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This is a preliminary transcript of the Gemini 7 technical debriefing, dated December 23, 1965, from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It was made from tape recordings of the crew debriefing held December 19 to 21, 1965 at the Crew Quarters, Cape Kennedy, Florida. In it, Frank Borman and Jim Lovell go through countdown, powered flight, insertion, station keeping with the booster, systems, experiments and training. The table of contents also lists a section on visual sightings during orbital flight.
From the source:Release of 2026-06-12 Incident: December 19-21, 1965, Cape Kennedy, Florida. This document is a preliminary transcript derived from voice recordings of the Gemini 7 flight crew debriefing conducted December 19-21, 1965, at the Crew Quarters, Cape Kennedy, Florida. Lights and flashes are mentioned and there is discussion about having proper illumination for vehicle docking. Borman and Lovell discuss celestial and terrestrial observational anomalies and note sightings of Mercury, meteors, aurora, and lightning. They also discuss not being able to see any stars once the Sun comes up.
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120 Borman Sleep periods . This is one of the areas where we really made a wise decision. We decided that we would sleep simul taneously on the regular Houston schedule. We did slide it back every day to correspond with the precession of the orbit . When we were scheduled for house-keeping and sleep, we would close up the windows. We found that the polaroid filters were not adequate t so , we cut up an aluminized food bag and placed it between the window and the polaroid shield. Then , it was really dark inside, it cut out the heat, and this left us with a real simulated night. As far as we were concerned, it was night time. We would get up the next day , go to work , and it kept us regular. It kept ue relatively on a constant type of schedule. I thought it was very , very good. Lovell We are going to have to go to that for any of the long flights , any of the lunar missions. For any of the long flights we are going to need to use a regular Houston or Cape day and not change the routine . Borman On Apollo , with three men , you probably will have to stand a watch. Lovell True. But still, you are going to have to keep from getting too irregular. I thought sleeping in zero- g was very com fortable . I slept like a log that first week. Borman Yes, I had troubles sleeping. The M-1 was the culprit. It
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