Spacelog Mercury 8

Sigma Seven. Cape Cap Com.

Roger, you're coming in weak and intermittent. Can you read us? Over.

Roger. I'm coming up at this time at—just across the Yucatan Peninsula here.

Sigma Seven. Standby, we're still not reading you.

Roger.

Sigma Seven. Cap Com. Let's try it again.

Deke, this is Sigma Seven. Just passing over the Yucatan peninsula.

Roger. You're still weak and intermittent.

Roger.

Sigma Seven. Cap Com. How do you read now?

I read you loud and clear. How me?

Roger, you are loud and clear. You were very garbled before.

Roger. I'm doing partial control on fly-by-wire low. Will acquire ASCS when I get in retroattitude. No problem, just the bird's flying beautifully, and give her a break.

Roger.

When you have a yaw of 90 degrees, it's just like looking at a train window—that's all there is to it. That's about what I'm going through now. Just walking right around the horizon, Deke.

(Roger)^G

Let's put a little . . ..

. . . pressure for environment.

Say again, Deke.

Give us a cabin pressure.

Roger. Standby. Okay. It's about—just about 5 (psi) on the button.

Roger.

Okay.

Have you eaten yet? We haven't been able to confirm this.

That's affirmative. I had some peaches and a couple of cubes. I didn't want to eat it all up in one batch.

That's a good idea.

Spread it out a little bit, you know.

How are you feeling in general?

Very fine, Deke. It's the first time I've had a chance to relax since last December. I've been exercising a little bit to get my muscles toned up as well. Not exactly walking around but a little bit of stretching.

. . . (You say—you say you are what?)^G

Roger.

Did you say you'd like to get up and walk around?

I did a little exercise.

Roger. Understand.

I'm just about in retroattitude now. Just about made a complete 180 (degrees).

(Roger Seven, Cape Cap Com . . ..)^G

I'm going to pick up pitch very shortly.

Cape Cap Com. Auto One, do you read?

Sigma Seven, Sigma Seven. Auto One. Do you read?

This is Sigma Seven. Read you loud and clear. How me?

Hello, Cape Cap Com . . ..

Sigma Seven, Sigma Seven. Auto One. Do you read?

Go ahead. Cape Cap Com.

Sigma Seven, Sigma Seven. Auto One. Do you read?

This is Sigma Seven. I read you loud and clear.

Roger. Sigma Seven. Cape Cap Com. Auto One.

. . ..

Roger, Cape Cap Com. Auto One. Contact . . . relay.

. . . Cape Com Tech. How do you read?