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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.
84 White McDivitt White McDivitt White McDivitt White McD.ivitt McDivitt White McDivitt OONFIDEN I I.A:L pressure , Ed? Yes . You did ta!<e the blood pressure . I think I did. I had it out . I don ' t know whether they asked for it or not . Okay. I don 1 t remember on that . Okey . We got the ~antity Read off . I guess we got a t.ime hack so:newhere in there . They called up I believe. I remember them calling the Quantity Read- Off, and I t urned it 0?~'. That's right. Then it says at one hour we were supposed to W1stow and assemble the maneuvering unit in its 16 m:n mount. I don ' t think we had that stuff out by then , did we? No. You see , this whole flight plan was based on me being able to track the booster witho~t using any thrust , a~d essentially having the space craft stationary near the booster, without any maneuvering at all , where the station keeping was a matter of just looking out at the thing and co:1.trolling your attitude with pulse .
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