12 minutes to launch
 

NASA 1:	Bob, give us your peroxide tank pressures.
Rushworth:	Both about 540.
B-52:	11 minutes.
NASA 1:	Good time hack and on course.
Rushworth:	Precool is off.
NASA 1:	Russ, 8 minutes turn looks good.
B-52:	Roger. 10 minutes.
Rushworth:	APU cooling is normal. Both blowers BLN2. Pressure cooling lever is on.
NASA 1:	Russ, come right 2°.
B-52:	Roger.
Rushworth:	Altitude is good, speed is good, attitudes are good. Cabin source is 3150.
Russel:	How's your inertial velocity?
Rushworth:	I'm showing about 850.
Russel:	Rog, I'm reading 811.
Rushworth:	Helium shutoff valve is open. Data coming on now. #2 APU.
B-52:	9 minutes.
Rushworth:	.......... hasn't come up yet.
B-52:	.......... is the pressure up now?
Rushworth:	Just came up. Reset, #1 coming on.
Chase:	Nothing yet.
NASA 1:	You got a cold system, Bob!
Rushworth:	You're right! Hydraulics 3500 on both. 210 elec. volts on both. Controls OK. Flaps coming up.
B-52:	8 minutes, starting turn.
Rushworth:	Data off. Flaps going up.
Chase:	Flaps up and on your side looks good.
Rushworth:	Circuit breakers are checked. Mixing chambers #l ........, #2 is -45. 2-1/2° a and 1° needle left.
B-52:	7 minutes.
Rushworth:	Aux cabin pressure switch is on. Platform going internal. Fire extinguisher auto. Alternate SAS is armed.
Russel:	End of test.
NASA 1:	Russ, tighten your turn up a little.
B-52:	Roger.
Russel:	Lube oil temp 100°.
Rushworth:	SAS check complete. ASAS is armed. Hi-lo-hi.
B-52:	6 minutes, 2 seconds ago.
Rushworth:	Blood pressure is on. Horizontal stab position.
NASA 1:	Bob, we have a speed brake indication here, can you check your speed brakes?
Rushworth:	Both speed brakes are in.
NASA 1:	Roger. We will call the 4 minute point. bout 30 seconds. OK 1 minute now. Roger. Launch master is on.
B-52:	Roger.
Rushworth:	On X-15 oxygen. Coming on now, cabin is 36,000 feet, cabin source is 3400.
B-52:	Will wait for 4 minute call.
NASA 1:	Roll out 212°.
B-52:	Roger.
Russel:	LOX topoff is complete.
NASA 1:	Will call that 4 minutes now.
Rushworth:	Roger. Data on-calibrate. Tank handle pressurize. 45 on NH3 and 48 on LOX. Both jettison switches jettison. Data is off. Intercom switch off, how do you read, Jack?
NASA 1:	5 square.
Rushworth:	Inertial velocity and attitude look good.
B-52:	3 minutes.
Russel:	Platform looks good.
Rushworth:	APU bearing, #l is 60 and #2 is 50.
Russel:	Reading 760 on doppler velocity.
Rushworth:	Roger.
NASA 1:	008, lets roll out on 214.
B-52:	Roger.
NASA 1:	And you're looking good.
Rushworth:	Data on, tape to 15. Push to test ball nose.
B-52:	2 minutes.
Rushworth:	And a good check up on altitude, 2° a and 1° nose left side slip. Cine camera is not going on.
NASA 1:	Standby for the 1 minute.
Rushworth:	How far away are we?
NASA 1:	About 30 seconds. OK, 1 minute now.
Rushworth:	Roger.
B-52:	Launch master is on.
Rushworth:	Roger. Prime. Ignition ready light is on. Precool is on. Igniter idle is on. Pump. Manifolds good. APU. Ready to launch light. 3-2-1 LAUNCH!
NASA 1:	.........., Bob.
Rushworth:	Roger, ASAS is on, roll did not reset.
NASA 1:	Roger.
Rushworth:	Flaps up. Little bit low. .......... roll.
NASA 1:	Have ASAS, Bob?
Rushworth:	ASAS is working.
NASA 1:	Come right 2°. Coming up on profile. Standby for pushover.
Rushworth:	Roger.
NASA 1:	You might be just a little low on thrust. Your profile is looking very good. We have you just a little left of course, Bob. You're looking good. Standby for shutdown.
Rushworth:	Roger. Shutdown indicating 53. Little bit high here.
NASA 1:	We are indicating 56 here. And you're on profile now, going just a little above. Heading looks good.
Rushworth:	OK.
NASA 1:	There's Nellis. You're looking very good. .......... 200. Right down the profile. OK, you can start your pullup 15°, Bob.
Rushworth:	Rog.
NASA 1:	400 q, Mach 5.
Rushworth:	Got this wrist point about 6° a.
NASA 1:	Rog. Ease it up. OK, speed brakes in, put your dampers on.
Rushworth:	Roger, what's the course?
NASA 1:	You're going low.
Rushworth:	Can you give me an altitude?
NASA 1:	OK, lets have 8° a. 400 on velocity. Check your speed brakes, we have you about 700 q.
Rushworth:	I'm showing 600 q and 10°.
NASA 1:	OK, we have you Mach 4. Energy is very good, better than flight plan. You can do whatever you like with your dampers now.
Rushworth:	I couldn't get dampers off now and I want 10°, going to pull these speed brakes again. I show .........
NASA 1:	300 q, 34 on velocity. You're abeam Searles Lake. You're 32 and you can start her on down now. Turn right about 10°.
Rushworth:	What's my ...........
NASA 1:	You're coming over Three Sisters at the present time, turn right about 10°. You should have the field in site.
Rushworth:	OK.
NASA 1:	It should be under your nose, about 1 o'clock position.
Rushworth:	..........
NASA 1:	You're 35 miles out.
Rushworth:	Would you give me an altitude, Jack?
NASA 1:	Roger, about 83,000.
Rushworth:	Ignition ready is back on.
NASA 1:	Lets set up 240°, Bob. Mach number 2.8. Keep it coming down to the right. 60,000, Bob. 24 on velocity. You're 10 miles from hi-key, Bob, go to jettison. 50,000 and 1.6. You're in very good shape, watch your angle of attack on that left turn.
Rushworth:	Roger.
NASA 1:	Check your dive brakes.
Rushworth:	They're in now.
NASA 1:	You can head around to the left there, about 1.3 Mach number.
Rushworth:	Flap, circuit breakers are in, engine master off. Landing SAS is armed. Showing 39,300.
NASA 1:	Roger, we're showing about 41. Your winds are essentially calm on the lake bed, Bob.
Rushworth:	Roger.
Chase:	Let's have him.
NASA 1:	Bob, recheck your circuit breakers and squat switch.
Rushworth:	Roger. Had to cut your switch off again, Harry, sorry about that. Back on now. Boy, I'm getting roll disengage every time I get a little pitch pulse here.
NASA 1:	If you have any trouble with that, lets land on ASAS, Bob.
Rushworth:	Probably will anyhow.
NASA 1:	OK, 20,000 feet now.
Rushworth:	I show 18, coming up jettison. Pressurize. Chase, got me?
Chase:	Rog, right by off to the right, Bob.
Rushworth:	OK, Woody, 15,000. Little speed brakes.
Chase:	340, Bob.
Rushworth:	Roger, so have I. Flaps. Gear.
Chase:	Main, nose, got all 3. Beauty!!
Rushworth:	And she ground to a halt!
NASA 1:	What's your inertial heading there?
Rushworth:	About 198°. Came off a little bit to the right.
NASA 1:	Bob, what do you read on your counter time?
Rushworth:	3.0.
NASA 1:	I mean your rocket time, your thrust time.
Rushworth:	77.5.
NASA 1:	Roger, we are reading 76 up here.
Rushworth:	I shut down a little early because I had gotten the time, more than the time I wanted but only had 5300.
NASA 1:	Roger. Very good flight.
Rushworth:	FOX is zero. #l and #2 is 1900. Control is 590. Peroxide is 550. APU source, #l is 2400 and #2 is 2750. Cabin source 2000. Mixing chambers the same. APU bearings, #l is 18, and #2 is 35. Inertial altitude is 12,000. Speed is about 400. .......... pressure good. Angle of attack is floating just above 20. Data is way off. Hydraulics, 34 on #l and #2.