Spacelog Gemini 3

Roger. We're in good shape.

Roger.

Molly Brown, RKV. I'm getting an indication of OAMS thrust forward-firing. I have negative OAMS yaw firing on the ground.

We're not doing any firing. We're not even in MANEUVER and ATTITUDE and we haven't touched the handle.

Roger.

Molly Brown, stand by for Guaymas.

Roger.

Outstanding! I see the whole of Mexico.

I wonder what area of Mexico it is?

Molly Brown, Guaymas CAP COM.

Guaymas, Molly Brown.

Guaymas standing by.

Roger.

It's pretty well clobbered, isn't it?

Yes.

We're going to have a hard time with that tracking task.

Can you see anything up north there?

I never got a chance to look for the Salton Sea, but I think we can see up that way.

Nothing but high cirrus.

Oh, man! Oh, man, you can see all the way across Mexico!

You must have it clear down there, huh?

Yes, it's clear down south, here.

Molly Brown, Guaymas handing over to Texas.

Roger.

It came out 50 feet on my IVI's. You'll give me a mark now on my burn. Right?

Roger.

Okay. It will be about two minutes before we start it. So you punch off your stopwatch and tell me — give me a mark to stop it—just in case it doesn't go to zero.

Okay.

Molly Brown, Texas CAP COM.

Read you loud and clear, Texas.

Roger. Texas standing by for your maneuver.

Roger.

You got that? The IVI's came out 50 ft/sec aft. Right?

Yes, but it should have been 48. I don't know why it came out to 50. Should we bring it down to 48?

Well 25—48 is what is in the—48.3 is what's in the load.

How we doing on time?

Fine.

Well, good. I guess maybe we probably slowed down that much.

Now, it's 51. See?

It came up 48 initially. We're at a different place in the orbit. 30 seconds.

Okay. Are you going to give—you want me to give Texas a mark when you start burning?

I will.

Okay.

Twenty seconds to burn. You got that, Texas?

Roger.

Okay. 3 seconds.

MARK!

Thrusting complete.

Roger. Confirmed maneuver complete.

That burn was 1 minute and 14 seconds by our watches.

And when we started out, the IVI's were reading 51 ft/sec, and I burned them down to 2 ft/sec aft.

Say again, Molly Brown.

As we started to burn my IVI's read 51 ft/sec, and we burned them down to the place where they read 2 ft/sec.

Say again that last number.

Two. Zero, zero, two.

Roger.

What have you got on your propellant, Gus?

Propellant quantity is 65 percent.

Hey, we're in good shape.

Yes.

Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.

Go ahead, Gordo.

Roger. Do you want to get your transmitter up to start your tape dump?

Yes, it's on. The transmitter is now DELAYED-TIME.

Ready for your tape dump?

Understand. Going tape playback CONTINUOUS.

Tape playback is on CONTINUOUS.

Okay, Molly Brown. Looks like your OAMS has leveled out before your burn. Can you give us an OAMS source pressure and temp again now?

Roger. Source pressure is 2050, temperature is 56.

Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.

Oh, that record switch!

This source pressure is 2050. Source temperature is 56.

Roger. it looks like that pressure switch on that O₂ is failed. You probably better bring that O₂ heater from AUTOMATIC to OFF, and then manually control the temp from then on—the pressure from then on.

If I go into High Rate you can break it off the peg. Over.

Okay, you can bring it off the peg by going to High Rate. Is that affirm?

Roger, but—

Okay. I have a time for you, where you will be nearest to the booster. Would you like to have that so you can look for it?

Roger.

Roger. 02 + 08 + 52. Will be dead ahead at an elevation of plus 80° at 190 miles. This will be just prior to darkness. It should be very bright. Proceed to see if you can rendezvous.

Roger.

We are sending you a load now.