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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.
“Mission Control”5 pages
106 McDivitt White McDivitt White McDivitt White McDivitt White McDivitt White Now. You ought to take it out, throw it away , and leave a hole in the instrument panel . But honestly, what I do think ought to go up t here , is a good digital clock readout . I don ' t think an analog clock in that position would do you any good though. They both have a high degree of parallax . Yes, the parallax would make it usel ess . I think if it goes in there it ought to be digital . Yes, a one- second clock. I ' m not really sure that we're going to get a digital clock in because of the complexity and the weight and all that jazz. Let ' s talk about the clocks right now , Jim. Okay, let ' s talk about the clocks . I 'll hit mine and then you hit yours and then there should be a conclusion that we could come to . Very good . I think the clock on my side is unsatisfactory. I wouldn ' t recommend flying it on another flight . It's difficult to read . There are two hands going aroun~ keeping track of minute~ and some- t ~ ou read the wro~ minute hand. The one Q ~,FtDEf>ffl~~-
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