John Glenn

Friendship Seven. Go ahead.

CAPCOM

Roger. Area 3 Delta, Area 3 Delta is 4 hours, 12 minutes, 32 seconds.

John Glenn

Area 3 Delta is 04 plus 12 plus 32. Is that affirm?

CAPCOM

Affirmative. Area 3 Echo, Area 3 Echo is 4 hours, 22 minutes, 12 seconds. I say again; 4 hours, 22 minutes, 12 seconds. Over.

John Glenn

Roger. Area 3 Echo is 04 plus 22 plus 12.

CAPCOM

Roger. Area Hotel is 4 hours, 32 minutes, 37 seconds. Say it again; 4 hours, 32 minutes 37 seconds. Over.

John Glenn

Roger. 04 plus 32 plus 38. I have correction, plus 37; I have 38 set on my retrosequence because of error in my clock of 1 second. Over.

CAPCOM

That is affirmative. We assume you have an error in your clock. Over.

John Glenn

One second error, that is affirm. Request you confirm with Cape that I have 04 plus 32 plus 38 as correct retrograde time. Over.

CAPCOM

Roger. That's affirmative.

John Glenn

This is Friendship Seven. The ASCS is drifting again. I'm indicating 25° right in yaw. Over.

CAPCOM

Roger, understand.

John Glenn

This is Friendship Seven. I have almost continuous cloud cover under me as far as I can see in every direction. Over.

CAPCOM

Roger, understand.

CAPCOM

Friendship Seven, this is Indian Cap Com. Surgeon would like to talk to you. Over.

John Glenn

Roger. This is Friendship Seven.

Flight Surgeon

This is the surgeon here. Have you switched to secondary oxygen for any reason during this hop? Over.

John Glenn

Negative. I don't quite understand the decrease in secondary either unless it's the bottles are beginning to cool down, but they shouldn't cool that much.

Flight Surgeon

We're reading 90 [percent] on the TM. How about you?

John Glenn

I am reading 90 [percent] also.

Flight Surgeon

Somewhere about 65 [percent]. This is Indian Surgeon. Out.

John Glenn

Roger. This is Friendship Seven. This thing is slipping in and out of orientation mode and wasting fuel at present time. I'm just going to try and hold it on orbit attitude manually. Over. Or on fly-by-wire. Over.

CAPCOM

Roger. Manually by fly-by-wire. Over.

John Glenn

This is Friendship Seven. Checking different control modes on fly-by-wire. I have no low thrust to the right. Over.

CAPCOM

Roger, understand no low thrust to the right.

John Glenn

I do have low thrust in all other axes. Over.

CAPCOM

Roger, understand.

John Glenn

This is Friendship Seven. Pitching up for star observation.

CAPCOM

Roger. Report anything you see. Over.

CAPCOM

Friendship Seven, this is Indian Cap Com. Are you able to see anything? Over.

John Glenn

This is Friendship Seven. Affirmative. I have Orion right in the middle of the window at present time and makes a good one to hold attitude on. I have, I am using it as horizon reference at the moment.

Comm Tech

Friendship Seven, this is Muchea Com Tech. How do you read? Over.

John Glenn

Hello, Muchea Com Tech. Loud and clear. Standby one. I'm right in the middle of operation here.

Comm Tech

Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, Muchea Com Tech. Do you read? Over.

John Glenn

Hello, Muchea Com Tech. Roger. Read you loud and clear. How me?

Comm Tech

Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, Muchea Com Tech. Do you read? Over.

John Glenn

Hello, Muchea Com Tech, Muchea Com Tech. Roger. Friendship Seven. Loud and clear. How me?

Comm Tech

Over.

John Glenn

Roger. This is Friendship Seven.

Comm Tech

Roger, Friendship Seven. I'm reading you 3 by 3 on HF. Over. Would you call again?

John Glenn

Roger, Friendship Seven, reading you loud and clear on HF. Over.

Comm Tech

Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, Muchea Com Tech, say again.

John Glenn

Roger, Muchea Com Tech. Friendship Seven. Loud and clear. How me?

Comm Tech

Friendship Seven, Friendship Seven, this is Muchea Com Tech. Do you read?

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John Glenn

Roger, Muchea Com Tech, Friendship Seven. Read you loud and clear. How me?

CAPCOM

Roger, Friendship Seven. You are 3 by 3. Go ahead to Cap Com.

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Spoken on Feb. 20, 1962, 6:44 p.m. UTC (62 years, 9 months ago). Link to this transcript range is: Tweet