Spacelog Gemini 3

Yes. Well, I'm going to turn them off now and see what happens. Okay. The mains are off. Been on seven minutes while we were on O₂ High Rate. Okay, we are down to 62 percent at three hours. We are two percent under what we should be. That ought to be good enough for a couple of orbits.

I really can't tell whether I have zero yaw or not. What do you think?

Get off some and then I can tell.

I'll take this sight down out of here a second.

I have to get the 8-ball caged.

Now I can tell you have — haven't.

Do I have to go to the right?

You have to go back to the right. You are going the right way.

Yes.

Now, let's see what T_R is.

How does that look to you? Is that enough?

It looks pretty good to me, Gus.

Hello, Molly Brown. This is Hawaii CAP COM.

Hello, Hawaii. This is Molly Brown.

Confirm your telemetry in REAL-TIME and ACQUISITION.

Telemetry is in REAL-TIME and ACQ. Neil —

I thought they told us to put it in COMMAND over Carnarvon.

Yeah. Go ahead, Molly Brown.

I have a problem with the 8-ball here, keeping it alined, or Orbit Rate control is not right.

Say again, Molly Brown. I didn't understand.

The attitude on the 8-ball is drifting badly. I'm trying to get it alined right now.

Okay. Understand the 8-ball attitude is drifting badly. You have a GO from the ground. We are ready to up-line a 4-1 T_R to you.

Roger.

John, do you think I've got too much right yaw?

Ready to copy it?

Tell them to send it.

Go ahead and send it.

Okay, sending now.

Roger, 4-1 time received and verified.

And we would like to send you a T_X as soon as you are ready.

Roger. Send T_X.

Right, sending T_X now. And we confirm your T_R — in synch.

Give us a hack when you start your Gage Correlation Check.

Okay, Roger. Mark the Gage Correlation Check.

Roger. Got it.

Okay. Gage Correlation Check at 1816, and away we go.

What do you thin, John? Do you think that's about it?

Yes.

—and the propellant quantity is 60 percent.

That should be about zero, shouldn't it?

Yes.

It could be the horizon scanner, huh?

A pressure is 2000 — B is 2650 — Main ammeter No. 1 is 19 — No. 2 is — 1A is —

Now there it is coming in. It is in SEF mode.

Looks good, Gus.

Yes, when I go to small-end-forward it alines it all right.

Maybe we ought to aline it small-end-forward, huh?

Well, that is, if you go to ORBIT RATE it goes off. That's what happens.

That Orbit Rate isn't any good, then.

Yes.

Molly Brown, RKV CAP COM. Over.

RKV, this is Molly Brown.

Roger. We are standing by for your respiratory maneuver.

Roger.

The respiratory maneuver? I can give it to them.

Here it comes.

Roger. We copy, Molly Brown. We are standing by for your pilot's oral temp and blood pressure.

Blood pressure is on the way.

Roger.

RKV, Molly Brown.

Stand by. Roger, we are receiving the blood pressure, Molly Brown.

Molly Brown, RKV. We have received your blood pressure and temperature.

Roger, RKV. The platform alines all right when I'm in SEF and, evidently, when I go to ORBIT RATE it drive the ball off in roll.

Roger. Understand. Stand by one.

The Gage Correlation Report is complete.

The Gage Correlation Report is complete.

Time is 1821. Can I read these into the recorder, Gus, or will it get to you?

Read it into the recorder.

Okay.

Let's see. It's pitching down on Orbit Rate. Horizon Scan now. Let's see if it stops it. Pitched down to 10°.

Molly Brown, RKV CAP COM.

Go ahead.

If you are drifting in Orbit Rate, suggest you select a mode of your own for your tracking task coming up on the coast.

Roger.

Thanks a bunch. Okay, I'll read these quantities off. The GMT was 1716 when we started. Propellant quantity was 60. Cabin temperature — 92. Suit temperature — 58. Cabin pressure — 5.6. Suit CO₂ — 3/4 millimeter. Secondary left O₂ bottle — 5100. Secondary O₂ bottle right was 5050. ECS O₂ quantity — 62 percent. Pressure — 840. Source temperature — 55. Source pressure — 2000. Fuel temp — 68.

You are supposed to take pictures of this.

I know it, I know it — 295. RCS A temperature — 87. RCS A pressure — 3000. RCS B temperature — 82. RCS B pressure — 2650. Main ammeter — 19. No. 2 — 19.5. 1A —4.5. 1B — 4.5. 1C — 4. 2A — 5. 2B — 4 3/4. 2C — 4 3/4. DC volts 23.5. S1 — 29. S2 — 29. C — 27. 1A — 24. 1B — 24. 1C — 24. Greenwich Mean Time is 1721. Completed.

Molly Brown, RKV. You are looking good here on the ground. If you have any further comments we are standing by.

Negative.

Roger. Guaymas will be next.

I don't see a good target anyplace.

Man, just pitch over and I'll take a picture.

Can you pitch it down and toward the States, Gus?

Molly Brown, Guaymas CAP COM.

Guaymas, Molly Brown.

Your Three-Alpha times are nominal.

Roger … and nominal.

Can you come across a ground tracking looking down like that, Gus?

Sideways?