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00 02 17 19
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is Indian Cap Com. Be advised we have flare ignition. Over.
00 02 17 24
John Glenn: Roger. This is Friendship Seven. Do not have it in sight; cloud cover solid underneath. Over.
00 02 17 30
CAPCOM: Roger, understand.
00 02 18 13
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. IOS, do you have any indication of fuel temperatures? Over.
00 02 18 20
CAPCOM: Standby one.
00 02 18 45
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is Indian Cap Com. We read 95° on auto fuel temp, 95° on manual fuel temp. Standby one.
00 02 19 01
John Glenn: Roger.
00 02 19 03
CAPCOM: We read 65° on manual fuel temp. Over.
00 02 19 07
John Glenn: Roger, understand 65° on manual fuel temp.
00 02 19 12
CAPCOM: That is affirmative. We have message from MCC for you to keep your Landing Bag switch in off position, Landing Bag switch in off position. Over.
00 02 19 21
John Glenn: Roger. This is Friendship Seven.
00 02 19 25
CAPCOM: Roger. Are you prepared to copy retrosequence times? Over.
00 02 19 28
John Glenn: Standby one.
00 02 19 31
John Glenn: Okay. Friendship Seven. …
00 02 19 35
CAPCOM: Roger. Do you have Area 2 Delta time, Area 2 Delta? Over.
00 02 19 39
John Glenn: Friendship Seven. Negative.
00 02 19 41
CAPCOM: Roger. Area 2 Delta time is 2 hours, 38 minutes, 31 seconds. I say again, 2 hours, 38 minutes, 31 seconds. Over.
00 02 19 50
John Glenn: Roger. Friendship Seven. 2 plus 38 plus 31.
00 02 19 54
CAPCOM: Roger. Area 2 Echo is 2 hours plus 48 minutes plus 59 seconds.
00 02 20 00
John Glenn: Say,
00 02 20 02
CAPCOM: 48 minutes, plus 59 seconds. Over.
00 02 20 05
John Glenn: 2 hours plus 48 minutes plus 59 seconds for 2 Echo.
00 02 20 10
CAPCOM: Roger. End of orbit area Golf is 3 hours plus 00 minutes plus 39 seconds, I say again, 3 hours plus 00 minutes plus 39 seconds. Over.
00 02 20 23
John Glenn: Roger, 03 plus 00 plus 39 seconds.
00 02 20 27
CAPCOM: Roger, that is affirmative.
00 02 20 37
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is Indian Cap Com. Have you noticed any constellations yet? Over.
00 02 20 41
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. Negative. I have some problems here with ASCS. My attitudes are not matching what I see out the window. I've been paying pretty close attention to that; I've not been identifying stars. Over.
00 02 20 55
CAPCOM: Roger, understand.
00 02 21 19
Comm Tech: Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, this is Muchea Com Tech. Friendship Seven, this is Muchea Com Tech. Do you read?
00 02 21 28
John Glenn: Hello, Muchea Com Tech, Friendship Seven. Over.
00 02 21 45
Comm Tech: Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, this is Muchea Com Tech. Have your telemetry. Muchea Com Tech. Do you read?
00 02 21 51
John Glenn: Hello, Muchea Com Tech. Friendship Seven. Read you loud and clear; how me?
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00 02 22 14
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, this is Muchea Com Tech. Friendship Seven, this is Muchea Com Tech. Do you read? Over.
00 02 22 24
John Glenn: Hello, Muchea Com Tech, Friendship Seven. I read you loud and clear; how me?
00 02 22 38
John Glenn: Muchea Com Tech, Friendship Seven. Holding attitude on Orion. Over.
00 02 22 46
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, this is Muchea Com Tech, calling on HF and UHF. Friendship Seven, this is Muchea Com Tech. Do you read?
00 02 23 10
John Glenn: Hello Muchea, hello Muchea. Friendship Seven on HF. Over.
00 02 23 16
Comm Tech: Friendship Seven, this is Muchea Com Tech. Do you read?
00 02 23 19
John Glenn: Roger, Muchea. Friendship Seven. Read you loud and clear; how me?
00 02 23 24
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, would you say again?
00 02 23 29
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven, Muchea. I read you loud and clear. Over.
00 02 23 34
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven. I'm reading you loud and clear on HF. Over.
00 02 23 38
John Glenn: Roger.
00 02 23 42
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Muchea Cap Com. How me? Over.
00 02 23 45
John Glenn: Roger, Muchea Cap Com. Loud and clear. Fuel, 62-85 [percent]; oxygen, 65-100 [percent]; amps, 22. Over.
00 02 24 00
CAPCOM: Roger. I did not get your fuel. Would you give that … to us again? Over.
00 02 24 03
John Glenn: Roger, fuel is 60-85 [percent]. Over.
00 02 24 24
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, how do you read us on UHF? Over.
00 02 24 28
John Glenn: Roger. Loud and clear; I am still on HF. Over.
00 02 24 33
CAPCOM: Friendship 7, Muchea Cap Com. Recommend you go UHF. Over.
00 02 24 37
John Glenn: Roger, going to UHF.
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CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Muchea Cap Com. How now? Over.
00 02 24 49
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is Muchea Cap Com. How are read now? Over.
00 02 24 52
John Glenn: Hello, Muchea. Friendship Seven. Read you loud and clear; how me?
00 02 24 56
CAPCOM: Loud and clear. You were coming in slightly garbled. Could you give us your fuel, oxygen and amps? Over.
00 02 25 01
John Glenn: Roger. Fuel, 60-85 [percent]; oxygen, 65-100 [percent]; amps, 22. Over.
00 02 25 09
CAPCOM: Roger. Exhaust temperature?
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John Glenn: Exhaust temperature 50 [degrees]. Over.
00 02 25 15
CAPCOM: Roger. Are you in fly-by-wire?
00 02 25 17
John Glenn: Negative, I am on manual at present time. I'm down to 60 [percent] on automatic fuel, so I cut it off and I'm on manual at present time. Over.
00 02 25 28
CAPCOM: Roger. How is your yaw thruster problem? Over.
00 02 25 32
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. I am getting some erratic indications in all axes. When I align everything on orbit attitude by the instruments I am considerably off where I should be. I'm rolled some 20° to the right; I'm also yawed to the right a little bit. Over.
00 02 25 52
CAPCOM: Roger, understand. Are you satisfied with the fly-by-wire and manual proportional systems? Over.
00 02 25 58
John Glenn: Fly-by-wire is not functioning in yaw low right. Over.
00 02 26 06
CAPCOM: Roger, low yaw right.
00 02 26 08
John Glenn: That's affirmative. When I first had trouble with it, it was malfunctioning in low yaw left, and now low yaw left is operating okay, but low yaw right is not operating. Over.
00 02 26 22
CAPCOM: Roger. Have you tried caging your gyros and re-erecting them. What do you think about this? Over.
00 02 26 27
John Glenn: Negative, have not yet. I want to get an alignment as soon as I get back in daylight and do just exactly that. I think my, I'm probably not—my scanners are probably not working right. Over.
00 02 26 40
CAPCOM: Roger. Will you confirm the Landing Bag switch is in the off position? Over.
00 02 26 45
John Glenn: That is affirmative. Landing Bag switch is in the center off position.
00 02 26 50
CAPCOM: You haven't had any banging noises or anything of this type at higher rates?
00 02 26 55
John Glenn: Negative.
00 02 26 57
CAPCOM: They wanted this answer. Do you have your retrosequence times 2 Dog, Easy, and Golf from Indian Ocean Ship?
00 02 27 03
John Glenn: Standby one. Yes, 2 Easy, and Golf, yes, I do have those.
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CAPCOM: Roger.
00 02 27 14
CAPCOM: Do you have any, are you ready for Z and R Cal? Over.
00 02 27 18
John Glenn: Affirmative, go ahead.
00 02 27 20
CAPCOM: Cal coming through.
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CAPCOM: Any comments on weightlessness, etc.
00 02 27 30
John Glenn: Negative, I have no ill effects whatsoever. I don't even really notice it now. I'm just, very comfortable.
00 02 27 37
CAPCOM: Fine.
00 02 27 38
John Glenn: I have the constellation of Orion up here in the window now. I'm holding a position on it.
00 02 27 45
CAPCOM: Roger, good. Your 150 VA is 200 [degrees]; your 250 VA is 190 [degrees]. Over.
00 02 27 51
John Glenn: Roger.
00 02 27 52
CAPCOM: R Cal, coming now.
00 02 28 11
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Muchea Cap Com. Do you still have high, both high thrusters in fly-by-wire? Over.
00 02 28 17
John Glenn: That's affirmative, I do.
00 02 28 19
CAPCOM: Roger.
00 02 28 35
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Woomera Cap Com. We have contact, TM solid and UHF solid. Over.
00 02 28 40
John Glenn: Roger, Woomera.
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CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, are you ready to go ahead with this 30-minute report? Over.
00 02 28 49
John Glenn: Negative, not just at the moment. Stand by.
00 02 28 52
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven.
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CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Muchea. Just a reminder to take your exercise after the blood pressure. Over, Woomera.
00 02 29 04
John Glenn: Roger.
00 02 29 46
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Woomera Cap Com. Do you read? Over.
00 02 29 48
John Glenn: Go ahead, Woomera.
00 02 29 50
CAPCOM: The Cape advises that you conduct this horizon check and cage the gyros, before California.
00 02 29 58
John Glenn: Say again, please, Woomera, did not understand.
00 02 30 01
CAPCOM: Cape advises that you conduct this horizon check, and cage the gyros before California contact. Over.
00 02 30 09
John Glenn: Roger, understand before California contact.
00 02 30 13
CAPCOM: Roger. Would like to confirm your control systems status, fly-by-wire low yaw right is inoperative.
00 02 30 20
John Glenn: That's affirmative.
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CAPCOM: Good in all axes. Over.
00 02 30 24
John Glenn: That is affirmative
00 02 30 27
CAPCOM: Can you give status on your ASCS system? Over.
00 02 30 30
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. ASCS started out operating, it would drop into orientation mode in yaw and that would throw the other axes out. It was doing this for a while it world drift off slowly, yaw right and there would be no correction until it went out about 20° . Then it would come rapidly back across and correct itself from a 20° right attitude, would come back across to a left attitude in orientation mode. This continued for a while. I took control, that was right after Guaymas. By the time I had gone over Africa the condition had just reversed, had just reversed. The same thing, only the other direction. Over.
00 02 31 24
CAPCOM: Roger, I understand.
00 02 31 28
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, if you're ready, could we conduct this 30 minute report? Over.
00 02 31 32
John Glenn: Friendship Seven. Roger. All switch fuses still same position. Squib is armed. Auto Retrojettison is off. ASCS mode selector is normal, rate command, gyro, normal. Manual fuel handle is pulled. Automatic fuel is still on. Retro-Delay, normal, Landing Bag is off. Everything else on sequence panel is normal. Fuel. …
00 02 32 00
CAPCOM: Could we have a blood pressure check? Start your button, then exercise the bungee cord, then start your blood pressure check again. Over.
00 02 32 08
John Glenn: Roger. Friendship Seven. Blood pressure coming on.
00 02 32 26
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven. We're reading your blood pressure, what kind of result on your visual acuity test? Over.
00 02 32 32
John Glenn: Roger. Friendship Seven. Visual acuity still good. Can read same lines I did when starting out. Over.
00 02 32 40
CAPCOM: Roger. Would like to go through this 30-minute report again, starting with the Auto Retro-jett switch. Go ahead.
00 02 32 49
John Glenn: Auto Retro-jettison is armed. I'm having to break this in the middle because I need to keep looking out the window to control accurately. Over.
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00 02 32 57
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven. … discussion. Over.
00 02 33 00
John Glenn: Roger.
00 02 33 09
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. Auto Retro-jettison is off. ASCS mode selector is normal, rate command, gyro normal. All “T” handles are in except manual, and it is out. I am controlling manually at present time. Landing Bag switch is off. Sequence panel is all normal except for that. The control fuel is 60-82 [percent]. Attitudes at present time on manual control are roll 5 [degrees] right, yaw 15 [degrees] right, pitch —34 [degrees] in orbit attitude. My time from launch is 2 plus 33 plus 60, MARK! Correction that would be 2 plus 34 on that mark. Did you receive? Over.
00 02 34 09
CAPCOM: Yes.
00 02 34 10
John Glenn: Roger. Cabin pressure is 5.5 and holding. Cabin air is 95 [degrees]. Cabin excess water light is still on. I'm turning it down a little bit more yet.
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John Glenn: Cabin relative humidity is indicating 20 [percent]. Coolant quantity is 66 [percent]. Suit is 68 [degrees] on temperature, pressure 5.8 indicated, steam temperature, 50 [degrees] in suit circuit and comfortable. Oxygen is 65-100 [percent] amps 20. Voltages: main 24, 25, 25, 25; standby one is 25, 25; isolated 29; and back on main. Fans is 113, ASCS 113. I have two warning lights on, the excess cabin water and fuel quantity. Over.
00 02 35 29
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven. Aeromed would like to know whether you have conducted your exercise on bungee cord. Over.
00 02 35 36
John Glenn: Negative, I have not done that recently. Will conduct that now as part of this check. You had a blood pressure.
00 02 35 43
CAPCOM: You are fading now. Standby for Canton in a few minutes. This is Woomera Cap Com, Over and Out.
00 02 36 02
John Glenn: Okay, exercise conducted. Blood pressure starting.
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John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. Woomera, are you still receiving me? Over.
00 02 37 07
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven.
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Comm Tech: Friendship Seven, Canton Com Tech.
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John Glenn: Hello Canton Com Tech. Friendship Seven. How did you receive UHF-HI? Over.
00 02 43 10
Comm Tech: Friendship Seven, Canton Com Tech. Reading you loud and clear. Standby for Cap Com.
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John Glenn: Roger. Canton Cap Com, Friendship Seven. Fuel 62-75 [degrees], oxygen 65-98 [percent], correction 65-100 [percent], amps 23. My condition is good. The sunrise is coming around the capsule right now. Over.
00 02 43 42
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven. This is Canton. We have TM solid; go ahead, Over.
00 02 43 48
John Glenn: Roger. This is Friendship Seven, and now that the sunrise is starting, I have all these little particles coming around the capsule again, just at sunrise.
00 02 43 57
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven.
00 02 44 02
John Glenn: I also can see the light on my, on steam from the thruster when I operate it. Over.
00 02 44 09
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven. Are, are your thrusters working, are all your high thrusters working okay. Over.
00 02 44 17
John Glenn: This Friendship Seven. Affirmative, operating okay.
00 02 44 27
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. I think my, I can see a little bit of steam spitting against the dark sky here occasionally from my pitch down manual thruster. Over.
00 02 44 36
CAPCOM: Roger.
00 02 44 37
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. All these little particles; there are thousands of them; and they're not coming from the capsule. They're something that's already up there because they're all over the sky. Way out I can see them, as far as I can see in each direction almost.
00 02 44 52
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven.
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CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is Canton. Our telemetry here indicates that everything is okay. Over.
00 02 45 02
John Glenn: Roger, Friendship Seven.
00 02 45 05
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is Canton. Our Aeromed would like to hear any comments you have on weightlessness, nausea, dizziness, taste and smell sensations. Over.
00 02 45 15
John Glenn: Friendship Seven, I have no sensations at all from weightlessness except very pleasant. No ill effects at all, I'm not sick; feel fine. I have had no, no dizziness: I've run the head checks, the head movements and have no problem with that. I've run the oculogyric check and have no problem with that. I haven't been able to use much of the equipment this orbit, however. I've been mainly concerned with this control problem. Over.
00 02 45 48
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven. Our fuel quantities here agree with yours. Our 150 fans inverter temperature is 200 [degrees]. The ASCS temperature is 190 [degrees]. Out
00 02 46 00
John Glenn: Roger, Friendship Seven.
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CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is Canton. Do you have all the retro times that you need? Over.
00 02 46 19
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. I believe so. I have Foxtrot coming up here, I mean Golf coming up, at 03 00 39. Is that affirm?

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