Spacelog Mercury 8

Sigma Seven, Cape Cap Com. How do you read?

Hi, Deke, I read you loud and clear. How me?

You're coming in fairly good.

This reticle is working very well for yaw, as well as for almost any other attitude.

Sigma Seven, Sigma Seven, this is Cape Cap Com.

Go ahead, Cape.

Cape Cap Com, go ahead. Cape Cap Com this is Sigma Seven. I read you loud and clear. How me?

Sigma Seven, Sigma Seven, Cape Cap Com.

This is Sigma Seven. Go ahead, Cape, I read you loud and clear.

You are coming in about 3 by.

Okay.

I'm okay. Standby, I'm going back to ASCS. It's gotta hold me up (delay me.) The capsule—I'd like to straighten out this problem that you are—obviously have seen on the suit circuit. I have had very little luck in bringing it down. I'm going to increase the setting to 8 at this time. I am on 8 now—the suit dome is now about 81 (degrees). It has dropped about a degree. Do you understand?

Understand suit dome is 81 (degrees). .

That is correct. Suit dome is 81(degrees). The suit inlet is about 76(degrees). I'm making a little ground on it.

That sounds promising.

Yeah, I think it is. I didn't want to rush into it, and I didn't get too hot. I know you are concerned. I'd rather come up on the right setting than dicker around going back and forth.

Roger.

Now all the systems are working very well. I'd like to give you a rundown on the control systems. My fly-by-wire is excellent. Manual was slightly sluggish but very good. The capsule at this time is in auto mode, maneuver off, gyros normal. T_s+5 did check out very well. The fuel is holding up as you can see, as well as the oxygen.

Okay, sounds good.

Okay. I'm going to continue with my day yaw checks now.

Next transmission will be on emergency voice.

Roger.

Sigma Seven, Cape Cap Com, transmitting emergency voice. Over.

Roger. I read you loud and clear. I'm going to send you another …(blood pressure) here, because I moved too much on the last one.

Roger.

Seven, Cap Com.

Go ahead, Deke.

Your (contingency recovery area)2 Bravo retro.

Standby 'till I finish my blood here. Okay, I'm done. Okay, go ahead with your 2 Bravo.

2 Bravo, 01 48 32.

48 32. Is that correct?

01 48 32.

32 Roger. Understand. 01 48 32, 2 Bravo.

We suggest you have a drink of water if you haven't had one recently.

No, I haven't. I've tried not to open the visor. I want to get the circuit going down. I think we might have a chance to take a quick one. I'll get ready for one.

Okay. If you're reading this, I want to clear you on one item.

Okay.

You indicated high thruster action at Bermuda and Muchea on switch over from ASCS to fly-by-wire. Has this been apparent to you?

Negative. It has not. I have one case where I went into reeentry attitude after—correction, before—Canton but this was to check the stars at night after Woomera. And I got a twitch then, which I think was a high thruster.

Otherwise, it dropped in beautifully on transition from control mode to control mode.

You're pretty poor transmitting, let's try UHF once.

Okay. Standby, VOX off.

Seven, Cap Com, UHF. How do you read?

Deke. I read you loud and clear. How me?

How you reading now?

I read you fine. I just had some water and it does feel kinda good.

Roger, loud and clear.

Say again.

Looks more readable on UHF.

Okay. We'll use that around the pad.