Spacelog Gemini 3

Elapsed time is 1:05. Now, I'm going to get a main batteries check.

—9½ and 24 on one and 9½ and 24 on two, and 9½ and 24 on three. 9½ and 24 on four. Those mains are good!

What time is it now, Gus?

It's 63 minutes.

63. Okay.

Look at that thing. I don't know what we can do with any of this stuff floating around. Do you?

No, I don't either. We need a special place to keep that stuff.

I'll put it in my pocket.

Okay. I'll verify that load.

Is the T_R-5 circuit breaker off?

Yes.

Okay.

You don't see many stars. You know that?

We have a scanner ignore light again. Aren't losing those gages again, are we?

No.

All of our power is okay?

Yep.

Must have been our scanners, I guess.

204. This is just beautiful, Gus! It checks to the digit!

Hey, we ought to have our face plates closed.

Okay.

Cabin Air Recirculation Valve-UP. That's where it is.

Huh?

It says Cabin Air Recirc Valve UP. That's where it is.

Yes. Faceplates closed or open?

Closed.

Okay.

Now we have a Catch-Up Mode Check.

Okay.

Now?

Well, yes. Now.

Okay.

Hey, there was lightning down below.

You want to go to CATCH-UP?

Yes.

In CATCH-UP. That right?

Yes.

Hey. I'm not in CATCH-UP yet. There's CATCH-UP.

Okay. I scratched this one out.

Okay.

You want to punch it in?

It's punched.

Okay, I'll start the computer.

50—30—40.

How about that? Just what it's supposed to be.

Roger. Just what it's supposed to be.

Pitch down.

Yes.

Okay, 56 is 20094, 57 is 19280.

Okay, there it is — 10—20—30.

Okay, what time is it now?

70 minutes.

Huh?

Elapsed time of 70 minutes.

How many?

70.

Right now?

1:10. Yes.

Okay, at 70:18 give it to me.

MARK!

Okay, Blood Experiment deactivated.

Okay, that's exactly — that's 39° pitched down.

Okay, and you've got the sea urchin eggs coming up at 1:15, too.

Okay.

Pulse control is real good.

Yes.

It sure lights up all around though, doesn't it?

Sure does.

Okay, we're just about to get it all in one window.

Okay.

Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.

Okay, reading on the Catch-Up mode Check was 69 000 00.

Cape CAP COM, Molly Brown. Go ahead.

Roger, Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM. We're going to have you leave your propellant switch on and do the Texas burn, and we will watch your fuel usage then across the States. If it continues, we'll have you turn your propellant switches off, then, when you're over the Cape next time, except when you need to use the fuel.

Leave the propellant switch on for the Texas burn, and then watch for leakage?

Roger. Leave it on till after the Texas burn, and then we will watch your leakage. If it continues to leak, we will have you turn them off over the Cape.

Roger. We can't tell that we're using any fuel.

Okay, fine. We are not overly concerned. It's just that we'd like to get a handle on what is causing it here.

Your O₂ pressure is off the scale on the high side by telemetry.

Say again, Gordo.

Your oxygen pressure, your O₂ pressure, is off the high side of the scale. You may have had that switch failure in there. you may have had a telemetry failure in there that failed to the high side.

Roger. We'll go to High Rate and see if it comes down, Gordo.

Roger, and Gordo we have lost our primary scanners.

Roger. Did you say primary scanners?

Affirmative.

Okay. Can you give us a helium source pressure?

Say again.

What is your helium source pressure?

Roger. It's 2350, Gordo.

Look at the sunrise.

Yes.

Our source pressure is 2350, Gordo.

Let's see if I can bring that pressure down, using O₂ High Rate, if it is all right with you, Gus.

Okay.

We can try manual actuation of O₂ High Rate. I never did the Suit Integrity Check.

We probably drove it overboard using that heater switch when we thought the pressure was down.