UAP D017 Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing Part2 1965
AI Summary
The document is a preliminary transcript of the Gemini 4 flight crew debriefing, focusing on the operational aspects of the mission, systems performance, and environmental conditions experienced during the flight. The crew discusses various systems, including the environmental control system, communications, and operational checks, providing insights into their experiences and challenges faced during the mission.
Key Findings
- The crew expressed concerns about the accuracy of the spacecraft's systems, particularly the attitude control and navigation systems. - Communication systems had issues during the first few orbits but improved later in the mission. - The environmental control system performed adequately, but there were concerns about temperature and humidity management. - The crew noted the importance of monitoring water supply and suggested improvements for future missions. - The overall performance of the spacecraft systems was satisfactory, but several areas were identified for improvement.
OCR Text
• Authority: 65 NW 91526 l I To urtfFj~fr{ft~E -----------"-==-----~ By authority of-E---'-:---'--'-=--::....-~-=-__,___.c.....:::=---1 Cha nged bY--..£:::%:.:~~!l"~~==-- PRELIMINARY GT-4 FLIGHT CREW DEBRIEFING TRANSCRIPT PART II Prepared By Spacecraft Operations Branch Flight Crew Support Division June 18, 1965 This material contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18. U. S. c. Section 793 and 794, the transmission or revela tion of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. Group 4: Downgrade at 3 year intervals Declassified after 12 years NOTICE: This document may be exempt from public disclosure under the Freedom of Infor mation Act (5 U.S.C. 552). Requests for its re lease to persons outside the U.S. Government should be handled under the provisions of NASA Policy Direct:ve 1382.2. • • I PREFACE 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, and concluded at the Manned Spacecraft Center on June 12, 1965. Although all the material contained in this transcript has been edited, the urgent need for the preliminary transcript by mission analysis personnel precluded a thorough editorial review prior to its publication. Errors in this transcript will be corrected as soon as possible and an official transcript will be published at a later date. Thia document contains a transcript of the second part of the total debriefing. A preliminary transcript of the first part was published on June 16, 1965, and it contains the crew' s description of the mission from an operational standpoint. itit4Fl8E!I ◄ • I Jlt'&' TABLE OF CONTENTS Paragraph Page number 8 . 0 SYSTEMS OPERATION 8 . 1 Pla tfo:r,n ................................................. 1 8 . 2 O..AMS ............................•.....................•.5 8 . 3 RCS ................................................, ...17 8.4 Environmental Control System •••·················••••···22 8.5 CoDlDlunications .........................................68 8 . 6 Electrical System ......................................82 8 . 7 Computer ...............................................87 8.8 Crew Station ........................................... 93 8 . 9 Bio-Medicat ...........................................134 9 . 0 OPERATIONAL CHEDKS 9 . 1 Apollo Landmark Identification (D-6) ..................144 9 . 2 Apollo Y aw Orientation •••·•··•·•••·•··••·•••···•·•·•••168 9 . 3 One Attitude Thruster Failure Check ...................17 1 9.4 Horizon Scanner Track Check •·•••·••••·•·••·••••·•·••••172 9. 5 Horizon Scanner Check ....................... ...... ~ ...173 9 . 6 HF Transmission Reception Check .......................181 9·. 7 Orbit Navigation Check ................................182 9.8 Relative Humidity Test ................................185 9.9 Zodiacal Light Check ..................................186 10.0 VISUAL SIGHTINGS 10.1 Cotllltdo\.lll .................•.•......................... 188 10. 2 Powered Flight ....................................... . 188 10. 3 Orbital Flight . .......................................191 10.4 Reentry ..................... .......................... 213 11 .0 EXPERIMENTS 11 . 1 Two-Color Earth-Limb Pho tography (MSC-10) .............217 11. 2 Synoptic Terrain and Weather Photography (S- 5 and S-6).219 11.3 Simple Navigation with t he Sextant ....................219 11.4 Electrostatic Charge (MSC-1) .. ................·........229 11.5 Proton-Electron Spectrometer and Tri-Axis Flus-Ga.te Magnetometer (MSC- 2 and MSC-3) ........................229 11. 6 Radiation ( D-8) .......................................2 30 11.7 Inflight Exerciser (M-3) ............ ..................230 11 .8 Inflight Phonocardiogram (M-4) . . ......................232 11.9 Extravehicular Activity ...............................232 11. 10 Miscellaneous .................. .......................232 12. 0 PRE-MISSION PLANNING 12.1 Mission Plan ( Trajectory) .............................234 12. 2 Flight Plan .......................... .................234 12. 3 S pacecraft Changes ................. ...................239 12. 4 Mission Rule s ............................ . ............240 12.5 Experiments ...........................................241 12. 6 Training Activities ...................... .............24 5 13. 0 MISSION CONTROL 13.1 GO/NO GO' s ............................................24 9 13. 2 PLA and CLA Updates ...................... .............249 13. 3 Consumable s ...........................................249 13 .4 Flight Plan Changes ....................... .. ..........250 13.5 Systems ...............................................254 14 .0 TRAINING 14.1 Gemini Mission Simulator ...... . ...............…
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