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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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Conrad Cooper Cooper Conrad Cooper Conrad Cooper Conrad Cooper Conrad Cooper Conrad Cooper 113 Yeah. That was the straw that broke the camel's back--we didn't do . Did MSC- 1, day 4, 5 hours and something to .6 hours and something. Let ' s see-- then on down to day 4 , 11 hours and 5 minutes Powered up. Then it ' s powered up platform, had a medical data pass , 11 hours and 25 minutes aligned SEF--11 hours and 40, powered up the rate gyro and computer on--11 :51 bio-med recorder number 1 off, number 2 on. That was half way through the flight . 11 : 55:55 we had a D- 6, the recovery ship, and that wa$ ~he one we saw. No , we didn ' t get it . I got no joy on that one . OK . We got them the next time around I think. 11 : 55:55 , 134 sequence zero A. Yeah, we got them the next rev . OK . Conrad OK--I 1ve got the D- 6 at 12:24:02 was done-
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