Spacelog Mercury 3

Lift-off

Ahh, Roger; lift-off and the clock is started

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Yes sir, reading you loud and clear

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This is Freedom Seven. The fuel is go, 1.2g cabin at 14 psi, oxygen is go

Roger …

Freedom Seven is still go

Roger looking good

This is Seven. Fuel is go 1.8g, 8 psi cabin, and the oxygen is go

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Cabin pressure is holding at 5.5. Cabin holding at 5.5

I understand, cabin holding at 5.5

Fuel is go, 2.5g, cabin 5.5, oxygen is go, the main bus is 24 and the isolated battery is 29

Rog, read you five by five … okay

Okay, it's a lot smoother now. A lot smoother

Roger

Seven here. Fuel is go, 4g, 5.5 cabin, oxygen go, all systems are go

That's all systems go … okay

5g

Cut-off. Tower jettison green

Disarm

ASCS is okay

Control movements

Okay, switching to manual pitch

That's manual pitch

Pitch is okay

Switching to manual yaw

… understand, manual yaw

Roger Freedom, okay

Yaw is okay. Switching to manual roll

Roll is okay

Okay, looks good …

On the periscope. What a beautiful view

Cloud cover over Florida. 3 to 4 tenths near the eastern coast. Obscures up to Hatteras

I can see Okeechobee. Identify Andros Island. Identify the Reefs

retro 5 4 3 2 … 1

Start retro-sequence. In retro-attitude are green

Control is smooth

Retro one, very smooth

Retro two

Retro three

All three retros are fired

Okay. Three retros have fired. Retro-jettison is back to arm.

The booster …

Negative

Switching fly-by-wire

Roll is okay

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Roger; do not have a light

I do not have a light. I see the straps falling away. I heard a noise. I will use override

Override used, the light is green

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Ahh, Roger

Periscope is retracting

I'm on Fly By Wire. Going to re-entry attitude

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You hit the red on the button