12 Minutes to launch
 

Rushworth:	Data on, APU's coming.
B-52:	12 minutes.
Rushworth:	#2 is on first, #1 is coming on. #1 is 3750, #2 is 3350, #1 is coming down. Voltage 200 each side. Controls, want to check the flaps now?
NASA 1:	Engine reset, Bob?
Rushworth:	Right. Flaps should be down.
Chase:	Flaps check.
Rushworth:	Going back up.
B-52:	11 minutes.
Rushworth:	Platform is internal and data is off. Circuit breakers are checked, go ahead with the check, Jack.
Russel:	Starting analyzer check.
B-52:	Report turn at 10.
Rushworth:	Precool is off.
NASA 1:	Affirmative on the turn at 10 minutes.
Rushworth:	OK, turn.
B-52:	15 seconds to turn.
Rushworth:	My inertial gages all look good except for altitude. Attitude gages looking good. Sideslip is about 1/2° needle left, 2 1/2 to 3° on a.
B-52:	10 minutes about 5 seconds ago, in turn.
NASA 1:	OK.
Russel:	Got a temporary on 15, doppler velocity is 844 fps.
Rushworth:	Very good.
NASA 1:	008, can you take off a degree or so of bank?
B-52:	Roger.
Rushworth:	My velocity fell off to about 500, Russ, is that the end of it?
Russel:	End of test on MH.
B-52:	7 minutes.
Rushworth:	Want to reset my velocity, Russ, on the way?
Russel:	Vertical?
Rushworth:	No, the inertial speed, it's jumping around between 750 and 800 now.
NASA 1:	You can't reset on that one, Bob.
Rushworth:	OK. Aux cabin pressure switch is on. Fire extinguisher is auto.
Russel:	Lube oil temp holding 118.
B-52:	6 minutes.
Rushworth:	MH-96 is engaged. Auto on the BCS. Controls and trim. Both BCS on. My position in here looks good on stabilizer. 2800 pounds of oxygen, going to X-15 oxygen. My cabin altitude is 35.
B-52:	5 minutes.
Russel:	Doppler is on memory. Topoff is complete.
Rushworth:	We're a little bit ahead there, Jack. Data on, topoff is complete, Jack?
Russel:	Roger, complete.
Rushworth:	Lox, calibrate.
B-52:	4 minutes, confirm.
Rushworth:	4 minutes. Pressurize. Did you reset the inertial climb, Jack?
Russel:	Give it a try.
Rushworth:	It's just about 15 up. Lox pressure is 49, fuel is 45. Data is off. .......... side 49 and tank is 610 or 15.
NASA 1:	a and b?
Russel:	Doppler is still in memory, should I go forced memory?
NASA 1:	Forced memory and what is your a and b?
Rushworth:	OK, we're still in a little turn, and I'm on radio. My surfaces look good in the cockpit here. My altimeter is back, can you reset the inertial climb down a little bit?
Russel:	What does it look like now?
Rushworth:	My altimeter is back now and it's looking good.
B-52:	3 minutes, 8 seconds ago.
Rushworth:	OK.
Russel:	How's that?
Rushworth:	Down a little more.
B-52:	Your surfaces are - right hand one shot about 2° leading edge up.
Rushworth:	OK, surfaces good, velocity and attitude is OK. APU bearing temp, #1 is 80 and #2 is 110. Delta psi is on standby. How do you read me, Joe?
NASA 1:	If I can get a word in, good! Chase 1 is heading for 214 and what do you read a and b, Bob?
Rushworth:	a is 2 1/2° and b is 1/2° left sideslip.
NASA 1:	That's OK, and let's not count too much on that altimeter.
Rushworth:	OK.
B-52:	2 minutes, heading 214.
Rushworth:	Data on. Tape is to 15. Push to test ball nose, 5 seconds.
Russel:	Doppler is normal.
Rushworth:	a came back to +2° and b is the same. Cine camera is on pulse. Head bumper is down.
Chase:	Right hand stabilizer is still a little high. Leading edge up, about 5°. Now you're coming down. OK, it's hung on.
B-52:	Coming up on 1 minute, now.
Rushworth:	Prime. Ignition ready light is on.
B-52:	System is armed. 40 seconds.
Rushworth:	Precool.
Chase:	Check.
Rushworth:	Data switch is on. Pump.
Chase:	Check.
Rushworth:	Manifolds look good, igniter looks good, 3, 2, 1, launch.
Chase:	Good light.
Rushworth:	600 on the chamber.
NASA 1:	OK, 2° to the right, Bob. Looks like our azimuth is holding up and you're coming up nicely on altitude profile.
Rushworth:	What's my altitude now? Just left 70,000.
Rushworth:	Mine's way off.
NASA 1:	Coming on 80,000 now and heading is excellent, so is the altitude profile. Heading and profile real good, coming on 110,000. Coming on to shutdown, 78. OK, your heading appears to be closing back to track, we went through 160. There's 180, delta psi. Track is real good and your altitude profile indicates you're in good shape.
Rushworth:	My heading ..........
NASA 1:	Yes, OK, about speed brakes to 20°. We show you didn't get clamped down like the simulator and according to this plot you will be about 10 miles closer to home when you make your pullout.
Rushworth:	OK.
NASA 1:	We have you at 2° a. Coming back through 200,000. Verify your brake angle setting?
Rushworth:	Got about 18, now 20.
NASA 1:	OK, coming on 180, delta psi standby. Looks like you need to anticipate correction to the left, after the pullout is completed, this is bringing you out in good shape however. And we verify about 10 miles closer home on the track.
Rushworth:	OK.
NASA 1:	OK, we check full speed brakes. 4200 fps and 5 miles to the right of course.
Rushworth:	Altitude?
NASA 1:	70,000.
Rushworth:	My controls are off. Coming on high q.
NASA 1:	We just came through 1100.
Rushworth:	..........
NASA 1:	15 north.
Rushworth:	OK, full speed brakes.
NASA 1:	OK, Mach 2.
Rushworth:	What's my altitude now, Joe?
NASA 1:	50,000. 1.5 Mach number and you should be in good visual shape on the landing site.
Rushworth:	OK, speed brakes in, I'm just about over North Base, I guess.
NASA 1:	Yes, we show you approximately 3 northwest.
Rushworth:	Pressure altitude is 40,000 now.
NASA 1:	42,000 here. And, have you subsonic and coming in over the Edwards Base complex.
Rushworth:	Sideslip.
NASA 1:	Feel free to jettison and check your flaps and squat circuit breakers.
Rushworth:	OK. Ready to go to jettison if you are, Russ.
Chase:	Roger, go to jettison.
Rushworth:	OK.
NASA 1:	And, engine master off.
Chase 4:	Tally ho!
Rushworth:	Someone calling me, Joe?
NASA 1:	Chase 4 says he has tally ho.
Rushworth:	OK. Flaps are in. Flap circuit breakers are in and so is the attitude disengage.
NASA 1:	OK, engine master off?
Rushworth:	Right, .......... off at the bottom. Coming in a little bit low here.
NASA 1:	How about your BCS's, are they off?
Rushworth:	They are now.
NASA 1:	20,000.
Chase:	I show you 17 now.
Rushworth:	OK, ..........
Chase:	Still jettisoning slightly. I'm off your right wing. About 15,000.
Rushworth:	Got about 260, Russ?
Chase:	260 on the nose.
NASA 1:	Pressurize, Bob?
Rushworth:	Right.
Chase:	Coming on 10,000.
Rushworth:	Right. Little brakes. Brakes are in. Flaps.
Chase:	Flaps and gear. Flaps are coming down.
Rushworth:	Gear?
Chase:	.......... and nose gear is down. 5 feet, 3, very nice.
Rushworth:	Apparently my clock didn't stop, Joe, it's showing 83 seconds right now, it was pretty close to 78 when I shut down. Hydraulic pressures are, #1 3400 and #2 is 3300. Temperature, I don't have any idea. Peroxide tank pressure is #1 2000 and #2 is 2550. APU bearing temperatures, #1 is 60 and #2 is 95. No peroxide low lights. Mixing chambers are -45 and -45. Helium pressure is .......... Fox is zero, #1 and #2 is 1500. Cabin source pressure is 2000. Peroxide is still holding up at 580 on the .......... 3 axis ball was showing, well on a heading 165, the angle of attack is slipping around between 6 and 8, and needle hard over to the right hand side. Inertial height went to heck. Inertial climb went to heck. Oxygen pressure is 1900.