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00 00 07 00
Gus Grissom: Roger. I'm in reentry attitude.
00 00 07 05
Gus Grissom: Ah.
00 00 07 07
Alan Shepard: Roger, how does it look out the window now?
00 00 07 09
Gus Grissom: Ah, the sun is coming in and so all I can see really is just, ah, just darkness. The sky is very black.
00 00 07 14
Alan Shepard: Roger, you have some more time to look if you like.
00 00 07 27
Alan Shepard: 7 from Cap Com, how do you feel up there?
00 00 07 30
Gus Grissom: I feel very good, auto fuel is 90, manual is 50.
00 00 07 33
Alan Shepard: Roger, 0.05 g in 10.
00 00 07 37
Gus Grissom: OK.
00 00 07 50
Gus Grissom: OK, everything is very good, ah.
00 00 07 54
Gus Grissom: I got 0.05 g and roll rate has started.
00 00 07 57
Alan Shepard: Roger.
00 00 08 03
Gus Grissom: Got a pitch rate in here, OK, g's are starting to build.
00 00 08 09
Alan Shepard: Roger, reading you loud and clear.
00 00 08 11
Gus Grissom: Roger, g's are building, we're up to 6.
00 00 08 17
Gus Grissom: There's 9.
00 00 08 19
Gus Grissom: There's about 10; the handle is out from under it; here I got a little pitch rate coming back down through 7.
00 00 08 32
Alan Shepard: Roger, still sound good.
00 00 08 34
Gus Grissom: OK, the altimeter is active at 65. There's 60.
00 00 08 38
Alan Shepard: Roger, 65,000.
00 00 08 42
Gus Grissom: Okay, I'm getting some contrails, evidently shock wave, 50,000 feet; I'm feeling good. I'm very good, everything is fine.
00 00 08 49
Alan Shepard: Roger, 50,000.
00 00 08 52
Gus Grissom: 45,000, do you still read?
00 00 08 54
Alan Shepard: Affirmative. Still reading you. You sound good.
00 00 09 00
Gus Grissom: OK, 40,000 feet, do you read?
00 00 09 07
Gus Grissom: 35,000 feet, if you read me.
00 00 09 19
Gus Grissom: 30,000 feet, everything is good, everything is good.
00 00 09 24
Alan Shepard: Bell 7, this is Cap Com. How…
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Unknown: Cape, do you read?
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00 00 09 28
Gus Grissom: 25,000 feet.
00 00 09 36
Gus Grissom: Approaching drogue chute attitude.
00 00 09 41
Gus Grissom: There's the drogue chute. The periscope has extended.
00 00 09 45
Alan Shepard: This is…we have a green drogue here, 7 how do you read?
00 00 09 49
Gus Grissom: OK, we're coming down to 15,000 feet, if anyone reads. We're on emergency flow rate, can see out the periscope OK. The drogue chute is good.
Alan Shepard: Roger, understand drogue is good, the periscope is out.
00 00 10 05
Gus Grissom: There's 13,000 feet.
Alan Shepard: Roger.
00 00 10 14
Gus Grissom: There goes the main chute, it's reefed; main chute is good; main chute is good; rate of descent coming down, coming down to – there's 40 feet per second, 30 feet per, 32 feet per second on the main chute, and the landing bag is out green.
Unknown: Ah, it's better than it was, Chuck.
00 00 10 40
Gus Grissom: Hello, does anybody read Liberty Bell, main chute is good, landing bag is on green.
00 00 10 43
Alan Shepard: And the landing bag is on green.
00 00 10 45
ATS: Liberty Bell 7, Liberty Bell 7, this is Atlantic Ship Cap Com. Read you loud and clear. Our telemetry confirms your events. Over.
00 00 10 47
Gus Grissom: Ah, roger, is anyone reading Liberty Bell 7? Over.
00 00 10 48
Cardfile 23: Roger, Liberty Bell 7, reading you loud and clear. This is C 23. Over.
00 00 10 52
Gus Grissom: Atlantic Ship Cap Com, this is Liberty Bell 7, how do you read me? Over.
00 00 11 07
ATS: Read you loud and clear. Over. Liberty Bell 7, Liberty Bell 7, this is Atlantic Ship Cap Com. How do you read me? Over.
00 00 11 12
Gus Grissom: Atlantic Ship Cap Com, this is Liberty Bell 7, I read you loud and clear. How, me? Over.
00 00 11 18
ATS: Roger, Bell 7, read you loud and clear, your status looks good, your systems look good, we confirm your events. Over.
00 00 11 28
Gus Grissom: Ah, roger, and confirm the fuel has dumped. Over.
00 00 11 35
ATS: Roger, confirm again, confirm again, has your auto fuel dumped? Over.
00 00 11 42
Gus Grissom: Auto fuel and manual fuel has dumped.
00 00 11 44
ATS: Roger, roger.
00 00 11 47
Gus Grissom: And I'm in the process of putting the pins back in the door at this time.
00 00 12 04
Gus Grissom: OK, I'm passing down through 6,000 feet, everything is good, ah.
00 00 12 15
Gus Grissom: I'm going to open my face plate.
00 00 12 35
Gus Grissom: Hello, I can't get one, I can't get one door pin back in. I've tried and tried and tried and I can't get it back in. And I'm coming, ATS, I'm passing through 5,000 feet and I don't think I have one of the door pins in.
00 00 12 43
ATS: Roger, Bell 7, roger.
00 00 13 04
Gus Grissom: Do you have any word from the recovery troops?
00 00 13 14
Cardfile 23: Liberty Bell 7, this is Card File 23, we are heading directly toward you.
00 00 13 18
Gus Grissom: ATS, this is Cap – this is Liberty Bell 7. Do you have any word from the recovery troops?
00 00 13 23
ATS: Negative, Bell 7, negative. Do you have any transmission to MCC? Over.
00 00 13 33
Gus Grissom: Ah, roger, you might make a note that there is one small hole in my chute. It looks like it's about 6 inches by 6 inches – it's sort of a – actually it's a triangular rip, I guess.
00 00 13 47
ATS: Ah, roger, roger.
00 00 13 49
Gus Grissom: I'm passing through 3,000 feet, and all the fuses are in flight condition; ASCS is normal, auto; we're on rate command; gyros are normal; auto retrojettison is armed; squibs are armed also. Four fuel handles are in; decompress and recompress are in; retro delay is normal; retrobeat is off; cabin lights are both. TM is on. Rescue aids is auto; landing bag is auto; retract scope is auto; retroattitude is auto. All the three, five pull strings are in. Going through some clouds to 2,000 feet. ATS, I'm at 2,000 feet; everything is normal.
00 00 14 35
ATS: Roger, Bell 7, what is your rate of descent again? Over.
00 00 14 39
Gus Grissom: The rate of descent is varying between 28 and 30 feet per second.
00 00 14 45
ATS: Ah, roger, roger, and once again verify your fuel has dumped. Over.
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00 00 14 47
Unknown: Seven ahead at bearing 020. Over.
00 00 14 54
Gus Grissom: OK. My max g was about 10.2; altimeter is 1,000; cabin pressure is coming towards 15.
00 00 15 04
Unknown: We'll make up.
00 00 15 14
Gus Grissom: Temperature is 90.
00 00 15 24
Unknown: We'll make up an eye rep.
00 00 15 34
Gus Grissom: Coolant quantity is 30; temperature is 68; pressure is 14; main O₂ is 60; normal is, main is 60; emergency is 100; suit fan is normal; cabin fan is normal. We have 21 amps, and I'm getting ready for impact here.
00 00 15 44
Gus Grissom: Can see the water coming right on up.
00 00 15 54
ATS: Liberty Bell 7, Liberty Bell 7, this is Atlantic Cap Com, do you read me? Over.
00 00 16 04
Gus Grissom: OK, does anyone read Liberty Bell 7? Over.
00 00 16 09
Hunt Club 1: Liberty Bell 7, Liberty Bell 7, Hunt Club 1 is 2 miles southwest you.
00 00 16 20
Cardfile 9: Liberty Bell 7, this 9 Card File. We have your entry into the water. Will be over you in just about 30 seconds.
00 00 16 35
Gus Grissom: Roger, my condition is good; OK, the capsule is floating, slowly coming vertical, have actuated the rescue aids. The reserve chute has jettisoned, in fact I can see it in the water, and the whip antenna should be up.
00 00 17 00
Unknown: Hunt Club, did you copy?
00 00 17 30
Unknown: OK, Hunt Club, this is…don't forget the antenna.
00 00 18 00
Hunt Club 1: This is Hunt Club, say again.
00 00 18 07
Gus Grissom: Hunt Club, this is Liberty Bell 7. My antenna should be up.
00 00 18 12
Hunt Club 1: This is Hunt Club 1…your antenna is erected.
00 00 18 16
Gus Grissom: Ah, roger.
00 00 18 23
Gus Grissom: OK, give me how much longer it'll be before you get here.
00 00 18 27
Hunt Club 1: This is Hunt Club 1, we are in orbit now at this time, around the capsule.
00 00 18 32
Gus Grissom: Roger, give me about another 5 minutes here, to mark these switch positions here, before I give you a call to come in and hook on. Are you ready to come in and hook on anytime?
00 00 18 40
Hunt Club 1: Hunt Club 1, roger we are ready anytime you are.
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Gus Grissom: OK, give me about another 3 or 4 minutes here to take these switch positions, then I'll be ready for you.
00 00 18 50
Hunt Club 1: 1, wilco.
00 00 19 30
Cardfile 9: Hey Hunt Clubs, Card File, Card File 9, I'll stand by to escort you back as soon as you lift out. I keep another aircraft at least 2,000 feet.
00 00 20 10
Hunt Club 1: Ah, Bell 7 this is Hunt Club 1.
00 00 20 15
Gus Grissom: Go, go ahead Hunt Club 1.
00 00 20 17
Hunt Club 1: Roger, this is 1, observe something, possibly the canister in the water along side capsule. Will we be interfering with any TM if we come down and take a look at it?
00 00 20 26
Gus Grissom: Negative, not at all. I'm just going to put the rest of this stuff on tape and then I'll be ready for you, in just about 2 more minutes, I would say.
00 00 20 32
Hunt Club 1: 1 roger.
00 00 21 00
Alan Shepard: Liberty Bell 7, Cap Com at the Cape on a test count. Over.
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Alan Shepard: Liberty Bell 7, Cape Cap Com on a test count. Over.
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Cardfile 9: Any Hunt Club, this is 9 Card File.

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