Gemini 7 Technical Debriefing, 1965

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Lovell
Retrofires procedure-wise was very good.
The
horizon, visual display, really is a big item.
It made all the difference in the world between
what we had before with no display and what we have
now.
As far as training goes, that is a very big item.
The Houston Simulator ought to have a visual display
as soon as possible. Retrofire reentries were all as
programmed.
Borman
We had visual at RoustonJ we just did not have the
targets.
We had the stare at night.
Lovell
We had the stars, but we had the occluding disc,
and we did not have the horizon.
Borman
Reentry on the Mission Simulator was good, a very
close approximation to what we flew in the spacecraft.
I think that was very valuable.
On GT-4, we had
only flown about two or three reentries.
We had
to go up to St. Louis to fly these.
Lovell
GT-3 and GT-4 were both that way.
Essentially what
we are saying about the Gemini Mission Simulator at
Houston is that it is the basic trainer for systems an:l
procedures.
The one at the Cape is a fine mock-up for the
final flight plan simulator. We go right through