Mercury 7 transcript starting at -00 00 05 on Spacelog

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CAPCOM: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0.
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Scott Carpenter: I feel the lift-off. The clock has started.
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CAPCOM: Roger. [Cape Canaveral]
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Scott Carpenter: Loud and clear, Gus.
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CAPCOM: Roger, Aurora seven, stand by for—the time hack.
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Scott Carpenter: Roger.
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Scott Carpenter: Little bit of shaking, pretty smooth.
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CAPCOM: 3, 2, 1, mark.
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Scott Carpenter: Roger, the backup clock has started.
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CAPCOM: Roger, Aurora Seven.
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Scott Carpenter: Clear blue sky; 32 seconds; 9,000 [feet], fuel and oxygen steady; cabin pressure 15.1 [psia]; and dropping. A little rough through max q, and 1 minute.
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CAPCOM: Roger. You're looking good from here.
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Scott Carpenter: Okay, 25 amps and the power is good.
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CAPCOM: Roger. You're looking good.
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Scott Carpenter: Mark, 1 minute. Cabin pressure is on schedule; fuel and oxygen are steady, 24 amps; all the power is good.
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CAPCOM: Roger. Pitch is 56 [degrees]. You look—
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Scott Carpenter: Roger. My pitch looks good, it's smoothing down a little bit now. I feel the pitch program starting over.
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CAPCOM: Roger.
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Scott Carpenter: The sky is getting quite black at 01 30—-elapsed. Fuel and oxygen is steady, cabin pressure is leveling off at 6.2 [psia], 22 amps and the power is still good, one cps sway in yaw.
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CAPCOM: Roger. Understand. Pitch is 37 [degree]. You look real good.
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CAPCOM: Stand by.
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Scott Carpenter: Roger. There is BECO on time, and—
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CAPCOM: Ah, Roger. Understand BECO.
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Scott Carpenter: Roger, I felt staging. Do you confirm?
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CAPCOM: Staging?
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Scott Carpenter: Do you confirm staging?
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CAPCOM: Aurora Seven, we confirm staging.
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Scott Carpenter: Roger, g peaked at 6.3.
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Scott Carpenter: The tower is way out. It's gone. The light is green. Going over the BECO check now.
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CAPCOM: Roger, Aurora Seven.
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Scott Carpenter: BECO check is complete
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CAPCOM: Roger. Understand complete. Is that correct?
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Scott Carpenter: That is. Roger.
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Scott Carpenter: At 3 minutes. Fuel and oxygen are still steady; cabin is holding 5.8 [psia]. Power still looks good; my status is good.
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CAPCOM: Roger. Pitch minus, minus 2 1/2 [degrees], and you're right on; you're good.
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Scott Carpenter: Roger. Reading you loud and clear, Gus.
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CAPCOM: Aurora Seven, . . ., you are good.
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Scott Carpenter: Roger. Still reading you. Broken a little bit. At 30, my status is good. Fuel and oxygen are steady. Cabin is holding 5.8 [psia]; Cabin is holding 5.8 [psia]. Power is good, 25 amps.
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CAPCOM: Roger.
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Scott Carpenter: Four minutes. Aurora Seven is Go. Fuel and oxygen steady; cabin holding, 25 amps; power is good.
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CAPCOM: Roger, Aurora Seven. Pitch minus 3 1/2 [degrees]. You're good.
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Scott Carpenter: Roger, Reading you on Bermuda antennas now, much louder.
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CAPCOM: Roger.
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Scott Carpenter: 4 plus 30 my clock. Fuel and oxygen steady, 3 1/2 g's. Cabin holding 5.8 [psia]; 25 amps power is good.
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CAPCOM: Roger, Aurora Seven. You're through 0.8, V over VR of 0.8.
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Scott Carpenter: Roger. 0.8.
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Scott Carpenter: Okay, there is SECO. The posigrades fired. I am weightless and starting the fly-by-wire turnaround. Aux Damp is good.
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CAPCOM: Roger. You look good down here.
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Scott Carpenter: Periscope is out, and . . . .

Spacelog Mercury 7