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.

Right. I'm sure I'll be ready for it though.

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.

Going to VOX record.