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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.
40 White McDivitt White McDivitt White McDivitt White 3omewhere. I think you could . You could stow it beside you in the seat . I think we over- emphasize the neces sity , particularly for ejection, of having to have everything stowed when you are only ejecting up to 12 000 feet and at very slow speeds. We certainly have a heck of a lot more working against us in our airplanes we ' re flying around . That's right . I agree with you . I ' m just saying this philosophy of being completely prepared to reenter during that first orbit is in conflict with doing this kind of stuff in the first orbit, too. We ought to get some of this, though. I think we are missing things . I would have really-- Yes, I think so. We could have really had some beautiful pictures of that booster when we were close to it. I also want to comment a little bit on the booster itsel f . I looked as closely as I could at the nozzle skirt and the aft end of the booster , and I saw no damage whatsoever. No, neither did I from our vantage point . As far as I could see the nozzle skirt was com- ,CO I>~ 11;) El>fftAL
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