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CAPCOM
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Loud and clear. You were coming in slightly garbled. Could you give us your fuel, oxygen and amps? Over.
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John Glenn
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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.
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John Glenn
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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.
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CAPCOM
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Roger, understand. Are you satisfied with the fly-by-wire and manual proportional systems? Over.
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John Glenn
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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.
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CAPCOM
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Roger. Have you tried caging your gyros and re-erecting them. What do you think about this? Over.
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John Glenn
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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.
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CAPCOM
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They wanted this answer. Do you have your retrosequence times 2 Dog, Easy, and Golf from Indian Ocean Ship?
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John Glenn
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Negative, I have no ill effects whatsoever. I don't even really notice it now. I'm just, very comfortable.
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John Glenn
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I have the constellation of Orion up here in the window now. I'm holding a position on it.
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CAPCOM
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Friendship Seven, Muchea Cap Com. Do you still have high, both high thrusters in fly-by-wire? Over.
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CAPCOM
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Friendship Seven, Muchea. Just a reminder to take your exercise after the blood pressure. Over, Woomera.
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CAPCOM
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Cape advises that you conduct this horizon check, and cage the gyros before California contact. Over.
Spoken on Feb. 20, 1962, 5:12 p.m. UTC (62 years, 10 months ago). Link to this transcript range is: Tweet