Spacelog Mercury 8

I'm unable to run any more tests on stars at time. I am coming back to the view of the surface of the earth. There's quite a bit of moonlight, and as a result the horizon is very bright.

This quiet time must be getting to a lot of people on the ground. I think we should probably put some more data in here. Gathered at 5 hours and 31 minutes. And about this time they want an intermediate report. We'll get it for them.

Okay, we'll take an electrical check. Main bus is 24 (volts)—Isolated bus is—clicking because of the clock, of course-and that's 27 to 27-½ (volts).

Hello Muchea Cap Com this is Sigma Seven. I read you. How me, over?

Sigma Seven, this is Muchea Cap Com. I think I read . . . say again.

Roger, this is Sigma Seven. I read you loud and clear, Gene. There is no change in my status. Over.

Sigma Seven, this is Muchea, I did not read you very well, but would request blood pressure. Doctor Berry would appreciate blood pressure during last three orbits.

Roger, Gene. I say there is no change in my status since the last report at 0500. Over.

Roger, understand no change in status since your last report.

That is correct; all quantities are the same.

All quantities are the same.

Roger. And temperatures. Gene, I do have one change. The 250 inverter is now 120 (degrees).

Roger. check, 250 inverter is now 120 (degrees).

Very good.

Roger. We do not have telemetry, so, if you pressed your blood pressure button it isn't doing us any good. If we get telemetry, we'll give you another call.

I was wondering how the heck you were gonna get it. It will go onboard (tape recorder) though. All d-c power is 25 volts or greater. Over.

Say again.

All d-c power, d-c, is 25 volts or greater. Over.

Did you say d-c volts are 25?

That is affirmative. All of them—they are all in good shape.

This is Sigma Seven, at 5 hours, 36 minutes, 45 seconds. No yaw rate, a slight left roll rate of ½ degree per second. A slight pitch up of ¼ degree per second.

Sigma Seven, this is Muchea. I have not read your transmissions for the last minute. Hand you over to PCS.

Roger, Muchea.

Hello, Pacific Command Ship, Pacific Command Ship. This is Sigma Seven on HF. Over.

Hello PCS, PCS. This is Sigma Seven. How do you read? Over.

Sigma Seven, PCS. We read you weak but readable. How me?

I read you loud and clear, Al. And nice to talk to you today.

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I am talking on HF at this time.

Standby, Seven.

Roger.

Seven, this is Cap Com. Anything you want to say.

Nothing in particular. Wanna say hello to you though. All the systems are perfect. There are no changes in quantities since the 05 00 summary. Over.

Roger. We have one message for you. They would like to attempt to contact you over Hawaii through the relay airplanes. So, would you please go up to UHF prior to acquisition of Hawaii? Over.

I understand, Al, Roger.

We do not have T/M as yet. We might pick it up in a couple of minutes.

Right, I'm—very far south of you as you know. How's the weather there?

You sound a little scratchy to me, Wally.

Roger, we're still pretty far apart. How is your weather there?

Say again.

How is the weather there?

Weather actually is fairly good here in location. I think on your next pass you might be able to see the typhoon. I'll give you a bearing and distance when you come over next time.

Very good, we had quite a flap on this suit circuit for the first orbit as you may know.

Sorry, Seven, not reading you very well.

Roger, I said we had a lot of trouble with the suit circuit in the beginning of the flight.

Sigma Seven, you're breaking up too much.

Roger. I'll be back.

Why don't you—why don't you take a rest for awhile, you've bean talking quite a bit.