- John Glenn
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Roger. The capsule is turning around and I can see the booster during turnaround just a couple of hundred yards behind me. It was beautiful.
- John Glenn
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This is Friendship Seven. Can see clear back; a big cloud pattern way back across towards the Cape. Beautiful sight.
- John Glenn
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Roger. Understand next transmission, Bermuda. Capsule did damp okay and turned around. Scope has extended, okay. Taking off the filter I had on it before launch.
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Roger, Friendship Seven. Orbit checklist.
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Roger. Landing Bag was already off. I got it first and reported it. Retromanual is off, and we're all set. This is very comfortable at Zero-g. I have nothing but very fine feeling. It just feels very normal and very good.
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Negative, don't reset the clock. Your V over VR is unity, your apogee altitude is 138 [nautical miles] and are you starting your control systems check?
- John Glenn
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Roger. As soon as we get done with this transmission. I understand am I cleared to control systems check.
- John Glenn
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Not yet, everything appears to be going okay. Am now on the yaw part of the check. Going off right on schedule.
- John Glenn
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Roger, Bermuda, still read you loud and clear. Still completing control check. Having no problem at all so far.
- John Glenn
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This is Friendship Seven. Working just like clockwork on the control check, and it went through just about like the Procedures Trainer runs. It's very smooth and I checked. …
- John Glenn
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Hello, Bermuda, Hello, Bermuda CapCom. Friendship Seven reads you loud and clear. Hello, Bermuda, Friendship Seven. How me?
Spoken on Feb. 20, 1962, 2:54 p.m. UTC (62 years, 8 months ago). Link to this transcript range is: Tweet