Spacelog Mercury 3

Periscope is coming out and the turn-around has started

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

…

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

…

Ahh, Roger

Periscope is retracting

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

ASCS is okay

Switching to HF for radio check

Freedom Seven, Cap Com how do read HF?

Ahh, Roger, reading you loud and clear HF, Deke. How me?

Freedom Seven, Cap Com. I didn't read your answer.

Ahh, Reading you loud and clear HF. How me?

Back to UHF

Okay. This is Freedom Seven

“G” build-up 3, 6, 9

Okay—Okay

Coming through loud and clear

Okay

Okay

This is Seven—Okay

45,000 feet now

40,000 feet

I'm back on ASCS

35,000 feet

30,000 feet

Cap Com, how do you read now?

Ahh, Roger, Deke, reading you loud and clear. How me?

Switch over to …

Ahh, Roger

The drogue is green at 21. The periscope is out. The drogue is out.

Okay at drogue deploy. I've got 70 percent auto—90 percent manual. Oxygen is still okay

And the snorkel's (out) at about 15,000 feet

Emergency flow rate is on

Standing by for main

Main on green

Main chute is reefed

Main chute is green. Main chute is coming unreefed and it looks good

Main chute is good. Rate of descent is reading about 35 ft/sec.

Hello Cap Com. Freedom Seven. How do you read?

…

Hello CARDFILE 23, this is Freedom Seven. Do you read?

Freedom Seven this is Indian Cap Com, do you read me?

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

Roger Freedom Seven, I understand you're at 7000 feet, your main chute is open, your…is good, over

That is affirmative — please relay

Hello CARDFILE 23, CARDFILE 23, Freedom Seven. Over.

Freedom Seven, Freedom Seven this is CARDFILE 23, over

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

Ahh, Rog, understand …

Ahh, CARDFILE 23, Freedom Seven

Freedom Seven this is 23

I'm about 1,500 feet now. The main chute still looks good. The rate of descent is indicating 30 ft/sec.

Ahh, Rog

Freedom Seven this is 23 I have … transmissions from Cape Cap Com, over

Ahh, Roger