- Gus Grissom
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Ah, the sun is coming in and so all I can see really is just, ah, just darkness. The sky is very black.
- Gus Grissom
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There's about 10; the handle is out from under it; here I got a little pitch rate coming back down through 7.
- Gus Grissom
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Okay, I'm getting some contrails, evidently shock wave, 50,000 feet; I'm feeling good. I'm very good, everything is fine.
- Gus Grissom
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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
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Roger, understand drogue is good, the periscope is out.
- Gus Grissom
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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
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Ah, it's better than it was, Chuck.
- ATS
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Liberty Bell 7, Liberty Bell 7, this is Atlantic Ship Cap Com. Read you loud and clear. Our telemetry confirms your events. Over.
- ATS
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Read you loud and clear. Over. Liberty Bell 7, Liberty Bell 7, this is Atlantic Ship Cap Com. How do you read me? Over.
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Atlantic Ship Cap Com, this is Liberty Bell 7, I read you loud and clear. How, me? Over.
- ATS
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Roger, Bell 7, read you loud and clear, your status looks good, your systems look good, we confirm your events. Over.
- Gus Grissom
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OK, I'm passing down through 6,000 feet, everything is good, ah.
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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.
- Gus Grissom
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ATS, this is Cap – this is Liberty Bell 7. Do you have any word from the recovery troops?
- Gus Grissom
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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.
- Gus Grissom
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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.
- Gus Grissom
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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.
- Cardfile 9
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Liberty Bell 7, this 9 Card File. We have your entry into the water. Will be over you in just about 30 seconds.
- Gus Grissom
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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.
- Gus Grissom
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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?
- Gus Grissom
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OK, give me about another 3 or 4 minutes here to take these switch positions, then I'll be ready for you.
- Cardfile 9
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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.
- Hunt Club 1
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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?
- Gus Grissom
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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.
Spoken on July 21, 1961, 12:31 p.m. UTC (63 years, 4 months ago). Link to this transcript range is: Tweet