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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.
“Mission Control”5 pages
81 White McDivitt White McDivitt White talk to him. I don't know where on the VCC you ' d mount it. I think they can solve that problem pretty well. It might not be in that manner but I think they can solve it so you've got it definitely on or off. That's right. T.hey need a simple way of disconnect ing the man from the c©mmunicat i ons center wi thout disconnecting his-- I'd say that this was a very unsatisfactory con dition. When we finally went to get some rest, we disconnected the communications cord at the hel met. I think this is an extremely unsatisfactory mode. If we should go pressurized at any time and have to pressurize our suits , we 'd just lose communications between each other. This would be a very, very unsatisfactory situation. I believe that this should be corrected prior to the next flight. The .Jieacon Control, Adapter and l:\eentry- no comment, Those were all right. Yes, that was excellent. The TM control transmitter and antenna--I don't '. have any comments on them. McDivitt No, they were pretty well designed, I thought. - • · '5Q ►+F •9~~.W.,1,--+
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