Spacelog Mercury 8

The star computer device I have helps a lot to confirm stars, but it's a little hard to acquire them to begin with.

Roger.

I guess the only thing I don't have is your suit inlet temperature. Could you give me that?

Roger, 62 (degrees).

62 (degrees). That sounds good.

Yeah. It's been very comfortable since I finally got that final setting.

Roger.

How much water have you had Wally?

I took a big sip awhile ago, and then I just had a tube of peaches and a couple of those cubes.

Okay. Good,

Now it looks like a good time to take a drink of water, over you.

Visor open?

My visor is open now.

Roger. Visor open.

Wally, give me your pressure . . . readout.

Just a second Gus, I am trying to stow this water hose.

Okay.

Partial pressure oxygen.

Say again.

Are you asking for PO₂ ?

Roger.

Okay stand by. That is about 4.2 (psi) and I am back on the suit again.

Roger.

That is actually as pure as we normally would have it. That is why I didn't want to stay on too long.

Roger. Check your visor close.

Roger. The visor is closed and sealed up. Suit visor bottle is way up in the green.

Roger.

Sigma Seven. Cal Cap Com.

Cal Cap Com this is Sigma Seven. Read you. Do you read me? Over.

Roger. Read you loud and clear, Wally. Looks like it is all go for a next orbit. Do you concur?

Roger. Everything feels good here, John.

Roger. Standing by for your report.

Roger. I am in ASCS auto at this time; in reentry attitude; the gyros are normal; maneuver is off; all systems are green. Auto fuel is 89 (percent), manual is 90 (percent). My temperatures at this point are very comfortable. The suit inlet is 62 (degrees), the dome is 69 (degrees). I believe I am all set to power down. Over.

Roger. That's next on the flight plan here. You are all set to power down if you concur. And I would like to check your clock setting. What do you have on the clock there? Over.

Okay. I will give you a mark at 30 seconds.

Your ECT I have here, what's your setting for retrosequence. Over.

Roger. 08 hours + 50 + 21.

Roger. Thank you.

What is your cabin pressure, Wally?

Roger, the cabin pressure is just about 5.1 (psi).

Okay. Sounds good.

Right. Not much time for that one for this orbit is there John?

What? Say again please?

There wasn't much time to get ready for coming down, coming down this time was there? Sorry I couldn't go back to Hawaii for you this way. I'll see you out there, I guess.

Wally, yeah right here at the end of six. Do you have any comment with regard to relative motion of those particles that you saw? Did you see any of them moving past, or did you see any of them coming toward you if you were facing in the direction of flight? Over.

I never had the direct opportunity of them coming toward me John, but they definitely were going away from me. I could get a big blast of them, either green fireflies or white ice crystals, by rapping on the capsule almost anytime.

Roger. If you happen to have a chance at sunrise, anytime between now and end of flight, you might see whether you can see any coming toward you during that period also.

Roger. Understand.

Okay. I am going to shove off for a relaxation period.