Spacelog Mercury 8

I see little ice crystals, I'm sure that's what it is around me now.

You're a little garbled.

Okay. Got a good view of the earth now.

Coming around to retroattitude. Coming into retroattitude; and a good shot of the sustainer here. It's right in the window where it belongs. I am pitched up a little bit.

Roger.

Okay. Just about into retroattitude.

Roger. We have full communications. Tell me, can you confirm retrojett off?

That's affirmative. Retrojett is off.

That's fine.

Okay. I'm getting set up for yaw. I can see yaw at (-) 34 already.

You say you still have some yaw.

Roger. I just went into ASCS at about 7 minutes and 10 seconds. The sustainer is sitting very steady above me. I should say above the horizon. And I'm in chimp mode right now and she is flying beautifully.

I'll give you (contingency recovery area) 1-B retro 16 22.

Roger. Understand 16 22. Is that correct?

Roger. 16 22.

Okay. I've got my chart case out. I'll put that in. I'll send the blood pressure now for the medics.

Roger.

Boy! That sustainer looks real cute. I'll pick her up in a moment and track her.

For your information, you are slightly garbled—slightly garbled.

Okay. I'll use VOX-push-to-talk as much as possible.

Roger.

Okay, I'm stopping that blood pressure run. Boy! This ASCS made tracking very nice. The sustainer is very stable. It is not oscillating at all. I see no vapors; it looks very clean.

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Say again Deke.

Cape Cap Com, Sigma Seven. Say again.

Seven, Cap Com. You are fading—you are fading.

Cape Cap Com. I read you loud and clear.

Sigma Seven, Sigma Seven, Cape Cap Com. How do you read?

Cape Cap Com, this is Sigma Seven. I read you loud and clear. How me?

Cape Cap Com, Sigma Seven. How do you read? Over.

This is Sigma Seven. Squib off. Three retro fuse switches on. Fire-arm on. Going to fly-by-wire low.

This is Sigma Seven. Tracking sustainer very easily in fly-by-wire low.

Am going to manual proportional.

This is Sigma Seven. I am now in ASCS auto, retroattitude. Manual proportional works very well.

Canary Cap Com this is Sigma Seven. Over.

Sigma Seven this is Canary Com Tech. Transmitting HF/UHF. Do you read? Over.

Roger. Canary Cap Com this is Sigma Seven. Do you read me?

Sigma Seven this is Canary Cap Com. Reading you loud and clear. We have valid radar track.

Roger. Good show on radar. Awfully sorry our friend Julian couldn't be with us. I would like to give you my report on control mode. First off, manual and fly-by-wire low are excellent; aux damp works excellent. I am now in auto mode; retroattitude. Attitudes holding beautifully. I am go. My suit temperature is going up a bit. I have set it at 4.5. Over.

Roger. I copied suit temperature at 4.5. What does your suit temperature read?

Negative. That was suit dome—is reading 75 (degrees). I have set the suit at 4.5.

Roger.

I am checking on my cabin. It's about 60 (degrees). I am going to leave it alone. The cabin heat exchanger is about 48 (degrees).

Roger.

Canary, as far as I am concerned all control systems are perfect. The manual was slightly sluggish as predicted, but better than I have seen.

Roger. Are you on UHF-hi at this time?

That is affirmative, and will be switching to UHF-lo for a check with you shortly.

Roger.

I have made an electrical check. We had communication problems on the way across. And all the systems checked out very well. Oxygen is holding up very well. I will give the suit circuit a little more time to cool down.