Gemini 3 transcript starting at 04 49 01 on Spacelog

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04 49 01
Gus Grissom: Okay. We all set?
04 49 02
John Young: Yes. Now we go through the post-main checklist.
04 49 13
Gus Grissom: Let's see, can they read us now?
04 49 16
John Young: Yes.
04 49 17
Gus Grissom: Cape CAP COM, this is Molly Brown.
04 49 19
Gordon Cooper (CapCom): Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.
04 49 22
Gus Grissom: Intrepid, this is Molly Brown.
04 49 26
USS Intrepid: Roger. We are reading you now and then. How us?
04 49 28
Gus Grissom: Loud and clear. I have 30 ft/sec rate of descent. Passing through 5500.
04 49 34
John Young: You never took your D-Ring out, huh?
USS Intrepid: Roger, 5500.
04 49 36
Gus Grissom: Yes I did, too!
04 49 37
John Young: Oh, did you?
Gus Grissom: You better believe it!
04 49 38
John Young: Face plate open?
04 49 40
Gus Grissom: Open?
04 49 41
John Young: That's what the checklist says. Indicate Landing Control circuit breaker open.
04 49 48
Gus Grissom: What?
04 49 50
John Young: Indicate Landing Attitude Control circuit breaker open. That's that second one over on your panel. There you go.
04 49 56
John Young: ACME bias power off.
04 49 57
USS Intrepid: Molly Brown, this is Intrepid. It appears you will land 5 miles ahead of me. Over.
04 50 03
Gus Grissom: Roger. Thank you.
04 50 04
John Young: That'll be nice. Rescue beacon is on.
04 50 08
Gus Grissom: Do you have us in sight, Intrepid?
04 50 11
USS Intrepid: Not yet. Over.
04 50 13
Gus Grissom: Roger.
04 50 14
John Young: I'll turn the rescue beacon on, then.
04 50 16
Gus Grissom: Rescue beacon coming on.
04 50 19
Gus Grissom: Passing through 4000.
04 50 21
John Young: Suit fan to No. 2.
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04 50 28
Gus Grissom: That drogue chute is right above us, or the pilot chute.
04 50 31
USS Intrepid: I understand the drogue is just above you, or the pilot chute.
04 50 35
Gus Grissom: Say again.
04 50 40
John Young: RCS heater's off. We did not do that heater check. Oh, well. We didn't need it anyways. RCS temperature was way up. Scanner Heater circuit breaker open.
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04 50 46
Gus Grissom: Do you smell that fuel? Fumes from that stuff?
04 50 47
John Young: Yes. Let's close up.
04 50 52
Gus Grissom: Yes. I can see 'em smoking out there.
04 50 54
John Young: Suit flow increase.
04 50 55
Gus Grissom: They'll get quenched in a minute.
04 51 02
John Young: Reentry Antenna Experiment off.
04 51 05
John Young: Okay. Manual O₂ High Rate—PULL. I don't think we want to do that yet, do you?
04 51 09
Gus Grissom: No.
04 51 19
Gus Grissom: I imagine it is pretty bad in here.
04 51 21
John Young: The water seal is closed. AC power off.
04 51 26
Gus Grissom: Okay.
04 51 29
Gus Grissom: We're coming through the lower layer, John. You better get ready to hit. We're at 2000. No telling how far the altimeter is off.
04 51 33
John Young: Okay.
04 51 35
John Young: I'm as ready as I'll ever be.
04 51 37
Gus Grissom: You can put your head back.
04 51 39
John Young: Landing attitude was a bump, wasn't it?

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