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Okay at drogue deploy. I've got 70 percent auto—90 percent manual. Oxygen is still okay
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Standing by for main
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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
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Roger Freedom Seven, I understand you're at 7000 feet, your main chute is open, your…is good, over
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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
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I'm about 1,500 feet now. The main chute still looks good. The rate of descent is indicating 30 ft/sec.
Spoken on May 5, 1961, 2:44 p.m. UTC (63 years, 7 months ago). Link to this transcript range is: Tweet