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000:00:12 Armstrong: Got a Roll Program in.

000:00:24 Armstrong: It's looking good.

000:00:27 Armstrong: The Roll is on. We have a Pitch Program.

000:00:40 Scott: Cabin pressure coming up good,

000:00:42 Armstrong: I [garble] checking on the nose here.

000:01:04 Scott: Cabin pressure is 5.74.

000:01:06 Armstrong: [Garble].

000:01:38 Armstrong: Mark. 1:40.

000:01:44 Armstrong: Okay. Mode 2.

000:01:47 Scott: Cabin's 5.5 psid looks good. Fuel cells are good.

000:01:49 Armstrong: Okay.

000:01:50 Scott: DCS update received,

000:01:59 Scott: Secondary O₂ is good.

000:02:01 Armstrong: Okay.

000:02:02 Scott: DCS looks good.

000:02:04 Scott: Pulse is good.

000:02:11 Armstrong: Stage 2 tanks look good.

000:02:13 Armstrong: Okav. That's about 3½ g's.

000:02:18 Armstrong: Roger.

000:02:20 Scott: Fuel cells look good.

000:02:23 Armstrong: Roger.

000:02:28 Scott: DCS update received.

000:02:40 Armstrong: Roger. We have Staging Ignition.

000:02:44 Armstrong: Staging looks good.

000:02:45 Armstrong: We're having Wally's fireball here.

000:02:48 Scott: Yes.

000:02:49 Armstrong: Did you see it?

000:02:52 Scott: Yes, I did.

000:02:55 Scott: Roger. We have Guidance Initiate.

000:03:01 Scott: Zero pitch and 1 degree yaw right coming up.

000:03:08 Armstrong: Roger.

000:03:11 Armstrong: All systems looking good.

000:03:13 Scott: Oh, there's the horizon!

000:03:16 Armstrong: We finally got to see it.

000:03:20 Scott: Okay. You're looking good, Coach.

000:03:25 Armstrong: Ok&y. The fuel cells are all solid as a rock.

000:03:30 Scott: Okay. Everything looks good on the right.

000:03:32 Armstrong: Fine. And needles are [garble] pitch is zero, yaw is about a quarter of a degree and steady.

000:03:42 Armstrong: Roger. The second stage is a real good machine.

000:03:47 Armstrong: I was going to say a Cadillac, but I guess I better not say that.

000:03:54 Armstrong: Coming up on 4 minutes.

000:04:01 Scott: Cabin pressure is 5.5 psid and holding.

000:04:04 Armstrong: Roger. Accelerometers at 4 minutes.

000:04:11 Scott: Hey, how about that view!

000:04:12 Armstrong: That's fantastic!

000:04:14 Scott: They were right, weren't they?

000:04:15 Armstrong: Boy! Here we go!

000:04:23 Armstrong: Roger. Looks good up here.

000:04:40 Scott: There we are. Right on the money.

000:04:44 Armstrong: Rates are very stable.

000:04:49 Armstrong: Little bit of yaw oscillation.

000:04:54 Scott: Coming up on 5 minutes.

000:04:59 Armstrong: Yes. Coming up on 5 minutes right now.

000:05:16 Armstrong: Okay. Mode 3.

000:05:20 Scott: Zero pitch and yaw a quarter of a degree and steady.

000:05:25 Scott: Looking good here.

000:05:27 Scott: [Garble.]

000:05:42 Armstrong: We've had SECO.

000:05:52 Scott: Okay.

000:05:54 Scott: Take your time, Buddy.

000:05:56 Armstrong: Okay.

000:06:02 Scott: Thank you. We're thrusting forward.

000:06:08 Armstrong: Look at the stuff out front.

000:06:13 Scott: Burn stop.

000:06:18 Scott: Oops!

000:06:28 Scott: Okay. We got that.

000:06:54 Armstrong: Look at that stuff floating out there.

000:06:56 Scott: Yes. Some pressure.

000:07:25 Armstrong: Okay, Dave.

000:07:26 Scott: Okay, Neil. Check bearings.

000:07:28 Armstrong: Okay. Looks good.

000:07:30 Scott: Rates look good.

000:07:32 Armstrong: Yes.

000:07:34 Scott: All the way.

000:07:35 Scott: Fairings are jettisoned.

000:07:42 Armstrong: We had a pitch-up at fairing jettison.

000:07:52 Scott: That's affirm.

000:08:05 Armstrong: Okay. Ready for the first Check List.

000:08:08 Scott: Stand by one.

000:08:09 Armstrong: Okay.

000:08:16 Scott: Okay. I'm ready to read.

000:08:17 Armstrong: Okay.

000:08:41 Armstrong: Gemini VIII's Align of the Platform. We apparently have a good Primary Scanner.

000:08:47 Scott: Okay. [Garble] status.

000:08:52 Armstrong: Say again.

000:08:54 Scott: Go ahead, Houston. This is VIII.

000:09:07 Armstrong: 16:41:02.

000:09:12 Scott: Roger.

000:09:13 Armstrong: Okay. Retro squibs (4), Safe.

000:09:16 Armstrong: Okay. Maneuver controller, off and stowed.

000:09:19 Scott: Off and stowed.

000:09:23 Scott: D-Ring safety pin, install.

000:09:24 Scott: Sequence Light Test.

000:09:25 Armstrong: Okay. Here we go!

000:09:28 Scott: Amber.

000:09:30 Armstrong: Okay.

000:09:31 Scott: Roger.

000:09:32 Scott: And Red and Green.

000:09:33 Armstrong: Good. Darn good.

000:09:37 Scott: Computer Prelaunch.

000:09:38 Armstrong: [Garble] just from the IVI's [garble] after the burn at 18 with a plane indicating right. Now, heads up.

000:09:49 Armstrong: Okay. Retro [garble] squibs to Close.

000:09:53 Armstrong: Seconday O₂ to Close.

000:09:57 Scott: OAMS Heaters's circuit breaker coming Closed.

000:09:58 Scott: And it stays Closed.

000:09:59 Armstrong: Roger.

000:10:03 Scott: OAMS Heaters's circuit breaker, Closed.

000:10:07 Scott: Cryo Quantity to Off.

000:10:08 Armstrong: Check.

000:10:12 Armstrong: We look good a11 the way.

000:10:14 Armstrong: Recorder is coming off.

000:10:27 Scott: Go ahead.

000:10:57 Scott: Roger. 1-4: 01:00:16; RET RB, 20 plus 08; roll left 85. And Insertion Check List is complete.

000:11:20 Scott: Right. I've got the Insertion Check List complete.

000:11:24 Scott: Still look good.

000:11:35 Scott: Good old Jim! Thank you.

000:20:34 Armstrong: Roger. Go ahead.

000:21:00 Armstrong: [Garble] 40.

000:21:07 Armstrong: Also all systems look okay...

000:21:17 Armstrong: Okay.

000:22:06 Armstrong: Houston, this is Gemini VIII on your UHF Number 2. How do you read?

000:22:13 Armstrong: [Garble.]

000:22:23 Armstrong: Going back to Number 1.

000:23:09 Armstrong: Dave advises that Nuclear Emulsion came on at 23 minutes.

000:30:31 Armstrong: [Garble] we are seeing stars at 30 minutes elapsed time, and the spacecraft is [garble] sunlight.

000:31:42 Armstrong: 31 minutes. Now we are seeing a lot of stars.

000:31:44 Scott: That could be a light.

000:31:49 Armstrong: [Garble] I see a light on the ground.

000:31:56 Armstrong: [Garble] on the horizon. That's where the light would be, I think.

000:32:02 Scott: You do?

000:32:03 Armstrong: I do see thruster flashings now. Platform Aligning on the Secondary Scanner.

000:35:15 Armstrong: Tananarive, you're unreadable. We [garble].

000:35:28 Armstrong: Hello, Houston CapCom. Now we're reading you all okay. Gemini VIII.r

000:35:41 Scott: Okay. Radiator going to Flow.

000:35:54 Armstrong: I didn't quite get that. Would you say again, please?

000:36:07 Armstrong: Roger. We have that.

000:38:08 Scott: It reminds me of an oil flame that you see over

000:38:11 Armstrong: [Garble] here [garble]. We're at 38 minutes and I noticed the thrusters are firing out the right side only. Now this may be a Platform Mode, or it could be due to the fact that it's taking care of the water boiler exhaust.

000:38:20 Armstrong: 38 minutes elapsed time. The night side - we have a well-definable horizon, but we have stars visible below the horizon, and that one property in comparing the horizon is probably the best one to make a mark on.

000:39:01 Scott: Okay. At 40 minutes and about 10 seconds, the S-3 Unit Number 1 is activated.

000:40:25 Scott: Okay.

000:40:26 Scott: 41 minutes. We're going to Primary Scanner on the Horizon Scan and no appreciable difference in Primary or Secondary Scanner operation; going to Primary Catch-Up in 50 minutes and...

000:40:29 Scott: IVI's are zero.

000:40:40 Armstrong: Well, that's about it.

000:41:20 Scott: 1A, 9.5; 1B, 10.0; 1-Main, 14.5; 2-Main, 8.0; 2A, 4.8; 2B, 5.2; Main bus is 24.5.

000:49:33 Armstrong: Hi there, Carnarvon! Go ahead.

000:49:35 Armstrong: Just fine!

000:49:43 Scott: Evaporator is Normal.

000:49:53 Scott: Roger. ECS O₂.

000:50:00 Scott: Ready for Accelerometer Bias Check any time you are.

000:50:13 Scott: Roger. The batteries are Go, and - ready to copy the fuel cell?

000:50:16 Armstrong: Went to Catch-Up at 50 minutes. IVI's are zero.

000:50:19 Scott: 1A, 9.5; 1B, 10.0; 1-Main, 14.5; 2-Main, 8.0; 2A, 4.8, 2B, 5.2. Main bus is 24.5.

000:50:47 Scott: [Garble] get the sheet.

000:50:51 Scott: Get a light in here.

000:50:54 Armstrong: Go ahead. All yours.

000:50:56 Scott: Thank you very much.

000:50:59 Armstrong: How about that?

000:51:02 Armstrong: Stand by.

000:51:18 Scott: Okay.

000:51:30 Scott: You bet!

000:51:31 Armstrong: It's all right!

000:51:44 Armstrong: Okay. The computers are running pretty good. Hope they keep up like they should.

000:51:51 Armstrong: I'm up to GET Clock Check.

000:51:59 Armstrong: Right on it.

000:52:04 Armstrong: And we're ready for the Start Comp any time you are.

000:52:29 Scott: Coming Off.

000:52:39 Armstrong: We're ready for your cheek, sir.

000:52:42 Armstrong: Do you want to give the start count so I can start my watch?

000:52:51 Armstrong: Got it.

000:52:59 Scott: Here. You got the time?

000:53:00 Armstrong: Vibrator is normal and we went to Start Comp at 53 minutes.

000:53:37 Armstrong: That's affirm.

000:53:44 Armstrong: That was 40 minutes, 10 seconds.

000:53:46 Armstrong: 40 minutes, 10 seconds.

000:54:44 Armstrong: We did put in a couple of pulses in yaw.

000:55:02 Scott: Any more for us?

000:55:08 Scott: Couldn't do any more for us than you have. We've got everything going for us now.

000:55:40 Armstrong: I say, we have quite a bit of storms just ahead of us here. We can see the lightning.

000:56:26 Scott: Okay. We have the addresses if you're ready to copy, Carnarvon.

000:56:32 Scott: 80, minus 0004; 81 was 00001; 82 was minus 0004.

000:58:29 Armstrong: Roger. Core 81 was 00001.

001:02:14 Armstrong: Ejection seat safety to [garble] - Carnarvon Go - and shoulder harness was released.

001:17:15 Armstrong: We're all set.

001:17:23 Armstrong: Roger. Got DCS, Height-Adjust.

001:17:40 Armstrong: Stand by, Hawaii.

001:17:45 Armstrong: Go.

001:17:49 Scott: We have you down there. Looks like a nice day.

001:17:55 Armstrong: Okay. Go with the update, Hawaii.

001:18:53 Scott: Roger, Hawaii. Got it. GET B burn, 01:34:37; Delta-V, 2.9; duration, 0 plus 05; yaw 0, pitch 0; Address 25, 90029; 26 all zeros; 27 all zeros; both confirmed; thrusters forward; Maneuver's Retro.

001:19:31 Scott: Oh, very well. We're standing by.

001:19:44 Scott: Has he got HF?

001:19:50 Scott: Is he trying to contact us by UHF or HF?

001:19:57 Scott: Okay.

001:20:03 Scott: Okay. Let's see how we get the IVI's. What do you say?

001:20:08 Armstrong: Okay. Catch-up and we'll see what happens.

001:20:10 Scott: You will?

001:20:20 Armstrong: [Garble] PEELAUNCH [garble].

001:20:25 Scott: [Garble] this [garble]. Forward firing thrusters, Retrograde burn at 1:34:37.

001:20:36 Armstrong: [Garble] that's 14 minutes fram now.

001:20:38 Scott: Okay. Now we want to do a Platform Align before that.

001:20:42 Armstrong: It's really not required - for 3 feet per second, I don't think.

001:20:44 Scott: Does that concur with [garble]?

001:20:46 Armstrong: What does it say in the Flight Manual?

001:20:56 Scott: [Garble.]

001:21:06 Scott: Okay. All good and well up here.

001:21:09 Scott: Yes. You want to align it as good as you can. It says 15 minutes prior [garble] allow Platform Mode to align platform.

001:21:18 Armstrong: 1:34:37 is start time. [Garble].

001:21:27 Scott: You understand [garble] Platform. You can see out the window that it's - no, that it's 90 degrees, anyway.

001:21:42 Armstrong: [Garble.]

001:21:43 Scott: If you align it, it takes the [garble].

001:21:44 Armstrong: I agree.

001:21:46 Armstrong: If you align it in a 3-feet-per-second burn, if you are 10 degrees off on the Platform, it'd be hard for us to see it, as far as the Delta-V operation is. So why don't we - as we come upon the stage we'll put it in SEF [Sharp End Forward] for a little while. Well, 5 minutes before you're supposed to go to Orbit Rate. Okay. I'll just put it in SEF Comp right now. Kind of fun.

001:22:28 Scott: It really kicks it around there, doesn't it?

001:22:31 Armstrong: Yes. It's winding right up.

001:22:41 Scott: Wonder where we'll be at 1:34. Oh, I know! It's on the - on the - we'll be right over Houston on this pass.

001:22:58 Armstrong: [Garble]. Try and get that camera.

001:23:00 Scott: Okay.

001:23:13 Scott: 1:34 [garble].

001:23:18 Armstrong: [Garble]. Hang on.

001:23:22 Scott: 1:34?

001:23:25 Armstrong: No, I'm sorry - Yes. l:34.

001:23:26 Scott: Okay. All right, All right. Just a minute.

001:23:34 Armstrong: [Garble.]

001:23:37 Scott: Okay.

001:24:20 Scott: We'll have to ask Houston, won't we?

001:24:22 Armstrong: Think we're going to have to.

001:24:24 Scott: Think we ought to.

001:24:25 Armstrong: Think we ought to [garble].

001:25:00 Scott: Oh! Look at that one!

001:25:51 Armstrong: What was that time? 1:34 what?

001:26:01 Scott: 1:34:37.

001:26:26 Scott: You got your...

001:27:05 Armstrong: What's the matter?

001:27:08 Scott: The thermometer is [garble].

001:27:10 Armstrong: Yes. The thermometer's always a nuisance.

001:27:12 Armstrong: I'm not sick! Tell them I'm not sick!

001:27:34 Armstrong: 1:27:33. Right?

001:27:39 Scott: Well, I would say maybe we'd better do [garble].

001:27:44 Armstrong: Roger.

001:27:48 Scott: Station calling Gemini VIII, say again.

001:27:49 Scott: Station calling Gemini VIII, say again.

001:27:56 Scott: Stand by. He has an update. What kind of update do you have, Guaymas?

001:28:06 Scott: Okay. Stand by.

001:28:22 Scott: Okay. Go ahead.

001:28:28 Scott: Beautiful!

001:28:47 Scott: Right. Got you. Node: 01:07:13; Rev 1, 159.1; 16 plus 00, right ascension.

001:29:03 Scott: We're going over Baja California now. Can you see it?

001:29:08 Armstrong: Oh! Look at all those ships!

001:29:10 Scott: [Garble.]

001:29:22 Scott: Good.

001:29:27 Armstrong: Okay. I've got to go into a - Orb Rate here.

001:29:29 Scott: Also Attitude Control, Rate Command.

001:29:35 Armstrong: Platform, Orb Rate.

001:29:36 Scott: Okay.

001:29:37 Armstrong: Computer, Catch-Up.

001:29:38 Armstrong: Computer looks good.

001:29:39 Scott: Okay.

001:29:42 Armstrong: FDR, Comp.

001:29:44 Scott: FDR, Comp.

001:29:51 Armstrong: Maneuver Controller, unstow.

001:29:52 Scott: That's good.

001:29:53 Scott: Maneuver Controller, On.

001:29:56 Armstrong: Okay. On.

001:29:57 Scott: Okay.

001:30:05 Armstrong: 1:34:37. How's that?

001:30:07 Scott: Right.

001:30:13 Scott: 1:34:37. We want to have a 5-second burn and forward firing thrusters will give us a Retrograde Maneuver.

001:30:20 Armstrong: Okay. I think I'll burn it back.

001:30:22 Scott: Okay.

001:30:24 Armstrong: All right.

001:30:28 Scott: Sort of like to know how it works.

001:30:30 Armstrong: Yes, I think we ought to take a picture.

001:30:32 Scott: Yes.

001:30:49 Armstrong: Would be nice, but I - nice [garble].

001:31:04 Scott: Nice cloud formations!

001:31:08 Scott: Beautiful! Just spectacular!

001:31:13 Scott: Hope you remember to look up when we start going after the Agena.

001:31:44 Armstrong: Pressure coming up [garble] approach.

001:31:51 Scott: We cross Houston at the burn; it's between Houston and - the Cape.

001:31:56 Armstrong: Okay. 0, 0, 0, Platform.

001:32:01 Scott: Okay. Orb Rate and we're Catch-Up.

001:32:03 Armstrong: Standing by to hear [garble].

001:32:08 Armstrong: [Garble] the Controller is off and on. Start Comp [garble].

001:32:22 Scott: I have a shoreline in sight here. I really don't have Houston picked out though.

001:32:30 Armstrong: [Garble.]

001:32:46 Scott: We are coming up on 32.42 [garble] Houston [garble].

001:32:49 Armstrong: I've got it.

001:32:53 Scott: I'm going to push your Start Comp 1:33. Right?

001:32:56 Armstrong: 1:33 Start Comp.

001:32:59 Scott: Now you're going to go back. Right?

001:33:03 Armstrong: Aft. I'm going to pull aft.

001:33:25 Scott: Save that gas.

001:33:30 Armstrong: Coming up on 1:33:37.

001:33:34 Scott: Okay. We're 1 minute to burn, going right over the coastline now...

001:33:42 Scott: Okay.

001:34:10 Scott: Okay.

001:34:30 Armstrong: Keep an eye out the window and see what it looks like with this forward firing.

001:34:35 Armstrong: Mark.

001:34:36 Armstrong: Burn.

001:34:42 Armstrong: Purging.

001:34:43 Armstrong: Mark.

001:34:44 Armstrong: 2, 1, burn.

001:34:46 Scott: Roger.

001:34:47 Armstrong: Fine. Burn end.

001:34:48 Armstrong: Mark.

001:34:51 Scott: What number?

001:34:53 Armstrong: Minus 0001.

001:34:0540 Scott: I got that.

001:34:55 Scott: 2. Okay. 82. That's...

001:35:10 Armstrong: Okay.

001:35:13 Armstrong: Yes. A real good idea.

001:35:15 Scott: Okay. Let's try it.

001:35:21 Armstrong: Wrong way.

001:35:25 Scott: Address 82 is not the [garble].

001:35:27 Scott: Address 82 is minus, so we want to go...

001:35:28 Armstrong: Let's try it again.

001:35:29 Scott: Okay.

001:35:37 Armstrong: Oh, shoot! Stand by.

001:35:39 Scott: Stand by, Houston.

001:35:42 Armstrong: Let's try Address 81 again and see what it is.

001:35:52 Scott: See it?

001:36:00 Armstrong: It's building up now.

001:36:10 Scott: Fine. Okay. Now to put - now you're 82 [garble] 80, 81, 82 is down. You should go. Yes. I guess you're right. It should go.

001:36:14 Armstrong: I think I was.

001:36:15 Scott: Okay. I understand.

001:36:55 Armstrong: [Garble.]

001:37:02 Scott: Okay.

001:37:03 Armstrong: That's almost a foot per second.

001:37:11 Scott: Computer's in Prelaunch. We're putting Tape Playback to Continuous.

001:37:24 Armstrong: Yes, we took out the residuals, but they seem to be building up on us with time.

001:37:36 Armstrong: Yes, I think that's right. Are you going to update that bias?

001:37:46 Armstrong: Okay. I think we're probably - stand by a minute.

001:37:57 Scott: What was the last number?

001:37:58 Armstrong: 81 was a 3.

001:38:00 Armstrong: 80 was a zero.

001:38:07 Armstrong: Okay. Tell them to go ahead.

001:38:10 Scott: Okay. Go ahead and send the new bias for us.

001:38:23 Armstrong: We have not gotten a light yet.

001:39:01 Armstrong: Now my impression, Partner, is that 82 hit the button.

001:39:06 Scott: So you're right.

001:39:11 Armstrong: Roger.

001:39:15 Armstrong: Got a light. Reset.

001:39:29 Scott: Okay. You have the Tape Playback in Continuous.

001:39:39 Scott: Hey, we still - they got the Tape Playback in Continuous now. You know that?

001:39:59 Armstrong: Roger. Thank you.

001:40:01 Armstrong: Say again, Dave.

001:40:03 Scott: They have the Tape Playback in Continuous. We're not going to [garble].

001:40:13 Armstrong: We're really [garble] update [garble].

001:40:53 Armstrong: Go ahead.

001:41:01 Armstrong: Roger.

001:41:47 Scott: Roger. Go ahead.

001:42:27 Scott: Roger. Understand. Phase-Adjust at 02:18:26: 49.3; 1 plus 07; yaw 0, pitch 0; 25, 00493; 26 and 27, all zeros; aft thrusters; Posigrade.

001:42:53 Scott: Roger.

001:42:56 Armstrong: What was that time, Dave?

001:43:00 Scott: The time? 02:18:26.

001:43:12 Armstrong: Tape Playback in Command.

001:43:14 Armstrong: Real-Time and ACQ.

001:43:33 Scott: Say, you sort of lose a little bit of voice up here, you know.

001:43:39 Scott: I noticed it on everybody that has flown.

001:43:49 Armstrong: Let's see now. Is this - this is just a one-man package?

001:43:53 Scott: We have some food in here, if you want some food.

001:43:56 Armstrong: Well, this is Day 1 Meal B for me, and I think yours is in there. I think we ought to go ahead and have one because...

001:44:02 Scott: Yes. You're right.

001:44:04 Armstrong: ...because we're not going to get much of a chance after - we've got the best part of an hour here.

001:44:42 Armstrong: Okay. Understand.

001:47:05 Scott: Let's see. Have we got everything stowed that we want to stow?

001:47:10 Armstrong: No, not really. I've got to work on the TV monitor a little bit. My helmet - it's really not - doesn't really have a place to rest on that.

001:47:18 Scott: There isn't any. I thought there was supposed to be...

001:47:20 Armstrong: Yes, I did too.

001:47:25 Scott: We'll write it up.

001:47:37 Scott: Stow in here someday.

001:47:43 Scott: Day 2, Meal A.

001:47:44 Scott: See it?

001:47:45 Scott: There.

001:47:54 Scott: That doesn't sound right, does it?

001:47:56 Armstrong: That's for tomorrow morning, I guess. There must be another package over there someplace. Let me look in the Flight Plan to make sure.

001:48:22 Armstrong: Okay, It's in your right-hand food box.

001:48:25 Scott: I sort of wanted to get this darn thing cleaned out.

001:48:29 Armstrong: Yes.

001:48:41 Scott: Day 1, Meal B. I'll buy that.

001:49:32 Armstrong: Man, that's peculiar!.

001:49:34 Scott: What did you say?

001:49:37 Armstrong: The water is kind of peculiar.

001:49:39 Scott: Oh, great:

001:49:51 Armstrong: I think there's some air bubbles in it (water).

001:49:52 Scott: Is that right?

001:49:53 Armstrong: Yes.

001:51:18 Armstrong: They got some LOX in the water again.

001:51:20 Scott: Have they had the problem before?

001:51:22 Armstrong: Yes, they sure have.

001:51:46 Armstrong: Ready.

001:51:50 Scott: LOX.

001:51:56 Armstrong: What?

001:51:58 Scott: Do you want it?

001:52:00 Armstrong: Okay.

001:52:25 Scott: Sure does.

001:53:33 Armstrong: I find that there is a lot less room in this cockpit than I thought there was.

001:53:37 Scott: You hoped there was. Right?

001:53:43 Armstrong: There's a heck of a lot less room!

001:53:47 Armstrong: Go ahead, Houston.

001:53:56 Scott: Stand by.

001:54:01 Scott: Just stick it on with Velcro. We'll get it later.

001:54:06 Scott: Stand by. We'll be ready in a second.

001:54:11 Armstrong: Where the beck did the Flight Plan Book go?

001:54:13 Scott: Do you have that?

001:54:15 Armstrong: Yes.

001:54:16 Armstrong: Okay. Let's take a look at it. I got this one.

001:54:20 Scott: Okay. Go ahead.

001:54:24 Scott: Houston, Gemini VIII. Go ahead.

001:55:09 Scott: Roger. Understand. Phase-Adjust: 02:18:25; Delta-V, 50.6; 1 plus 08; 0 yaw, 0 pitch; 25, 00506; 26 and 27 all zeros; aft thrusters, Posigrade.

001:55:38 Scott: Oh, it's not bad at all.

001:55:40 Armstrong: They knew!

001:56:00 Armstrong: First meal at i plus 56. Saw a lot of air bubbles in the water.

001:58:53 Armstrong: I saw the first star at 1:58 - correction 2:58:30, on the second revolution. The ground well lighted [garble].

002:08:29 Armstrong: Coming over a bright light on the ground at 2:08:28. Start [garble] light.

002:18:30 Scott: [Garble] seconds.

002:18:34 Scott: Okay. We're burning.

002:18:46 Scott: 20 seconds.

002:18:56 Scott: 30 seconds.

002:19:10 Scott: 45.

002:19:24 Scott: 1 minute.

002:19:29 Scott: 5, 6, 7, 8,

002:19:39 Scott: [Garble] stop [garble].

002:19:42 Armstrong: [Garble] Stage 1 and zero.

002:19:44 Scott: Okay.

002:19:53 Armstrong: Want to burn right.

002:19:56 Scott: Okay [garble] and let's check it.

002:19:58 Armstrong: Okay.

002:20:00 Scott: Don't press.

002:20:04 Scott: [Garble.]

002:20:13 Scott: [Garble] you had a pretty long burn

002:20:30 Armstrong: Want to check it?

002:20:32 Scott: Yes.

002:20:37 Armstrong: We're going to back off and [garble].

002:20:42 Scott: [Garble] .0.

002:20:44 Armstrong: Okay.

002:20:45 Scott: [Garble.]

002:20:51 Armstrong: Zero, zero; you better check [garble].

002:20:52 Armstrong: I can't figure that 82 out.

002:20:53 Scott: I can't either

002:21:01 Scott: [Garble.]

002:21:02 Scott: Positive one.

002:21:03 Armstrong: [Garble] this way?

002:21:05 Scott: No, its not.

002:21:06 Armstrong: Now look at it.

002:21:08 Scott: Okay. You're right.

002:21:13 Armstrong: We were putting in 81. That's what's happened.

002:24:12 Armstrong: Hello, Carnarvon. Gemini VIII.

002:24:15 Armstrong: Okay. We completed our burn on time, and residuals were removed. The OAMS is 88 percent.

002:24:27 Armstrong: 88 percent.

002:24:35 Armstrong: Stand by.

002:24:40 Armstrong: No. We missed it.

002:24:42 Armstrong: No. We missed it.

002:25:23 Armstrong: Stand by.

002:25:35 Armstrong: Okay. Go ahead.

002:26:30 Armstrong: Roger. Understand. GET burn: 02:45:50; Delta-V, 26.2; 0 plus 35; yaw 90 right, pitch 0; 25 and 26 are all zeros; 27, 90262; aft thrusters; Maneuver South.

002:26:59 Scott: Thank you.

002:27:03 Scott: All right.

002:28:03 Armstrong: Roger. Understand.

002:28:10 Armstrong: Oh, very well.

002:46:03 Scott: That's 2 minutes to go.

002:46:05 Armstrong: Okay.

002:46:11 Scott: 20 seconds until [garble].

002:46:13 Armstrong: Okay.

002:46:15 Scott: 25.

002:46:20 Scott: 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,

002:46:27 Armstrong: I think we overdid it a little. We should have stopped a little bit early.

002:46:33 Scott: 31 is minus 0004.

002:46:35 Armstrong: Now according to my - turn a little left.

002:46:42 Armstrong: Okay.

002:46:43 Armstrong: Okay now [garble].

002:46:49 Scott: 000 [garble].

002:46:51 Armstrong: Plus, over, now a little down.

002:47:00 Scott: [Garble.]

002:47:07 Armstrong: It's in.

002:47:08 Scott: Okay.

002:47:39 Scott: Push in the little [garble].

002:47:41 Armstrong: [Garble.]

002:47:50 Armstrong: See, I think it takes us a little while for it to work on it. To process it. That accelerometer [garble].

002:47:52 Armstrong: [Garble.]

002:47:53 Scott: [Garble.]

002:49:16 Armstrong: Go ahead, Hawaii.

002:49:24 Armstrong: Roger. Go ahead. I have - I'd like to have you take a look at our cabin pressure. We're presently reading 5.1.

002:49:44 Armstrong: Okay. We'll keep an eye on it.

002:49:50 Armstrong: Go ahead with the acquisition.

002:50:58 Armstrong: Roger. Understand GET of acquisition is 03:07; GET of R = 248 nm; GET of rendezvous 03:15; azimuth, 0 degrees; elevation, 7 degrees; GET of sunrise, 05:37:00 plus or minus one for TPI. And do you have the update for Addressees 24, 53 and 54?

002:51:31 Armstrong: Okay.

002:53:13 Armstrong: Go ahead.

002:53:23 Armstrong: Okay. Understand. All nominal on the addresses and the burn was on time and the residuals null.

002:54:24 Armstrong: Go ahead.

002:54:35 Armstrong: 85 percent.

002:54:38 Armstrong: Roger on that.

003:01:08 Armstrong: Gemini.

003:01:19 Armstrong: Everything looks pretty good up here.

003:01:23 Armstrong: Everything looks okay up here.

003:02:27 Armstrong: Go ahead.

003:02:55 Armstrong: Okay, Houston. We didn't get that. All we got was the GET burn. Say again, please.

003:03:05 Armstrong: Two feet per second.

003:03:08 Armstrong: Two feet, Posigrade. Is that correct?

003:03:14 Armstrong: Okay.

003:03:42 Armstrong: We got it.

003:04:21 Armstrong: Stand by.

003:04:47 Armstrong: Okay. I think we got it in and have residuals.

003:04:55 Armstrong: Roger. The burn was on time and we have the residuals.

003:05:09 Armstrong: Okay. Thank you.

003:05:22 Armstrong: Stand by.

003:06:00 Armstrong: Houston, we're not in Alignment right now. Did you want us, for some reason, to align?

003:06:25 Armstrong: Okay. We had not alignd prior to the burn because we didn't have - we didn't think we'd have to have the burn. And we believe we still have some bias errors in the accelerometers.

003:06:47 Armstrong: That's correct. We have been getting good alignments.

003:06:57 Armstrong: Real-Time/Delay-Time.

003:07:27 Armstrong: Houston, this is VIII. Besides, we don't have a lock-on yet. So I guess we'll have to wait until we get a lock before we send you 270.

003:07:42 Armstrong: Negative. It's 251 we're going to send.

003:08:11 Armstrong: Houston, Gemini VIII.

003:08:17 Armstrong: Roger. Would you confirm a - a fuel cell purge at this time?

003:08:41 Armstrong: Okay. Going to Prelaunch and you did say you wanted the fuel cell purge at this time. Is that correct?

003:08:48 Armstrong: Okay. We're getting intermittent lock-ons on the radar.

003:09:12 Armstrong: Roger. To Continuous.

003:10:10 Armstrong: Roger. That's affirm and we have no Delta-P.

003:10:18 Armstrong: We've got a winner up here.

003:11:34 Armstrong: Okay. Thank you.

003:13:36 Armstrong: Go ahead.

003:13:43 Armstrong: Roger. Real-Time and ACQ, and Tape Playback to Command.

003:13:53 Armstrong: Roger. ECS O₂.

003:13:56 Scott: Be advised we did get a Delta-P on the H₂ purge on Section 2.

003:14:54 Armstrong: Roger.

003:15:15 Armstrong: Houston, Gemini VIII. Fuel cell purge complete. The Crossover is on.

003:15:26 Armstrong: Roger.

003:17:53 Armstrong: Go ahead.

003:18:03 Armstrong: Okay. Go ahead.

003:18:54 Armstrong: Understand. GET [garble] plus 22, yaw zero, pitch 23 degrees down [garble].

003:23:38 Armstrong: ...

003:23:51 Armstrong: Okay NSR: 03:47:34; 61.6; 01 plus 22; yaw zero, pitch 23 degrees down; 25, 00567; 26, 00240; 27, 0000; thruster aft; Posigrade Down.

003:26:46 Armstrong: Roger. Understand 03:47:35; 61.2; O1 plus 22; yaw zero, pitch 21 degrees down; 25, 00570; 26, 00224; 27 all zeros; aft thrusters; Posigrade Down.

003:28:07 Armstrong: Coder's off, and we are making ...

003:29:01 Armstrong: Go ahead.

003:29:07 Armstrong: Roger. We're getting intermittent lock-on at this time.

003:29:17 Armstrong: Coder on.

003:43:43 Armstrong: This is Gemini VIII. Go ahead.

003:43:49 Armstrong: Houston, Gemini VIII reads you loud and clear.

003:43:59 Armstrong: That's affirmative. We have solid radar lock. Just a minute and I'll give you our current range.

003:44:16 Armstrong: We're indicating a 158-mile range and elevation of about 4 degrees.

003:44:29 Armstrong: Roger.

003:49:58 Armstrong: Okay. We're just [garble].

003:50:40 Armstrong: Okay. Our burn is complete and the residuals are null.

003:57:02 Armstrong: [Garble.]

003:57:04 Armstrong: We had lock-on at about 179 [nautical] miles, and we got radar boresighted at something like 156; and the needles are relatively steady; they look pretty good. The yaw needle is wavering back and forth, perhaps plus or minus 1 degree. And a note here that the trouble we've had is getting rid of the residuals. We bring the residuals down to a small number, and then the next reading they would increase, and the next reading they would decrease. It would be difficult to tell when we got to actual zero residual. The Ground said we didn't have any. The accelerometer bias had looked good, but it looks like something is getting to us here.

000:07:44 Armstrong: [Garble]. Losing all star reference here at about 19 minutes. The stars are disappearing and I have [garble] underneath.

004:07:57 Scott: Gemini VIII, CSQ. We read you loud and clear.

004:08:03 Scott: Okay. Everything looks all right here.

004:08:12 Scott: Okay. Stand by.

004:08:26 Scott: Okay. The Encoder is off.

004:08:39 Scott: CSQ, Gemini VIII.

004:08:42 Scott: Got a data point. Ready to copy?

004:08:45 Scott: Data Point 10: 4.8, 126.65, 156, 290.8, 604. Looks like we're about 5 minutes late.

004:09:54 Scott: Okay. Got it back on.

004:11:20 Armstrong: CSQ, Gemini VIII with a data point. Ready?

004:11:24 Scott: Number 12: 6.2, 121.59, 151, 273.4, 570.

004:11:38 Scott: Roger.

004:12:56 Scott: CSQ, Gemini VIII with another point. Ready?

004:12:590 Scott: 5.6, 119.05, 152, 273.4, 564.

004:13:13 Scott: That's correct.

004:23:32 Armstrong: Go ahead, Hawaii.

004:23:38 Armstrong: Okay. Recorder coming off.

004:24:57 Scott: Point Number 20: 7.4, 101.07, 155, 216.9, 452.

004:25:46 Scott: 75 percent.

004:26:47 Scott: Number 21: 7.0, 98.50, 154, 207.4, 434.

004:28:02 Scott: Hawaii, Gemini VIII with another point.

004:28:06 Scott: Number 22: 7.4, 95.93, 159, 201.9, 421.

004:28:23 Scott: Real-Time/ACQ-Aid.

004:36:44 Armstrong: Guaymas, Gemini VIII with a data point.

004:36:48 Armstrong: Number 27: 8.4, 83.26, 149, 166.9, 349.

004:38:07 Armstrong: Gemini VIII with a point. Ready to copy?

004:38:11 Armstrong: Number 28: 9.1, 80.75, 151, 157.8, 332.

004:39:53 Scott: Guaymas, Gemini VIII with a point.

004:39:55 Scott: Number 29: 8.9, 78.27, 152, 150.5, 318.

004:40:15 Scott: Say again.

004:40:23 Scott: Stand by.

004:40:26 Scott: Okay. We've got a visual on the Agena at 76 [nautical] miles.

004:40:35 Scott: At least we have some object in sight, something that looks like it could be the Agena.

004:40:47 Scott: Yes, it could be a planet.

004:41:30 Scott: Guaymas, Gemini VIII. Go ahead with the TPI.

004:42:10 Scott: Roger, Guaymas. Real smooth. Stand by. I'll get it back to you.

004:43:16 Scott: Guaymas, Gemini VIII.

004:43:21 Scott: Okay. TPI coming back at you. You ready?

004:43:26 Scott: 05:13:13; 012538, 32.6, 32.0 forward, 1.7 up, 5.7 left, 32.5, 131, 27.4 on the elevation, and 0 on the azimuth. How's that?

004:43:55 Scott: That's what I thought you said. Okay.

004:44:17 Armstrong: [Garble]. Advise at 76 miles we've got what appears to be the Agena, and also we have a visual on another object which, this time, 56 minutes, is approximately 12 degrees above the Agena and appears to be in plane with it. It's possible it could be a planet.

004:44:47 Scott: Got a scanner?

004:44:50 Armstrong: Oh, listen, Dave, I've got to align.

004:44:53 Scott: Yes. You're l0 degrees right now.

004:44:57 Armstrong: Yes. I've got to align right now. Better quit...

004:45:02 Scott: Houston. Gemini VIII with a point.

004:45:11 Scott: Houston, Gemini VIII.

004:45:16 Armstrong: Boy, we didn't stay with them very long, did we?

004:45:23 Armstrong: TPI is at 13:13. Right?

004:45:26 Armstrong: Does that mean that it's only 16 minutes from now?

004:45:31 Scott: No, no! That's - 05:13:13; 5 hours, 13 minutes and 13 seconds.

004:45:35 Armstrong: Yes. Okay. That's on this watch, which is about a half an hour from now.

004:45:40 Scott: That's better.

004:45:45 Armstrong: I want to read 84 now. Stay awake, Kid.

004:46:30 Scott: 289 degrees. That doesn't look very good. Went back up. Okay. Attitude Control, Plat; pitch down to 0, 0, 0; align for 10 minutes.

004:46:51 Armstrong: Okay. I went to Pulse because I want to get a little better alignment on the Platform. I'm going to hold it right on.

004:46:57 Scott: They gave us 32 feet per second - we've got an Out-Of-Plane that's pretty healthy.

004:47:02 Scott: 5.7 degrees left.

004:47:04 Scott: 32-feet-per-second forward; 1.7 up. So that doesn't look too bad.

004:47:33 Armstrong: Okay. We have a good solid visual on the Agena at 56 miles. I'm taking a second look at it with the sextant.

004:55:23 Scott: Loud and clear.

004:55:30 Armstrong: I can get an angle of this for you.

004:55:35 Armstrong: You have a terrible horizon. Better look at it and see.

004:55:40 Scott: That-a-boy!

004:55:41 Armstrong: The only way to fly.

004:55:46 Armstrong: [Garble] there's nothing there to look at. Doesn't hurt to try. Unable to get a horizon there.

004:55:59 Scott: Okay.

004:58:54 Scott: Go.

004:59:10 Armstrong: Roger. We understand that. Thank you.

004:59:25 Armstrong: Understand that it's not locked. Is that correct?

004:59:34 Armstrong: We have [garble] it's on.

004:59:58 Scott: RKV, got a data point. You ready?

005:00:02 Scott: Number 41: 14.9, 49.78, 138, 58.7, 142.

005:01:28 Scott: RKV, RKV. Gemini VIII with a data point.

005:01:33 Scott: 42: 15.5, 47.74, 137, 45.2.

005:01:53 Scott: It's on now.

005:02:18 Armstrong: Going into darkness at - let's see - 05:02. We lost a visual on the Agena and I had the ACQ light right away. Range was 45 miles. It's very hard to see, but it looks like a sixth-magnitude star, I'd say.

005:03:04 Scott: 23-30 seconds to a readout.

005:03:36 Scott: Gemini VIII with another point.

005:03:39 Scott: Number 43: 17.2, 45.5, 138, 34.3, 102.

005:03:54 Armstrong: [Garble.]

005:11:52 Armstrong: Close Loop. Giving us 26 forward.

005:11:53 Scott: Okay.

005:11:54 Armstrong: 7 left, 6 up.

005:11:55 Scott: Okay. Attitude Control, Rate Command. Maneuver Controller, On.

005:12:02 Armstrong: Okay. Did you get...

005:12:04 Scott: 15 seconds till we read out.

005:12:05 Scott: 10, - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...

005:12:14 Scott: Mark.

005:12:57 Armstrong: Oh, boy!

005:13:11 Scott: Are you sure you had the right angles?

005:13:14 Armstrong: Well, the radar needles were wandering around some, Dave. I can't really be sure. I was - as best I could - in the middle of the oscillation.

005:13:28 Scott: I get an horrendous 20 - 25-feet-per-second down, Neil.

005:13:42 Armstrong: I just can't see any possible reason for that.

005:13:47 Scott: What does the chart look like?

005:13:48 Armstrong: A plot. We're up above it.

005:13:57 Scott: Yes, but I mean does it look like...

005:13:59 Armstrong: I can't talk to you. I've got to figure this. I'm sorry, old Buddy. I really have to look at this.

005:14:04 Armstrong: 25-feet-per-second forward. Boy, oh boy! Look at it!

005:14:16 Scott: Look at the plot. To have 25 down we've got to have a tremendous ellipticity.

005:14:35 Armstrong: I have to start counting.

005:14:37 Scott: We're steady right above the line all the way.

005:14:39 Armstrong: Okay. We're going to go with the Closed Loop.

005:14:40 Scott: What've you got?

005:14:42 Armstrong: 25 forward, 8 left, 3 up, and I'm going to Rate Command.

005:14:49 Armstrong: Ready to back me on the clock?

005:14:52 Scott: Yes. Any time.

005:14:54 Armstrong: 3, 2, 1, burn.

005:14:57 Scott: Good!

005:14:59 Scott: Did you burn at 26:10?

005:15:00 Armstrong: No. That - that's right. I got it. It was about 30 - 34 - 36, as a matter of fact.

005:15:25 Scott: Okay. There's 30 seconds.

005:15:35 Scott: Okay. Agena is in center of reticle. Attitude Control, Pulse. Set your ET to 3 minutes and stand by.

005:15:42 Armstrong: Okay. I've got it circled.

005:15:46 Armstrong: Okay. Get the Controller Off. Okay. Now again.

005:15:53 Scott: Okay. I need a readout at 1 minute, which is in 20 seconds from now.

005:15:57 Armstrong: Okay.

005:15:59 Scott: Don't hit the Computer switch.

005:16:02 Armstrong: Right.

005:16:06 Scott: 10 seconds. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...

005:16:12 Scott: Mark.

005:16:47 Scott: Start - set your clock for 3 minutes. Can't you do that?

005:16:48 Armstrong: It gets - it's running 2 - 3 minutes now.

005:16:53 Scott: Set it at 3 minutes. I'll start you out.

005:16:54 Armstrong: Okay. [Garble].

005:17:04 Scott: 10 seconds going up to 2 minutes.

005:17:13 Armstrong: Is it 2 minutes?

005:17:16 Scott: Yes.

005:17:21 Armstrong: Okay. Now we're going to want to send Spiral Antennas to the Agena.

005:17:33 Armstrong: At 5.

005:18:21 Scott: About 3 minutes.

005:18:23 Armstrong: No, I'm sorry. I've just got too much to do over here to catch up with you.

005:18:45 Armstrong: Gemini VIII has burned TPI on Closed Loop.

005:18:59 Scott: 15 seconds to a readout and then 4 minutes.

005:19:01 Armstrong: Okay.

005:19:11 Scott: 4, 3, 2, 1...

005:19:16 Scott: Mark.

005:21:06 Armstrong: Okay. We need a readout at 7 minutes, which is a minute from now. Is that correct?

005:21:13 Scott: That's correct. A minute from now.

005:21:16 Armstrong: Okay. Here goes on the antenna.

005:21:23 Armstrong: 270 coming out.

005:21:24 Scott: Right.

005:21:25 Armstrong: 270. I have a MAP.

005:21:27 Scott: Okay.

005:21:30 Scott: Yes. That gave us a little radar glitch when you did that.

005:21:33 Armstrong: That's interesting.

005:21:35 Scott: Yes.

005:21:36 Armstrong: Okay. I have a solution here. At 4.5, 10-feet-per-second down.

005:21:42 Scott: Okay.

005:21:52 Armstrong: I need a readout in 20 seconds.

005:22:11 Scott: 4, 3, 2, 1...

005:22:16 Scott: Mark.

005:22:18 Armstrong: Sorry. Turn it off.

005:22:28 Scott: Don't have a good visual.

005:22:59 Scott: We're still inside the curve.

005:23:23 Armstrong: How much?

005:23:25 Scott: See, right there.

005:23:59 Scott: Hey, now it's getting our boresights up.

005:24:16 Armstrong: Think those zeros might be lagging a little bit.

005:24:45 Scott: Okay. 30 seconds to go.

005:24:49 Armstrong: Okay.

005:24:59 Scott: 15.

005:25:09 Scott: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...

005:25:13 Scott: Mark.

005:25:23 Armstrong: Might have been a tenth lower than one you read.

005:25:25 Scott: Okay.

005:25:57 Armstrong: This gives me up just a little - not much.

005:26:23 Armstrong: Oh boy! This is bad!

005:26:28 Scott: 4 forward.

005:26:30 Armstrong: And 2½ up.

005:26:33 Scott: That sounds more like it.

005:26:59 Armstrong: Now we're getting 12 forward, 1 right, 6 up.

005:27:04 Scott: 12 forward, 1 right.

005:27:08 Armstrong: Yes.

005:27:09 Scott: And 6 up?

005:27:11 Armstrong: Yes.

005:27:13 Scott: Your choice.

005:27:15 Armstrong: Okay. We'll burn the Closed Loop.

005:27:16 Scott: Okay.

005:27:18 Armstrong: Ready?

005:27:21 Scott: Any time.

005:27:23 Armstrong: 3, 2, 1, burning.

005:27:28 Scott: Okay.

005:27:35 Scott: There's 10 seconds.

005:27:45 Scott: Okay.

005:27:52 Scott: Okay. At 13 minutes we'll need a readout, which is coming up in 15 seconds.

005:27:59 Armstrong: Okay. I'll be on.

005:28:11 Scott: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...

005:28:16 Scott: Mark.

005:28:17 Armstrong: It's on.

005:28:42 Armstrong: 12 miles out.

005:28:52 Armstrong: Oh, that looks good!

005:28:54 Armstrong: Elliptic - we must have had an ellipticity because we're - swinging into it.

005:28:59 Scott: We're swinging into it?

005:29:01 Armstrong: Yes.

005:29:06 Armstrong: Okay. We're getting a little Out-Of-Plane now.

005:29:21 Armstrong: Boresight's holding pretty well.

005:29:30 Scott: Half-way point now.

005:29:40 Armstrong: Wasn't on very good. I was about a degree off.

005:29:42 Scott: Okay. I'll get it later.

005:29:57 Armstrong: You on now?

005:29:59 Scott: Any time you say.

005:30:06 Armstrong: Okay.

005:30:25 Armstrong: I'm about two-tenths high, I think.

005:30:44 Armstrong: Now we're getting some error [garble].

005:30:59 Armstrong: An error, I'm afraid.

005:31:06 Scott: Got a Mark in 10 seconds - about 10 seconds.

005:31:09 Armstrong: Okay.

005:31:12 Scott: 4, 3, 2, 1...

005:31:16 Scott: Mark.

005:32:33 Armstrong: Range-Rate is pretty erratic, I'm afraid.

005:32:47 Scott: We've got to get 3 aft and 2½ up.

005:32:49 Armstrong: Okay. I like that.

005:32:59 Scott: Still sliding out in front of me, but getting into the old slot.

005:42:09 Armstrong: Okay. I just don't like the Out-Of-Plane, but...

005:42:13 Scott: We're on the way.

005:42:18 Scott: 2½ miles out in Closed Loop.

005:42:28 Scott: Is there any [garble]?

005:42:35 Armstrong: Okay. I'm losing my star background.

005:42:40 Scott: Okay. 2.1 miles, 45 feet per second - 49 feet per second.

005:42:43 Armstrong: You're - okay.

005:42:45 Scott: For this range you're in pretty good shape. You're almost nominal for this range.

005:42:52 Armstrong: Okay. I'm going to start braking down a little bit very shortly here because we're at 15K. We're inside 15K and I'd like to...

005:43:04 Scott: Yes, we're inside 15K.

005:43:08 Armstrong: How about if I brake off?

005:43:09 Scott: Yes, I agree.

005:43:25 Armstrong: Okay. Now give me a digital range for the remainder of 20 seconds.

005:43:37 Scott: Okay. You're 10,000 feet.

005:43:40 Armstrong: Okay. And Range Rate?

005:43:41 Scott: 44 feet per second, but let me get another readout on that.

005:43:44 Armstrong: Okay. I'm reading.

005:43:47 Scott: Ready.

005:43:59 Scott: 36 feet per second.

005:44:08 Armstrong: We'll have the horizon coming into view pretty soon and probably the sun in our eyes. In case that happens, I'll have to go to Full-Bright on the instruments.

005:44:16 Scott: That's okay. Go ahead.

005:44:25 Armstrong: Okay.

005:44:32 Scott: It looks pretty reasonable to me.

005:44:35 Armstrong: Anything you can tell now...

005:44:36 Scott: You're looking good. 8,100 feet, 39 feet per second, I get.

005:44:40 Armstrong: I'd better back off a bit.

005:44:41 Scott: Back off [garble].

005:44:42 Armstrong: Yes.

005:45:01 Armstrong: Okay. 30 now.

005:45:08 Scott: Okay. Let me read out here.

005:45:20 Scott: 6,000 feet.

005:45:23 Armstrong: Okay.

005:45:25 Scott: 31 feet per second. A little high.

005:45:30 Armstrong: Okay. Let's back off a little more.

005:45:44 Scott: Okay.

005:45:52 Scott: 5,500 feet.

005:45:59 Scott: 24 feet per second.

005:46:04 Armstrong: Seems the minimum. Pretty good now.

005:46:06 Armstrong: Where did you get the Range Rate?

005:46:07 Scott: 24 feet per second.

005:46:08 Armstrong: Pretty good.

005:46:11 Armstrong: I'll be backing down a little more now.

005:46:23 Scott: Okay. 22 feet per second.

005:46:25 Armstrong: [Garble.]

005:46:32 Scott: I can't.

005:46:35 Armstrong: Can't you?

005:46:36 Scott: No. I'm busy.

005:46:49 Scott: Okay. 4,500 feet.

005:46:52 Armstrong: Okay.

005:46:59 Scott: 17 feet per second.

005:47:11 Scott: 3,700 feet.

005:47:13 Armstrong: What was the Range Rate?

005:47:18 Scott: Coming up.

005:47:19 Scott: 19 feet per second.

005:47:20 Armstrong: Okay. I'm going to back off a little more.

005:47:22 Scott: Okay.

005:47:44 Armstrong: Out-Of-Plane seems to be drifting back a little bit.

005:47:49 Scott: Okay. You're 3,400 feet.

005:47:59 Scott: 17 feet per second.

005:48:16 Armstrong: I'm losing my Range Rate. It's [garble].

005:48:20 Scott: You're 2,880 feet.

005:48:32 Scott: You did lose your Range Rate a bit, there.

005:48:42 Scott: [Garble.]

005:48:44 Armstrong: I can see the back lights, now.

005:48:47 Armstrong: 2,500 feet.

005:48:50 Scott: Yes. So can I.

005:48:56 Armstrong: Range Rate?

005:48:58 Scott: 2,400 feet.

005:48:59 Scott: Range Rate's 10 feet per second.

005:49:16 Scott: You're now at 2,200 feet.

005:49:27 Armstrong: Range Rate?

005:49:42 Armstrong: Range Rate?

005:49:44 Scott: 1,900 feet.

005:49:59 Scott: 10 feet per second.

005:50:06 Armstrong: Put in a little [garble] to the left.

005:50:18 Armstrong: [Garble.]

005:50:23 Armstrong: Back off now.

005:50:25 Scott: 1,680 feet.

005:50:28 Scott: 7 feet per second.

005:50:30 Armstrong: Okay.

005:50:37 Scott: Chase it down a little bit.

005:50:40 Scott: Gad: That's just amazing! [Garble] camera is running.

005:50:44 Armstrong: [Garble.]

005:50:48 Scott: [Garble.]

005:51:30 Scott: Back to work.

005:51:40 Scott: You're about 1,100 feet.

005:51:47 Scott: 5 feet per second.

005:52:32 Scott: You're 900 feet.

005:52:35 Scott: 5 feet per second.

005:53:01 Armstrong: That's just unbelievable! Unbelievable!

005:53:08 Armstrong: I can't believe it!

005:53:10 Scott: Yes, I can't either. Outstanding Job, Coach!

005:53:13 Armstrong: Way to go, Partner!

005:53:16 Scott: You did it, boy! You did a good job!

005:53:17 Armstrong: It takes two to tango.

005:53:20 Scott: Say again?

005:53:21 Armstrong: It takes two of us.

005:53:25 Scott: Okay. We're at [garble].

005:53:27 Armstrong: Back off.

005:53:32 Scott: Okay. We're 700 feet.

005:53:42 Scott: 11 feet per second. Let me re-do that one.

005:53:48 Scott: I like 7. You buy 7 feet per second?

005:53:52 Armstrong: Yes.

005:53:56 Scott: Boy! Look at that sucker!

005:54:06 Scott: That's beautiful!

005:54:07 Armstrong: See the dipole?

005:54:08 Scott: Do I ever: I'll say I see everything on that fellow!

005:54:17 Scott: I've got 18 pictures.

005:54:18 Scott: I don't have the range sight on. Hope I'm hitting them.

005:54:20 Scott: 250 and 11.

005:54:25 Scott: Got yours set?

005:54:28 Armstrong: [Garble.]

005:54:29 Armstrong: [Garble.]

005:54:30 Scott: Yes.

005:54:32 Armstrong: I'm in 25. [Garble].

005:54:34 Scott: No! Heck no!

005:54:36 Scott: Dang target. You should be et infinity, 1/200 and f:16.

005:54:54 Scott: No, we don't have a spot in here. I guess we'll have plenty of time to do that.

005:55:04 Armstrong: Okay. Now I'll get back to work.

005:55:11 Scott: 240 feet [garble].

005:55:23 Scott: 5 feet per second we're still getting.

005:55:25 Armstrong: Okay. [Garble].

005:55:37 Armstrong: I guess we could turn the ACQ lights off.

005:55:42 Scott: Yes. I'll go back to the Check List.

005:55:52 Scott: Okay. 250 coming up.

005:55:57 Scott: Got a Map?

005:56:01 Armstrong: Okay. Now 230.

005:56:02 Scott: Okay.

005:56:05 Scott: UHF Disabled. You agree?

005:56:08 Armstrong: Yes.

005:56:10 Scott: Got a Map?

005:56:19 Scott: You tell them.

005:56:23 Armstrong: Flight Houston, this is Gemini VIII. We're stationkeeping on the Agena at about 150 feet.

005:56:30 Scott: [Garble.]

005:56:35 Scott: Yaw left [garble].

005:56:37 Scott: That's good.

005:56:42 Scott: Right. Now I'll get a better picture.

005:56:47 Scott: Got the spotmeter over there anywhere handy?

005:56:50 Armstrong: [Garble]. It's supposed to be at the back of the box here.

005:56:57 Scott: Okay. Stay on the Agena. Don't sweat this one. We'll be around for a long time yet.

005:57:08 Scott: Okay. What does your Propellant Quantity read now?

005:57:11 Armstrong: 55 percent.

005:57:13 Scott: That's nice.

005:57:20 Armstrong: Gemini VIII is stationkeeping on the Agena.

005:57:32 Scott: Back to the Flight Plan. We just started today.

005:57:37 Armstrong: That's right.

005:57:38 Armstrong: Okay. We have here - I guess I can turn the radar to Standby.

005:57:42 Scott: Yes, radar Standby.

005:57:54 Armstrong: [Garble.]

005:58:13 Scott: 1/200 and f:16, it says in here.

005:58:20 Scott: We should have been there at 5:42. We were there by 5:58, so we're late - by gosh! 16 minutes.

005:59:01 Armstrong: Go ahead.

005:59:04 Armstrong: Stationkeeping at about 150feet.

005:59:11 Armstrong: That is correct.

005:59:17 Armstrong: Sure will.

005:59:23 Armstrong: 231, coming up.

005:59:25 Armstrong: I didn't get it. We'll have to pitch down a little bit here.

005:59:35 Scott: We're on a radar Standby. No wonder.

005:59:37 Scott: Radar On.

005:59:38 Armstrong: Was it Standby?

005:59:39 Scott: It was Standby [garble].

005:59:41 Armstrong: Okay.

005:59:44 Scott: Okay. 231.

005:59:48 Armstrong: Got a Map?

005:59:52 Scott: I can't find it.

006:00:20 Armstrong: Go ahead.

006:00:30 Armstrong: Okay.

006:00:35 Armstrong: Doing a little POA work up here.

006:00:43 Scott: Our Agena looks in fine shape. The TDA is out. It's Rigidized. The whiskers are sticking out as expected on the TDA. The dipole is up. The engine looks good. And we've turned the ACQ lights off.

006:00:52 Scott: I don't believe it!

006:00:56 Armstrong: We're at 55 percent.

006:01:01 Armstrong: That's 55 percent.

006:01:11 Scott: Yes, you better get it...

006:01:12 Armstrong: Okay. We'll have to get over on that side of it.

006:01:23 Scott: Better get busy...

006:01:25 Armstrong: Stationkeeping here.

006:01:26 Scott: Go ahead.

006:01:35 Scott: Okay. Go ahead.

006:01:48 Scott: Roger. Understand. Yaw Maneuver 07:10:00.

006:02:04 Scott: Understand. 96 degree FC-7 for 30.

006:02:20 Scott: What was that? Did you catch it?

006:02:23 Armstrong: No I didn't.

006:02:24 Armstrong: Say that last one again, please.

006:02:32 Scott: Roger.

006:02:41 Scott: Roger. Understand. The SPC has priority over the Platform Parallelism.

006:02:47 Scott: In essence. Is that right?

006:02:51 Scott: Okay.

006:02:59 Armstrong: Man! That's great!

006:03:01 Scott: Man, that's really slick!

006:03:08 Armstrong: A bit of all right!

006:03:11 Scott: Okay. The first thing we really have to do - Platform Parallelism 06:50 to 07:10. They're giving us the SPC loaded Yaw Maneuver. It looks like at nominal time. So they're going to give you that time.

006:03:27 Scott: Now I'll check your little Status Display for you.

006:03:40 Scott: I bet those Lockheed guys are just jumping up and down.

006:03:41 Armstrong: The S-10 is on.

006:03:44 Scott: Yes.

006:03:47 Armstrong: Okay.

006:03:52 Armstrong: Man, it flies easy: I'd love to let you do it, but...

006:03:56 Scott: Oh no!

006:03:57 Armstrong: I think I better get my practice while I can.

006:03:59 Scott: Man, I'll have my chance!

006:04:00 Armstrong: Get yours later. Okay?

006:04:04 Scott: Yes. I wouldn't even take it if you gave it to me.

006:04:09 Scott: It's up to you; stick with it.

006:04:11 Scott: More you get now, the better off you're going to be when...

006:04:13 Armstrong: Do we have STB bright?

006:04:16 Scott: Should have.

006:04:18 Scott: I think I'll get the section here in a minute and we'll be able to see something. Let me check the systems. Cabin pressure, that's good.

006:04:28 Scott: Your OAMS source pressure is 190.

006:04:35 Armstrong: 1900?

006:04:37 Scott: You always get me on those.

006:04:40 Scott: ECS O₂ is rather high. 810.

006:04:44 Armstrong: When that sun comes in, boy it is warm!

006:04:52 Armstrong: Man, this is easy!

006:04:53 Scott: Is it really?

006:04:54 Armstrong: This stationkeeping, there's nothing to it.

006:04:56 Armstrong: I can't understand why our recorder isn't working.

006:05:01 Scott: I don't either, except maybe it's not running.

006:05:04 Scott: Want me to turn to Off now?

006:05:07 Armstrong: Tape recorder is on but just doesn't budge now.

006:05:09 Armstrong: Sure does.

006:05:13 Scott: Oh, oh! Fuel Cell H₂ Heater circuit breaker popped.

006:05:20 Scott: I'm trying to reset it. It's reset.

006:05:25 Armstrong: Okay. Now a - this is - this is getting into stationkeeping attitude for EDA. Boy [garble].

006:06:01 Scott: Okay. I can see the Status Display. - Main Green, Secondary Hi, On; Secondary Lo, On; Power and Attitude, On.

006:06:11 Armstrong: Okay.

006:06:13 Armstrong: That means everything should be...

006:06:15 Scott: I can't see any dark line on those - just too far away now.

006:06:23 Armstrong: Okay.

006:06:25 Scott: I'll give this sextant a 1/10 - a little [garble].

006:06:30 Scott: We're still...

006:06:33 Armstrong: Go ahead.

006:06:39 Armstrong: We'll have to go back on the data and dig that out.

006:06:43 Armstrong: About 45 [garble].

006:06:44 Scott: No. No it's about 56 miles. Right?

006:06:52 Armstrong: No, not 56. I think it was 45 miles.

006:06:53 Scott: We think it was 45 miles, but we'll have to check on the tape.

006:07:08 Armstrong: Roger. It looks like we're about a - 80 feet out still. And we have a Main Red, Off; Main Green, On; Armed, Off: Secondary Hi, On; Secondary Lo, On; Attitude, On; Rigid, Off; Power, On; and can't quite see the dock yet.

006:07:32 Scott: We're using a sextant to get those.

006:07:38 Scott: Pretty bright up here.

006:07:59 Armstrong: Okay. Now work it in - I guess the thing to do here is to align the Platform.

006:08:11 Armstrong: Right?

006:08:12 Armstrong: Let's see, how much time do we have?

006:08:16 Scott: We have an hour.

006:08:18 Armstrong: How much before REV? How much before the SPC Yaw?

006:08:24 Scott: That's an hour.

006:08:25 Armstrong: An hour from now?

006:08:26 Scott: Yes.

006:08:27 Scott: But we ought to do the Platform Parallelism before then.

006:08:29 Scott: Pitch down so I can get the Moon in that dock.

006:08:49 Scott: Turn around so you can be looking. [Whispering] I wonder where the heck it is?

006:08:59 Scott: [Garble] okay. [Garble].

006:09:20 Scott: Where the heck is that?

006:09:28 Scott: Spotmeter is in the left-hand little food box. Can you get it out?

006:09:32 Armstrong: Okay. If you could be quiet for a minute.

006:09:35 Armstrong: Let's make sure we don't drift into it.

006:09:52 Scott: See a scanner and everything.

006:09:54 Scott: Okay. She's all yours.

006:10:03 Armstrong: Now you have to keep looking, for me, for a second.

006:10:04 Scott: Okay.

006:10:11 Armstrong: Okay.

006:10:12 Scott: Okay. I'd like to get some pictures if I can - and I'd like to get some good ones.

006:10:25 Armstrong: I tried it [garble]. Darkside is [garble].

006:10:40 Scott: It's as stable as a rock. Isn't it?

006:11:08 Scott: It sure...

006:11:11 Scott: Can you go around and check the dock light?

006:11:13 Armstrong: What am I going to pick to align the Platform?

006:11:18 Scott: Where you going to do it?

006:11:20 Armstrong: We want to try to do the Platform Parallelism [garble] back off and align it here.

006:11:25 Scott: Yes. You're right.

006:11:27 Scott: You're at 6 frames per second.

006:11:28 Armstrong: Yes.

006:11:39 Scott: [Garble.]

006:11:51 Armstrong: While I'm here I'd like to align the Platform. I'm in a good position.

006:11:56 Scott: Okay. Just yaw left to 10 before we...

006:11:57 Armstrong: Okay.

006:12:01 Armstrong: I can't see it now so...

006:12:03 Scott: You're okay. I'll call you.

006:12:11 Scott: Okay. Now yaw right and you'll be okay.

006:12:15 Scott: You're on the wrong [garble].

006:12:18 Armstrong: Sorry about that.

006:12:20 Armstrong: See him?

006:12:21 Scott: You're okay.

006:12:22 Scott: Keep translating.

006:12:25 Scott: Why don't you go down where you can see?

006:12:30 Armstrong: Okay. Align [garble] Platform.

006:13:01 Scott: Let's see. They didn't ever tell us to turn it back on, did they?

006:13:08 Scott: Coder's coming on. Radar's in Standby anyway.

006:13:13 Armstrong: Okay now [garble].

006:13:20 Armstrong: We might do that now.

006:13:21 Scott: ...do the what?

006:13:22 Armstrong: ...take a picture of it.

006:13:23 Armstrong: Did the Index Bar extend?

006:13:24 Armstrong: Index Bar.

006:13:29 Scott: Oh yes, why don't you get - no, you want to stay here.

006:13:32 Armstrong: ...let's take a picture of it.

006:13:35 Armstrong: I might do that.

006:13:44 Scott: We're supposed to set up the Agena in Flight Control Mode 6, at 06:15 to 06:25.

006:13:51 Armstrong: Right.

006:13:54 Scott: Okay.

006:13:55 Armstrong: Yes.

006:13:56 Scott: So you want to do that?

006:13:59 Armstrong: Yes. I'll probably have to back off a little bit.

006:14:01 Scott: You're supposed to be aligning here anyway.

006:14:03 Armstrong: I am.

006:14:11 Armstrong: Okay. It gives you an idea of what Platform-Mode stationkeeping is like.

006:14:14 Scott: Yes.

006:14:15 Armstrong: It's a sort of a way...

006:14:17 Armstrong: I'd visualized it, except a little farther back.

006:14:22 Armstrong: I can tell. I can usually see that...

006:14:23 Scott: Firing thrusters?

006:14:25 Scott: Wait a little bit. Okay. Now drifting in a little close. Let's say I wanted to fire a little forward thruster and wanted to tell you I'm going to fire a little forward thruster and then I wait a little bit and you say okay, and then I'll say okay, now.

006:14:42 Scott: Like that.

006:14:47 Armstrong: Okay. Put the Bus Arm to Dock.

006:14:56 Scott: For your Index Extend?

006:14:59 Armstrong: Oh. I am out of film.

006:15:01 Scott: [Garble] give it to me and I'll change it.

006:15:06 Scott: I'll get it.

006:15:08 Scott: I don't mind. I'll write on the one we did.

006:15:11 Armstrong: Okay.

006:15:27 Scott: What would you recommend for an exposure?

006:15:30 Armstrong: I'll tell you in just a minute.

006:15:49 Scott: A target - what lens? 18mm lens?

006:15:51 Armstrong: Yes.

006:15:54 Scott: 1/200 and an f:16.

006:15:56 Armstrong: 1/200 and an f:16. Okay.

006:16:30 Armstrong: Let's align the Platform.

006:32:17 Armstrong: RKV, Gemini [garble].

006:32:21 Armstrong: Okay. We're sitting about 2 feet out...

006:32:23 Armstrong: ...[garble]. We'll go ahead and dock.

006:32:50 Armstrong: Okay. We're going to go ahead and dock.

006:33:47 Armstrong: Okay. We're going to cycle our Rigid/Stop switch now.

006:33:52 Armstrong: Flight, we are docked!

006:33:58 Armstrong: Yes. It's a - really a smoothie.

006:34:07 Scott: You couldn't have the thrill down there that we have up here.

006:34:24 Armstrong: Okay. Just for your information, the Agena was very stable and at the present time we are having no noticeable oscillations at all.

006:34:42 Armstrong: Roger.

006:35:42 Armstrong: I think we'd rather - can we send it in on the Encoder ourselves?

006:35:52 Armstrong: You just want to load an SPC again. Correct?

006:36:22 Armstrong: Yes. We copy. We're just discussing it a little bit.

006:36:42 Armstrong: Okay. We're going to go along with you on that, and want you to make double sure that you get the right load.

006:37:16 Scott: We'd like you to make double sure.

006:37:22 Scott: It's off.

006:38:05 Scott: Thank you very much.

006:39:26 Armstrong: Okay. Encoder off.

006:40:40 Scott: Okay.

006:40:42 Armstrong: Thank you, Scotty.

006:40:48 Scott: [Garble.]

006:49:31 Armstrong: Affirmative. Flight Test to Continuous.

006:51:27 Armstrong: We just completed yawing the Agena to 090 and yaw was at precisely 1½ degrees per second on the Yaw Maneuver, and it took [garble] seconds to go 90 degrees. The Gemini Platform has - may have drifted excessively since the last time we aligned it; see, it was almost an hour ago.

006:52:03 Scott: Yes, that's right.

006:52:18 Armstrong: The alignments are from 06:13 to 06:23 - let's see - we contend that it was the Agena and control systems.

006:55:05 Armstrong: This is Gemini VIII. A...

006:55:16 Scott: Stand by.

006:55:19 Scott: What kind of information is it?

006:55:35 Scott: Do you mean the SPC Yaw Maneuver?

006:55:58 Scott: Roger. We understand.

006:56:12 Scott: Stand by.

006:56:15 Scott: Got to get the right book.

006:56:20 Scott: Go ahead.

006:56:45 Scott: Roger. Understand. Node: 07:04:46; Rev 5; 67.5 east; 15 plus 52, right ascension.

006:57:05 Scott: Roger. We should have Off command. Do you want us to do it again?

006:57:15 Scott: Roger. The L-Band in the transponder is off.

006:57:25 Scott: Okay. Going off.

006:57:41 Armstrong: That's affirmative. He did find it open and he did reset it after Hawaii.

006:57:49 Scott: Say again.

006:57:59 Scott: Okay. 51 percent right now.

006:58:41 Armstrong: Now we yawed around to 180 now for the Parallelism Check. It's gone real well.

006:58:50 Armstrong: Right.

007:17:15 Scott: We have serious problems here. We're - we're tumbling end over end up here. We're disengaged from the Agena.

007:17:26 Scott: Say again.

007:17:35 Armstrong: We're rolling up and we can't turn anything off.

007:17:39 Armstrong: Continuously increasing in a left roll.

007:18:25 Armstrong: Stand by.

007:18:33 Scott: We have a violent left roll here at the present time and we can't turn the RCS's off, and we can't fire it, and we certainly have a roll. [Garble] stuck hand control.

007:20:05 Scott: Okay. We're regaining control of the spacecraft slowly, in RCS Direct.

007:21:12 Armstrong: We're pulsing the RCS pretty slowly here so we don't control roll right. We're trying to kill our roll rate.

007:22:41 Armstrong: That's right. We are on one ring, trying to save the other ring. We started with two rings, but now we are on one ring.

007:22:51 Armstrong: Now okay. We're down to 1,700 pounds right now on RCS B.

007:22:58 Armstrong: We now have about - have about 2,350 on A.

007:23:39 Armstrong: We're working on it.

007:23:51 Armstrong: The spacecraft-Agena combination took off. Yaw and roll, and we had ACS, Off, and affirmative 7 hours.

007:24:04 Armstrong: [Garble] up. We turned the spacecraft system on, tried to stabilize, and in so doing we may have burned out our lower left thrusters.

007:24:17 Scott: No. We haven't seen the Agena since we undocked a little while ago.

007:24:34 Scott: The [garble]...

007:24:38 Scott: ...[garble] ACS was shut off and a Map was achieved.

007:37:24 Scott: Hello Hawaii, Gemini VIII.

007:37:30 Scott: Okay. We have 22 percent showing on the gauge. We don't have any yaw or roll control, and cannot regain control of the yaw thrusters, apparently none of them. We do have - apparently the pitch thrusters are operative. And also, we're slowly getting back to the proper attitude here.

007:38:23 Armstrong: Okay. We'll go ahead and do that.

007:38:33 Armstrong: [Garble.]

007:38:51 Armstrong: Go ahead.

007:39:01 Armstrong: We're on OAMS right now.

007:39:12 Armstrong: In Direct we're okay. We haven't really thoroughly checked out the RCS. That's the only way we got it to fire a while ago.

007:39:37 Armstrong: Go ahead.

007:39:53 Armstrong: Okay. We do have the spacecraft under control at the present time. We're in slowly drifting flight - do have a slight amount of control. We have - 1,550 pounds showing on RCS B and 2,400 on A.

007:40:20 Armstrong: 1550.

007:42:16 Armstrong: Go ahead.

007:42:24 Armstrong: We saw it about 10 minutes ago. It looked to be a mile or so underneath us.

007:42:35 Armstrong: Real-Time/ACQ-Aid.

007:42:52 Armstrong: It happened when we were in Agena-spacecraft combination of 0, 180, 0 and we were stabilized there. We had the Attitude Control Power off in the spacecraft, OAMS Attitude Control Power off and we sent 041 Command to Agena to turn the recorder on. The spacecraft-Agena combination started a violent roll.

008:10:47 Armstrong: Go ahead RKV, Gemini VIII.

008:10:55 Armstrong: No, we haven't seen it.

008:11:23 Armstrong: We had Attitude Control Power, On, and went to Rate Command.

008:11:47 Armstrong: And when we started to yaw - it seems that it was the Agena control system.

008:11:54 Armstrong: Since we did not hear any of our thrusters fire.

008:12:05 Armstrong: And we sent ACS Off and turned the spacecraft power On, OAMS power On, and tried to regain control of the combination.

008:12:19 Armstrong: And we were just barely able to hold our own, but the rates were too excessive for an undocking, so we continued to attempt to send an ACS Off-cycle [garble] and at the same time we checked our OAMS switch position.

008:12:39 Armstrong: We switched it - we tried to turn our own Spacecraft Control System, Off, and the combination continued to wind up, so we had to go back On before the rates became intolerable.

008:13:00 Armstrong: After we got the rates down to a point where we felt we could safely undock, we did so, and maneuvered away from the Agena at several feet per second as quickly as possible. We had been watching our propellant quantity go down from 50 to below 30 percent. After turning the OAMS, Off, and still in bias power and everything - motor valves off, we were still rolling; we activated the RCS. Did not have any ACME, and we regained control of the spacecraft in Direct, slowly.

008:13:55 Armstrong: Then after getting stabilized, we checked out our whole Thrust Control System and found that we had no yaw or roll control - or we had no yaw control of the yaw thrusters since our roll was in the yaw jets, and after that...

008:14:15 Scott: ACS was really going.

008:14:30 Armstrong: After checking the spacecraft systems we found Thruster Number 8 apparently failed Open at the present time and this could have been true at the time of the incident, although we can't - cannot verify that at this time.

008:14:53 Scott: Got it.

008:15:00 Scott: Reentry Load.

008:15:04 Scott: DCS light on.

008:15:06 Scott: ATM has loaded Module 4A snd verified 4A.

008:15:09 Armstrong: Roger [garble].

008:15:16 Armstrong: Okay.

008:15:18 Armstrong: What's the T_R?

008:15:29 Armstrong: What 's our next AOS?

008:15:36 Scott: Give us a time for that, please.

008:15:51 Scott: 8:52, T_R is at 9...

008:16:00 Scott: Okay. Thank you.

008:16:03 Armstrong: We're in the process of restowing for Reentry.

008:16:27 Armstrong: No, we have not yet. We thought about it but we don't need to yet, I guess.

008:16:48 Scott: Oh shoot! How am I ever going to stow that visor? I've got to put the TV monitor in, too.

008:16:58 Armstrong: Yes, I know you do.

008:17:00 Armstrong: Do you went to do that before you get too tied up?

008:18:10 Scott: We should have asked them about purging the fuel cells.

008:18:12 Armstrong: Yes. Well, let's go ahead and do it.

008:18:22 Armstrong: Purging fuel cells at 8 minutes and 8 seconds - correction, that's 8 hours, 18 minutes.

008:53:02 Scott: Read you loud and clear. How us?

008:53:09 Scott: Okay. The T_R we have is counting up.

008:53:14 Scott: The T_R we have is counting up.

008:53:28 Scott: We loaded it and verified it. [garble].

008:53:38 Scott: We just finished it up; continuing stowage procedure.

008:53:47 Scott: [Garble.]

008:53:54 Scott: Okay. Go ahead. Got it.

008:54:15 Scott: [Garble.]

008:54:30 Scott: [Garble.]

008:54:33 Scott: Stand by a second.

008:54:41 Armstrong: The T_R is [garble].

008:55:30 Armstrong: Roger. Understand. Area 7-3: GET RC, 10:04:47; RET 400K, 22 plus 02; RET RB, 28 plus 15; bank left 50, right 60.

008:55:52 Armstrong: Go ahead.

008:57:13 Scott: Roger. Was that third one 654 or 054?

008:57:19 Scott: Okay. Coming back at you: 03, 33649; 04, 64690; 65, 01059; [garble], 07, 34726; 08, 40866; 09, 31745; 10, 02510; 11, 13600.

008:58:12 Scott: Roger. 65460.

008:58:16 Scott: How about 669?

008:58:34 Scott: It's open at the present time.

008:58:37 Scott: Okay. Coming closed.

008:58:54 Scott: I guess we don't have any choice. Okay. We'll try the ACME and if that works we'll go to Rate Command on the RCS. Okay. We'll align the Platform.

008:59:13 Scott: We're completing our re-storage. The re-storage is essentially completed at this time. It will be, for all practical purposes, the same as the launch configuration, or at least [garble].

008:59:37 Scott: Okay. Now what was that Retrofire time again?

008:59:52 Scott: Okay. About an hour from now. [Garble].

009:00:01 Armstrong: Yes. Go ahead, please.

009:00:09 Scott: Roger. How about a GET time hack?

009:00:20 Scott: [Garble.]

009:00:46 Scott: We're with you.

009:10:35 Armstrong: Go ahead, Hawaii. Gemini VIII.

009:10:48 Armstrong: Roger. Understand.

009:10:56 Armstrong: Affirmative. We have verified the Rate Command Mode.

009:11:05 Armstrong: Go ahead.

009:11:23 Scott: Is that up or down?

009:11:28 Scott: Aft 292, down 100.

009:11:30 Scott: No! Down!

009:12:42 Scott: Let me read these back to you. R_N minus R_P, plus 77; pitch for 400K, nominal; RET 400K, 22 plus 02; ETO, 24 plus 43; end blackout, 30 plus 01; Drogue, 31 plus 37; Main, 32 plus 58.

009:13:10 Scott: Okay. I'm ready for the rest of it.

009:13:35 Scott: Roger. Read you. Bank angle is 50.

009:13:42 Scott: Go ahead.

009:14:55 Scott: Okay. Understand. Start Retrofire, [garble] sunrise 10:08:40. And understand copy the weather, the altimeter 29.86, Recovery Naha Rescue 1 at a GMT of 02:58; Naha Search 1 at a GMT of 03:44; Destroyer Mason, no ETA.

009:15:29 Scott: Okay. Understand.

009:15:55 Scott: Go ahead.

009:16:02 Scott: 06:54.

009:16:40 Scott: Go ahead.

009:16:48 Scott: No, not yet, but we will.

009:17:26 Scott: Roger. We have our yaw control back now. We just regained Yaw Mode Rate Command and Reentry Rate Command.

009:17:56 Armstrong: You understand we do have OAMS now to align the Platform with?

009:18:05 Armstrong: That's right. We have - we do have OAMS.

009:19:19 Scott: Give me Scanner-Primary.

009:19:21 Scott: The OAMS Attitude Control Power-On.

009:19:29 Scott: Okay. You want to go to BEF now or stick with this ?

009:19:31 Scott: It's off.

009:19:40 Armstrong: [Garble.]

009:19:48 Armstrong: Say, we're in pretty good shape here [garble].

009:19:50 Armstrong: We're about ready to start alignment.

009:19:51 Scott: What does the Check List say?

009:19:55 Armstrong: Skip that - let's get on down the line.

009:19:57 Armstrong: FDM - Rate

009:20:05 Armstrong: Attitude Control-Direct

009:20:10 Armstrong: [Garble] Control [garble].

009:20:19 Armstrong: Control spacecraft Attitude to 0, 180, 0.

009:20:24 Armstrong: That's dangerous, isn't it?

009:20:25 Scott: Yes ....

009:20:26 Scott: I'd leave it alone.

009:20:28 Armstrong: [Garble.]

009:20:31 Armstrong: Okay. Control spacecraft Attitude to 0, 180, 0. Attitude Control, Horizon-Scan.

009:20:45 Scott: When platform has caged, then go to BEF [garble].

009:20:48 Armstrong: What?

009:20:50 Scott: Has caged.

009:20:58 Armstrong: FDR-Plat; FDM-ATT

009:21:04 Armstrong: [Garble] Attitude Control-Plat and then align Platform.

009:21:14 Scott: Okay. Store equipment according to Reentry Stowage Chart.

009:21:31 Armstrong: Stowed.

009:21:32 Scott: Stowed.

009:21:34 Armstrong: We aren't going to put it in.

009:21:40 Armstrong: Survival lanyard - Install.

009:21:45 Scott: Go ahead, Flight.

009:22:00 Scott: Okay. Stick in a new voice tape, it says here.

009:22:05 Armstrong: Do you have one?

009:22:12 Scott: I'll get you one.

009:22:14 Armstrong: Left Secondary O₂ Bottle - Open.

009:22:16 Scott: Okay. It's open.

009:22:18 Armstrong: That goes over here.

009:22:20 Scott: Yes.

009:22:22 Armstrong: [Garble] to Open.

009:22:28 Scott: It's Open.

009:22:33 Armstrong: Okay. Left circuit breaker's - Closed.

009:22:42 Scott: Yes, it's Closed.

009:22:43 Armstrong: T_R - 256 Circuit Breaker - Closed.

009:22:48 Scott: It's Closed.

009:22:50 Armstrong: ATT IND - with FDIs.

009:22:53 Scott: Roger.

009:23:00 Scott: Okay. Now the RCS Check, and I guess you've done that already?

009:23:01 Armstrong: I haven't done the A-Ring. I will.

009:23:07 Armstrong: I'll wait to align for a while.

009:23:26 Armstrong: [Garble] Control Power, Platform Orbit Rate and stable; RCS Pressure, Attitude Control back on, Platform BEF. The BIT time is 15 minutes - the BIT time on the steam valve. Got that?

009:23:41 Scott: Got that.

009:23:50 Scott: Faceplate - closed.

009:24:00 Armstrong: We'll remember to do that a little later.

009:24:01 Scott: Yes. Okay. All the Overhead circuit breakers - Closed?

009:24:04 Armstrong: Roger.

009:24:07 Scott: Both Coolant Loops - On.

009:24:08 Armstrong: Roger.

009:24:19 Scott: Do you want to go to Primary ACME logic and Primary Bias power and all that jazz?

009:24:31 Armstrong: We're going to leave it alone.

009:24:38 Armstrong: I think we'll leave it where it is.

009:24:43 Scott: That's not been working.

009:24:44 Armstrong: Yes. Fans 1 and 2.

009:24:50 Scott: We'd better do that.

009:24:55 Armstrong: Yes.

009:24:57 Scott: Oh, oh! Sequence System circuit breaker popped!

009:25:05 Armstrong: There they go.

009:25:09 Armstrong: I'll reset.

009:25:12 Scott: Boy! Lately we're having a lot of circuit breakers pop!

009:25:19 Scott: C - Reentry, Continuous.

009:25:29 Scott: T/M, Real-Time; ACQ-Aid and Antenna-Select, Reentry.

009:25:30 Armstrong: To what?

009:26:26 Scott: Reentry.

009:26:29 Scott: Check my batteries.

009:28:45 Scott: Exterior lights, Off.

009:28:55 Scott: Okay. We're ready for T_R minus 15.

009:29:07 Armstrong: Okay. I'd like to have same of those numbers.

009:29:08 Scott: Yes. The GET RC is 10:04:47.

009:29:10 Armstrong: Okay.

009:29:20 Scott: 400K is 22 plus 02.

009:29:24 Armstrong: All right.

009:29:26 Scott: Bank left 50; bank right 60.

009:29:33 Armstrong: Okay.

009:29:38 Scott: RET RB, 28 plus 15.

009:29:40 Armstrong: Okay.

009:29:41 Scott: Begin blackout 24 plus 43.

009:29:50 Scott: End blackout, 30 plus 01; Drogue, 31 plus 37; Main, 32 plus 58; and sunrise 1 minute after Retrofire.

009:30:09 Armstrong: Okay. Wonder where the Agena is?

009:30:45 Armstrong: Let's see - turn radar on; we might get a range.

009:30:52 Scott: We couldn't.

009:31:21 Armstrong: Oh, let's see - one other thing. Do you have those coordinates for the landing point?

009:31:31 Scott: 136 east, I think.

009:31:52 Scott: All we have is 45-1, 16-1.

009:32:02 Armstrong: No, it's not that. The ones they gave you.

009:32:04 Scott: [Garble]. Stand by.

009:32:07 Scott: That core.

009:32:08 Armstrong: Yes, that's right.

009:32:09 Scott: 50, 10, and 11. Right?

009:32:19 Armstrong: Yes, Yes! 25:10, 25.

009:32:21 Scott: Yes.

009:32:22 Scott: And 13600.

009:32:24 Armstrong: 1 - it's what? 36?

009:32:26 Scott: Yes.

009:32:31 Armstrong: Sure enough.

009:32:38 Scott: It's right where they said it would be.

009:32:43 Armstrong: 7-3 comes right in there in the middle.

009:32:55 Armstrong: That was -3. That was the third choice, remote areas.

009:32:58 Scott: Roger.

009:33:40 Armstrong: See if you can get [garble].

009:33:48 Scott: I'll have to search awhile.

009:33:50 Armstrong: What?

009:33:52 Scott: I'll have to search awhile.

009:36:07 Armstrong: Did you get the call signs and all that jazz?

009:36:10 Scott: Yes. Naha Rescue 1 and Naha Search 1.

009:36:12 Armstrong: They should be there about the time we're there - scheduled.

009:36:16 Scott: Sounds like them now.

009:36:20 Armstrong: Okinawa.

009:36:24 Scott: Pardon?

009:36:25 Armstrong: Okinawa.

009:37:48 Armstrong: Well, I'd like to argue with them, about the going home, but I don't know how we can.

009:37:55 Scott: Yes.

009:38:02 Armstrong: I'd hate to land way out in the wilderness.

009:40:07 Armstrong: Oh, shoot!

009:40:09 Scott: Shoulder harness?

009:40:12 Armstrong: I've got a cramp in my shoulder.

009:40:48 Armstrong: Do you want any more water before we go down?

009:40:52 Scott: Yes. Say, we'd better stow that thing!

009:41:48 Scott: Got yours hooked up?

009:41:50 Armstrong: Yes.

009:41:52 Armstrong: Install voice tape?

009:42:04 Scott: Yes.

009:42:06 Armstrong: Then down to T_R-1.

009:44:49 Scott: Go ahead.

009:45:26 Scott: Okay [garble].

009:45:30 Armstrong: [Garble.]

009:45:36 Scott: Okay.

009:45:55 Scott: Understand. Thank you. [Garble].

009:46:02 Scott: Roger. We have.

009:46:10 Scott: It looks good.

009:46:38 Scott: Affirmative.

009:46:47 Scott: [Garble.]

009:47:38 Scott: That should be in a couple of minutes.

009:48:42 Scott: Negative, and we have our radar on and it hasn't picked up a lock-on. We haven't seen anything, Flight.

009:49:49 Armstrong: Got it.

009:50:02 Armstrong: Understand.

009:50:09 Armstrong: Roger. Will you give me another hack at 14 minutes?

009:50:33 Armstrong: Go ahead.

009:50:47 Armstrong: Got it.

009:50:53 Armstrong: Thank you, Flight.

009:53:37 Armstrong: Roger. We understand.

009:53:44 Armstrong: Go ahead.

009:54:14 Armstrong: Okay. [Garble].

009:54:27 Armstrong: Roger.

009:54:59 Armstrong: Roger.

009:56:28 Armstrong: Roger. Understand.

010:01:52 Scott: Okay. We've not had this yet.

010:01:54 Armstrong: We don't. Just let it stay there.

010:01:57 Armstrong: Okay. I'm going to go RCS now and OAMS Off.

010:01:58 Scott: Okay. [Garble].

010:02:07 Armstrong: I'm in Rate Command ACME.

010:02:09 Scott: Okay.

010:02:11 Armstrong: Let's have a time hack here.

010:02:16 Scott: Okay.

010:02:17 Armstrong: Okay. Now.

010:02:23 Scott: 2:23:04.

010:02:24 Armstrong: Good.

010:03:06 Armstrong: Roger. It's complete.

010:03:11 Armstrong: We didn't get a T_R minus 2:56 signal, but our T_R is in sync.

010:03:23 Scott: Okay. Coming around to 1 minute.

010:03:26 Armstrong: Okay.

010:03:40 Scott: Okay.

010:03:43 Armstrong: Roger. We have Sep OAMS, Sep Elect and Sep Adapt.

010:04:09 Armstrong: Okay.

010:04:19 Scott: I'm on Auto Retro.

010:04:23 Armstrong: Okay. Don't do that yet.

010:04:24 Armstrong: Retro Rocket Squibs (4) - Arm.

010:04:25 Scott: 1, 2, 3, 4, Light.

010:04:28 Armstrong: Okay.

010:04:51 Scott: Props Off.

010:04:52 Armstrong: Hang in there.

010:05:11 Scott: Okay. Four retros fired in Auto Retrofire and 292, aft 000 and 114 down.

010:05:17 Armstrong: [Garble] aft 000 and 114 down.

010:05:26 Scott: That's great.

010:05:33 Armstrong: Okay. Will you...

010:05:35 Scott: Up 1.3.

010:05:39 Armstrong: Okay. Check Retro.

010:05:40 Scott: Okay. Check Retro.

010:05:42 Armstrong: Go ahead. Start.

010:05:45 Scott: Retro, check.

010:05:47 Scott: No change in it.

010:05:49 Armstrong: No changes on the IVIs.

010:05:55 Armstrong: Got one ACME Off on the Pulse.

010:06:35 Armstrong: Okay. Now I want to set up my clock.

010:06:37 Scott: Okay.

010:06:38 Armstrong: Did the GET clock start?

010:06:39 Scott: Yes.

010:06:40 Armstrong: Okay.

010:06:42 Scott: You ready for the Post-Retro Check List?

010:06:45 Armstrong: Yes.

010:06:47 Scott: Okay. Retro-Power, Safe.

010:06:50 Armstrong: Retro-Power, Safe.

010:06:51 Scott: Retro-Jett, Safe.

010:06:52 Armstrong: Safe.

010:06:53 Scott: Retro-Rocket Squibs, Safe.

010:06:54 Armstrong: Off 2, 3, 4, Safe.

010:06:59 Scott: FDR, Comp.

010:07:02 Armstrong: Roger. FDR, Comp.

010:07:03 Scott: FDM, Rate.

010:07:04 Armstrong: Rate.

010:07:05 Scott: FDI Scale Range, Lo.

010:07:07 Armstrong: Lo.

010:07:08 Scott: Attitude Control, Pulse.

010:07:11 Armstrong: We are in Pulse, 1 ring.

010:07:13 Scott: Boost Insert Control 1 and 2 circuit breaker, Open.

010:07:16 Armstrong: Boost Insert 1 and 2 are Open.

010:07:17 Scott: Retro Sequence Control 1 and 2 circuit breakers, Open.

010:07:21 Armstrong: Retro Sequence 1 and 2 are Open.

010:07:24 Scott: RCS B Attitude Control Power, Off. Got it on to System A.

010:07:28 Scott: Scanner, off.

010:07:33 Armstrong: Roger. Scanner off.

010:07:40 Scott: Tighten and lock restraint harness.

010:07:46 Armstrong: Restraint harness did not lock.

010:07:47 Armstrong: Okay. It is, but I'm going to have to loosen it to pull the pins.

010:07:49 Scott: Roger.

010:07:52 Armstrong: Let's go.

010:07:54 Scott: Okay.

010:08:02 Scott: [Garble]. Ring [garble].

010:08:07 Armstrong: Okay. You get yours first. Let's get this one at a time.

010:08:09 Scott: Okay.

010:08:14 Scott: I'll get mine.

010:08:26 Armstrong: Got yours on?

010:08:28 Scott: Yes. One more minute.

010:08:30 Armstrong: Okay. I'm going to get mine on now.

010:08:35 Scott: Okay. I'll just tighten along my side [garble].

010:08:45 Armstrong: You got them stowed?

010:08:48 Scott: No, I haven't got this one little [garble] stowed.

010:08:55 Armstrong: I guess I ought to go ahead.

010:08:59 Scott: It's hard to see.

010:09:00 Armstrong: Pri O₂ Heater circuit breaker, Open.

010:09:07 Scott: There's sunlight.

010:09:12 Armstrong: Look at the stuff out the right window!

010:09:14 Scott: Pretty! Whoa, boy! OAMS Control Prop circuit breaker, Open.

010:09:23 Scott: Calib circuit breaker, Open. Tape Recorder Control, Open.

010:09:31 Scott: ECS O₂ Heater, Off.

010:09:33 Scott: Fuel Cell O₂ and H₂ Heater is off.

010:09:36 Scott: Section 1 and 2 Power is off.

010:09:43 Scott: 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 2C - Off.

010:09:45 Scott: FDM, Rate.

010:09:49 Scott: SPF - OFF.

010:09:52 Armstrong: [Garble] Harness [garble] valves [garble].

010:10:09 Armstrong: Control spacecraft attitude to: 180 yaw, 170 roll.

010:10:16 Scott: Horizon at the top of the window.

010:10:19 Armstrong: That's right. Try it again.

010:10:23 Scott: [Garble]. Next step is 400K.

010:10:50 Armstrong: And it's a long time yet.

010:10:52 Scott: Yes.

010:10:54 Armstrong: Give me a time if you can.

010:10:57 Scott: Okay. I might be a couple of seconds off, but it will be close.

010:11:02 Armstrong: That's all right.

010:11:04 Scott: I'll give you - can you check 630?

010:11:07 Armstrong: Check.

010:11:09 Scott: Okay. It checks.

010:11:14 Scott: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...

010:11:19 Scott: Mark.

010:11:28 Armstrong: Fantastic! Almost perfect!

010:11:35 Scott: Correct.

010:11:38 Scott: Right.

010:11:40 Armstrong: All this stuff floating.

010:11:42 Scott: Yes.

010:11:43 Armstrong: Okay. 400K is T_R plus 22.

010:12:28 Armstrong: B-Ring ran out about 1,300 pounds.

010:12:29 Armstrong: Say again?

010:12:30 Armstrong: B-Ring ran out about 1,300 pounds.

010:12:35 Scott: Think so.

010:12:38 Armstrong: [Garble] still rising.

010:24:45 Armstrong: I keep thinking there's something we've forgotten about, but I don't know what it is.

010:24:54 Scott: We've done everything, as far as I know.

010:24:57 Armstrong: Roger.

010:25:35 Scott: Say again.

010:25:36 Armstrong: We're having quite a bit of glare around here.

010:25:59 Armstrong: Say, I must do a good job at this so that we land close to where the Rescue [garble] how about that?

010:26:02 Scott: I'm with you.

010:26:40 Armstrong: Nominal pitch angle here.

010:26:43 Scott: Yes.

010:26:45 Scott: What is it?

010:26:47 Armstrong: I said it was nominal.

010:26:50 Scott: 400K.

010:26:54 Armstrong: I got the needle right at 45. [Garble].

010:27:09 Armstrong: Say, are you in Attitude?

010:27:11 Scott: Yes. I'll stay on Rate for a little while and count [garble].

010:27:16 Armstrong: Okay.

010:27:24 Armstrong: Don't yaw too much now.

010:27:38 Armstrong: 52 left.

010:27:45 Scott: Yaw keep right.

010:28:11 Armstrong: That's 52. 52 should be [garble] right. 52 should be [garble].

010:28:24 Scott: See it?

010:28:26 Armstrong: That must be [garble] light. It's 55 plus or minus 3.

010:28:44 Scott: Let's hope.

010:28:46 Scott: Pardon.

010:29:02 Scott: Got 1 minute to Guidance.

010:29:08 Armstrong: How's it look to you?

010:29:40 Armstrong: The Adapter's burning off to the left. I can watch it.

010:29:43 Scott: Can you, really?

010:29:45 Armstrong: Yes. Got [garble]. See it? It's turning green.

010:29:48 Scott: Yes.

010:29:54 Scott: Okay. Should be [garble] very shortly. There it goes! Got it?

010:30:06 Armstrong: Pretty reasonable already for a starter.

010:30:10 Armstrong: Supposed to be 77 plus or minus 50.

010:30:12 Scott: Yes.

010:30:13 Armstrong: Let it ride for about 30 seconds here.

010:30:15 Armstrong: Now we're getting a little light out the window.

010:30:18 Armstrong: I'm going to Reentry Rate Command.

010:30:21 Scott: Okay.

010:30:23 Armstrong: Keep an eye on that pressure.

010:30:25 Scott: Roger.

010:30:28 Scott: You figure it will die out at what?

010:30:30 Armstrong: Yes.

010:30:34 Armstrong: There's 30 seconds of Guidance.

010:30:36 Armstrong: Looks to be nice and steady, doesn't it?

010:30:39 Scott: Yes, it does.

010:30:40 Armstrong: Would you buy that?

010:30:45 Scott: Yes, I'll buy that coming in.

010:30:57 Scott: We've got almost a minute of Guidance.

010:31:04 Armstrong: Okay. I'm going over and picking up the [garble].

010:31:21 Armstrong: Got [garble]. Darn the seat [garble].

010:31:23 Armstrong: Foot in stirrups.

010:31:30 Scott: Way to go:

010:31:33 Armstrong: Something out the window, isn't it?

010:31:35 Scott: Yes. [Garble].

010:31:40 Armstrong: End of blackout is 30 minutes.

010:31:47 Armstrong: [Garble] your turn.

010:31:49 Scott: Yes. It's probably [garble].

010:31:51 Armstrong: Say again.

010:31:54 Scott: You'll have to tell me the altitudes because I can't see.

010:32:21 Scott: Pitch look good?

010:32:24 Armstrong: Your limits?

010:33:23 Armstrong: I can't get a Reentry Rate [garble].

010:33:40 Scott: Okay. [Garble]. Looks pretty good here [garble].

010:33:45 Armstrong: Keep an eye on that pressure system. We've got a certain amount of fuel.

010:33:51 Scott: Okay. Tell me when you want me to call him.

010:33:58 Armstrong: Okay. Let's put the B-Ring on now [garble].

010:34:04 Scott: You did get it.

010:34:15 Armstrong: [Garble] is off.

010:34:25 Armstrong: About [garble].

010:34:34 Armstrong: About 5g.

010:34:37 Scott: Okay. About 30 seconds to 100K.

010:34:57 Armstrong: 5g.

010:35:21 Armstrong: It's coming down now.

010:35:24 Scott: It should be behind me.

010:35:50 Armstrong: Is the altimeter working?

010:35:53 Armstrong: Coming down in Pitch.

010:35:55 Scott: Pardon me.

010:35:58 Armstrong: Don't forget [garble].

010:36:02 Scott: Right. Landing - Arm, 70K feet.

010:36:09 Armstrong: Okay.

010:36:28 Armstrong: Okay. 50K. Ready for the drogue.

010:36:31 Scott: Right.

010:36:33 Scott: Yes.

010:36:38 Armstrong: We have a good Drogue.

010:36:42 Scott: Yes. Okay. Let's go to Rate Command.

010:36:48 Armstrong: Okay. 30K.

010:37:02 Armstrong: Okay. You can turn to O₂ Hi Rate.

010:37:05 Scott: Roger.

010:37:09 Armstrong: You can [garble] down any time now.

010:37:11 Scott: [Garble] reads.

010:37:14 Armstrong: Okay. Hand releases [garble].

010:37:19 Scott: [Garble.]

010:37:21 Armstrong: Got a 40K light.

010:37:27 Scott: Okay.

010:37:33 Scott: Okay. What's that? About 20K?

010:37:40 Armstrong: Houston, Gemini reads 86, 02505; 87, 13609; good drogue.

010:37:59 Scott: They all look real good.

010:38:03 Armstrong: 10K.

010:38:04 Armstrong: Parachute ready?

010:38:05 Scott: Yes.

010:38:06 Armstrong: Here we go!

010:38:16 Armstrong: We're off! We're off!

010:38:17 Scott: Oh, heck!

010:38:18 Armstrong: They got her!

010:38:19 Scott: Good show!

010:38:20 Armstrong: Popped my nose.

010:38:21 Scott: Should I open my helmet?

010:38:23 Armstrong: Can you see?

010:38:28 Scott: Can I open mY helmet, Coach?

010:38:29 Armstrong: Okay...

010:38:30 Scott: Chief, I've got to open my helmet.

010:38:31 Armstrong: Okay. Let's get ready for Landing Attitude.

010:38:35 Armstrong: Get your thrusters first.

010:38:38 Scott: RCS A and B Prop Motor Valves - Closed.

010:38:40 Armstrong: Yes.

010:38:42 Scott: With thrusters.

010:38:45 Armstrong: They're all out.

010:38:47 Scott: Go ahead.

010:38:49 Armstrong: Okay. Ready?

010:38:51 Scott: Yes.

010:38:52 Armstrong: Very good.

010:38:54 Scott: Not too bad.

010:38:59 Armstrong: Okay. We're at 5K.

010:39:02 Scott: Okay. You want to check the water?

010:39:11 Armstrong: Boy! It stinks!

010:39:12 Scott: What?

010:39:14 Armstrong: Inside the cockpit.

010:39:17 Scott: It's what?

010:39:20 Armstrong: A lot of fumes in the cockpit.

010:39:22 Scott: Yes. Okay.

010:39:23 Scott: Okay. We've got the main chute out. It's dereefed; we have the single-point release. Attitude Indicator Landing circuit breaker - Open.

010:39:31 Armstrong: [Garble]. Okay. It's Open.

010:39:36 Armstrong: Go ahead.

010:39:38 Scott: Okay. Call Recovery Forces.

010:39:40 Armstrong: Okay. You give them a call; you know their call sign.

010:39:42 Scott: Yes. Okay.

010:39:48 Scott: Hello, Naha Rescue 1, Naha Search 1, Gemini VIII.

010:39:54 Armstrong: Do you have water out there?

010:40:09 Scott: All I see is haze. Oh yes, there's water! It's water'

010:40:11 Armstrong: Okay. Set your altimeter 29.86.

010:40:26 Scott: 29.86. Okay. We're ready to go. Repress - Open.

010:40:27 Scott: Are we down here already?

010:40:29 Armstrong: Yes.

010:40:38 Scott: Let's finish. Water Seal - Down (closed).

010:40:40 Armstrong: Yes. Yaw left.

010:40:41 Armstrong: So we'll have a little turn when we hit.

010:40:43 Scott: Okay. What is your altitude?

010:40:44 Armstrong: 1500 feet.

010:40:45 Scott: [Garble] is on.

010:40:47 Scott: RCS Heater coming off. Scan Heater circuit breaker is open. Computer's off. Platform...

010:40:52 Scott: Rate Gyros are off.

010:40:59 Armstrong: Hello, Naha, Rescue Naha, this is Gemini VIII. In good shape, coming down very fast, 1,000 feet.

010:41:11 Scott: Okay. I guess we better get ready. Right?

010:41:16 Scott: Okay. Snorkle is up and Closed.

010:41:18 Armstrong: Water seal.

010:41:19 Scott: Water Seal is coming down - Closed.

010:41:23 Armstrong: 100 feet.

010:41:28 Scott: Cabin Repress - Open.

010:41:33 Scott: Want to jettison Chute?

010:41:34 Armstrong: Yes.

010:41:38 Armstrong: Okay.

010:41:47 Armstrong: Okay.

010:41:50 Scott: Okay.

010:41:57 Armstrong: Everything is okay.

010:41:58 Scott: So far so good.

010:41:59 Scott: Landing - Safe.

010:42:00 Armstrong: Safe.

010:42:01 Scott: Okay.

010:42:02 Scott: Cabin Vent - Down (Open). Snorkle- Open.

010:42:03 Armstrong: Got it open. The snorkle. It's open?

010:42:04 Scott: Yes.

010:42:16 Scott: HF whip circuit breaker - Closed.

010:42:33 Armstrong: Power is off.

010:42:38 Scott: Yes.

010:42:45 Scott: That main chute was sort of - make you think again, wouldn't it?

010:42:47 Armstrong: Yes.

010:42:56 Scott: You've done a good job, Boy:

010:42:57 Armstrong: Where is it? In the water somewhere?

010:43:01 Scott: Yes.

010:43:04 Scott: I was never particularly excited about the Navy, but press on!

010:43:09 Scott: Landing - Safe.

010:43:14 Armstrong: Roger Landing - Safe.

010:43:16 Scott: [Garble] 16 seconds.

010:43:17 Armstrong: We update the Landing Bus - Arm?

010:43:21 Scott: Oh, yes.

010:43:22 Armstrong: Okay?

010:43:33 Scott: Yes.

010:43:36 Scott: You want to get it out? Okay. You want to turn HF on? [Garble].

010:43:40 Armstrong: We're off.

010:43:42 Scott: Did yon give them a call? Helmet off and stowed. [Garble] arm restraints stowed, Lap Belt - Release and Stow. Shoulder fittings stowed.

010:43:43 Armstrong: I can't hear you.

010:43:44 Scott: Try it again.

010:43:52 Armstrong: Helmet off and is stowed.

010:43:53 Scott: Want to do that, or you want to wait until this thing clears out a little bit?

010:43:54 Armstrong: Yes, I guess so.

010:44:09 Scott: We're pretty darn close [garble].

010:44:16 Armstrong: We're 5 minutes north- yes, 9 minutes north, 9 miles. [garble].

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