Spacelog Gemini 3

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

Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.

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

Roger.

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

Roger. 18:12.

Roger. Write fast, John.

That horizon is right where they said it would be.

Yes.

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

Yes.

OAMS power— ATTITUDE.

Maneuver controller—stowed. Sequence lights—test.

Arm restraints, face plates—open.

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

Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.

GO, Cape CAP COM.

Look better there than on a ballistic flight?

Say again.

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

I can't read you, Gordo.

Roger. How-do-it-look?

It look great!

Rog.

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

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

Cape CAP COM, Molly Brown. Over.

Maybe we lost 'em.

Yes.

Man, it's hard to watch that gyro.

Yes.

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

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

Better go to reentry antenna.

Okay.

Cape CAP COM, how do you read Molly Brown?

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

Okay.

Let's get lined up here.

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.

What's our time coming in to the Canaries?

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

Okay.

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

Yes.

Great!

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