:09:00
Baby!
:09:01
We had just over half a minute
of trouble-free launch...
:09:04
and then all hell busted loose.
:09:07
- What the hell was that?
- I just lost a whole bunch of stuff.
:09:09
We just had a whole bunch
of buses drop out.
:09:12
What have we got here?
A/C bus 1 light, all the fuel cells.
:09:15
Okay, Houston,
we just lost the platform, gang.
:09:19
I don't know what happened.
We had everything drop out.
:09:22
I got three fuel cell lights, an A/C bus
light, a fuel cell disconnect...
:09:25
A/C bus overload 1 and 2,
main bus A and B out.
:09:28
We had some big glitch here.
:09:30
- I got A/C.
- You got A/C? Maybe it's the indicator.
:09:33
- What's on the main bus?
- 24 volts. That's low.
:09:36
We've got a short of some kind,
but I can't believe that's accurate.
:09:41
- Flight, EECOM.
- Go, EECOM.
:09:43
I think it's a fuel cell bus failure.
They've been thrown off-line somehow.
:09:46
That must be why we're
getting garbage here.
:09:49
Can they try SCE to aux?
:09:51
Gerry Griffin had never heard
that command before.
:09:54
Most of the people
in Mission Control hadn't.
:09:57
Tell them.
:10:00
Apollo 12, Houston.
:10:01
Try SCE to auxiliary.
Over.
:10:04
FCE to auxiliary?
What the hell is that?
:10:06
I'm not sure even Pete knew
what that was, but one person did.
:10:12
I know what that is.
:10:14
SCE to aux.
:10:19
We're getting good telemetry again.
Try to reset your fuel cells.
:10:23
- Reset fuel cells.
- Wait for staging.
:10:28
Hang on.
:10:40
Okay, Houston.
GDC is good.
:10:43
We got a good S-2, gang.
:10:45
We copy that, Pete.
You're looking good.
:10:48
Poor Gerry Griffin.
:10:50
We were his first mission
as flight director...
:10:51
and he had dealt with more malfunctions
than anybody had ever seen.
:10:57
Now we'll straighten out
our problems here.
:10:59
I don't know what happened. I'm not sure
we didn't get hit by lightning.