Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing, Part II, 1965

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ried, and became very very familiar with them
in the months before the flight.
I recommend
very highly that crews that follow in the future
get the equipment and utilize it so that it
becomes second nature to them prior to the
flight.
McDivitt
Okay.
I don't think we need any more on that,
do you?
14,8 Spacecraft Systems Test
McDivitt
I think that we learned quite a bit from our
Spacecraft Systems Tests .
We had a great
number of them in St . Louis and then down at
the Cape.
I think that the amount that we
learned and the time we spent was a little low.
I think the rati o of what you got for your hours
spent was low, but I do feel that it's a neces­
sary thing and that you really should participate
in this spacecraft testing.
There were long
periods of time when we learned nothing,
absolutely nothing, but on the other hand we
got a feel for our spacecraft and saw how a lot
of the systems were working and the only way
you can do this is to actually partici pate in