Spacelog Mercury 8

Good show. Understand you are going to power down.

That's affirm. I'll give you a readout on it, so you can watch it.

(Roger)^G

Going to fly-by-wire. Going to gyros caged.

Roger.

Gyros are three zeros at this time. ASCS bus off. I have 0 volts.

Roger. Powering down the beacons, ground command.

T/M's dropped.

Roger. I have 12 amps at this time.

Roger. That's what we show.

Roger. Okay I am going from fly-by-wire back to normal now, so I can keep a cold stick.

Roger.

Okay. I am in normal, and I am going to select reentry attitude select for powering up time.

And she's all set.

. . . this is Cal, you are looking good. . . . see you next time around.

Right'o John, and thanks so much for your help.

Roger.

At 04 36 37. I took a light reading, and the light value is 13 for ASA 160.

Roger. Got it.

I'll see if I can flounder around with the camera now and get a picture of the Baja.

Roger. I understand getting a picture of Baja California.

I am just breaking out the camera now, John.

Okay, very good.

Okay. Setting in 11—and we can look down towards the Salton Sea again—on infinity.

Yeah. That's a pretty good setting from up there.

Yeah. . . . actually, I am looking north of the Salton Sea because of the yaw effect I must have in here. There is just a slight yawing effect just left of the capsule. Maybe about a quarter of a degree per second. Enough to bring me up towards the U.S.A.

Roger. Understand. Little slow yaw rate to the left. You are beginning to fade a little bit here. Probably won't get you much longer.

Okay. I'm yawing to the right. Sorry I misled you.

Roger.

Going to VOX record.