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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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244 for regular exercise through the day--both of us used it. There was no noticeable changes in physiological condition. I think if anything, it i~ easier to use inflight than it is on the ground, und.er lg I mean. One thing I might recommend is that ii have some little better method of rolling up in maybe some kind of velcro strap fastened onto it to be able to roll the thing up into a stowage type configuration. This is one thing when you start to stow it anywhere , it tends to keep unrolling and getting all over the place. But i t worked very well--no problem. 11 . 8 Inflight Phonocardiogram (M-4) Cooper As far as I know, it functioned all right. It was just like any other sensor, it itched and was trouble some as far as another sensor~ It was not comfort able, but i t was not overly painful, but it certainly was very noticeable just like other sensors. 11 . 9 Cardiovascular Ref lex Conditioning (M-1) Cooper This worked for some 4 days on Pete. :3:e was the one that had this on. There were no procedures or operational problems--it was turned on and left on for all this period of time in whic:1. time it ran out of air and quit and the cuffs ·~ere itching him very much under his suit, and we p:,:-oceeded to get his suit • tEEot.◄ EIDEf',Tl;iill
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