This is really interesting. Being an avid shortwave listener, I've heard weird stuff like this on the radio before. I'll have to check it out in a spectrum (FFT) analyzer:
That is... if I can find a complete recording of it anywhere.
NASA releases strange "music" from Apollo mission
| # 12801 | 9 years ago on Tue, Feb 23 2016 at 11:58 am |
Nitrocosm
(Administrator)
Super Poster
Kokomo, Indiana
Posts: 1478
 Joined:
3/9/2005 |
73's, KD8FUD
|
| # 12804 | 9 years ago on Tue, Feb 23 2016 at 5:33 pm |
Helena
(Verified)
Frequent
Rosalia, Washington
Posts: 291
Joined:
1/15/2016 |
Yeah, I looked around everywhere I could but couldn't find a recording. They must not have released it to the public but just some exclusive deal with that show. Lame. Also, NASA is paid with tax dollars so that should be illegal. Don't find fault, find a remedy -- Henry Ford |
| # 12806 | 9 years ago on Tue, Feb 23 2016 at 6:19 pm |
|
Nitrocosm
(Administrator)
Super Poster
Kokomo, Indiana
Posts: 1478
Joined:
3/9/2005 |
They released the audio. I found it:
Transcript:
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 ...
(This post was edited 9 years ago on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016 at 6:53 pm) 73's, KD8FUD
|
| # 12807 | 9 years ago on Tue, Feb 23 2016 at 7:36 pm |
Wolfwood29
(Moderator)
Fanatic
Phoenix, Arizona
Posts: 843
 Joined:
5/9/2006 |
Helena, they definitely release everything as long as it's not a national security issue. They said on their blog that it was because the Internet wasn't around in the Apollo era that they didn't have a good way to release the recordings to the general public.
I will say that they dragged their feet but I wouldn't assume they were withholding the recordings for any other reason.
Now, the recording Nitro posted is very hard to understand. The transcript helps with what the astronauts say but I can't make out any radio noise they are referring to. For one thing, that constant buzz is way too loud and it's drowning out a lot of the other background noise.
I'm not sure where that TV production got the clearer recording of the radio noise. It might be that they created a simulation and the stuff in the video (if you follow through the links on phys.org) is not the actual thing the crew heard at the time. "Dangerous toys are fun, but you could get hurt!" |
| # 12824 | 9 years ago on Wed, Feb 24 2016 at 4:00 pm |
|
Helena
(Verified)
Frequent
Rosalia, Washington
Posts: 291
Joined:
1/15/2016 |
On Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 at 12:36 am, Wolfwood29 said: Helena, they definitely release everything as long as it's not a national security issue.
Yup, it's just really hard to find a lot of the time. Thanks for finding it and posting it! Don't find fault, find a remedy -- Henry Ford |
Return to Index Return to topic list
Forgot password?
Currently Online
| Users: | 0 |
| Guests: | 15 |
Most Recently Online
| ZOL | 3 weeks ago |
| Wolfwood29 | 3 weeks ago |
| lam | 3 weeks ago |
| Nitrocosm | 1 month ago |
| Jovian | 1 month ago |