Spacelog Mercury 7

Roger, thank you.

Everything continues to look very good here on the ground. I've got a reading here on the ground for cabin pressure. This is for your information, is 4.8 [psia]. Now, this does take the trend that has been set up considerably. The suit pressure comes in at 4.9 [psia].

Roger.

We find now that the the O2 partial pressure is fluctuating slightly, and the—hanging around 4.2 [psia].

Did you ?

O2 partial pressure is fluctuating—4.2 [psia]—Over.

Roger, copied, George, thank you.

As I said before, everything looks very good here. Surgeon is after me here for you to try another blood pressure. Is this convenient?

Negative. I won't be able to hold still for it now. I've got the sunrise to worry about.

Okay. Roger. We have no further queries. If you have any comments we'll be listening down here.

Negative. I have a beautiful sunrise through the window. I'll record it so you can see it.

Aurora Seven, Aurora Seven, Hawaii Com Tech. How do you read me? Over.

Roger, Hawaii, Aurora Seven. Loud and clear. How me?

Aurora Seven, this is Cap Com. Can you give me a short report, please.

Roger. My control mode is manual; gyros caged; maneuver off. Stand by one. My status is good and the capsule status is good. I want to get some pictures of the sunrise. Over.

Roger. Give me the short report first.

Roger. Fuel is 45-62 [percent]. Over.

Roger. 45 and 62 [percent].

Roger.

Aurora Seven. Did you drink over Canton; did you drink any water over Canton?

That is negative. I will do, shortly.

Roger, Surgeon feels that this is advisable.

Roger.

Roger.

Aurora Seven. This is Cap Com. Would like for you to return to gyros normal and see what kind of indication we have; whether or not your window view agrees with your gyros.

Roger. Wait one.

I have some more of the white particles in view below the capsule. They appear to be traveling exactly my speed. There is one drifting off. It's going faster than I am as a matter of fact.

Roger. Understand.

I haven't seen the great numbers of these particles, but I've seen a few of them. Their motion is random; they look exactly like snowflakes to me.

Roger. Have you tried returning …

Negative. Let me get within scanner limits first.

Say again.

I must adjust my attitude to within scanner limits first.

Roger.

There were some more of those—little particles. They definitely look like snowflakes this time.

Roger. Understand. Your particles look like definite snowflakes.

However—

Can we get a blood pressure from you, Scott?

Roger. Blood pressure—start—now. I have the balloon—now—pretty steadily below me, not oscillating. And go to gyros normal. Gyros normal now.

Roger. TM indicates your—zero pitch.

Aurora Seven, Aurora Seven, this is California Com Tech, California Com Tech. Do you hear me? Over.

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