Mercury 3 transcript starting at 00 00 on Spacelog

00 00
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
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
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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
05 25
Alan Shepard: Retro three
05 32
Alan Shepard: All three retros are fired
05 37
Alan Shepard: Okay. Three retros have fired. Retro-jettison is back to arm.
05 43
Deke Slayton: The booster …
05 46
Alan Shepard: Negative
05 56
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
07 06
Alan Shepard: Okay, Buster. Re-entry attitude, switching ASCS normal
07 15
Alan Shepard: ASCS is okay
07 27
Alan Shepard: Switching to HF for radio check
07 38
Deke Slayton: Freedom Seven, Cap Com how do read HF?
07 41
Alan Shepard: Ahh, Roger, reading you loud and clear HF, Deke. How me?
Note: HF was not received
07 46
Deke Slayton: Freedom Seven, Cap Com. I didn't read your answer.
07 50
Alan Shepard: Ahh, Reading you loud and clear HF. How me?
07 56
Deke Slayton: Back to UHF
08 07
Alan Shepard: Okay. This is Freedom Seven
08 12
Alan Shepard: “G” build-up 3, 6, 9
08 23
Alan Shepard: Okay—Okay
08 28
Deke Slayton: Coming through loud and clear
08 30
Alan Shepard: Okay
08 38
Alan Shepard: Okay
08 46
Alan Shepard: This is Seven—Okay
08 53
Alan Shepard: 45,000 feet now
08 58
Alan Shepard: 40,000 feet
09 01
Alan Shepard: I'm back on ASCS
09 08
Alan Shepard: 35,000 feet
09 18
Alan Shepard: 30,000 feet
09 27
Deke Slayton: Cap Com, how do you read now?
09 29
Alan Shepard: Ahh, Roger, Deke, reading you loud and clear. How me?
09 34
Deke Slayton: Switch over to …
09 38
Alan Shepard: Ahh, Roger
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09 42
Alan Shepard: The drogue is green at 21. The periscope is out. The drogue is out.
09 51
Alan Shepard: Okay at drogue deploy. I've got 70 percent auto—90 percent manual. Oxygen is still okay
10 05
Alan Shepard: And the snorkel's (out) at about 15,000 feet
10 09
Alan Shepard: Emergency flow rate is on
10 13
Alan Shepard: Standing by for main
10 19
Alan Shepard: Main on green
10 21
Alan Shepard: Main chute is reefed
10 25
Alan Shepard: Main chute is green. Main chute is coming unreefed and it looks good
10 31
Alan Shepard: Main chute is good. Rate of descent is reading about 35 ft/sec.
10 43
Alan Shepard: Hello Cap Com. Freedom Seven. How do you read?
10 56
UNK: …
10 58
Alan Shepard: Hello CARDFILE 23, this is Freedom Seven. Do you read?
11 04
ICC: Freedom Seven this is Indian Cap Com, do you read me?
11 07
Alan Shepard: Affirmative Indian Cap Com, let me give you a report. I'm at 7,000 feet, the main chute is good, the landing bag is on green, my peroxide has dumped, my condition is good
11 22
ICC: Roger Freedom Seven, I understand you're at 7000 feet, your main chute is open, your…is good, over
11 34
Alan Shepard: That is affirmative — please relay
12 40
Alan Shepard: Hello CARDFILE 23, CARDFILE 23, Freedom Seven. Over.
12 49
CARDFILE 23: Freedom Seven, Freedom Seven this is CARDFILE 23, over
12 54
Alan Shepard: Ahh, this is Seven. Relay back to Cap Com please. My altitude now 4,000 feet, condition as before, the main chute is good, the landing bag has deployed, the peroxide has dumped
13 09
CARDFILE 23: Ahh, Rog, understand …
14 09
Alan Shepard: Ahh, CARDFILE 23, Freedom Seven
14 13
CARDFILE 23: Freedom Seven this is 23
14 16
Alan Shepard: I'm about 1,500 feet now. The main chute still looks good. The rate of descent is indicating 30 ft/sec.
14 21
CARDFILE 23: Ahh, Rog
14 50
CARDFILE 23: Freedom Seven this is 23 I have … transmissions from Cape Cap Com, over
14 59
Alan Shepard: Ahh, Roger

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