Gemini 3 transcript starting at 04 39 21 on Spacelog

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04 39 21
Gus Grissom: I'm rolling to 60° left now.
04 39 27
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Roger, bank left 45.
04 39 29
Gus Grissom: I mean 45.
04 39 36
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): 10 + 54 after retro is reverse bank angle.
04 39 42
Gus Grissom: Say again, Gordo.
04 39 48
Gus Grissom: What did you say, Gordo?
04 39 50
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Time from retro fire to reverse bank angle is 10:54. Ten minutes, 54 seconds.
04 40 10
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM. Transmitting to you in blackout for Communications Experiment. Over.
04 41 16
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM. Transmitting to you for communications test. Over.
04 41 48
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM. Transmitting on Communications Experiment. Over.
04 42 05
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM with a 1—2—3—4—5—4—3—2—1. Over.
04 42 25
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM with a 1—2—3—4—5—4—3—2—1.
04 42 51
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM with a 1—2—3—4—5—4—3—2—1.
04 43 25
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM with a 1—2—3—4—5—4—3—2—1.
04 43 55
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): This is Cape CAP COM transmitting for Communications Experiment 1—2—3—4—5—4—3—2—1. Over.
04 44 28
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM with a 1—2—3—4—5—4—3—2—1.
04 44 44
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM. Over.
04 44 54
Gus Grissom: …
04 45 02
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cap CAP COM.
04 45 15
John Young: …end of that.
04 45 20
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM. Over.
04 45 26
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Go ahead, Molly Brown.
04 45 40
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, are you reading Cape CAP COM now? Over.
04 45 58
John Young: Black Dog …
04 46 05
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Hello there!
04 46 15
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.
04 46 17
Gus Grissom: Roger. We're down to 80 000 feet. My needles show us about 25 miles short.
04 46 23
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Roger, indicating about 25 miles short on your computer. Very good.
04 46 33
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): I have a drogue time 19 10 42. What is your altimeter reading?
04 46 38
Gus Grissom: Reading 60 000.
04 46 43
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): You say 70 000?
04 46 48
Gus Grissom: There goes the drogue.
04 46 49
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Roger.
04 46 52
Gus Grissom: Okay, we have a drogue.
04 46 54
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Roger, drogue.
04 46 59
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Looks pretty good, doesn't it?
04 47 01
Gus Grissom: Our propellant valves are shut off. We've got a 40K light. Really oscillating.
04 47 11
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Roger.
04 47 18
Gus Grissom: Passing through 30 000 feet.
04 47 21
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Roger.
04 47 31
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Approximately one minute to the main.
04 47 42
Gus Grissom: Intrepid, this is Molly Brown.
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04 47 44
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Roger. Go ahead.
04 48 08
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM. How is your main?
04 48 12
Gus Grissom: We don't have a main yet. Passing through 13 000.
04 48 16
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Roger.
04 48 40
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, how is your main. Over?
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04 48 47
Gus Grissom: Key moment In going to landing attitude, the change is so sudden that Gus Grissom cracks his helmet faceplate: Okay. We have a good stable chute. Going to landing attitude.
04 48 54
John Young: Oh, man! That was the roughest one of the whole bunch, wasn't it!?
04 48 55
Gus Grissom: Oh man!

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