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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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306 Whi te I agree with you . I think we ' ve got a good operational procedure of bracing your head on your arm up against the window--a satisfactory procedure for this . 6.11 Postmain Checklist Items White McDivitt White McDivitt White We took the blood pressure on the main chute , too. I went through what I call the reinforcement items on the checklist t hat I wanted to get off right away , and t hen I sat back and pumped off another blood pr essure . About this time you were making your calls to the recovery force. Right . I started calling the recovery forces as F,d was taking his blood pressure. We got some response from Omnibus right away .· Good old Omnibus . Yes. And we went right on down. We stowed the D-ring covers . We stowed the D-ring cover s between deploying the main chute and going to two-point, just as we had planned . We didn ' t want the D- ring to flop around there, and once you go to two- point it's too late to eject anyway . I call ed Jim to unstow his D-ring at 35 000 feet and he took his out at that time. I pulled his €Ot<IFIBEt<ITIAt
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