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This is a preliminary transcript of the Gemini V (GT-5) flight crew debriefing, prepared by NASA's Spacecraft Operations Branch, Flight Crew Support Division, and dated September 1, 1965. It records Cooper and Conrad's operational account from the debriefing held August 30 to September 1, 1965 at Cape Kennedy. Topics include countdown, window fogging, POGO vibration, fairing jettison debris, radio loss, reentry and recovery. Visual sightings are left for a later part of the debriefing.
From the source:Release of 2026-06-12 Incident: August 2 - September 2, 1965, Cape Kennedy, Florida. This document is a preliminary transcript (Part I) derived from voice recordings of the Gemini 5 flight crew technical debriefing. NASA conducted this debriefing between August 30, 1965, and September 2, 1965, at the Crew Quarters, Cape Kennedy, Florida.
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104 Cooper Conrad Cooper Conrad Cooper Conrad Cooper Conrad Cooper Conrad Cooper Conrad FCSD rep Conrad We had a full day this day , Let ' s see- at 3 hours-- day 3 , 15 hours , ]3 minutes we had D- 6 134, ,:, When was this? 3:05:13:51 Yes, That was a 134--that was the ship and we didn't see it . Yes--that was the weather. Yes--I have "no joy for sunlight here," OK then we had a D- 4 at 15: 59 , Right 409 and 410b and we got them both done . We got both of those. We had a platform aline at 16::.5 :00. And a medical pass - right - pl atform aline . What was that--the computer waE: off by 240 miles? Yes . Their computations were calling for 240 short based on what waE put into it . That ' s right--that 1 s just what happened and we were trying to fly short . CQNEJD;l»TI~ •
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