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NASA-UAP-D017, Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing, Part II, 1965

This document is a preliminary transcript (Part II) derived from voice recordings of the Gemini 4 flight crew debriefing taken aboard the recovery ship, USS Wasp, on June 9, 1965. Part II of this document contains the “Visual Sightings” section of the debriefing (pages 196-224), where astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White describe their observations while aboard the spacecraft.

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RELEASE-03-FILE-063-NASA-UAP-D017-PRELIMINARY-GEMINI-4-CREW-DEBRIEFING-PART-II-1965
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The preliminary transcript was made from voice tape recordings of the GT-4 flight crew debriefing conducted aboard the recovery ship, the USS Wasp, on June 9, 1965.

This preliminary transcript was made from voice tape -recording3 of the GT-4 flight crew debriefing conducted aboard the recovery ship, the USS Wasp, on June~' 1965.

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Errors in this transcript will be corrected as soon as possible and an official transcript will be published at a later date.

Errors in this transcript will be corrected as soon as possible and an official transcript will be published at a later date.

Source reportedObserved

The document contains a transcript of the second part of the total debriefing.

Thia document contains a transcript of the second part of the total debriefing.

Source reportedObserved

The first part of the debriefing was published on June 16, 1965.

A preliminary transcript of the first part was published on June 16, 1965.

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The yaw was a little problem during platform alignment.

The yaw was a little problem. It took longer to get it, but if you kept after it for awhile, I felt that you could get down to just a few degrees.

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Pure star reference for yaw was almost impossible to use at night.

Pure star reference for yaw was almost impossible to use.

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The Horizon Scan Mode worked essentially for 24 hours without any problem.

The Horizon Scan Mode worked essentially for 24 hours without any problem.

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June 16, 1965

Publication of the first part of the debriefing

June 12, 1965

Debriefing concluded at the Manned Spacecraft Center

June 9, 1965

GT-4 flight crew debriefing conducted

The debriefing was conducted aboard the recovery ship, the USS Wasp.

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Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing Transcript Part II
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