Gemini 4 Experiment Debriefing, 1967

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The document out on the tape and I think that's probably the part where the tape . . .

I believe it's in the book there, Tim.

Do you recall how they came out? You could see . . . . . light or . .

Oh, no. No. It's in the same ball park, but the diagonal light that we saw maybe once or twice. You looked like you saw it once, and . . .

You did see it once.

Well, we thought we did from what we'd been briefed up to . . .

Did you draw a picture of it yesterday?

Yeah.

I could comment. We talked quite a bit about this after the GT-3 flight and I know Gus and John both had quite a bit to say about it if you want to check the notes on it.

You mean on the—

On the bright thrusters, yeah.

Wait a second. I think they may have been talking a lot about the re-entry control system.

No. No. No.

Do you know what caused you to see it? Was it reflected off the spacecraft or was it an aura of glow somewhere around—

A glow from behind.

You're just seeing that section of the glow that comes your way.

Now - Is it primary or secondary glow. Was it particles themselves . . . to the light, or you think reflections off the particles that were round?

I don't think you could tell. It was so dim, you couldn't tell.

Did you discuss yesterday particles of space and . . . . . . . .

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