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Scott Carpenter
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That's negative. I'm afraid I'm not going to make it, Gordo, unless I get the attitudes—down close.
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Scott Carpenter
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Okay, Gus, my status is good; my control mode is fly-by-wire; the gyros are still caged; maneuver is off. Fuel is 62 and 68 [percent]. A little ahead on fuel consumption; fuel quantity light is on; the excess cabin-water light is on. I'll try and get auto mode here directly.
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Scott Carpenter
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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.
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Scott Carpenter
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Okay. Cabin water going back. I'll start now at two. This is 20 degrees below launch value.
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Roger. Everything looks good down here, except for your fuel usage; you better watch that a little bit.
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Scott Carpenter
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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.
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Scott Carpenter
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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.
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Scott Carpenter
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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.
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Scott Carpenter
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The line is still not taut. I have some pictures of the line just waving out in back. I would say we have about a one-cycle-per-minute oscillation. It's both in pitch and yaw.
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Aurora Seven, Cap Com. Repeat your last message.
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Scott Carpenter
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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.
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Scott Carpenter
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At 01 45 30, I have turned the cabin, or the suit-water valve all the way off and back up to one.
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Scott Carpenter
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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 …
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Scott Carpenter
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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.
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Scott Carpenter
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That is Roger. I did quite a bit of drifting flight on the dark side over Woomera and Canton. Over.
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Scott Carpenter
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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.
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CAPCOM
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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.
Spoken on May 24, 1962, 2:22 p.m. UTC (62 years, 5 months ago). Link to this transcript range is: Tweet
