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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.
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170 McDivitt White McDivitt Some conclusions that I had were: 1. I didn ' t notice any extremely hot temperatures on the outside of the spacecraft . I a l so didn ' t co~tact surfaces for any period of time to tra~sfer much in the way of a hea~ load to any part of my suit including the gloYes . 2. There I s a de.fi·-iite req-.ii rement for som(3 type of hand holds outside the spacecraft . 3. We should think a little more o~ where we want to operate during EVA and where to attach the tether . The tether was not attached at a po.int that wo·.1ld provide me the capability to operate in the area that I wanted to . You coul dn't get to the nose. It p.i:-ovided great operatio~ for directly above. Straight above. I just don ' t know how you would get the thing out there . You would have to run it along the spacecraft , then attach it somewhere at thfi " front . It would preclude operations in other areas. You would either have to accept ,,,here we a.re going to operate or-- .
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