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00 03 02 10
John Glenn: Plus 38. Roger. Does Cape want me to set that into clock at present time? Over.
00 03 02 17
CAPCOM: Negative, we have not had those instructions. I'll have Arnie check for you.
00 03 02 20
John Glenn: Roger. I am still operating on prelaunch time of 04 plus 32 plus 28. Over.
00 03 02 27
CAPCOM: Understand.
00 03 02 33
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. Coming across the Gulf of Lower California at present time in the scope.
00 03 02 40
CAPCOM: Roger.
00 03 02 44
CAPCOM: John, for your information, the clocks will be set over Canaveral.
00 03 02 49
John Glenn: Roger, understand clocks will be set by command, is that affirm, or do they want…
00 03 02 56
CAPCOM: That is negative. They, on contact with Al, they will have you change the clock.
00 03 03 01
John Glenn: Roger, understand. Friendship Seven.
00 03 03 04
CAPCOM: For your information your O2 is holding. It seems to be working; it's reading about
00 03 03 11
John Glenn: Roger, Friendship Seven. Cabin temperature is holding steady at about 90 [degrees]. I still have excess cabin water light on and my, I have the cabin water turned almost completely off at present time.
00 03 03 25
CAPCOM: Roger, it sounds like it's working out all right anyway.
00 03 03 28
John Glenn: Roger, it's doing okay. We'll make one more orbit okay.
00 03 03 32
CAPCOM: I assume you are still on manual proportional; is that correct?
00 03 03 35
John Glenn: That's affirmative, I'm still on manual.
00 03 03 40
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Guaymas Cap Com reads you loud and clear. Over.
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00 03 03 44
John Glenn: Roger, Guaymas. Read you loud and clear, also.
00 03 03 54
CAPCOM: John, the Aeromeds are real happy with you; you look real good up there.
00 03 03 57
John Glenn: Ali right, fine, glad everything is working out. I feel real good, Wally. No problems at all.
00 03 04 18
Comm Tech: Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, this is Texas Com Tech. Do you read? Over.
00 03 04 22
John Glenn: Hello, Texas, this is Friendship Seven. Read you loud and clear. How me? Over.
00 03 04 27
Comm Tech: Roger, reading you five square on HF. Let's try UHF. Over.
00 03 04 33
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven, I'm on UHF. Over.
00 03 04 37
Comm Tech: Roger, Friendship Seven, Roger. Standby for Cap Com.
00 03 04 40
John Glenn: Roger.
00 03 04 51
CAPCOM: This is Texas Cap Com, Friendship Seven. Do you read?
00 03 04 54
John Glenn: Roger, Texas Cap Com. Loud and clear. How me?
00 03 04 57
CAPCOM: Loud and clear. We have no queries down here. Continue with your observations please.
00 03 05 02
John Glenn: Roger. This is Friendship Seven. Systems all operating normally. I gave my quantities again. There's no need to waste more time on those. I am pitching down to about 60° to make observation. Over.
00 03 05 15
CAPCOM: Roger, we confirm down here on the TM. Over.
00 03 05 20
John Glenn: Roger.
00 03 05 54
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. Just passed over El Paso in good shape. Could see town through some of the clouds, Over.
00 03 06 14
John Glenn: Friendship Seven, flying over complete cloud deck at present time.
00 03 06 24
John Glenn: I'm pitching down to 60° at present time. Orbit attitude in roll and yaw.
00 03 07 01
John Glenn: This is. …
00 03 07 03
Comm Tech: Canaveral Com Tech. How do you copy? Over.
00 03 07 05
John Glenn: Hello, Canaveral Com Tech. Friendship Seven. Loud and clear; how me?
00 03 07 09
Comm Tech: Roger, Friendship Seven. This is Canaveral Com Tech. Copy you loud and clear, also. Standby for Cap Com please.
00 03 07 14
John Glenn: Roger.
00 03 07 16
John Glenn: Hello, Cap Com. Friendship Seven. Fuel is 62-60 [percent]; oxygen is 62-95 [percent]; amps 23. Over.
00 03 07 28
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, reading you loud and clear. I'll give you the 3 Bravo Time, 03 22 26. Over.
00 03 07 42
John Glenn: Roger, 03 22 26, for 3 Bravo. Is that affirm?
00 03 07 47
CAPCOM: … 3 Charlie 03 40 18. Over.
00 03 07 54
John Glenn: Roger, 03 40 18 for 3 Charlie.
00 03 08 00
CAPCOM: That is correct. At this time change your retro setting manually to 04 32 38. Over.
00 03 08 11
John Glenn: Roger, 04 plus 32 plus 38.
00 03 08 25
John Glenn: Roger, retrograde time is reset to 04 plus 32 plus 38. Over.
00 03 08 32
CAPCOM: Roger, Seven. We recommend for the third orbit that you use gyros as you desire either normal or free so that in the event prior to retrofire on the third orbit that the scanners and ASCS do not program properly you may use your gyros in the free position for attitude reference. Over.
00 03 08 58
John Glenn: Roger. This is Friendship Seven. I have a fair, pretty good line-up now on the gyros, I believe. The check that I made on the night side was okay but they drifted off again, apparently rather rapidly in fact. I got another check on it and they seem to have corrected back pretty good now. I did not have to cage them again. Over.
00 03 09 22
CAPCOM: Roger, Seven, we understand. The only problem is that you may not have enough light time prior yo retrofire.
00 03 09 30
John Glenn: Roger.
00 03 09 31
CAPCOM: Let the gyros work in the free position if you desire. Over.
00 03 09 37
John Glenn: Roger. Friendship Seven.
00 03 09 39
CAPCOM: Also, Seven, we recommend that you allow the capsule to drift on manual control in order to conserve fuel. Over.
00 03 09 48
John Glenn: Roger. Friendship Seven.
00 03 09 55
CAPCOM: Seven, this is Cape. Standby for Z Cal.
00 03 09 58
John Glenn: Roger.
00 03 10 08
CAPCOM: R Cal.
00 03 10 20
CAPCOM: Cal off.
00 03 10 21
John Glenn: Roger.
00 03 10 30
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this Bermuda Cap Com. We read you loud and clear.
00 03 10 33
John Glenn: Roger, Bermuda. Hear you loud and clear also.
00 03 10 36
CAPCOM: Seven, this is Cape. Over.
00 03 10 38
John Glenn: Go ahead, Cape.
00 03 10 40
CAPCOM: Correct your 3 Bravo time to 03 22 22. Over.
00 03 10 48
John Glenn: Roger, 03 22 22 for 3 Bravo.
00 03 10 54
CAPCOM: Well, Seven, I'm having trouble, the seconds should be 32. Over.
00 03 10 57
John Glenn: Roger, 03 22 32.
00 03 11 02
CAPCOM: Good Show.
00 03 11 04
John Glenn: Roger. Roger.
00 03 11 11
John Glenn: Hello Bermuda. Friendship Seven. It's over to you. Over.
00 03 11 14
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven. We have nothing for you, you're in good shape.
00 03 11 18
John Glenn: Roger, this is Friendship Seven. I have the Cape in sight down there. It looks real fine from up here.
00 03 11 24
CAPCOM: Rog. Rog.
00 03 11 26
John Glenn: As you know.
00 03 11 29
CAPCOM: Yea, verily, Sonny.
00 03 11 37
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven, Flor-, I can see the whole state of Florida just laid out like on a map. Beautiful.
00 03 11 45
CAPCOM: Very good.
00 03 11 49
John Glenn: Even from this position out here, I can still see clear back to the Mississippi Delta.
00 03 12 32
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven, checking down in Area Hotel on the weather and it looks good down that way. Looks like we'll have no problem on recovery.
00 03 12 41
CAPCOM: Very good. We'll see you in Grand Turk.
00 03 12 43
John Glenn: Yes, Sir.
00 03 12 48
John Glenn: In fact, I can see clear down, see all the islands clear down that whole chain from up here, … I can see way beyond them and area Hotel looks excellent for recovery.
00 03 13 13
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Bermuda Cap Com.
00 03 13 15
John Glenn: Go ahead, Bermuda.
00 03 13 17
CAPCOM: Cape recommends that you reenter on ASCS with manual for backup.
00 03 13 22
John Glenn: Roger, this is Friendship Seven. Understand recommend ASCS with manual backup.
00 03 13 29
John Glenn: This, this operation of ASCS has been very erratic. I have not been able to pin it down to any particular, one particular item. It went off one direction in yaw at one time; it went off the other the next time. I felt for a little while that pitch was drifting. It seemed to have a little stuck thrust in pitch at one time and I have to keep correcting that and that corrected itself and then I was off in roll just after I came off the dark side this time. Over.
00 03 14 00
CAPCOM: Roger, understand. I have all that down. Could you give us a blood pressure please?
00 03 14 03
John Glenn: Roger. Standby.
00 03 14 33
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, can you give me both your primary and secondary oxygen?
00 03 14 38
John Glenn: Roger, primary oxygen is 62 [percent], secondary is 94 [percent].
00 03 14 45
CAPCOM: Roger.
00 03 15 18
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. I'm letting it drift a little bit to the right here to look up north.
00 03 15 30
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Bermuda Cap Com.
00 03 15 32
John Glenn: Go ahead Bermuda.
00 03 15 34
CAPCOM: Your fans inverter temperature is 205 [degrees] and your ASCS temperature is 195 [degrees].
00 03 15 44
John Glenn: Roger, sounds real good, Gus, fine.
00 03 15 47
CAPCOM: You're in good shape.
00 03 15 48
John Glenn: Roger.
00 03 16 18
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, you want to go to HF now?
00 03 16 22
John Glenn: Roger, Friendship Seven. Going to HF.
00 03 16 37
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Bermuda Cap Com. How do you read on HF?
00 03 16 41
John Glenn: Bermuda, Friendship Seven. Loud and clear; how me?
00 03 16 44
CAPCOM: You're weak but readable, John.
00 03 16 48
John Glenn: Roger.
00 03 17 08
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Bermuda we have lost TM contact.
00 03 17 11
John Glenn: Roger, understand LOS.
00 03 17 43
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. I've drifted around almost to the 180° point again.
00 03 18 02
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Bermuda Cap Com. Are you still in contact?
00 03 18 05
John Glenn: Roger, this is Friendship Seven. I'm around at the 180 [degree] point. I'm facing the direction I'm traveling, Gus. Do you still receive? Over.
00 03 18 18
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Bermuda Cap Com. We do not read you.
00 03 18 22
John Glenn: Roger, Bermuda.
00 03 20 28
Comm Tech: Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, this is CYI Com Tech, CYI Com Tech. Do you read? Over.
00 03 20 34
John Glenn: Hello, Canary Com Tech. On HF; how do you receive me? Loud and clear from you. Over.
00 03 20 41
Comm Tech: Friendship Seven, this is CYI Com Tech. Do you read? Over.
00 03 20 46
John Glenn: Roger, Canary.
00 03 20 49
Comm Tech: Rog, Roger. Read you 5 by, read you 5 by, here in the Canaries. Over.
00 03 20 54
John Glenn: Roger, Friendship Seven. I read you loud and clear on HF, also.
00 03 21 01
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, this is Canary Cap Com. I read you loud and clear.
00 03 21 07
John Glenn: Roger, Canary. Loud and clear here also.
00 03 21 13
CAPCOM: Would you give me a brief station report? Over.
00 03 21 16
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. Fuel is 62-54. [percent]. Oxygen is 62-94, [percent], amps 24. Over.
00 03 21 30
CAPCOM: Understand that auto fuel is 63 [percent] and manual fuel is 94 [percent]. Over.
00 03 21 36
John Glenn: Negative. Manual fuel is 54 [percent], 54 [percent]. Over.
00 03 21 41
CAPCOM: 54 [percent]. Over.
00 03 21 49
John Glenn: Canary, did you get manual fuel at 54 [percent] fiver four? Over.
00 03 21 54
CAPCOM: Roger. Manual fuel at 54 [percent].
00 03 22 02
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is Canary Cap Com. How do you feel?
00 03 22 06
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. I feel fine; no effects whatsoever, none.
00 03 22 12
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven. Are you still seeing the particles around your capsule?
00 03 22 17
John Glenn: Negative. I don't seem to see them around here on this side. I saw a few, just a few just after I left Canaveral and turned around facing forward. They were coming toward me at that time. I was going, so I know that they were not coming from the capsule at all. I saw the particles in huge quantities at each sunrise so far. Over.
00 03 22 42
CAPCOM: Say again, Friendship Seven.
00 03 22 44
John Glenn: The particles I saw were mainly at sunrise each time around. Over.
00 03 22 51
CAPCOM: I understand. What control mode are you on?
00 03 22 55
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. I am in manual. Over.
00 03 22 59
CAPCOM: Roger. Understand.
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00 03 23 14
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is Canary Cap Com. The Aeromed wants to talk to you. Over.
00 03 23 17
John Glenn: Roger. Go ahead, Aeromed.
00 03 23 19
Flight Surgeon: This is Canary surgeon. Are you having any nausea, or have you experienced any nausea at all during the entire flight?
00 03 23 25
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. Negative. I have felt perfectly normal during the whole flight. I feel fine. Over.
00 03 23 32
Flight Surgeon: Very good. Back to Cap Com.
00 03 23 41
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, do you want your inverter temperatures at this time?
00 03 23 45
John Glenn: Roger. This is Friendship Seven. Go ahead.
00 03 23 51
CAPCOM: Roger. We're turning you over to Canary Systems.
00 03 23 54
SY: Friendship Seven, this is Canary Systems. How do you read?
00 03 23 57
John Glenn: Go ahead, Canary Systems, go ahead.
00 03 24 00
SY: The systems on the ground look fairly normal at this time. The temperatures are a little bit on the high side but there's nothing critical showing up. The latest reports show that the inverters are about 200 [degrees] and 210 [degrees]; this does not seem to be critical. They should be holding all this level. Do you understand?
00 03 24 17
John Glenn: Roger. Friendship Seven.
00 03 24 21
SY: All other systems are as you reported to me.
00 03 24 43
Comm Tech: Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, this is Atlantic Ship Cap, Com Tech. How do you read? Over.
00 03 24 51
John Glenn: Hello, Atlantic Cap Com. Read you loud and clear. How me? Over.
00 03 24 55
Comm Tech: Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, this is Atlantic Ship Com Tech. We read you weak but broken, weak but broken.
00 03 25 01
John Glenn: Roger. Friendship Seven. Fuel 64-54 [percent], oxygen 62-94 [percent], amps 23. Over.
00 03 25 21
John Glenn: Hello, Atlantic Ship: Atlantic Cap Com. Friendship Seven, do you receive? Over.
00 03 25 34
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is ATS Cap Com. How do you read me? Over. And what mode are you on for communications? Over.
00 03 25 43
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. I'm on HF at present time, on HF. I'll shift to UHF— is, if you're in solid contact. Over.
00 03 25 52
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven. We have TM contact, we have TM contact. Switch to UHF please.
00 03 26 00
John Glenn: Roger, switching to UHF.
00 03 26 12
John Glenn: Atlantic Ship, this is Friendship Seven. Over.
00 03 26 24
John Glenn: Hello, Atlantic Ship. Friendship Seven. Over.
00 03 26 29
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is ATS Cap Com. Read only the last part of your transmission. Say again, please.
00 03 26 35
John Glenn: Atlantic Ship, This is Friendship Seven. Wish you would pass to Cape. I let the capsule drift around to the 180° position and I am having to reorient at present time. When Iain all lined with the horizon and the periscope, my attitude indications now are way off. My roll indicates 30° right; my yaw indicates 35 [degrees] right; and pitch indicates plus 40 [degrees]; I repeat plus 40 [degrees] when I am in orbit attitude. Over.
00 03 27 11
John Glenn: Did you receive?
00 03 27 12
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven. I read you a little broken. You have discrepancies in attitudes of 30° right in roll, 35 [degrees] right in yaw and plus 40 [degrees] in pitch. Confirm, please. Over.
00 03 27 28
John Glenn: That is affirmative. I am realigning the capsule at present time and wilt cage and uncage the gyros before I go on the dark side. Over.
00 03 27 39
CAPCOM: Roger. We will standby.
00 03 28 58
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven, ATS. Do you receive?
00 03 29 04
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven. Reading you loud and clear. Over.
00 03 29 07
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven, in orbit attitude present time, caging gyros.
00 03 29 13
CAPCOM: Rog.
00 03 29 17
John Glenn: Gyros to cage, ready now.
00 03 30 09
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. Gyros are back on normal, going back to orbit attitude and will try ASCS. Over.
00 03 30 15
CAPCOM: Roger. Standing by.
00 03 30 57
John Glenn: Friendship Seven. Going to ASCS. Ready-now.
00 03 31 05
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is ATS Cap Com. Do you read me? Over.
00 03 31 09
John Glenn: Roger, ATS.
00 03 31 15
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, you are getting weak, you are getting weak. Over.
00 03 31 20
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. Did not read you, ATS.
00 03 31 23
Comm Tech: Friendship Seven, this is Zanzibar Com Tech, transmitting on HF UHF.
00 03 31 57
Comm Tech: Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, this is Zanzibar Com Tech, transmitting on HF UHF. Do you read? Over.
00 03 32 04
John Glenn: Hello, Zanzibar Com Tech. Zanzibar Com Tech, Friendship Seven. Receive you weak but readable. How me? Over.
00 03 32 10
Comm Tech: Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, this is Zanzibar Com Tech transmitting HF UHF. You're weak and garbled, weak and garbled. Do not copy. Over.
00 03 32 24
John Glenn: Roger. Friendship Seven. I receive you rather garbled, also. My condition is good. Fuel 5, correction, fuel 64-48 [percent]; oxygen 52-92 [percent]. Over.
00 03 32 44
CAPCOM: (ATS) Friendship Seven, this is ATS Cap Com. I'm reading you very clear, very clear. Could you give me the reason for the errors in your attitudes, please?

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