Spacelog Gemini 3

We'll cross the east coast of Africa here before long.

Hand me one of those towels over there in your box, will you?

Okay. Are they on top?

No, they're back in the back.

Hey! We're coming in on the night side.

Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.

Look at that night come up.

Molly Brown, Cap CAP COM.

I ready you okay, Gordo. How do you read Molly Brown?

Roger. How's your control system?

Cape CAP COM. How do you read Molly Brown?

I'm reading you weak but readable.

Yes, you are almost unreadable.

Say again, Molly Brown.

I said I can read you, Gordo.

Roger, I'm barely reading you also.

How—is—your—control—system? Over.

That stuff goes right on by us.

Yes.

Okay. That's right. Now I've got the suit closed.

There is lightning out there.

Yep.

Look at that stuff going by. Oh boy! Really does sparkle doesn't it?

Yes.

Now you can see those thrusters firing back there.

Now you give this blood pressure, don't you?

I'll give it. You want me to give it?

It says you do.

It says Command—Oh! Oral temperature.

Oh, I mean oral temp, John. Can you get the thermometer out?

Yes.

I can't get the blood pressure bulb in.

Maybe you are pushing it in the wrong end.

Oh.

Okay. We're back to NORMAL on the waste valve.

How can you tell the difference between the ends?

All I know is it won't insert in one end, and it does insert with the other. I never saw a blood pressure bulb like that before this flight.

Look at that! It's beautiful!

There's the Southern Cross and Alpha and Beta Centuri.

Are those thrusters firing?

Yes.

I'm doing it.

Oh, you doing it?

Yes, we are yawing. I've got to keep it from yawing so far around.

Going to do this O₂ —

Want me to put it back in and give them a blood pressure?

If you can get it in. I can't.

What time is it?

41 elapsed. I get CSQ at 42:19.

Okay.