Phase 1: Launch

Alan Shepard

Loud and clear. José, don't cry too much.

Gus Grissom

OK, it's a nice ride up to now.

Alan Shepard

Loud and clear.

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Spoken on July 21, 1961, 12:20 p.m. UTC (62 years, 8 months ago). Link to this transcript range is: Tweet

Gus Grissom

OK. The fuel is go; about 1 ½ g's; cabin pressure is just coming off the peg; the O2 is go; we have 26 amps.

Alan Shepard

Roger. Pitch 88, the trajectory is good.

Gus Grissom

Roger, looks good here.

Gus Grissom

OK, there. We're starting to pick up a little bit of the noise and vibration; not bad, though, at all. 50 secs., more vibration.

Gus Grissom

OK. The fuel is go; 1 ½ g's, cabin is 8, the O2 is go, 27 amps.

Alan Shepard

Pitch is 77; trajectory is go.

Gus Grissom

Roger. Cabin pressure is still about 6 and dropping slightly. Looks like she's going to hold at about 5.5.

Gus Grissom

Believe me, O2 is go.

Alan Shepard

Cabin pressure holding 5.5.

Gus Grissom

This is Liberty Bell 7. Fuel is go, 2 ½ g's; cabin pressure 5.5; O2 is go; main 25, isolated – ah, isolated is 28. We are go.

Alan Shepard

Roger. Pitch is 62; trajectory is good.

Gus Grissom

Roger. It looks good in here.

Gus Grissom

Everything is good; cabin pressure is holding; suit pressure is OK; 2 minutes and we got 4 g's; fuel is go; ah, feel the hand controller move just a hair there; cabin pressure is holding; O2 is go; 25 amps.

Alan Shepard

Roger, we have go here.

Alan Shepard

Stand by for cutoff.

Gus Grissom

There went the tower.

Chase 1

Roger, there went the tower, affirmative Chase.

Gus Grissom

Roger, squibs are off.