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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.
49 McDivitt White McDivitt White McDivitt I didn't have any comment on that. Neither did I. It seemed to be doing a good job . I felt the cabin vent valve was set lower than I had thought it was going to be . I thought it was supposed to be set up around 5.7. I'd like to know if it was cha.l'lged in tentionally. The manual vent valve worked fine. When we wanted to vent the cabin, it vented. The cabin repressurization valve worked fine . I was very happy to see how well it worked also with my chest pack. Any comment on that? No, I don ' t think so . I don't think the cabin repressurized or overpressurized when we were trying to vent it. Since you were repres surizing it and venting it at the same time, I think the vent valve actually overcame the repressurization,which is a good thing if you're trying to vent it, and it is not a good thing if you're trying to keep it from venting. Going back a little farther to my other state ment, in case that vent valve sticks open
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