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Gemini VII Air-to-Ground Transcript Volume I: 5011500_VolumeI

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This is Volume I of III of the Gemini VII voice communications transcript, covering pages 1 to 337 and marked Confidential. It records air-to-ground, ground-to-air and on-board exchanges beginning at lift-off. Early passages cover staging, orbit insertion and stationkeeping with the booster, which the crew reports is venting heavily, and they photograph it. Later passages near 116 hours hold the crew's detailed descriptions of airglow, stars and a sunrise seen from orbit.

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“Houston”60+ pages

  • p. 4 …00:04:19 CC Gemini VII, Houston. You're GO from the ground. 00:04:21…
  • p. 5 …00:05:57 CC Gemini VII, Houston. You are GO. 00:05:59 C Roger. Thank…
  • p. 6 …00:06:34 CC Gemini VII, Houston. Your 1-Alpha time is 10 plus 29. 00…
  • p. 7 …00:08:31 CC Gemini VII, Houston. They're already cleaning off the pad. 00:08…
  • p. 8 …00:09:33 P Houston, Gemini VII. How do you read? 00:09:35 CC Loud…
  • p. 9 …00:10:07 P Houston, the ... check list is complete. 00:10:10 CC I did…
  • p. 20 # CONFIDENTIAL KANO 00:22:54 CC Gemini VII, Houston. Remoting through Kano. How do you read…
  • p. 21 …00:24:16 CC Gemini VII, Houston. We'd like you to use the crossfeed valve…
  • p. 22 …00:24:53 CC Gemini VII, Houston. Would you bring the O2, fuel cell O2 pressure…
  • p. 23 …00:26:34 CC Gemini VII, Houston. 00:26:36 C Come in, Houston. 00:26…
  • p. 25 …Do you read? 00:37:07 CC Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. Do you read through…
  • p. 27 …update ...? 00:51:44 CC Houston advises that they do not have any solution for this…
  • p. 28 …Roger. ## CANTON ISLAND 01:11:49 CC Gemini VII, Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. Do you…
  • p. 30 …TEXAS 01:31:21 CC Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. How do you read? 01:31…
  • p. 31 ## CONFIDENTIAL 01:31:32 C Loud and clear, Houston. Go ahead. 01:31:35 CC Roger…
  • p. 32 …01:35:10 CC Gemini VII, Houston. For your information, on the Fuel Cell light, we…
  • p. 33 …01:39:06 CC Gemini VII, Houston. We'd like to make a Com check with…
  • p. 34 …01:45:04 CC Gemini VII, Houston. Were these particles in addition to the booster and…
  • p. 35 01:45:29 C Houston, this is VII. 01:45:33 CC Go ahead. 01:45…
  • p. 36 …02:12:53 CC Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. How do you read? 02:12:58…
  • p. 38 …02:27:16 C Carnarvon, will you check with Houston to see if there are any…
  • p. 39 …Roger. Everything looks good on the ground. Houston will update the maneuver time and the star…
  • p. 40 …03:04:44 CC Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. How do you read? 03:05:09…
  • p. 43 …03:17:38 CC Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. 03:17…
  • p. 44 ## CONFIDENTIAL 03:26:15 CC Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. How do you read? 03:26…
  • p. 45 ## CONFIDENTIAL ## TANANARIVE 03:43:49 CC Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. 03:43:52 P Hello…
  • p. 48 …Will you assure that Houston knows about that? 04:27:28 CC I'll check on…
  • p. 49 …04:37:30 C Thank you. ## HOUSTON 04:42:32 CC Gemini VII, Gemini VII. Houston…
  • p. 50 …04:44:43 CC Gemini VII, Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. Over. 04:44:49 P…
  • p. 52 …Say again, Houston. 05:21:16 CC Gemini VII, Gemini VII, Houston. Over. 05:21:19…
  • p. 53 …Would you check with Houston? I believe they want us to do a Command Pilot ... status…
  • p. 56 ## CONFIDENTIAL TEXAS 06:16:13 CC Gemini VII, Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. We have a…
  • p. 57 …06:33:44 C How about a blood pressure? Houston wants me to give you a…
  • p. 58 …06:37:47 CC Roger. ## TANANARIVE 06:54:26 CC Gemini VII, Gemini VII, Houston CAP…
  • p. 59 …06:56:44 CC This is Houston. Roger. ## COASTAL SENTRY QUEBEC 07:18:30 CC Gemini…
  • p. 63 …Will you tell Houston that we're both catching catnaps now. We'd like to start…
  • p. 64 …13:40:29 CC Houston would like to know if you've placed your film packs…
  • p. 67 …How do you read? 20:45:53 C This is VII, Houston. Good morning. It's…
  • p. 71 …O2 position again? 20:54:52 C Houston ... six one ounces of water. 20:54:57…
  • p. 73 …CANTON 21:59:26 CC Gemini VII, Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. How do you read…
  • p. 74 …TEXAS 22:17:13 CC Gemini VII, Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. How do you read…
  • p. 75 …22:22:14 CC Gemini VII, this is Houston Surgeon. We have had 61 and 52…
  • p. 76 …22:24:59 CC Gemini VII, this is Houston Surgeon. Do you read? 22:25:04…
  • p. 77 …22:25:49 CC Gemini VII, this is Houston Surgeon. I read that the water gun…
  • p. 79 …Right? ## BERMUDA 22:29:38 CC Gemini VII, Houston. Have you turned the transponder off at…
  • p. 83 # CONFIDENTIAL ## CANTON 23:31:42 CC Gemini VII, Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. How do you…
  • p. 84 …23:53:16 CC Frank, we have an opportunity to take a picture of the Houston…
  • p. 87 # CONFIDENTIAL KANO 24:19:04 CC Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM, standing by. I'm remote…
  • p. 90 …TEXAS 25:29:53 P Hello, Houston. This is Gemini VII. ## CONFIDENTIAL
  • p. 91 # CONFIDENTIAL 25:30:03 CC This is Houston. Go ahead, Gemini VII. 25:30:07 P…
  • p. 92 …25:34:09 P Houston, Gemini VII. You were cut out for part of the transmission…
  • p. 94 …TEXAS 27:01:59 CC Gemini VII, Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. Will be standing by…
  • p. 95 27:05:14 CC This is Houston. Roger. Got that. 13.3 Borman. Is that correct…
  • p. 97 …28:37:14 CC Gemini VII, Houston Surgeon. Your cuff is full-scale. ## CONFIDENTIAL
  • p. 98 …28:40:04 C Houston, this is VII. We had a third meal at 21:40…
  • p. 99 …28:46:28 CC Gemini VII, Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. For information, I've just…
  • p. 110 …Will you tell Houston that we're both catching catnaps now and we'd like to…
  • p. 112 …TEXAS 43:09:41 CC Gemini VII, Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. How do you read…
  • p. 113 ## CONFIDENTIAL 43:09:56 CC Gemini VII, Gemini VII, Houston CAP COM. How do you read…
  • p. 115 …another chance to catch a picture of Houston. The closest approach time is 49:27:42…
MAC CONTROL NO. 115308

# (TITLE UNCLASSIFIED)

# GEMINI VII VOICE COMMUNICATIONS

# (AIR-TO-GROUND, GROUND-TO-AIR AND ON-BOARD TRANSCRIPTION)

VOLUME I of III

Pages 1-337

THIS MATERIAL CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE LAWS. TITLE 18. U.S.C. SECTION 793 AND 794. THE TRANSMISSION OR REVELATION OF WHICH IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

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