This is Gemini Control, Houston at 5 hours, 34 minutes into the flight of Gemini 8. The Agena currently showing 7 hours and 15 minutes of flight. Still no word from our crew members. All eyes here in the control center glued to our big displays and every ear listening for the first word. John Hodge now in contact with the flight controller on the CSQ. He has advised him we have no special instructions for the ship. Of course, we would like to hear as soon as possible what their status is as soon as CSQ acquires. That acquisition should come about 5 minutes from now. This is Gemini Control, Houston.

This is Gemini Control, Houston; 5 hours, 39 minutes into the flight. Flight Director John Hodge has advised the Coastal Sentry Quebec controller that he would like the range and range rate read out at approximately 30-second intervals when the CSQ acquires the two vehicles, which they should within a very few seconds. About five minutes from now, then; the Gemini 8 spacecraft will go into its Terminal Phase Final maneuver, which is programmed for 5 hours, 45 minutes, 37 seconds into the flight. This calls for a burn of 39.8 feet per second. And it will leave onboard some 458 pounds of fuel, according to our estimates here, which are based on telemetry.

Momentarily, we should have acquisition by the CSQ. Dick Gordon who backed up Dave Scott in the Gemini 8 preparations as the pilot crew member, has taken a station right on top of the Flight Director's console. He has occupied it for about the past two hours, keeping a very close plot with the values that Dave Scott called out earlier.

The Coastal Sentry Quebec controller advises they show a range of about 38,000 feet. They did acquire telemetry solid about 60 seconds ago.

The Coastal Sentry Quebec controller just advised the Gemini 8 spacecraft that they had nothing for them. They were standing by. This brought an acknowledgement from Neil Armstrong. And he said that they'd be back to them later.

The Coastal Sentry Quebec advises the range is now about 14,000 feet. And as soon as several people in this Control Center heard that reading their thumbs went up indicating that things were going along very well.

Another range reading, about 12,000 - 12,100 feet.

All these values are coming from the ground station there at the Coastal Sentry Quebec. Five minutes [means hours] and 44 minutes. Range now quoted at 10,800 feet.

We're coming up on the Terminal Phase Final maneuver. John Hodge has just quered CSQ for another range reading.

CSQ advises the range is now about 7,500 feet.

Range now 6,800 feet. We have an exceptionally clear signal, voice signal from the CSQ today.

Range now 6,100 feet.

A new range reading at 5,700 feet. The big question now is whether the distance will be closed while we're still within the Coastal Sentry Quebec range of acquisition. I would estimate we've probably got another two minutes. The next station, of course would be Hawaii. That station to acquire at 5 hours, 58 minutes into the flight. Some 10 minutes from now.

And now we have another reading on range of 4,900 feet. And expect to lose signal any second. The pilots have not had any voice conversation with CSQ during this pass but that is understandable, since they are both very busy fellows at this Terminal Phase.

CSQ now advises they have lost signal with the spacecraft. Their last range reading at loss of signal was 2,100 feet, 2,100 feet from the Agena, All systems aboard both the Agena and the spacecraft performing very nicely. We should reacquire the spacecraft in perhaps 8 minutes from Hawaii and will be back to you at that time. This is Gemini Control, Houston.

This is Gemini Control, Houston... [pause] and there is the word we have been waiting for. I paused because just as I opened the announcement, Hawaii called them. Neil Armstrong came back that we are station keeping, we are about 150 feet apart. 150 feet apart in their presently, perhaps 1,000 west of Hawaii. A minute or two ago, Jim Lovell attempted to raise the spacecraft through the Range Tracker, a ship parked 1,500 west of Hawaii. We could barely hear Neil acknowledging the call and could not read his voice, It is quite clear now and all he has said in response to the Hawaii Capsule Communicator's question: "How is it going?". "We are 150 feet apart and station-keeping." They should advise any minute about their docking plans as to when we can expect that to occur.