12 minutes to launch
 

Russell:	NASA 1, stable platform readouts?
NASA 1:	Go ahead.
Russell:	Gyro heat +7. Vertical velocity +.7. Cross range velocity reading about 8. Cross range velocity is cycling through from O to +5. Range velocity is +2.
B-52:	10 minutes.
Russell:	...... -1. ...... Cross range +2, range drift +.3.
McKay:	Windshield heat is off and can we have the launch lake winds?
NASA 1:	008, will you turn 10° to your right?
B-52:	Roger, 10° right, we're 43,000.
McKay:	Inertial height is 43 on the button. .......... indicating 215 on inertial airspeed c-6.
B-52:	9 minutes.
McKay:	9 minutes. Blowers and LN2 coming on. Pressure cooling off. Cabin source is reading 3650.
Russell:	Supply and stable platform cooling off.
NASA 1:	008, would you call the next time as 7 minutes rather than 8. We will drop a minute.
B-52:	Roger.
McKay:	OK, helium switch, helium valve is off. Hydraulic temperatures are #l -60 and #2 -25.
B-52:	7 minutes.
McKay:	Roger. Data coming off. #2 APU coming on now. #2 hydraulic coming up, reading 3450, #l APU coming on. Pressure came up right away to 33, doubled back down. Resetting generators.
B-52:	6 minutes.
McKay:	6 minutes. Hydraulic showing pressure check is 3450, looks good ....... Data off, controls and flaps, data off again ....... Bob?
Chase:	I can see the controls moving - working on the flaps.
McKay:	...... flaps coming back up, power off check.
B-52:	Coming up on 5 minutes, NASA 1, how does it look for turn?
NASA 1:	Hold it for about 15 seconds.
McKay:	Power off, Jack?
Russell:	Power is off, Jack.
McKay:	Stab position is zero. Temp and bleed coming off. 5 minutes, roger. Flight gains normal, cabin bleed pressure approximately 45.
B-52:	Starting turn, NASA 1, 45,000.
McKay:	Upper and lower chambers giving a balance reading 415 and going to X-15 oxygen.
NASA 1:	Jack, will you give us a full stick forward motion and check force?
McKay:	Roger. Full forward appears satisfactory, lets get buildup on #l and #2 hydraulics. Got X-15 oxygen, cabin switches off.
B-52:	4 minutes.
McKay:	4 minutes.
Russell:	Topoff is complete.
McKay:	Cine camera pulse and understand topoff complete, Jack?
Russell:	Roger.
McKay:	Tank handle pressurize, jettison switches off, going to jettison, Bob.
Russell:	Platform 3
McKay:	Roger. Back to pressurize.
NASA 1:	Jack, would you give us a full roll input and check forces?
McKay:	Roger. Forces appear to be satisfactory. Satisfaction cleaned up.
B-52:	3 minutes.
McKay:	Roger, we've accomplished jettison and the tank handles pressurize. Data on, calibrate.
B-52:	Showing a little preheat?
McKay:	Roger, going to push-to-test, ball nose.
NASA 1:	008, will you increase your bank angle about 4°?
B-52:	Will do. OK, 2 minutes to launch.
McKay:	2 minutes, platform to internal. Ventral is armed, data-calibrate switch off and we go to lower antenna. How do you read, NASA l?
NASA 1:	Read you 5 square, Jack.
Russell:	What's your inertial altitude holding, Jack?
McKay:	Inertial is 45. Got preheat on the upper showing?
Chase:	Preheat looking good in the rear.
McKay:	Roger. Is that both of them, Bob?
Chase:	That's right, both of them.
B-52:	1 minute to launch.
McKay:	1 minute. We're showing good preheat.
Chase:	OK, you're showing prime, bottom has blossomed.
B-52:	30 seconds, McKay
McKay:	Verify bearing temperatures on engine #l and #2.
Chase:	They're both blossomed.
B-52:	20 seconds.
McKay:	Roger. 15 all ready.
B-52:	10 seconds. Launch light on. 5 seconds, 4, 3, 2, 1, release.
Chase:	I see 2 going.
McKay:	2 going, Roger. I'm reading 9° on inertial.
NASA 1:	Was that on the ball, Jack?
McKay:	Roger.
......:	Coming a little right, course looks pretty good, Jack.
NASA 1:	43,000, Jack.
McKay:	Pushing over, feels pretty rough up here!
Chase:	..........
McKay:	Level at 6°. .........
NASA 1:	10 seconds to turn, Jack.
Chase:	On the turn line, Jack.
NASA 1:	You're a little low, Jack, down around 46.
McKay:	Roger .......... Got a little ..........
NASA 1:	You're still going down, Jack.
McKay:	Coming up .......... down here. I'm indicating .......... 1.5 on inertial and a ............ push up.
Chase:	How's that alpha look, Jack?
McKay:	Indicating 2°. .......... altimeter 16. I got a left ........ here, Milt.
NASA 1:	Roger, Jack.
McKay:	Over speed
NASA 1:	Here's your turn now, right, Jack?
McKay:	.......... 8°, NASA 1. And buffet .......... .8 38,900 feet, NASA 6 coming off. Going to jettison ,.......speed.
Chase:	Yes, I'm right over you. What's your altitude, Jack?
McKay:	Coming up on 34,260, winds ...... 30 seconds. 8° angle-of-attack at 360
NASA 1:	Got your prime switches off, Jack?
McKay:	How does the jettison look, Bob?
Chase:	Still coming.
McKay:	And a push down, pull up, will be 240 ...........
Chase:	And I'm on the side of you.
McKay:	10-4. Coming through 25,000, reading 10° on alpha.. And push to test on the ball nose.
NASA 1:	What's your inertial altitude, Jack?
McKay:	Inertial altitude is 28,500, Milt.
NASA 1:	Thank you.
McKay:	10° angle-of-attack, 260 coming up on 19,000.
NASA 1:	Are you through jettisoning, Jack?
McKay:	Going to pressurize.
Chase:	Yes, you're through jettisoning. My radio's been off, Jack, I'm joining up now.
McKay:	Roger. 290, 17,000, 6° angle-of-attack appears to be behaving itself, somewhat. Coming through 19 on inertial.
Chase:	About 9, isn't it? OK, yell for the ventral when you want it.
McKay:	OK, now.
NASA 1:	Ventral ....
	(radio interference)
	(after landing)
McKay:	Data off and I'm OK. Hydraulic press are reading about 3300 Hydraulic temps are #1 +41, #2 +38. +20 #l and 110 on #2 H202 light is off. Peroxide source press reading 3000 LN2 source #l is 420, #2 is 550 APU source #l is 29 and #2 is 29 .... source pressure is 2300 c-6 axis ball reading 205. Inertial height is reading 2010. X-15 oxygen pressure 750 op coming off, APU bearing temp #1 +20 and #2 110. Mixing chamber temp +20 on both.