Spacelog Gemini 3

Okay, fine. You want to turn your standby transmitter off?

Roger, standby transmitter off.

Standby transmitter off.

Okay.

Have you tried secondary scanner?

Roger. We were on secondary scanner for quite awhile. We are back on primary now.

Okay, if you think the platform is drifting too much there for that Control Mode Characteristic Check, just delete that — that at 3 + 30.

Roger. I deleted that one Horizon Scanner Mode Check, too.

Okay. The one earlier?

Roger.

Okay. I have your 4-1 weather for you.

Roger.

It is broken cloud conditions. 20 miles visibility. Wind is 20 knots, at 5 foot seas.

Roger, 20 and 5 foot.

Roger. Did you have any success on contact with the booster?

We were facing the wrong way at that time, making a Horizon Scanner Check.

Yeah, I was afraid you would be. That was a little bit tight in there.

Yes.

Did you manage to see anything over the U.S. because of the clouds?

We could see the southern part of California and Arizona, I guess. That was about it.

You want to get your real-time telemetry and acq aid on?

I can't see it, Gus. I'm blind from looking outside.

It's on.

Okay. We've got it.

How's the weather, in general, around the world?

Very cloudy.

I see.

We've seen very little land.

All clouds and water, huh?

Yep, not even much water.

Roger. We got a DCS update just then. Was that the T_X. Over?

We just got DCS update, Gordo. Was that the T_X?

Roger. They got it up and verified.

T_R looks good, Molly Brown.

Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.

Go ahead.

We understand you don't have this rolling off in Free mode. Is that affirmative?

I don't have any in SEF or BEF mode, Gordo. I haven't checked Free yet. Give me another few minutes.

Okay, fine.

But the platform does aline properly in the BEF mode. I can tell that already.

Okay, real good.

Roger. What's the status?

We are GO.

Roger. You look good from the ground. Stand by to copy Three-Bravo times.

Roger.

Molly Brown, CSQ. Let me know when you are ready.

Roger. We are ready.

GMTRC 18 37 58. Ground elapsed time 04 13 58. Bank angle—roll left 55. ΔV 93. Molly Brown, CSQ. Did you copy?

Roger. GMTRC is 18 37 58.

Roger.

Bank angle—55 left. ΔV 93.

Roger.

Molly Brown, CSQ CAP COM. Cape recommends you perform your OAMS retroburn in BEF after alinement, and stay in BEF up to retrofire.

Roger. Agree with that.

Molly Brown, CSQ. Did you finish your retrofire checklist?

Roger.

Molly Brown, CSQ. Stand by for a GMT time hack.

Roger.

On my mark, GMT will be 18 14 40.

MARK!

Give me one on the even minute.

Roger.

MARK!

Roger.

Roger. GMT 15:20.

Molly Brown, Molly Brown, Carnarvon. CAP COM. Over.

Carnarvon, Molly Brown.

Roger. Read you loud and clear. We are going to send you a new 4-1 command load and T_R. Do you have your timer set at 34:00?

Timer set at 34:00.

Okay. In the meantime I'd like to get helium source temperature, pressure, and quantity reading from you.

OAMS propellant quantity is 55 percent.

Roger. 55 percent. Could I have the temperature and pressure? We are going to send you a command load at this time.

Roger. Source pressure is 1950. Source temperature is 81°.

Roger. Thank you. Command load coming.

And the pre-retro checklist is complete, Pete.

Roger. Understand, pre-retro checklist is complete. You've got a new T_R. You've got a command load. Your clocks are synched down here on the ground and I have about 2 minutes and 15 seconds to go to your 34-minute time hack.

If you are looking at the ground, Molly Brown, Carnarvon has a big fire going for you down here.

We are blunt-end-forward. We can't see them yet.

Okay.

Molly Brown, Carnarvon CAP COM. We have a GO here on the ground, and I have about 1 minute, 30 seconds till your time hack.

Roger.

Molly Brown, Carnarvon. When you have a chance from the pilot, the medics would like to get a reading on the food evaluation.

No time, we'll see them when we get back.

Okay.

Everything is in order.