Mercury 7 transcript starting at 02 27 47 on Spacelog

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02 27 47
CAPCOM: Okay, Rcal off. We suggest you go to manual at this point and preserve your auto fuel. Low at this point.
02 27 53
Scott Carpenter: Roger. Going to manual now.
02 27 57
CAPCOM: Roger.
02 28 00
Scott Carpenter: At this time I'm reading 45-70 [percent] on fuel.
02 28 04
CAPCOM: Rog. Understand 45-70 [percent].
02 28 07
Scott Carpenter: Cabin.temperature is 107 [degrees].
02 28 10
CAPCOM: Cabin 107 [degrees].
02 28 17
CAPCOM: I don't believe you've ever received any sunrise, sunset times.
02 28 23
Scott Carpenter: Roger. Give me the whole lot of them, Deke, or the ones that are coming. Give me rise, set, and rise.
02 28 32
CAPCOM: Roger. Will do. Your next sunrise will be 02 50 00.
02 28 40
Scott Carpenter: Roger. Copy.
02 28 41
CAPCOM: Sunset 03 41 20.
02 28 47
Scott Carpenter: Roger.
02 28 48
CAPCOM: Sunrise 04 19 00.
02 28 54
Scott Carpenter: Roger. Copy.
02 28 59
CAPCOM: Well, it sounds like you're doing real well up there, Dad.
02 29 01
Scott Carpenter: Roger. It's a little warm.
02 29 04
CAPCOM: I suspect so.
02 29 09
CAPCOM: Been riding your horse the last couple of days.
02 29 12
Scott Carpenter: Good.
02 29 23
CAPCOM: For your information, Cape informs that if we don't stay on manual for quite a spell here we'll probably have to end this orbit.
02 29 31
Scott Carpenter: I'll be sure and stay on manual.
02 29 33
CAPCOM: Roger.
02 29 35
CAPCOM: You've got a lot of drift left here yet too.
02 29 38
Scott Carpenter: Say again.
02 29 40
CAPCOM: You've got drift capability left yet, too.
02 29 41
Scott Carpenter: Roger.
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02 29 47
CAPCOM: Did you see any lights over the Australian . . .?
02 29 50
Scott Carpenter: I did. That is, Roger. I did see some lights. I couldn't identify them, however.
02 29 57
CAPCOM: Roger. Understand.
02 30 05
CAPCOM: Would you give us another readout on your suit steam temp? Has this changed any?
02 30 09
Scott Carpenter: It may have gone down just a tad. It's about zero now; I mean about 70 [degrees] now. It was a little bit higher. The visor is closed and I'm beginning to feel a little cooler.
02 30 24
CAPCOM: Very good.
02 30 27
CAPCOM: We indicated 2-degree drop at suit inlet, so it sounds like you're making out a bit.
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02 30 30
Scott Carpenter: Roger. My control mode now, Deke, is manual; gyros free; and the maneuver is off.
02 30 41
CAPCOM: Roger. I understand. Manual; gyro free; and maneuver off.
02 30 44
Scott Carpenter: Roger
02 31 23
CAPCOM: Aurora Seven, this is Muchea Cap Com. Are you reading?
02 31 26
Scott Carpenter: Still reading, Muchea.
02 31 28
CAPCOM: Very good.
02 31 30
CAPCOM: We are just kind of leaving you alone. How is your balloon doing, incidentally?
02 31 33
Scott Carpenter: I haven't found it since it got dark. It's—it's—it rambles quite a bit, Deke. It's not inflated fully, and it doesn't stretch out on the line tight like I expected. It bounces in and out and oscillates up and down and sideways. Have no good tensiometer readings yet.
02 32 08
CAPCOM: Aurora Seven, Aurora Seven, this is Woomera Cap Com. How do you read? Over.
02 32 12
Scott Carpenter: Hello, Woomera. Aurora Seven. Loud and clear. How me?
02 32 17
CAPCOM: Roger. You are loud and clear, also.
02 32 20
CAPCOM: We copied your transmission over Muchea. Understand you still have the balloon on. Is that an affirmative?
02 32 26
Scott Carpenter: That is affirmative. I have the balloon on. However, I haven't seen it for some time. It wanders quite a bit and I do not have it in sight at this moment. I believe that—it might be visible against the earth background at this time.
02 32 49
CAPCOM: Roger. Do you see the moon at all?
02 32 52
Scott Carpenter: I am faced the wrong way and limited in maneuverability I have left because of my fuel state. I can see the terminator between moonlit side, and unmoonlit side. Over.
02 33 08
CAPCOM: Roger. Understand.

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