| McKay: |
Data
off. |
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| B-52: |
Launch
pressure 1500#. |
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| Russel: |
Lube
oil temp 100°. |
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| B-52: |
11
minutes. |
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| McKay: |
Precool
coming off. RAS auto cutoff at on. |
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| Chase: |
003,
what is your mach number? |
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| B-52: |
Showing
84, 10 minutes. |
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| McKay: |
APU
cooling switch normal. Both blowers and BLN2. Pressure cooling coming on. |
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| B-52: |
My
heading is 009. |
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| McKay: |
Mine
is 007. Attitude looks good. Cabin source is 3650. |
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|
| B-52: |
9
minutes. |
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| McKay: |
Helium
shutoff switch is on. Hydraulic temp is -80 on #1 and -60 on #2. Data coming
on. #2 APU, pressure coming up. #l coming on. #2 hyd reading 35, #1 is
settling down to 35. |
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| B-52: |
8
minutes. |
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| NASA
1: |
OK,
start your turn at 7.5 minutes. |
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| McKay: |
Hyd
pressure check OK. Electric power check. Mixing chambers -35 on #1 and
#2. Data off. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Engine
reset? |
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| McKay: |
Engine
reset. |
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| B-52: |
7
minutes, starting the turn. |
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| McKay: |
Engine
oscillograph on. And a control check. Flaps coming down. |
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|
| Russel: |
G
pot to lock .......... inertial. |
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| McKay: |
Engine
oscillograph on. Aux cabin pressure switch is on. Going to internal on
the platform. Fire ext auto. Alternate SAS armed. Do my SAS check now.
Going to standby. Going to monitor. |
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| NASA
1: |
Tighten
your turn, Fitz. |
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| B-52: |
Roger. |
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| McKay: |
Got
zero on pitch and roll in that order. SAS switches off. Got a yaw, pitch
and roll in that order. Re-engaged, and light is out. Read 6-2-0 on the
gains. Horizontal stab - zero. |
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|
| B-52: |
5
minutes. |
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| McKay: |
Going
to X-15 O2. Topoff is complete. X-15 O2 pressure is 2600. |
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|
| Russel: |
Platform
in specs. |
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| McKay: |
Cabin
altitude 35,500. |
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|
| B-52: |
4
minutes. |
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| McKay: |
Topoff
completed. Data on. Going to pressurize. Going to jettison. |
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|
| Chase: |
....... |
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| McKay: |
Back
to pressurize. |
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|
| Chase: |
Jettison
has stopped. |
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|
| McKay: |
Data
off and .......... reads 40 psi on ammonia and LOX. Intercom switch off.
NASA 1, how do you read? |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Reads
you 5 x 5. |
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|
| McKay: |
Inertial
velocity is 800. 45,000 on altitude. Attitudes look good. Reading 1/2°
right yaw on b. |
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|
| B-52: |
Passed
3 minutes, 15 seconds ago. |
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|
| Russel: |
Doppler
velocity reading 215 knots. |
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|
| McKay: |
APU
bearing temps are -20 on #1 and #2 is oscillating. |
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|
| B-52: |
2
minutes. |
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|
| McKay: |
Data
coming on. Push to test ball nose. Cycle controls. Head bumper. And pressures
look good. #1 and #2 source 15,000 (?). |
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|
| B-52: |
1
minute. |
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|
| McKay: |
Going
to prime. Igniter ready light. Ready to launch light on. Precool. |
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|
| B-52: |
40
seconds. |
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|
| McKay: |
Igniter
idle. LOX pump bearing +8. |
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|
| B-52: |
Call
when you're ready. |
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|
| McKay: |
Pump
idle coming on now. Pressures coming up. All controls look good. Ready
to launch, 4, 3, 2, 1. |
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|
| Chase: |
Good
light. Going out exactly on the heading you started. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Brakes
out. |
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|
| McKay: |
Brakes. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Profile
coming out real good. Looks like you're going a tad high on altitude. Shutdown. |
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|
| McKay: |
Shutdown.
Roll off. Got a kick. Another one. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
You're
peaking out exactly 129,000. Course is drifting about 2° to the left. |
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|
| McKay: |
SAS
off. And a pitch. Pullup. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Brakes
in. |
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|
| McKay: |
Brakes
are in. Pullup at 250. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Come
back through 95,000. 4300 fps. We show you at 10° a.
4000 fps. Coming up abeam of Searles Lake, essentially 5 miles left of
track. |
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|
| McKay: |
SAS
coming on again. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
3700
and 80,000. |
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|
| McKay: |
2°
excursion in yaw. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Recommend
speed brakes. 3000 fps and you need to make a 5° right turn. Three
Sisters. Cuddeback is over your 1400 position. |
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|
| McKay: |
Back
in roll. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
2800
fps. |
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|
| McKay: |
How
does it look, Joe? |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Looks
all right, you're 2500 fps and coming down through 65,000. Have you about
18 miles out. 17 at 50,000. We see brakes coming closed. |
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|
| McKay: |
RAS
engaged. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Good. |
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|
| McKay: |
Pushdown.
I'll wait till I get through before I do the other. Go to jettison anytime
you're free. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Go
to jettison now. |
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|
| McKay: |
And
a roll. Getting buffet at 280 and 40,000. Light to moderate buffet. 10°
angle of attack. Doesn't seem to be a .......... angle of attack. Standby.
Speed brakes. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
BCS
off? |
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|
| McKay: |
BCS
is off. Push to test ball nose. Indicating about 315. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Showing
you approaching 15,000 and you can pressurize. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Brakes
coming in. Ventral is armed. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Like
to verify you pressurized. |
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|
| McKay: |
I'm
pressurized. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Flaps
coming down. Gear, 3 good ones. 10', 5', 1', beauty. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Flaps
coming up. Speed brakes coming out. And the ball nose. Data off. Hyd press
are 3450 on #1 and 3400 on #2. Hyd temps are +55 on #1 and -55 on #2. Peroxide
tank press is 2650 #1 and 2150 on #2. APU bearing temps -40 on #1 and -80
on #2. Peroxide low light is not on. Mixing chambers are -35 on #1 and
-40 on #2. Helium source is 1750 on #1 and 1850 on #2. APU source is 600.
Cabin source is 2000. Headings are 195. Inertial height 25,000. Inertial
climb 100 fps. X-15 oxygen pressure 1800. |