Spacelog Gemini 3

Okay. We all set?

Yes. Now we go through the post-main checklist.

Let's see, can they read us now?

Yes.

Cape CAP COM, this is Molly Brown.

Molly Brown, Cape CAP COM.

Intrepid, this is Molly Brown.

Roger. We are reading you now and then. How us?

Loud and clear. I have 30 ft/sec rate of descent. Passing through 5500.

You never took your D-Ring out, huh?

Roger, 5500.

Yes I did, too!

Oh, did you?

You better believe it!

Face plate open?

Open?

That's what the checklist says. Indicate Landing Control circuit breaker open.

What?

Indicate Landing Attitude Control circuit breaker open. That's that second one over on your panel. There you go.

ACME bias power off.

Molly Brown, this is Intrepid. It appears you will land 5 miles ahead of me. Over.

Roger. Thank you.

That'll be nice. Rescue beacon is on.

Do you have us in sight, Intrepid?

Not yet. Over.

Roger.

I'll turn the rescue beacon on, then.

Rescue beacon coming on.

Passing through 4000.

Suit fan to No. 2.

That drogue chute is right above us, or the pilot chute.

I understand the drogue is just above you, or the pilot chute.

Say again.

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.

Do you smell that fuel? Fumes from that stuff?

Yes. Let's close up.

Yes. I can see 'em smoking out there.

Suit flow increase.

They'll get quenched in a minute.

Reentry Antenna Experiment off.

Okay. Manual O₂ High Rate—PULL. I don't think we want to do that yet, do you?

No.

I imagine it is pretty bad in here.

We're at 1500 feet.

We're in good shape.

We may have to go on O₂ High Rate with that smell in here.

I know it.

It's probably just from that hot metal.

I think that's what it is.

I'm sure it is. There's nothing coming out of the thrusters.

No.

600 feet.

Landing attitude cover open. I thought it was parajett.

Oh, No!!

300 feet. It ought to be pretty soon now.

Broken my face plate when we went to landing attitude.

Did it?

That's what the problem was, right there.

Look at the smoke coming out the thrusters.

They're off.

I don't understand that.

We better go to O₂ High Rate and close the snorkle.

Okay.

Post-landing checklist. Parachute jett-pushed. Landing safe. Safe the landing bus. Helmet off and stowed. I'd leave it on. Arm restraints -

This is Molly Brown in the water. Anybody read?

Molly Brown, this is Big Box 15. You are loud and clear. Check with Big Box 14.

Roger. We're floating well in the water.

No, not yet.

Arm restrain stow. Okay, elbow rest—stow, lap belt—release and stow.

I tell you, I wouldn't open that face plate with those thrusters blowing like that.

…

I read you. Who is this calling Molly Brown?

This is Molly Brown, call again.

Molly Brown, Big Box 14. Go ahead.

This is Molly Brown, Big Box. Go ahead.

Roger, sir, if you will give me a 15 second hold-down.

Okay, I'll hold it down.

Big Box, Molly Brown.

Molly Brown, Big Box 14. We have you on …

Molly Brown, Big Box 14. Would you give me another hold-down?

Molly Brown, Big Box 14.

Okay, Molly Brown, I've got a fix on you. Big Box 14.