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This is a preliminary transcript of Part II of the Gemini 4 (GT-4) flight crew debriefing, prepared by NASA's Spacecraft Operations Branch, Flight Crew Support Division, and dated June 18, 1965. The debriefing began aboard the recovery ship USS Wasp and ended at the Manned Spacecraft Center. In it, astronauts McDivitt and White discuss how the spacecraft systems performed, including the platform, OAMS, RCS and control modes. They also cover operational checks, visual sightings, experiments, mission planning and training, and give recommendations for future crews.
From the source:Release of 2026-06-12 Incident: 6/9/65, North Atlantic Ocean. This document is a preliminary transcript (Part II) derived from voice recordings of the Gemini 4 flight crew debriefing taken aboard the recovery ship, USS Wasp, on June 9, 1965. Part II of this document contains the “Visual Sightings” section of the debriefing (pages 196-224), where astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White describe their observations while aboard the spacecraft.
96 White McDivitt White McDivitt White McDivitt that. I almost had a heart attack when I saw that thing go down because it would have messed up the whole time reference system . I thought the switches and circuit breaker panels were very good . I have no complaint about it. I think that's a well designed cockpit. The mirrors were fine and the swizzle stick was a real life saver . I can't reach the circuit breakers and switches over on the right-hand side unless I use the swizzle stick. I had to do a lot of switching when Ed was sleeping. This swizzle stick was the real answer. I 've been always telling you to get some long arms . H~, ha! I didn ' t use the swizzle stick very much . Yes, but you don't have to reach over and get those switches all on the left-hand side . I found the swizzle stick was quite useful for unstowing items out, of the center stowage box. That ' s right . It was really good there. I used that every time when I unstowed. It ' s a good piece of equipment . Okay , lighting- do .you want to ~ ~ ting, Ed? GiQ.f>.~tfit~
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