Spacelog Gemini 3

Molly Brown, CSQ CAP COM.

CSQ, this is Molly Brown. Go ahead.

Roger. What's the status?

We are GO.

Roger. You look good from the ground. Stand by to copy Three-Bravo times.

Roger.

Molly Brown, CSQ. Let me know when you are ready.

Roger. We are ready.

GMTRC 18 37 58. Ground elapsed time 04 13 58. Bank angle—roll left 55. ΔV 93. Molly Brown, CSQ. Did you copy?

Roger. GMTRC is 18 37 58.

Roger.

Bank angle—55 left. ΔV 93.

Roger.

Molly Brown, CSQ CAP COM. Cape recommends you perform your OAMS retroburn in BEF after alinement, and stay in BEF up to retrofire.

Roger. Agree with that.

Molly Brown, CSQ. Did you finish your retrofire checklist?

Roger.

Molly Brown, CSQ. Stand by for a GMT time hack.

Roger.

On my mark, GMT will be 18 14 40.

MARK!

Give me one on the even minute.

Roger.

MARK!

Roger.

Roger. GMT 15:20.

Molly Brown, Molly Brown, Carnarvon. CAP COM. Over.

Carnarvon, Molly Brown.

Roger. Read you loud and clear. We are going to send you a new 4-1 command load and T_R. Do you have your timer set at 34:00?

Timer set at 34:00.

Okay. In the meantime I'd like to get helium source temperature, pressure, and quantity reading from you.

OAMS propellant quantity is 55 percent.

Roger. 55 percent. Could I have the temperature and pressure? We are going to send you a command load at this time.

Roger. Source pressure is 1950. Source temperature is 81°.

Roger. Thank you. Command load coming.

And the pre-retro checklist is complete, Pete.

Roger. Understand, pre-retro checklist is complete. You've got a new T_R. You've got a command load. Your clocks are synched down here on the ground and I have about 2 minutes and 15 seconds to go to your 34-minute time hack.

If you are looking at the ground, Molly Brown, Carnarvon has a big fire going for you down here.

We are blunt-end-forward. We can't see them yet.

Okay.

Molly Brown, Carnarvon CAP COM. We have a GO here on the ground, and I have about 1 minute, 30 seconds till your time hack.

Roger.

Molly Brown, Carnarvon. When you have a chance from the pilot, the medics would like to get a reading on the food evaluation.

No time, we'll see them when we get back.

Okay.

Roger.

5—4—3—2—1 -

MARK. T_R 34:00.

Roger. The clock is counting down.

Molly Brown, Carnarvon. The medics would like to get the respiratory maneuver when you have a chance.

Roger. It's coming.

Molly Brown, Carnarvon has it loud and clear.

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This is Carnarvon, Molly Brown. Say again.

What's this new GMT of retrofire you gave us?

Say again.

What is the GMT of retrofire you just gave us?

Roger. The GMTRC is 18 57 23 for a GETRC of 04 33 23.

Molly Brown, Carnarvon. Do you want the rest of the quantities? The Cape said it wasn't necessary unless you want them.

That's okay, Pete.

Molly Brown, this is Carnarvon.

Go ahead.

Cape recommends that I give you your backup quantities there for GMTRC of 18 57 23. It'll be a roll left 55. GMTRB of 19 08 23. Roll right 65 at GMT 400K 19 01 29.

We got it, Pete.

Okay, Gus. I only have one question for you before you go out of range. How's the flying up there?

Great!

Fine GT-3. See you next trip—next year.

Okay. That was the last tape change.

Going to primary scanners at 25 minutes to retrofire.

Okay.

Or GMT of 1832.

Okay.

Can't you get the camera stowed?

There it goes.

Seems like one of those scanners just needs a rest every now and then. You know?

Yes.

Scanner went out at 1833.

There's that scanner light again.

It's out.

It's on again.

It's out again.

Scanner light's out again.

It's on again.

Scanner light is on.

Going to secondary at 1835.

Secondary scanner ignore light is good at 18 35 10.

Now I see what you mean about those RCS thrusters shining when the sun is shining on the nose.

Got your seat belt hooked?

Can you take it around a couple more times?

I don't know. Got your shoulder harness?

Yes, finally.

Now, let me go through this checklist in an orderly manner.