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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.
5 . 0 RETROFIRE 5. 1 5. 2 5 . 3 5,4 5.5 5 . 6 !R- 36 Events.. ~R- 256 Events . ~ - 1 Events . .. . 1R- O Events . .. . Retropack Jettison . Communications . 6 .0 REENTRY 6 . 1 6 . 2 6.3 6 . 4 6.5 6 . 6 6 . 7 6. 8 6 , 9 6. 10 6 . 11 6. 12 400 K . . . . . . . Acceleration profile . Spacecr aft control . 100 000 Feet . . 50 000 Feet .... 35 000 checklist items . Commtmi cati ons . . . 10 . 6K barostat . . . . Main chute deployment Single point release . Blood pressure measurements Postmain checklist items . 7. 0 LANDING AND RECOVERY 7. 1 Impact. . . . 7 , 2 Checklists . . 7.3 Communications . 7.4 Systems Configuration . 7 , 5 Spacecraft Status . . 7. 6 Post- Landing Activities 7, 7 Comfort . . . . . .. 7. 8 Recovery Force Personnel . 7 . 9 Egress . . 7 . 10 Survival Gear 7. 11 Crew Pickup Page Number .168 . 172 . 173 . . 174 . 182 . 183 . 194 . 196 .197 . 197 . 198 . 202 . 202 . 202 . 203 . 204 .. 204 . 205 .206 . . 210 . 211 . 211 . 212 . 213 . 214 . 214 . 214 . 215 . 215
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Official release, from the pursue collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 223 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.