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CAPCOM: Negative, your auto fuel line temperature was 70°, 70°.
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John Glenn: Roger, very good.
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CAPCOM: 100°.
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John Glenn: Roger.
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John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven standing by. I am slightly behind on my checklist at present time. Will get caught up.
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CAPCOM: Roger, this is Canary CapCom standing by.
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John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven still on ASCS. I can see dust storms down there blowing across the desert, a lot of dust; it's difficult to see the ground in some areas. Over.
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CAPCOM: Seven, you are fading; how me? Over.
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CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is Kano Cap Com, I read you loud and clear. How do you read me? Over.
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John Glenn: Roger, Kano, loud and clear; how me?
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CAPCOM: Roger, loud and clear. What is your status? Over.
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John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. My status is excellent. I feel fine. Over.
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CAPCOM: Roger. I monitored part of your conversation over Canary and heard your comments on the weather over Africa. Will you give us status report? Over.
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John Glenn: Roger, this is Friendship Seven. Fuel, 90-98 [percent]. Oxygen, 78-100 [percent]. Cabin pressure holding 5.6 at the present time. Have very little dirt floating around in the capsule, just a little bit and preferring to take xylose pill at present time. Unsealing the, going to unseal the faceplate. Over.
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CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven. Your exhaust temperature please. Over.
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John Glenn: Say again. Standby one, taking xylose.
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CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is Kano Cap Com. Can you give us the reading on your exhaust temperature?
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John Glenn: Say again, Kano. Over.
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CAPCOM: Reading on your exhaust temperature.
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John Glenn: Roger. Steam temperature is 59 [degrees]. Over.
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CAPCOM: Roger. Friendship Seven. We have TM solid. If you want, we will standby while you do your yaw maneuver and check your systems.
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John Glenn: Roger. Friendship Seven. I am taking xylose pill now.
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CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven, understand.
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John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven, going to, UHF low for cheek. Over.
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CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven.
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John Glenn: Hello, Kano. Friendship Seven. UHF Low; how now? Over.
00 00 23 53
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is Kano Cap Com. Say again.
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John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven on UHF Low. How do you receive me? Over.
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CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is Kano. Read you loud and clear.
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John Glenn: Roger, Kano, going back to UHF Hi. Over.
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CAPCOM: Roger.
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CAPCOM: We have a temperature of 189° on your 150 volt inverter and 150° your 250 volt inverter.
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John Glenn: Roger. This is Friendship Seven on UHF Hi again. Understand inverter temperatures.
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CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven. We will standby while you do your yaw maneuver. Over.
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John Glenn: Roger, this is Friendship Seven, starting in yaw maneuver. I'm about 40 seconds late on that one. Starting yaw maneuver at present time. Over.
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CAPCOM: Roger, understand.
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John Glenn: Going to manual control.
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John Glenn: Correction, going to fly-by-wire. Over.
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CAPCOM: Roger, understand on fly-by-wire for yaw maneuver.
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John Glenn: That's affirmative.
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John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven, having no trouble controlling on fly-by-wire. Drift is coming around at about 1° per second, and holding attitude okay in other axes. Over.
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CAPCOM: Roger. Check drift at 1° per second and holding attitude okay all axes, I have your retrosequence time for Area 1 Charlie.
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John Glenn: Standby. Will get it later; I'm in the middle of yaw maneuver at present time. Over.
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CAPCOM: Standing by.
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John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven at 60° right yaw, and holding temporarily. Over.
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CAPCOM: Roger. 60° right yaw and holding.
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John Glenn: Attitudes all well within limits. I have no problem holding attitude with fly-by-wire at all. Very easy. Over.
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CAPCOM: Roger, check fly-by-wire is very easy. Our telemetry checks all your systems out okay. Are you ready for retrosequence time?
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John Glenn: Negative, not yet. I'll pick it up possibly at next station if I lose contact with you. I'm still on manual control here on fly-by-wire. Over.
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CAPCOM: Understand.

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