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Gemini VII Air-to-Ground Transcript Volume I: 5011500_VolumeI

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This is Volume I of III of the Gemini VII voice communications transcript, covering pages 1 to 337 and marked Confidential. It records air-to-ground, ground-to-air and on-board exchanges beginning at lift-off. Early passages cover staging, orbit insertion and stationkeeping with the booster, which the crew reports is venting heavily, and they photograph it. Later passages near 116 hours hold the crew's detailed descriptions of airglow, stars and a sunrise seen from orbit.

  • p. 57 …The crew status report from the Lovell house remains at three. 06:19:40 C Thank…
  • p. 72 …In a minute, we will have Lovell. Stand by. 21:42:05 C Ready. 21:42…
  • p. 73 …That last urine dump was the courtesy of Lovell, at about 21:40. 21:44:48…
  • p. 93 …26:23:53 C Lovell at 06 plus 53 with minus 4; Borman was minus 10…
  • p. 127 …It says: "Astronauts Borman and Lovell report all is well aboard their Gemini VII." You know…
  • p. 139 …08:14 C Negative, because the CM2, Jim Lovell, is going to be doing them both.
  • p. 149 …48:26:38 P Lovell dumping urine this time. Not too much of it; most of…
  • p. 167 …The signal ceased at 4:51 pm Eastern Standard Time and Sir Bernard Lovell, Observatory Director…
  • p. 169 …53:38:56 C On the S-8/D-13, Lovell missed 8 and Borman missed…
  • p. 172 …getting in preparation for a urine dump. Lovell will be dumping first. ## COASTAL SENTRY QUEBEC 55…
  • p. 184 …The headline over the Gemini VII story today says, "Lovell orbits in underwear". ## CONFIDENTIAL
  • p. 187 …68:30:03 P This is Lovell dumping urine ... 68:30:23 P There she goes…
  • p. 226 …Boreman mis sed 7 and Lovell missed 11. 75:15:41 CC Roger. 75:15:43…
  • p. 234 …Borman missed 7, Lovell missed 11 this morning. 77:34:32 CC Repeat that last again…
  • p. 240 …s approximately 1 minute. P Standing by. Lovell's going to dump urine. P There's…
  • p. 302 …Borman was -8, Lovell -7. 100:49:04 CC Roger. 100:49:06 C Okay. We…
  • p. 307 …That's right. 101:49:31 P And I will authenticate same. Lovell dumping urine. ## CONFIDENTIAL
  • p. 311 …Borman minus 11, Lovell minus 6. 103:00:16 C Borman dumping here. CANARY 112:05…
  • p. 320 …They want to discuss Lovell getting back into the suit and Borman getting out. Did you…
  • p. 330 …Does he have first of all, is he thirsty? 115:54:18 P This is Lovell…

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# CONFIDENTIAL

113:32:20	CC	Well, why don't we go ahead with this one and we'll cut out any of the rest of them for today. How's that?
113:32:25	C	That's what I'm suggesting.
113:32:26	CC	Okay.
113:32:32	CC	The next time is 116:29:00: fuel cell purge at Guaymas. D-4/D-7: 116:58:00; Sequence 424; Mode 02. At 118:07:00: you'll have a GO/NO-GO for 90-1 at Texas. MSC-12: 118:12:52; pitch 30 degrees down, yaw 0 degrees; do over west coast of Florida. 118:20:00 is an exercise period. 118:30:00 starts your eat period. At 118:55:00: use horizon scanner to control spacecraft SEF for UHF test over Carnarvon; use the adapter antenna.
113:34:21	C	Charlie, you faded on that when I got horizon scanner to control spacecraft.
113:34:29	CC	Control spacecraft SEF for UHF test over Carnarvon; use the adapter antenna. At 119:00:00: key UHF continuously until 119:10:00; voice-modulate the UHF until 119:06:00; note, that's the first 6 minutes of a 10-minute key. We realize this is in the middle of an eat period, but it's a particularly good pass for this test over Carnarvon.
113:55:26	CC	Gemini VII, Houston. Are you with me?
 CANARY
113:40:58	CC	Gemini VII, Canary CAP COM. Com check. How do you read?
113:41:06	C	Loud and clear, Canary.
113:41:07	CC	Okay. We have a PLA update for you whenever you're ready to copy.
113:41:13	P	Stand by a minute.
113:41:31	P	... update, Canary.

## CONFIDENTIAL

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