Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing, Part II, 1965

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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McDivitt
White
McDivitt
11 , 6 Radiation (D-8)
McDivitt
White
McDivitt
Okay. We didn ' t have any operational problems
with it . Did we use the voice recorder with it?
Yes , I guess we did . It should all be recorded
on the voice recorder. If not , we've got backup
times in the book. Our voice recorder was our
prime means , and our book was just a backup.
Right .
I think one time you were sleeping, and you
didn ' t get it that pass, but you got it the
second pass , didn't you?
Well , we got them logged when we did it . They
can go back and get it .
Right . Ther e were no operational problems. We
did use-the voice recorder to record the infor
mation.
11.7 Inflight Exerciser (M-3 )
McDivitt
White
McDivitt
We didn't have any stowage problems with it
besides those is associated with all the other
equipment. 'rhe outside thin rubber layer broke
on the exerciser about the end of the f irst day.
Yes . I've got a comment or two. ·
Go ahead , Ed ,
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