12 minutes to launch
 

NASA 1:	003, 1° left please.
B-52:	Roger, 1° left.
NASA 1:	We'll call 11 minute point here in about another 30 seconds.
B-52:	OK, real good.
NASA 1:	11 minutes now.
Rushworth:	Precool going off now.
NASA 1:	Roger.
B-52:	Launch area looks clear , clouds to the NE, launch area is good.
NASA 1:	Very good.
B-52:	10 minutes.
Rushworth:	Cooling switch is normal. Both blowers are on. Pressure cooling is on.
Russel:	LN2 supply off.
Rushworth:	Inertial gages all reading good now. Temperatures are looking good. Source is 3350.
Russel:	828 velocity, Bob.
Rushworth:	I'm reading about 950.
NASA 1:	003, start your turn at 8 minutes.
B-52:	Roger, understand.
Rushworth:	Helium shutoff valve switch open at 9 minutes.
B-52:	9 minutes.
Rushworth:	#2 APU coming on, looks good.
Chase:	Starting outside, Bob.
Rushworth:	#l is on. #l hydraulic pressure is 36, #2 is 34. 200 volts each side. I'm reset. Flaps going down.
NASA 1:	Bob, could you reset the #l generator?
Chase:	Flap check, control check.
Rushworth:	Reset #l generator, Joe?
NASA 1:	Roger, reset #l.
B-52:	Starting turn, 8 minutes.
Rushworth:	I did reset it, and its on the line.
NASA 1:	OK, fine, thank you.
Chase:	Flaps are up.
Rushworth:	Thank you. Circuit breakers are in. Mixing temps, #l is -40 and #2 is -40. -1° on alpha.
NASA 1:	Roger.
B-52:	Launch pressure 1500.
Russel:	Memory to bypass, azimuth to inertial before turn.
B-52:	7 minutes.
Rushworth:	Roger. I have a good 1/4° needle left on beta, -1° on alpha.
NASA 1:	Understand that's -1°, Bob?
Rushworth:	Roger, -1°. Aux cabin pressure switch going off. Platform going to internal. Fire extinguisher is auto. ASAS is armed.
Russel:	Lube oil temp is 110°. My ASAS test is complete.
B-52:	Just passed 6 minutes.
NASA 1:	Roger.
Rushworth:	Roger, Fitz. ASAS is off. Blood pressure is on.
NASA 1:	Roger, Bob, and we have no SAS servo indication down here yet.
Rushworth:	ASAS servo?
NASA 1:	That's affirmative.
Rushworth:	My SAS has been working .......... normal.
NASA 1:	OK, you got a good check up there, then it's just in the T/M, Bob.
B-52:	5 minutes.
Rushworth:	Thank you. Cabin altitude is 36. My pressure is 29. Going to X-15 oxygen.
NASA 1:	Roger.
Russel:	Topoff is complete.
NASA 1:	Roger.
B-52:	NASA 1, want us to rollout 214°?
NASA 1:	Roger, 214°.
Russel:	Velocity error range -2, x-range 1.
NASA 1:	Roger. We'll call 4 minutes in about 15 seconds.
B-52:	Roger.
NASA 1:	4 minutes now. Bob, give us your X-15 oxygen pressure please.
Rushworth:	28.
NASA 1:	Thank you. 003, pick up 216° heading.
B-52:	216°.
Rushworth:	Data on - calibrate. Pressurize.
NASA 1:	Roger. J. Russell, standby.
Russel:	Rog.
Rushworth:	I've got ammonia at 45 and lox at 47. 2 jettison switches jettison. Data off.
NASA 1:	Roger. J. Russell, mark it now.
Russel:	Mark range?
NASA 1:	Roger.
Rushworth:	I'm on X-15 radio. My angle of attack is showing -1 1/2°.
NASA 1:	-1 1/2, roger. We're reading you 5 by on radio.
Russel:	NASA 1 was that just mark range only?
NASA 1:	Affirmative, x-range is coming up. 003, 2 more degrees right.
Rushworth:	APU #l is 70, #2 is 50.
NASA 1:	Roger. Russell, mark x-range now.
Russel:	Mark.
NASA 1:	Bob, could you give us an inertial velocity and altitude check please.
Rushworth:	Roger, and they took off good.
NASA 1:	Roger.
Rushworth:	Data on, tape to 15. Push to test ball nose. That looked like a good test to me. Calibrate.
NASA 1:	OK, Bob.
Rushworth:	That was a good test, I don't know why it said, down there, 3° low.
NASA 1:	OK.
Rushworth:	Cine camera on pulse. How's my x-range, Joe?
NASA 1:	You're right on track now, Bob.
Rushworth:	OK.
NASA 1:	Coming up on 1 minute now.
Rushworth:	OK.
B-52:	.......... up.
Rushworth:	Roger.
B-52:	Got 213°.
Rushworth:	Roger. Prime. Ignition ready light is on. Precool is on. Igniter idle is on. Pump.
NASA 1:	Roger.
Chase:	Looks good.
Rushworth:	Manifolds are good. Camera is good. Ready to launch - 3, 2, 1 launch.
Chase:	Good light.
NASA 1:	OK, Bob, we have your heading good, coming up on profile.
Rushworth:	Roger.
NASA 1:	Should be coming up on theta - 20, 21, 22.
Rushworth:	Boy, I got theta early.
NASA 1:	Roger, come 1° right, Bob. Profile is good. Standby for pushover. 38, 39. OK, Bob, your heading is good. Excellent profile.
Rushworth:	Roger.
NASA 1:	Coming through 80,000 now. 84,000 now. Right on track, very nice profile.
Rushworth:	Brakes now.
NASA 1:	Rog, understand, speed brakes. Going just a little low on profile now, Bob. Right on track. Standby for shutdown. 82, 83, 84.
Rushworth:	I shutdown a little bit ago, Joe.
NASA 1:	Roger, that's what we got. 100,000 feet now, Bob, and about 10 miles from Nellis. Wings level, you're right on track.
Rushworth:	Roger, I'm 101 now.
NASA 1:	Very good, right on track. Nellis now and about 102,000 here now.
Rushworth:	My heading seems to be damping a little bit on the right.
NASA 1:	OK, come 1° left, Bob. We've got you at 5400 fps on velocity, Bob. And pull it up just a little bit, you're coming down to 92,000. 10 miles Pahrump, wings level. Going through 90,000 feet.
Rushworth:	Roger.
NASA 1:	OK, you're over Pahrump, speed brakes in. We have you at 85,000 now on altitude and right on track. 4800 fps and you can correct back to 1° right. You're right on track. 4600 fps and 80,000 feet now. Right on track, very nice track.
Rushworth:	Little bit high on speed, Joe?
NASA 1:	You're real good on speed.
Rushworth:	Little low on profile?
NASA 1:	Just a little low on profile but you're real good. We have you at 75,000 feet now.
Rushworth:	Miles out?
NASA 1:	35 miles to PK. Mach 4 now, Bob. Green light still working?
Rushworth:	Yep!
NASA 1:	Very good. Have you about 72,000 now. 20 miles to PK. 3.8 Mach now.
Rushworth:	I'm showing 3.6 now.
NASA 1:	Roger, very good.
Rushworth:	72,000 feet.
NASA 1:	10 miles to PK now and 72,000, hold her level. Wings level, Bob. OK, Bob, you're over PK now, come 2° right for Cuddeback. OK, bend it on around. If you can see Cuddeback, try to hit the tip of the lake. 10 miles now, Cuddeback.
Rushworth:	Roger, can see it.
NASA 1:	Roger, wings level. 2.8 Mach now and about 66 000.
Rushworth:	I'm showing a mile and 3/4 up here now. That's very good. And you're over Cuddeback now. Very, very nice.
Rushworth:	Brakes out.
NASA 1:	Roger.
Rushworth:	Right one cracked again!
NASA 1:	Say again, Bob.
Rushworth:	The right one just cracked again.
NASA 1:	OK.
Rushworth:	Russ, I've got Mach 2 and 60,000 feet .......... about 5 miles east of California City.
NASA 1:	Roger, understand. And you can turn your engine master off now.
Rushworth:	It's off.
NASA 1:	Flaps. Chase 4, are you ready for jettison?
Chase:	Rog, go ahead.
Rushworth:	Rog, standby, Russ. I'm a little high and fast, 49,000, 1.4, over North Base. Jettison.
NASA 1:	OK, Bob, coming through 40,000 feet now, how's your inertial altitude look?
Rushworth:	Right on the money.
NASA 1:	Very, very good.
Rushworth:	Mach 1 now. I'm showing 33 on the .... pressure gage.
Chase 4:	Tally ho!!
NASA 1:	Very good, Russ, and, Bob, check your landing and squat circuit breakers.
Rushworth:	Roger, they are in.
NASA 1:	And, Bob, after landing, don't forget to hold either a full right or left stick from 150 knots on down.
Rushworth:	Roger.
Chase:	.......... 5:30 airplanes, Bob?
Rushworth:	Where are you, Russ?
Chase:	Right off to your right. Just going through l9 now.
Rushworth:	Rog I have 19,500. And I got 290.
NASA 1:	Bob, you can go pressurize anytime.
Rushworth:	I'm pressurized at 17.
NASA 1:	OK, fine.
Rushworth:	Going to have to use a little speed brakes I guess, Russ.
Chase:	Roger.
Rushworth:	Coming in.
Chase:	Rog. Passing 8.
Rushworth:	Roger.
Chase:	Little bit fast.
Rushworth:	Flaps.
Chase:	Coming down.
Rushworth:	Gear.
Chase:	1, 2, 3 good ones. 2 feet, right on.
Rushworth:	Roll right at 150.
NASA 1:	Roger, Bob, very good.
Rushworth:	And stop. 3 axis ball heading 177°. Inertial height is 13,000. Velocity about 500. Shutoff the data. The ball is jumping up and down in angle of attack, don't know where the actual ball is, the needle indication is.
NASA 1:	Roger, understand.
Rushworth:	Oxygen pressure 21. Flaps going up. Speed brakes open. Did two ball nose tests, one with the data off and one with the data on. Hydraulic pressures, #l and #2 both 44. Peroxide tank pressure 50. APU bearing temps, #l is +85 and #2 is +60. No peroxide low lights. Mixing chamber temperatures are -40 and -45. #l source 1700, #2 is 1700. APU source pressures, #l is 2450 and #2 is 28. Cabin source pressure 1650. Speed brakes closed. Stable platform going off. Inertial rate of climb is just short of +100. APU coming off.
NASA 1:	Thank you, Bob. Very good flight.