Neil: |
Data
coming on. |
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B-52: |
12
minutes now. |
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Neil: |
#2
APU on. Cabin pressure is good, #1 coming on. Got 3500 on #1, 3355 on #2.
Generators are both reset at 200 and 200........... platform internal power,
if that's OK, Butch? |
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Butchart: |
OK. |
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NASA
1: |
Reset,
Neil. |
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Neil: |
Rog. |
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NASA
1: |
What's
your mixing chambers? |
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Neil: |
-44
and -45. |
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B-52: |
11
minutes. |
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Neil: |
MH
circuit breakers on. Data coming off. Precool is off. Little bumpy! |
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B-52: |
Worst
it's ever been, real rough up here. 10 minutes to launch. B-52 heading
352, fluctuating 1/2° each side. |
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Neil: |
Both
data are on, go ahead with the .......... |
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B-52: |
OK,
starting now, Neil. |
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to transcribe section of tape) |
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NASA
1: |
Jack,
we're asking you to start your turn 30 seconds early. |
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B-52: |
Roger,
Joe. |
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NASA
1: |
What
was that number for the temperature, Butch? |
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Butchart: |
8. |
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B-52: |
Just
past 8 minutes, be turning in 25 seconds. |
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NASA
1: |
OK.
Butch, memory switch to forced. |
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Butchart: |
Memory
to forced. |
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Neil: |
..........
Inertial speed is 900, altitude is 45. |
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B-52: |
Starting
the turn now. |
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NASA
1: |
Roll
back out, they want to delay that other transmission. |
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B-52: |
Rolling
out to original heading. |
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NASA
1: |
At
6 minutes, 30 seconds, start the turn. |
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B-52: |
Just
past the 7 minute point, rough ride. |
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Neil: |
How
are you doing, Butch? |
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Butchart: |
OK,
we're up to 65. |
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B-52: |
Starting
turn now at 6 minutes and 30 seconds. |
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NASA
1: |
Very
good. |
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Butchart: |
Completed
test, end of test OK. |
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Neil: |
SP
coming on. |
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B-52: |
6
minutes, verify please, Neil. |
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Neil: |
6
minutes. Engine oscillograph, vibration recorders are on. Aux cabin pressure
is on. |
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NASA
1: |
#8
was only one temporary, is that right? |
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Butchart: |
That's
affirmative. |
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NASA
1: |
They
say, "in the green." |
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Neil: |
Fire
ext auto. MH engaged. .......... |
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B-52: |
5
minutes, verify please. |
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Neil: |
..........
#1 BCS on........... Cine camera pulse. .......... |
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B-52: |
4
minutes, please verify, Neil. |
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Neil: |
.......... |
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Butchart: |
Topoff
is complete. |
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Neil: |
.......... |
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B-52: |
Joe,
do you want us to come a minute south or go ahead and drop on the original
point? |
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Neil: |
Data,
calibrate, going to pressurize now. |
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NASA
1: |
Did
you just pass 3 minutes? |
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B-52: |
Negative,
we're about 10 seconds yet, Joe. |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
drop on the original point. |
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B-52: |
Thank
you. |
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Neil: |
Both
pressure lights are out .......... Lox 50 pounds and ammonia 46. |
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B-52: |
3
minutes, 10 seconds ago, Neil. Confirm please. |
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Neil: |
3
minutes. OK, I'm on X-15 radio, how do you read me, Joe? |
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NASA
1: |
Much
better. Will you verify your switch-over breaker for X-15 oxygen? |
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Neil: |
Roger,
I'm on X-15 oxygen. Systems look OK. |
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B-52: |
2
minute point. |
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Neil: |
Roger,
2 minutes. Velocity is 900 fps, altitude is 44,500, pitch attitude is level.
Wings are level and heading is 178. Alpha is reading 2°. APU bearings
are reading +55 and +85. Data on, FCS data on. Push to test ball nose.
Push test and the needle moved to the right on me. |
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NASA
1: |
Head
bumper. |
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Neil: |
Bumper
is down. |
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B-52: |
1
minute, arm switch light checks. |
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Neil: |
At
prime, going to prime. Got igniter ready light, ammonia coming up. |
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B-52: |
40
seconds. |
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Neil: |
40
seconds. Precool on, igniter idle. Lox pump bearing +8. |
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B-52: |
10
seconds. |
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Neil: |
10
seconds, pump idle. I got all .......... igniter idle, ready to launch
on. 3, 2, 1, release. And I got a good light, and away .......... |
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NASA
1: |
15
seconds. |
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Neil: |
Rog.
Roll. |
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NASA
1: |
Real
good on track. 35 seconds. |
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Neil: |
Rog,
pushing over. |
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NASA
1: |
Track
is still excellent. |
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Neil: |
Rog,
50 seconds .......... |
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NASA
1: |
55
seconds. |
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Neil: |
Pulling
up .......... 550 .......... |
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NASA
1: |
Seem
to be just a tad steep. |
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Neil: |
OK,
I'm keeping it .......... |
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NASA
1: |
81
seconds. |
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Neil: |
OK,
I'm indicating 5800, pushing over, .......... |
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NASA
1: |
150,000. |
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Neil: |
CSS,
zero. |
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NASA
1: |
170,000
and drifting slowly to the right. |
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Neil: |
Getting
no radio reception. |
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B-52: |
170,000,
drifting slowly to the right. |
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NASA
1: |
190,000. |
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B-52: |
190,000. |
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Neil: |
..........
Top view, looking out, can see an awful long ways. .......... pitch attitude
rolls and note that my gyro is between about 10° bank angle and 10
in pitch. |
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NASA
1: |
207,000
peak altitude, starting down and you've maintained your drift to the right. |
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Neil: |
OK.
Rudder pulse, maintaining about 2° sideslip in yaw. There's a roll
behind it. |
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|
NASA
1: |
OK,
180,000 on the way down. |
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Neil: |
OK,
I'll .......... Little shudder going into a. |
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NASA
1: |
20°
a. |
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Neil: |
Roger,
I've got 21. I got a peroxide low light with the transfer on. |
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NASA
1: |
Rog,
transfer on. |
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Neil: |
And
I get a little shake in the yaw, at 145,000. There's a roll maneuver. |
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NASA
1: |
18
and 120,000, CSS button. |
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Neil: |
CSS
now........... peroxide low light out now, 110. .......... is coming in.
15, 16, .......... |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
brakes out. |
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Neil: |
Rog,
and we're getting a little .......... oh, that head bumper. .......... |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
and a hard left turn, check the RCS off. |
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Neil: |
RCS
off, brakes are out and I have the base in site. |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
lot more left there, retract the brakes, 25° stabilizer. |
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Neil: |
.......... |
|
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NASA
1: |
We
show you ballooning, not turning, Neil. 672, hard left turn. |
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Neil: |
Rog,
I'm reading .......... |
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B-52: |
Hard
left turn, Neil. |
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Chase: |
He
seems to be in position. |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
you have 30° stabilizer. |
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Neil: |
..........
.......... |
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NASA
1: |
Your
surfaces are bottomed out. |
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Neil: |
I
agree, 300 knots, they are coming down now. |
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NASA
1: |
You're
heading towards the home base at 000. |
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Neil: |
I
have the base in site, Joe. |
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NASA
1: |
What
is your visual estimate of your location? |
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Neil: |
Looks
like I'm pretty, in pretty bad shape for the south lakebed. |
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NASA
1: |
You're
at 8° a. |
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Neil: |
Affirmative.
And, I'm going to jettison now. |
|
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Chase: |
What
altitude, Neil? |
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Neil: |
Got
47,000. |
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NASA
1: |
Yes,
we check that. Have you decided what your landing runway is yet? |
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Neil: |
Let
me get up here a little closer. I can definitely .......... the base now. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Yep. |
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Neil: |
Check
head bumper up. I'm 41,000. |
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NASA
1: |
We're
26 miles to the south lake and have you at 40,000. |
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Neil: |
OK. |
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NASA
1: |
Stop
jettison on peroxide. |
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Neil: |
Rog.
OK, the landing will be on runway 35, south lake and will be straight-in
approach and I'm at 32,000, going to use some brakes to make it. OK, I'm
about, approaching, pretty hard to tell from here. |
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Chase: |
OK,
I've got you now. I'm 1 o'clock to you. |
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Neil: |
OK. |
|
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Chase: |
Don't
know if I will be with you, though. |
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Neil: |
OK,
going to use some brakes to get in. OK, the ventral is armed and the brakes
are in. I'm landing on 35 and I'm about 15 miles out from the end now.
Peroxide low light is out, on again, source is 1600 pounds. I'm 290 knots. |
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Chase: |
Coming
up on your left. |
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Neil: |
OK,
I haven't got a hold of you yet. And, a little brakes here. I'm back to
pressurize. Going to land in, sort of the middle of the south lakebed.
Brakes are in again, 280. |
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Chase: |
Henry,
I'll take the left side if you want me to. |
|
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Chase: |
Rog. |
|
|
Neil: |
You
want to call the ventral jettison, Harvey? |
|
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Chase: |
OK. |
|
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Neil: |
Little
shorter than I thought. |
|
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Chase: |
You
can punch it off any time you want to, Neil, for drag. |
|
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Neil: |
Oh,
I should have done that before, shouldn't I. |
|
|
Chase: |
Yep.
Start your flaps down now. Off. OK, you're well in, go ahead and put her
down. Very nice, Neil. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
The
posse will get there shortly. |
|
|
Chase: |
In
about 30 minutes! |
|
|
H-21: |
We'll
be there, Neil. |
|
|
Neil: |
.......... |