Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing, Part I, 1965
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262 White McDivitt White McDivitt Whi te McDivitt White McDivitt White McDivitt absence of noise from the aft-firing thrusters . I could hear the RCS firing, but I could not hear the aft- firing thrusters . I could hear them. You know how the "x" is like this? My ears were plugged up throughout the flight , so maybe you could hear t hem. I could hear them. That was in Rate Command. And stopping? Yes, I heard Rate Command. I knew what I was doing with the stick. Maybe what you were hearing was Rate Command. I was going to comment that the way that I was l istening to t hem':!: thought they were just cutting out. You were hearing the attitude thrusters , Ed. Here' s what would happen. I would be thrusting along and the thing would st art deviating. It has a tendency to deviate more in yaw. I s i t continual? Did you hear it all the time? Yes, almost all the time except for pauses t hat were frightening, as the attitude would ~Nlf~