Gemini 7 Technical Debriefing, 1965

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I took the core card, and after I read the various cores for
the reentry parameters, I got the nominal IVI's, also the
bank angle updates and things of this nature, all on one
card·.
Then I went back to the other section and transposed
them in there.
:Borman
One of t he most import ant things about the checklist on
this flight was t he fact that we had them about a month
before the flight.
We used them in training, and the peopl e
responsi ble for that di d a great job, Chuck Stough and Ted
Guillory.
Lovell
That is important.
On GT-4, because of the newness of the
system, we were still rearranging cards and books just prior
to the f light.
Learning from that flight, on GT-7 we really
gained a lot by having the cards and books early in the
game so we could train with them.
Checklist cards useful ness was outstanding.
:Borman
The maps and overlays were fine.
We carried the larger
orbital display m.e.p.
I'm not really sure we needed it. It
was a little cumbersome i n the coclq)it. It was all right,
but general areas would have been just as readily available
on a small map.
When we were doing the Apollo landmarks,
particularly those with coastal features, I thought Apollo
landmark •
maps were entirely adequate.
I did not see any-
reason for photographs. If you really want photographs, the