Gemini 3 transcript starting at 03 02 56 on Spacelog

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03 02 56
John Young: I am too.
03 03 07
John Young: Secondary pump is off and T/M to COMMAND.
03 03 09
Guaymas CapCom: Molly Brown, Guaymas CAP COM.
03 03 12
Gus Grissom: Go ahead, Guaymas.
03 03 13
Guaymas CapCom: We are standing by for your standby telemetry transmitter check with real-time.
03 03 18
John Young: Okay. Tell them to stand by. T/M's in REAL-TIME.
03 03 20
Gus Grissom: Standby T/M is in REAL-TIME.
03 03 22
Guaymas CapCom: Roger.
03 03 35
John Young: Hey, Gus. We are coming up on El Paso.
03 03 37
Gus Grissom: Are we?
03 03 38
Guaymas CapCom: Molly Brown, that T/M check is okay on the ground.
John Young: Yes.
03 03 43
Gus Grissom: You see it?
03 03 45
John Young: You've got to pitch over. It's beneath us.
03 03 50
Gus Grissom: Where?
03 03 53
Gus Grissom: Where?
03 03 56
John Young: That's the mountain range right there. See that hill right over there? I think El Paso is under the clouds.
03 04 02
Guaymas CapCom: Molly Brown, Guaymas. Would you say again the trouble you are having with your pump check?
03 04 08
Gus Grissom: We had no trouble with the pump check.
03 04 10
Guaymas CapCom: Roger.
03 04 17
Guaymas CapCom: Would you remove pump A off of primary?
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03 04 23
Gus Grissom: Is pump A off primary?
03 04 26
John Young: We got A off.
03 04 29
Gus Grissom: Pump A is off primary.
03 04 48
John Young: Well, No. 2 audio to RECORD. Suit Fan No. 2 — check.
03 05 10
John Young: At 3:10. Okay.
03 05 17
John Young: Change the tape again over the Cape.
03 05 22
Guaymas CapCom: Molly Brown. This is Guaymas handing you over to Texas.
03 05 23
Gus Grissom: Roger.
03 05 25
John Young: There is nothing down there to see. You know it?
03 05 27
Gus Grissom: That sight blocks the window. Know it?
03 05 29
John Young: Yeah, I know it.
03 05 31
Gus Grissom: I couldn't track it in Pulse.
03 05 32
John Young: I know.
03 05 43
Gus Grissom: How much fuel will we need for the next burn?
03 05 44
John Young: The standard burn is 93 ft/sec. We will have enough.
03 05 55
Gus Grissom: We're alined okay, now.
03 06 15
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.
03 06 18
Gus Grissom: Go ahead, Cape CAP COM.
03 06 19
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Do you have your standby telemetry transmitter on and ready for a tape dump?
03 06 23
Gus Grissom: Okay. Our standby T/M is in REAL-TIME.
03 06 25
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Okay. You are commanding it on. All righty, we'll give you the word on it then. What is the status of your other platform modes, Molly Brown — BEF or Free?
03 06 35
Gus Grissom: Say again.
03 06 36
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): What is the status of your other platform modes, such as BEF and Free?
03 06 45
Gus Grissom: Well SEF is fine. Orbit Rate is the one that drives me off in roll. I haven't checked BEF yet. I'll go ahead and give it a check now.
03 06 53
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Okay.
03 06 57
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): How long does it take you to build up this quarter degree rate in that yaw rate, starting from zero yaw rate?
03 07 03
Gus Grissom: Gordo, it just gradually accelerates. It's some slow leak out there.
03 07 10
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Roger. Are you satisfied with obtaining and holding your attitudes visually?
03 07 15
Gus Grissom: Roger, and the platform is alining properly in SEF.
03 07 21
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Okay, fine. You want to turn your standby transmitter off?
03 07 22
John Young: Roger, standby transmitter off.
03 07 27
Gus Grissom: Standby transmitter off.
03 07 29
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Okay.
03 07 30
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Have you tried secondary scanner?
03 07 33
Gus Grissom: Roger. We were on secondary scanner for quite awhile. We are back on primary now.
03 07 38
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Okay, if you think the platform is drifting too much there for that Control Mode Characteristic Check, just delete that — that at 3 + 30.
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03 07 48
Gus Grissom: Roger. I deleted that one Horizon Scanner Mode Check, too.
03 07 56
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Okay. The one earlier?
03 07 58
Gus Grissom: Roger.
03 07 59
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Okay. I have your 4-1 weather for you.
03 08 03
Gus Grissom: Roger.
03 08 04
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): It is broken cloud conditions. 20 miles visibility. Wind is 20 knots, at 5 foot seas.
03 08 16
Gus Grissom: Roger, 20 and 5 foot.
03 08 18
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Roger. Did you have any success on contact with the booster?
03 08 22
Gus Grissom: We were facing the wrong way at that time, making a Horizon Scanner Check.
03 08 27
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Yeah, I was afraid you would be. That was a little bit tight in there.
03 08 30
Gus Grissom: Yes.
03 08 33
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Did you manage to see anything over the U.S. because of the clouds?
03 08 36
Gus Grissom: We could see the southern part of California and Arizona, I guess. That was about it.
03 08 44
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): You want to get your real-time telemetry and acq aid on?
03 08 49
John Young: I can't see it, Gus. I'm blind from looking outside.
03 08 54
Gus Grissom: It's on.
03 08 55
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Okay. We've got it.
03 09 09
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): How's the weather, in general, around the world?
03 09 11
Gus Grissom: Very cloudy.
03 09 12
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): I see.
03 09 16
Gus Grissom: We've seen very little land.
03 09 20
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): All clouds and water, huh?
03 09 22
Gus Grissom: Yep, not even much water.
03 09 25
John Young: Roger. We got a DCS update just then. Was that the T_X. Over?
03 09 31
Gus Grissom: We just got DCS update, Gordo. Was that the T_X?
03 09 34
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Roger. They got it up and verified.
03 09 44
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): T_R looks good, Molly Brown.
03 10 28
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.
03 10 30
Gus Grissom: Go ahead.
03 10 32
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): We understand you don't have this rolling off in Free mode. Is that affirmative?
03 10 39
Gus Grissom: I don't have any in SEF or BEF mode, Gordo. I haven't checked Free yet. Give me another few minutes.
03 10 46
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Okay, fine.
03 10 48
Gus Grissom: But the platform does aline properly in the BEF mode. I can tell that already.
03 10 52
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Okay, real good.
03 11 56
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): We have good verification on your load now, Molly Brown. It looks good.
03 12 26
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.
03 12 29
Gus Grissom: Go ahead Cape.
03 12 30
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Have you had a chance to check that Free mode yet?
03 12 33
Gus Grissom: I'm in Free mode now, and it looks like it is working all right.
03 12 35
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Very good. We were sure interested in that.
03 13 24
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.
03 13 28
Gus Grissom: Go ahead.
03 13 29
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): I would like for you to turn that cabin fan on for two minutes and then back off when you can to see as a little experiment.

Spacelog Gemini 3