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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).
CQ t-4 F-1 DEt-4TIAL 12 . 0 PR.EMISSION PLANNING 12.1 Mission Plan (Trajectory) .. . .. .. .. ..... .. . .........255 12. 2 Flig}lt Plan .. ... .. ... ... . ..... . . ..... .. . . . .... . .... 255 12.3 Spac ecraft Changes . . .. .. ..... . ... .. .... ... . . .. .... . 255 12.4 Mission Rules . . .... . . . ..... ........... .. ...... .....256 12. 5 Experiments .. .... . .. . . ...... . .. ..........•......... 256 12.6 Training Activities . . .. . .. .. .. .... .. . ....... ...•.. . 257 MISSION CONTROL 13. l GO/NO GO ••. . ... •. ....... ... ... . . . . ...... •• •. •• • ... . 261 13. 2 FLA and CLA Updates .. .. .... ... ... ....... . .. ... .. . .. 261 13. 3 Consumables .•.. . .. . . . .. ... ....... ..... .. . . .........261 13.4 Flight Plan Changes •. .. ... . . . . ... . .. ....•.. ... .. . •. 264 13 . 5 Systems .• •. .. ... . ............ .. . .... ..•.•..•• . . . . .. 267 13. 6 Experiments Real - Time Updates .. .. ........... . . . . .. . 268 TRAINING 14. 1 Gemini Mission Simulator . . ................. .... ... . 270 14.2 LT\T , DCPS • , . ... .... . . . . .• .. . .........•• . .••. . • •. .• • 284 14. 3 MAC Engineering Simulator •• • ••·•·••· • · •·• ••••••· • •• 285 14.4 Centrifuge ... ...... . ... . .. . ........................ 286 14.5 Translation and Docking Trainer ••• · •····•·• · ··•••·· 286 14. 6 PlSlletaritllD. .. . . . .. . . . .. . .... . .. ....... . . ... . ....... 288 14 . 7 Systems Briefings . .. .. ...... . . .. .. . .. . . .. .... .. . . . . 292 14 . 8 Flight Experiments .. . .. . . ... . . .... . . .........•. .. .. 293 14.9 Spacecraft Systems Tests . .. .... . ... .. . ..... ........ 294 14 . 10 Egress Training ..... . ..... . . . . . . . ...... .... . .. ..... 296 14.11 Parachute Training ......... ... ... . . .... .. .......... 297 14. 12 Ia.unch simulation ............. . . . . . .. .. . . .... .. ... . 298 14. 13 Network Simulation .. ....... . ... .. ... . . . ...... . .. ...298 14. 14 Reentry Simulation . ... . ... .. ...... .. ... .......... . . 298 14. 15 Simulated Network Simulations . . ... . . ....... . ...... . 298 14.16 Zero "G" Fligh.ts ............ . .. . . .... . . ........ .. . . 299 14. 17 Flight Plan Tra ining ... .... .. . . . . . . .. ......... .. ... 300 15. 0 CONCLUDING COMMENTS 15.1 Crew Qu.arters .... ; ....... . .. . .. . .. . . .. •.... . .... .. . 30 2 15 . 2 Physical Training and Aircraft Flying . ... ..... ..... 303 15.3 Sea I.a.b . . .. ........ ... ....... . . ... .. . . .. . .... .. . ... 304 15. 4 Wa tches and Clocks . .. . .. ....... . ....... ...... .. . ... 304 15.5 Miscellaneous Discrepencies •• · ··•·• · ·· • • ••••••••••• 306 15. 6 Medica l Aspects .. . .. .. .. . . . . . ........ . .. .. .... . .... 310
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