Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing, Part I, 1965

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thing at the pcesent time to go m~neuvering off
200 to 300 feet away from the spacecraft with
this type of device. I , think this device is
designed and has its greatest usefulness in close
operation around the spacecraft .
That ' s right. There is no need to maneuver off
about 4-00 or 50-0 feet away because if you want
to go that far, use the spacecraft. This gun
is for a close working job .
I think it's a valuable tool in this manner.
Okay .
That's the same conclusion I came to .
We'd be willing to do it at close range .
I ' d be willing to do it right now .
I might not
go tell somebody else to god~ it , but I 'd
be willing, with the training that I had with
it , to transfer 15 or 20 feet without a te'Lher.
But , I think we sho~ld spend mome more time ·..nth
the gu..-i .
I think so , too .
I also think it would be of value to go in the
zero-g airplane with it .
Yes , I think so, too .
I think the work that we might do in the z.aro- g
airplane doesn't necessarily have to be done in
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