Gemini 7 Technical Debriefing, 1965

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Borman
We'll have to see.
We don't have readings on that .
Lovell
Okay, because I'm sure we did more than 20 degrees.
:Borman
Then I t hrew the motor valves back open age.in on the thrus­
ters, and that seemed to stop it. So I left them open a
while and finally turned them on again and it stopped, and
it settled out, and it was pretty smooth on the drogue. As
a matter of fact, when we got dow to ma.in chute, it we.a
steady as a rock on the drogue.
Lovell
Yes.
6.7 35K Checklist
Borman
I turned off the RCS motor valves a.nd blipped t he thrusters
to clear the lines between 30,000 feet to 26,000 feet. And
Jim then opened--The 40K ba.rostat worked fine.
6.8 Communicatiol_!!!
Borman
And we gave the reentry status report. I 'm not sure th&t
Houston heard it, but we told them the drogue was all risht
and okay.
6.9 26K Checklist
Borman
Jim, at 26,000 feet you opened the vent air snorkel