Gemini 7 Technical Debriefing, 1965

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Sun measurement was done.
That was a real interesting
one, because in order to get the Sun, we had to put
up t he polaroid lights, and wear sun glasses, and
then poi nt at it.
Lovell
Hot Earth Measurement s: we had that bi g fire in North
Africa that was there all the time. That was a t arget
of opportunity.
We got Hot Earth Measurements of
thi s f i re in Nor t;h Africa.
Borman
The t ape recorder was used properly.
Voice recorder
usage was adequat;e.
Flight cont rol procedure: the only time we had to do anything
a t; all different was to go to DIRECT t o pickup that
reentry vehi cle.
The rest of the t ime it was a very
well organized, well bri efed, well t rained, and I
thought a well-run experiment.
Lovell
That i s r i ght.
I thought i t was quite a bit of data
and work to do in that experiment.
Borman
As a matter of fac t , I t hink the equipment on these
represented about 3½ million dollars.
So it was a
pretty hefty piece of equipment .
11. 2 Star Occulation Meaw,_e~e.~-t. _(~})
Borman
Now we go from the sublime to the ridiculous. The star
occulation measurement D-5.
The equipment