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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.
210 Cooper Conrad Cooper Conrad 7. 2 Checklist s Cooper spacecraft 2, 3 hours. As a matter o.f fact the longer we stayed •.the cooler we wi~re getting because we were just sitting back letting -- .. We really debated seriously about wait ing if the carrier had been an hour or so nearer we would have waited for a carrier pick up rather than go with the choppers. Because we wer ei in good shape in theriuand we didn't feel bad and the smells weren't bad and what little RCS fumes where in there from picking them up a t 27000 went right out . Of course we had -- let 's f ace it thotgh , we had an ideal day on the water. It was like a. mill pond out on the water. It was nice and smcoth and sunny and everything was i n good shape , witb t he space craft. I t was early in the morning and the air was about 80 degrees - air t hat it was pulling in the air craft pumping in our· suits, see. But we were in good shape. Check list . I thought our check lists were very good with a few minor things we hav e m,~ntioned CONFIDENTIAL
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