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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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319 McDivitt White McDivitt White McDivitt White Anyhow, we had an extra one on, and it was stowed very neatly under a great deal of trash on the: right- hand outside stowage box; and I felt that we could more readily use the time of switching back and forth . So we switched the a eromedical adapter back and forth, and with the microdot con nector it was a pretty easy operational procedure. I don't think we missed any radio calls, and I think we got probably more blood pressures there than one every 15 minutes. Yes, we would probably get one every 5 or 6 minutes. We were back on the carrier in 45 minutes, and I'm sure we had two or three blood pressures there on the water . You even got the lightweight head-set on. That 's right. I very dutifully put the lightweight headset on with my helmet off. I felt better with my helmet off, and I think you felt better with your helmet off. I felt a lot better with my helmet on and my visor closed, because I didn't like the smell of that stench there. I was so hot over there . I felt better with it off. J3OMf10ENllAL
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