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This is a preliminary transcript of Part I of the Gemini 4 (GT-4) flight crew debriefing. The Spacecraft Operations Branch of NASA's Flight Crew Support Division prepared it on June 16, 1965, from recordings of the debriefing held aboard the USS Wasp on June 9, 1965. In it, astronauts McDivitt and White describe the mission from an operational viewpoint, covering countdown, powered flight, insertion, orbital operations, reentry, landing and recovery. According to the preface, visual sightings were left for a later part.
From the source: Release of 2026-06-12 Incident: 6/9/65, North Atlantic Ocean. This document is a preliminary transcript (Part I) derived from voice recordings of the Gemini 4 flight crew debriefing taken aboard the recovery ship, USS Wasp, on June 9, 1965. Astronaut Ed White recounts seeing “sparkles” during the flight.
I /0 0Authority: DECLASSIFIEDNW 91526 f Group 4: 82 CLASSIF!CAT:ON CHANGE o____ 3 8By authori ty of--~4,...L.11.1-...___.~~L--L-....t.-e=---1 hanged by U~1:i:.~1 LDate 1973 42, / /4- PRELIMINARY GT- 4 FLIGHT CREW DEBRIEFING TRANSCRIPI' PART I Prepared By Spacecraft Operat ions Branch Flight Crew Support Division June 16 , 1965 This material contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws , Title 18 . U. S . C Section 793 and 794 , the transmission or revel a tion of which in any manner to an unaut horized person is prohi bi ted by law . Downgr ade at 3 year intervals Declassified after 12 years NOTICE: This document may be exempt from public disclosure under the Freedom of lnfor• rnation Act (5 U.S.C. 552). Requests for Its ra• lec1~e to persons outside the U. S. Government should be handled under the provisions of NASA Polley Ci r-ecti11e 1382.2, I
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