Parachute Collapse and Retrieval
Title
Parachute Collapse and Retrieval
Description
Audio from the Parachute Collapse and Retrieval
Creator
NASA
Publisher
NASA
Date
August 7, 1971
Format
Identifier
UUID
b935aaff-1d39-4b06-849d-7c99c5fbb737
Transcription
295:11:18 Worden (onboard): Closed.
295:11:18 Okinawa: Apollo 15, this is Okinawa. Request your splashdown read-out. Over.
295:11:21 Irwin (onboard): Okay, you ready for Main Bus ties to come Off.
295:11:24 Worden: Main Bus ties coming off.
295:11:25 Scott: Roger. Plus 26.13 minus 158.12.
295:11:26 Worden (onboard): Ready for Bus Ties.
295:11:30 Worden (onboard): Okay.
295:11:28 Recovery: This is Recovery. I have a visual [garble] dead ahead.
295:11:36 Okinawa: Apollo 15, this is Okinawa. You have a streamed chute. Stand by for a hard impact. Okinawa, over.
295:11:43 Scott: Roger. [Pause.]
295:11:53 Scott: Splashdown. Mark splashdown.
295:11:18 Okinawa: Apollo 15, this is Okinawa. Request your splashdown read-out. Over.
295:11:21 Irwin (onboard): Okay, you ready for Main Bus ties to come Off.
295:11:24 Worden: Main Bus ties coming off.
295:11:25 Scott: Roger. Plus 26.13 minus 158.12.
295:11:26 Worden (onboard): Ready for Bus Ties.
295:11:30 Worden (onboard): Okay.
295:11:28 Recovery: This is Recovery. I have a visual [garble] dead ahead.
295:11:36 Okinawa: Apollo 15, this is Okinawa. You have a streamed chute. Stand by for a hard impact. Okinawa, over.
295:11:43 Scott: Roger. [Pause.]
295:11:53 Scott: Splashdown. Mark splashdown.
Original Format
Duration
4:27 min.
Timestamp
295:11:18
Collection
Citation
NASA, “Parachute Collapse and Retrieval,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed May 15, 2025, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/5.