12 Minutes to launch
 

Rushworth:	Data coming on. #2 APU.
B-52:	12 minutes now.
Rushworth:	Kind of a late start. #1 coming on. Controls are looking good. Generators are on. Engine reset. I have 200 volts on each side, #1 is 35 and #2 is 33. Platform is going to internal. Flaps coming down, Henry.
Chase:	Check.
Peterson:	MH-96 analyzer check is starting.
Rushworth:	OK. Check the flaps.
Chase:	They're both down.
Rushworth:	Coming up.
B-52:	11 minutes now.
Rushworth:	Data is off.
Chase:	Full up.
Rushworth:	Flap circuit breakers are checked. Precool is off. Showing 45,000 feet and 1000 fps. Attitude at 2 1/2° on a and 1/2° on b.
Peterson:	Temporary on 15.
Rushworth:	Roger. Got a heading 35°.
B-52:	10 minutes now. Everything's looking fine.
NASA 1:	OK, starting turn at 8 minutes will be OK.
B-52:	Roger.
Peterson:	Velocity is 800 fps.
Rushworth:	Roger, I'm showing 1000.
B-52:	9 minutes now, start turn at 8. 8 minutes, starting turn. NASA 1, radio check.
NASA 1:	Coming through 5 x 5.
Peterson:	MH-96 check is complete.
NASA 1:	OK, clear to go.
Peterson:	Got one temporary on 15.
NASA 1:	Yes, we caught it.
Rushworth:	Coming up on 6 minutes?
B-52:	Coming up on 7 minutes.
Rushworth:	Roger, aux cabin pressure switch is on.
B-52:	7 minutes now.
NASA 1:	OK, you can tighten your turn a tad.
B-52:	Roger, going about 19°.
Rushworth:	None of my controls said .......... Don't need to get that .......... OK, no hurry.
Peterson:	Lube oil temp is 110.
Rushworth:	Aux cabin pressure switch is on. Fire extinguisher is auto. Engaging Minneapolis.
B-52:	6 minutes now.
Rushworth:	Engage and my stabilizer position is zero and about 1° nose down. MH controls auto. Controls and trim OK. Both BCS on. Horizontal stabilizer position is zero. 2800 pounds on oxygen. I'm on X-15 oxygen. 35,000 feet.
Chase:	Your right hand stabilizer is showing about 2° leading edge up, couple degrees. Right rudder and left stabilizer zero.
B-52:	5 minutes.
Rushworth:	Say again on the rudder.
Chase:	Looks like you got a couple degrees right rudder.
Rushworth:	That look better?
Chase:	That's pretty good.
B-52:	5 minutes, Bob, 15 seconds ago.
Rushworth:	OK, I got it.
Chase:	Still got about 1° right rudder, Bob. Good.
NASA 1:	Wait until he hits a good straight away, see what they do.
B-52:	Launch heading 214°.
Chase:	Right hand stabilizer if anything, went up a little bit more, airplane nose down, that's good right there.
Rushworth:	OK.
Peterson:	Lox topoff is complete.
B-52:	4 minutes.
Rushworth:	Data on, calibrate, going to pressurize. Tank came up, holding about 620.
NASA 1:	008, steer 216 until launch now.
B-52:	216.
Rushworth:	My lox tank is up to 48, fuel tank is 46. Data off. Intercom going off, how do you read, Joe?
NASA 1:	5 x 5, Bob.
Rushworth:	OK, want to say that again, you're just a little bit weak that time, Joe.
NASA 1:	How's that?
Rushworth:	Better. My surfaces are zero. Inertial velocity showing 800. 47,000 feet on altitude.
B-52:	3 minutes.
Peterson:	Platform in spec.
Rushworth:	Roger. My attitudes are looking good here. APU bearings are #1 90, and #2 is 110.
NASA 1:	Russ, steer 218 and back to 214 at 1 minute.
B-52:	Roger, 218.
Rushworth:	Roll hold is on. Switch is on, trim is 3 and pitch is off. Delta psi standby. What's the time?
B-52:	2 minutes in about 20 seconds.
Rushworth:	Roger. Data is on, tape to 15. Push to test ball nose, got a good check. Sideslip is back to 1/2° and a is about 2°.
B-52:	2 minutes, 5 seconds ago.
Rushworth:	Roger. Cine camera on pulse. Head bumper is down.
B-52:	1 minute, taking up 214°.
Rushworth:	Prime. Igniter ready light. Precool is on. Igniter idle is on.
B-52:	40 seconds.
Rushworth:	..........
NASA 1:	Push your CSS button?
Rushworth:	Push CSS button. Manifolds and pressures look good, ready to go, 2, 1.
Chase:	Good light.
Rushworth:	.......... reading about 585.
NASA 1:	OK, track looks good so far. Heading looks good and profile looks good.
Rushworth:	Rog.
NASA 1:	Holding good on course and profile. Drifting a shade low on profile now. Course is right on. Still carrying a little low on profile. We're coming up on 75 seconds. 78, 79.
Rushworth:	Shutdown.
NASA 1:	You got shutdown on correct indicated altitude. Profile is still holding on track now. How about your delta psi?
Rushworth:	Rog.
NASA 1:	Still good on course and you're still climbing right up the old profile. I think they are replaying a tape, Bob. You're in good shape on the altitude. Track is holding on. We show zero theta. And, you're pretty close to peak altitude. Speed brakes and roll.
Rushworth:	.......... and work on data roll (?)
NASA 1:	OK. Did you check visually, your speed brakes, showing 12 here.
Rushworth:	Not yet. Any better?
NASA 1:	I say it's better on the speed brakes. This is coming out just like we studied it the other day, say 10° closer to home. We're approximately 20° a now.
Rushworth:	My a had been showing good.
NASA 1:	OK, delta psi standby and you can take off the roll hold.
Rushworth:	Roll hold is off.
NASA 1:	Mach 5. 20° a.
Rushworth:	I'm showing 20° here now.
NASA 1:	OK, is the BCS off? About 1000 q. And, Cuddeback Lake. We show full speed brakes.
Rushworth:	Roger. BCS is off.
NASA 1:	OK. Mach 3. About 18 miles north of North Base. Coming through 60,000.
Chase 4:	Have tally-ho, if I can catch him.
NASA 1:	OK. Mach 2.3. 2.1.
Rushworth:	I have 45 and I'll level off here.
Chase 4:	Have tally-ho.
NASA 1:	OK, you're curving around to the northwest now. 1.4 Mach number and 50,000.
Rushworth:	OK, I got Mach 1. 43 on my pressure and 53 on - pretty good, my clock started working again.
NASA 1:	Oh, fine.
Rushworth:	Ready to go to pressurize, Russ.
Chase:	Any time.
NASA 1:	We show 40,000.
Rushworth:	Roger, 45 on inertial and 35 on pressure.
NASA 1:	Both holding in there pretty good.
Rushworth:	My chamber just let go. That was manifold, pressure is stuck.
NASA 1:	Must have thawed out. I guess we're about 2987 on altimeter here.
Rushworth:	OK.
NASA 1:	You can go to engine master off. Check your flaps and squat breakers.
Rushworth:	Roger, check.
Chase:	Everything looks good out here. 25,000.
Rushworth:	That's what I got.
Chase:	You wiggling your tail just for fun?
Rushworth:	Yep, I'm on fixed gain right now.
Chase:	Rog, I'm coming down on 18. 300 knots.
Rushworth:	Roger.
Chase:	I'm on 15,000 now.
Rushworth:	Roger, going to pressurize. I might have to use a little brakes here, Russ.
Chase:	Rog. Coming out.
Rushworth:	Speed brakes in. Shoot for the middle of the runway.
NASA 1:	I'm letting you do it yourself, Bob.
Rushworth:	OK. Going to be a little bit long, I'm afraid. Flaps.
Chase:	You're getting low, no gear yet.
Rushworth:	Gear.
Chase:	OK, it let down.
Rushworth:	Little bit long.
Chase:	5 feet, 2, 1, beautiful.
Rushworth:	Hydraulic pressure, #1 is 34, #2 is 33. Peroxide tank pressure, 540 on #1 and 560 on #2. APU bearing temperatures, #1 is 70 and #2 is 90. No low lights except on the emergency lox. #1 source is 1900, #2 is 2500. Mixing chamber temperatures, -45 on both sides. Engine helium source is zero. Fox, #1 and #2 are 1300. Cabin pressure source is 2100. Oxygen is 1800. 3 axis ball heading, right now, is 140°. Angle of attack is jumping around. Inertial height is 24,000. Vertical is about +40.