Mercury 6 transcript starting at 00 04 04 07 on Spacelog

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00 04 04 07
CAPCOM: Are you in manual proportional or fly-by-wire now?
00 04 04 10
John Glenn: I'm in fly-by-wire now.
00 04 04 21
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. I am going to as near orbit attitude as I can establish here on the dark side.
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00 04 04 40
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Woomera Cap Com. We have contact UHF and TM solid.
00 04 04 44
John Glenn: Roger, Woomera, loud and clear.
00 04 04 49
John Glenn: Fuel is 52-45 [percent], oxygen is 60-90 [percent], amps 25. Over.
00 04 05 06
John Glenn: Hello, Wommera, did you receive? Over.
00 04 05 08
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven. Surgeon recommends that if you haven't eaten that you eat in the near future.
00 04 05 18
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. Negative. I did not eat on that last round because of, I was busy with the ASCS problem. Over.
00 04 05 30
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, let's have your fuel readings. Over.
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John Glenn: Say again, Woonera.
00 04 05 38
CAPCOM: Let's have your fuel readings. Over.
00 04 05 41
John Glenn: Roger. Fuel readings are 50-45 [percent], correction 52-45 [percent], over.
00 04 05 49
CAPCOM: Roger,… temperature. Over.
00 04 05 55
John Glenn: Say again please. Over.
00 04 05 58
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, you are fading … temperature. Over.
00 04 06 02
John Glenn: Roger, steam temperature is 49-49 [degrees]. Over.
00 04 06 08
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven.
00 04 06 10
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. Turning more water on on that one, see if I can cool it down a little more.
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John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. I can notice a little crackling on fly-by-wire switches when I operate fly-by-wire; it comes in on the head set.
00 04 13 41
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven. Turned around, yawed 180 [degrees] to see the sunrise here, and also to see these little, these little gadgets here that I don't know what they are.
00 04 14 04
John Glenn: They do not seem to be coming from the capsule at all. There are too many of them. They're all spread out all over the place; it looks like they're some of them might be miles away.
00 04 15 23
Comm Tech: This is Com Tech, Canton Com Tech. Do you read? Over.
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John Glenn: Go ahead, Canton.
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Comm Tech: Com Tech, Roger, read you loud and clear. Friendship Seven, this is Canton Com Tech, you are weak but readable. Standby for Cap Com.
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John Glenn: Roger.
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CAPCOM: This is Canton Cap Com. Over.
00 04 15 45
John Glenn: Canton Cap Com, standby I'll give you a report in a minute here. I'm maneuvering back into retro attitude.
00 04 15 52
CAPCOM: OK. Standing by.
00 04 18 02
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this is Canton Cap Com. We are not receiving your transmissions and we have not lost your contact. Over.
00 04 18 09
John Glenn: Roger, Canton. I was busy maneuvering here. I did not give you your report yet, was getting lights set up and trying to stow everything for retro fire. I have 45-45 [percent] on fuel, oxygen is 60-90 [percent], amps is 23. My retrograde time is still set at 04 plus 32 plus 38. Over.
00 04 18 35
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven. Canton standing by.
00 04 18 38
John Glenn: Roger.
00 04 19 19
John Glenn: This is Friendship Seven, Canton. I am getting in in orbit attitude so I can cage and uncage the gyros again. They're off again. Over.
00 04 19 27
CAPCOM: Roger, Friendship Seven.
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John Glenn: Request you notify Cape.
00 04 19 34
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, this Cap Com. I did not read your last transmission. Would you repeat please?
00 04 19 39
John Glenn: Roger, Canton. Please notify Cape that I am indicating a roll 10° right, yaw 10° right, and pitch a plus 15 [degrees] when I'm in orbit attitude on the window and the scope. Over.
00 04 21 00
Comm Tech: Friendship Seven, Hawaii Com Tech. How do you read? Over.
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John Glenn: Loud and clear, Hawaii Com Tech. How me?
00 04 21 09
Comm Tech: Roger. Reading you loud and clear on HF.
00 04 21 13
John Glenn: Roger, this is Friendship Seven. Caging gyros and uncaging.
00 04 21 43
John Glenn: Hawaii Com Tech, Cap Com, this is Friendship Seven. Fuel 43-45 [percent], oxygen is 60-90 [percent], amps is 23. Over.
00 04 21 56
John Glenn: Hello, Hawaii Com Tech. Do you receive? Over.
00 04 21 59
Comm Tech: Friendship Seven, ttawaii Com Tech. Roger. Transfer frmn HF, would you go to UHF? Over.
00 04 22 05
John Glenn: Roger. Going UHF.
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Comm Tech: Friendship Seven, do you read on UHF? Over.
00 04 22 35
John Glenn: Roger, read UHF loud and clear.
00 04 22 38
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, Hawaii Cap Com. Reading you loud and clear on UHF.
00 04 22 45
CAPCOM: Friendship Seven, we have been reading an indication on the ground of segment 51, which is Landing Bag Deploy. We suspect this is a erroneous signal. However, Cape would like, you to check this by putting the Landing Bag switch in auto position, and see if you get a light. Do you concur with this? Over.

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