Gemini 3 transcript starting at 03 48 14 on Spacelog

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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.
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.
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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.
03 58 29
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Roger, roger.
03 58 49
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Molly Brown, Carnarvon CAP COM. Stand by for T_R MARK of 34:00, in approximately 30 seconds.
03 58 58
Gus Grissom: Roger.
03 59 18
Pete Conrad (CapCom): 5—4—3—2—1 -
03 59 23
Pete Conrad (CapCom): MARK. T_R 34:00.
03 59 27
Gus Grissom: Roger. The clock is counting down.
03 59 34
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Molly Brown, Carnarvon. The medics would like to get the respiratory maneuver when you have a chance.
03 59 43
Gus Grissom: Roger. It's coming.
03 59 54
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Molly Brown, Carnarvon has it loud and clear.
04 00 06
Gus Grissom: …
04 00 10
Pete Conrad (CapCom): This is Carnarvon, Molly Brown. Say again.
04 00 17
Gus Grissom: What's this new GMT of retrofire you gave us?
04 00 21
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Say again.
04 00 22
Gus Grissom: What is the GMT of retrofire you just gave us?
04 00 25
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Roger. The GMTRC is 18 57 23 for a GETRC of 04 33 23.
04 00 45
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Molly Brown, Carnarvon. Do you want the rest of the quantities? The Cape said it wasn't necessary unless you want them.
04 00 59
Gus Grissom: That's okay, Pete.
04 01 18
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Molly Brown, this is Carnarvon.
04 01 23
Gus Grissom: Go ahead.
04 01 24
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Cape recommends that I give you your backup quantities there for GMTRC of 18 57 23. It'll be a roll left 55. GMTRB of 19 08 23. Roll right 65 at GMT 400K 19 01 29.
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04 02 00
Gus Grissom: We got it, Pete.
04 02 02
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Okay, Gus. I only have one question for you before you go out of range. How's the flying up there?
04 02 16
Gus Grissom: Great!
04 02 18
Pete Conrad (CapCom): Fine GT-3. See you next trip—next year.
04 02 22
Gus Grissom: Okay.
04 08 00
John Young: Okay. That was the last tape change.
04 08 27
Gus Grissom: Going to primary scanners at 25 minutes to retrofire.
04 08 32
John Young: Okay.
Gus Grissom: Or GMT of 1832.
04 08 35
John Young: Okay.
04 08 39
Gus Grissom: Can't you get the camera stowed?
04 09 01
John Young: There it goes.
04 09 03
Gus Grissom: Seems like one of those scanners just needs a rest every now and then. You know?
04 09 07
John Young: Yes.
04 09 09
Gus Grissom: Scanner went out at 1833.
04 09 48
Gus Grissom: There's that scanner light again.
04 09 49
Gus Grissom: It's out.
04 09 53
Gus Grissom: It's on again.
Gus Grissom: It's out again.
04 10 03
Gus Grissom: Scanner light's out again.
04 10 06
Gus Grissom: It's on again.
04 10 34
Gus Grissom: Scanner light is on.
04 10 58
Gus Grissom: Going to secondary at 1835.
04 11 10
Gus Grissom: Secondary scanner ignore light is good at 18 35 10.
04 11 25
Gus Grissom: Now I see what you mean about those RCS thrusters shining when the sun is shining on the nose.
04 11 37
Gus Grissom: Got your seat belt hooked?
04 11 43
John Young: Can you take it around a couple more times?
04 11 46
Gus Grissom: I don't know. Got your shoulder harness?
04 11 48
John Young: Yes, finally.
04 11 56
John Young: Now, let me go through this checklist in an orderly manner.

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