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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.
28 Conrad Cooper Conrad Cooper Conrad Cooper Conrad Cooper Conrad Cooper Conrad Cooper Hey, that's another i nteresting point. They're not very close on pulse. Pulse is a ... • Pulse is more of a thump . That 's the one sound that does sound like you ' d expect a rocket engine to sound . Here ' s a sound just about like this : (knock) Yes , it very definitely sounds like a knock . There is no "shhh" or roar, just a little thud. You can hear it just like somebody knccking at the back of the spacecraft . You can hear it go "tap tap, tap , tap, tap, tap," Really, the simulator doesn I t sound tl:.e right way. It ' s a general enough nature and it tl::.e same type manner Yes, it is close enough to give you a good cue. The platform mode for instance , you krow, when i t goes shh, shh, shh, shh ... did the same thing i n the spacecraft except it was all in one thump and swooshes when it was constantly firing the thrusters it sounded like the swish. The air-to- ground communications I thought was excellent the whol e time. I didn't find anythi ng ,
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