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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.
“Cairo”4 pages
this , and I had l ooked down to find Cairo. I think we had had an Apollo Landmark or D- 6 type of thing ,where we were supposed to loolc down and just acquire the target, but not actually track it or take any pictures. When we did come by, we coul d actually look down and find the city of Cairo the first time we came by. Later I found the Cairo Airfiel d , and Ed and I were discussing Cairo Airfield and Alexandria Airfield. We both had one in sight . When I picked up the Cairo Airfield(I was told to pick up the Cairo Airfield),it had all the ingredients that I think is necessary. I had seen it beforE . I knew where it was with respect to the local landmark. The local l andmarks were the Mediterranean on one side , the Red Sea on the other side , the Suez Canal connecting these two l arge bodies of water , and a river leading f rom near the Suez Canal over toward the city and the airfiel d . Then. knowing the position of the airfield with respect to these landmarks ,since I 1 d al ready seen it , I came in over North Af rica along the Mediterranean Coast with no pl atf orm on, just in Pulse Mode, no
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