Spacelog Mercury 8

5, 4, 3

I have the lift-off. Clock has started. And she feels real nice.

Wally, you got a pin for this flight?

Yeah, I got the pins on my office wall. Altimeter's off the peg.

Standby for 20 seconds.

Okay.

2, 1, MARK.^T

Roger. Backup started and running good. I'll give you a hack at my 30 (seconds). Ah, she's riding beautiful Deke.

Looks real fine from here.

MARK 30. Okay. Fuel is okay. Oxygen is okay. All systems appear go, and she's getting noisy.

Not at all too noisy. Easy to talk through.

Main cabin pressure is remaining on schedule. Fuel is okay. Oxygen is okay. Cabin pressure, 10 psi, and she's really moving.

Cape Cap Com Sigma Seven. Do you read? Over.

Cape Cap Com this is Sigma Seven. How do you read? Over.

Cape Cap Com, Sigma Seven. I read you. Over.

Cape Cap Com, Sigma Seven. I read. I am broadcasting in the blind. g is building. All systems are go here.

Roger. How do you read now, Wally?

I read you beautiful.

You had your transmitter keyed, that's why we couldn't read.

I'll be darn. I'm push-to-talk now.

Standby for staging.

I have a BECO. I could see the flash.

Staging.

Roger, staging. Standing by for tower. Fuel looks good. Oxygen looks good.

Roger. Start a new flight.

Okay. I'm on push-to-talk, and the sun is coming in the window now. Okay. There goes the tower.

Roger.

Auto retrojett off. This tower really is a sayonara.

That pitch should be about -10 (degrees).

Roger. I have about -5. Cabin pressure is holding very well at, right at 6 psi.

Roger.

And I'll give and electrical check now.

Roger.

Okay, a-c and d-c are all in the green. It looks real good.

Roger.

I'll go back on VOX again. How do you read me on VOX now?

Cape Cap Com, Sigma Seven.

Go ahead, Seven.

Okay. I'm back on push-to-talk.

Roger. You have a go from Control Center.

Roger. You have a go from me. It's real fat.

Roger. Have a go from here.

Roger. It looks real good.

Are you a turtle today?

Going to VOX record only. You bet (Correct answer recorded).

Just trying to catch you on that one.

Nope—okay. I've finished VOX record.

Coming upon 4 minutes. I'll give you a hack.

Good head.

MARK.^T