Rushworth: |
Platform
internal, ventral is arm, intercom switch going off, radio check how do
you read NASA l? |
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NASA
1: |
5
square Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
I
got lower preheat-upper preheat light. I didn't hear Joe call in, did he? |
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He's
airborne. |
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Joe: |
Right
here with you, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
OK. |
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B-52: |
1
minute, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
Understand. |
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B-52: |
Confirm
X-15 oxygen on. |
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Rushworth: |
Roger,
X-15 oxygen is on, master switch coming on now, get. 50 second switch. |
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B-52: |
Engine
43 there, Bob. Sorry. |
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Rushworth: |
Prime
coming on now. |
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B-52: |
Prime
on both engines. |
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Rushworth: |
It's
+80 on #l and 100 on #2. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger
Bob, can we have an oxygen reading? |
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Rushworth: |
Oxygen
reading 2000 or just under that. |
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B-52: |
20
seconds, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
OK. |
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B-52: |
LOX
prime has blossomed, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
OK. |
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B-52: |
15
seconds - ready? |
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Rushworth: |
Ready! |
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B-52: |
Ready
launch light. |
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Rushworth: |
Launch
light is on. |
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B-52: |
5
seconds, 4-3-2-1 release. |
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Chase: |
Yes
sir, you got an 8 start there, you're in good shape. |
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Rushworth: |
OK,
Joe. I was going to say something - kept the mike button pushed. Was kind
of a hard launch wasn't it Fitz? |
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Fitz: |
That's
the way she comes out, slow recovery like. |
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NASA
1: |
You're
bearing a little bit to the right there, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
OK,
Jack, thank you. |
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B-52: |
Reading
035 there when he made that cough. |
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Pretty
good. . |
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Rushworth: |
And
I hit 38,700 on the bottom, 37 starting pushover, inertial altitude reading
53.5 right now. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
Number
155. |
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NASA
1: |
10
seconds to turn, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
Inertial
altitude at now 55 and I'm level at 54.3 on pressure, number 17 going into
turn, burning out, oh oh, I think it's the bottom engine that went out. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
that's affirmative, Bob. |
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Chase: |
You
start that from the upper one. |
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Rushworth: |
OK,
engine circuit breaker popped, shall I try to start them? |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
bend it around a little, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
OK. |
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NASA
1: |
You're
getting a little north. |
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Rushworth: |
OK,
it came in, still getting 17 at 50. |
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Rushworth: |
Shall
I try to get altitude back? |
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NASA
1: |
We
show a complete operation down here, Bob. |
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Chase: |
Looks
good here. |
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Rushworth: |
I'll
try to get the speed brakes here. |
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NASA
1: |
Your
heading looks good now. . |
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Rushworth: |
I'm
afraid I might get burnout before speed brakes. I got 180, burnout, brakes
coming in, dampers are back on, speed brakes are in. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger.
You're in a little close, Bob, straighten it out a little. |
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Rushworth: |
Yes,
I got the base in sight, I'm at 45. Inertial altitude was 47. |
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Tower: |
Base
lakebed winds are from the north 5. |
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Rushworth: |
Thank
you, subsonic at .92 at 40, ready to jettison Joe? |
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Joe: |
Yes,
I got you - anytime. |
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Rushworth: |
OK,
coming on jettison. Looks good. |
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NASA
1: |
Yes,
your position is in good shape down here, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
OK,
I'm at 36 now. |
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Chase: |
Check,
doing about 270. |
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Rushworth: |
Right,
going down 300 now. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
are your wings level now, Bob? |
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Rushworth: |
Yes,
wings level right now. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger |
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Rushworth: |
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Chase: |
Fuel
coming on, fuel with the peroxide. |
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Rushworth: |
OK. |
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Chase: |
Doing
about 320, 310. |
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Rushworth: |
Roger,
330 right now, Joe. 24,000 now. |
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Chase: |
Check. |
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Rushworth: |
Inertial
altitude 30. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
and you're looking good. |
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Rushworth: |
OK. |
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Chase: |
OK,
everything's complete. |
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Rushworth: |
OK,
going back to pressurize at - standby I'll wait until 17. |
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Chase: |
OK,
just a shade of peroxide vapor looks like coming out of the ..........
looks like you can hold on OK. |
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Rushworth: |
20,000
inertial altitude at 27. |
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Chase: |
Check. |
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NASA
1: |
If
you have time, Bob, would like to get that pushover and pullup on the downwind. |
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Rushworth: |
305
right now, pushover and pullup at 17, pressure, turn in. |
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Chase: |
Good
shape, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
12,000,
inertial is 20. |
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Chase: |
Check,
325. |
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Rushworth: |
Right,
I got 320. 10,000 little speed brakes right there. |
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Chase: |
OK.
Looks like you're coming up clear, anytime you're ready to Jettison ventral. |
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Rushworth: |
OK,
going to jettison now. |
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NASA
1: |
Speed
brakes. |
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Rushworth: |
Brakes
are in, flaps are coming down now, about 280, gear coming down now. |
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Chase: |
It's
down and locked. Real beauty! |
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Chase: |
Good
show! |
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Rushworth: |
Too
much a fake! |