Gemini 7 Technical Debriefing, 1965

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Lovell
The windows were heated previously as a result of 51s pro­
bl ems, and our windows, I t hought , were perfectly clean.
Didn 1 t you?
Borm8J'l
Right.
1.9 Crew Stati on Control s a.nd Displays
Lovel l
No comment .
Exactly how we had pl anned it for months.
Borma.n
Exactly the way that we had seen it, and no probl ems.
2.0 POWERED FLIGHT
2.1 Liftoff Cues
Borman
Stoney came in loud e.nd cl ea.r, counting the countdown.
Lovell
Cs.me in loud and cl ear.
:Borman
We lmew exactly when i t was, and I for one had absolutely
no question in my mind when we lifted off. It felt like I
had been t ied back, a.nd someone cut the string a.nd there
was a slow but definite acceleration at lift-off.
Lovell
I thought you could just about put 01P COMM, V1bration, and
noise together, because the motion, vibration, and noise all
contributed to a definite knowledge that you were going
somepl ace.
Borman
In other words, what you are saying is that you had no pro­
blems determining lift-off.
Lovell
No, it went.
Borma.n
Okay vibration wa.s nominal during l ift-off. Again, perhaps