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Test Card for Inflight Vision Test from Gemini VII

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  • A small rectangular yellow card incased between two pieces of clear plastic. The area at the top of the card denoting the pilot name is marked with a B, presumably for Frank Borman. The rest of the card has different numbers recorded related to different optical measurements.
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    This small yellow card, now placed in a commemorative presentation, was used by astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell during the Gemini VII mission to record their results from the inflight vision test experiment. The first part of the S-8/D-13 experiment required astronauts to insert this card into the vision tester, look into the device, and record their results on the card before looking out the window of the spacecraft at specific locations. In the early days of long duration spaceflight, researchers wanted to determine what effects if any the weightless environment had on different bodily functions such as vision.

  • A small rectangular yellow card incased between two pieces of clear plastic. The area at the top of the card denoting the pilot name is marked with a B, presumably for Frank Borman. The rest of the card has different numbers recorded related to different optical measurements.

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