CAPCOM

Are you in manual proportional or fly-by-wire now?

John Glenn

I'm in fly-by-wire now.

John Glenn

This is Friendship Seven. I am going to as near orbit attitude as I can establish here on the dark side.

CAPCOM

Friendship Seven, Woomera Cap Com. We have contact UHF and TM solid.

John Glenn

Roger, Woomera, loud and clear.

John Glenn

Fuel is 52-45 [percent], oxygen is 60-90 [percent], amps 25. Over.

John Glenn

Hello, Wommera, did you receive? Over.

CAPCOM

Roger, Friendship Seven. Surgeon recommends that if you haven't eaten that you eat in the near future.

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.

CAPCOM

Friendship Seven, let's have your fuel readings. Over.

John Glenn

Say again, Woonera.

CAPCOM

Let's have your fuel readings. Over.

John Glenn

Roger. Fuel readings are 50-45 [percent], correction 52-45 [percent], over.

CAPCOM

Roger,… temperature. Over.

John Glenn

Say again please. Over.

CAPCOM

Friendship Seven, you are fading … temperature. Over.

John Glenn

Roger, steam temperature is 49-49 [degrees]. Over.

CAPCOM

Roger, Friendship Seven.

John Glenn

This is Friendship Seven. Turning more water on on that one, see if I can cool it down a little more.

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.

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.

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.

Comm Tech

This is Com Tech, Canton Com Tech. Do you read? Over.

John Glenn

Go ahead, Canton.

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.

CAPCOM

This is Canton Cap Com. Over.

John Glenn

Canton Cap Com, standby I'll give you a report in a minute here. I'm maneuvering back into retro attitude.

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CAPCOM

OK. Standing by.

CAPCOM

Friendship Seven, this is Canton Cap Com. We are not receiving your transmissions and we have not lost your contact. Over.

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.

CAPCOM

Roger, Friendship Seven. Canton standing by.

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.

CAPCOM

Roger, Friendship Seven.

John Glenn

Request you notify Cape.

CAPCOM

Friendship Seven, this Cap Com. I did not read your last transmission. Would you repeat please?

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.

Comm Tech

Friendship Seven, Hawaii Com Tech. How do you read? Over.

John Glenn

Loud and clear, Hawaii Com Tech. How me?

Comm Tech

Roger. Reading you loud and clear on HF.

John Glenn

Roger, this is Friendship Seven. Caging gyros and uncaging.

John Glenn

Hawaii Com Tech, Cap Com, this is Friendship Seven. Fuel 43-45 [percent], oxygen is 60-90 [percent], amps is 23. Over.

John Glenn

Hello, Hawaii Com Tech. Do you receive? Over.

Comm Tech

Friendship Seven, ttawaii Com Tech. Roger. Transfer frmn HF, would you go to UHF? Over.

John Glenn

Roger. Going UHF.

Comm Tech

Friendship Seven, do you read on UHF? Over.

John Glenn

Roger, read UHF loud and clear.

CAPCOM

Friendship Seven, Hawaii Cap Com. Reading you loud and clear on UHF.

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.