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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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162 White McDivi t t White McDivitt Or some real technique or type of familiarity with the target . I think if you were really familiar with the area you might pick up things that we don't pick up now , but we could with a little more map study and study over above . That 's right. I think t hat the first thing, though , that you need to help you find the target is a really contrasting thing. Now the next thing is that you've got to be familiar with the target, as Ed said. Now if you have never been there on t he ground and don't know what it looks like from there, I think what you need are a few passes over the target to study it from the air, and look for it from the air,and try to pinpoint in your mind the local terrai n features and local contrasting features that will help lead you to the airfield . Because , it looks to me like it ' s easiest to find a target when you're exactly over it . Boy , you ' re right . There ' s a point when you pass over the top where everything really is clear . The big thing is either a lot of target study on
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