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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.
33 McDivitt White McDivitt White McDivitt back in, and also right at the end we had, in pitch, a little bit of a pitch-down needle indi cation which increased to no more than about a degree at booster shutdown. You got about a degree,then,on shut down? Just about a degree. Yes. I kept glancing over to see how you were doing, They were always right near the center for me. Yeah. Right near the end they trailed do,.m just a little bit. I 'd be interested to see what the ground thought on t his. Yes. You'll have to go over and look. I'm sure they have them. €6Nft[:)ENTI.AL
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