Rushworth: |
LOX
pump bearing temp 12°. Precool switch going off. Am on lower antenna,
how do you read, Pete? |
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NASA
1: |
Read
you loud and clear, Bob, on lower antenna. Incidentally, we will wish to
remain on lower antenna for the entire flight. |
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Rushworth: |
Roger,
remember. |
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Russell: |
Lube
oil temp 120°. Doppler is normal. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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Russell: |
How
do you read me now, Pete? |
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NASA
1: |
Loud
and clear, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
Thank
you, going back to interphone. |
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B-52: |
45,000
feet accelerating. |
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Russell: |
Inertial
system tracking 43,700 altitude. |
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Rushworth: |
Ball
nose switch is on. |
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C-130: |
Passing
through 13, coming up on Camp Irwin. |
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Rushworth: |
..........
angle of attack and sideslip, needle has pulled over to the left. |
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NASA
1: |
11-4-11 |
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B-52: |
15
minutes, 7 seconds ago. |
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Rushworth: |
Precool
switch is going on. Launch lake winds, I have. Starting in for the APU-
APU cooling switch is on and off. Blowers and LN2 on. Cooling pressure
going on. Inertial speed is reading 600, height 45,000. Attitude looks
good and the needle is still full over to the left. |
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NASA
1: |
Russell,
verify stable platform cooling off. |
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Russell: |
Roger,
off. |
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B-52: |
Just
past 14 minutes, 10 seconds ago. |
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Rushworth: |
My
cabin source is 3500. I'm ready to get into APU's if you want to get them
early. |
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NASA
1: |
OK. |
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Rushworth: |
Helium
shutoff switch open. Data on and #2 APU coming on now. Temp check, left
-60 and right -50. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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B-52: |
13
minutes. |
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Rushworth: |
APU
came up real good #l APU, I think, overshot, try again, coming on down
now - A-l. Electric power on, low heat sign. Still have a little fluctuation,
I think that was all, started after I put the cameras heads on. Fluctuation
is hydraulic pressure. |
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B-52: |
12
minutes. |
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Rushworth: |
Engine
reset. Hydraulic pressures ranging 34 on both sides. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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Rushworth: |
..........
going off. |
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Russell: |
Bob,
what did you say your inertial speed was? |
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Rushworth: |
Now
about 640. |
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Russell: |
795
here. |
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Rushworth: |
About
100 feet a second off on your tracking. |
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Russell: |
Roger. |
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B-52: |
11
minutes. |
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Russell: |
NASA
1, standby for mark on range, cross-range readings. |
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NASA
1: |
Standing
by. Precool off, Bob at 11 minutes? |
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Rushworth: |
Roger,
precool is off. |
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Russell: |
Mark,
NASA 1. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
mark. |
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Russell: |
NASA
1, 89.8 miles east, 61.5 north. |
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B-52: |
10
minutes. Get the 10 minute call, NASA l? |
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NASA
1: |
Affirmative
,Jack. Bob, our telemetry on APU tank pressures is apparently no good,
will you take over? |
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Rushworth: |
APU
tank pressures - I'm reading 550 on both, 560 on both. |
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B-52: |
9
minutes. |
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Russell: |
I
see what appears to be just a tiny oscillation, very light. |
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NASA
1: |
Understand
a very oscillation, we concur on telemetry. |
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Rushworth: |
We
go from .......... here, this hydraulic fluctuation as it stands. |
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..........: |
..........
33,000. |
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Russell: |
Nothing
visible on the leading edge from the booster. |
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Chase
1: |
Steady
as a rock, it looks like. |
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Russell: |
OK,
starting control motions here. |
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B-52: |
Course
is looking normal and she's just a hair off trim. Roger right there. |
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Rushworth: |
Roger. |
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NASA
1: |
Bob,
looks good. |
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Rushworth: |
I'll
start that and get it out of the way. |
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B-52: |
8
minutes. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
8 minutes, looks good, Bob, let's go! |
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Russell: |
OK,
oscillograph is on, recorders on. |
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NASA
1: |
Jack,
start your turn right at 7. |
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B-52: |
Start
turn at 7, thank you. |
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NASA
1: |
Russell,
we want to go to memory switch, to force memory at the 7 minute point,
platform erection. |
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Russell: |
It's
starting to move a little now, getting a little turbulence here. |
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B-52: |
Danny,
I'll shake the 52 launch fueling and see if that makes it move, OK? |
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Chase: |
Its
moving a little bit now. |
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B-52: |
Now
what's it doing? |
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Chase: |
Roger,
when you shake the 52, it really goes up and down. |
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B-52: |
Did
you get that, NASA 1 and Bob, and we're 5 seconds from turn. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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B-52: |
7
minutes, turning and verify, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
7
minutes. Jack, turn power off, I'm ready to go internal. |
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Russell: |
Power
is off, Bob. |
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NASA
1: |
Russell,
did you get what to go to at 7 minutes? |
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Russell: |
Say
again, I cut you off. |
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NASA
1: |
Russell,
we want to go forced memory and platform erection at 7 minutes. |
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Russell: |
Roger.
Inertial system is in specs. |
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Rushworth: |
The
SAS check is completed. Yar is off. 8-4-4 set. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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Rushworth: |
Did
you call 6 minutes, Jack? |
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B-52: |
6
minutes right now, Bob. |
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Russell: |
Lube
oil temp 130. |
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NASA
1: |
130,
Roger. |
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B-52: |
B-52
position looks better today too. |
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NASA
1: |
Bob,
check fire extinguisher auto. |
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Rushworth: |
Affirmative,
it's on auto, Pete. |
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B-52: |
5
minutes, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
Understand,
5 minutes. |
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Russell: |
........
Topoff is complete. |
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Rushworth: |
I'm
on X-15 oxygen, supply is about 2000 pounds. Cabin altitude 35. Ventral
is down. Cine camera on pulse. |
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NASA
1: |
Bob,
telemetry indicates we're still OK as far as that stabilizer is concerned. |
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B-52: |
4
minutes. |
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Rushworth: |
The
hydraulic system settled down real good right now and the new pressure
prime 560. Did you say 4 minutes yet? 4 minutes, understand, verify topoff? |
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Russell: |
Topoff
is complete. |
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Rushworth: |
Data
on, pressurize. Tank pressures are up. 3 main switches to jettison, going
to jettison. |
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B-52: |
3
minutes. |
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Rushworth: |
I'm
back to pressurize and at 3 minutes, data is off. |
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B-52: |
Jettison
ceased. |
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Rushworth: |
Intercom
switch is off, Pete. |
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NASA
1:: |
Roger,
read you loud and clear. |
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B-52: |
Bob,
read you OK. NASA 1, Rushworth wants to know how you read him? |
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NASA
1: |
Read
him loud and clear, how do you read me, Jack? |
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B-52: |
Loud
and clear. |
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Rushworth: |
Inertial
velocity 600. Altitude 4900. |
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Russell: |
B-52
velocity 716. |
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Rushworth: |
OK,
about 700 right now. |
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Russell: |
System
in specs. |
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B-52: |
2
minutes. |
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Rushworth: |
Understand
2 minutes, Jack. Push to test on the ball nose. APU bearing temp left to
100, right 60. Data coming on now. |
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B-52: |
1
minute, master arming switch on. System arm light check. |
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Rushworth: |
1
minute on the prime. |
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B-52: |
Roger
prime. |
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Rushworth: |
Precool
coming on now. Got an indication ready light is on. LOX bearing at 8°.
Have good tank pressures and good pump inlet pressure. Launch light control
is on now. |
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Russell: |
.......
ammonia temp -45. |
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Rushworth: |
Pump
idle 350. Igniter idle is on. Roger, chamber pressures. Launch light is
on. 3, 2, 1 launch. |
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Chase: |
Good
light. |
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Rushworth: |
Forming
....... |
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Chase: |
Real
good light, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
Everything
looks good in here, Pete. |
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NASA
1: |
Course
looks good, are you still up to 75%? |
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Rushworth: |
Affirmative. |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
you're coming through 50,000 feet now, Bob, course looks good. |
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Rushworth: |
Cabin
pressure is good. |
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NASA
1: |
And
course still looks good, Bob. 60, 61, 62 pushover, speed brakes. Course
looks fine and you're exactly on profile. |
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Rushworth: |
Did
I go up? |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
81, 82, 83, coming just a little bit low now, Bob. 94, 95, 96. |
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Rushworth: |
OK,
my clock didn't go off. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
I'll give you your time. You're descending at a 107, 108, 109, 110. About
75,000 feet. 18, 19, 20, shutoff. |
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Rushworth: |
Just
shutdown. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
we observed a shutdown. You're about 4 miles to the right of course. |
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Rushworth: |
OK. |
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NASA
1: |
And
you're about 72,000 feet, little bit low. Holding now about 3600 feet per/sec,
coming down hill now. |
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Rushworth: |
OK
Pete. |
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NASA
1: |
I'm
reading 70,000 now, you're just a little to right of course. OK. I'm reading
3000 feet per/sec now at 70,000 feet, you're coming back up. Course is
OK. |
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Rushworth: |
OK.
I've got buffet at 11° and stopped there. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger.
You're over the north end of Cuddeback Lake, about 73,000 feet steady and
speed is 2200 feet per/sec. Let's get the speed brakes in. |
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Rushworth: |
OK. |
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NASA
1: |
And
you can start your left turn. |
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Rushworth: |
Thanks,
left turn. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
you're now at 68,000 feet. |
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Rushworth: |
Thanks.
Roll dampers on. |
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NASA
1: |
Roll
dampers on. You can turn your hydrogen peroxide jettison off anytime you
wish. |
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Rushworth: |
Roger,
off. |
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NASA
1: |
I'm
reading 2000 feet per/sec 55,000 feet. You can come on left. |
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Rushworth: |
Roger.
I'm 45,000 feet right now, what have you got? |
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NASA
1: |
I'm
reading 5000. |
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Rushworth: |
Correction,
say again please? |
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NASA
1: |
Sorry,
50,000. |
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Rushworth: |
OK.
Ready to go to jettison anytime you're ready, Bob. I'm about 5 miles north. |
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Chase: |
I'm
still quite a ways out Bob, but I'll give you a call when ...... if you
have to. |
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Rushworth: |
OK,
I can hold it. |
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NASA
1: |
You've
got about 1200 feet per/sec now, Bob, about 48,000 feet. |
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Rushworth: |
OK,
I have 43. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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Chase: |
Which
way you heading, Bob? |
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Rushworth: |
I'm
heading south right now, Bob. |
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Chase: |
OK. |
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Rushworth: |
I'll
come in right over main base runway. OK, I 'm sub sonic now, I'm going
to push over Boron. I'm reading 36,000 Bob and just about due over Main
Base. |
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Chase: |
OK,
you can go ahead and jettison now. |
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Rushworth: |
Going
to jettison. |
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Chase: |
No,
not yet Boy! |
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Rushworth: |
Seem
to get a little bit of directional oscillation ..... jettison. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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Chase: |
OK,
I see you, Bob, I can 't see your jettison, you can go on a little ways. |
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Rushworth: |
OK. |
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Chase: |
OK,
you're turning to the east now? |
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Rushworth: |
Affirmative
and I'll be on downwind in just a little bit. |
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Chase: |
OK. |
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Rushworth: |
I'm
indicating going through 25,000 right now, Bob. |
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Chase: |
Roger.
What kind of air speed? |
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Rushworth: |
300. |
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NASA
1: |
Bob,
want to set SAS 6-4-8 for landing? |
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Rushworth: |
Right,
I got a calibrate. Going to use a little speed brakes here. |
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Chase: |
You're
at 300, Bob? |
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Rushworth: |
Yes,
300 and 19,000. |
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Chase: |
You're
300, Bob? |
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Rushworth: |
I'm
still 300 and 19,000. |
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Chase: |
OK,
you've been jettisoning all this time, correct? |
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Rushworth: |
Affirmative. |
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Chase: |
Jettison
is complete so you can go pressurize now if you're ready. |
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Rushworth: |
I'm
pressurized. 290 right now. |
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Chase: |
You
can throw in a little speed brakes. |
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Rushworth: |
Affirmative,
they are coming in. |
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Chase: |
I'm
passing 2000. |
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Rushworth: |
OK,
I was at 95. |
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Chase: |
And
better get those speed brakes. |
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Rushworth: |
Right.
Speed brakes coming in. |
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Chase: |
You're
closing, see your flaps. |
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Rushworth: |
Flaps
now. |
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Chase: |
OK,
you got flaps alright. |
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Rushworth: |
And
gear |
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Chase: |
Skids,
nose wheel coming out - looks like its locked down. About 1000 feet, gear
up, flap, brake out. |
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NASA
1: |
Nice,
real nice. |
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Rushworth: |
Thank
you, Pete. |
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NASA
1: |
I'm
standing by to take your readings whenever you're ready. |
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Rushworth: |
OK
I'm down to #3 here, Pete. Data is off, everything is OK. Hydraulic pressure
still 3350 on the left. On the left 50, right 60. Tank Pressures on APU
still 560. Light on in cockpit. Mixing chamber left -40 and right -40.
Engine Helium source pressure is O. Helium source pressure #l is 1650 and
#2 is 1650. APU source pressure #l is 2550, #2 is 2650. Cabin source is
1900. Heading right now indicates 240. Inertial height 40,000. Inertial
climb is O - just at the bottom of the O line. Oxygen pressure is 1250.
Stable platform off. APU switches coming off. |