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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.
19 2·. 2 White Roll Program McDivitt White McDivitt White 2. 3 McDivitt White Pitch Program McDivitt White things go. I agree with you. I knew we weren ' t going to hold it when that lift-off went. Roll program came in at ten seconds just like it was supposed to. I t was smooth, and it was just the way it was planned, on at ten seconds and went out at twenty seconds. Could you see it roll out the window? You can see everything out the window, I think. You can probably tell by the way the sun rays are moving, can't you? Yes, by change in lighting. The right seat has a better view. You have to watch the guages so closely. I didn ' t even look out the window. I know you didn't. Pitch program started just like it was supposed to, at twenty three seconds. Pitched over the proper amount, the pitch needles looked like they were hanging in there all the way. You could see the booster pitch definitely, and that was mainly due to a change in the lighting.
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