Spacelog Gemini 3

Yes. That's right.

We have got to get ready for this Texas burn.

Yes.

What time is that Texas burn?

1:33.

1:33.

Now see, it is coming down.

Okay.

Now, we'll just recock it.

That was O₂ High Rate for about two minutes to bring the pressure off the peg. it's now reading 985, and cabin pressure is holding at 5.6.

Here comes the sunrise. Is that beautiful!

Isn't that pretty?

Aren't you going to take any pictures?

I hadn't planned to on this pass. I'll get the camera out.

Let's see, I want circuit breakers 9 and 10 off, don't I?

Yes. That sun's bright, isn't it?

Look at that! Where do you suppose that came from?

What?

I know you shouldn't let those things float around, but I don't know what to do with them.

What did he say that burn was on that … net? It's 48 ft —

48 feet and 73 seconds.

Okay. you put that in, don't you?

Yes.

Do I have to be in CATCH-UP when you put it in?

What?

Do I have to be in CATCH-UP when you put it in?

For me to enter it, yes. I'll just put in on the MDIU indicators here.

Looks like the velocity is about perfect. You can really tell you're moving on. You know that?

You sure can!

I can see some interesting cloud formations down there.

We'll be coming up for Guaymas, I guess, next.

Okay, what elapsed time are we in the flight plan, Gus?

1:19

1:19

RKV we get at 1:24.

Okay.

I'd say my alinement is perfect.

Okay. That's what we want to burn. I've got to change this tape cartridge. The camera is set for f11 at 250.

The first command load is valid. The DCS at Carnarvon inserted it properly.

Okay.

That's beautiful!

I'll bet the debris filter really clogs up.

What?

The oxygen pressure has climbed right up back there off-scale.

I've got a reject on my T_R. What is your status, Molly Brown?

Do you want me to tell them about the oxygen pressure being off-scale?

Our status is GO. We did bring the ECS O₂ back down on the scale with O₂ High Rate, and since that time it has returned to off-scale.

Roger, and I have transmitted a T_R and Gemini load for your maneuver over Corpus. Confirm you were in CATCH-UP. Over.

Negative. We're in CATCH-UP, now.

Roger. I'll retransmit the load.

Roger. You have a load in the CATCH-UP for your maneuver.

Got to be in CATCH-UP.

Okay. There you go.

Roger. Go.

You are GO for the next orbit.

Roger. Thank you.

Are you ready to copy your maneuver times?

Stand by.

Roger.

You ready?

Yes.

Okay. We're ready to copy.

Roger. Your GMTB…correction, 15 57 00. Your ground elapsed time to burn, 01 33 00. Your ΔV of the burn, 048. Your length of burn, 01:14.

Roger. We copied 15:57, 01:33, 48ft/sec, at a minute and 14 seconds.

74 seconds.

Well, 1 minute 14. You want to read it back to them?

Did you get him the other one?

Neg. Wait until I'll get them.

Roger. Stand by for a GET time hack.

On my mark, it'll be 85 minutes and 45 seconds. Stand by.

MARK! You copied?

Roger. We copied.

Roger. Your clocks looked good on the ground.

Will you give me a readout of core 25, 26, and 27? Over.

26 and 27 are all zeros.

I wonder if he got it?

I don't know.

Molly Brown, RKV CAP COM.

Go ahead. Over.

Go ahead RKV.

Will you give me a readout of your computer core — 25, 26, and 27, please?

Roger. It was: 25 was minus 0480. 26 and 27 were all zeros. Over.

That is affirmative. I concur.

Molly Brown, can you give me a readout of your OAMS helium source pressure, temperature, and your propellant quantity gage.

The propellant quantity gage is 83 percent. Stand by. John will give you the other.

Roger. Source pressure is 2450. Source temperature is 85°, and fuel and oxidizer regulated at 295 with 68°.

Roger. 295 at 68. Say again your propellant quantity, Command Pilot.

Propellant quantity is 84 percent.

Roger. I copy.

Molly Brown, RKV standing by. Do you have anything else?