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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

## HAWAII

25:13:15 CC Gemini VII, Hawaii CAP COM.

25:13:18 C This is VII. Go ahead.

25:13:21 CC How are you doing up there this morning?

25:13:26 C Looking great! Looking great!

25:13:33 CC Okay. We're showing you GO here on the ground. Do you want to copy this flight plan update at this time?

25:13:43 P This is VII. Ready to copy, and also, would you confirm the yaw instructions to the S-8/D-13?

25:13:51 CC Okay. The yaw instructions for S-8/D-13: yaw 13 left.

25:14:01 P Roger. Understand. 13 degrees left. Thank you.

25:14:09 P Go ahead.

25:14:11 CC MSC-12: Time, 27:00:39; Sequence 01; pitch 30 degrees down, yaw 0 degrees. D-4/D-7: 27:00:39; Sequence 419; Mode 02; concurrent with MSC-12; Mode - correction - Sequence 421; Mode 02; same remarks; Sequence 422; Mode 02; same remarks. D-4/D-7: 27:14:00; equipment off. MSC-2 and 3: 27:15:00; Sequence 02; off at 42:00:00. D-5: 27:15:00; Sequence 01. At 28:37:00: crew status report, Command Pilot. At 28:44:00: purge fuel cells over Canaveral. MSC-2 and 3: 29:00:00; Sequence 03; stop at 29:20:00. The rest of these are S-8 - correction - next one is S-8/D-13: 29:42:00; Sequence 03. At 29:57:00: crew status report on the Pilot at Hawaii. At 31:33:00: you'll have a planned landing area update. At 31:55:00: radar transponder on. At 32:05:00: purge fuel cells at the RKV. At 32:05:00: radar transponder off; it will be end-of-pass. And I have a correction when you're ready.

25:18:10 P This is Gemini VII. Have copied. Say again.

CONFIDENTIAL

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