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?

Yes. Stow those drogue pins.

Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.

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

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!

Yes.

We must have a leak.

What kind of leak?

Okay.

You want the plotboard?

Yes.

If I can get it out.

The intercom is noisy, isn't it?

I can't get the plotboard out of there.

I can't get it out, John.

Can't get the plotboard out?

I'll darn sure never get it in. Oh yes, there it comes.

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

Canary CAP COM, this is Molly Brown. how do you read?

Roger. Read you loud and clear, Molly Brown.

I read you the same.

We have your T/M solid and all systems look good on the ground.

Okay, we look pretty good up here.

I have your 2-1 time if you are ready to copy. Do you copy, Molly Brown?

Okay.

Okay. Ready with 2-1.

Roger. ΔV139. GMTRC 15 55 47. GETRC 01 31 47. Roll left 55°. GMTRB 16 05 31. Roll right 65. Did you copy?

Did you get 'em?

Yes.

There goes a planet up there.

Did you get 'em?

Roger.

Molly Brown, Canary CAP COM.

We're getting ready to read them back to you.

Roger.

Roger. ΔV of 139. GMT of 16-belay that—15 55 47.

Molly Brown, Canary CAP COM. Request you place your radiator switch to the FLOW position.

Roger. Radiator is in FLOW position. Has been the whole pass.

It's cooling us right down too. It's working.

Reading back a GMT of 2-1—15 55 47 GMTRC. GMTRB is 16 05 31. Bank angle 55° left and right 65°.

Molly Brown, Canary CAP COM. We are standing by for your UHF Com Check. Do you copy?

Roger. We are on UHF #2. Have been the whole pass. Over.

Molly Brown, Canary CAP COM.

Go ahead.

I don't think they read me.

Roger. We are standing by for your UHF Com Check, and would you place your radiator switch to your FLOW position?

Roger. John has been answering all of those. He's just in RECORD.

Roger. The radiator has been in FLOW the whole pass. The UHF has been on No. 2 the whole pass. over.

Roger. Copy you loud and clear, Molly Brown. We are standing by for your blood pressure.

Roger. Blood pressure is coming down.

Molly Brown, Canary CAP COM. Be advised, on your 15 second burn you achieved a 12.6 ft/sec. Did you copy?