NASA releases strange "music" from Apollo mission

What did you guys do - pick up a rock?

04 06 09 10 LMP No, this is Jack Lousma. I've got a United States Marine Corps big gold and blue and red emblem on my armrest.

04 06 10 08 CDR We're coming straight down. There Jack's crater again. (Laughter)

04 06 lO 35 CDR Okay. You want to track Jos_ -

04 06 10 44 LMP Won't take so long to bring it up, when we do it next time.

04 06 lO 57 CDR There's that one crater I shot so many times, that's got boulders on it? You see it? It's the little volcanic one, right there. See that rascal?

04 06 11 06 LMP Yes. Now why don't you pitch up a skosh. Here, let me see if the - Oh, I was going to see the AGS to find out where you are, but -

04 06 11 17 CDR Yes, go ahead.

04 06 I1 20 LMP I will. Wait a minute until I finish this. I

04 06 11 21 CDR I'm in mode - I'm in PULSE. Go ahead. I I

04 06 11 27 LMP Okay. 1

'04 06 11 32 cDR AGS. Computer. I I

, Il 04 06 11 3T LMP Yes, there you go. There's this big one right ! down here. XV.

04 06 11 59 _ You know, if your eyes were a photograph, it'd be great. !

04 06 12 03 CDR I'm going to lock on. There's our landing radar.

04 06 12 05 LMP There's -

04 06 12 08 CDR She's 50 degrees.

0406 12 17 LMP You really have to be careful with this film, when you don't have any left. There's the one Jack marked that he wants. I'll ge% it for him.

04 06 12 43 CDR Hey, when do we fire the helium tanks? ...

i 04 06 12 47 LMP Not yet, babe.

04 06 12 53 CDR You want some more brownies?

04 06 12 54 LMP No.

04 06 12 56 CDR ... go hungry.

04 06 13 02 LMP That music even sounds outer-spaeey, doesn't it? You hear that? That whistling sound?

04 06 13 06 CDR Yes.

04 06 13 07 _4P Who0ooooo. Say your - -

04 06 13 12 CMP Did you hear that whistling sound, too?

04 06 13 14 _P Yes. Sounds like - you know, outer-space-type

music.

04 06 13 18 _4P I wonder what it is.

04 06 13 20 L_L° Hey, Tom. Is your - is your insulation all burned off here, on the front side of your window over here? Right - -

04 06 13 27 CDR Yes.

04 06 13 29 L_kTM Mine's all b_lrned off. isn't that weird - eerie, John?

0h 06 13 34 CMP Yes, I got it, too .... and see who was outside.

04 06 13 45 CDR You mark that set of features, Gene-o. I'm going to fix us some grapejuice. Okay?

04 06 14 10 CPP Okay: man. I've got you 269 miles over the ... Man, that's ... that's Just fabulous.

04 06 14 21 _4P ... into LGC.

04 06 14 24 CMP Roger. I'm ...

04 06 14 37 LMP There's the one Jack wants a picture of, over

there. I'll get that one for him with this

camera, Yes, these pictures that Orbiter took

are fantastic.

04 06 15 30 CDR Bet I'm locked on a side lobe.

04 06 16 50 LMP Yes, we sure is getting high.

Z 04 06 16 54 CMP Yes. 286 miles. Oh, this radar is ... great.

04 06 l_ 02 CDR Yes. I got it.

04 06 17 05 CMP It's going to go right out to 310 miles. Just

like we said.

04 06 17 07 LMP Is it really?

04 06 17 09 CMP Yes. I'll tell you when you get to 297. You don't - you don't know when AOS is ... do you?

04 06 17 22 LMP Yes, I've got it written down. A0S for us is 102:25. (Cough)

04 06 17 28 CMP It's 102:21 for me.

04 06 17 32 LMP Okay. 40 minutes, babe. I got to connect the ascent batteries.

0_ 06 17 38 CDR Okay.

04 06 17 47 LMP Okay. Stand by BAT's 1 and 3, HIGH VOLTAGE, OFF/ RESET. BAT's 1 -

04 06 17 56 CDR 2.

04 06 17 58 LMP Boy, that sure is weird music.

04 06 18 01 CMP We're going to have to find out about that. Nobody will believe us.

04 06 ].8 07 LMP Yes. It's a whistling, you know, like an outerspace-type thing.

04 06 18 10 CMP Yes .... VHF-A ...