Spacelog Gemini 3

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Gus Grissom

Yeah, you can see the view real well. The nose dropped below the horizon a little bit. now it's back up above.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Roger. Stand by for my mark on 0.8.

Gus Grissom

Roger.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

MARK 0.8.

Gus Grissom

Good show.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Roger.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Looks good.

Gus Grissom

SECO.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Roger. You are GO, Molly Brown.

Gus Grissom

One seven.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Roger.

Gus Grissom

Okay. We are separated.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Roger. Fairings.

Gus Grissom

There went all fairings.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Okay, fine.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

You have the IVI's?

Gus Grissom

Okay. 17 ft/sec at SECO, and I have 29 ft/sec now.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Roger. 23 down?

Gus Grissom

That's 3 down, 7 right.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Roger. 3 down, 7 right.

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Gus Grissom

And 29 aft. Right.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

And 23 aft. Okay.

John Young

And the attitude on the ball is 18° nose down.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Roger. We have an 87 by 125 orbit, Molly Brown.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Roger. You have an 87 by 125 orbit. I'll get you One-Alpha shortly.

Gus Grissom

Roger.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Roger. new One-Alpha time is elapsed time of 18:12. 18 minutes, 12 seconds.

Gus Grissom

Roger. 18:12.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Roger. Write fast, John.

Gus Grissom

That horizon is right where they said it would be.

John Young

Yes.

Gus Grissom

Let's see, have we got everything on this checklist, John? Let's see—retrorockets safe. Yes.

John Young

Yes.

Gus Grissom

OAMS power— ATTITUDE.

John Young

Maneuver controller—stowed. Sequence lights—test.

Gus Grissom

Arm restraints, face plates—open.

John Young

Secondary O2 bottle is closed. I've got mine. Waste valve to NORMAL.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.

Gus Grissom

GO, Cape CAP COM.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Look better there than on a ballistic flight?

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Spoken on March 23, 1965, 2:30 p.m. UTC (59 years, 7 months ago). Link to this transcript range is: Tweet

Gus Grissom

Say again.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Does it look better from there than on a ballistic flight?

Gus Grissom

I can't read you, Gordo.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Roger. How-do-it-look?

Gus Grissom

It look great!

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Rog.

John Young

Computer—PRELAUNCH. High frequency is off. Antenna selector to ADAPTER.

John Young

Cape CAP COM, how do you read on adapter antenna? Over.

John Young

Cape CAP COM, Molly Brown. Over.

Gus Grissom

Maybe we lost 'em.

John Young

Yes.

Gus Grissom

Man, it's hard to watch that gyro.

John Young

Yes.

Gus Grissom

Guess you've got to stow the drogue pins, huh?

John Young

Yes. Stow those drogue pins.

Gordon Cooper (CapCom)

Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.

Gus Grissom

Cape CAP COM, Molly Brown. How do you read?

Gus Grissom

Cape CAP COM, Molly Brown. How do you read?

Gus Grissom

Better go to reentry antenna.

John Young

Okay.

Gus Grissom

Cape CAP COM, how do you read Molly Brown?

Gus Grissom

I think we've lost them now. let's leave it on adapter antenna and we'll try at Canaries.

John Young

Okay.

Gus Grissom

Let's get lined up here.

John Young

I'll put the mains to OFF and see what we've got. Look here, we've still got a … I want to put these off. I'll put them off one at a time, or we may drop voltage.

Gus Grissom

What's our time coming in to the Canaries?

John Young

Time is 14 something. Just a second. Okay, Canary is 14:50 acquisition. LOS 21:42.

Gus Grissom

Okay.

Gus Grissom

I'd say I was alined pretty good, wouldn't you?

John Young

Yes.

John Young

Great!

John Young

Shoot, Gus, I can't get my blood pressure bulb in. I really can't.

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