John Company

Gemini 7 Technical Debriefing, 1965

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Borman
Okay.
On :postland.1nc we just sat there.
Lovell
Wel l, we went through the check-off list. That took al1
the time.
I saw the swimmers, checked the electrical
system, that they wanted us to do for postlanding.
By
that time the swimmer had the collar up.
I couJrl see the
collar going up, and then he got the jacket on .
Borman
We ha.d good commun i cation with the swir:uner through thA.t
jack.
Lovell
Excellent communicati ons with the swimmer.
7. 7 Comfort
Borman
It gets pretty warm in that sp~cecraft. I would hate tn
spend any great deal of time in there without any F.C:i .
Lovell
I can speak as an authority on that.
7.8 Recovery Poree Personnel
Borman
We covered communications, it was excellent.
Flotation
co1Ja.r was fine, wor ked good.
7,9 F.gress
Borman
Egress was normal, just as we practiced in Galveston Day
several times. These helicopters did a fine ~oh.
I
think someone said it was about 23 minutes after we landed
that we were on our way back.
7.10 Survival Gear
Bom an
Even the underarm life pr eservers inflated this time.
Wonder of wonders.
No prob1em .