Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing, Part II, 1965

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McDivitt
White
perhaps they are so closely matched that it
really didn't make too much,.-difference .
Yes, I did most of mine with the clear one.
For the runs in the Air Force portion, I found
out that the stars had too big of an angle between
the star and the horizon. To actually follow
the format, for the runs as given , turned out
to be too difficult. We did make runs on stars
and horizons if we took the time on it and took
the measurements . It seemed like the angle was
fairly well limited between 20 and 25 degrees. This
was due to the limited maneuver capability imposed
upon us and the lack of having enough window space.
If you get behind the sextant, behind the window, and
try to make a measurement, you might be able to
theoretically measure something out to 50 to 60
degrees . Theoretically, this may be possible, but
you must can ' t get yourself up above the console
circuit breaker panel or down into the foot well
area, which would be required to make measure­
ments of this magnitude.
There were definite