Spacelog Mercury 7

Very good. Are you going to start your balloon test?

The balloon is out. I don't see any reason for not leaving it on through the dark side, and I just saw a particle going by at about 2 or 3 feet per second.

Roger, understand. According to flight plan, you're supposed to go to FBW about now, and he says you're on auto mode and I wondered if you plan to go through with this. Over.

That is negative. I think that the fact that I'm low on fuel dictates that I stay on auto as long as the fuel consumption on automatic is not excessive. Over.

Roger, Aurora Seven. Congratulations on your trip so far and I'm glad everything has gone …

Thank you very much.

I now have the wide, blue horizon band. It looks to be, at this time Capsule elapsed 02 0700, to be about the diameter underneath the sun. It seems to be the same thickness underneath the sun as the sun's diameter. North and south it becomes less distinct and lighter. It extends up farther from the horizon.

Roger, Aurora Seven. That's a hard one to pronounce, anything that we can do for you …

Negative. I think everything is going quite well.

Roger, We'll be waiting. Out.

Roger. See you next time.

Aurora Seven, this is Indian Ocean Ship. Over.

Roger, Indian Cap Com. Loud and clear. How me?

Roger. Loud and clear. We have had transmitter trouble on your previous run. We just got a message from the Cape . . . to conserve fuel. I monitored part of your transmission to Zanzibar and understand . . . the situation.

That is Roger.

Do you have retrosequence times for 2 Delta, 2 Echo and Golf?

That is negative. I have the nominals.

Roger. 2 Delta and 2 Echo are still nominal. Area Golf is 03 00 29, 03 00 29.

Roger. 03 00 29.

Roger, Aurora Seven, I read you loud and clear. Do you have any comments for the . . . Ocean?

That is negative. Except this problem with steam vent temperature. I'm going—I'll open the visor a minute; that'll cool—it seems cooler with the visor open.

Roger. Did you take xylose?

That is negative. I will do so now.

Roger.

Aurora Seven, confirm you've checked fly-by-wire and all thrusters okay.

Roger. Fly-by-wire is checked; all thrusters are okay.

Roger.

Aurora Seven, Indian Ocean Cap Com. I do not read your transmission.

Roger. Indian Cap Com, Aurora Seven.

Well, I have—I am in record only, and I am getting warm now.

Don't know what to with the cabin.

I'll turn it up and see what happens.