little bit. 122:06:31 Young: Blow it off, Charlie. 122:06:32 Duke: Oh, I can't do that. |
122:49:27 |
Installing a film magazine |
122:49:27 Duke: Okay.� Magazine
Golf (G/109) is going on (the LMP camera) at frame count 2. 122:49:30 England: Okay, Golf, 2. 122:49:31 Young: Not a bit (of dust) on the lens, though. 122:49:32 Duke: I know it. 122:49:35 Young: Fantastic.� (Pause) [Charlie removes the dark slide from the new magazine and puts it in the seat pan.� He raises the magazine to his faceplate.]122:49:41 Duke: Third blow (to get dust off something), Tony. (Pause) |
144:42:49 |
Assembling double core? |
144:42:49 Duke: Tony, mark me down
for one more...(Stops to listen) Mark me down for one more blow.� Trying to get the dust off.� Man, I don't want to get down there too far (because) this thing is steep.� Okay, Tony. I'm to the 2:30 position of the Rover, and I'm going to start with this double core.� Got it assembled.� Okay.� I pushed it in.� (Straining slightly) Almost up...Well, I did.� I got in almost to the top of the first stem by pushing it in. |
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