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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).
27 Cooper We were using it for Attitude Hold and for getting pictures and to get through the day side . Conrad Oh Yes. We never used Rate Command except for the maneuver burns. Cooper We were tracking the missile using Diredt. get on it in a rush so I went to Direct . Had to Conrad Cooper I questioned propellant quantity prior to lift- off. It was 87 percent at lift- off, I thought we were supposed to be 100 percent on the gage at lift- off . I thought we had propellant quantity loaded to the maximum? Well, they said we were about 50 pounds under . Conrad Yes, they said we had about 50 pounds less fuel than we were supposed to have. Cooper We asked them about this before we l ifted off, Cooper At about 4 or 5 minutes before lift- off, them about this. we asked Conrad We got a "We ' re checking" and that's the last we heard from it. And off we went .
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