Spacelog Mercury 8

That sounds like great sport, I can see why you and Scott like it. I'm having a trick now. I'm looking at the United States and starting to pitch up slightly with this drifting rate. And I see the moon, which I'm sure no one in the United States can see as well as I right now.

I think you're probably right.

Ha, ha. I suppose an old song “Drifting and Dreaming” would be apropos at this point, but at this point I don't have a chance to dream. I'm enjoying it too much.

Things are looking real good from here, Wally.

Thank you, John. I guess that what I'm doing right now is sort of a couple of Immelmans across the United States.

Roger. Wally, have you had a chance to observe a haze layer any?

Yes, I have. It's quite fascinating; in fact, it's misleading in the evening. Gives you the feeling that you are pitched down quite far. Have you noticed that?

Roger.

It's projected up much higher in the evening.

Ah, I see you got me on a Z Cal.

Negative, did not send Z Cal, Over.

Oh, somebody did. Maybe Scotty.

May have.

Roger . . . Z Cal off now.

See, you can't be sneaky with me, can you Scott? Now I got the P O₂ (oxygen partial pressure), which goes to 0 when you do that. Okay, R Cal. How's that? Anybody want blood pressure.

Say again, Wally.

Okay, I'll send you blood pressure now.

Roger, standing by. Cal coming off.

Blood pressure on.

We have your blood pressure. Standing by for a standard report.

Roger, Scott. I am in drifting flight, but I have powered up the ASCS a-c bus. It has come on the line very well. I will power up the beacons later. The control mode selected is fly-by-wire although I'm not controlling in it. The auto switch is auto, gyros switch is still caged. The reentry attitude is selected, maneuver is off. The quantities are all in the green. Suit temperature is about 60 (degrees). I'm quite comfortable with it. Electrical is green and a-c is green.

Roger, and could we have one more blood pressure, please. I didn't get the last. Your (recovery area) 5-1 TORF (time of retrofire) I have. Are you ready to copy?

Let me get that first, then I'll give you the blood pressure.

Roger, 07 18 10.

07 18 10.

That's Roger. At 07 18 10, and for your information, Ascension copied you on your last pass and they are standing by to copy you again this time.

Roger, I'll send you a BPMS.

Roger.

I have your 07 18 10.

That is Roger, 07 18 10 for (recovery area) 5-1.

Roger.

Incidentally, Wally, if we have LOS before we read the last of your blood pressure, don't forget to turn her off.

Roger. Thank you.

Now in the dosimeter check, it is still reading less than 1/10 on the lowest scale.

(Picture) Able 8 taken at 06 14 40. A coastline. It should have been the coast of . . . Tampico, just south of Texas.

All color shots have been made so far, no black and white I'm going to try to take another shot here of a cloud structure, at 06 15 30.

Go ahead. Go ahead. Cape Cap Com.