15 Minutes to launch
 

Rushworth:	Cabin source 360O. Pressure cooling levers on. Helium shut-off valve switch open.
NASA 1:	Roger, Bob, and Butch, how's your range and cross range errors doing?
Butchart:	They're looking real good, Jack. They're bouncing plus or minus about 2.
NASA 1:	Roger, thank you.
Rushworth:	Data coming on.
NASA 1:	.......... your APU's.
B-52:	12 minutes. Pressure low light now. NASA 1, .......... on time?
NASA 1:	That's affirmative. We're going to adjust the time at the 10 minute point.
B-52:	OK.
Rushworth:	OK, APU's are on. #2's at press 3400, #1 settling back down at 3400. Generators are reset, 200v each side. Engine's reset. Control's 0K. Flaps coming down.
B-52:	11 minutes. Coming down.
Rushworth:	And back up.
B-52:	..........
Rushworth:	Minney Honeywell is on. Flap circuit breakers are in. ..........
B-52:	.......... internal. OK,..........
Rushworth:	Check, precool is off.
NASA 1:	132, NASA 1.
Chase:	132.
NASA 1:	Roger, you airborne?
Chase:	.......... Wind conditions over lake.
NASA 1:	OK.
Rushworth:	Inertial altitude, attitudes look good.
NASA 1:	Let's go to forced memory.
Rushworth:	2° a, ..........
B-52:	10 minutes now.
NASA 1:	OK, we'll give you a 10 minute point in about 15 seconds.
B-52:	OK.
Rushworth:	My .......... is almost 1° ..........
NASA 1:	OK, Bob. OK, your flight path is looking good, we'll make this 10 minutes now.
B-52:	Roger.
NASA 1:	Russ, NASA 1, you can start your turn at 8 minutes.
B-52:	Roger, understand, start turn at 8 minutes. I'm flying about 800 on my inertial velocity, Bob.
Rushworth:	Roger, temperature holding.
B-52:	8 minutes, starting turn.
NASA 1:	NASA 1.
Butchart:	OK, Bob, we got end of test on.
NASA 1:	Roger.
Rushworth:	OK, Minney Honeywell is off. .......... Aux cabin pressure switch is on.
Chopper:	NASA 1, Helicopter 855.
NASA 1:	Go ahead.
Chopper:	Do you have any clearance that we're supposed to maintain the runway for any vehicles out here?
NASA 1:	We don't want them on the runway. What's their position?
Chopper:	We got one that's a NASA vehicle that's taking pictures. He's off the runway but he's on the black line on the side. Looks to me that's a little close to the runway if he should run off the side.
NASA 1:	Roger, we'll correct that, thank you.
Chopper:	Rog.
Rushworth:	Aux cabin pressure switch is on.
B-52:	6 minutes.
NASA 1:	6 minutes, Russ, and your turn is looking good.
B-52:	OK.
Rushworth:	.......... auto the .......... is coming on. Data on.
Rushworth:	.......... is off. BCS zero, zero, zero. Roll BCS is off. ..........
Butchart:	Rog, the left one OK, the right one is about 1/2° airplane nose down.
Rushworth:	OK.
NASA 1:	Bob, looks pretty good.
Rushworth:	Oxygen, I have 2850. Cabin pressure is .......... And, I'm on X-15 oxygen.
B-52:	5 minutes.
NASA 1:	We'll give you 4 and the 1 minute point.
Rushworth:	OK.
NASA 1:	Russ, NASA 1, roll out on 210 heading.
B-52:	210.
.......... :	Smart guy! ..........
B-52:	Cabin pressure again, about 1/2° right rudder.
Rushworth:	..........
NASA 1:	OK, this is NASA 1, 4 minutes now.
B-52:	Roger, 008.
Rushworth:	Topoff. Topoff complete, Butch?
Butchart:	Yeah, Bob.
Rushworth:	.......... calibrate, pressurize.
NASA 1:	Russ, make that 208°.
B-52:	Thank you, roger, coming out on 208.
NASA 1:	Butch, put memory in normal.
Butchart:	Normal, OK.
Rushworth:	45 on lox and 46 on fuel.
NASA 1:	Roger.
Rushworth:	Data's off and intercom switch going up. Radio turned, how do you read, Jack?
NASA 1:	4 square, Bob.
Rushworth:	You're a little bit weak so speak clearly, please.
NASA 1:	How do you read me now, Bob?
Rushworth:	A little bit better now.
NASA 1:	We're doing a lot better than our radar's doing.
Rushworth:	OK.
B-52:	3 minutes, 3 minutes.
Rushworth:	My surfaces indicate zero. Inertial velocity and attitudes fine. APU bearing temperature, #1 is 90, #2 100........... standby.
NASA 1:	OK, we'll call that 2 minutes now.
Rushworth:	OK. Data's on. MH is on. Tape 15. Got a good check indicating 1/2° on angle of attack, almost 1° needle left.
NASA 1:	1°, roger.
Rushworth:	1 1/2 on .......... Camera's on both.
NASA 1:	OK, let's call that 1 minute now.
B-52:	008.
Rushworth:	Prime, Honeywell is on. Precool's on. Got igniter light. Tape on. Pump. 3, 2, 1, launch.
Chase:	Good one.
NASA 1:	OK, Bob, we have you coming up on profile. Going just a little bit left of track.
Rushworth:	OK.
NASA 1:	Time is 33 seconds, pushover. We have you a little under profile, Bob, going to left of track.
Rushworth:	..........
NASA 1:	Roger, we have your speed brakes.
Rushworth:	Brakes coming out now.
NASA 1:	We have you 4200, Bob.
Rushworth:	56,000 feet.
NASA 1:	Roger, watch your nose, pull it up. We have you coming way left of track, Bob.
Rushworth:	..........
NASA 1:	Watch your nose, pull it up. We have you stable, you're looking good.
Rushworth:	..........
NASA 1:	Standby for burnout. Bob, when you can, make a 3 to 4° right correction.
Rushworth:	OK, Jack.
NASA 1:	You're aiming to the east of the Base.
Rushworth:	OK.
NASA 1:	OK, speed brakes in.
Rushworth:	OK.
NASA 1:	Pull them in, Bob. And, you're looking real good.
Rushworth:	Showing 2400 now, going into 82,000.
NASA 1:	Roger. We have you coming up on 80 now. Good check out for a new pilot, Bob. Your velocity is checking very good here. You got to pass about 8 miles abeam Cuddeback. You got the field in sight?
Rushworth:	Yeah.
NASA 1:	Got 240 heading, and turn your dampers back on.
Rushworth:	I don't think ..........
NASA 1:	Rog, you're coming down hill very nicely, you're on profile.
Rushworth:	.......... going down hill.
NASA 1:	Roger, we have you at 500 q, about 2100 feet a second.
Rushworth:	..........
NASA 1:	Roger, have you about 15 miles from high key, Bob.
Rushworth:	Roger, .......... got a parallel on the highway there.
NASA 1:	Turn your engine master off.
Rushworth:	Engine master's off.
Rushworth:	OK, Bob, go to jettison now.
Rushworth:	Roger, I have 1.4, 45,000.
NASA 1:	Go ahead.
Rushworth:	Going to jettison now.
NASA 1:	OK, Bob, you'll be coming subsonic shortly, watch your angle of attack.
Rushworth:	Angle is 4° ..........
NASA 1:	I have you about 8 miles from high key.
Rushworth:	Roger.
NASA 1:	OK, Bob, check your flaps and squat circuit breakers.
Rushworth:	Roger.
NASA 1:	We have you about 35.
Rushworth:	35,000 feet, that's about North Base.
NASA 1:	Well, we have you. Roger, a little bit northwest of North Base, you better start pulling it in.
Rushworth:	How am I doing, Don?
Chase:	I can't see you.
Rushworth:	OK, I am just over NASA now, 29,000.
NASA 1:	Rog.
Rushworth:	28,000. I am swinging her .......... knots. Looks like I am coming just about over tower, 260 knots. I am going to have to bend it in now.
NASA 1:	Roger, Bob, we have you a little bit south here at NASA.
Rushworth:	All right, had a little buffet in that turn at 14° angle of attack.
NASA 1:	Yeah, Bob, NASA 1. We have these camera men on the east side of the runway.
Rushworth:	East side? OK. 17,000, I'll pressurize.
NASA 1:	Roger, go ahead.
Rushworth:	Pulling 275 right now, Don.
Chase:	Roger.
Rushworth:	Up 250.
NASA 1:	You look in pretty good shape, Bob.
Rushworth:	Roger.
Chase:	.......... about 310. Full speed brakes.
Rushworth:	Very well, speed brakes in. Flaps, .......... Gear,.......... down.
NASA 1:	Nice checkout, Bob.
Rushworth:	Boy, this thing is really turning today. I'll be out in the middle of the lake in a minute.
NASA 1:	Still turning?
Rushworth:	It's still turning. I am going to be heading east here in a minute. I have 115°.
NASA 1:	That's about the same direction I ended up in one time.
Rushworth:	Inertial altitude 114. Inertial climb plus 1. Oxygen pressure 2050. Minney Honeywell disengaged. Did not use speed brakes in landing, going out now. Push to test ball nose. Cycling controls now. Minney Honeywell is off. Data's off. Hydraulic pressure, #1 34, #2 33.