Spacelog Mercury 7

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

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

We're reading you loud and clear, also. Stand by for Cap Com.

Roger.

Aurora Seven, California. How do you read?

Hello, Al, loud and clear. How me?

You're loud and clear, Scotty. Short report.

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.

Roger, seems to me as long as suit inlet is going down that you could continue to increase flow until you feel comfortable.

Roger.

Understand you're GO for orbit three.

I am—-Roger. I am GO for orbit three.

Seven, this is California.

Go, California.

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.

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.

Roger. You're sounding good here. Give you a period of quiet while I send Z and R cal.

Roger.

Seven, this is California sending Z cal on my mark.

Roger.

One, Mark.

Z cal off.

Roger.

Stand by for R cal 3, 2, 1.

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.

Roger. R cal off.

They all look like snowflakes to me. No don't—they do not glow of their own accord.

Roger, Seven. Do you—have you . . . perspire or have you stopped perspiring at the moment?

No, I'm still perspiring, Al. I think I'll open up the visor and take a drink of water.

Roger. Sounds like a good idea.

Seven, would you give us a blood pressure, please, in between swallows.

Okay, there's your blood pressure. I took about 20 swallows of water. Tasted pretty good.

Roger, Seven. We're sure of that, we're getting Alpha times and—Hotel. You have Hotel, I know. How about 3 Alpha?

Roger, and Mark now a tensiometer reading. It's as tight as I've seen the string. Mark another tensiometer reading.

Roger. We have those.

Now say again your last question?

Do you have 3 Alpha of 03 11 00?

03 11 00.

That is correct.

Roger. Copied.

Seven, this is California. Do you still read?

Roger. Loud and clear.

Roger, we have no further inquiries. See you next time.

Roger.

Aurora Seven, Guaymas Cap Com.

Hello, Guaymas. Go ahead.

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.

Roger, I have one; it's the yaw gyro on the stop at this time.

Is your wobulator on now?

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.

Roger: and how do you feel, now?

I feel pretty good. Still warm.

Okay, sounds like you'll be all right.

Did you—your normal balloon release time will be 3 plus 34, Scott?

3 plus 34, Roger.

Roger, can you describe the balloon and its actions a little to us?

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.

Roger. Surgeon suggests that you drink as much water as you can. Drink it as often as you can.

Roger.

Retrosequence times for area 3 B and 3 C are nominal.

3 B and 3 C nominal. Roger.

And we recommend you go to normal on your gyros with the maneuver switch off.

Roger. The gyros are normal and the maneuver switch is off.

Roger.

Would you give us your—your temperature control valve settings, please?

Roger, suit is 7.5, cabin is about 10. That's 10 on the cabin and 5 on the inverters. Over.

Roger.

Stand by for Z cal.

Roger, standing by.

R cal.

Mark a tensiometer reading. It's as tight as I've—as it gets.

Aurora Seven, Cap Com.

Go ahead, Cap Com.

. . . drifting flight yet?

Say again.

Have you done any drifting flight?

That is Roger. And if I am to save fuel for retrosequence, I think I better start again. Over.

Roger, I agree with you.