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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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12 . 0 PRE-MISSION PLANNING 12.1 Mission Plan ( Trajectory) ....... .......... ...... .. .... 234 12 . 2 Flight Plan ..................... ... .. .. ............... 234 12 . 3 Spacecraft Changes ............. ... . . .................. 239 12 . 4 Mission Rule s ........... ..... ... . ....... . . . .... . ...... 240 12. 5 Experiments ........................................... 241 12 . 6 Training Activities ................. .... . . ............ 24 5 13. 0 MISSION CONTROL 13.1 GO/NO GO ' s ............. .. .............. .... ........... 249 13 . 2 PLA and CLA Updates ...................... . ............ 249 13. 3 Consumable s ............... ... ............... .. ........ 249 13.4 Flight Plan Changes ....................... .. .......... 250 13. 5 Systems ............................................... 254 14.0 TRAINING 14.1 Gemini Mission Simulator ..... . . .. ................ .. .. . 255 14. 2 LTV Simulation .................. . ...... . ........ .... .. 260 14.3 Centrifuge ...................... .. .......... . ... ...... 261 14.4 Translation and Docking Trainer ...... .. ............ ... 262 14. 5 Planetarium ..................................... .. . ... 26 3 14. 6 Systems Briefings ................................ .. ... 266 14. 7 Flight Expe rimen ts ............ ... .............. ... .... 267 14 . 8 Spacecraft Sys t ems Te s t .. . ...... ... ... . . .. .... ... .. ... 273 14 . 9 Egress Training ........................ .. ..... : .... . .. 274 14. 10 Parachute Training ................... . . ... ............ 275 14 . 11 Launch Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. . 276 14 .1 2 Network Simulation . .... . ............ . . .. . . . . . . . . . ..... 277 14. 13 Zero "G" Flight ........ . .......... ... . .. . .. . ... . ...... 278 14. 14 Flight Plan Traini ng .................... . ............. 279
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