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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Pure star reference for yaw was almost impossible to use.

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

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

White RB Ett us This was identification and acquiring it and seeing how well the charts that you had squipped you to identify specifically the landmark in consideration.

White RB Ett us This was identification and acquiring it and seeing how well the charts that you had squipped you to identify specifically the landmark in consideration.

I didn't think the sponge material was a very good idea to begin with but once it was in there and we flew with it, I think it was-- It was a real bad mistake!

I didn't think the sponge material was a very good idea to begin with but once it was in there and we flew with it, I think it was-- It was a real bad mistake!

Without this we wouldn't have had the confidence in ourselves in getting in and out of the spacecraft and opening and closing the hatch that was required, so that we | probably wouldn't have even done it.

Without this we wouldn't have had the confidence in ourselves in getting in and out of the spacecraft and opening and closing the hatch that was required, so that we | probably wouldn't have even done it.

1, which was over the junction of the Blue Nile and the White Nile in the middle of the delta of the Nile River.

1, which was over the junction of the Blue Nile and the White Nile in the middle of the delta of the Nile River.

I think that we'll comment again (we've commented on this point before) that the tape recorder is the most important piece of equipment that we have onboard the spacecraft to record our ob-

I think that we'll comment again (we've commented on this point before) that the tape recorder is the most important piece of equipment that we have onboard the spacecraft to record our ob-

It was the only way that we could actually work on the storage of the pieces of equipment for our flight, and we didn't get a chance to look at that until what I consider too short a period of time prior to launch.

It was the only way that we could actually work on the storage of the pieces of equipment for our flight, and we didn't get a chance to look at that until what I consider too short a period of time prior to launch.

The humidity sensor--I thought if the readings are right, it worked very well and proved the point that the humidity in the spacecraft is

The humidity sensor--I thought if the readings are right, it worked very well and proved the point that the humidity in the spacecraft is

One thing that I'd like to comment on here a little bit is that + amber light that I insisted that they put on the Preheat-Flush switch over back of the water management panel.

One thing that I'd like to comment on here a little bit is that + amber light that I insisted that they put on the Preheat-Flush switch over back of the water management panel.