Gemini 7 Technical Debriefing, 1965

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00,21. So when we reached this limit and we were in darkness,
I ~~nt ahead and separated, thrustil:lg dawn.
Lovell
We actually separated earlier than 00: 25. We actv.ally separa­
ted at 00:-21.
:Borman
That is right.
So we separated because we were in da.rlmess
and because we had reached the limit on fuel.
We had been
in darlmess for awhile. One thing I did notice was that the
docking light was not particularly helpful on that stage of
the business. I guess it is because we were not close
enough to the booster.
Lovell
We tried but the docking light just did not work.
:Borman
I suppose because,a.gain,we were looking at a lighted horizon
with the docking light, and it did not work as well as it
did later on with Spacecraft b, The booster measurements
went off.
We got
indications on the needle ,on the measure­
ment needle ..
Lovell
The recorder did not get on until 27 minutes.
That is a
guess. I am not too sure, but as I understand it, they had
live transmissi ons up until th.at time, to Bermuda, 8Jld An­
t i gua., wherever it is, so we were okay there.
Borman
The booster measurements were normal.
Again, the simulator
was perfect for that. The lights. Jim McDivitt had made
some comment about not being able to judge distance because