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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.
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132 White McDivitt White McDivitt White McDivitt White C~MFIDE~~TIAb about sealed up when I noticed this thing float ing around inthe spacecraft. I had to push it back down in there . When I cut it, I got the stuff on me and a little bit around . The two that I broke , that were contained inside the plastic bag, seemed to work all r i ght . On the whole I was satisfactorily pleased with the defecation bags. I felt also that the liquid was easy to work into it. I think that ' s a satisfactory system. You really have that knack of kneeing . One thing, it is just like oleomargarine was -- . Ha, ha! A little different in coloL Ha, ha! One thing t hat I want to comment on was the toilet paper with the darn wax job. I did not think the toilet paper was satisfactory. It had a waxy back so that it was like the back side of a Sears Roebuck Catalog. That was not the side you were supposed to use. I know it but the other side had such a small amount of absorbency. This is why you always used so darn much paper J im McDivit~ Ha , ha!
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