Mercury 3 transcript starting at 00 00 on Spacelog

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Launch Control: Lift-off
00 02
Alan Shepard: Ahh, Roger; lift-off and the clock is started
00 04
Deke Slayton: …
00 08
Alan Shepard: Yes sir, reading you loud and clear
00 09
Deke Slayton: …
00 25
Alan Shepard: This is Freedom Seven. The fuel is go, 1.2g cabin at 14 psi, oxygen is go
00 34
Deke Slayton: Roger …
00 48
Alan Shepard: Freedom Seven is still go
00 51
Deke Slayton: Roger looking good
00 58
Alan Shepard: This is Seven. Fuel is go 1.8g, 8 psi cabin, and the oxygen is go
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01 07
Deke Slayton: …
01 21
Alan Shepard: Cabin pressure is holding at 5.5. Cabin holding at 5.5
01 28
Deke Slayton: I understand, cabin holding at 5.5
01 32
Alan Shepard: Fuel is go, 2.5g, cabin 5.5, oxygen is go, the main bus is 24 and the isolated battery is 29
01 46
Deke Slayton: Rog, read you five by five … okay
01 50
Alan Shepard: Okay, it's a lot smoother now. A lot smoother
01 53
Deke Slayton: Roger
02 01
Alan Shepard: Seven here. Fuel is go, 4g, 5.5 cabin, oxygen go, all systems are go
02 10
Deke Slayton: That's all systems go … okay
02 15
Alan Shepard: 5g
02 22
Alan Shepard: Cut-off. Tower jettison green
02 27
Alan Shepard: Disarm
02 32
Alan Shepard: Capsep is green
02 35
Alan Shepard: Periscope is coming out and the turn-around has started
02 50
Alan Shepard: ASCS is okay
02 53
Alan Shepard: Control movements
03 04
Alan Shepard: Okay, switching to manual pitch
03 09
Deke Slayton: That's manual pitch
03 21
Alan Shepard: Pitch is okay
03 25
Alan Shepard: Switching to manual yaw
03 29
Deke Slayton: … understand, manual yaw
03 40
Deke Slayton: Roger Freedom, okay
03 42
Alan Shepard: Yaw is okay. Switching to manual roll
03 56
Alan Shepard: Roll is okay
03 58
Deke Slayton: Okay, looks good …
04 01
Alan Shepard: On the periscope. What a beautiful view
04 06
Alan Shepard: Cloud cover over Florida. 3 to 4 tenths near the eastern coast. Obscures up to Hatteras
04 21
Alan Shepard: I can see Okeechobee. Identify Andros Island. Identify the Reefs
04 38
Deke Slayton: retro 5 4 3 2 … 1
04 45
Alan Shepard: Start retro-sequence. In retro-attitude are green
04 57
Alan Shepard: Control is smooth
05 15
Alan Shepard: Retro one, very smooth
05 19
Alan Shepard: Retro two
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Alan Shepard: Retro three
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Alan Shepard: All three retros are fired
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Alan Shepard: Okay. Three retros have fired. Retro-jettison is back to arm.
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Deke Slayton: The booster …
05 46
Alan Shepard: Negative
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Alan Shepard: Switching fly-by-wire
06 12
Alan Shepard: Roll is okay
06 17
Deke Slayton: …
06 19
Alan Shepard: Roger; do not have a light
06 25
Alan Shepard: I do not have a light. I see the straps falling away. I heard a noise. I will use override
06 32
Alan Shepard: Override used, the light is green
06 36
Deke Slayton: …
06 38
Alan Shepard: Ahh, Roger
06 46
Alan Shepard: Periscope is retracting
06 50
Alan Shepard: I'm on Fly By Wire. Going to re-entry attitude
06 56
Deke Slayton: …
07 04
Deke Slayton: You hit the red on the button

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