Mercury 3 transcript starting at 07 06 on Spacelog

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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?
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09 34
Deke Slayton: Switch over to …
09 38
Alan Shepard: Ahh, Roger
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
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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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