Spacelog Mercury 7

That's negative. I'm afraid I'm not going to make it, Gordo, unless I get the attitudes—down close.

Roger. We're reading your attitudes all right at zero now.

Roger. The gyros are caged.

Aurora Seven, this is Cape Cap Com on emergency voice.

Roger. In 2 minutes, Echo will be almost directly overhead.

Roger.

Could you give us a cabin steam and suit temperature, please?

Roger. Suit steam is 69 [degrees] and cabin is plus 11. That dropped down very suddenly when the excess cabin-water light came on. I think I'm going to—increase . . . I'll try to increase suit-water flow one more time. If that doesn't work I'll drop—down—to closed and start over again.

Aurora Seven, cut back your cabin water.

Okay. Cabin water going back. I'll start now at two. This is 20 degrees below launch value.

Roger. I'm going to give you a Z cal.

Roger.

Okay. I'm going to give you an R cal.

Be my guest.

Aurora Seven, Cap Com. Do you read?

Roger. Loud and clear.

Roger. Everything looks good down here, except for your fuel usage; you better watch that a little bit.

Roger.

Aurora Seven, have you deployed the balloon?

That is negative. Stand by.

Balloon deploy, now. The balloon is out and off. I, I see it way out, but it—I think now it is way out, and drifting steadily away. I don't see the line. I don't see that any attempt was made to inflate the thing. It's just drifting off.

I have only the rectangular shape tumbling at this point about 200 yards back, barely visible; and now wait, here is a line. That was the cover, the balloon is out.

Understand. The balloon is out.

That is Roger.

There is very little acceleration here.

Aurora Seven, did the balloon inflate?

The balloon is partially inflated. It's not tight. I've lost it at this moment. Wait one, I'll give you a better reading shortly.

There is an oscillation beginning.

This is an oscillation in the balloon?

Yes.