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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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6 2.7 Wind shear Borman Wind s hear. I did not notice any. Lovell I did not notice a:ny wind shear either. Borman You could not see any on you attitude gauges either, could you? Lovell No, that is what I mean. Borman The atti tude gauges stayed pegged. Right? Lovell They stayed nulled throughout the entire flight. I was a.ma.zed a t the accuracy with which the RGS was following the IGS program. 2.8 DCS Updates Lovell Ca.me through on schedule . Borman No problem? Lovell No trouble. Borman Have any trouble punching the light ? Lovell After the second upda.te, about 2:23 ,the g 1 s are too ~igh to let you punch off the l ight. So , you have to wai t for staging, and t hen punch the l ight. 2.9 Engine 1 Operation Borman Engine 1 operation, I thought, was norma.l. But I did noti ce a s l ight hint of a POGO a.round a.bout, I would esti mate, two minutes. The slightest, faintest hint. I do not think J im even noticed it.
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