Since the next CSM (designated as "CSM-103") would be ready three months before LM-3, a CSM-only mission could be flown in December 1968.
sˈɪns ðə nˈɛkst sˌiːˌɛsˈɛm dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd æz "sˌiːˌɛsˈɛm wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː"wʊd biː ɹˈɛdi θɹˈiː mˈʌnθs bᵻfˌoːɹ ˌɛlˈɛm θɹˈiː, ɐ sˌiːˌɛsˈɛmˈoʊnli mˈɪʃən kʊd biː flˈoʊn ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt.