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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.
# CONFIDENTIAL KANO 24:19:04 CC Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM, standing by. I'm remote through Kano. 24:19:07 C We're working D-5 right now. 24:19:09 CC Right. 24:29:52 P Houston, Gemini VII. 24:29:57 CC This is Houston. Go ahead, Gemini VII. 24:29:59 C This ... D-5 ... will not change from RED to GREEN. It's GREEN all the time. Ask him if he has any instructions. 24:30:11 CC This is Houston, Gemini VII. We're not reading you very clearly. Would you say again, slowly? 24:30:18 C Roger. The D-5 reticle on here will not change from RED to GREEN. The reticle is GREEN all the time. Is there any position you want us to use for calibrating reel? 24:30:32 CC Roger. Stand by. 24:30:54 CC Gemini VII, Houston. We are working on it. We'll probably not have an answer quickly. 24:31:07 CC Gemini VII, did you read me? 24:31:16 CC Gemini VII, Houston. Do you read? 24:31:30 CC Gemini VII, Houston. Do you read? 24:31:33 P Go ahead, Houston. Gemini VII. 24:31:35 CC Roger. We understand your D-5 reticle is GREEN all the time. We are working on the problem. We do not expect to have an answer quickly. 24:31:53 CC Did you copy, VII? 24:32:16 CC Gemini VII, Gemini VII, do you read Houston? 24:32:19 C Roger. Read you loud and clear. Go on.
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