Spacelog Mercury 4

Lift-off.

Loud and clear.

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

Okey doke.

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

Loud and clear.

Roger.

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.

Roger. Pitch 88, the trajectory is good.

Roger, looks good here.

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.

4, 5 …

Pitch is 77; trajectory is go.

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

Eh …

Cabin …

Believe me, O₂ is go.

Cabin pressure holding 5.5.

Roger, roger.

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.

Roger. Pitch is 62; trajectory is good.

Roger. It looks good in here.

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.

Roger, we have go here.

And I see a star!

Stand by for cutoff.

There went the tower.

Roger, there went the tower, affirmative Chase.

Roger, squibs are off.

Roger.