Astronaut Scientific Debriefings, 1962-1963

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Scientific Debriefing
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Cooper:
Well, not realq. As I went into both night sides I cc;>u.ld pretty
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The first' night side I was not complete:cy around,
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I started :,awing around &114 ni,gbt wu audde~ upon me and I wasn°t quite in ' '
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the :t'ull 180 positi~, so I did have to hunt ,for 'the 180 posi~ion a little' •
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· m:, 180~ position before ·going -into the night side.
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H6w·liigb above or ·below horizon line or -~dow did you look ·for light! ./; :; , • •
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In other words how .far down"or :how; high did you go with your ·pitch .attitude?
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On the first night s.ide I .allowed it to drift very, very slow:cy and
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