Spacelog Mercury 7

Going to transmit to—record only, at this time.

The weightless condition is a blessing, nothing more, nothing less.

I am now photographing large cloud banks over the Pacific on a southerly direction.

I'm drifting slowly to retroattitude at this time.

Hello, Guaymas Com Tech. Aurora Seven. Loud and clear. How me?

Roger. Aurora Seven, this is Guaymas Cap Com. How me? Over.

Roger, Guaymas, loud and clear. My control mode is now fly-by-wire; gyros are caged, I'm in— maneuver is off. I'll go to automatic mode directly. My status good; the capsule status is good. The fuel is 69-69 [percent], oxygen is 88-100 [percent]. The cabin steam vent has gone to plus 10, I believe that's a bad gage reading, and suit temperature steam vent is coming down slowly, now reading 68 [degrees]. Over.

Roger. Understand 68 [degrees]. How is your temperature comfort? Over.

Roger. My body comfort is good. I am tracking now a very small particle, one isolated particle, about—there is another, very small, could be a light snowflake.

Roger. We're reading—we're having a—a bad body temperature reading on you, 102.4 [degrees], probably erroneous.

I can't believe it. My suit temperature shows 60 [degrees] and I feel quite comfortable. I'm sure I would be sweating more than this if my temperature were 102 [degrees].

Your suit-inlet temperature, near 61 [degrees], so it looks pretty good.

Roger.

Roger. It looks like we have a go for the second orbit as everything appears all right for you.

Roger. I was hoping you'd say that, Gordo.

You start to conserve your fuel a bit and maybe, perhaps, use a little more of your manual fuel.

Roger. Can do.

Roger, are you ready for Z and R cal?

Roger, send them.

Z cal coming on now.

And, mark, coastal passage.

Say again.

Mark, coastal passage coming over the—Baja.

Good.

How does it look?

Half covered with clouds, and—and the other half is dry. Will you pass on—this message for me, Gordo, to all the troops at Guaymas?

Hola, amigos, felicitaciones a Mexico y especialmente a mi amigos de Guaymas. Desde el espacio exterior, su pais esta cubierto con numbes—and es—also—se muy bello. Aqui el tiempo esta muy bueno. Buena suerte desde Auror Siete.

Roger, muchas gracias, amigo.

Ha ha, okay.

Give us a blood pressure.

Here you go.

Roger, do you—I'd like to pass your 2 Alpha time on to you, Scotty.

Roger.

Roger, 2 Alpha time is 01 36 13, with a G.M.T. of 14 21 30. That takes into account your clock error.

That's 02 36 13?

Roger, 01 36 13.

Roger, 01 36 13 for 2 Alpha.

For Golf, 03 00 31.

Roger, 03 00 31 for Golf.

There's a G.m.t. on that of 15 45 48.

Roger. Standing by for the . . . my mark on the radar test over White Sands.

…

Roger.

Roger. Command roll now.

Roger. Bermuda Flight, reading you loud and clear.

Switch wobulator switch off.

Roger. Phase shifter.

Mark!

Phase shifter is off.

Phase shifter is on, now.

Aurora Seven, Cap Com. What control mode?

Fly-by-wire.

Thank you.

Bermuda Flight. How do you read?

Hello, Bermuda Flight. Reading you loud and clear. How me?

Will you run a blood pressure, please? Read you loud and clear.

Roger. Blood pressure starting now.

I have lost sight of the balloon at this minute.

Roger.

Also, Bermuda, the balloon not only oscillates in cones in pitch and yaw, it also seems to oscillate in and out toward the capsule; and sometimes the line will be taut, other times it's quite loose.

It's now about 50 degrees off of the flight path.

Pictures of whirls taken, just east of Bermuda, now the balloon line is tight.

At 01 45 30, I have turned the cabin, or the suit-water valve all the way off and back up to one.

I'm taping now the fuel quantity warning lights in preparation for the dark side. I think also excess cabin water I'll tape. It's not a satisfactory lighting arrangement to …

Hello, Canary Cap Com. Aurora Seven. Loud and clear. How me?

Aurora Seven, Aurora Seven, this is Canary Cap Com. How do you read? Over.

Hello, Canary Cap Com. Aurora Seven. Loud and clear. How me?

Roger. You're coming into UHF range. Proceed with the short report. Over.

Roger, Canary. My status is good; the capsule status is good; my control mode is automatic; gyros normal; maneuver off. Fuel 51-68 [percent], oxygen 85-100 [percent]; my cabin steam vent temperature now is picking up and reading about 19, suit steam vent temperature still reading 70 [degrees]. I have backed it off to zero and reset it at one. Over.

. . . cabin exhaust temperature. Over.

Cabin exhaust temperature is climbing back up to 19. Over.

Roger. Have you been doing any drifting flight? Over.

That is Roger. I did quite a bit of drifting flight on the dark side over Woomera and Canton. Over.

Roger. Did you observe any haze layers? Over.

Roger, I did observe haze layers but not the ones that were separated from the horizon that we expected, and that John reported. I'll keep a sharp lookout next time and try to see them after sunset. On the light side there is nothing more than the bright, iridescent blue layer, which separates the actual horizon from the deep black of space. Over.

Aurora Seven, you are fading rapidly. You are fading. MCC [Mercury Control Center] is worried about your auto fuel and manual fuel consumption. They recommend that you try to conserve your fuel.

Roger. Tell them I am concerned also. I will try and conserve fuel.

Aurora Seven, Aurora Seven, I cannot read you. Do you read Canary Cap Com? Over.

Roger. Canary, copied your message. Over.

Roger. Understand copied message regarding fuel and consumption.

That is Roger.

Surgeon here has requested a blood-pressure transmission.

Blood pressure is coming your way now.

We are receiving same at Canaries and it looks good.

Roger.