Spacelog Mercury 8

That's affirmative. I just used the moon to lock on. I will give you a short report. I'm just going to go on the ASCS . . . if you watch my thrusters.

Roger.

I will go on ASCS; reentry attitude.

Roger. You're on now according to us.

Roger. I'm just about going in. I'm not on it. Ha. Ha.

Okay. I'm going in it now, on gyros free. I'm going to go to gyros normal.

Okay, Gene. I'll give you a readout on what we've got up here.

Okay.

First off, I'm in auto reentry; I'm in auto; gyros are normal; maneuver is off; all configuration is of reentry; bypass switch for rate gyros is in normal. Give you a fuel readout, the auto tank is 90 (percent), manual is about 90 (percent). Give you a read on the suit which has been very comfortable now. The suit temperature is 60 (degrees). My dome is down to 45 (degrees). I'm going to back it off a half a notch. I'll go to 0 and then come back up again. Over.

Okay, Wally. Stand by.

Sigma Seven. How about blood pressure?

On the way.

Roger. John Glenn suggests that you have time when the numerous particles first appear, at sunrise, to tap the side of the capsule, and test his favorite theory.

Roger. I have done that Gene, and they do come from the capsule.

Roger. And he suggests later on, when they appear like white particles, that you do the same and this might prove that they are the same particles.

I tried that too.

You got the same result?

That's affirmative.

Roger.

Sigma Seven. If you're not doing anything, can you give us an attitude readout.

Okay. My indicated attitudes are 0 degrees pitch, 10 degrees left yaw, 0 degrees roll. Over.

We concur. Very good.

Roger. How do the scanners look?

Within 4 degrees, Wally. They are consistent, also.

Roger. I think I got the bear lined up pretty well, then.

Roger. Everything looks very good here. You sound very good, and it looks like go for 6. I think from here I'll just ask the doctor in.

Okay.

How do you feel?

Very good. I'm enjoying the ride very much.

Excellent.

You can tell Chris I got bored racking around and I just decided to give him his auto retro. Actually auto reentry attitude at this point. Over.

Roger.

Sigma Seven. Woomera Cap Com.

Hello, Woomera. Go ahead.

Sigma Seven. Woomera Cap Com. Did you say you were going to auto retro?

Negative. I'm in auto reentry at this point.

Roger. We received your Muchea report, and we're standing by.

Roger, Woomera. Thank you.

What is your comfort control valve suit setting?

Roger. It is now set at 7.5. I went back to 0 and came back up again. Over.

(Roger.)^G Would you repeat that last part?

Say again?

We received you going to zero, but we didn't know what it was set at.

Roger. 7.5.

(All systems)^G green at Woomera.

Roger. My suit dome is 62 degrees at this time.

Suit dome 62 (degrees).

Correct.

You reported the suit dome at 45 (degrees) over Muchea. Is this correct?