Mercury 7 transcript starting at 02 58 45 on Spacelog

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02 58 45
Comm Tech: Aurora Seven, Aurora Seven, this is California Com Tech, California Com Tech. Do you hear? Over.
02 58 51
Scott Carpenter: Hello. California Com Tech, Aurora Seven. Loud and clear. How me?
02 58 56
Comm Tech: We're reading you loud and clear, also. Stand by for Cap Com.
02 58 59
Scott Carpenter: Roger.
02 59 06
CAPCOM: Aurora Seven, California. How do you read?
02 59 09
Scott Carpenter: Hello, Al, loud and clear. How me?
02 59 12
CAPCOM: You're loud and clear, Scotty. Short report.
02 59 16
Scott Carpenter: Roger. Control mode is manual, gyros normal, maneuver off. Fuel is 45-50 [percent]. Balloon is out. Oxygen 81-100 [percent]. And my status is good. The capsule status is good, except I'm unable to get a reasonable suit steam exhaust temperature. Still reading 70 [degrees]. Over.
02 59 42
CAPCOM: Roger, seems to me as long as suit inlet is going down that you could continue to increase flow until you feel comfortable.
02 59 52
Scott Carpenter: Roger.
02 59 55
CAPCOM: Understand you're GO for orbit three.
02 59 58
Scott Carpenter: I am—-Roger. I am GO for orbit three.
03 00 00
CAPCOM: Seven, this is California.
03 00 12
Scott Carpenter: Go, California.
03 00 15
CAPCOM: General Kraft is still somewhat concerned about auto fuel. Use as little auto; use no auto fuel unless you have to prior to retrosequence time. And I think maybe you might increase flow to your inverter heat exchanger to try to bring the temperature down. They are not critical yet, however.
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03 00 38
Scott Carpenter: Roger, I have gone from 4 to 5 on the inverter at this time. And I think I'll increase just a tad on the suit.
03 00 49
CAPCOM: Roger. You're sounding good here. Give you a period of quiet while I send Z and R cal.
03 00 55
Scott Carpenter: Roger.
03 01 06
CAPCOM: Seven, this is California sending Z cal on my mark.
03 01 09
Scott Carpenter: Roger.
03 01 11
CAPCOM: One, Mark.
03 01 25
CAPCOM: Z cal off.
03 01 26
Scott Carpenter: Roger.
03 01 29
CAPCOM: Stand by for R cal 3, 2, 1.
03 01 35
Scott Carpenter: All right now, I'm beginning to get all of those various particles, they—they're way out. I can see some that are a 100 feet out.
03 01 52
C: Roger. R cal off.
03 01 55
Scott Carpenter: They all look like snowflakes to me. No don't—they do not glow of their own accord.
03 02 12
CAPCOM: Roger, Seven. Do you—have you . . . perspire or have you stopped perspiring at the moment?
03 02 20
Scott Carpenter: No, I'm still perspiring, Al. I think I'll open up the visor and take a drink of water.
03 02 27
CAPCOM: Roger. Sounds like a good idea.
03 02 42
CAPCOM: Seven, would you give us a blood pressure, please, in between swallows.
03 03 27
Scott Carpenter: Okay, there's your blood pressure. I took about 20 swallows of water. Tasted pretty good.
03 03 38
CAPCOM: Roger, Seven. We're sure of that, we're getting Alpha times and—Hotel. You have Hotel, I know. How about 3 Alpha?
03 03 48
Scott Carpenter: Roger, and Mark now a tensiometer reading. It's as tight as I've seen the string. Mark another tensiometer reading.
03 03 59
CAPCOM: Roger. We have those.
03 04 01
Scott Carpenter: Now say again your last question?
03 04 06
CAPCOM: Do you have 3 Alpha of 03 11 00?
03 04 12
Scott Carpenter: 03 11 00.
03 04 16
CAPCOM: That is correct.
03 04 22
Scott Carpenter: Roger. Copied.
03 04 45
CAPCOM: Seven, this is California. Do you still read?
03 04 47
Scott Carpenter: Roger. Loud and clear.
03 04 50
CAPCOM: Roger, we have no further inquiries. See you next time.
03 04 53
Scott Carpenter: Roger.
03 05 11
CAPCOM: Aurora Seven, Guaymas Cap Com.
03 05 13
Scott Carpenter: Hello, Guaymas. Go ahead.
03 05 15
CAPCOM: Roger, we're reading you loud and clear. We'd like to conduct a wobulator test here. We use White Sands whenever you give us the word.
03 05 23
Scott Carpenter: Roger, I have one; it's the yaw gyro on the stop at this time.
03 05 31
CAPCOM: Is your wobulator on now?
03 05 33
Scott Carpenter: Yes, the wobulator is on.
03 05 35
CAPCOM: Roger.
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03 05 43
CAPCOM: What was that on your yaw?
03 05 45
Scott Carpenter: I have the yaw needle on the 250 stop.
03 05 50
CAPCOM: Roger.
03 05 52
Scott Carpenter: I will not cage until after I get rid of the balloon, and then I can start a slow yaw to the left to pick it off the stop.
03 06 04
CAPCOM: Roger.
03 06 12
CAPCOM: Roger. Can you turn your wobulator on now and leave it on?
03 06 15
Scott Carpenter: Roger. It has been on, and I haven't touched it.
03 06 19
CAPCOM: Roger. Understand.
03 06 20
Scott Carpenter: Do you want it off?
03 06 24
CAPCOM: Roger. On and off in approximately 20-second intervals.
03 06 29
Scott Carpenter: Okay, wobulator going off—Now.
03 06 38
CAPCOM: Roger. We're relaying this.
03 06 46
Scott Carpenter: Am I in a position to do a 360 [degree] roll for them at this time?
03 06 51
CAPCOM: Your 00 yaw; you do have a yaw input in.
03 06 57
Scott Carpenter: Could we do this 360 [degree] roll on this pass at White Sands?
03 07 03
Scott Carpenter: Gordo.
03 07 12
CAPCOM: Aurora Seven, Cape Cap Com.
03 07 15
Scott Carpenter: Roger Cape. Loud and clear and break, break. Guaymas, the wobulator is back on now.
03 07 24
Scott Carpenter: Roger Cape. Go ahead.
03 07 26
CAPCOM: Roger Aurora Seven, Cape Cap Com back on HF. Give me your report.
03 07 32
Scott Carpenter: Roger. Control mode, manual; gyros normal; the maneuver switch is off. Fuel is 45-45 [percent]; oxygen is 70 [percent], or, correction, oxygen is 80 and 100 [percent]. Suit temperature is 68 [degrees], now and coming down pretty well. Suit steam vent temperature is 69 [degrees], and beginning to be a little more comfortable. Over.
03 08 12
CAPCOM: Roger: and how do you feel, now?
03 08 15
Scott Carpenter: I feel pretty good. Still warm.
03 08 18
CAPCOM: Okay, sounds like you'll be all right.
03 08 23
CAPCOM: Did you—your normal balloon release time will be 3 plus 34, Scott?
03 08 28
Scott Carpenter: 3 plus 34, Roger.
03 08 31
CAPCOM: Roger, can you describe the balloon and its actions a little to us?
03 08 35
Scott Carpenter: Yes, it has a random drift. There is no oscillation that I can predict whatsoever. The—the line leading to the balloon sometimes is tight; sometimes is loose—loose enough, so that there are loops in it. Its—its behaviour is strictly random as far as I can tell. The balloon is not inflated well either. It's an oblong shape out there, rather than a round figure; and I believe when the sun is on it, the day-glow orange is the most brilliant, and the silver. That's about all I can tell you, Gus.
03 09 28
CAPCOM: Roger. Surgeon suggests that you drink as much water as you can. Drink it as often as you can.
03 09 38
Scott Carpenter: Roger.
03 09 40
CAPCOM: Retrosequence times for area 3 B and 3 C are nominal.
03 09 43
Scott Carpenter: 3 B and 3 C nominal. Roger.
03 09 50
CAPCOM: And we recommend you go to normal on your gyros with the maneuver switch off.
03 09 55
Scott Carpenter: Roger. The gyros are normal and the maneuver switch is off.
03 09 59
CAPCOM: Roger.
03 10 11
CAPCOM: Would you give us your—your temperature control valve settings, please?
03 10 20
Scott Carpenter: Roger, suit is 7.5, cabin is about 10. That's 10 on the cabin and 5 on the inverters. Over.
03 10 35
CAPCOM: Roger.
03 10 37
CAPCOM: Stand by for Z cal.
03 10 39
Scott Carpenter: Roger, standing by.
03 10 46
CAPCOM: R cal.
03 10 53
Scott Carpenter: Mark a tensiometer reading. It's as tight as I've—as it gets.
03 11 29
CAPCOM: Aurora Seven, Cap Com.
03 11 32
Scott Carpenter: Go ahead, Cap Com.
03 11 33
CAPCOM: . . . drifting flight yet?
03 11 35
Scott Carpenter: Say again.
03 11 36
CAPCOM: Have you done any drifting flight?
03 11 38
Scott Carpenter: That is Roger. And if I am to save fuel for retrosequence, I think I better start again. Over.
03 11 49
CAPCOM: Roger, I agree with you.

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