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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.
“Frank Borman”10 pages
10 :::action 2 delta Plight did not go out a.nd it was ••• Lovell No, J:ection 1 went on and out again during the £light. It went out at, I think it went out at SECO. Borman That is right. Lovell But 'Section 2 came on and we saw that one £or the next 14 days. 2.20 Acceleration Borman Acceleration during stage 2 was right on the money, right on the program. I read of£, I think i t was about six a.nd a I half g a maximum. We read this off after SECO. 2.21 Fairing Jettison Borman Fairing Jettison, I did not even hear it. I was concentra ting on the horizon , trying to get set for turning around. Jim j ettisoned the fairing and punched the Spacecraft SEP. I did not see a.nything or hear a.nything. Lovell I saw debris and heard it and had a definite knowledge that a squib had gone off. There had been an explosion. 3.0 INSERTION 3.1 Post SECO Borman Maneuver controller was easy to reach. I had it out, and there was no problem. It came out and was ready to go. Attitudes and rates, there were none. The thing was as solid a.a a rock as far as I could determine. I was watching
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