Spacelog Mercury 6

Roger. This is Friendship Seven.

Friendship Seven, would you take a deep breath?

Roger. Friendship Seven. Deep breath.

That's good.

This is Friendship Seven. Have Cape Verde Islands in sight to my left. Over.

Roger, I understand.

Friendship Seven, your medical status is excellent.

Roger. Friendship Seven.

This is Friendship Seven. The sun coming through the window is very warm where it hits the suit. I get quite a bit of heat from it.

Roger, I understand

Friendship Seven, are you going through your day horizon check?

This is Friendship Seven. Say again.

Are you going through the day horizon check?

This is Friendship Seven. Negative, not at present time. I am going to start into a yaw right very shortly. Over.

Roger, I understand.

This is Friendship Seven. Correction: will do day horizon check now.

Roger. Standing by.

Friendship Seven, coming up to 14°.

When are you coming up?

… coming up. …

Say again. You're very garbled. This is Friendship Seven.

Roger. We have you at 3° on the ground on TM readouts.

Roger. Friendship Seven.

We have you about 14 [degrees].

This is Friendship Seven. I have no problem at all controlling on the horizon. Over.

Roger, understand you have no problem at all controlling with the horizon.

That's affirmative.

This is Friendship Seven.

Friendship Seven, I read you.

Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, this is ATS Cap Com. Over.

Hello, ATS Cap Com. Loud and clear; how me?

Roger, Friendship Seven. You are loud and clear, also.

This is Friendship Seven. My troubles in yaw appear to have largely reversed.

Friendship Seven, we just lost. …

Roger. Troubles appear to have reversed. Over.

That is affirmative. At one time, I had no left low thrust in yaw, now that one is working, and I now have no low right thrust in yaw. Over.

Roger, no right yaw, low thrust. Over.

Roger. This is Friendship Seven. Starting 180° yaw right. Over.

Roger. Starting 180° yaw light. Standing by, go ahead.

MARK 50° .

This is Friendship Seven. Say again.

My mark was on 50 degrees.

Roger.

MARK, a hundred.

Roger.