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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.
15 White McDivitt White Well, if the g's are so low that-- When sun gets in your face you can't see the in strument panels because they are just too dark . The sun gets in your eyes. The point that Jim was making is towards a late-in-the-day launch, which we might have later in the program , there might be a bit of a problem of seeing the instru ments during launch. Unless they put something up, which I really don't think you want to d~ You are just going to have to put your arms up and shield the sun out and concent~ate on your in struments or you won't see them. They are just gone. There is probably a point even in an early morn ing trajectory as you start to pitch over where the sun will come right in your window and you won't be able to see your instruments unless you shield your eyes. 1,9 Crew Station Controls and Display White McDivitt I found the switches all where they were supposed to be and the cockpit all set up. So did I, except the comment I made on the water management system. They didn't have the control where it was supposed to be. At least, they had
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