UAP D020 Gemini 5 Technical Debriefing Part2 1965

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AI Summary

The document is a technical debriefing transcript of the Gemini V mission, focusing on the flight crew's operational experiences and observations during the mission. It includes discussions on systems operations, visual sightings, experiments, and various technical aspects of the spacecraft's performance.

Key Findings

- The flight crew emphasized the importance of precise platform alignment for successful maneuvers. - Issues with the OAMS (Orbital Attitude Maneuvering System) were noted, particularly regarding thruster performance degradation over time. - The crew reported successful visual sightings of celestial objects and the REP (Research and Experiment Package) during the mission. - Communication systems performed well, although there were some issues with the voice tape recorder. - The crew highlighted the need for better cockpit lighting and controls for improved operational efficiency.

OCR Text

22 Authority: NW 91526 GEMINI V j Technical Debriefing Part ~I_I__________________ CLASSIFICAT:ON CHANGE o_ ----.......,,_~ s:..;;...:1:...::...,::.1-=-=c L~A o_~s F E By authority of • o I G !>-.2. -/ -? "'t.. Chanied by C'~~ , Date NOV 2 0 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 Directive 1382.2. THIS MATE,-IAL CONTAINS INF09'MATION AFl"£CTING THE NATION"L DEFENSE OF TH t: U NITED STATES W ITHI N THE MEANING OF TH£ ESPIONAGE LAWS . . TITLE 18. U .S.C. SECTION 793 AND n• . THE T9'ANS­ MISS ION OR REVELATION OF WHICH IN "NY M"NNIEl'I TO AN U N ....UTHORIZ£D P'EASON IS PIIOHIBITE D BY LAW. GROUP 4 DOWNGRADED A T J YEAR I N TFRVALS CECLASSIFIEO AFT£9' 12 YE...,,-5 973 l COt~FIDEt~TIAL PRELIMINARY GT- 5 FLIGHT CREW DEBRIEFING TRANSCRIPT PART II Prepared By Spacecraft Operations Branch Flight Crew Support Division September 2, 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 co~~FIDEt'4TIAL (' PREFACE This preliminary transcript was made from voice tape recordings of the GT- 5 flight crew debriefing conducted August 30, 1965 thru September 2, 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 contai ns a transcript of the second part of the total debriefing. A prel iminary transcript of the first part was published on September 1, 1965, and it contains the crew' s description of the mission from an operati onal standpoint. ;CAts4flOEt!!IIAb TABLE OF CONTENTS Pa ragraph P age number 8 . 0 SYSTEMS OPERATION 8 . 1 Pla t f o:rm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • • 1 8 . 2 O.AMS •• ...... ........ . . .......... . . .....•.. •. •• ••••• 16 8 . 3 RCS •..........•....•...... .•..••........ •.••••••• • • 47 8 . 4 Environmen t a l Con trol System·•·•·•··•·••····••••••• 54 8 , 5 Comm.1.lllications .... . . .................. ... ...••••••• 66 8 . 6 Electrica l Sys tem ... . ... . .......................... 80 8 . 7 Computer ...... .. . ... ............ . ......... .. . . . .... 82 8 . 8 Cr ew Station ....................................... 90 9 , 0 OPERATIONAL CHECKS 9.1 Apollo Landmark Identification •••••·••·••·•••••••· 132 9 . 2 Cabin Lighting Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . • . • • 146 9 . 3 SPADATS Tracking Check . .. . ... .. . . .. . . . . .. •..• • . . .. 147 9 . 4 UHF Antenna Pattern Test .......... ........••.•.••. 147 9 . 5 Thrus ter Illumination Checks ............ .•....•••• 148 9 . 6 Dual Command Transmitter Tes t .................•••• 148 9. 7 Radar Test s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • . 148 9. 8 ID1 Eva llla. tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . • . 150 10. 0 VISUAL SIGHTINGS 10. 1 Powered Fl ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 10. 2 Orbital Flight .............................••..•. . 153 10. 3 Reentcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 11.0 EXPERIMENTS 11. 1 Visual Definition of Celestial Objects (D-1), Nearby Object Photography (D- 2), and Terres t rial Features (D-6) ••····•·•·••···•· •••· • ···•••••••••• · 210 11.2 Cel e stia l , Space and Terrestria l Radiometry ..•.••• 222 1 1.3 Synoptic Ter r ain (S-5) and Weather (S-6) . J?rl.otography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • • • • • • • • 228 11 . 4 Visual Acuity and Astronaut Visibility (S-8/D-13) and Vision Test (M- 9) ............................ . 233 11. 5 Electrostati c Charge (MSC-1) ..........••. .•.•••••• 242 11. 6 Zodiacal Li ght Photography (S-1) .............•••.• 243 1 1.7 In-flight Exer ciser (M- 3) ........... . ..... ........ 243 11.8 In- f l i ght Phonocardiogram (M-4) ••••··•••••••·•··•• 244 11. 9 Ca rdiovascular Reflex Conditioning (M-1) .••••••••• 244 11. 10 Cloud Top Spectrometer (S- 7) •·•••••··•••·•••••· ••• 246 11. 11 Miscel laneous .............. . ......•..........••••• 248 CQ t-4 F-1 DEt-4TIAL 12. 0 PR.EMISSION PLANNING 12.1 Mission Plan (Trajectory) ... .. ............ .........255…

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