Gemini 7 Technical Debriefing, 1965

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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11.9 Cardiovascular reflex conditions (M-1)
Lovell Got that started at, I think it is 3 hours and 8 minutes,
or something like that .
At 2:39, I turned on the M-1 experiment.
Borman Okay. Procedures and operational problems. We had the
hose coming all the way across your whole lap to get
into your right l eg when it should have been put in the
left leg.
Lovell That is right .
Borman Periods of operation. The thing was operating continuously
for 14 days. And I might point out it is a pain in the
neck. Because of the clanking noise. Even though it
seemed you would get used to it; many times just as we
were about to drop off to sleep that thing woul d clank,
and wake you up. The only reason we did not turn it off
at sleep
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