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This is a preliminary Part II transcript of the Gemini 5 (GT-5) flight crew debriefing, prepared by the Spacecraft Operations Branch of NASA's Flight Crew Support Division and dated September 2, 1965. It records astronauts Cooper and Conrad at the Crew Quarters, Cape Kennedy. They discuss how the spacecraft systems worked, including the platform and the OAMS thruster failures. The transcript also covers operational checks, visual sightings, experiments, training, premission planning, and medical aspects. It was originally classified Confidential.
From the source:Release of 2026-06-12 Incident: August 30 - September 2, 1965, Cape Kennedy, Florida. This document is a preliminary transcript (Part II) 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. Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper and Charles “Pete” Conrad described observing debris and “snow” and “all sorts of glittering pieces of this, that and the other thing” in the “Visual Sightings” section of the document (pages 157-220).
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152 10.0 VISUAL SIGHTINGS 10.1 Powered Flight Conrad Wel l, everything wa.s straightforward up ·.mtil Fairing Jet. We told you about the problems we had at Fairing Jet . We want to take a look 1:1.t that . Cooper I didn ' t see anything-- Conrad I did see the horizon come into view at 1:1.bout 60° . Cooper Yes, I saw it just as we began to stage 1'.>ver . I l ooked out over your window. Conrad That 's right. Right after staging in guidance ini tiate it ca.me down to about 80° on t he horizon and man , it looked great out there . Cooper And the only thing that I noticed at SEGO was a lot ·of debris. Conrad Oh, yes, it was stuff all over everywhere. About the funniest thing of all was Cooper Snow all over the whole area.. Conrad Yes, and just all sorts of glittering pieces of thi s , that and the other thing. Cooper Pieces and bits. Conrad Then a.11 these washers and goodies started floating a.round in the spacecraft, but the .. .. . 'llas the washer floating along -- Cooper That wa s three or four orbits later. He:t:'e we are ....
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