B-52: |
11
minutes now. |
|
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Rushworth: |
Precool
is off. |
|
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NASA
1: |
Rog.
Bob, would you verify that the IMC is in the manual OFF position? |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Affirmative,
it is. If it wasn't, we wouldn't have any film left. |
|
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NASA
1: |
That's
what Ron was worried about. 003, come right 2° again to 029 and its
all right to turn at 8 minutes. |
|
|
B-52: |
Roger,
calling 10 minutes now. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
APU
cooling switch is normal. Both blowers and BLN2 on. Pressure cooling on
now. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger,
Bob. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
All
my inertial gages and attitude gages look good. Cabin source is 3500. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Helium
shutoff valve is open. Data is on. APU's on now. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger. |
|
|
B-52: |
9
minutes. |
|
|
Chase: |
..........
looks OK. Lower one looks OK. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
#l
is slowly coming down, #2 is reading about 3450. Generators reset. Engine
reset. Hydraulic pressure check OK. Voltage is about 200 each side. Controls
working OK, flaps coming down now, Don? |
|
|
B-52: |
8
minutes, starting turn. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Flaps
up. Data off. Mixing chambers, #1 bouncing around, #2 is -50. Up-down circuit
breakers are in. |
|
|
Chase: |
.......... |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Roger.
a
is holding about almost 2° in this turn and sideslip is about
1° out. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger,
Bob. Pretty poor turn. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Aux
cabin pressure switch is on. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog. |
|
|
B-52: |
7
minutes. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Platform
internal, Butch? |
|
|
Butchart: |
OK. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Platform
internal. Fire extinguisher auto. ASAS is armed. Going for the SAS check. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger.
Will you shallow your turn a little bit, 003? |
|
|
B-52: |
Roger. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
SAS
check was good. LO-high indicating setting. ASAS is on. Blood pressure
is on. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger. |
|
|
B-52: |
6
minutes. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Continue
your normal turn, 003, we're going to cut out a little bit of time on you
here. |
|
|
B-52: |
Roger. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Let's
call that 5 minutes now. |
|
|
B-52: |
Roger,
5 minutes. I'll wait for your call on 4. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Going
to X-15 oxygen at 2900 pounds. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger,
Bob. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Cabin
altitude 35 5. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger.
Butch, standby on 85 E. |
|
|
Butchart: |
OK,
do you want me to cross .......... now? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Negative.
Mark it, Butch. |
|
|
Butchart: |
Mark. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
We'd
like a heading of 212 for the inbound. |
|
|
B-52: |
212. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Is
that 4 minutes yet? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
4
minutes now. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Roger
4 minutes. .......... Butch mark. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Affirmative
on 85. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Get
it, Butch? |
|
|
Butchart: |
I
think so. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Data
on - calibrate. Tank handle pressurize. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
We'd
like 209 inbound, 003. |
|
|
B-52: |
Roger
209. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Ammonia
locked at 46, lox at 40. Data off. 2 jettison switches to jettison. Intercom
switch going off. Ready for radio check now, Milt? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger,
Bob. On 286.8, how do you read? |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Loud
and clear. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Mark
it Butch. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Another
mark, Butch. |
|
|
B-52: |
3
minutes now. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
My
velocity and attitudes look good. APU bearing temperature right now, #1
is 65, #2 is jumping all over the place. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Looks
good. Someone is holding a mic switch down. |
|
|
B-52: |
2
minutes. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Data
is on. Tape to 15. Push to test ball nose, and calibrate. b
is about 1° needle left and a
is about 2-2 1/2°. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger,
Bob. At 1 minute you will be 1-1/2 left. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
1-1/2
left? Understand I will be to the left of track? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Neg,
you will be to the right of track. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Roger. |
|
|
B-52: |
Taking
up ........ |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Let
me know when we're there. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
1
minute now and do you have cine camera pulse? |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Cine
camera pulse. |
|
|
B-52: |
1
minute. Launch master on. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Let
me know when we're on heading. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
He's
on heading now, Bob. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
OK,
prime. Ignition ready light is on. Precool is on. Igniter is on. Am I still
going to be a mile and a half off? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Affirmative. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
OK.
Pump. |
|
|
Chase: |
OK. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Manifolds
are good, pressures are good. Ready to launch. 3-2-1 launch. |
|
|
Chase: |
Good
light! |
|
|
Rushworth: |
I
hear you talking, Milt, but I don't see a light yet. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
Bob, we have indication of a light down here and check your heading and
have you got a green light? |
|
|
Rushworth: |
I
haven't seen it yet. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Come
right 1° and you should be on theta. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Roger. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Lets
go manual Able. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Roger,
the light is working in automatic. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
And
your pushover should be now. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Roger. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
On
track, on profile, going through 70,000. And we would like a little right
rudder. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Roger. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
You're
looking real good, standby for speed brakes now. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Roger. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Profile
looks very good. Standby for shutdown. 80, 81, shutdown. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
I
shutdown at 5650. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger,
and you're 10 miles from Nellis and still Able. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Roger,
the camera is working. Sorry about that, Milt! Show 109. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Nellis
now. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Roger,
I had 109 pounds. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Come
right 1° and watch your altitude here, don't come down too fast. Let's
pull the brakes in now. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
I'm
5300 and 100,000, is that wrong? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Standby.
Come right 2° and hold it, you're 5 miles from Pahrump. Still Able
and you're over Pahrump. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Roger,
the camera is working in automatic, give me an altitude, Milt. Give me
an altitude, Milt. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
we have 83 now. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Roger.
What's the speed look like? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
About
4.7, Bob, about 4700. You're low on profile, you might pick it up a little
bit. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
OK. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Why
don't you go ahead and level off and we'll drive it on in from here. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
OK,
I'm showing 82,000 right now. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog.
You're reading about 10,000 feet high. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
I
think its just catching up ....... |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK,
Bob, you're 40 miles now and 4100 fps and we have you about 73,000. Come
left 2° now, Bob, and what's your altitude reading now? |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Altitude
77 now. 2750. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
All
right, lets go manual, Bob, and go manual Baker. You Just passed 20 miles
to PK. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
OK,
manual Baker. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
We
have 35 on velocity. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Say
again. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
That
was 35, 3200 now on velocity and you're 10 miles from PK. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Roger. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
And
we have you at 63,000. You're over PK now, and go Charlie. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Charlie. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Come
left 2°. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Roger. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
You
are manual Charlie? |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Manual
Charlie. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
We're
10 miles from Cuddeback and go Dog. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Roger,
going Dog. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
You
can come down a little bit, looks like you're coming down. We have you
coming through about 57,000 now. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
57,000? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
That's
affirmative. Cuddeback now and you can go Off. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Roger,
I'm in Dog. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger,
we want to go Off to see if we can get some automatic. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Its
off. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK,
now you can level it out. You're 20 miles out, we have you coming through
50,000 now. We have 1.9 for velocity, how does that compare? Bob, what
are you reading on velocity? |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Velocity
coming through 16 right now. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
We
agree. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
15
on the pressure. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
I'm
at 43,000 feet, if the chase is in position, I'll go ahead and jettison. |
|
|
Chase: |
OK,
go ahead, Bob. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
I'm
not quite to the highway yet. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
Bob, we have you about 5 miles north of hi key and coming through about
42,000 now. OK, got engine master off? |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Just
about over North Base, Joe, what's your position? |
|
|
Chase: |
I'm
just a little bit to the West. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
OK,
I see one up there at high altitude, is that you? |
|
|
Chase: |
Say
again your altitude, Bob. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Indicating
36 right now. |
|
|
Chase: |
OK. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
That
must be you I have in site. You're coming in, keep turning. |
|
|
Chase: |
I
got you, Bob. OK, just under you. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Bob,
you got engine master off and check your flap circuit breakers? |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Roger. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
We
have you coming through 20,000 now and you can go back to pressurize and
will you set the flares, NASA 9? |
|
|
Rushworth: |
What
kind of a maneuver was that? |
|
|
Chase: |
OK,
flaps. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Rog,
flaps coming now. Gear. |
|
|
Chase: |
Flaps
are down and gear is down. About 5 feet, 3, 2, touch, beauty!! |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Bob,
you got that right roll input in? |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Saw
those fire trucks coming and me turning towards them. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK,
go right or left, either one. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Had
a right hard stick in and I turned right all the way across the second
runway. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK,
Bob. Like to remind you to leave the APU's on after rollout. |
|
|
Rushworth: |
Right.
Speed brakes are out. Sources, fox #1 and #2 zero. 1800. Control 570. Inertial
47,000 going up. Velocity about 200. Rate of climb about 120. Heading is
192. Mixing chambers are same. Cabin source 2100. APUs, 26 on #l, 2850
on #2. APU bearing OK. Blood pressure going off. |