UAP D019 Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing Part1 1965

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AI Summary

The Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing Part 1 provides a detailed account of the flight crew's experiences and observations during the mission, including operational procedures, communications, environmental controls, and visual sightings. The document highlights various technical aspects of the mission, including issues with equipment and systems, as well as the crew's feedback on their experiences.

Key Findings

- Crew reported good communications and comfort during countdown. - Notable issues with window fogging and cleanliness were mentioned. - The crew experienced vibrations and sounds during powered flight, with specific references to POGO effects. - Visual observations included the presence of debris after fairing jettison. - Recommendations for improvements in harness design and cockpit controls were discussed.

OCR Text

.. -,. 19 Y authtrity of E. c 1 1 G hanged by C4?1 •'o <<=­ / GEMINI V TECHNICAL DEBRIEFING (U) Part 1 NOTICE: This document may be exempt from public disclosure under the Freedom of lnfor• 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 Directive 1382.2. THIS MATERIAL CONTAINS INF'ORM.ATION AFl"IECTING THE NATIONAL OEFENSE OF THE UN I TEO STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF' TH£ £8P'IONAGIE LAW 5 , . TITLE 11. U .S.C, SECTION 793 ANO 794. THE TRANS­ M ISSION OR REVELAT I O N Of' WHICH IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED av L AW. GROUP 4 OOWNCiftAOEO AT ) VEAR INTFRVALS, OECLASSIF'IEO AFTER 12 VEARS t " 6()tJF18Er4 T I;\b PRELIMINARY GT- 5 FLIGHT CREW DEBRIEFING TRANSCRIPT PART I Prepared By Spacecraft Operations Branch F light Crew Support Division September 1 , 1965 This material contains informati on 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. Gr oup 4 : Downgrade at 3 year intervals Declassified after 12 years PREFACE This preliminary transcript was made from voice tape recordings of the GT-5 flight crew debriefing conducted August 30, 1965 thru September 1, 1965 at the Crew Quarters, Cape Kennedy, Florida. 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. This document contains a transcript of the first part of the debriefing, during which the crew described the mission generally from an operational viewpoint. A preliminary transcript of the re­ mainder of the debriefing will be published by September 3, 1965. It will cover systems operations, operational checks, visual sightings, experiments, pre-mission planning, mission control, and training. a i eJ~FIDff:!TIAL 9'0Ni;10ENTll(t ~ TABLE OF CONTENTS Paragraph Page Number 1.0 COUNTDOWN 1.1 Crew Insertion. . . . . . . . . . ,1 1.2 Communications . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1. 3 Crew Participation and Countdown. .1 1.4 Comfort. . . . . . . . . . .1 1.5 Environmental Control System . 2 1.6 Sounds . . . . . . 2 1.7 Vibrations . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.8 Visual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.9 Crew Station Controls and Displays 4 2. 0 POWER.ED FLIGHT 2.1 Lift-Off Cues . . . . . 6 2. 2 Roll Pr ogram 7 2.3 Pitch Program . 8 2 . 4 Aerodyna.mci.cs. . . . . 8 2 . 5 Environmental Control System. . 9 2 . 6 Maximum q . . . . . . . . . . 9 2 . 7 Windshear . . . . 9 2. 8 DCS Update. . . . . . . . . 9 2. 9 Engine 1 Operati on. . 9 2. 10 POGO. . . . . 10 2 . 11 Engine 2 Status . . . 12 2 . 12 Acceleration g ' s . . . . 12 2 ,13 BEXJO . . . . . . 12 2 . 14 Staging . . . . . . . 13 2 . 15 Engine 2 Ignition 13 2. 16 RGS Initiat~ . . ~4 2. 17 Fairing Jettison . 15 2,18 GO/ NO GO . . 20 2, 19 Systems Status 21 2 . 20 SECO . 21 2 . 21 Steeri11g , . 22 I' ...... 3.0 INSERTION 3. 1 Post-SEXJO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 3. 2 SEXJO + 20 Seconds . . . 26 3.3 Inser tion Activities . . . . 30 4 . 0 ORBITAL FLIGHT 38 Wf.lE>ENTl~E 5 . 0 RETROFIRE 5. 1 5. 2 5 . 3 5 ,4 5.5 5 . 6 !R- 36 Events.. ~R-256 Events . ~ - 1 Events ... . 1R- O Events . .. . Retropack Jettison. Communications. 6 . 0 REENTRY 6 . 1 6 . 2 6.3 6 . 4 6.5 6 . 6 6 . 7 6 . 8 6 , 9 6 . 10 6 . 11 6 . 12 400 K . . . . . . . Acceleration profile. Spacecr aft control. 100 000 Feet. . 50 000 Feet .... 35 000 checklist items . Commtmi cati ons. . . 10. 6K barostat. . . . Main chute deployment Single point release . Blood pressure measurements Postmain checklist items. 7 . 0 LANDING AND RECOVERY 7. 1 Impact. . . . 7 , 2 Checklists. . 7.3 Communications. 7 .4 Systems Configuration . 7 , 5 Spacecraft Status . . 7 . 6 Post-Landing Activities 7, 7 Comfort . . . . . .. 7 . 8 Recovery Force Personnel. 7 . 9 Egres s . . 7 . 10 Survival Gear 7 . 11 Crew P ickup Page Number .168 . 172 . 173 . .174 . 182 . 183 . 194 . 196 .197 . 197 . 198 . 202 . 202 . 202 . 203 . 204 ..204 . 205 .206 . . 210 . 211 . 211 . 212 . 213 . 214 . 214 . 214 . 215 . 215 1 1 . 0 COUNTDOWN 1.1 Crew Insertion Cooper The crew insertion, I thought, went very well . Conrad Yes , we had the suiting thing down on my cuffs and everything so that we got right ou t t here and, boy, th& Gunter was ready for us and i n we went. Cooper They were all set. There were no delays and ever…

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