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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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298 .. unhazardous occupation. .. 14 . 12 Launch Simulati on Cooper Launch simulation, I thought they were very worth while and I think launch sims that we :~ave with the whol e, with MCC tied in, are extremely worthwhile. 14. 13 Network Simul at i on Cooper I think net sims are worthwhi l e . 14 . 14 Reentry Simulat ions Cooper I think the reentry sims we had were ~1valuable. In fact, I would sort of l iked to have had a few more reentry sims. Conrad Yes. 14 , 15 Simul ated Network Simul ations Cooper Sims, net sims. I thought were- Conrad They were invaluable on the REP. Cooper They were good for the REP, Conrad I think we got something out of the l aunch sims , too, a l though that exercise is more fo:~ on the ground , Cooper Yes, the launch sims had diminishing r1~turns--i t took us a l ong time to cover the grouncl that we shoul d have covered, Conrad I think it stayed with the crew and wao worthwhile just to get you pl ugged in to the neg ngain and get to hear some of the thing'f! you ' re going to actually ~•Ptf;)tNTfrA.Le .
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