Spacelog Gemini 3

I can probably see the horizon now, though.

I see those thrusters.

It's the sun shining off of them, because we haven't used the A-Ring yet.

That must be what it is.

A-Ring isn't hot.

Okay, waste valve NORMAL.

What time is it in the flight plan?

It's 2 hours and 9 minutes.

2 hours and 10 minutes.

You're supposed to give an oral temperature.

I'll give them one.

Okay. Translation Check at 2:17, which is 7 minutes away.

Know what kind of transmission check it is?

Translation Check…We're not going to send anything.

We're supposed to get photos, but it's going to be dark.

Photos of what?

Those thrusters.

Translation thrusters.

There is a ground light. We're really moving. What would that be?

…forest fires.

No, it's a pin point. I see it way below the horizon.

What time is it?

To what?

I'm supposed to change this tape around here sometime.

Translation Check.

During the check?

I think that was a star coming over the horizon I saw. I can see it move now.

There goes your …

Okay, waste valve back to NORMAL.

I've got to make a translational thrust in two and a half minutes.

Okay. Well, I'll wait till you finish that then, if that's okay with you.

Yes.

You want to take pictures on this?

We're supposed to with a 16 mil.

Okay. Shoot, we've hardly used any film. Of course there's 130 feet in there. Wait a second till I get the suit closed.

Okay.

Gee.

Your recommendation on that covering underwear is well taken.

Man! I don't believe this 8-ball. It is way off. Look at it. It's way off. There's zero right there. Right?

Yes.

It says minus 10° down on the ball. I guess it's that Orbit Rate, isn't it?

Yes, probably.

What time is it?

It's —

It's 10 ft/sec with the forward firing ones.

Molly Brown, CSQ CAP COM. Do you read?

CSQ CAP COM, Molly Brown.

Roger read you weak but clear. We have you green from the ground.

Roger. Getting ready for a translation burn.

Okay.

Roger, IVI readouts before the burn were all zeros. After the burn was 10 ft/sec forward.

Roger. Understand. 10 ft/sec forward.

That was in the 009° attitude. 10 ft/sec forward.

Roger.

That was with a 90° yaw.

Molly Brown, CSQ. Be advised I sent T_X twice. I've had spacecraft reject. I'll try again.

Molly Brown, CSQ.

Go.

We still cannot get an … back from spacecraft on T_X.

Roger, I'll set the T_X for the … Over.

Say again.

Molly Brown, CSQ. How did your attitudes hold during the maneuver?

Attitudes held very well.

Roger.

Molly Brown, CSQ.

…

You still look real good from the ground here.

Roger.

Okay. Replaced the tape recorder cartridge.

Molly Brown, CSQ CAP COM.

Go ahead CSQ.

Would you give us a propellant quantity readout before and after the burn?

Before the burn it was 66 percent, and now it reads 61 percent.

Molly Brown, say again.

66 percent before, 61 percent after.

Roger.

I'm not real sure of that before burn.

At 1645 GMT, changed the tape from No. 28 to No. 10. Okay.

That looks like it's in the ball park.

This thing isn't alined, is it?

I think you're right.

Give it one more chance.

Let's see — 2:22 elapsed. Carnarvon comes up in about a minute.

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

Carnarvon, this is Molly Brown. Read you loud and clear.

Very good, Gus; we'd like to get a blood pressure on the co-pilot, please, and could I have your status?

Okay — blood pressure's coming and our status is green.

Very good. We don't have any communications with the Cape at this time, but they have requested for me to run down your flight control problem a little bit. The first thing I'd like to know is what kind of rates are you getting if you just let it yaw?

They are very slow, Pete. Probably on the order of a quarter of a degree per second.

Okay and you are in a horizon scan mode, is that correct?

At the present time I'm in Pulse and alining the platform.

Okay. You're in pulse alining the platform. Are your ACME logic yaw rate gryos and attitude drivers and all that stuff still primary?