CAPCOM

Read you loud and clear also. We have radar track. Please remain in orbit attitude.

Scott Carpenter

Roger. Understand. I, my control mode is fly-by-wire, gyros normal, maneuver off. I am picking up retroattitude and automatic control very shortly. Over.

CAPCOM

Roger. Will you verify that your retrodelay switch is in the normal position?

Scott Carpenter

Retrodelay is normal. I say again, retrodelay is normal.

CAPCOM

Roger. Will you please proceed with the short report, fuel and oxygen readings.

Scott Carpenter

Roger. Fuel 103-100 [percent]. Oxygen 89-100 [percent]. All the power is good. Aurora seven status is Go in all respects. Over.

CAPCOM

Roger. Say again fuel, please. Over.

Scott Carpenter

Fuel 103-100 [percent]. Over.

CAPCOM

Roger. Have copied.

CAPCOM

Please send blood pressure. Over.

Scott Carpenter

Roger. Blood pressure start now.

Scott Carpenter

I have, west of your station, many whirls and vortices of cloud patterns. Pictures at this time—2, 3, 4, 5. Control mode is now automatic. I have the booster directly below me. I think my attitude is not in agreement with the instruments. It's probably because of that gyro free period. Outside of a minor difference in attitude indications, everything is proceeding normally.

CAPCOM

Can you confirm orientation, ASCS and fly-by-wire . . . operating normal?

Scott Carpenter

Roger. Canary, TS plus 5 is verified. Manual is satisfactory in all axes. Fly-by-wire and auto is satisfactory, all axes. Aux Damp is okay also. Over.

CAPCOM

Roger. I have copied. I have new end of orbit, end of mission and 1 Bravo times for you. Are you prepared to copy?

Scott Carpenter

Send your message, Canary.

CAPCOM

Roger. End of orbit time 01 28 17. End of mission, 04 32 27. 1 Bravo 16 plus 56. Did you copy? Over.

Scott Carpenter

Roger. End of orbit 01 28 17, Hotel 04 32 39, 1 Bravo 16 56. Over.

CAPCOM

Correction. Aurora Seven, correction 1 Bravo. Make that 16 plus 52. Over.

Scott Carpenter

Roger. Understand. 16 52.

CAPCOM

Roger. Apogee altitude is 143 [nautical miles]. Perigee 86 [nautical miles]. Did you copy? Over.

Scott Carpenter

Roger. 143 and 86 [nautical miles].

CAPCOM

Roger. Here are sunrise and sunset times. Sunrise orbit one: 1 plus 21 plus 00. Sunrise, orbit two: 2 plus 50 plus 00. Sunrise, orbit three: 4 plus 19 plus 00.

Scott Carpenter

Roger, Canary. I'm going to have loss of signal before I get these. I want to get some pictures. Have Muchea, or, correction, have Kano send these to me in this order: Sunset, sunrise, sunset, sunrise, break, break. Did you copy?

CAPCOM

— plus 41 plus 20. Did you copy? Over.

Scott Carpenter

That is negative. I'll have to wait awhile for those.

Scott Carpenter

I'll get them from Kann. Thank you.

CAPCOM

Have a blood-pressure reading. Your first attempt was unreadable on the ground. Over.

Scott Carpenter

Okay. It's on the air.

CAPCOM

Aurora Seven. This is Kano on UHF/HF. Do you read? Over.

Scott Carpenter

Roger, Kano Cap Com. Aurora Seven reads you loud and clear. How me?

CAPCOM

Roger, Aurora Seven. Kano Cap Com reads you loud and clear. Welcome back, Scott.

CAPCOM

Blood-pressure check, please. Hold your button for 4 seconds and then go through the short report.

Scott Carpenter

Roger. Blood-pressure start, nob'. My status is good. The capsule status is good. Furl is 99-98 [percent]. Oxygen, 89-100 [percent]. Cabin is holding good. All d-c power is good. All a-c power is good, 22 amps. Everything is green and you should be reading blood pressure. Over.

CAPCOM

Roger. We are reading blood pressure. Do you want to check your UHF low? Over.

Scott Carpenter

Hello, Kano. Hello, Kano Cap Com. Aurora Seven UHF low. How do you read?

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CAPCOM

Aurora Seven. Kano Cap Com reads you loud and clear. Over.

Scott Carpenter

Roger. Reading you the same. Going back to UHF high.

CAPCOM

Aurora Seven, Kano Cap Com. How do you read? Over.

Scott Carpenter

Loud and clear, Kano. Send your message.

CAPCOM

Roger, Aurora Seven. Are you going to be doing your caging, uncaging procedure now? Over.

Scott Carpenter

Roger. I—am a little behind in the flight plan at this moment. I have been unable at this time to install the MIT film. I finally have it. I'll go through the gyro uncaging procedure very shortly.

Scott Carpenter

Okay, the MIT film is now in.

Scott Carpenter

ASCS is operating okay.

CAPCOM

What mode are you on now?