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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.
Ot her Orbital Opera tions ..... ~86 Preretro Preparations ... ......... ..... 250 5 .0 6. 0 1.0 REI'ROFIRE 5.1 5. 2 5. 3 5.4 5. 5 5. 6 5. 7 5 . 8 5. 9 T - 36 Events ... . ~ - 22 Events .. . :5:i- 13 Events :5:i- 12 Event s ... . !R- 5 Events .. . ........ . ~R: 1 ~eennttss • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • iir.: 0 .c, v •••••••••••••••••••• Ret r opack Jettison ........... . Communicat i ons ... . ........... . REENTRY 6. 1 Reentr y Parameter Update 6. 2 400 K .................. . 6. 3 0. 4 g ................ . 6.4 Accelera tion Profile 6. 5 Spacecraft Contr ol ........ . 6. 6 100 000 Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 6. 7 50 000 Feet ............. . 6. 8 Main Chute Deployment . . 6. 9 CommUJ1ications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6.1 0 Singl e- Point Rel ease .... 6. 11 Pos t main Checkli st Items LANDI NG AND REDOVERY 7.1 7. 2 7. 3 7.4 7. 5 7.6 7. 7 7. 8 7.9 7. 10 7. 11 Impact ...... . Checklists Communi ca tions ... . . ............ 259 . ... 260 ... 260 .. 26 1 . ... 265 .... 270 .... 273 . ... 280 .••• 281 .•••• 282 . .... 282 . . .. 284 ..... 290 .... 296 ...... 296 .. •.. 299 . ...... 302 . .... 303 . ........... . .... 305 ......... ·•....... 306 ... 310 .. 313 ... 314 Systems Configuration ..................... 316 Spacecraft Sta tus ...... . .... . . ............ 320 Post- Landing Activiti es ..... . . ............... 325 C·omfort ............... . . .. . .. .... ... 325 Recovery For ce Personnel .. 326 Egress ......... . .. . . . 327 Survival Gear ..... . ...• 328 Crew Pi ckup ......... . . ....... 328
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