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03 13 39
Gus Grissom: Okay, it's on.
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03 13 40
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Okay.
03 15 03
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.
03 15 05
Gus Grissom: Go ahead.
03 15 07
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): That next normal burn will be a ΔV of 96.
03 15 12
Gus Grissom: Roger, the next burn will be 96.
03 15 15
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): The time on that is 1 + 49.
03 15 27
Gus Grissom: Roger. 96 ft/sec and 1 + 49 seconds.
03 15 31
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): 1 + 49 and 96 ft/sec.
03 15 36
Gus Grissom: …
03 15 37
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Okay.
03 15 57
Gus Grissom: Cabin fan is off.
03 15 59
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Okay.
03 48 14
CSQ CapCom: Molly Brown, CSQ CAP COM.
03 48 17
Gus Grissom: CSQ, this is Molly Brown. Go ahead.
03 48 19
CSQ CapCom: Roger. What's the status?
03 48 21
Gus Grissom: We are GO.
03 48 22
CSQ CapCom: Roger. You look good from the ground. Stand by to copy Three-Bravo times.
03 48 29
Gus Grissom: Roger.
03 48 43
CSQ CapCom: Molly Brown, CSQ. Let me know when you are ready.
03 48 49
Gus Grissom: Roger. We are ready.
03 48 51
CSQ CapCom: GMTRC 18 37 58. Ground elapsed time 04 13 58. Bank angle—roll left 55. ΔV 93. Molly Brown, CSQ. Did you copy?
03 49 26
John Young: Roger. GMTRC is 18 37 58.
03 49 33
CSQ CapCom: Roger.
03 49 35
John Young: Bank angle—55 left. ΔV 93.
03 49 39
CSQ CapCom: Roger.
03 49 46
CSQ CapCom: Molly Brown, CSQ CAP COM. Cape recommends you perform your OAMS retroburn in BEF after alinement, and stay in BEF up to retrofire.
03 50 02
Gus Grissom: Roger. Agree with that.
03 50 12
CSQ CapCom: Molly Brown, CSQ. Did you finish your retrofire checklist?
03 50 19
Gus Grissom: Roger.
03 50 28
CSQ CapCom: Molly Brown, CSQ. Stand by for a GMT time hack.
03 50 32
Gus Grissom: Roger.
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03 50 34
CSQ CapCom: On my mark, GMT will be 18 14 40.
03 50 40
CSQ CapCom: MARK!
03 50 46
Gus Grissom: Give me one on the even minute.
03 50 48
CSQ CapCom: Roger.
03 51 00
CSQ CapCom: MARK!
03 51 01
Gus Grissom: Roger.
03 51 05
CSQ CapCom: Key moment Synergistic Effect of Zero Gravity on Sea Urchin Eggs Experiment, a secondary mission objective, fails to activate due to broken handle.: We are standing by for your Sea Urchin Egg Experiment.
03 51 14
Gus Grissom: Roger. It's being activated.
03 51 18
CSQ CapCom: Roger. Would you give me a GMT when you turn the handle?
03 51 22
Gus Grissom: Roger. GMT 15:20.
03 51 29
CSQ CapCom: Roger.
03 56 00
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Molly Brown, Molly Brown, Carnarvon. CAP COM. Over.
03 56 04
Gus Grissom: Carnarvon, Molly Brown.
03 56 05
Pete Conrad (CapCom): 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?
03 56 14
Gus Grissom: Timer set at 34:00.
03 56 16
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Okay. In the meantime I'd like to get helium source temperature, pressure, and quantity reading from you.
03 56 29
Gus Grissom: OAMS propellant quantity is 55 percent.
03 56 34
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Roger. 55 percent. Could I have the temperature and pressure? We are going to send you a command load at this time.
03 56 39
John Young: Roger. Source pressure is 1950. Source temperature is 81°.
03 56 46
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Roger. Thank you. Command load coming.
03 56 54
Gus Grissom: And the pre-retro checklist is complete, Pete.
03 56 58
Pete Conrad (CapCom): 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.
03 57 20
Pete Conrad (CapCom): If you are looking at the ground, Molly Brown, Carnarvon has a big fire going for you down here.
03 57 28
Gus Grissom: We are blunt-end-forward. We can't see them yet.
03 57 32
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Okay.
03 57 48
Pete Conrad (CapCom): 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.
03 57 59
Gus Grissom: Roger.
03 58 03
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Molly Brown, Carnarvon. When you have a chance from the pilot, the medics would like to get a reading on the food evaluation.
03 58 16
Gus Grissom: No time, we'll see them when we get back.
03 58 18
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Okay.
03 58 27
John Young: Everything is in order.

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