Preliminary Gemini 4 Crew Debriefing, Part II, 1965

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White
McDivitt
comfortable with my helmet on for two days.
Do you want to know something that ' s kind of
strange? I was more comfortable with my helmet
on than off. In fact, I kind of got used to
those pressure points on the top of my head with
the helmet on.
When I took the helmet off and
moved my head around, I felt a little dizzy from
not having these restraints. I didn ' t feel as
comfort able as I did with my helmet on.
The times
I had my helmet off were when I was running D-9.
I ran the D-9 Experiment several times with my
helmet off so I'd have better use of my sextant .
I took it off one other time near the end when
they indicated they would like to have every­
thing off .
I didn' t feel particularly comforta­
ble with my helmet off any more.
I got so used
to having that thing on that I put it on so I
could talk better with the stations .
They were
calling me from time to time, and I thought it
would be a little better. Before I forget, I
think the portable headset is really a lousy
design.
I concur.
I think it ought to be thrown out .
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