Astronaut Scientific Debriefings, 1962-1963

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.the Indian Ocean Ship.
Dunkelman - Yes, but the point is this is the return, what I'm
trying to get at -- the moment you saw that which no one saw at the
time on the ground is the beginning of a new period which we have
to take advantage of on the next flight.
Schirra - Oh, of course .
Dunkelman - Here's the case where an astronaut can tell the ground,
"Now look" - "here now", you see.
Schirra - Interestingly enough - it was about that same t i me when
the Indian Ocean ship saw me .
Dunkelman - Oh, oh, now of course they are in the clouds and ...
Gill - Much more interested (in seeing you).
Schirra - I didn't know it at that point though.
Nordberg - That lightning case, though ...
Schirra - Yes, I gave them a weather report and they didn't believe
me either. (laughter) They said, "Oh, it's clear here."
Well, of
tourse, I had to look back on a very long slant line to see the
flare, and this was , then covered by clouds, well, then, if this
were Woomera, then the cloud structure would go up like this
we'll say, well, I was over here, so I really couldn ' t see Woomera
at that time .
That 0 s how I satisfied myself I never would even
though they had a beautiful clear sky over their station for that
first period.
Tennyson - This is not only great for you, it's great for t he
scientific world .
Schirra = It is.