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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.
• corsiFJOEffflAL 123 couple of drawings. McDivitt I had what happened when I put all those valves in a lot different positions. You know when you compare something like that digital computer with the water management panel you certainly think the computer would be more difficult to operate . But after the million conflicting descriptions we had on the water management panel,I think we all agree that it was the worst in the spacecraft. 8 . 8 Stowage White Well, I guess I was the chief stower and unstower. McDivitt All I did was take the food out . White I thought the stowage in and out of the center stowage box was probably the easiest place to get in and out of . The boxes were easy to slide in and out and the stuff was easy to put in and out . I felt that the right-hand wing box was tough to get in and out of. Getting in to get the bags full of equipment took a little bit of time. When I got to actually stowing the refuse back in the right 'hand box, it was easy enough for me just to reach over my left shoulder and put the items in without even turning around . It was
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