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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.
26 McDivitt White White McDivitt White McDivitt White easier than I had thought I ' d ever be able to . It turned out t ra t I was able to get into that box ea sier while in orbit, by far, t han-- It ' s a rubber covered box. It's a rubber covered box on the right hand side . I think that box does have the capability of s tow ing refuse in it and stowi ng some things prior to l aunch in it , too . Did you try that box during flight , Jim? Yes , I did. I didn ' t find it easy to get into . I thought the things we had stowed in it wer e real good things--items that we didn ' t need at all in flight and possibly might not need-- I used all four defecation bags that I h~d on my side . I used them up during flight . In fact , you used one of them. That ' s right , we did have a bag of those defeca tion bags out . It just happened to be over on my side where you could get to it. You were asleep. I had to get them or wake you up . I pres sure- checked rey suit . I checked it at 8 . 5 and it bled down several tenths of a psi . I was satisfied with the pr es sure-holding of rey suit .
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