Spacelog Mercury 6

Roger, holding 180° in yaw.

This is Friendship Seven.

Go ahead, Friendship Seven.

This is Friendship Seven. I like this attitude very much, so you can see where you're going. Over.

Roger, say you liked your attitude? Over.

Say again, please. Over.

Friendship Seven, this is ATS Cap Com, suggest you. … Over.

This is Friendship Seven. I have a loose bolt floating around inside the periscope.

Did not read, did not read. Say again, say again.

This is Friendship Seven, yawing back to orbit attitude. Over.

Roger, coming back to orbit attitude. Over.

Friendship Seven, this is Kano Cap Com, standing by.

Roger, Friendship Seven. We marked that your part of the transmission pretty clearly over ATS, and understand you like the old attitude.

Negative, I like the forward-facing attitude much better. Like,. …

But, how is your status, and your station report?

This is Friendship Seven. My status is good. Control fuel is 76-100 [percent]; oxygen, 68-100 [percent]; amps, 25. Over.

Roger, Friendship Seven. We are monitoring your inverters. Your 150-volt inverter 200°, your 250, 180°-180°.

Roger. Friendship Seven.

Friendship Seven, we have telemetry solid and check all your systems out okay. We will remind you to start pre-darkside check list as soon as you lose contact with us.

Roger. Friendship Seven.

This is Friendship Seven, back in orbit attitude. Over.

Roger, understand back in orbit attitude.

This is Friendship Seven. That's affirm.

This is Friendship Seven. I now have control in low thrust to the left. I do not have control in low right thrust. Over.

Roger. Confirm you have control in low thrust to the left, but no control in low thrust to right.

That is affirmative. Friendship Seven.

We will inform MCC. Have you any other comments or queries?

Negative. Friendship Seven. I'm in orbit attitude. I'll try and go back on ASCS and see if it works. Over.

Roger. Will stand by.

Roger.

This is Friendship Seven. The capsule appears. …

Friendship Seven, your last transmission was interrupted.

This is Friendship Seven. The capsule appears to be holding in ASCS okay, but I believe we are off in yaw. Do you confirm? Over.

Standby.

Our signal shows you are sitting at zero in yaw.

This is Friendship Seven. I'm going to depart from flight plan for a moment and try and work this out a little better here, we are drifting in yaw. I am cutting automatic yaw off. And, and will control manually in yaw temporarily. Over.

Roger, we still confirm you are holding in yaw, at, as last TM check.

Friendship Seven, this is Kano Cap Com. I do not think I can read you, handing over to Zanzibar.

Roger, this is Friendship Seven.

Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven this is Zanzibar Com Tech, transmitting on HF UHF. Do you read? Over.

Roger, Zanzibar. Friendship Seven.

Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, this is Zanzibar Com Tech, transmitting on HF UHF. DO you read? Over.

Roger Zanzibar. Read you loud and clear; how me? Over.

Zanzibar Com Tech, this is Friendship Seven. Over.

Zanzibar Com Tech.

Friendship Seven, this is Zanzibar Com Tech transmitting on HF UHF. Do you read? Over.

Roger, Zanzibar. Friendship Seven. Hear you loud and clear; how me?