ˈæftɚ bɹˈɔːdkæstɪŋ fɔːɹ sˈɛvəntˌiːn mˈɪnɪts, ðə ɹoʊtˈeɪʃən ʌvðə spˈeɪskɹæft tˈʊk ðə hˈaɪɡˈeɪn æntˈɛnə ˌaʊɾəv vjˈuː ʌvðə ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ stˈeɪʃənz ˌɔn ˈɜːθ ænd ðeɪ ˈɛndᵻd ðə tɹænsmˈɪʃən wɪð lˈʌvɛl wˈɪʃɪŋ hɪz mˈʌðɚɹ ɐ hˈæpi bˈɜːθdeɪ.
After broadcasting for 17 minutes, the rotation of the spacecraft took the high-gain antenna out of view of the receiving stations on Earth and they ended the transmission with Lovell wishing his mother a happy birthday.