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00 03 22 55
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. I am in manual. Over.
00 03 22 59
CAPCOM: Roger. Understand.
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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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