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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.
137 White McDivitt White McDivitt White McDivitt White McDivitt White I could have had that everyday. Ed doesn't even like bacon . I could have had that kind of bacon . That was kind of a smoked bacon . It really was. good . When I ate it, I got to thinking that I don ' t understand why we don't have more meats in the smoked capacity . That's what I was thinking--smoked beef and smoked barbecue . Yes, that's very good tasting,and it ' s salty . It makes you drink wate~ and drink water is what you should do. But I think we ought to look into some of this . Another comment, too , is that Jim had thrown the sausage out prior to this time and the sausage that I got was a completely different breed of eat . It was in one of those water bags . I never did get a:ny shrimp. Boy, I bet it was in that last day's meal . The sausage was pretty good. There was one thing that I didn't eat,and that was one chicken bite because it coated my mouth . I actual ly ate two or three of them .
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