Spacelog Mercury 8

Okay. She's almost erect in the water at this time. I'm going to put up the whip antenna, Gus, and turn the squibs off. Standby.

I'm sorry, Wally. I didn't read that.

Okay. I have put the whip antenna up, and I'm turning off the arm squibs.

Whip antenna is up. You're turning off the squib arm.

That is correct.

Okay. I'm going to check the cockpit, to be sure we don't get the boys in trouble. Everything looks real good, Gus. This is a real sweetie pie of a capsule.

Roger. I agree.

I am in comfort, absolute complete comfort. The suit inlet is now 72 (degrees), the cabin is about 98 (degrees). That's all. I feel very comfortable.

Roger. Repeat the last part before the very comfortable.

The suit inlet temperature is 72—72 (degrees). The cabin temperature is 98—98 (degrees). I'm going to retract the scope manually to get it out of the way for the boys when they come around.

Wally. You landed about 9,000 yards from the carrier. How about that?

That's pretty close isn't it?

Wally. Hawaii Cap Com.

Go ahead.

Recovery has been advised of your status. You're comfortable. They see the whip antenna, and they are on the way.

Very good. I am very comfortable.

Hello Astro, Hello Astro this is Swiss One. How do you read me. Over.

Roger. Swiss One this is Astro. How are you today?

Fine, fine. Got your squibs off. Give me a short count, please.

Roger. A short count follows 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1. This is Astro. Sigma Seven. Very happy to be back in the Pacific league.

Good. Glad to be able to talk to you.

Oh, it's a good habit.

Hello Astro this is Swiss One. We have you on sight. You're looking good from here, on the green dye.

Roger, I seem to be bathing in it, don't I?

Roger. I'm going to fly overhead, come back around and drop the swimming team.

Okay. Good show.

Wally. You look fine.

Good show. How's it? She looks pretty erect to me. She's canted off a little bit towards what would be my left side. Is that correct?

That's affirmative.

Roger.

Okay. We're going, now coming in with the swimmers.

Roger, Swiss One.

I can hear you now.

Roger. You've got four helicopters overhead.

Oh, that'll do.

Tell the fellows I am perfectly comfortable. I can wait as long as they want.

Understand.

Okay. Don't tell them. Don't let them get their hands cut on something on here—go at it casually.

Roger.

Thank you.

Okay, Astro. The swimmers are in the water.

Roger.

I see a little old string hanging along down the side here. Oh! That's my dye marker.

I see your die marker, is very bright green.

Yeah. I can see it through part of my window. Apparently, what I was looking at was the piece of string and that was the dye marker. Howdy fellows!

Do they know I'm all right. I assume, I heard them knock on the capsule.

Astro. Understand you requested you—you want to remain in the capsule? You want to know if we know that?

I assume they do. Don't they?

Right.