Spacelog Gemini 3

Yes, it's holding.

50—30—40. Those readings are right. You get 56?

Yes, 56 and 57 are right on the money. I copied them.

Okay, there it is — 10—20—30.

Okay, what time is it now?

70 minutes.

Huh?

Elapsed time of 70 minutes.

How many?

70.

Right now?

1:10. Yes.

Okay, at 70:18 give it to me.

MARK!

Okay, Blood Experiment deactivated.

Okay, that's exactly — that's 39° pitched down.

Okay, and you've got the sea urchin eggs coming up at 1:15, too.

Okay.

Pulse control is real good.

Yes.

It sure lights up all around though, doesn't it?

Sure does.

Okay, we're just about to get it all in one window.

Okay.

Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.

Okay, reading on the Catch-Up mode Check was 69 000 00.

Cape CAP COM, Molly Brown. Go ahead.

Roger, Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM. We're going to have you leave your propellant switch on and do the Texas burn, and we will watch your fuel usage then across the States. If it continues, we'll have you turn your propellant switches off, then, when you're over the Cape next time, except when you need to use the fuel.

Leave the propellant switch on for the Texas burn, and then watch for leakage?

Roger. Leave it on till after the Texas burn, and then we will watch your leakage. If it continues to leak, we will have you turn them off over the Cape.

Roger. We can't tell that we're using any fuel.

Okay, fine. We are not overly concerned. It's just that we'd like to get a handle on what is causing it here.

Your O₂ pressure is off the scale on the high side by telemetry.

Say again, Gordo.

Your oxygen pressure, your O₂ pressure, is off the high side of the scale. You may have had that switch failure in there. you may have had a telemetry failure in there that failed to the high side.

Roger. We'll go to High Rate and see if it comes down, Gordo.

Roger, and Gordo we have lost our primary scanners.

Roger. Did you say primary scanners?

Affirmative.

Okay. Can you give us a helium source pressure?

Say again.

What is your helium source pressure?

Roger. It's 2350, Gordo.

Look at the sunrise.

Yes.

Our source pressure is 2350, Gordo.

Let's see if I can bring that pressure down, using O₂ High Rate, if it is all right with you, Gus.

Okay.

We can try manual actuation of O₂ High Rate. I never did the Suit Integrity Check.

We have got to get ready for this Texas burn.

Yes.

What time is that Texas burn?

1:33.

1:33.

Now see, it is coming down.

Okay.

Now, we'll just recock it.

That was O₂ High Rate for about two minutes to bring the pressure off the peg. it's now reading 985, and cabin pressure is holding at 5.6.

Here comes the sunrise. Is that beautiful!

Isn't that pretty?

Aren't you going to take any pictures?

I hadn't planned to on this pass. I'll get the camera out.

Let's see, I want circuit breakers 9 and 10 off, don't I?

Yes. That sun's bright, isn't it?

Look at that! Where do you suppose that came from?

What?

I know you shouldn't let those things float around, but I don't know what to do with them.

What did he say that burn was on that … net? It's 48 ft —

48 feet and 73 seconds.

Okay. you put that in, don't you?

Yes.

Do I have to be in CATCH-UP when you put it in?

What?

Do I have to be in CATCH-UP when you put it in?

For me to enter it, yes. I'll just put in on the MDIU indicators here.

Looks like the velocity is about perfect. You can really tell you're moving on. You know that?

You sure can!

I can see some interesting cloud formations down there.

We'll be coming up for Guaymas, I guess, next.

Okay, what elapsed time are we in the flight plan, Gus?

1:19

1:19

RKV we get at 1:24.

Okay.

I'd say my alinement is perfect.

Okay. That's what we want to burn. I've got to change this tape cartridge. The camera is set for f11 at 250.

The first command load is valid. The DCS at Carnarvon inserted it properly.

Okay.

That's beautiful!

I'll bet the debris filter really clogs up.

What?

The oxygen pressure has climbed right up back there off-scale.

What is?

The oxygen pressure.

I've got to change this cartridge.

We're at 1:21.

Tape change at 1546. Tape cartridge No. 2 was replaced by tape cartridge No. 28.

The red light did not come on.