Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing, Part I, 1965

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opposed on the center of the booster .
And when
the booster was in such a manner that I could see
both of the lights, I could tell relative rates
and I had an idea of how far away I was.
Did you
find this to be true too, Ed , or not?
Well , I can' t honestly say I was looking at it
with that feeling.
Okay.
Well, what I am saying is that it was
difficult-­
I want to hear what you are going to say.
I 'm
not sure what you ' re saying yet,
It was difficult to tell how far I was away from
it , at best , but when I had the booster in such a
position that I could see both lights at the same
time , I could tell by the distance between the
lights whether I was close or far.
Okay.
I agree with that.
And when I could see these lights flashing over a
period of time , I could tell whether the distance
between them was getting larger or smaller so that
I knew i f I was closing or not .
Unfortunately,
because the booster was tumbling in this scre,ry
manner, I couldn't maneuver around ~he booster
because it was tumbling so fast ; I was just trying
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