Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing, Part I, 1965

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White
McDivitt
White
Well, if the g's are so low that-­
When sun gets in your face you can't see the in­
strument panels because they are just too dark.
The sun gets in your eyes.
The point that Jim
was making is towards a late-in-the-day launch,
which we might have later in the program, there
might be a bit of a problem of seeing the instru­
ments during launch.
Unless they put something
up, which I really don't think you want to d~ You
are just going to have to put your arms up and
shield the sun out and concent~ate on your in­
struments or you won't see them.
They are just
gone.
There is probably a point even in an early morn­
ing trajectory as you start to pitch over where
the sun will come right in your window and you
won't be able to see your instruments unless you
shield your eyes.
1,9 Crew Station Controls and Display
White
McDivitt
I found the switches all where they were supposed
to be and the cockpit all set up.
So did I, except the comment I made on the water
management system.
They didn't have the control
where it was supposed to be.
At least, they had