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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.
11 the horizon, and the attitude remained constant a.nd the rates were so minimal you could not even pick them up. I noticed no transients, we experienced no·•·•••••~•• as far as I know that was discernible. Lovell Did you try to damp out the.. Borman There was nothing to damp out. Lovell Okay. :Borman In fact, I did not use the thrusters at all for that. I t just sat there. 3.2 SECO pl us 30 seconds Lovell I have the IVI readings on a. ca.rd. Do you have those- cards that we took off? :Borman Yes. Lovell I am sorry. We did not get forward-aft, left-right, u.p or down because they were so quick, and I was trying to get the camera. But it was 17 1n the fore and a.ft wmdow, 13 in the left-right, and up and down was 20. Borman What do you mean. you did not get them? They a.re there. Lovell No, I did not know a.ft or forwa.rd, or left or right, or up or down. :Borman Oh, I see. Lovell I just saw th&t they were so small tha.t I just wrote down the numbers as a ...
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